-Always on the hunt for the most perfect Little Black Dress!
Ohhh where to start? In August of 2017 I had plans to go to NYC with my best friend Teresa to celebrate her wedding. I told Phil I wanted to have one last girls weekend of drinks, shopping and zero worries with my bestie before we start this baby thing but once I get home …
Hey Ladies! I know I’ve been MIA and I’ll explain why in this post but first let’s check out some of my Nordstrom Anniversary Sale picks! This is one of my favorite sales of the year…. One of the best perks of this sale is that its mostly Fall items that are on sale so …
Hey Beauties!! Summer is right around the corner- so today in my Instagram stories I am doing a try on haul with some of my favorite Pink Lily Boutique items. They have the most beautiful and unique pieces and everything I’m sharing today is under $50! Click the link below the picture to shop the …
Ok beauties! It’s that time of the year again… For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Sephora sale- here is a quick rundown- Sephora has a point system and depending on how much money you’ve spent during the previous calendar year (or year to date this year) you fall into one of the …
Hey Girlfriends! Today I’m sharing some of my favorite loungewear because…. Well… Rona… Duh! Are y’all getting ready each day even though we have absolutely no where to go? I’ve actually been pretty good about doing my hair, putting on some light makeup and wearing something other than my PJs. There were a few days …
Happy Social Distancing Day 5!! Who is going so stir crazy that they started organizing and sanitizing their entire house? My laundry is still all over the place but man does my pantry look GOOD! This pantry re-org couldn’t have come at a better time- everyone is at home itching to do something other than …
Hey Beauties! A few weeks ago I did a Pink Lily try on session in my Instagram stories (I saved it to my highlights in case you missed it!). I shared 5 different pieces and 2 ways to style each piece. Click on any of the pictures below to be taken directly to the product …
Hey ladies! Whew it has been a while!! If you follow me on Instagram, you are well aware that work has been absolutely insane. On top of that, I have been tryinggg to keep up on my New Year’s Resolutions (more to come on that) but I wanted to get this blog post up even …
Hey dolls! I can’t believe Christmas is officially 20 days away… AHHHH I asked y’all on my Instagram story if you would rather see a holiday gift guide or holiday outfit ideas and a holiday gift guide won by a land slide! My initial plan was to create a gift guide for the hubbies, the …
Happy Thanksgiving Beauties!! Let’s talk traditions for a minute… the turkey and stuffing are nice but what I always look forward to is after all of the cooking & clean up, my Mom and I sit down with the newspaper and a glass of wine and go through the Black Friday deals figuring out what …
Hey Beauties!! Today starts my second favorite holiday season- The Sephora VIB sale!! For those of you who aren’t familiar with the sale- I’ll give you a quick rundown. Sephora has a point system and depending on how much money you’ve spent during the previous calendar year (or year to date this year) you fall …
Happy Halloween Witches!!! Lol jk jk The question has been asked- how much leopard is too much leopard…? And I’m here to tell you…the limit does not exist!!!! There is nothing I love more than a pop of fabulous to go with my usual neutrals so I jumped on this trend fairly quickly. I have …
Where are all of my shoe gals at?! I absolutely LOVE my shoes! Open toe, pointy toe, peep toe, booties, ankle straps, you name it- I want it! So I thought it would be fun to round up all of my favorite Fall shoe options for ya today! Nordstrom Fall Shoes Macys Fall Shoes I …
Happy Thursday Beauties! I know a lot of us have weddings to go to this Fall so I wanted to put together some good options for ya! Unfortunately I got stuck at work super late tonight so I’m going to keep the writing short & sweet and focus more on finding great dresses! If you …
Hey Beauties! It’s October and that means it’s perfectly ok to be basic! Hello pumpkin spice everything, scarves, booties, red wine and more importantly…. basic girl tees that shout out all of our favorite things!! I have some discount codes listed under the pictures above so make sure to check those out! I also linked …
