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How to Feel More Stylish in Winter

February 13, 2025 by Katie H.

4 winter outfits showing how to feel stylish in winter.

Staying warm can be a challenge when putting outfits together this time of year. That’s why today, I want to share some of my best tips on how to feel stylish in winter.

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Stylish Momiform: How to Elevate a Hoodie Sweatshirt

January 29, 2025 by Katie H.

2 hoodie sweatshirt outfits, one elevated with a camel wool coat.

It’s been a minute since I shared a stylish momiform post, and since it’s winter, I’m sure you might appreciate a post showing how you can elevate your everyday winter momiform. Today, I’m focusing on an oversized hoodie sweatshirt.

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From Fall to Winter: How to Wear Cropped Jeans in Winter

October 9, 2024 by Katie H.

Outfits showing how you can style cropped jeans from fall to winter.

A few weeks ago, I asked my Instagram followers about their biggest fashion struggles. An overwhelming number of people mentioned struggling with pairing jeans and shoes, especially in winter. That’s why today, I want to talk about how to wear cropped jeans during winter

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How to Look Stylish on a Budget: Pinterest Inspired Looks For Less

May 30, 2024 by Katie H.

How to looks stylish on a budget with Pinterest inspiration.

One of my favorite series to do over on Instagram is called Pinterest Looks on a Budget. This is when I take an outfit that I have saved to one of my Pinterest boards and I recreate it with the budget-friendly clothes I own in my closet. I love sharing how to look stylish on a budget. That’s why I wanted to bring some of my favorite Pinterest looks over to the blog.

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What Shoes to Wear with Cropped Wide-Leg Pants When You’re Petite?

March 22, 2024 by Katie H.

9 different shoe options to pair with cropped wide-leg pants.

There are so many fun pant styles to choose from at the moment, yet I find that so many women are holding themselves back from trying new styles because they are overthinking what type of shoes to pair with their pants. A few months back I covered what shoes to wear with straight-leg jeans, so today I want to continue that series and focus on what shoes to wear with cropped wide-leg pants.

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How to Style Chelsea Boots with Bottoms

November 6, 2023 by Katie H.

How to style Chelsea boots with different bottoms.

Chelsea boots have been a popular style of boot for the last couple of years and they are one of my best-selling winter shoes. They are also the shoes that I get asked the most amount of questions revolving around how to style them. Everyone wants to know what type of bottom to wear with your Chelsea boots and how to wear them. I have done 2 posts in the past on how to style Chelsea boots HERE and HERE. But today I want to take it a step deeper and dive into how to style Chelsea boots, especially when wearing different bottoms.

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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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