Decade Review
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Iām really writing this for myselfā¦to look back and remember; however, I thought it would be fun to share how my life has progressed! This is the decade that LMents of Style was born in, so thereās some things you may not know! I encourage you to do a similar exercise and see where you grew and how far you have come. The first part of this post is my personal decade, but I wanted to share some of my favorites and most influential music, tv shows, movies and more. Enjoy!
P.S. Want to know more about 2019? I wrote a year review for it here!
2010
It was the second / third semester (end of my freshman year, beginning of my sophomore year) at Baylor University. I was also put on birth control, for extremely bad period pain.
It was kind of hard for my find pictures for this year! I didnāt really have pictures alone and for some reason I didnāt organize them well. This was where I lived my sophomore year of college. I had just turned 19 in the photo.
2011
This year was kind of weird. I lost a best friend, but gained a bunch of friends through joining Delta Delta Delta. It was also the year I shifted from making football gameday / t-shirt dresses, to making bow ties and neck ties. I also started my first blog Epicuriously Living! And yes, it is still living on the internet ;) I got the opportunity to study abroad in New York City and in Montreal. This is also the year I remember hearing about Pinterest for the first time - from my friend Kami, while in class one day! Anddd the year I got an iPhone! This was also the year my paternal grandfather, my last blood related grandparent, passed away.
This is my college best friend and my roommate for my last 2 years at Baylor. she was also in Tri Delta with me. I had just turned 20 in this picture.
2012
The summer of 2012 was probably one of my top 3 least favorite times ever. Not related to my previous statement, but I interned for J.C. Penney this summer and graduated a semester early from college. It was this fall I heard about Instagram from one of my sorority sisters, while in the art building at Baylor. I still remember how she shared this ācool photo editing appā with me, while taking a picture of a birthday cake. At the time, it was cooler to screenshot the photo and post the edit to Facebook, but we all know how that turned out. I also got a snapchat this year, in my last semester of college. I got really into running in college, but this year I ran my first race! A 5k at the Bearathon.
This was in December after my graduation ceremony. I was 21.
2013
I began the year with my first of many friends weddings, and then started my first corporate job out of college! I also started making a ton of bow ties and neckties for weddings. It was fun, but it took up a lot of my time. Late this year, is actually when I met Nick ;)
Hereās a picture of me and my sister, when she was back home from college. I was living at home and working at the time. I was 22.
2014
I officially started dating Nick this year AND landed a job with the Dallas Cowboys. I moved out of my parents house and lived alone for my first time ever. Nick helped me make a website to sell my bow ties, and I decided to start blogging again and rebrand to match my bow tie line, which was called Southern Elle. I named my blog Southern Elle Style, as it was originally started, to help me style and share my bow tie business. Additionally, my friends called me Elle or ElleSpann. Elle is literally just āLā from Lauren and Spann was my maiden name.
This was mine and Nickās first picture together, at an Elton John concert! I was 23.
2015
Mainly work and travel this year! Nick and I got engaged mid-December. I removed my bow ties from my blog and put them on Etsy, so i could focus more on the blog.
This is when Nick proposed! I was 24.
2016
I got my first pet on my own - a kitten! Nick and I got married. More work and travel, andddd a few lost friendships again. I stopped doing bow ties entirely, because it took took much time and I didnāt charge enough.
This pic was at our wedding ceremony. I was 25.
2017
We opened a business, which was a crazy thing to do, especially just getting married. Cat ate lily pollen and had to be hospitalized. She was never the same after that. We got another cat - Elliot! From Dallas Pets Alive. I re-branded my blog to be LMents Of Style and include more travel and lifestyle content. I was also first introduced to non-toxic beauty products this year!
Hereās Elliot - our second cat. I was 26 here. (was was probably my least favorite age)
2018
This was probably my least favorite year in the decade. We left the business started in 2017 and entered into a legal battle. There were also friendships lost this year. It feels weird to mention this each time it happens, but they stand out to me. I fully embraced the non-toxic lifestyle this year and converted most things to cleaner products. We got a dog this year, so that was probably the highlight! I also started getting back into yoga, which I LOVE.
This is when we got Dino! I was about to turn 27.
