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New Year, Better Me

New Year, Better Me

This post is sponsored by LOFT.  It’s cliche to scream out New Year, New Me. Here’s what’s wrong with the whole “new year, new me” thing. You’re telling yourself that the old you wasn’t good enough. You’re saying to yourself that you’re ready to throw away all your hard work, unlearn the life lessons that you’ve learned and shed memories of times when love was enough. I don’t want a new me. I’m going into 2019 knowing that I’m not perfect, admitting that I have flaws, but you see the beauty in growing older is that every day you get a…

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Comfortable Travel Style with LOFT

Comfortable Travel Style with LOFT

This post is sponsored by LOFT. #loftlocalstyle #loveloft  Holiday travel can be pretty hectic. I’m always in awe of the people’s travel style. The people who show up at the train and airports immaculately dressed in their six-inch heels always get kudos from me.  Don’t get me wrong, I love a cute pair of shoes and nice little fit, but when traveling I don’t want my fashion to get in the way of me being comfortable. I also don’t like to look too comfortable in just sweats in a hoodie. You never know who you’ll meet or what stops you…

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Making the Most of Sweater Weather

Making the Most of Sweater Weather

This post was done in partnership with LOFT. #LOVELOFT #LOFTLOCALSTYLE Even though I’d rather not deal with the colder temperatures I can’t help but love it when the weather calls for pulling out my coat, scarves, hats, and sweaters. To me, it’s when you can look your most fashionable because you layer different textures and looks to create your own unique style. Since I’m still trying to maintain somewhat of a minimalist closet I’m always looking for pieces that are versatile and can be styled in many different ways. Sweaters can be bulky and will take up a lot of valuable real…

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Denim and Paisely

Denim and Paisely

[ad name=”In Content Responsive Ad”] I’ve owned a DSLR camera since maybe around 2011 and I’m still learning new things about it every time I turn around. When I first got the camera I thought it would automatically make my pictures that much better. You know, because when you pay $1000+ for a camera that’s just supposed to happen right? I cringe every time I look back at my older photos. They were so small, so dark, so… unflattering. I had to learn how to shoot in Manual. It was pointless for me to be owning this expensive camera and not…

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Once You Stop Living You Start Aging

Once You Stop Living You Start Aging

“When you stop living is when you stop aging.” [ad name=”In Content Responsive Ad”] Are you surprised as I am that I’m actually sorta consistent with my fashion post? My capsule wardrobe is kinda non-existent for the summer, but I’m making it work and being creative. Amongst all the talk about crucial issues on Twitter like Black Lives Matter and the conversation on deescalating interactions with the Police so that our African American men and women make it home, there was a light-hearted conversation about how people born in the 80’s were officially old.  I was born in the early…

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