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It’s my Birthday! I am 50!
I never thought I would be looking forward to being 50. I think I dreaded turning 30, I was fine turning 40, but I am pretty proud of being 50. I am in good health (I have been working on my nutrition for the past couple of months and am curious as to how my numbers will look later this month for my yearly physical), I try to move 5 times a week, and have good sleep habits. I am a mother of 4 boys, one in college, one in high school, one in middle school and one in primary school. Yes, they are each at different schools and will…
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The Alice in Wonderland Exhibit at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens
The Alice in Wonderland exhibit features 38 large sculptures grouped in seven installations. We were greeted with the white rabbit and his hat (27 feet tall) as we descended the stairs from the building that holds the orchid permanent exhibit as well as the rainforest space. Of course we had to take some pictures next to it and the size of this sculptures was impressive. We were then greeted by the queen of hearts chess set army. These were really fun to look at and to notice all of the details that are involved in the creation of these living sculptures. As we visited, we noticed people trimming the different…
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Another Fun Look from Just BeYoutiful Boutique
One of my funnest shopping experience every year is when I shop at Just BeYoutiful Boutique in Surprise, AZ with Jodie. This year, I really struck gold and came home with a lot of fun clothes and I have been wearing them all since then. This look combines 2 pieces from the boutique with my accessories and a cute bodysuit-like tank I found in Scottsdale. I wore this to my son’s yearly physical: he is running cross country again this fall. I was all ready to check out when someone pointed out the bolero and I knew this little piece of sunshine would be a great addition to my closet.…
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Linen Pants Styled with a Chambray Botton Down
For someone who hadn’t been wearing button-downs for the last few years, I really found a new love for these with my white and my chambray button-downs. I have surprised myself by wearing them in the heat of summer too, but that is probably due to the lightweight cotton they are made of. I had originally planned to wear this to my mom’s doctor appointment, but since it was rescheduled and I was going to take her grocery shopping I decided to still wear it. It was also the perfect overcast morning to take pictures! Why did I not like button downs before? I guess the fit was never right:…
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The Enchanted Trees Exhibit at Atlanta Botanical Gardens
One of the things I enjoy about botanical gardens is that they often have a couple of different exhibits each year, which makes your visit more interesting. While seasonal plants and flowers do catch my eye, some of the different exhibits that come to the botanical gardens can be really impressive. One year, they had these giant trolls (read post here), another year, it was giant origami sculptures (read here). This year, in addition to the Alice and Wonderland exhibit which I will share next week, there was a display of 11 “Enchanted Trees”. The trees range for 9 feet to 17 feet tall and on a sunny day reflect…
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Skirt and Top Set: 3 Ways
I have bought a couple sets before and have not worn them much: one was a lounge set which I really only wear the sweatpants, but I do have a crochet skirt and sweater that I love as separates and as a set. On my trip to Arizona, I hit the jackpot at Just be Youtiful boutique. One of my buys was this pretty green set. I really thought I was done shopping, but then we saw the set on the mannequin and I just had to try it! I had a lot of fun choosing accessories for my church outfit! I started out with my sandals and grabbed my…
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Neutral Looks: Summer OOTD
After a couple weeks of very bright outfits, I decided I wanted to wear some neutral outfits. The fun thing about a thrifted wardrobe is that I have quite a variety of colors, patterns and style and while I do love my boho pieces, I really like a little bit of everything. Ombre Tulle Skirt I absolutely loved this outfit: I wore it on errands and visiting my parents. Both the skirt and the tee are thrifted and the earrings and bracelets were new additions bought in Arizona. Inspired by Janki You know how I love to copy a look and this one from Janki was a no brainer! I…
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Another visit to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens
Last week, I went to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens with two of my running friends. I really wanted to see the Alice in Wonderland exhibition before they took it down (mid-September) and wanted to plan one fun outing a week till my birthday. We stopped by the French bakery for some breakfast and then decided to get some sandwiches to go too! We took advantage of a Groupon for our admission to the gardens which saved us $10. One of the things that I enjoy at the botanical gardens is that you see something different each time you go. Tulips and roses in the spring, there is usually an amazing…
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Themed OTTD: Yellow Outfits for a Week
After wearing red, white and blue for a week around the 4th of July, I decided to continue choosing to wear daily outfits following a color scheme and deciding on yellow in honor of the sunshine! Yellow for me symbolizes happiness, joy and optimism. I started pulling out everything I could think of that I could wear in the summer and I was surprised how much yellow I have! Some items I have worn more than other over the years, but I still do like all of them. Yellow and Turquoise I bought this dress a couple years ago and I have worn it 3 seasons out of the year.…
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Back to School with the Ageless Style Link Up
Everyone in my household is back to school, so this month’s Ageless style theme is appropriate! Since I am not going back to school myself, I thought I would share an outfit inspired by Pinterest that I would take would be perfect for the first day of school as a teacher and also that I would wear any day of the week early fall! When I saw this colorful outfit, I knew I wanted to replicate it because the color combo was so bright and fun! I was very easy to settle on the blouse and pants as I had something in the same color scheme. I had forgotten about…