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Earth Tones with Ageless Style Link Up
This month theme was chose by Cammi from Cammi’s Happy Place Blog since we celebrate Earth day in April. And there is nothing better than hiking pictures to embody that theme so I took advantage of our vacation in Eastern Kentucky to shoot the pictures for this post since I had packed a light brown tunic tee. Daniel Boone National Forest is a great place to hike if you like short hikes with an amazing destination or view. Most hikes range from a 1/4 mile to 1 mile and end or pass a rock arch. Many also have “caves” or rock overhangs to explore. This was one of the longer…
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Hiking and Vacationing in Style
This Spring break vacation took us to the Red River Gorge area in Eastern Kentucky. I will be sharing our scenic hikes over the next few weeks, but today I wanted to share the outfits I wore on our hikes and outings. I did a great job packing this vacation as I wore everything but a pair of earrings. Shoes were important and I wore my hand me downs Timberland hiking boots when hiking and my cute shoes on our other outings. The weather turned out gorgeous apart from our last day so I was able to do without layers. Peach My goal this spring and summer is to add…
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April Sunday Showcase: Easter Casual Look
Welcome to the April Sunday Showcase! I cannot believe it is already April! The boys have 5 more weeks to school after Spring break and it is will be summer time! For this month theme, we chose Easter outfits and both went with some pretty, girly but casual outfits. I wanted to share a slightly different Easter look for the Sunday Showcase this month. While today is Easter on the western calendar, in the Orthodox church, we won’t be celebrate Easter/Pascha till May 2. Some years both dates coincide put more often than not we are a few weeks behind (there are several elements in calculating the date). Anyhow, this…
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Target Dress and Denim Jacket for Spring
I haven’t bought anything this month in the way of clothing and it feels really good! As I mentioned in Friday’s post, I really needed a budget reset and shopping for non essential items was the first place I made cuts. It gave me the opportunity to shop my closet, wear all of my jackets and pull out some of my skirts I hadn’t worn since last year. I did purchase this dress in teal green and in black in February and have worn them both this month. I took advantage of one of Target’s 20% sales to buy them. I am learning to wait for a sale when buying…
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Jumpsuit and Sneakers for Spring
I always forget about this jumpsuit (my one and only) and how comfortable it is to wear! Nothing like an elastic waistband, flowy pants to feel like you are wearing pajamas! I have shared this jumpsuit in this post for fall and another one with 4 ways to style it. I also wrote an Inspired by post with it too! I really need to wear it on a more regular basis and use my own ideas to style it. Today, I am sharing a spring look with sneakers and my yellow denim jacket. I took two of the boys to take pictures next to some stinky Bradford Pear trees as…
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Winter to Spring Wardrobe with the Ageless Style Link Up
Since I touched on this subject of transitioning your closet from winter to spring wardrobe in this Spring dress 3 ways post and with Ada in my Color denim post, I decided to not focus on one way to make your wardrobe work but share my favorite 3 ways I wear outfits when the weather is all over the place. Living outside of Atlanta, GA, we do get some cold and wet days at the end of winter but also some days with very mild temperatures. Some days, layers are needed while on other days, a light scarf might feel like to much. So the month of March is typically…
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Inspired by Jodie from Jodie Touch of Style
I have been wanting to copy one of Jodie’s looks for quite a while as she is my style icon! Jodie (from JTouchofStyle) is my favorite fashion blogger out there! She always challenges me to try new combinations, to thrift and shop my closet and to have fun with color. She always answers my questions and has been a help in my blogging journey. I love how real she is and her blog is really a great place to find inspiration as she, her mom as well as her friend Lesley show how you can interpret a theme in your own personal way. Today’s look was inspired by one of…
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Spring Dress 3 Ways
I has been a minute since I posted a 3 ways to wear something (last time being this black dress) and I am following it with another dress, this time a print dress. I saw this dress on someone’s Instagram story I think and chose it in a polka dot pattern in blue. There are many colors to chose from and right now it is on sale for $25.99 which I think is what I paid.I really have been trying to find dresses that are versatile and can work for church and for play and that means I have to watch the neckline and skirt length. The ruffles are fun…
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Inspired by I Do DeClaire and Doused in Pink
I actually had planned to copy one of Jodie’s (from Jtouch of Style) outifts this month but after seeing Laura’s copycat outfit of Jill’s (Doused in Pink) here, I decided to use this one for February. Now that the pictures are taken and I am home, I realize I could have chosen a pair of black booties and leggings and unzipped my jacket to make it a closer copy. It also would have been more flattering. However, I am pleased with my outfit: that is what finding inspiration from others is all about: taking someone’s outfit and making it your own. I actually bought this skirt on Amazon last year…
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Sparkle and Shine with the Ageless Style Link Up
Welcome to the Ageless Style link up which will be held on the 3rd Thursday of each month. This month’s theme is brought to you by Carrie at A Stylish Fit. When I heard the theme, I first thought of a grey short sleeve dolman top I had that has silvery thread through it (see it here) but I wanted something that would be more weather appropriate for the winter. I made it my mission to find something sparkly on my early February trip to Goodwill and lo and behold I can across a pretty shiny and sparkly silver tunic. Thankfully, I was able to try the tops on over…