2019
What a year! Iām surprised this wasnāt my least favorite year, but yeahā¦ I lost my job, which is one of the most humiliating experiences I have been through. I am currently suffering from the worst breakout I have ever had and have been truly humbled by it. Not just because of how it looks, but because of the pain. I stopped taking birth control this year, which was one of the last big steps for me to truly live a non-toxic lifestyle. I also changed my instagram handle to @ElleMulenos from @ElleSpann, which was something I continually toyed with, but was nervous to do. The biggest thing that happened is that we moved to Los Angeles. Iām excited to ring in the new year in the City of Angels!!
This was from my shoot, announcing that we were moving. I am 28.
This was honestly SO hard and Iām sure I left some off/forgot some, but here are my top picks for the decade! They are in alphabetical order.
MOST INFLUENTIAL MOVIES IN MY OPINION
A Quiet Place (2018)
Avengers: End Game (2019)
Baby Driver (2017)
Blackfish (2013)
Black Panther (2018)
Bridesmaids (2011)
Coco (2017)
Deadpool (2016)
Get Out (2017)
Inception (2010)
Inside Out (2015)
Love, Simon (2018)
Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse (2018 - I didnāt see this, but Nick did)
FAVORITE MOVIES (great, but not necessarily influential)
Crazy Stupid Love (2011)
Flight (2012)
Skyfall (2012)
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Trolls (2016)
Toy Story 3 and 4 (2010, 2019)
MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSIC AND ARTISTS
Adele 21 Album
Baby Shark
Beyonce at Coachella
Billie Eilish
Carpool Karaoke
Cardi B
Despacito by Luis Fonsi
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Hamilton The Musical
Kacey Musgraves
Lady Gaga
Lala Land (instrumental work)
Lizzo
Let it Go from Frozen
This is America by Childish Gambino
TikTok (app)
* āSigh No Moreā by Mumford and Sons came out at the end of 2009, otherwise it would be on this list
MOST INFLUENTIAL TV SHOWS (that I also liked!)
Big Little Lies
Black Mirror
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Fleabag
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Parenthood
Sherlock (w/ Benedict Cumberbatch)
Stranger Things
Queer Eye
VEEP
When They See Us
*Modern Family and Shark Tank started in 2009, otherwise, theyād be on this list
FAVORITE TV SHOWS (not included above)
Grace and Frankie
Orphan Black
Revenge
Scandal
Suits
Silicon Valley (didnāt watch this, but Nick loved it)
The Resident
This is Us
True Detective (non season 2)
Schittās Creek
VEEP
INFLUENTIAL FASHION TRENDS SPANNING THE DECADE:
Sneakers: mainstream and outside of sports!
High-Rise: THANK GOODNESS low rise jeans died.
Cropped Bodies: I do love a good crop top.
Oversized Looks: From outerwear to t-shirts.
Athleisure: Because leggings are pants.
Sustainability Chic: From thrifting to brands getting smarter about their choices and the environment.
FAVORITE BOOKS I READ THIS DECADE
Reeseās Book Club: Hello Sunshine
FAVORITE COMEDY (Comedians and videos - Nick loves comedy, so I thought this would be a good thing to include. They are people that I feel like came up this decade, vs long time comedians / shows like Dave Chapelle.)
Chad Daniels
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Eliza
Gangham Style
John Mulaney
Key and Peele
Rebecca Black āFridayā
Pen Pineapple Apple Pen
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (her stand up!!)
āThe Dressā (blue/black or white/gold)
What Does the Fox Say?
INFLUENTIAL TECHNOLOGY (sequential order)
iPad (2010, I got one in 2012)
Netflix (I know their streaming started in 2007 and the company was actually born in the 90ās, but it was this decade I learned about it and got it in 2013.)
Pinterest (2010, I got it in 2011)
Snapchat (2011, I got it in 2012, I think it is responsible for the video craze/popularity of video content)
Instagram (2011, I got it in 2012)
iPhone (I know it came out in 2007, but I didnāt get one until 2011)
Mac Computer vs PC (I got my first one in 2016)
FAMOUS DEATHS THAT IMPACTED ME (This was really hard. There were a ton of people I mourned the passing of and think influenced the world, but this was a condensed list.)
Alexander McQueen (2010)
Amy Winehouse (2011)
Andy Griffith (2012)
Whitney Houston (2012)
Robin Williams (2014)
Bill Cunningham (2016)
Alan Rickman (2016)
Prince (2016)
Kate Spade (2018)
Karl Lagerfeld (2019)
Toni Morrison (2019)
Peter Lindburg (2019)
What your favorites / what were you most influenced by? Let me know so I can check them out! Thanks for reading. See ya in the 20ās!!
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