lately.

Hey guess what?

I've finally worked out my life so that I can have time to blog and give you the attention you deserve! Hooray!!

So let's get caught up.

Here's what's been happening since the last time we hung out.

-I turned 24...woo mid twenties.

-I'm still living in AZ at my mom's house...but saving desperately so that I can get my own place as. soon. as. possible. Don't get me wrong, I love my mom, she's one of my best friends, but I am SO ready to have my own space it's not even funny. Anyway...I'll keep you updated.
-Weston was born!

-I no longer work at the elementary school and instead have a big girl job working for the most wonderful loan officer ever. ( I have never loved a job as much as I love this one. I ENJOY getting up each morning to come into work and I am NOT a morning person)

(first day selfie)

-I'm no longer getting my degree in art education and instead I'm pursuing a certificate in personal styling. (More on that later)
-I still have that wonderful guy in my life. We just went to Ohio last week for his cousin's wedding and I got to meet his family. T'was a wonderful trip :)

-I was in the musical 9 to 5 in May and am currently rehearsing for CATS(I know, so appropriate for this cat lady) which opens at the end of this month.

Aaaand I think that pretty much covers it! Talk to you soon! (really, for reals, I promise)

about me.

So I guess this is the part where I introduce myself.

Hi, I'm Cristen.

(I like lists so I'm going to do this list style)

-I'm 23, creeping up on 24

-I'm an Arizona native

-I live at my mom's house with my two cats, a dog and a teeny baby tortoise

  Here are some pictures of those cuties:

-I love things that sparkle(hence, the glitter part of glitter and glasses)
-I am bespectacled(and that's where the glasses part came from)
-I work at an elementary school as the lunch lady and in the after school program

-I'm working on a degree in art education
-I also do personal styling from time to time

-I love to read and own close to 500 books

-My favorite color is teal

-I'm a total cat lady

-I collect collections

-I am often described as eclectic
-I have gypsy spirit

-I'm an introvert

-I currently have 7 pillows on my bed

-I have the most wonderful boyfriend

-I love handmade cards and rarely ever give someone a card that I didn't make

-I am a word nerd

-I am a space nerd

-I use hashtags in text messages

-All of my favorite foods involve cheese

-I am kitchen illiterate

-I am skilled in procrastination

-I cry for every emotion, happy, sad, hungry, out of breath...

I think that pretty much covers it. I'm kind of weird but in an endearing way right? ;) Hopefully I haven't scared you off yet and if so then welcome to this adventure!

le past.

hello you,

once upon a time i stumbled across my first style blog. i was just clicking around the internets as usual and then suddenly i was scrolling through outfit posts, laughing at witty commentary and drooling over outfits and style i could totally vibe with. this blog was kendi everyday. i fell in love with kendi's style and voice and felt something light up in me the more i read. i think i spent the next few days going back through all the years worth of posts she had and when i got through them all i felt like i had a new friend. i was religious about checking her blog each day to see what style magic she had created and what funny story about work or her mom or her husband she would tell. kendi everyday became a part of my everyday. then one day inspiration hit, maybe i could have a style blog too. i like being expressive and creative with my style and i can be clever and witty. and so ruffles and rags was born(what can i say? i like alliterations). at the beginning it was great; i would awkwardly take photos of myself and put them on the internet for strangers to see. i looked forward to creating outfits that were "blogworthy" and would jot down story ideas to go along with that days post. i was settling into style blog land and i was loving it.

one day kendi's blog got a makeover and went from "i'm a blogger blog" to "i'm a legit profesh blog" and i was like whoa. she was like a professional blogger where people would pay her money to advertise on her blog or sponsor posts and i thought, hey maybe one day my blog could grow up to be like kendi's. at this point i had found other style blogs too and was starting to feel like the community of style blogging was where i belonged. the only problem was that it seemed like all the other bloggers had much better, well, everything than i did. their photos were shot on a nicer camera, they actually had a person to take their photos on that nicer camera not just a wobbly tripod. they had more interesting stories to tell and cooler clothes. they seemed like friends because i'd gotten to know them from their posts but in reality they were strangers whose lives seemed so much better than mine. i started feeling dejected and uninspired and slowly but surely spent less time with my little blog. 

after a while i realized that blogging wasn't about being like everyone else(duh, didn't you already learn that lesson in high school cristen?) it was about being myself and sharing what was important and inspiring to me. my blog was supposed to be where i shared my world not compared it to someone else's. i also realized that i had put myself in a box by making it only about style since there were so many other things in my life other than the clothes i wore. i realized what i really needed was a lifestyle blog, where i could share every aspect of my life, style included. so here we are. glitter and glasses is a fresh start for me to share my world with you, whoever you are(...mom). my intention is that this blog will be a creative expression of my journey and discovery of life, love, friendship, adventure, style and everything else i feel like sharing on here. my hope is that while you find yourself here in my little corner of the internet, you might experience something that inspires or encourages you and that maybe you'll stay awhile.

love,
cristen