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Pastels & a Cute Short Haircut
Affordable Fashion, Fashion, Life, Secondhand

Pastels & a Cute Short Haircut

I have been craving a cute short haircut. Background: I’ve been growing my hair out for some time now. I really wanted to be able to do a messy bun. That’s it, that was my reason. I never have time to go get a trim so I always just let it go a bit. After

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January 23, 2023 at 9:18 amLeave a comment
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Finally Found: The Perfect Plaid Shacket
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Finally Found: The Perfect Plaid Shacket

Plaid Shacket Hesitation I have held off on the plaid shacket trend for a good long time now. Firstly, because I thought they were kind of ugly to start with haha. Another thing that made me hesitate is that I live in Florida & didn’t think I’d use it enough to justify paying a lot.

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January 12, 2023 at 8:44 amLeave a comment
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Best Amazon Purchases – December 2022
Affordable Fashion, Amazon, Lifestyle, Reviews, Travel

Best Amazon Purchases – December 2022

These are the December 2022 Amazon purchases I found most useful this month. Hopefully they help with some of your little problems!

January 10, 2023 at 1:10 pmLeave a comment
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From Work to Yoga – Normcore
Affordable Fashion, Fashion, OOTD, Work to Workout

From Work to Yoga – Normcore

This is my big trick to go from work straight to the yoga studio: I wear my workout clothes under my work clothes &/or wear pieces that do double duty. That’s it, that’s the secret! I found these pants at TJMaxx while shopping for a vacation & thought they were pretty great. They feel like

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January 6, 2023 at 8:56 amLeave a comment
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The Ultimate Closet Clean Out
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The Ultimate Closet Clean Out

I have a secret, very effective way to do a closet clean out. I don’t do the typical thing where you take everything out of the closet, try it on, decide if you will wear the item or not, then put it back as the decision is made. Even though this appeals to my completist

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January 3, 2023 at 12:50 pmLeave a comment
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Date Night – Ceviche, St. Petersburg
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Date Night – Ceviche, St. Petersburg

This is that gorgeous sweater dress that I ordered from Walmart. I had been waiting it out on getting one because I figured they would become “out” any minute. But when MiaMiaMine recommended this one I had to be a total follower & get it. OMG, it is so good! And the price was right

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December 29, 2022 at 5:02 pmLeave a comment
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Affordable Faux Leather Leggings
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Affordable Faux Leather Leggings

This is a pair of vegan leather leggings I bought just so I could get free shipping from Walmart & I ended up liking them a lot! They are fuzzy on the inside & are very warm, since they keep the heat in. The color is great – it will go with so many other

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December 27, 2022 at 6:34 pmLeave a comment
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The Quest for Affordable Faux Leather Leggings
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The Quest for Affordable Faux Leather Leggings

I have been absolutely fiending for leather pants this season but I REFUSE to pay more than, like, $20 lol. With my continuing weight loss I hesitate to shop retail AT ALL. I just don’t want to spend money on something that will be too big in a matter of weeks. So, while I have

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December 19, 2022 at 7:38 pmLeave a comment
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Halloween Books to Read: Hauntings
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Halloween Books to Read: Hauntings

Purchase A Head Full of Ghosts “The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New England family, are torn apart when fourteen-year-old Marjorie begins to display signs of acute schizophrenia.” So of course, they star on a reality TV show! Obviously. 15 years later youngest sister Merry recounts the ordeal. Purchase House of Reckoning Foster

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October 21, 2018 at 5:48 pmLeave a comment
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Halloween Books to Read: Monsters
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Halloween Books to Read: Monsters

Purchase Horror Show About a low-brow filmmaker, a horror movie hostess and a reporter trying to get the story.  Also a  Satanist.  And corpses & dried up old actors.  So so many entertaining items in one story. Monster: Demon Purchase Loch Ness Revenge A sister & brother duo who are out for revenge against the

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