This week for my Wellness post I figured I would share my favorite people to follow/read/listen to for all things Health and Wellness. It’s basically a ploy to tell you all about last week’s episode of The Skinny Confidential podcast because she did a round up of ALL of the products and favorite things that she always talks about, but I included some of my other favorite healthy inspiration accounts too 🙂
:: Mixed Print Top + Weekend Recap ::
I am a lover of all thing blue + white, and this tank is no exception.
I love the lace detailing at the front and back, and the combination mixed prints of gingham and polka dot gives it such a unique look.
And best of all, it’s on sale for only $17 – what could be better than that?!
The white jeans are by one of my go-to affordable brands, and the scalloped wedges (that you can kiiiiiiind of see) are only $34!
// LACE AND POLKA DOT TANK – ONLY $17, RUNS SLIGHTLY SMALL, I AM IN SIZE SMALL //
// WHITE JEANS // SCALLOPED WEDGES , ONLY $34 //
We had a great weekend at the lake with friends!
I made Chili and Ina Garten’s Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread for our lunch on Saturday. I put the recipe in a post right before this one so that it is easier to search for. I can’t recommend the cornbread enough – it was insanely delicious.
That being said…. I have been eating …. and eating….. and eating the past few weeks. It is time to LOCK. IT. UP this week. I am hoping to have a clean eating week and try out some new low carb recipes too! My hope for trying a new recipe each week has not been happening at all, so no time like the present to get on it!
a few recipes on my radar :
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
In brighter news, NO BACHELOR TONIGHT FOR 7 HOURS! HALLELUJAH!
:: Casual Striped Dress + Friday Favorites + Link Love ::
Cheers to Friday!!!
This week flew by, which I feel like I haven’t been able to say in forever. I was so happy to have Friday come quickly!
After two weekends away (Chicago and Florida) the past two weekends, I am looking forward to a night in tonight! Tomorrow we are going to our friends Lake House for the night so we’ll likely be cozy and in sweats all day with a glass of wine in hand! It sounds heavenly.
I am in charge of lunch Saturday so Kip has requested a big batch of chili. I’ll probably make some cornbread to go with it too (are there other sides for chili? I feel like I need something else too?). And then I am going to bring some dessert and apps up with us as well!
I wanted to share an easy and UNDER $20 (score!) dress with you that I wore in Sanibel.
It’s from my favorite, Old Faithful 🙂 It is the perfect throw on and go dress and I know I will be living in it this Spring and Summer. The fabric is super, super soft too and it hits at the perfect length.
It’s still fully stocked in all sizes so snag it while you can!!
My purse is sold out, but I found an *identical* version for 1/3 of the price of mine – I am so mad that I didn’t find this one first! It’s my favorite bag for beach destinations.
// STRIPED DRESS – on sale for only $17! I’m wearing size S, runs TTS //
in stock in all sizes!
// IDENTICAL PURSE, for 1/3 of what mine was! (I’m jealous) // SANDALS // EARRINGS // NECKLACE //
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I spent a good 6 hours searching for my car keys the past two days. Feel free to skip over this story if you aren’t interested in my sheer lunacy.
I have no idea how they ended up here, or how on earth I found them, but they were in the bottom of a tissue box that still had tissues IN IT.
We have one of those keyless entry doors and I am obsessed with it. You just enter the code and you’re in – it’s amazing to not have to carry keys (clearly…. because I LOSE THEM.)
Well, the door was sticking so I couldn’t get in the front door and had to go get the secret key and then go in through the side door. Of course, by this time I was about to pee my pants – you know how your body knows you’re home and suddenly you can no longer hold it, but if you were away from a restroom you could still have gone like an hour? WHY? But I digress…. so when I got in the door I sprinted to turn off the alarm and go to the bathroom. So the next morning I’m getting ready for work and my keys are NOWHERE to be found. I searched for a good 2 hours, with help from my husband, when I got home and they were nowhere! I kept retracing my steps but didn’t know what I would have done because I came in through a door I never go through!? But I knew they had to be outside the house if I dropped them, or sitting somewhere inside the house.
