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Spring Additions: 2 Thrifted Trench Coats
Last month, my friend Rachel and I got together for some thrifting fun and lunch. While I had a list in mind and I was able to check off a couple of things on that list, I came across some fun finds I couldn’t pass up. The first thing I bought was a red trench coat, NWT from Express. Since I already had found this trench coat, did I really need the second one that was missing a belt? I did not, however the color was too good for me to leave it and I knew both would get worn in the spring and fall. Red Trench Coat Thrifting with…
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A Day in my Life
I always enjoy getting a peek into other’s people daily life so I decided to share another one: I thought I had shared more of these posts in the past, but these were the only two that I could pull up: I wonder what I would have named them. Here are a couple old ones: Oct 2019: A day in my Life (the kids were so little!) June 2020: A day in my Life (summer time) I chose a day towards the end of March to share: March was a month full of appointments (eye doctors, dentists and some of my parents appointments) as well as a tennis month for…
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Bright Orange for Spring
This bright orange Amazon dress from 5 or so years back doesn’t get worn very often for some reason. I love the color of it and it works well for church or a date night, but I typically wear it once or twice a year. I last shared it for fall in 2023 (here is the post) and just as I did today, I wore it with sneakers (just a different pair). This is inspiring me to pull it out more often. I let the dress shine by choosing some more subdued accessories: small “silver” earrings and some bracelets. The fun tote is one that I thrifted in the fall…
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Coral Pants Multiple Ways
I thrifted these colorful pants early in March and love the fun spring color as well as how soft they are. I was excited to see that these Jcrew pants were straight cut and not skinny and that I only paid $2.50 for them. I wore them about once a week the weeks after I bought them and I am sure they will continue to appear in my daily outfits. Here are some ways I have worn them. With a Distressed Topper When I thrifted these, I already had plans to pair them with this top as the color is reflected in the flowers. Spring around here is very difficult…
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Insight about Running from Lari: Thoughts from a Nurse Practitioner
Lari shared a little about her running journey a couple months back on the blog (here) and she was recently asked to share some of her thoughts about running and health at our Tuesday running club night. I thought what she shared was very interesting (I have been told to watch my A1C as I am in that pre-diabetes range with a 5.7 score) and we had talked about it one evening as we ran. I thought these insights would be appreciate by all of my readers expecially the ones who run and have some interest in how our bodies work. Here is what she shared, thanks, again, Lari! RUNNING,…
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Outfit Inspiration with Yellow Jacket: Colorful Jacket Part 5
Welcome to part 5 of my series on how to wear a colorful jacket! I shared ways I have styled a blue jacket and a purple blazer, a polka dot blazer and a white denim jacket on the blog this month. The possibilities are quite endless once you realize that a colorful jacket does not have to match your outfit: it can be a contrast color and add a lot of fun to a simple outfit. I have had this denim jacket for 4 years if not 5. Would you have imagined this yellow jacket with all of these colors? How I wore it recently I decided to go with…
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Spring Outfits Inspired by
Today, I am sharing several outfits/ladies that inspired me either on their blog or on Instagram. I think I have shared each of these ladies before and when I saw these outfits, I knew they could be recreated in my closet. The weather in the south in the spring really oscillates from cold to warm depending on the day and there could be a 30 degrees difference between the time you wake up and the afternoon. Inspired by Paula from Dimples on my What The color scheme of this outfit stuck with me when I saw Paula share a reel putting together this outfit on Instagram (here is her IG…
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Goal Setting: Spring Bucket List
Since my goal list for financial budgeting and family time (date night a month and weekly game night) is very similar to the one I shared in January for the 1st quarter of the year, this spring I am sharing a bucket list! Yesterday, I shared how well I did on my goals. start having morning coffee on the porch eat lunch outside on sunny days plant zinnias and creeping Phlox (2 different spots) run 4 mile Mother’s Day race with my Sunrise Crew and Lunch decide whether to run half marathon plan lunch and family lunch for mom’s 80th birthday go on our vacations (booked for April and June)…
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Goal Setting Recap Quarter 1
I am happy to say that I feel pretty good about the first part of 2025! For this recap, I will go down the list that I put together in a blog post at the beginning of January to see what I did accomplish and stick to. Blog/IG I did post 3 times a week on the blog and posted my OOTD in stories most days during the week. However, I did not stick to my plan of sharing budget deals and groceries on IG: I think I only did that the first month and a half. I also did not share free things to do in Atlanta on the…
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Outfit Inspiration with White Jacket: Colorful Jackets Part 4
I’ve always found a white denim jacket to be an easy piece to style. This thrifted one from a couple years ago replaced an older thrifted one that was starting to look grungy. I would say that my favorite way to wear a white topper like this is over a dress: to me it represents spring style at its best. I went to Pinterest to find some inspiration to create today’s outfit! One of the first outfits I saw had my name! And then since I haven’t been wearing my skinnies much, I decided to diy some rips in this pair! They would then be my edgy jeans! I still…