I spent a morning with my niece this past weekend and I brought my camera along. It is something that I tend to do these days because I have an adorable camera strap from FotoStrap and a huge desire to get better at photography. When I pulled out my camera to take some pictures my three-year-old niece asked me why I wanted to do that. My first response was " You are just so cute!" to which she smiled and posed for the picture. But as I thought about it, I told her "I take pictures so that I ... continue reading...
Donate Your Wedding Dress
In May of 2012 I got engaged to my best friend/ the funniest man on earth. We decided that a three month long engagement was more than long enough and set our wedding date for August 18th 2012. I went to David's Bridal and picked off a dress from the rack. It was perfect for my outdoor barn wedding and affordable, so I bought it that day. I LOVED my wedding dress! It was beautiful, fun, and classy. But I knew from the moment that I bought it that I didn't want to hold onto it forever. I have ... continue reading...
DIY Fireplace Mantel
Long weekends are an excuse to work on that project that you have always wanted - right?! So I did just that. I painted my fireplace mantel. It was this yellow 80's wood that matched NOTHING in my home so I just followed my heart and painted it white. I LOVE the difference that it made. Just by painting that little piece of wood, my whole living room feels much more cleaner and welcoming. I didn't take many before pictures but you can see my last living room post here! WOW. So thankful ... continue reading...
Stitch Fix + Fancy Dates
I've lost count of how many Stitch Fix boxes that I have opened, but my last box turned out this top and it is beautiful. It was instantly brought into my capsule wardrobe. I have shared about it a bit here before but Stitch Fix is a great way to help you build a capsule wardrobe! I am very picky these days about what I let into my closet. There was a long time of my life that I was not that way and I wasted a lot of money on clothing I never wore. My closet rules are as follows: 1. I LOVE ... continue reading...
How to Create a Blogging Income
Hello dear friends! Are you ready for a long-ish post?! Today I will be sharing with you some of the ways that you can earn money from blogging. It is pretty much the holy grail of blogging in the blogging community and outside of it! I don't know how many people ask me if I make any money blogging when they find out that I like to blog and make time for it! We all would love to make money doing what we love and blogging does provide a way to do that. It is not easy, but it is possible. When ... continue reading...