Recently, I had the honor of being featured on Portfolio Creative's blog. They do really great "Day in the Life" features on creative professionals living in Columbus. I wanted to share the post here on my website: Hey, I’m Debbie and I’m the Marketing and Digital Communications Specialist at Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio. I… Continue reading A Day in the Life: Q + A with Debbie Gillum
On Sunday afternoon, Nate and I walked around Grandview and we stopped in Glenn Avenue Soap Company. I'd heard about Glenn Ave. from their commercials at The Gateway film center. I'd also seen them in some local bar's bathrooms (like Zauber, across the street) and from when I went to a Zumba class at the Brickhouse… Continue reading Everyone is getting soap for Christmas
Working in Westerville for so long has helped me learn where the best spots are to grab a bite. One of my favorite lunch time stops has become Schneider's Bakery. I admit that I keep their menu in the bottom drawer in my desk.I like Schneider's because of their reasonable prices. Cookies are 60 cents,… Continue reading Scheiders bakery
It'd be neat if Columbus had an icon like the Gateway ArchOur hotel lobby, from the 8th floorFriday:Somehow, I woke up at 5am. Fiona came to my room to help encourage me to get out of bed but it was still a struggle. Mom drove us to the airport and we caught our flight out… Continue reading St Louis Weekend
Part of being an adult is learning to spend money like an adult. The money tree in the backyard has been dead for a while now. Here's some of the ways I try to stretch my money on a daily basis:Use couponsThis seems like the most obvious way to save money, I know. I have a… Continue reading Simple ways to save money
For a simple and quick hairstyle, try this side bun.Make a side partPull hair to the opposite side of your partTwist all the hair around so it starts to coilFollow the coil until it wraps into a bunSecure the bun with a neutral colored ponytail holder and bobby pins Work chic
I wonder if The Weeknd describes his Weekend to people.Friday, I worked until 3pm then drove to my foot doctor's appointment. (Warning: gross talk about feet ahead)I was concerned about the appearance of my big toe nails. They aren't supposed to be greenish brown, right? So gross! The doctor cut off a sample of my… Continue reading My weekend
My top 5 songs right now:7 Years by Lukas GrahamThis is one of those songs where I listened to it on repeat probably 5 times in my car. I heard it at the bowling alley, of all places. It caught my attention because of how soulful it sounded and because I thought it was Andy… Continue reading Currently Listening To
So, right after I ordered my Stylish Surprise dress from Modcloth, they had a huge clearance event. I'm talking about 80% off items. Wow!Clothes I had on my wish list were suddenly under $20 and so I snagged a few of my favorites.I tried to be careful about ordering things since the clearance items were… Continue reading ModCloth Review
For the second time, I took advantage of Modcloth's Stylish Surprise. Thanks to Emily for telling me it was going on. When I got online, the shirts were sold out so all I bought was one dress for $20. The way ModCloth's Stylish Surprise works is that you pick your size and they send you any dress.… Continue reading ModCloth Stylish Surprise
Debbie Wakefield 