Hey Beauties! Happy Thursday! I love this time of year in North Carolina because the mornings and nights are a little chilly but the days are still warm. So now that it’s cooling down a little bit outside we can finally go out for a date night and not worry about a shiny forehead- …
Hey Beauties! We’re almost to Friday!! Who doesn’t love a good waffle knit on the weekends? They have been my go to now that our mornings and evenings are starting to get chilly here in North Carolina. I quickly realized I’m a waffle lover- I mean that in more than one way… #WafflesAreBetterThanPancakes Sorry- I …
Hey Ladies! Sorry, I know it’s been a minute since I published a blog- life has been crazy! We went down to Florida to visit my parents and then had houseguests a few days after we got back so the ‘to dos’ started piling up! Take a planner by nature out of her normal routine …
Hey Beauties! Happy Thursday Today I am doing a Target try on haul with some of my Instagram girlfriends to show our favorite looks to transition into Fall. So I figured I would share them here too! I picked out 3 different looks but as I’m sure you can imagine, Target has a ton of great transitional …
Happy Friday Eve!! Today we’re talking new casual wear! For those of you who are new around here, I try to put together a new Casual Friday post every 1 to 2 months for all of my 8-5 working gals. I go to an office each day so making these blogs help keep my inspo …
Hey Ladies! Hope everyone is having a great week! I’ve noticed lately that there have been a lot of conversations in my head about whether I want to wear certain dresses for Date Night or to wear for Sunday errands and it got me thinking… that would be a great blog post! Who doesn’t love …
Happy Friday Eve! I had to get a picture with my little piglet because today she is 10 years old! I have no idea where the time has gone but it feels like just yesterday we were bringing her little puppy pot belly home and getting adjusted to all of her energy! Puppy Bot Belly: …
Hey Ladies! Hope everyone is having a wonderful week! In case you missed it, on Tuesday, I posted an amazing Disney giveaway on my Instagram account (make sure to enter by tomorrow at 8pm EST!)… So I figured this is a perfect time to talk about how I pack for vacation! I completely and thoroughly dislike …
Ok ladies, I put a poll up on Instagram of what you wanted to read about today- the choices were to post more Nordstrom Sale items or Amazon Dupes for the NSale and y’all are DONE with this Nordstrom sale and ready for the dupes! I pulled some of my favorites from the NSale that …
Ok y’all, I told myself over and over again that I’m not going to cover the Amazon Prime Day because I was all over the Nordstrom Sale… but holy moly there are too many good things included! I’m just going to keep it short and sweet though, I am only including things that I either already have & …
Happy Friday!! Ok let’s just dive right in! For those of you who haven’t previously shopped the Nordstrom sale… This sale is all about getting great deals on the best brands. Quantities are limited, restocks are unpredictable and shipping is free! So I suggest checking out as many times as you need to so your …
Happy 4th of July Everyone!! I have so many mixed emotions when July 4th rolls around. I start to feel like summer is slipping away, but on the other hand July is my absolute favorite month! It’s fireworks month, my birthday month, our anniversary month, the best weather month, the list is endless! So I hope July …
Happy Thursday Girls! If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I was in Pittsburgh visiting my friends & family last weekend. It was so much fun seeing everyone and eating some of my favorite foods! I am seriously so lucky to have so many beautiful & wonderful people in my life. It …
Hey Ladies! It is no secret that I jumped into this woven summer handbag trend with both feet. I usually don’t buy into trendy fashion too much but I just love how cute and flirty they are! I feel like they bring so much life to every outfit. And I think these bags will definitely …
Happy Friday Eve girlfriends! This week has gone by soo fast! I can’t believe it’s already Thursday- but I guess that’s what happens when you spend most of your nights binge watching Dead To Me on Netflix. Has anyone else watched that show? I know I’m a little late to the game but it was …
I hope y’all put your reading pants on today because I have a lot to say about Prepping For Houseguests! If you don’t know, I am from Pittsburgh but live in Charlotte & the people I cherish the most are split between Pittsburgh and Florida. Thankfully I have the most amazing friends & family who …
