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{New Feature} Monthly Site Review – The Insurist

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Welcome to a new feature that will be doing here on the blog - Monthly Site Reviews! Many of our readers have asked to take at look at their sites to give them candid feedback. Trust me when I say this:  We would love to review all of your sites! Unfortunately, there is one small little factor

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

Because Everybody Makes Their Visitors Do The Harlem Shake

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It's not very often that I get to spend time with my best friend from college {Amy}. She lives 5 hours north of us and between the two of us... we have FIVE boys. Yes, FIVE boys and no girls. Amy and I were roommates for most of my college days. She was one of my first friends that I met when I

Dog Days of Winter “Clean It” Link Party

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When we decided on the "Clean It" party I really had a hard time coming up with a project that wasn't more of an organizing project. But, I kinda feel like cleaning and organizing go together...right? Right! I shared my new Kitchen Command Center and trust me...my kitchen counters are MUCH

{Fashion} 9 Wardrobe Basics

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*Author and House of Rose Contributor, Cyndi from Walking in Grace & Beauty. It's no secret that I love fashion and makeup! I can't remember a time when I wasn't looking ahead to see what the latest trends were going to be for the next season. I started blogging in 2009, but in 2011 I

4 Ways to Brighten Up Your Home {Linky Party Features}

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Do y'all know how happy I was to see so many BRIGHT paint projects linked up this week. It took my mind off of this overnight ice we are suppose to be get. Did I mention I am sick of the winter? Big fat UGH to freezing cold temps! I need some sun and warmth in my life. Since that won't be