• Wish List

    Wish List, Vol. 15

    Multiple times a week I like to cruise my favorite retailer websites and add new arrivals to my cart. However, they usually sit there in my cart until a good sale hits, before I purchase! These were the items that caught my eye this week! headband | necklace leopard sweater | puff-sleeve top | hooded sweatshirt

  • J.Crew Factory New Arrivals ~ December 2021

    Hi everyone! Happy Christmas Eve! It’s so nice to find myself back here in this tiny creative space of mine – I honestly took some time off from blogging after Turkey Day. Florida cools down and then heats right back up, making it not so fun to see all the fun holiday scarves, coats, booties, etc. that I can never wear. It makes me miss Indiana this time of year!…. until January 1st that is. Then I want all the sunshine! I would make the perfect “snowbird” as we call them in Florida lol! However, I’ve had some renewed energy this week. Christmas is tomorrow (I’m ready!), I have a…

  • Express tulip sleeve top, LOFT tie waist shorts, Target pleated bucket bag

    Casual Style: Tie-Waist Shorts + NSale

    Hi friends! So today is the day for cardholders – access to the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale! Did you shop? What did you buy? You can see my initial wish list post here. I ended up trying something different out this year in hopes I would get items faster. I didn’t really want to shop in store. Pre-Covid I wasn’t a fan of crowds, and this year is no different lol. I figured I could order in store for ‘pickup today’ and pop in for curbside pickup. Yeah, that was 7 hours ago and my order is still ‘being prepared.’ I’m guessing if customer service hasn’t pulled items yet, they are…

  • Style Under $30

    Style Under $30, Vol. 12

    Happy Saturday! Below are this weeks favorites under $30! Featuring my denim dress (5 star reviews!) and those huggie earrings that I wear all the time (now on sale)! I have the exact earrings featured, but they also come in a couple of other options. The bag is a $25 new arrival from Target ~ definitely some sort of designer dupe! I have my eye on the lace sleeve sweater and skirt for work also! sweater | dress | earrings | bag | skirt

  • LOFT Ikat Pull On Shorts

    Casual Style: Pleated Pull-On Shorts

    Happy Wednesday! … I think! I can’t keep my days straight! I thought 2020 was the confusing year, but I feel like my brain has left me more so in 2021! Ahh, anyway – I hope everyone survived Elsa that lives down here in Florida. I know she’s now headed toward the east coast, but hopefully as a weak tropical depression. We were lucky here – she was downgraded to a tropical storm before coming into the Tampa Bay Area last night, and since we live much farther inland than our last home (15 miles from the beach) I think our wind gusts were in the 30s and 40s. Certainly…

  • J.Crew Factory denim shift dress

    Work Outfit: Denim Dress

    Happy Monday friends! I hope you all had a safe and fun 4th of July holiday! I honestly don’t love the fireworks (not a fan of crowds and noise), so traditionally we stay home and watch good movies. Mostly for the dogs also since they hate the noise. We watched ‘The Tomorrow War’ with Chris Pratt on Amazon Prime last night – highly recommend if you like action movies! Had quite a bit of humor mixed with action which we enjoy. And covered up the fireworks sound quite nicely! And say hello to my blank wall space! My first ‘blog’ photo in the new house! This wall will eventually have…

  • Accessory In Style: Raffia Earrings

    Happy Friday friends! I hope you’ve had a good week! Today I wanted to share something we haven’t worn in awhile – fun new statement earrings! While wearing a mask during the pandemic, I opted for small ‘huggie’ type earrings. Mostly because at work it was a struggle to keep taking my mask on/off each time I would take a sip of my coffee or water and not get caught on my earrings. We also were required to wear a face shield over a mask anytime we were giving an immunization which added to the earring debacle. I ended up thrifting or donating most of my statement earring collection last…

  • Old Navy Sleeveless dip-dye dress

    Casual Style: Dip-Dye Dress

    Hi everyone! I wanted to share probably the easiest and comfiest dress of the summer! I love it so much I actually purchased it in a solid color also! This color is actually a dip-dye ‘print’ of sorts – a little bit of an ombre or tie-dye effect. The neutral color makes it easy to throw on neutral/white sandals or sneakers. I dressed it up with some older jeweled sandals (I linked a similar pair below) and some fun jewelry. The armholes do come down a bit on my petite frame so I opted for wearing this bralette which I have in a couple of colorways also and it’s super…

  • J.Crew Factory linen tank top, J.Crew Factory scallop shorts, Sam Edelman gala leopard sandals, Kendra Scott Ari necklace, Victoria Emerson leopard bracelet

    Casual Style: Linen tank + Scallop shorts

    Happy Saturday! Today’s outfit is featuring one of my favorite summer color combinations ~ olive green + white + leopard! I love this time of year because the moodier hues start to become more popular (preparing us for fall lol) mixed in with the bright and fun colors giving us that nautical summer vibe! I’m here for it all and love that I can utilize almost all of my closet and still feel ‘in style’! My tank top is a new arrival from J.Crew Factory. It comes in 5 colorways and perfect for summer with a linen blend material. Reviews say it runs large, so I did go down to…

  • Casual Style: $15 dress! + Cute peplum top

    Hi everyone! Saying hello to you from our new home! I’ve been pretty run down lately – this is our 3rd home in 6 years since we’ve moved to Florida (and by that I mean 3rd home of our own…. we’ve stayed in 3 ‘temp’ homes as well – so 6 places in 6 years – eek!)… and anyway, it gets harder with each move. Basically because we accumulate more junk treasures! LOL. Thankfully this new house has a very similar floor plan downstairs compared to our last home, so it was easy to find a place for most of our furniture. Wall spacing is a little different, so we…