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My Latest Shopping Trip

Great Day Peeps!

A month ago I purged my closet; and after I got rid of all the junk that gets passed over and left on the floor or stuck in the back, I realized that I have very little handbags.

 Whaat?! When did that happen?!

Clearly since I've only been carrying a baby bag for the past year, I haven't noticed that my handbag selection has dwindled significantly. It's always good to purge and bless others so I am not too upset about it. But now I think I deserve a treat. 

Cue one of my fav go to stores when I want name brand merch at reasonable prices, Ross. I love the selection that they carry and the prices never disappoint. I wasn't always an avid Ross fanatic; but a few years back I scored a $400 trench coat for $150. From that exact moment on... I was hooked. If you ever want to get some great pieces from your fav brands but don't want to pay full price. Shop here. 

This is what I got today?


Nine West oversized bag originally priced $85. I paid $27

I love these sweater dresses one was from Calvin Klein $20 and the other $16.99

Steve Madden bag original $88. I paid $35.99

Steve Madden bag original price $98.00. I paid $34.99

Kenneth Cole bag original price $79 I paid $25

This one a brand I wasn't familiar with and the tag didn't have a original price but I needed a new brown everyday bag. So for $17.99


Slinky summer/spring dress $8.49 and sweater dress $12.99



Normally, I don't purchase this much at one time. But since I hadn't purchased anything in about a year and a half, I felt it was time. My total was less than $200. Overall, I think I had a very successful shopping trip.

Don't you?

Fall Fun

Happy Monday! I hope your weekend was a relaxed and enjoyable one. As for us, our weekend was pretty good. Friday night we had a night out without the kids; we went to one of the local farms for their haunted events. There was a haunted corn maze and zombie hayride. After that, we roasted marshmallows in one of the bonfires and drank hot chocolate and cider. It was a blast. I'd definitely do it again. Unfortunately because they didn't allow flash photography, I wasn't able to take any good pics.

Two weeks ago we took our kids to the same farm for the first day of their fall festival. I was able to take pictures then. Here's a few of my favorites...

 
I'm loving the crisp air and I'm happily thinking of warm dishes to make for dinner. Has Fall arrived where you live?
 
 

We're One Yrs Old!

Happy Birthday!!!!!

My baby (blog) is now officially a toddler! Lol, there has been a lot of growth and I'm excited about where I'm headed. I started this blog with no real goals in mind other than stepping out of my comfort zone and doing something I would normally never do.... take the spotlight. Growing up, I was the child who cried at the very thought of going in front of a crowd. And now here I am exposed to the blogosphere. It's very exciting and nerve-wracking.

Now that I've gotten my feet wet, I have a few goals I'd like to achieve by the second blogiversary. I'm going to start small and make my goals something easily attainable, with every intention of surpassing them. Here they are in no particular order.


  • Be featured by at least one of my favorite bloggers
  • Get 500 subscribers and at least 100 Facebook followers
  • Increase my daily traffic flow by 50%
  • Guest post at least 5 times
  • Get at least 2 sponsors
  • Host 1 giveaway

Can't wait to come back next year and see what I've done.

Tuesday

Hello Folks!

Hope your day has been good and productive. Mine has me doing my least favorite thing... Laundry. I was very lazy these last two weeks when it came to laundry and so now I am faced with two mountains of clothes to fold and put away. 

I have a system don't get me wrong. And it works great! When I use it properly of course. I'm good at the washing part. My system is to wash at least a load a day. But when it comes to folding, hanging, and putting away I fall short. So while folding these mountains of clothes I came up with a plan to tweak my laundry routine. So I never have to see this again...

 

Shameful, I know.

I'll try it out for a few days and then give you an update on how it goes. 

Healthy Kool-Aid

Good morning! Happy Monday!

It's a rainy start to this week for us and since I'm not really feeling up to going out and running errands, etc. I decided to go to one of my favorite pastimes, Pinterest. I went on looking for some DIY projects to tackle and came across a few I can't wait to try, more on that later.

Today I wanted to share with you a recipe for a healthy alternative to Kool-Aid. If you've read any of my recent post, you will know that I have been slowly trying to change my family's eating habits. I have been wanting a healthier alternative to juices and fruit drinks that my son will love.

Don't these look delish?! Click the link below to be taken to the recipe.


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Pinning Fall

I'm a complete Pinterest addict and I know I need help! My addiction is like unto that of the Candy Crush Saga variety. I'm sure if you have Facebook, you have seen this image floating around your newsfeed.

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If you haven't then a quick Google Search will provide you with a plethora of information.

Unlike Candy Crush; my addiction has provided me with tons of valuable information and cute craft and decorating ideas. Some I have actually used! I wanted to share with you some of my favorite pins for Fall. These are the ones I actually plan to do.


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I will post some more of my Pinterest finds for you later on.








 






 


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