No matter what season it is, I always seem to have a million parties to go too; it could be family parties, graduation parties, fancy birthdays, or a sorority formal. I find myself spending hundreds of dollars on fancy dresses to wear because you can't wear the same thing twice, with the same group of people.

The problem is that these dresses sit in my closet because their too fancy or too casual for certain gatherings, or they go out of style. I have a ridiculous collection of dresses.

Also, I have a mighty expensive taste; I love luxurious designer clothing but my bank account does not agree with that particular addiction. 

Well I have found a site that solves all those problems, that I'm sure you lovely ladies go through as well! 

HireStyle is an internet based designer clothing rental company. They have great brand names from Burberry to DVF to Rag and Bone for less than 90% of the retail price. Can you say score?! 

Rentals can last anywhere from 4 days to a month.

HireStyle just launched their gorgeous, new website and a great feature that will be coming soon is a look-book of all the greatest styles, put together by some fabulous, fashionable guest stylists.

A membership to HireStyle is completely free and a portion of every rental will go to Feeding America! So you're getting great, designer fashions and helping a wonderful charity at the same time. I don't think it gets much better than that!

Here are some of my favorite looks from HireStyle:

If you have paid any attention to the news over the past few months, you probably heard about Sheryl Sandberg's groundbreaking book, "Lean In".

It's basically a career book for women, by women, all about women. At first, when I heard about it, the media was making it sound negative. The women on The View didn't seem too fond of the book and it got a negative connotation.

Then, I started seeing other career people talk about it; the Levo League, Intern Queen, and many others were responding positively to this change the world book.

For the Intern Queen Book Club, we've been reading "Lean In" over the past month or two and I really enjoyed it. My negative thoughts about it floated right out of my head. I don't even remember what exactly was said.

Here's some back story: Sheryl Sandberg is the current COO of Facebook and previously held leadership positions at Google. She made a name for herself by speaking out for women in the work place and giving some inspirational TedTalks. 

Sandberg's whole theory about "Leaning In" is that women need to take more power of their careers. They need to sit at the table with the men and literally lean in; to listen, to speak up, to take what is theirs.

Women, naturally, tend to be more meek in the work place, letting men take the reigns and take over. More men raise their hands in meetings, they speak up more, they negotiate more--men, men, men. 

Sheryl talks about the discriminations that women are still facing in the work force. She tackled issues that I thought were non existent. It's 2013, how could there still be discrimination against women in offices and businesses around the country?

Well there is; whether it's because women are emotional, want to start a family, or a plethra of other reasons, women are not equals to their male counterparts in places of business.

Sandberg wants to put an end to that. She has completely started a movement for women, with her book and a website dedicated to the "Lean In" motion.

 This is our time, ladies. It's time to do what we need to do to establish ourselves as powerhouses in the work place. Over the past few years, we've been hearing about how women entrepreneurs, leaders, and executives are taking over but looking at the statistics, it's just not enough.

We need to ask more questions, answer more questions, stop being fearful, and pull up a chair to the men's table.  

I can't encompass everything that Sheryl points out; she makes great analogies, incredible points of interest and writes some inspirational quotes that will give you the chills and move you to tears.

I'm not trying to sound like a feminist (there would be nothing wrong with that) but we are women, we are strong, and we deserve to be equal to men in the work place--just as men deserve to be equal to us.

Go get Sheryl's book today! There are some chapters (like on starting a family) that you may not need right now but the entire book, as a whole, has a wonderful, positive message that will affect you and inspire you for the rest of your life.

Stand up, sit at the table, and lean in.

Summer, to me, is the season of reading. I have a lot of free time on my hands and I use that to read all the books that have been rotting away on my shelf, my Nook, or iPad. 

I love finding new books to read, to already add to my long list of wants. I love picking other people's brains to see what they're reading and trips to Barnes and Noble lasts no less than two-three hours.

This weekend I made a trip to my favorite book store, B&N, searching for Kate Spade New York: Things We Love, which they did not have. Fortunately, I always have a book I want to buy so I did not leave empty handed.

Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close and Paris in Love by Eloisa James are the newest additions to my large book collection. I already sped through "Girls in White Dresses" and I feel indifferent about it.

I have heard so many people rave about the book and I'll be honest, I expected more from it, even though I don't really know what I was expecting.

