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Take Time to Enjoy Nature’s Beauty
This will be a recurring theme this month as I share some pictures from the month of April. I have been trying to really enjoy the moments in nature big and small, whether it is noticing how different the landscape looks in the fog, wildflowers in fields or on a little day trip with the boys. In Georgia, in the spring we sometimes get mild weather like we have this year and we really enjoy those pretty blue sky and mild temperatures. Flowers blooms, the grass is new and green and the bugs minimal. One new found hobby is bird watching. We’ve had birdfeeders at the house since my mother…
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Two Dresses for Mother’s Day
A few weeks ago, I entered a giveaway on IG hosted by SusanRBallinger who was giving away two dresses in size M from Brindle Boutique. I thought the dresses were cute and the instructions were simple ,so I entered and lo and behold, I won! Today, I am sharing these 2 dresses which would be pretty options for Mother’s Day. I browsed their website some as I wrote this post, and I found the prices to be affordable especially if combined with a discount code. This is not a sponsored post but I wanted to feature the dresses here as I am grateful for them and thought they were of…
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Thrifted Spring Layers
You definitely have seen the recurring theme of thrifted finds the past couple of months! While I do enjoy shopping retail, I have been wanting to save more for our vacations and one way to do that is to spend less money on clothes. The other way to do that is to not shop at all and to shop your closet for your daily outfits. I have been trying to plan out my days so I am not tempted to browse online or at Target or TJmaxx. I am happy to say that I have had a successful period of xx days not shopping for clothes! Today I am sharing…
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A Campus Visit: Georgia Tech
A few weeks ago, my son and I went on a campus visit to one of the colleges he is interested in attending. Georgia Tech is about 45 minutes from us if Atlanta traffic is agreeable and is located in midtown Atlanta. Georgia is a research university with an emphasis on advanced research and technology. The campus is right off the I75 and in town but you wouldn’t know it is in Atlanta apart from the occasional peek at a skyscraper. The campus is compact with 400 acres with wooded areas and you can walk from one end to the other is 15 to 20 minutes. There are trees, bushes…
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Resort Wear for Every Day for the Sunday Showcase
Welcome to the May Sunday Showcase! I know it is still April till tomorrow but hosting the link up today worked better for this month’s blog posts.I bought this crop ruffled top with summer in mind, beach vacation and a future trip to Costa Rica. Of course, though I like my clothes to work for other occasions, so I wanted to style it for everyday or a date night. I found this top at TJMaxx in the clearance section a few months ago and it originally was in a section where you could buy matching palazzo pants or skirts. Sadly, they did not have the skirts anymore when I found…
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Rome Labyrinth
As I was looking for a few free places to visit while waiting for my oldest to take his ACT, I came across the Labyrinth of Rome. I shared pictures with the boys and they agreed that they would like to go. While the pictures online made it look larger than it was, once the boys warmed up figuratively and literally (it was a chilly morning). The labyrinth is located by the visitor center. At first, the boys just ran around the brick path before deciding to see if they could reach the center by following the labyrinth. I love seeing their imagination at play and it was nice to…
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Darlington Boarding School: A Beautiful Campus
A couple weekends ago, my oldest asked for a drive to his ACT test. We originally thought the location was closer so I had made plans for a run and preparing for Orthodox Easter by cooking, but the unexpected change in plans worked out well. I looked up some free things to do in Rome, GA which I will share on Friday, but since the Darlington Campus was so pretty, I wanted to share a few pictures. Darlington is a day and boarding school in Rome, GA. The campus serves to children PreK through 12. Since the weather was so pretty, we decided to enjoy snack by the pond. As…
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Spring Thrifted Fashion and Shopping my Closet
It’s been my goal to see how long I can go before I buy a clothing item. On March 23, I visited a local charity thrift shop downtown and after spending a grand total of $7, I decided that all of my new to me shirts really completed my closet well. It was time to get serious and wear all of the goodies I had thrifted in February and March. In today’s post, I am sharing my favorite outfits featuring most of these thrifted finds. On that last thrifting outing, my goal was to find some colorful tops. While I put away a lot of my long sleeves top, this…
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Styling a White Top with the Ageless Style Link Up
I actually styled this same shirt last year for the Ageless Style Link Up (where we share that style is ageless!) in an all white look in this post! It is actually one of my favorite photo shoots with that fun umbrella. I also wore it for a summer post with a camo mini skirt and a borrowed pair of pants here. It was an Amazon find a few years ago and I love how airy it is and how easy it is to style. I also have it in light pink and have worn it for the blog too. Since this Billabong skirt has a very high slit, I…
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Navy and Yellow For an Outing in Atlanta
Today, I am combining a fashion post with a little bit of a traveling post as I am sharing some pictures of where we ate in Midtown Atlanta which was a really cool spot. A couple weeks ago, we visited the Atlanta botanical gardens with my brother and his family. The boys hadn’t visited since September so they enjoyed the outing especially that the day was overcast till later and was perfect in temperature. I continued with my mission of shopping my closet and added a thrifted piece or two and combined one of my favorite jeans for spring with a halter top and denim jacket. Both the cropped jeans…