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Vacation Planning: Nashville on a Budget
The first couple of months after my mother in law passed were a little on the surviving mode as far as plans: there was grief to be dealt with, some different financial stressors and while we still went on our beach vacation that was planned a few days after she died, it was not what it always had been in the past. We did make some good memories, it was healing and peace of mind for me, but it was not an easy vacation. So now that 2025 is well under way, it is time to plan a few fun vacations. The first, a few days in Nashville is going…
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Outfit Inspiration with Purple Jacket: Colorful Jacket Part 2
I have worn this thrifted purple blazer a lot! I love the 3/4 sleeves, the cropped and fitted cut and the pretty shade of purple. You can tell this is one of my favorite toppers as I have 6 pictures for extra inspiration! Again, since most of the outfits below have paired the blazer with dresses and skirts, I decided to pair it with pants, this time with my plaid pants! I wore this to a baby shower! I love my thrifted La Vie est Belle tee: the day I found it, I also found a C’est Bon tee in white! I had been looking for fitted tees with French…
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Outfit Inspiration: a Week of Neutral Spring Outfits
I actually wore these outfits during a week of “false spring” the first week of February: this is when the weather tricks you into thinking that winter is over and it is sunny and 75 degrees! As I was still shopping my closet and it was warmer than it had been, I decided it would be fun to see how many “new” outfits I could come up with tan neutrals and a little denim thrown in. I really like the outfits I came up with and it made me realize once again how complete my wardrobe is. By the way, Jodie shared some neutral outfits and tips on Monday, so…
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Blog Anniversary #6
I looked back and I think I let last year’s blog anniversary slip by! I decided to take a moment today and celebrate entering my 7th year of blogging! I started blogging March 2019 as a hobby (it is still a hobby) because I enjoyed reading fashion and lifestyle blogs and as a stay at home mom, I needed a little creative outlet. I wanted to share the joys of getting dressed every day in a budget friendly way, and also wanted to share our family travels. Here are some of my favorite outfits from the past year. I am still a stay at home mom, and after taking care…
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Outfit Inspiration with Blue Jacket: Colorful Jackets Part 1
This month, I decided to share outfit inspiration with some of the colorful jackets or blazers in my closet: most of the ideas will probably work with toppers of other colors in your closet. Hopefully, these posts will encourage you to put together some colorful outfits this spring. I really enjoyed tan and deeper colors this winter, but now I am ready to wear some color! I am sharing one new outfit for each of these as well as other ways I have worn the toppers in the past! I will feature a different jacket each Monday for the month of March. Since the 2 ways I have worn the…
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Trench Vest: Another Winter Neutral Palette Outfit
It took me a bit to come up with the title of this blog post. I hadn’t originally planned to take blog pictures of this outfit, but I really liked it and I thought that after sharing the trench vest as a dress last week, it would be fun to show you how I wear it most of the time. I have paired it with a variety of tops and pants, even skirt and over dresses, but this classic monochromatic combo is one of my favorites. My friend Rachel whose book I shared last week gave me these fun mules. She had thrifted them, but decided that she really didn’t…
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February Happenings and Goals Update
It’s time for another little update on my goals and today’s update is a little summary of the month! I would call this a great friendship and family month! My goal was to be more sociable and spend some quality time with everyone, not just my running gals! My friend Katie and I got together for lunch and a little home shopping: I found some floor pillows for our game room and she found a large basket for her blankets. I have known Katie since she was my student teacher, about 20 years ago! Bought a side table for the reading corner of our game room, 2 floor pillows not…
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Mustard and Purple: a Favorite Color Combo
As I was planning my blog posts for the month of February and looking back at some blog posts where I shared dresses with sweaters, I came across this picture: my purple hand me down dress and my mustard accessories. It was inspiration for an outfit which I never wore nor photographed several years ago. Since I still had all the pieces, I decided it was time to wear the outfit! My sister in law gave me this dress and an identical one in black about 8 years ago: I usually wear it a few times a year and I enjoy seeing what I can pair with it. I recently…
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Pinks and Reds with the Ageless Style Link Up
Pinks and reds is an appropriate theme for February! I didn’t want to share a look that was very thematic, so when I was putting together a church outfit last month and realized the skirt was predominantly pink, I decided to incorporate it in a look that would work all winter long including February! Here’s a little breakdown of this outfit: the skirt is a summer skirt from Billabong that I was influenced to buy a couple years ago. It’s a style that I like, but the side slit is really high and you will see my solution for that in the picture below. High it is! I wore my…
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Runner’s Spotlight: Marvin
I am always excited when one of the guys is willing to share his running journey for the blog and by extension to the rest of our running club since I usually link these posts on our running group text. I shared Patricia’s story last year in April here, and as a reminder, if you have missed any, you can always search them up under the runner’s spotlight tab on the blog. I love reading these because I learn so much about my friends! I thought that Marvin had been running for quite a while and I was surprised that he only had been running a couple more years than…