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Friday Favorites
It has been a while since I did a post about some Friday favorites. Today, I wanted to share some Christmas gifts that I really enjoyed. Echo Dots I had heard of echo dots but hadn’t really thought about how they could be useful in my house. My husband surprised me with two of them and at first I looked at him confused about how these were a good present for me. He then explained how apart from being used for music and other things, they could be used as intercoms. We have a true 3 story house and my teen’s room is on the top floor. I spend a…
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Tennessee Aquarium: Fun Winter Outing
Last January, before everyone’s life changed in one way or another, our family took a short weekend trip to Chattanooga and one of our outings was at the Tennessee Aquarium. It wasn’t much more to add a year membership to our admission (with our family of 6, I think it was only 30 dollars more) but we ended up not going back till now. Thankfully, since the aquarium was closed for 3 months, they added 3 months to our membership so we will be able to go back a few more times till the end of May. I had forgotten how enjoyable the aquarium was. It was a cold and…
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My Favorite November and December Outfits
Some months, I recap my favorite outfits of the month in one or two posts and sometimes I forget. I haven’t done that in a while, so I decided I would look back at my outfits for the last two months and decide which outfits I liked best. I will say that having a good hair day also influences which outfits made the cut! I ended up with 10 outfits with two of them being from our beach trip at Thanksgiving. Grey Monochromatic Look Love every piece in this outfit and wore it again on New Year’s Day! I have worn these booties so much more than I expected. Snakeskin…
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2021 Goals
My main goals are typically similar each year but with each year, I hopefully gain some wisdom, learn some new skills and tools to reach those goals. My two main goals have to do with the blog and my spending. Budget Clothing With a more flexible income and budget often comes more spending! I was disappointed in myself last year with how much I spent on clohtes. I did not add it up like I planned to but I know the numbers would be scary! So this year when I record my spending in my ledger, I will be highlighting my own clothing purchases as a category. Highlighting it in…
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Most Viewed 2020 Blog Posts
I always find it interesting to see which post received the most views. I was actually surprised at these but they were all fun posts to write. Inspired by Paula at Dimples on my What My two favorite fashion posts to write are my Inspired by looks and the ones that show how to wear an item several ways. Despite me having spent more than I should on clothes in 2020, I do find it quite fun and satisfying to shop my closet. This was a really fun look to copy and I love Paula, her blog and her instagram stories. This post got 278 views which means that people…
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January Sunday Showcase and Link Up: Red in Winter
As the new year starts and I take a look back at the past year and my spending in the clothing category, I am reminded that I need to make sure that what I do purchase is versatile and will be worn frequently. As I take pictures of my daily outfits, I have realized how accessories add a fun dimension to an outfit and how I am drawn to certain things (sweaters vs cardigans) more than others. So if I don’t wear cardigans much, I really do not need to invest in more for example, even if they look cute on other people. In this post, I am sharing how…
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20 for 2020
Today I am joining Carrie at A Stylish Fit with a 20 for 2020 post. Please visit her post and link up! I thought this would be a nice way to remember 2020. While there were some definitely stressful times in 2020 in our family (unrelated to Covid), it was actually a good year for our family. Since this is a lengthy post, I am not going to use full size pictures as it would take quite a while to load up and scroll down. Please remember that we tend to share the good stuff but it isn’t the full picture of our life. I don’t want you to compare…
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Holiday Sunday Showcase: Fun Christmas Traditions and Link Up
While we do different things in our family to remember what the real reason for the season is: the celebration of the birth of Christ (such as reading excerpts from the Gospels, going to church, looking at and playing with our Nativity scenes), today’s post is about the silly and fun things that we enjoy doing during the month of December leading to Christmas/Nativity. Ada (Elegance and Mommyhood) and I are sharing some fun Christmas traditions new and old. Don’t forget to stop by her post to see what they do the month leading to Christmas. Hot Cocoa Bar We had a few nights of hot cocoa last year but…
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Christmas 2020: Christ is born!
I will be taking a semi blog break over the next 10 days. No Friday post for the next two weeks. The last Holiday Sunday Showcase will be this Sunday. Come by to link up your post and read about Ada and I’s Christmas traditions. On Wednesday, I am linking up with A Stylish Fit for a post about 20 for 2020. Christ is Born! Glorify Him! Have a wonderful Christmas! A bientôt! Please take a minute to subscribe to the blog to receive an email letting you know when a new post goes live. I usually post Monday, Wednesday and Friday but sometimes have a bonus post during the…
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Mommy and Me: Styled for Christmas Downtown and Link Up
For this Holiday Sunday Showcase, Ada (Elegance and Mommyhood) and I decided to take pictures in our respective downtown: Detroit for her and my small town downtown for me. It was a windy and cold day for us! Sometimes 40 degrees feels warm and sometimes it is downright freezing! The city was fixing the lights at the bottom of the tree so we had to wait around a little to take our pictures so we got even colder. Still it was a fun and festive photoshoot. And as a special little treat it is a mommy and me post so you get an extra dose of cuteness! I think it…