Hey Ladies!! Who doesn’t love talking about vaca… planning for vaca…. BEING on vaca? We don’t have any vacations booked yet (we’re procrastinators in this department) but I have been dying to buy all of the palm and floral prints that you need to pack for a getaway so I figured now is as good …
Ok, I know we all love a good Maxi Dress, especially as Summer makes it’s way here… BUT I feel like retailers forgot about the Maxi Skirts this year!! I actually wanted to write this post a few weeks ago but was having such a hard time finding maxi skirts that I loved and wanted …
Hey y’all! I hope everyone had a great weekend! On Friday we had a neighborhood party to kick off the summer and I was so excited about my outfit because it was the first time in years that I was wearing overalls! I feel like overalls are one of those things that people either love …
Happy Thursday! If you’ve been following my blog for even just the last 4 seconds you’ve probably caught on to the fact that I LOVE the cold shoulder trend. Aside from the fact that it distracts everyone from noticing my thunder thighs, I just feel like this style is so feminine and flirty! There have …
Versatile Dresses for Work & the Weekend Happy Monday Everyone! How was your weekend? My hubs and I went out for a much overdue date night and just relaxed all weekend! So we all know I talk a lot about wear to work clothes because that’s what I’m wearing 5 out of 7 days a …
Alright ladies, this is my first beauty post and I have a lot to say!! Today the Sephora VIB sale started for the majority of us and it’s one of my absolute favorite sales! For those of you who aren’t familiar with the sale- I’ll give you a quick rundown. Sephora has a point system …
Hey y’all! Did everyone have a good weekend? Our weekend was filled with puppy play dates, family, sunshine & relaxation! So needless to say it was perfection. If there is one thing that I can’t get enough of during these Spring & Summer months it is a good romper! I love how versatile and easy …
Happy Thursday! It feels so good to be back after taking a week off from blogging. We had my parents, my brother, my cousins and their 4 kiddos in town for the weekend and had a total of 15 people for Easter dinner so needless to say we had a full house and lots of …
Ok y’all, let’s talk food- before I start, this is a judgement free zone when it comes to these chick deviled eggs… I promise they tasted much better than they look! But I must say, believe it or not- this batched turned out way better than last year… Are you an Easter Sunday brunch or …
Hey Y’all! Did everyone have a good weekend? We spent most of our time preparing for our family to come next weekend for Easter! I did manage to squeeze in some time to raid LOFT’s dress section though. They have so many beautiful and simple dresses and I wanted to share some of my favorites …
Is LWD a thing? I vote that we make it a thing. There are so many great white dress options out there this season and it is making me sooo excited– and by the way, I love an opportunity to wear a colorful earring or shoe and I feel like a simple white dress gives …
Ok y’all Easter is officially less than 2 weeks away and it’s time to get that Easter Sunday outfit ordered! I’ve been getting a lot of requests for outfit ideas and I’m really excited to share some of my favorite looks because there are so many beautiful patterns and colors right now. Depending on where …
Happy Friday Eve! How was everyone’s weather this week? In Charlotte it snowed on Wednesday………… and then it was 70 degrees and sunny yesterday and today? It’s just crazy. Get it together Mother Nature! One thing that I always get so much use out of this time of year is a good t-shirt dress- they …
Hey Y’all! I hope everyone had a great weekend! We had a total binge weekend including some of my favorite southern meals and every coma inducing carb you could dream of. My husband and I decided to do a 12-week challenge that included zero cheat meals and zero alcohol… It… was… horrible… but you’re also …
Hey hey! Anyone out there working for the weekend!? I’m not sure if i’m doing that or just working to buy my next outfit but either way we are almost there! I decided that I am going to start doing a Casual Friday blog post once a month- as a working gal, I am always …
Hey Y’all! Hope everyone had a great weekend- the weather was absolutely gorgeous this weekend in Charlotte so I was very happy about that! Today I’m going to take a break from dresses and share some of my favorite lounge-wear options. To be honest, I personally do not enjoy spending a lot of money on …
