3 Tips For Packing Your Beauty Products When Traveling

May 6, 2013

Kimberlee blogs about her passion for fashion and beauty at I Have A Degree In This! She lives in New York City and is studying at NYU. When Katy said she was looking for guest posts, I was happy to help because she so gratefully guest posted for me when I traveled. My traveling usually [...]

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Frequent Flyer – Striped Jacket

May 4, 2013

When I bought this jacket from TJ Maxx I expected it to be a trendy piece that I tried to work into my closet for a couple months and then quickly switch out for something else. But the more I wore it, the more I realized I loved the jacket and all the ways it [...]

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How I’m Living the Shaklee180 Turnaround while on Vacation

May 3, 2013

Super awkward filming… Apologies. The internet connection down here is archaic. I literally spent ALL day yesterday trying to upload the edited and tweaked version of this video. But when it failed five different times I gave up and uploaded directly from my phone – awkward turtle! Anyway, this is my explanation of where I [...]

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How to Pack Less Clothing and More Outfits

May 2, 2013

One of the problems with being an outfit of the day blogger is that traveling can be complicated. Coming up with a new photographable outfit daily when you don’t have the luxury of your whole closet, can be a challenge. Add in the 50lb weight limit and the added expense of taking more than one [...]

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Sunscreen Safety: What you need to know

May 1, 2013

Guest post today by Keenly Kristin… Kristin writes (what she hopes is) a witty blog out of Philadelphia. She enjoys shopping, reading, writing, napping, and spending summers at the Jersey shore (the place, not the show). She writes about all sorts of things, as long as it piques her interest enough to keep her from [...]

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Design Your Own Jewelry with Gemvara

April 30, 2013

A couple years ago I was on the search for a right-hand ring. I had an image in my head, that I had made up on my own, of what I was looking for… large sapphire, white gold or platinum, interesting setting. After searching through a number of jewelry stores, perusing the mall, and searching [...]

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My Mom is the Best Giveaway Event

April 29, 2013

I tell this story often because it illustrates how great my mom is! When I was younger I loved to write (still do) but it was not something I tested well in. When I was in grade school I had to take one of those standardized tests. When the results came in my mom wouldn’t [...]

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Frequent Flyer – Red Pencil Skirt

April 27, 2013

I purchased this red pencil skirt from the Limited almost four years ago. It was my alternative to the corporate black skirt. I wanted to look professional without being boring and predictable. I figured the red skirt fit that description. Over the years it has been fun to dress it up and down, trying to [...]

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Regional Fashion Trends

April 26, 2013

As I was walking around Austin this week, checking out the various people and fashions it dawned on me that different places have trends and fads that might not be seen elsewhere. Having lived in Milwaukee, Chicago, New York, Boston and St. Louis… I have seen this phenomenon first hand. I think a lot of [...]

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What Did Your Mom Teach You about Fashion?

April 25, 2013

My mom is one of those ladies who teaches by example. I can’t remember too many times when she has talked to me specifically about fashion and offered advice. But growing up as the oldest of a large family I gleaned a number of lessons from here. (Pic above is all the gals in my [...]

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