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How to Get the Most out of Your Travels in Four Easy Ways
One of my goals for our summer trip to Europe was not to allow my expectations to take center stage. I’m one of these people who has read travel blogs, followed Instagram accounts and read books about many different places, so of course, I had big dreams for the magic of actually visiting them myself.…
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65 Creative Ways to Turn Your Kid’s Summer Break From Boring to Brilliant
The sun is shining bright and brimming with possibility, and you hear the most dreaded five letter word of summer, “I’m BORED!” The kiddos have been begging since the start of school for its release, and now that summer break is here, they don’t know what to do with the free hours that stretch into…
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A Scandinavian Summer Treat: Iced Berries with Hot White Chocolate Sauce
One summer day I drove to Nashville and pulled into the airport pickup lane, waiting for Meg to arrive from Denver. We laughed and talked as we drove towards Murfreesboro to have lunch with some friends. Since working together remotely, when we’re actually together, there are never many quiet moments! Usually, as we drive we…
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Not Sure About Your Outfit? Put a Necklace on It!
Do you feel completely confident when you have a foreign object swinging from your neck? Do you worry about the way it’s hanging? Do you worry about whether it’s the right type of necklace with the outfit you’re wearing? If you answered yes to any of those questions, take a deep breath (and smile) because…
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Fashionable Basics (and Popcorn) for Easy Style on Rainy Days
It’s raining outside and I’m in the mood to eat popcorn as I type away on my laptop. Go get a bowl and join me while we talk about a couple easy ways to bring style to your outfit on a rainy day. Spring = the Season of Rain It doesn’t matter where you live here…
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What is “slow fashion” and why should you care about it?
First of all, let’s familiarize ourselves with a few of the terms being thrown around the fashion world these last few years. Here are a few quick definitions, so that we’re all on the same page! Slow Fashion Slow fashion is about shopping intentionally and realizing that less is better. It is making the purposeful…
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How to Use Self-Care to Create a Life that You Don’t Need to Escape From
What is Self-care? Self-care is the act of managing your own physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual wellness. If you find yourself having to regularly indulge in consumer self-care, it’s because you are disconnected from actual self-care, which has little to do with “treating yourself” and more to do with parenting yourself and making choices…
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3 Key Differences Between Authentic Leather and Vegan Leather
We get lots of questions about the leather we use. Where does your leather come from? Do you use ALL of your leather hides so none goes to waste? Will you ever make bags from vegan leather? Isn’t vegan leather better for the environment? We love that you ask questions about leather — it means…
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Look Cute During Winter with These 5 Classic Style Tips
1. Elongate your legs with pointy toes. In winter, with all the layers we have to wear it can be hard to feel like we still have a feminine shape! Pointy-toed boots or shoes can make your legs appear longer, and that may be helpful to some of us short girls. When I was in…
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