After a couple MORE HOURS of searching yesterday, I was basically just touching and digging through everything in sight, even if I knew I never touched it on Tuesday. I went through the trash and both full recycling bins 2 times. Woof. I was checking the freezer, the shower, anything!!! Because clearly I had lost my mind and had no idea where they could be. I picked up a tissue box to move everything off of a table to again try to make sure I wasn’t blind and I heard something in the box. I started shaking it furiously and heard something and heart racing I ripped all of the tissues out of the box and THERE THEY WERE.
What. The. Hell.
I must have thrown them on the table running to the bathroom (I seriously have the bladder of a 3 year old, don’t ask….) and they landed on the tissue box and then fell in??? It’s the only thing that makes sense!??
I truly have NO idea how I found them. I was going to have to get the car re-keyed today if I hadn’t found it yet! HALLELUJAH!!!! My prayers to St. Anthony and all of my powers of positive thinking paid off!
Oh….. and if you’re thinking “just use your spare” ….. yeahhhhh I haven’t seen that since we moved from Chicago….. so don’t ask!!! In my defense I packed up our entire three story condo by myself and not a single other thing was lost…. so….. whatever…..
K….. enough of my stupidity…….if you read that whole story, I apologize……
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I’m going to do a post soon of my beauty favorite – which is kind of a joke because I am FARRRR from a “beauty” person, but I am great at taking my makeup off and doing a full PM routine everyday 6 days a week at least 5 days a week, SO that’s pretty good right??? But I have found a few products that I love so I’ll share!
My favorite nighttime serum after washing and using toner is this Peter Thomas Roth Retinol Fusion PM. I found it for the best price on QVC (you get twice the size for 60% less than if you bought the 1 oz size!)
but they also have it on Nordstrom and a ton of other places for the 1 oz size.
It feels so great on your skin and I smear it all over my neck and chest too. Plus I feel like it’s a good price for product and how long it lasts.
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:: FAVORITE FINDS ::
I need to get my hands on these bookends! Too cute!
Best striped sweater of the week (I want to say month…. but I don’t want to get ahead of myself.)
The sandals everyone loves – back and fully stocked!
Over the past two years, I have stocked up on these tanks in a ton of colors. I wear them constantly. Literally constantly! They are the perfect fit – slimming but still flowy enough to not cling anywhere! (runs slightly large, I wear an XS)
A modern take on a classic dress – I love all three colors.
These blush hoops are so adorable.
All the heart eyes for this Chanel-esque mini bag.
Perfect strapless jumpsuit for summer.
Chambray shorts with an elastic waist and adorable tassel ties?! The all summer long short of choice.
Two super cute summer bags for a steal : this has such a unique shape + this works on or off the beach.
I love my pink athletic shoes, but this pair would be so cute for athleisure and even cute with a tee shirt dress or jeans. (for my shoes, I went up 1/2 a size!)
also love this blush + tan combo!
A perfect wear now + wear later blouse.
Hellooooooo cutest dress ever.
If you’re looking for a great inexpensive maxi, this dress that I have in two colors from last year is back and I love it. (runs TTS)
Are these grandma sandals? Or a fashionable version of the Adidas sandals with tweed and pearls? I’m going with the latter….
A tie waist + a peek-a-boo back + under $50!
If you live somewhere warm, this would be perfect for St. Patrick’s Day!
A favorite tee from the Nordstrom Sale last year that was always sold out is back fully stocked.
Never met a strapless romper I didn’t like.
I am very hooked on statement studs lately! Love this gold pair. (see Monday’s post for more gorgeous options!)
In case you feel like jumping on the dry brushing band wagon (anyone doing this?)
This wrap front shirt would be a great work-wear option.
A great printed swing dress for summer with sandals.
The perfect statement earrings to make any outfit in a gorgeous coral color.
This robe would make a great gift for anyone, especially a bride to be.
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Have a great weekend!!!!
:: Sanibel Recap ::
If you follow along on instagram (and hopefully you do!) you know that we spent a long weekend in Sanibel, Florida visiting with Kip’s grandparents.
It was the perfect warm weather getaway! Kip has been going to Sanibel since he was a little boy to visit his grandparents so he always loves when he is able to get back. I hadn’t been in years but it was even better than I remember.
It’s an easy flight from Atlanta to Ft. Meyers and then a quick drive over to the island. Captiva Island is just past it which we also love but didn’t hop over to this time.
One thing I love about it is that there aren’t any stop lights on the whole island. It’s the perfect place to ride bikes all day (we did a tandem bike this visit – ha! I secretly loved it because I didn’t have to pay attention/steer/anything and could just stare at everything). I grew up going to our place in Hilton Head and the bike riding takes me right back to those days!
