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Look Good Through the Heat & Humidity

August 1, 2016 5 Comments

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I AM THE MOTHER OF A ONE YEAR OLD.

Admitting it in all caps is going to help it sink in, right?! Although I’m not sure how I’m supposed to feel once it does sink in…

I do know this – I’m excited about him turning one and all the adventures and learning and growing it will bring! (Unless any of those adventures/learning/growing involve blood, bugs or bugers).

He had a pretty epic party and I can’t wait to show you pictures from it – Southern Roots Photography always does an amazing job!

For now, I want to help you finish out the summer looking spiffy!

Here are links to two of my articles for Knoxville Families Magazine…

The first is all about how to dress for a kids pool party.

Even if you don’t necessarily have one of those to go to, my hope is that it will help you figure out what to wear for events that could be tricky.

(Pics below provided by Brittany Arnold of Southern Roots Photography)

The second is how to help your hair beautifully survive the humidity that has made itself comfortable.

As you will read, I have a black belt in fighting frizz, so learn from my ways, Grasshopper.

I hope you have a wonderful week! I’m looking forward to spending more focused time on the blog now that I have someone’s first birthday party under my belt. :)

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An Outfit for Warm Days & Freezing Offices

June 27, 2016 2 Comments

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A piping hot car sounds really, really good after I’ve been in the Yeti Cooler of an office I work in.

It’s hard to dress for a place like that in the summer. You want to wear your sleeveless tops (suns out guns out, after all), but curling up in a snuggy at your desk just isn’t professional.

That’s why I like to work on office outfits that will have me comfortable both places and this one fits the bill.

You may be looking at my hole-y pants and wondering if I work in the Abercrombie and Fitch headquarters. No, silly, it’s not 1997. Our office dresscode is very relaxed since where I work we don’t have clients come in at all, ever. I work for a medical software company so all our work is done online and over the phone for hospitals all over the country.

Works out great! I can wear jeans with holes!

Side Note: if I wear torn jeans, I make sure the rest of my outfit is polished. Except on Fridays…but don’t worry, I don’t go as far as Meredith does.

If your office is a little more fancy pants (ha, pants pun!) you can always swap this look out for some polished white pants.

The overall concept of a light-weight shirt with a jean jacket, though, really comes in handy when building outfits for the office.

I’ve written about these jeans a lot (here and here), so if you haven’t jumped on the white jean bandwagon – COME ON DOWN!

Pictures taken by the talented, warm and wonderful Brittany Arnold of Southern Roots Photography (can you tell I’m a big fan?) :)

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Links to Spiff Up Your Summer

June 24, 2016 No Comments

Currently, I’m a sucker for articles that talk about making your life easier.

Whether it’s doing the wash, cleaning the house, balancing work and baby – I want any tips that can help me do all of that without collapsing in a sweaty heap of exhaustion.

And since I aim to write the blog I want to read, I’ve got several links here that will help make your summer season easier.

One

Enjoy an article from a talented writer who takes you on an incredible journey to find the perfect summer necklace. Well, the talented part is true, the “incredible journey” is more like a 150-word post with a joke here and there ;) It is a great summer alternative to the statement necklace without all the weight.

Two

Here’s a post about how to make your meal planning/cooking easy. I use this same service, and I think it’s funny that the girl who wrote this post doesn’t like cooking at all yet still enjoys the service. I, on the other hand, LOVE cooking and two am a big fan of this meal service.

So whichever camp you fall in, you’ll be pleased.

Three

The idea of making a summer to-do list sounds so fun! This was written by Piper Hansen, an impressive young girl who is truly making a name for herself. This post will inspire your summer fun, but keep it organized so it’s not overwhelming. It will also be great to look back on to see all that you did over the summer months – I love that because then it will help me feel as if I properly soaked up every moment :)

Four

So this is going to get a little awkward… The last link is to an article I wrote about what to have in your summer beauty bag. Turns out one of these items gave me a rash. I’ll let you decipher which one…just kidding.

The “free and clear” sunscreen…yeah, that didn’t leave me free of itching and clear of bumps and redness at all. Nor did it leave my baby clear of those things either. Whaaa Whaaaa.

Beware of that, but do enjoy everything else in the bag.

The tinted moisturizer from Bare Minerals is TRULY AMAZING. I want to put it on my whole body.

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Summer Beauty Swaps

June 26, 2015 No Comments

This a post from last summer (as you’ll quickly surmise when you see my stomach ;) But I wanted to bring it to you again because all of these products are still relevant, and will help make your summer beauty routine a lot easier. Enjoy!

Now that it is consistently hotter than a cole miners arm pit outside, it’s a good time to summer-ize our beauty routine.

This time of year we need protection from the sun, tools to combat humidity, and products that will help us not feel like we want to melt into the concrete.

If you didn’t get a chance to watch yesterday’s segment, just press play!

Here is a list of all the products I talked about…

Aveeno body lotion with SPF: If you’re not already applying lotion everyday/every time you get out of the shower, you should be! Add this to your routine and you’ll not only get moisturized, but you’ll also get protection from the sun!

Pond’s BB Cream: One thing I forgot to mention on the show, is this only comes in two shades. I picked up the medium to go with my tan, and it seems to blend in well. It does come out a lot darker then what it ends up looking like on your face, so don’t get freaked out.

Maybelline Color Show in Pink Embrace: light pastel colors are great for your manicure if you don’t want to touch it up a lot. These lighter colors won’t show nicks and chips as badly.

Urban Decay Makeup Setting Spray: I don’t know why my face starts to feel gross by 3pm, but I do know how to fix it – this makeup setting spray does the trick every time. Spray it on your face after doing your makeup to keep it in place, then do what I do and use it as an afternoon refresher.

Sea Salt Spray by Organix: Get that soft beach-babe look in your hair without all the driving and that sand thing, with this great sea salt spray. It smells fantastic and will give your hair some texture to make it easier to put up.

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Thankful for Our Freedom

May 24, 2015 No Comments