Rebekah, Author at Neon Notebook

Don’t Be a Statistic: Learn How to Be Financially Responsible

November 10, 2013 by Rebekah in ETC., Lifestyle

I am terrible with money.

When it comes to my spending habits, I have a major “YOLO” attitude; if buying something brings me joy in that moment, then I am all about it. My mentality has always been I work super hard for my money, and you can’t take it with you when you are gone, so why not spending, right?! WRONG.

Each month, I always make enough to pay all my expensive, but instead of, saving the rest, I find more things to buy. Between my daily iced coffees, frequent “just because” shopping sprees, and weekly happy hours with

What I Wore: Cory Vines

November 9, 2013 by Rebekah in ETC., Fashion

By looking at me, you probably wouldn’t guess that I am actually pretty athletic. Last year, I completely my first half marathon (in SF) and I usually workout about 5-6 times a week. I don’t necessarily workout for physical reasons; instead, I hit the gym for my own mental sanity. If I don’t exercise, I become the Wicked Witch of the West.

My hour a day at the gym is my happy time, with no texts, e-mails, social media etc. I love spinning, and I would do that everyday if I could. However, my legs need a break sometimes, so

Ladies, Take Responsibility For Your Own Self Esteem

November 8, 2013 by Rebekah in ETC., Lifestyle

Every time I have a random thought, I always want to rush to blog about it. It is kind of annoying because I can’t concentrate on anything else until I released my feelings through a blog post.

I spend a lot of time consuming media, and this week, I noticed the headlines about Lululemon’s founder blaming his see-thru pants debacle on the shape of certain women’s bodies. I also noticed the stuff about Abercrombie now offering clothes in sizes larger than 10 (I am not going to WALK, but RUN to my nearest Abercrombie to stock up!!); yes, after their

What I Wore: Maxi Skirt

November 6, 2013 by Rebekah in ETC., Fashion

I am on my way to a meeting with a local magazine, so this is going to be quick. However, I wanted to share my outfit because it sorta sums up my entire personal style. I hate wearing color, I love over-sized comfortable pieces, and then I always have a “pop” or statement piece.

I love me a good chambray shirt. I have at least five in different versions in various

Decoding Texts: What Does He Really Mean?

November 6, 2013 by Rebekah in ETC., Lifestyle

Here at NeonNotebook we are all about demystifying life’s greatest mysteries. There is nothing more mysterious than texts from a boy that you are sorta dating. I know, I am not the only one that spends an embarrassing amount of time over-analyzing texts.

Luckily, we have, Katie Amey, our in-house Cosmo UK writer to answer all our dating questions, and we have decided to conduct a very scientific social experiment.

Katie and I picked 5 of the most common, generic texts that all girls over-analyze. Yes, we can read what he said in black and

What I Wore: Day After Hair

November 5, 2013 by Rebekah in ETC., Fashion

I really wanted to take this pic to show you how good my hair looks today LOL. Everyone knows that day after hair is hot. If you style your hair one day, and then don’t wash it the next and add baby powder, voilà you get sexy, messy hair! This pictures don’t really do justice for my good hair day, but you get the picture.

Hope everyone is having a great Tuesday!! xoxoxo

Career Confidential: Christina Tanzola

November 5, 2013 by Rebekah in Career, Career Confidential, Lifestyle

All of my friends have awesome Alamo pictures. Check out Katie Amey’s too.

As I was putting this post up, I got a little bit emotional. I love reading all the Career Confidentials, but I especially love reading the ones from my friends. These are topics we don’t always spend a lot of time talking about, so I always find their answers to be so interesting and insightful. More than

What I Wore: Polka Dot Pants

November 4, 2013 by Rebekah in ETC., Fashion

Today, I am going to Texas State University to do a guest lecture in one of the PR classes. This is my all time favorite thing in the world to do. It is so fun getting to meet everyone!

For some reason, I had a really hard time sleeping last night, so even though I am super excited about my day, I am exhausted (thanks to 6 AM Starbucks run, I am feeling better). Thus, when I was deciding what I wanted to wear, I knew I was going to be as lazy as possible.

Since I have to walk

What I Wore: Sweater + Shorts

November 3, 2013 by Rebekah in ETC., Fashion

I feel like lately my life has been a whirlwind of craziness. I am not complaining because if I wasn’t busy, that would worry me a lot more. However, in order to keep my sanity, I needed this weekend to be chill. That is exactly what I got; case and point: I have been laying in my bed for the last 4 hours with no real intention of moving any time soon.

My bff, Derek came into town, and we just sorta decided to play it by ear. We ate a lot, we went to see the Carrie re-make, and

Healthy Ways to Have Fun This Weekend!

November 1, 2013 by Rebekah in ETC., Lifestyle

This is why Facebook is a wonderful thing: I noticed that my former roommate, Alix Altit, decided to become a personal trainer! As part of that, she started a YouTube channel with health and fitness videos. The other day, she posted a video with a recipe for a healthy fig martini (check it out below!), and thought it would make a great pre-weekend post.

All week I have been looking forward to this weekend because my best friend is coming in town, and we are going to have a fabulous night out. Every once in a while you