First and foremost, Happy Earth Day! In honor of this important day, I thought I'd throw together a few zero waste tips that we can use today and everyday to help keep the planet healthy. Now, I am no leading expert in zero waste...I wouldn't even get an honorable mention, but I do try to reduce the amount of waste that my family produces where I can. I give all of the credit to…
I get asked quite a bit about how I layer my necklaces and although I do not claim to be an expert on the matter, I thought it would be fun to put together a little post about my process. Since layered necklaces are having a moment, I think it's a worthwhile topic for discussion. Maybe they've always been having a moment, but it's only been on my radar since last fall. It's a…
Well friends, it's that time of year again...finally!! The snow has melted, the temps are above freezing and the birds are chirping! But don't worry, it's not all sunshine and roses here in the Midwest...literally. The grass is still brown and there are no signs of leaves on trees or flowers on the ground. And this week's forecast has 3 days of rain. But soon. I decided that I would try a capsule wardrobe…
A new series highlighting the little things. The things we often overlook but the things that mean so very much at the end of the day. .................... Hugging my mom at the airport after being apart for 10 months. Watching my children hug my mom as they can barely contain their excitement that she's finally here. The fact that my mom is healthy and can travel to a different country to visit us. The…
So, it's been one week since the last day of my participation in the spring 10x10 capsule wardrobe challenge. I had entirely meant to publish this last week but travel, and an honest lack of motivation, prevented me from doing so. This round was a little different than previous rounds as the original host, Lee of Style Bee, was unable to host due to other commitments. As a result, and with Lee's go-ahead, 2…
Sooo, I completely missed last week's roundup but I thought that I'd just add it into a little "what I've been doing lately" life update post, in case you're interested. Don't get your hopes up though, I promise my life hasn't been that exciting. Kind of mundane stuff, really. You know, that stuff that you keep putting off because it's the most miserable thing that you could be doing. Yeah, you know ;) A…
Pull up a chair. Let's have a chat, shall we? Something has been weighing on my mind a little lately and I wanted to address it. Particularly, I want to address why I do this. Why I post a picture of myself on the internet nearly every day? Why I write all of these posts on how to style this or that item of clothing? The deep down answer is that I used to…
I've been thinking about fashion trends and capsule wardrobes a lot lately. A long time ago, I used to read a lot of fashion magazines. I would look at them to see what celebrities were wearing or what the fashion trends of the season were going to be. And I bought a lot of trendy clothing during that time. Like, A LOT! But over time, I got fed up with constantly buying new things.…
This post contains some affiliate links. If you purchase something through either of these links, I will receive a small commission which helps me to run this site. Thank you. I don’t think it’s any secret around here that I think it’s better to have fewer items of clothing that are truly loved. I’m talking about the pieces that we wear over and over again that always make us feel amazing whenever we wear…
I've been feeling a little uninspired with my wardrobe lately. Don't get me wrong, I've been getting dressed every day (thank goodness for daily Instagram posts haha). However, pulling an outfit each day has become increasingly arduous. One reason for this is the famous, or infamous, polar vortex that has overtaken my life. Seriously, my kids have never had school canceled so much before and since we are hibernating inside, I would much rather…
Let me start this off by saying that this is on no way a sponsored post. I purchased these Andy trousers from Elizabeth Suzann back in October of 2018, received them at the end of November and have been wearing them for the past 2 months. I wanted to wait a little while after purchasing these Andy trousers before reviewing them so that I could figure out what I really like about them and…
I previously wrote a post about building a sustainable wardrobe with natural fabric clothing, and now I want to share with you the method that I use to care for these fabrics, especially how to wash wool at home. Even when I decided to incorporate more natural fabric clothing into my wardrobe, I was a little nervous. Mainly because I thought that it would be too much of a hassle to care for. I…
