{"id":189,"date":"2023-06-10T04:26:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T03:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/?p=189"},"modified":"2023-10-11T20:11:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T01:11:54","slug":"get-to-know-the-girl-youre-keeping-up-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/10\/get-to-know-the-girl-youre-keeping-up-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to Know the Girl You&#8217;re Keeping Up With!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Hi-Diddly-Ho,\u00a0Neighborino!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re coming from my Blogger <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/10\/the-girl-behind-the-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"BIO\">bio<\/a>, welcome back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If this is the first post you&#8217;ve seen, thanks so much visiting my blog! Nosiness is immensely celebrated around these parts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, for those of you who forgot and those who didn&#8217;t know, I used to have another &#8220;blog&#8221; but I was not about to pay $25 a month and who&#8217;s going to sit down and commit to typing out &#8220;https:\/\/chronicled-insecurities-xsdffe_983*_tdsd3dxsl.wix.com&#8221;?? Not one soul! The address was longer than that but you get the drift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re probably wondering what changed. Well, I got a big girl job, found a great deal on websites, and can now afford a domain name, along with other adult things like fueling hobbies and paying bills :)(bleck).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default has-pot-pourri-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>I may be considered a hoarder with my collection of crafts but I prefer the term &#8220;a neo-renaissance connoisseur of all things stationary mercantile&#8221;: pens, paper, pencils, markers (copic always!), and journals you name it,<\/em> <em>I just might have it.<\/em><\/p>\n<cite>Lady Cornball<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, if you want to know more about me, here is a short-not-so-short resume of my life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I go by MacKenzie, Kenzie, Kenny, Ken-zaaaaaaaay, loo-luh bell, mook-lee, really anything my family makes up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I am a part of the Gen Z tribe but still have millennial tendencies, a Zillennial if you may.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I want a dog sooo bad but I&#8217;m black and living with my parents so culturally that&#8217;s a no go! But my favorite breeds are English Cocker Spaniels, Cavapoos, Labradoodles, Golden Retrievers and Miniature Schnauzer&#8217;s, in either a chocolate or brown color!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My favorite color is&#8230;well nearly every single one. But I would say earth tones, pastels, and neons are my range of favorites, although my collection of 10 pairs of black leggings would say otherwise.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I&#8217;m from Alabama, born and bred (the 256 area), and have a background in accounting (the big girl job).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I love a good rom-com, and a few TV shows with its setting based in either New York, ATL, Seattle, Chicago, LA, South Korea, or Medieval Europe. I also love Anime and music, my favorite genres being Neo-soul, R&amp;B, Rock, Alternative, Gospel, some Hip-Hop (90&#8217;s-2010s, some 20s) CCM, Afrobeat, Jazz, Classical, K-Pop, and a few others (yea ya girl international and got some taste).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I cannot for the life of me walk in heels unless it&#8217;s a chunky one! Flat feet and shoes with arches is a horrible combination but other than that, my sneakers, converses, Jordan 1&#8217;s, and flats always come in clutch for the win. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I love to scrapbook journal, sketch and write! I blame my slight obsession with anything paper due to being homeschooled all of my life, and if we&#8217;re being for real why would a 20 something y\/o in modern society have a whiteout bottle lying around? That being said, I may be considered a hoarder with my collection of crafts but I prefer the term &#8220;a neo-renaissance connoisseur of all things stationary mercantile&#8221;: pens, paper, pencils, markers (copic always!), and journals you name it, I just might have it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I love to wear makeup and create fun, vibrant, complimenting eyeshadow looks too! If you pan upwards to the first picture at the top you&#8217;ll see one of my favorite eyeshadow looks featuring my eyelash strip lifting in the inner corner of my eye. If that doesn&#8217;t show you how I don&#8217;t take life <em>too<\/em> seriously, idk what will? Not only that, I <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">humbly<\/span> believe I looked too cute to never show the pic! So just focus on the lard-glossed ombre lips, beat face and cemented-down waved edges to distract yourself ;).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My top favorite places I dream of traveling to are Copenhagen, Denmark, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Hawaii, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Italy (the non-racist parts), Bora Bora, Maldives, Australia, Germany, Norway, Belize and many more!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finally, I love Jesus and for my holy rollers please don&#8217;t take Him being last on this list as a petty priority, after all the first shall be last and the last shall be first. WordPress ain&#8217;t as simple as Wix and I am not about to type all this stuff out again to rearrange it or throw off this formatting, He knows my heart Hall-lay-ju-yah somebody!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2-Days-In-Copenhagen-Itinerary-The-Ultimate-Guide-In-Between-Pictures-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2-Days-In-Copenhagen-Itinerary-The-Ultimate-Guide-In-Between-Pictures-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2-Days-In-Copenhagen-Itinerary-The-Ultimate-Guide-In-Between-Pictures-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2-Days-In-Copenhagen-Itinerary-The-Ultimate-Guide-In-Between-Pictures.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Copenhagen, Denmark<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2285-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85\" style=\"width:450px;height:768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2285-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2285-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2285-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2285-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2285-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>One of my favorite spreads, I incorporate scrap paper, and sketch out images from Pinterest for my journal entry inspiration.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-pot-pourri-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><em>The Adult Trap<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2287-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2287-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2287-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2287-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2287-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2287-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>This is another favorite spread of mine, which was inspired by the Disney film <em>The Parent Trap<\/em>! I incorporated cherry blossoms in this section because 1. cherry blossoms are some of my favorite flowers and 2. they represent renewal and transience of life.  I found it fitting to sketch these in my entry since this was when I landed my dream job!<br><br>I think the blend of all these elements displays an unwavering adolescent comedic perception of &#8220;I&#8217;m grown now&#8221;, married to the excitement of pivotal, life changing experiences.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi-Diddly-Ho,\u00a0Neighborino!\u00a0 If you&#8217;re coming from my Blogger bio, welcome back! If this is the first post you&#8217;ve seen, thanks so much visiting my blog! Nosiness is immensely celebrated around these parts! 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