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Bright Colors for Spring

Spring has sprung you guys! After a chilly season that lasted way too long (and made me get really creative with my boots and leggings and scarves) the warm Florida weather has finally gotten here. Any bets on how long it will be until I’m complaining about the heat? Now it’s time to bust

Ideas for styling Coral and Mint Outfit

coral and mint outfit casual scarf and tshirt

A few weeks ago, I was obsessed with red, black and neutrals and wore them more or less every day for a week. Before that, it was emerald. Now that our beautiful weather is setting in (for about 3 seconds before it turns to blisteringly hot again) I’ve been into light, bright spring colors,

Red black and neutral outfits

Although I’m getting “Pinspired” to try new styles, and Pinterest is helping me decide what I’m going to wear every day (“hold on, have to go check Pinterest for my outfit of the day”) I find myself navigating toward certain looks. I get stuck on color combinations for a couple weeks before I move

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Thanks, I got it on eBay: How to shop on eBay mobile

tips for how to shop on ebay mobile and save a ton of money

I’ve made it abundantly clear that I love shopping on eBay mobile. EBay mobile makes it easy — almost TOO easy — to find great stuff on eBay. I mean, one time I bought nail polish during a meeting and nobody knew. Well, now they do. Sorry, boss, for ordering nail polish during a

How to clean up nail polish on cuticles

Since I was turned into a nail polish addict by my friend and enabler, I’ve been on a quest to do the perfect at-home manicure. Clearly, I’m cheap as the day is long although many will call it “thrifty” but I digress (they essentially mean the same thing.) My DIY manicures had one

Pocket tshirt to ruffle tank top refashion

How to refashion a pocket tshirt to a ruffle tank top

I’ve always been afraid that once I got my sewing machine, I’d eventually get to the point where I have no time to refashion. Unfortunately, the late fall and winter months proved me right. I started my latest pocket tshirt to ruffle tank top refashion the night of thanksgiving when Kelsey was our shopping

Mini Deep Dish Pizza Recipe

My love of appetizers is deep and unending. There is no hurt in the world that can’t be cured with a whole mess of cheese fries or other types of potatoes covered in cheese. What about cheeses dips? Mini sliders? Tiny mushrooms stuffed with crab? Wontons? Make it tiny and it immediately tastes better. I

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Cute Pinterest Outfits

I like to post my outfit of the day (or OOTD for all you people who always wondered what OOTD means, like my husband) on Instagram daily, straight to you from the bathroom at the Health Science Center of the University of Florida. Mainly, I want to remember what I wore so I can

Major Style with Budget Clothes at Kohl’s

We moved to Florida five years ago to a town that didn’t have a Kohl’s. I was astounded. Where else did people buy heavily discounted adorable clothes? How did they find budget clothes?

We were so desperate for a Kohl’s that we drove almost two hours to Jacksonville just to shop. Ridiculous, huh? Luckily,