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Lavender Bath Soak

Lavender Bath Soak

Long soaks in the bathtub are both stress-relieving and relaxing, but I very rarely take the time to unplug and unwind in a bath. This quick, easy DIY bath soak is just the thing to up my self-care routine. I’m feeling more relaxed already 🙂 Ingredients: makes enough for 2-3 […]

May 14, 2014 × 0 comments

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Three Things: Tea (or Coffee) Mugs

Three Things: Tea (or Coffee) Mugs

Cup and Saucer from La Maison Angelina This is my all-time favorite tea cup and saucer, both because of it’s elegant simplicity and the wonderful memories of a family trip to the City of Light years ago. Another souvenir! I admit that I dragged the hub to a zillion Starbucks […]

May 5, 2014 × 0 comments

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Books: The Swan Thieves

Books: The Swan Thieves

The novels* I enjoy the most are those that are beautifully and lyrically written; have elements of both mystery and romance (i.e. a love story); and incorporate a detailed sense of place and/or some sort of travel. The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova wonderfully checks all these boxes 🙂 Described as […]

April 30, 2014 × 0 comments

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Instant Pick-Me-Up: Red Lips and Tips

Instant Pick-Me-Up: Red Lips and Tips

IMHO, there is nothing, nothing* quite like a red lip and/or red nails to instantly elevate a look. Sweatshirts and a baseball cap suddenly look intentional and pulled together (rather than thrown on 2 seconds before dashing out the door). A few faves: Chanel “Dragon” OPI “Big Apple Red“ Nars “Dragon Girl” […]

April 18, 2014 × 2 comments

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Three Things: Quotes on My Inspiration/Pin Board

Three Things: Quotes on My Inspiration/Pin Board

    (This one is kind of a 3-for-1) What are some of your favorite quotes or inspirational sayings? Do share; you might inspire someone 🙂

April 15, 2014 × 0 comments

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Book: Total Yoga

Book: Total Yoga

Now, yoga – or rather the way my body hums after doing yoga – is one of my 10 Random Joyful Things, but I didn’t always feel this way. I admit, I used to think of yoga as “easy” and “a nice way to stretch, but not really exercise.” After a […]

April 2, 2014 × 4 comments

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Little Luxuries: Olive Oil Soap

Little Luxuries: Olive Oil Soap

To me, Little Luxuries are those small things that don’t cost a fortune – or anything! – but that never fail to bring a bit more shiny, happy Joy and Sunshine to my day 🙂 Ever since the fragrance of my go-to lavender soap changed – Don’t you hate when your favorites […]

March 19, 2014 × 2 comments

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Three Things: Tea

Three Things: Tea

Two Leaves Tea Company Orange Sencha Green Tea (I buy this in bulk from Amazon.) While out shopping and chatting with one of my closest friends, I commented on how teeny-tiny most nice tea cups are. Here’s the quick version of the convo: Me: “They only hold like six ounces of […]

March 5, 2014 × 4 comments

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Soft, Smooth Skin in 3 Quick & Easy Steps

Soft, Smooth Skin in 3 Quick & Easy Steps

I’m a huge fan of using natural oils as beauty products! They’re usually hypoallergenic, fairly inexpensive, and readily available in organic form. Plus, I think of it as going straight to the source, rather than spending tons of money on products made with only minute amounts* of the beneficial ingredients. Here […]

February 19, 2014 × 4 comments

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Books: Fashion Box

Books: Fashion Box

I find style inspiration all over the place: magazines; art and interior design/decor; old tv shows (Y’all already know the Cosby’s were very fashion forward, and if I could have just one pair of the perfect high waist flare jeans Thelma wore on Good Times…); Pinterest (of course); blogs (of course, […]

February 7, 2014 × 0 comments

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10 Random Joyful Things

10 Random Joyful Things

I adore this photograph of pink flowers against a blue sky. (Plus, I love flowering trees :-)) It’s easy to get so caught up in destructive “I’ll be happy when…” type of thinking that we neglect to notice the teeny tiny wonderful, joyful things that are already all around us […]

January 27, 2014 × 4 comments

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Books: One Good Deed a Day Journal

Books: One Good Deed a Day Journal

This cute little journal is just the thing to help bring the “Do Good, Feel Good” quote on my vision board into fruition. I really like the facts that it includes 1.) small, beneficial actions as well as larger projects, and 2.) deeds that also target the good-deed-doer. (Sometimes we’re the hardest on and […]

January 24, 2014 × 4 comments