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February 12, 2014 by Lindsay

Fit & Flare Dresses

Let’s talk fashion today! I absolutely adore Fit & Flare Dresses… they are a big trend these days! Recently my family all met up in Charlotte, North Carolina to celebrate the wedding of my sweet cousin Joy. In preparation for the big weekend, my mom, sister & I went shopping! I had to have something […]

February 11, 2014 by Lindsay

Valentine’s Gift Guides

Hey, Hey! It’s almost Valentine’ Day… one of my favorite holidays!! I thought since we are just days away, I would put together a fun Valentine’s Day Gift Guide. These are easy gift ideas for your loved one. Valentine’s Day has always been one of my favorite holidays! I think it’s all the girly hearts, […]

February 7, 2014 by Lindsay

Weekend Rounds: BDay + Fun

Happy Weekend Everyone!! We have got a birthday to celebrate + some fun to have this weekend. What about you? Yesterday was my 30th Birthday!! I had a wonderful day! My husband took the entire day off, so my momma came over and we all hopped in the car and headed out for a full […]

February 5, 2014 by Lindsay

Fresh Picks: February 2014

Hey, hey! It’s February… my favorite month! It’s time for another installment of Fresh Picks/ Monthly Favorite’s. We just arrived back into town from a wedding weekend in Charlotte, NC. My family rented a house on the lake for 5 days and we had an absolute blast! I’ll write up a post all about the […]

January 29, 2014 by Lindsay

Gluten Free Sweet & Sour Chicken

Hi… Gluten Free Sweet and Sour Chicken… yummy! I have a really, really, really good recipe to share with you guys today. If you follow me on instgram, a few weeks ago I posted a picture of a new gluten free recipe I was tinkering with. Several followers asked that I share it and to […]

January 28, 2014 by Lindsay

The Foyer Design Plan

Hey, hey! This week has been super duper crazy!! We are preparing for a getaway to North Carolina for a wedding, working on a few house updates before we go and getting the pets ready for their house sitter!! I can’t wait to show you the vacation house my family rented for the stay in […]

January 27, 2014 by Lindsay

Giveaway: Light + Review

Happy Monday!! Hopefully everyone had a great weekend!! We had a wedding to attend and it was absolutely beautiful! We also finally began cleaning out the garage. Let’s just say it’s going to take awhile… moving is the pits!! Today I am hosting a giveaway that involves a little light + shopping! That’s right! The […]

January 22, 2014 by Lindsay

Gluten Free Chili

Hi! It’s Wednesday and cold outside. Most of you guys are probably a bit more cold than we are down in here Florida, but hey it’s old to us! On a nippy day, there is nothing better than comfort food. I whipped up a pot of (gluten free) chili and thought I would share the […]

January 20, 2014 by Lindsay

Trend Watch: Fiddle Leaf Tree

Happy Monday! Today we’re talking trendy plants… the fiddle leaf tree to be exact! After we take the Christmas stuff down and put it all away, I usually take a few days and rearrange the house a bit. I move accessories, change pillows out and add some greenery (maybe because I miss the tree?). One […]

January 16, 2014 by Lindsay

E-Design: Vintage Chic

E-Design Vintage Chic. Recently, I had the pleasure of working with Brenna on an e-design project. She is a 17 year old girl who needed some help making her bedroom look grown up, mature and more “her”. She really wanted a vintage chic bedroom. This was actually such an exciting e-design project for me because […]

January 14, 2014 by Lindsay

How to Paint a Garage Floor

One of the first things on our to-do list upon closing on our house was to paint the garage floor. I thought I would share our ‘how to’ guide on painting garage floors!! We really wanted to paint the garage prior to bringing in boxes and moving in. There was no way we were going […]

January 13, 2014 by Lindsay

8 Stylish Bookends

Happy Monday! I feel excited for the week… I have many posts that will be coming up on the blog! As for today, we are talking about stylish bookends. Just a quick weekend rounds update, we didn’t do so bad on our list this weekend. We managed to get Kevin a new car (yay), run […]

January 10, 2014 by Lindsay

Weekend Rounds: Oh the Joys!

Happy Friday! We have big weekend rounds to make… car shopping + organizing. Oh the joys! I have put together a new blog schedule that I believe is going to work great around here. It allows for a more organized way of blogging with a somewhat organic style. So within the new blog schedule, I […]

January 9, 2014 by Lindsay

Dining Room Design List

Since we closed on our house, we have been knee deep in renovating, painting and moving into our new place. For only moving a mile away from our other home, we really had a very stressful move. I have debated on what to post about first, but I really wanted to clue everyone in on […]

January 6, 2014 by Lindsay

Fresh Picks: January 2014

Happy New Year! Can you believe it’s 2014? Yeah, me neither!! Alas, it is time again for the monthly favorites fresh picks post! If you haven’t noticed, there hasn’t been much posting going on over the last several months. We have been up to our eyeballs with to do’s and life circumstances. I appreciate you […]

November 11, 2013 by Lindsay

My Picks: Target Holiday

Happy Monday! Christmas is fast approaching… whether you are ready for it or not (like us).

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  • My favorite place to be! Another glorious beach day with the kiddos! ⚓️☀️ Anna Maria is my happy place for sure… I can’t get enough!! I am dreaming of a home on the island in the future! What’s your happy place? . . . #vacayvibes #summerdays #summerlovin #givemethatsunshine #annamariaisland #floridaliving #ilivewhereyouvacation #myhappyplace #summertime #beachlife #beachlover #summerstyle #sunshinestate #floridainfluencer #blueocean #beachday
  • ☀️ Sea + Sun + Smiles We drove across the state last week for a vacay with family! Had a great time and I was so in the moment, I only took a few photos! We had incredible weather and basically lived our best lives all day on the beach and in the pool together! . . I have had a few messages asking where I have been on insta…. The truth is, I have been soaking up time with my kids, working on a few home updates and spending as much time at the beach and in our pool
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  • Things are changing around here! I made a to-do list and one by one, I’m getting it done! I love a good re-fresh! This cute wall (mirror + furniture) is being moved to another wall and a fireplace will go in its space! The dining room is getting a new furniture piece and light… almost finished there! Lilah is getting a room re-do perfect for a big girl! Lots more on the list too!! Stay tuned…. What do you have on your home to do list? Anything fun! Share below! Sources on my link—> shop my insta! . . .
  • I was made for vacations like this! Best vacay to Seaside and Watercolor with my favorite people! I may or may not have taken a months worths of pictures… but these will do for now . . . . #30avacay #seaside #santarosabeach #watercolorflorida #vacay #vacaymode #bestvacayever #vacayvibes #beachvacay #familyvacay #familyiseverything #mylittlefam #lovemyfamily #seasideflorida #campwatercolor #travel #floridavacation
  • ✏️Let the school year begin!! 3rd Grade and VPK here they come! Praying for safety over their school and for a wonderful year ahead! . . . #backtoschool #schooldays #schoolkids #lakewoodranch #prayingmom #lovemytribe

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