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Packing for a Hiking Vacation
Our usual week long vacations destinations are to the beach while our bigger vacation take us abroad. We have occasionally gone to the mountains for a few days but we have never taken a week vacation in the mountains. Therefore, for this vacation I had to think differentlty. I had to pack items that would work on dirt trails, in water and maybe a cave visit. Being me though, I still will wear my statement earrings and will try to be fashionable. I decided to pack one dress but everything else can be mixed and matched for hikes or slightly streneous exercise. Shoes I am packing 4 pairs of shoes:…
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Coral Dress and Sunflowers
Sunflowers! I love sunflowers! Growing up in the south of France, it was not unusual to come accross fields of sunflowers while traveling. I still remember going to a week long camp and my friends and I picking seeds from the sunflowers to eat them. I haven’t come accross those large sunflowers here but I decided that this year, I would find some fields to visit. Sunflowers and lavender are my favorite! After an internet search, I came accross Anderson Sunflower Farms in Cummings which is about an hour drive from my house. It was a $20 parking fee per car and you could then explore the fields and take…
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Monochromatic Black for Summer
I love an all white look for summer but I also love an all black look too! While I wouldn’t wear all black and sit in the sun, an all black look is chic and classy for summer and can be appropriate depending on your activity. Today, I am sharing a look I wore running errands and hanging out at the house, a look I did a little walk in and a dressier look I would wear going out or going to an indoor event. Black skirt and graphic tee Often times, when I wear all black, I like to add some color with bright accessories. I have neutral sandals…
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Inspired by Paula of Dimples on my What
I started reading Paula’s blog a year and a half ago, I think. I love to follow different bloggers not only for their sense of style (which she has therefore my inspiration for today’s outfit) but also for inspiration in other areas of life. Paula is a wife, a mother, and a grandmother and shares fashion tips for full figured women as well as shares personal inspiration. One of my favorite post was Overcome the Dark, Keep the Light on which something I needed to read at the time. She reminds me that I should draw strength from the scriptures (which is a habit I need to get back into).…
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Red, White and Blue: Patriotic Outfits: Sunday Showcase Link up July 2020
It is with pleasure that I join and collaborate with Ada (from Elegance and Mommyhood) for her Sunday Showcase link up.(Link up will be live around 8 PM each Sunday) . We will co-hosting a new link up every 1st Sunday of the month! Don’t forget to visit Ada and see more about her 4th of July looks! Today’s theme is a propos for the 4th of July but these outfits would be great for Memorial Day and any other patriotic holiday. While I sometimes wear a tee with a flag, I usually try to use patriotic color in a stylish and not too obvious way. Today I am sharing…
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June Favorite Outfits
Today I am sharing my favorite outfits of the day for the month of June. I always like to revisit my Instagram posts in a blog post because it helps me figure out which works and doesn’t work. I think this was my favorite look for the month of June: I love the feminity of the white peasant blouse paired with the denim and the accessories just make the outfit complete. It also make me happy to see how I wear certain things over and over again over the years such as the sandals and the blouse. I have been all about flowy clothes this summer whether they are flowy…
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Summer Weddings with Ada’s Thursday Moda Link Up
While there might be fewer wedding invitations this summer as some have posponed their wedding or made it a smaller affair, it is always fun to consider what to wear to a celebratory event such as a wedding. As most of my friends are in the same stage of life as I am, married with kids, there has been fewer wedding invitations in the past 10 years. However, having younger cousins, we have gone or been invited to a few summer weddings. Sadly we missed the last two by being out of the country on vacation. Today, I am pleased to have been invited to join co-host the Thursday Moda…
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Yellow Wide Legged Pants: 2 ways
When I was looking for a a white tee with details to replace my dingy one, I came accross these yellow floral pants at Ross. At $8.99 I couldn’t pass them up and took them to try on. My closet has become quite colorful this year and I am loving it. Dressing in the morning makes me happy and brigthens my outlook on the day combined with a to do list (having a sense of purpose and accomplisment helps me feel like I haven’t wished the day away). Of course, before deciding to keep them I had to think of several ways I could wear them. Today I am sharing…
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Red for Thursday Moda with Elegance and Mommyhood!
I am pleased to co-host Thursday Moda with Ada from Elegance and Mommyhood one more time. Thanks, Ada! You can see our posts featuring cobalt blue last week here and here. I have been revamping my wardrobe in 2020 donating things that did not fit well, that did not bring joy (I don’t want to force myself to wear something) or that were worn out. My summer and spring wardrobe are really in no need of anything so I am going to take a day at a time, a week at a time and see if I can stick to a goal I made in this area till the end…
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Inspired by Lisa at Coast to Coast
A couple of weeks ago, Lisa from Coast to Coast featured a cute travel look that showed me one more way I could wear my jumpsuit. I haven’t worn my jumpsuit much as I do not feel like it is the most flattering piece of clothing in my closet but I cannot deny how comfortable it is. Lisa’s look was easy to replicate as I have a light colored denim jacket in my closet as well as leopard wedges. Whenever I find a look I can copy by shopping my closet, I get excited: I have been bitten by the shopping bug these past few months, and I am kind…