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How to Wear Brown Pants

April 22, 2025 by Katie H.

How to Wear Brown Pants eight outfit ideas

I don’t know about you, but one color I’ve always struggled with is brown. I love brown, but knowing what colors to pair with it can be a challenge. That’s why today I wanted to share how to wear brown pants.

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How to Wear a Holiday Sweater

December 5, 2024 by Katie H.

how to wear a holiday sweater outfits

Do you own a holiday sweater? I feel that a holiday sweater is such an easy way to add a pop of festive flair to your outfit. Whether you’re heading to a casual gathering or running errands, it’s the perfect way to embrace the holiday spirit without overthinking your look. Today, I’m excited to share some fun ideas for how to wear a holiday sweater this year!

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How to Style Dresses in the Fall

November 7, 2024 by Katie H.

how to style dresses in the fall collage of 8 different outfits with dresses and different shoes and accessories

Dresses can be so versatile. Whether you are looking for a dress to wear to church, work, a shower, family pictures or you just want to put one on to run errands, it’s always great to have a good go-to dress on hand. Today I have 2 Amazon dresses that I am styling 4 different ways to show how to wear dresses in the fall.

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Fashion Rules to Break: White Pants After Labor Day

September 13, 2024 by Katie H.

how to wear white pants after labor day outfit ideas

It’s time to talk about another fashion rule worth breaking. A few months ago, I shared my thoughts on mixing navy and black. You can read that post HERE on how to wear navy and black together. Today, I want to tackle one of the oldest fashion rules I know—wearing white after Labor Day. Specifically, I’ll be focusing on how to style white pants after Labor Day.

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How to Style a Statement Blouse

September 5, 2024 by Katie H.

4 ways to style a statement blouse

Although my wardrobe is mostly neutrals, I’ve always had a soft spot for a good statement blouse. As a proud millennial, I grew up in the era of the “going out top”—those fun, eye-catching tops paired with basic jeans that were a staple in my 20s. But as much as I love them, statement tops can be tricky to style.

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How to Wear Black Wide-Leg Jeans

August 7, 2024 by Katie H.

outfits using black wide leg jeans in a collage

I recently bought these black wide-leg jeans from Target. They are so cute to dress up for work or wear casually. Today I want to share how to wear black wide-leg jeans this fall!

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I finally posted all my outfits I wore on my cruis I finally posted all my outfits I wore on my cruise vacations and realized that most of them are from @amazon and on sale for prime day!!

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What I wore this week as a 40 year old mom of 2! What I wore this week as a 40 year old mom of 2! 

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July weekend! Here’s what I wore this week! 

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One of my favorite hobbies besides putting togethe One of my favorite hobbies besides putting together outfits is figuring out how to make healthy eating easy and tasty!! So I thought I would share one of my favorite summer recipes! 

Chicken Zucchini mediterranean bowl:
1 lb ground chicken
1/2 of grated zucchini 
1/2 small yellow onion 
1/4 cup of almond flour 
2 Tbs of egg white or 1 whole egg
Oregano 
Dill weed
Salt and pepper 

Sauce
1 cup Greek yogurt 
1/2 grated cucumber 
1 garlic clove
1 tbs olive oil 
1 tsp white wine vinegar 
Oregano and dill weed
Salt and pepper 

Top with cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, peppers, red onions or anything you like! 

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June best sellers!! ☀️ Here is what people ha June best sellers!! ☀️

Here is what people have been shopping during the month of June! 

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4th of July Outfit Ideas!! 🇺🇸 🛍️Commen 4th of July Outfit Ideas!! 🇺🇸

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What I wore on my cruise vacation part 2!! 🚢 I What I wore on my cruise vacation part 2!! 🚢

It’s been fun spending most of the month of June cruising the Caribbean, but now I’m back and ready to get back to normal life! 

But first I need to share some of the outfits I wore last week on my cruise! Look for a blog post with a full roundup soon! 

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What I wore this week as a 40-year old mom of 2! What I wore this week as a 40-year old mom of 2! 

My 5 year old has been directing me how to pose in my pictures this week! 😂🫶

We are off for another fun week at sea! 🚢🏝️☀️

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This is my go-to travel outfit formula! 👗Dres This is my go-to travel outfit formula! 

👗Dresses are so easy and comfortable to wear when flying ✈️ This midi dress from @walmart is perfect for travel! 
🧥 I always get cold on the airplane so I always wear my denim jacket. 
👟I wear sneakers because they are comfortable an they keep my feet covered completely on the airplane and at the airport. 
👛Crossbody purse so I can have free hands 🙌🏻 👒Then I always wear my straw hat so I don’t need to pack it! 

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