Happy Almost Friday! Who doesn’t love a good maxi dress? They are so comfortable to wear and can be worn from day to night with just a quick switch of accessories. Today I’m sharing some of my favorite maxi’s. The dress pictured above comes in 6 different colors, has adjustable straps …and most importantly- it has …
Hey Everyone! Today I’m going to talk about my favorite go to for almost any occasion- a ruched dress! I love this dress because you can dress it up, you can dress it down, it hugs all of the right places, it is a great transitional piece but best of all it definitely hides a …
Happy Thursday Everyone! This is part 2 of my Transitional Outfit inspo– because I have a feeling this season is going to be a long one! I have always been hesitant to order clothes from an online retailer that doesn’t have a brick & mortar because I thoroughly dislike paying for return shipping (but I …
Hey Everyone! This week I’m going to talk all about transitional outfits. I always appreciated a light weight jacket or a top that could be worn with both shorts or pants but until I moved down south I never really understood the need for transitional clothing- and truthfully I never really knew what to do …
Will someone please invite me to a wedding this summer so that I have somewhere to wear this dress? I get so many questions from my girlfriends about wedding attire- – What color/style should I wear? – What purse goes with this dress? – Does my purse still have to match my shoes? – Is …
Ok ladies- Spring is coming, I can FEEL it! It is time to start putting some of those pants away and make room for spring dresses! Since I love dresses so much, I have a few blog posts planned to talk about different styles for different occasion but today I’m going to focus on work …
Happy Friday! Everyone has their philosophies on fashion- today I’m going to tell you mine. Simply said- Put your money towards staple items and let them do the work for the rest of your outfit. I’ve never been a big fan of spending a lot of money on every day clothing- even when I had …
Hey Everyone! So today, let’s talk jewelry. Fun Fact: I hate spending money on costume jewelry… Also a Fun Fact: I love a well-accessorized outfit. I spent most of my 20’s loyally building my David Yurman & Tiffany’s collection- every few months I would head to the mall and treat myself to a new little …
It’s Monday- which means it’s time to start making your weekend plans! And if you have a night out coming up this is the perfect post for you! We all need a girls night out every once in a while- whether it’s because we need some cute drinks, good laughs or just want to dress …
Hey Ladies! Anybody that knows me knows that I am a shoe girl. Specifically I love open toe shoe season- let the toes be free!! Also, I LOVE a good ankle strap! So today I decided to put together my favorite shoes for Spring & Summer. Everything is linked below! 1. DSW @ $50 – Beige | …
Hey Everyone! I am traveling to NYC for work this week so I thought this would be a great opportunity to post some of my traveling essentials beyond the typical packing list of tooth paste, shampoo, etc. Everything is linked below the picture! 1. Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette – This palette goes with me …
Hey Everyone! Nordstrom started their Winter Sale and since this is my 2nd favorite sale (their Summer Anniversary Sale is my 1st) I figured I would put together a blog of everything I want, need and have! I initially planned to just include about 10 items but things clearly got out of control so I …
Happy Friday Y’all! Who doesn’t love a Casual Friday at work? I am so happy that this has become the normal in the corporate world. For some reason it is just SO much easier for me to get out of bed at 5am when I know I can throw on a pair of jeans. …Is …
If you had to pick between roses & wine… which would you choose? I absolutely LOVE roses but….. I would chose wine always, duh! Outfit Details: Sweater | Vici @ $48Sizing is limited so here are other options: Vici @ $54 | Vici @ $64 | Express @ $19 | Express @ $48 | AE @ $24 …
Hey There! Thank you for visiting my blog- I figured the best way to kick this venture off is to post about my favorite Little Black Dress! I have always felt the most confident & classy in a LBD and love that I can wear it over and over again. The versatility is endless, they …