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Bright Yellow Cardigans & Bossy Spring Breakers

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Alrighty, alrighty...I am back today wearing yet another BRIGHT colored cardigan. It's safe to say that I am overly ready for spring with all these bright colored fashion posts, yea? Sick.of.the.cold. Understatement! I know some of you may consider cardigans "boring", but I beg to differ.

Nine Things You Can’t Live Without at a Blog Conference

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Packing is one of my LEAST favorite things to do when I have a trip planned. It's not so much the packing as it is the, "What should I bring?" and the, "What do I not want to forget?" mind games. Throw in trying to pack for a blog conference and BLECK...I start breaking out in a cold sweat. So,

{Easter} Hop To It Link Party

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As I claimed yesterday...I am the WORST at coming up with holiday decor ideas. Something about decorating for a "short" amount of time and then having to take it down, does not motivate me. I like permanent decorations. You know, my laziness likes permanent decorations.  This week's challenge

Easter Egg Wreath

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  As much as I would like to claim that I poured my blood, sweat, and tears in to making this gorgeous Easter Egg Wreath. I must confess. I did not. In fact, I bought it at Kroger. <GASP>

Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop #1

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I swear that I do not normally host 3 link parties in one week. I know it seems excessive and I apologize. Our Dog Days of Winter and our new Inspire Me Please party are going to overlap for 2 weeks. Plus this week was Stop & Smell the Roses...so I am sure it seems like all I have posted

Am I Ever Really Good Enough?

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I keep coming across post after post from women who are talking about how Pinterest makes them feel "inadequate" or "less than perfect" or like a "terrible mother". It really got me thinking. Thinking about what does that really mean. And thinking about how I felt about Pinterest. I think it's

Pin It & Wear It {Link Party}

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Don't forget that Wednesday is Stop & Smell the Roses Vlog Link Up! I'm obsessed with anything bright right now. Except for lipstick. I just wanted to make that disclaimer. I still like my chapstick. But when it comes to clothes...I would claim that the last 6 shirts I purchased were all

Pin It & Wear It – Rocking the Bright

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I not only ask my best friend from college {who was visiting from Chicago} to participate in our Harlem Shake video, but I also begged and pleaded with her to do a fashion photo shoot with me. Because, seriously, she is hottt! She wasn't super stoked about posing outside in the rocks in freezing

Upcoming Blog Projects for 2013

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I'm still scratching my head trying to figure out how the heck it's already March. Anyone else feel like the first of the year just whizzed right by them? Lordy. It seems like I've had all these projects in the works since the end of last year and I never get time to share them with y'all. So

Introduction to Manual Mode: Discover Light in a Whole New Way

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*Author and House of Rose Contributor - Jessica Philippo, from One July Living. Make sure and read the first post in this series: 3 Steps to Better Pictures - Without Changing a Single Camera Setting. Before I began my photography journey there was simply morning, day, and night. In the day, the