The novel has a great story lying within it; a group of young twenty somethings who are friends from college are living in New York City. They are trekking through these confusing years with boyfriends and career changes; babies and marriage. It's basically a younger version of Sex and the City with a more sarcastic tone.

The book is definitely funny and I cracked up during a few scenes; it was a little difficult to get into. There are a lot of characters and not much detail into what they look like so it was hard to keep track of who was who.

The fact that these women jump from relationship to relationship but really have no idea what they're doing makes the book very relatable.

Though, from the title and summary of 'Girls in White Dresses' I expected a lot more showers and weddings, in detail. Weddings and marriages were the main subject of almost all conversations but we didn't 'see' as many as I thought we would.

The tone of the novel was strange, it was very straightforward and blunt. It was different from anything I've ever read and did take a bit of getting used too.

Needless to say, I still gobbled it up. I couldn't put it down because I just wanted to be immersed into this world. It was so relatable I couldn't stop wondering if I would end up like these women.

I really did love the book and I would recommend it to anyone for a light but interesting beach read. 

Ever since I was a little girl, I was in love with television. My parents and family members have told me countless stories about how I would sit in front of the TV for hours upon hours, staring aimlessly at the square box.

I was almost late to school a handful of times because I couldn't stand the thought of being ripped away from Barney or Winnie the Pooh.

As I grew older, my addiction got worst. I became obsessed with TV shows such as Gilmore Girls and One Tree Hill and I couldn't go to sleep without the dull lull of the television in the background.

I realized how bad my obsession with TV was this year when one of my roommates pointed out that whenever I enter a room, I must turn the television on. I cannot be in a room without the TV on, even if it's on mute.

A world without television is no world I could bare to live in.

Through my years of addiction, I have acquired a particular love for certain characters. There are some shows that have a character that you connect with--a character that can do no wrong in your book, someone who speaks your language and makes you feel things you've never felt.

I have a lot of characters in my years that have made me feel that way, some are classics and others are some that I just can't seem to get away from.

They are in no particular order because choosing a favorite is somewhat what I imagine picking your favorite child is like.

If you haven't watched Gilmore Girls, you are seriously missing out. Between the quick banter, the pop culture references, and the dynamic of the people in Stars Hollow, this show was one for the ages. Rory Gilmore was at the center of it all; a simple plain Jane with an intense love for books and studying--at times she was more of an adult than Lorelai, her mother was. I am Rory Gilmore in so many different ways. I think she is part of the reason I wanted to be a journalist. Rory is the all American girl next door with the sweetest intentions, a wise mind, and a tongue so quick you have to think twice about what she said. I connect with Rory because I am so similar to her and she is part of who I am today.

The brooding, older vampire in the Vampire Diaries, Damon Salvatore is the brother with the smoldering glare. He has a heart of iron but somewhere deep down, he is a good person. He loves Elena with all his heart and would do anything for her, even though he has done a lot of bad. He loves his brother and his friends too, even if he won't admit it. Damon has a good heart, he is a good person, if you look hard enough. Yes, he makes bad decisions but that to me makes him more lovable. Plus, he is super hot so that doesn't hurt. 

Do I even have to explain this one? She is perfect; even with all her flaws. She's made mistakes but did her best to clean them up. Ms. Bradshaw is completely fabulous and gave me all the courage I need to rock my curly locks. She lives in Manhattan, goes out all the time, attends fabulous events, shops till she drops, and has a great career. I want to be Carrie Bradshaw in more ways than one. Her voiceovers give me that burst of encouragement and inspiration I need on a daily basis. I can't help but love her!

This is the newest addition to my list. Since becoming addicted with How I Met Your Mother, I have not been able to get enough of Neil Patrick Harris' amazing portrayal of womanizer Barney Stinson. On the surface, he is a good looking, suit wearing, sexual being who loves to take advantage of women but deep down, he is that way because of his upbringing. He's also so in love with Robin that he changes who he is in order to be with her; also Nora and Quinn--he changed who he was because he loved them enough. That goes to show that he isn't a bad person. I just have such a soft spot for him.

Queen B; my alter ego. Blair Waldorf is completely amazing. She is broken and bent but always holds her head high. No matter what the world throws at her, Blair never faults. She is the crazy bitch around here, as she likes to remind everyone. She has a huge heart and loves so hard that it breaks her. Blair Waldorf is someone I look up too, even with all her faults and flaws.