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Inspired by Jacqui at Mummabstylish
When I first started blogging 4 years ago, I used to find it difficult to come up with weekly fashion posts but this past year, I have been very inspired! I have been writing posts in advance as I come up with ideas for outfits shopping my closet, wearing a new piece or being inspired to put an outfit together after seeing a fun outfit on someone. I’ve also been gifted pieces this year and have typically shared those items on the blog too. Last month, I shared an outfit inspired by Cammi (read here) and today, my inspiration came all the way from the UK when Jacqui shared an…
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Halftee Looks: a Closet Simple Solution
This past year, I have received different gifted items from different businesses and I would say my most used items are my Halftees! While my favorite Halftee is the simple white cap sleeve one (I bought one in the spring and just purchased another one to replace it since I wear it so much), these two new ones are really fun! Meet the Peekaboo navy halftee and the Puff Sleeve blush pink halftee. These halftee are not only practical but very pretty! Puff Sleeve Pink Halftee All I can say is cute, cute cute! The light pink is really pretty and the puff detail is fun without being overpowering. The…
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How to go to the Fair on a Budget
If you are on a budget, I would suggest staying away from the fair because you will probably spend more money than you expect. Since we had not been to our local carnival fair for 5 years, we decided to head there for some fun on Labor Day. Thankfully, I had a visa giftcard I had forgotten about (my husband waited for a later flight a month or so ago and received some money from the airline for giving up his seat) so we actually did not spend any money out of pocket. However, I had no plans to spend that whole giftcard, so I prepared myself first by checking…
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Happy Birthday to me with a Early Fall Look
I’ve really enjoyed my birthdays this past decade. I have let go of expectations, embraced my age and figured out how to make the day special. Last year, I went up to Chattanooga to visit my friend Rachel to thrift and baked myself a cake. Today, I may thrift on my own, have a free birthday lunch and relax. I am sharing a thrifted dress I picked up last month at Uptown Cheapskate when I received a 20% off coupon and how I wore it. This look can work all summer long through fall until bare legs are not comfortable. I am not usually one for smocking but the smocking…
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Parade of Thrifted Dresses
This past year has been my best year for thrifting dresses! I have never had any luck buying dresses on Amazon (apart from dresses for weddings), usually disliking either the fit or the material. So this year, my focus was to find dresses as I was thrifting wanting to update and improve my dress selection. I typically wear a dress every Sunday and the summer and spring month find me reaching for dresses more than usual. Today, I am sharing my favorites. This dress is my newest find (at Uptown Cheapskate) and I paid 7 dollars for it. I will be sharing it in all of its glory on Monday,…
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Water, Sky and Reflections
I have asked my oldest to share some of his pictures for a couple blog posts this month and gave him a deadline so I am hoping to share those with you this month. For today, though I am sharing some shots from a walk/run last week while my son was at soccer practice. While I do not enjoy soccer practice time, I do enjoy the opportunity to walk around the 2.5 mile trail as it offers pretty views and some exercise. On this particular day, it has just rained so the sky and the puddles (large puddles) drew my eye. This is my favorite shot of the evening! Look…
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How to Change the Look of a Tie Dress
I definitely did not stick to my no shop summer this summer, but I was very intentional with the choices I made when I did purchase some clothes. I do not remember why I was in Target on this particular day (I did not enter Target for 40 days or so though), but glanced at the clearance rack. When I noticed the pretty neutral print of this dress, I knew I wanted to try it on. While in the fitting room, I quickly realized that I would be able to create a different waistline depending on how I tied the belt it came with (it actually can be taken off…
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Styling Clara SunWoo Liquid Leather Pants for Summer
I have been eyeing the liquid leather collection from Clara SunWoo and when they last reached out for a late summer collaboration, I couldn’t wait to select this pair of liquid leather skinny pocket pants! This knit fabric is neither leather nor pleather and is very comfortable and stretchy and has the look of leather. I am most excited to wear them with my fall slouch sweaters and booties, but they are going to be fun for cooler summer or spring days too! I wanted to give you a variety of styling ideas both dressy and more casual. I will start with my favorite which would be very easy to…
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The Advantages of Living in a Small Town
We’ve lived in our town for almost 6 years and I have loved living here. From past blog posts, you know that we are within 15-20 minutes of different places where we can hike, there are some historical places to visit and there are pretty spots for blog pictures. The park, the Indian mounds, a couple ponds are some of the spots I like to take pictures when I do not want to use my house and backyard as a backdrop. I’ve taken pictures a few times downtown but now as often as I should (it is only a 10 minute drive). So earlier this week, I took about 2o…
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Inspired by Cammi Happy Place
I love it when I get inspired to shop my closet and replicate an outfit that is comfortable and cute to wear. Whenever that happens I take a screenshot to remind myself to put that outfit together. This summer, Cammi shared this cute outfit on IG and on her blog in this post. Surprisingly I had never put these specific pieces together and it was a perfect summer outfit for me to wear for errands and around the house. Above is Cammi and heere is my version of her outfit! All of these pieces have been in my closet for a year or more and are worn very frequently. This…