The weather was absolutely perfect and we got plenty of boat time, dinners out, lots of reading, fishing (for him – not for me).
I also found my future calling : Water Aerobics. I did water aerobics with his grandma and the ladies on Friday and decided that when down the road that is FOR SURE going to be my retirement role. I loved it. Can we make this a thing for younger people to do? I mean I already am shopping at Chico’s….. so why not add this to my list of favorites too?
Check out some photos – and outfits! – from the trip below. I’ll have more of what I packed to share throughout the week!
This is one of my absolutely favorite new bathing suits!
It has removable straps that you can take on and off and is such a flattering cut. Plus, the bottoms actually offer good coverage! It comes in a bunch of different patterns and colors – I am in love with the striped version.
My purse is sold out, but even BETTER is an identical purse that is 1/3 of the price of mine!
I also am loving this book – I am so close to the end, so hoping to finish it tonight!
// GINGHAM BIKINI TOP // GINGHAM BIKINI BOTTOM // SIMIALR PURSE // BOOK – SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF SIMPLE //
bikini runs TTS or just slightly large – I have a M in the bottoms – the top I wear my bra size but it does have some extra room so I don’t know if I am wearing the wrong size bra everyday or if I should have gone down a size!
I love this casual gingham dress with the flutter sleeve and tie waist.
// GINGHAM DRESS , wearing size S // SIMILAR PURSE // TORY BURCH SANDALS //
If any of you love the look of the Marysia Swimsuits like I do,
I have found the perfect look-alike for nearly nothing!
It runs TTS and is super comfortable – and again, normal coverage on the tush for once!!!
sharing more of this on Wednesday!
// SCALLOP SWIM TOP // SCALLOP SWIM BOTTOM //
wearing size S in both
The Lighthouse is Kip’s favorite place for breakfast – and it is delicious. You can call ahead to put your name on the list because they are always packed. I got their Blueberry Pancakes (which the menu said were a top 15 for best comfort food in Southern Living magazine) and oh-em-gee they were out of this world. So damn good!
I think I have found a LaCroix replacement for cocktails.
We tried this Bai Coconut for the first time this trip and it was the perfect drink for a boat day.
This romper is the perfect cover-up that you can wear to lunch or something on or off the beach/boat.
It is super lightweight and has an elastic waist so you can make it shorter or wear it a little lower on the hips
// PRINTED ROMPER //
similar and similar
It was a perfect getaway and time spent with his grandparents!
We were so lucky we were able to make it down!
Let the dreams of beach houses where I can lead the water aerobics classes begin…..
:: Statement Makers ::
We got back from Sanibel Florida last night where we were visiting with Kip’s Grandparents.
We had such a great stay – lots of sunshine, boating, and quality time together.
We did not want to leave!
I’ll be recapping our trip with more photos tomorrow, but today I wanted to share some statement earrings inspired by Kip’s Grandma! She has the best taste. She is always dressed in beautiful shades of blue and her earrings and accessories can’t be beat. I always am complimenting what she is wearing and there are so many pieces of hers I adore – these gorgeous blue earrings included.
I’ve rounded up some of my favorite finds below.
Some are up to 70% off, like this gorgeous pair that I cannot take my eyes off of!
ONE // TWO // THREE // FOUR // FIVE // SIX // SEVEN // EIGHT // NINE
TEN // ELEVEN // TWELVE // THIRTEEN // FOURTEEN
I hope you all have a Happy Monday and a great start to the week!!
:: Wish List Wednesday ::
As I’m sure you know, the Shopbop Buy More Save More Sale is going on!
Use code GOBIG18 for up to 25% off!
It’s the perfect sale to stock up on staples –
like my favorite designer jeans or a classic bag,
or my under $100 favorite leather leggings –
and maybe snag that splurge worthy dress for an upcoming wedding!
TOP ROW : one // two // three // four
2ND ROW : one // two // three // four
3RD ROW : one // two // three // four
BOTTOM ROW : one // two // three // four
some more dresses, all under $150……
and some other favorites ……..
and don’t forget to sign up for EBates if you still haven’t,
you get 2% cashback on Shopbop right now.
I’ll keep reminding because I’m so mad at myself for not doing this years ago!