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4 Style Tips on Dressing for Special Events in 2022 & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #278
Picture this scenario… It is a Friday evening and you are sitting at home alone with nothing to do. Your phone sits on the coffee table as you mindlessly zone out on Netflix when suddenly your phone screen lights up with activity. There is a message in a group chat with your besties initiating a fancy friends’ night out on the town. Your Friday night boredom shifts to excitement at all the possibilities that the night could present to you, opportunities that only come when you pull yourself out of the couch and immerse into society. You begin to look forward to capturing your night in photographs, laughing with your…
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How to Choose Your Wedding Style
’Tis the season for weddings and what better time to find inspiration for planning your own special day. The easiest way to plan a wedding that feels cohesive and represents your personality is to choose an overall concept that you can carry throughout the entire planning process. Deciding on a central theme or specific aesthetic will simplify your decision making process once you realize the limitless number of options available in planning every detail of a wedding. Try to envision the overall picture of your wedding day, the mood you want to foster, and the aesthetic you want memorialized in your photos and videos. It is important to have an…
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How to Buy Gifts for Fashion-Conscious Teenagers
If you have a teenage girl in the family, finding the right gifts can be tricky. Teenagers can be difficult to read as they are still figuring out how to properly communicate their wants and needs. Teens are also prone to moodiness and their fashion tastes are fickle, changing from one week to the next. However, there are some timeless and flexible gift ideas that will help you buy the perfect gift for a picky teen. Find a few ideas below. Jewelry Jewelry is usually a great option provided that you get the style right. Visit stores that will give you advice on which brands and materials are currently on…
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Little Bits of Inspiration #11 & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #12
I have completely dropped the ball on my monthly series where I highlight 5 blog posts or articles that have inspired me. I was trying to publish them on the first Saturday of every month, but it just has not been happening. I have no excuses…except for…well, life. And everything it keeps throwing at me. And sometimes just plain old unadulterated laziness gets in my way, too. Anyway, I figured it’s my blog and I don’t have to stick to some strict self-imposed schedule if I don’t want to…so now is as a good time as any to bring my Little Bits of Inspiration back to life and share with you…
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with GemGrace
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, now is a great time to start looking for that perfect dress to make you feel romantic, charming, amorous, and dreamy. After all, isn’t it every girl’s fantasy to look and feel like a princess for that special, most-romantic date of the year? GemGrace is the place to go to find your perfect dress! Not only do they offer a gorgeous variety of dresses for Valentine’s Day, GemGrace also offers beautiful dresses for just about any occasion from wedding and bridal party dresses to prom dresses to Quinceanera dresses to cocktail and homecoming dresses. The prices are affordable and the sizes range from 2 to…
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Guest Post: How New Socks Can Change Your Life
Guest post for Shelbee on the Edge Written by Victoria Barnard Socking it to your New Year’s Resolution Inspiration can come from the smallest things. In January 2016, one of my good friends in an unprecedented fit of New Year resolution excitement found the inspiration to change a downward slide into obesity by making changes to his diet and taking up jogging. He chose to begin the popular “Couch to 5k” program, a running training schedule that purports to take you in around 9 weeks from consummate couch potato to running a 5-kilometer mini-marathon. Well, much to his family’s surprise and joy he did indeed complete the 5k program as…
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Little Bits of Inspiration #10
Welcome to the tenth installment of my Little Bits of Inspiration series. If you are not familiar with this series, it is a short post that I publish on the first Saturday of every month where I share five things that I have read on the internet that have inspired me in some way. Usually, I share blog posts, but sometimes I share articles, stories, or even entire websites that I find may be helpful or inspiring to my readers. If you see something that has inspired you and want to read more, just click on the Little Bits of Inspiration link in my Categories tab on the left sidebar.…
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Little Bits of Inspiration #9
I am just going to dive right in with 5 posts that have completely inspired me, moved me, even brought me to tears in recent months…I hope you all feel just as inspired and moved as I did! 1. Jen of Real Life On Purpose published a very powerful and important message back in June, Inspired to: Speak Up For What Is Right. This is a valuable reminder for us all: “When truth is being manipulated or distorted or ignored entirely, I hope I will speak up for what is right.” 2. Debbie of Fashion Fairy Dust is featured rather frequently in My Little Bits of Inspiration series. Well, because…
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Little Bits of Inspiration #8
Recently, I have started keeping a list of posts that inspire me so that I have content all ready to go for my monthly installment of Little Bits of Inspiration. These are so many fabulous writers out there in blogland and other wonderful bits of inspiration that I have found. My list has grown quite long, but I am still only going to share 5 (well, because I think more than 5 is more than most are willing to read) so some of these may date back a month or two. But I think it is fun to revisit old posts anyway…especially the ones that contain so much inspiration! So…
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Little Bits of Inspiration #7
Image Source Want to know who has inspired me this past month? Read on… 1. Kate Hudson on Parenting…read her essay Sometimes I Feel Like a Bad Mom in the May Issue of InStyle Magazine. There is a link for the digital version of the full essay at the bottom of the article. Image Source Seriously, all moms should read this. It will make you feel normal. It will make you feel sane. It will make you feel adequate. Despite its title, it will make you feel very much NOT like a bad mom! This really struck me and made me laugh and made me feel like I am not…