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Floral Top

Floral Top

Hi all! Sorry for my blogging delay this week. Wedding festivities and sick children over the weekend had everything else on the back burner for a bit. My sister’s wedding was absolutely beautiful. She was stunning and there was…

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Laced Up

Laced Up

Today begins the wedding weekend for my one and only sister (outside of my 3 fab SIL’s)!! I’m over the top excited for her, but I still cannot believe she’s actually getting married…and that she’ll be a Mrs. come Saturday…

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Dress in Dresses

Dress in Dresses

I don’t know what it is this year, but I’ve been so drawn to dresses lately. I’m never one to turn away from a pretty dress, I just wish I had more opportunities to wear them! Since so many have been catching my eye lately, I…

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Green Trench

Green Trench

Over the past few years I have casually been hunting for a great trench coat. I know it doesn’t seem all that difficult of a task being that there are endless options available, but for some reason I couldn’t commit. I knew I…

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Spring Layers

Spring Layers

I’m going to pretend that we didn’t wake up with a dusting of snow on the ground yesterday, ok? Those are April showers that I’d rather not think about! But back to spring, this is a great everyday outfit for me. And for those of…

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Bold Shift

Bold Shift

First off, thanks for all of your kind words and positive feedback on Wednesday’s kitchen reno post! It took a team and I certainly can’t take all the credit, but boy did I have fun! We’ll see how things pan out in the future,…

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Spring Transition

Spring Transition

Spring is quite the transition period. Breaking out of the winter sweater routine and turning to lighter layers can sometimes leave me staring blankly at my closet for periods of time as I readjust my brain each morning. What…

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Striped Peplum

Striped Peplum

Spring is the perfect time to make use of the cute jackets that get hidden away in my closet. And since it is officially spring (yay!) I’m excited to start packing the sweaters away and pulling out more lightweight pieces.…

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Chambray Shirtdress

Chambray Shirtdress

A few weeks back I had a reader ask me a question about this particular dress. She wanted to know how she could dress it up for a casual summer wedding. I gave her a few ideas for some cute sandals and a bright clutch and then…

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