Polka Dots and Bright Colors

I am always a huge fan of bright colors especially when they come in the form of fun skirts that I can not only wear out and about, but also to work.  Skirt - VS | Top - H&M | Heels - Target What are some of your favorite bright colors to wear?...

H&M OOTD Target Victorias Secret

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Recipe Swap Tuesday ~ Cheesy Zucchini

I've never been a huge fan of lasagna, but I stumbled upon this easy recipe for a healthier version and tweaked it a bit and ended up loving it. Now, I'm not a fan of jar sauce and make a homemade pot of sauce almost every week. However, for a quick and easy recipe I decided to use jar sauce as I wasn't going to make a whole pot of sauce just for this recipe, and it worked great. Ingredients 2 large squash/zucchini, chopped Extra lean ground turkey 1 jar of sauce 1 bag of shredded...

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Maybe Brunettes Have More Fun

How are we already in the last week of July?! Summer is hands down my favorite season, and it's already half over.... not cool.... not cool at all. Time needs to sloooooow down! Thursday, I drove through a monsoon to get to my hair appointment. When I got there sopping wet, my stylist offered me a glass of wine and let me tell you...I have never enjoyed a glass of pinot more. Afterwards, I emerged from the salon to the return of sunshine and with much darker hair. As much as I love it when my...

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My Best Decision for Summer

I practically live in a bathing suit this time of year, if it's the weekend you can find me by the pool or on the beach. But being in a bathing suit means I need to keep myself hairless, and shaving = unsitely razor burn...ugh. I was over it. Over shaving every day, over the razor burn, just done! After speaking with some of my friends who had laser hair removal in certain areas, I decided it was time to eliminate said hair once and for all. I found a groupon for a med spa in the area and...

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Fun Prints

I've been on such a huge stripes kick lately, that I decided to venture out and try a fun animal print. Since it's a combination of neutral colors, I wanted to add some fun accessories that would add a some pops of color. // // This Pinterest Hover Button is brought to you by bloggersentral.com. // Visit http://www.bloggersentral.com/2012/11/pinterest-pin-it-button-on-image-hover.html for details. // Feel free to use and share, but please keep this notice intact. Dress - H&M...

H&M Tory Burch

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Recipe Swap Tuesday ~ Guacamole

One of my favorite snacks is fresh guacamole, and it's super easy to make and enjoy at home. Perfect for movie nights or entertaining. In a small mixing bowl combine: 2 avocados that have been peeled, pitted, and mashed 1/2 of a small sweet onion, minced 1/4 cup of diced tomatoes 3 tsp. fresh lime juice 1 tsp. garlic salt Chill for 30 minutes, then serve with tortilla chips ********************************************** Link-up Rules: 1. Follow Emily and...

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Blate, Shopping, and Brunching Weekend

And another fabulous weekend bites the dust.... Friday, Emily and I had a blate with Bella and Deborah at Downtown Disney. We enjoyed getting to know each other over some wine and Italian food. So much fun meeting some more fellow bloggers. Saturday was spent lazing around the pool before going to dinner and doing a little shopping. I took advantage of the 7 for $26 panties and $5 lotion at VS and picked up some cute new items at H&M. Always...

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Hey Friday Hey!

Oh hey there Friday, nice to see you again! 1.) Looking forward to a girls night blate with Emily, Bella, and Deborah and some yummy Italian food tonight while Bella is still in town for work. 2.) Signed up for my first Barre3 class next week, and I'm not sure if I'm nervous or excited... 3.) I've absolutely had it with the excess shine/oil slick look that my face loves to sport especially this time of year. I've been on the hunt for a primer that'll actually...

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Retro Chic

One of my favorite things about the summer season is all the pretty colorful dresses. Fortunately, I live in Florida and wear dresses and bright colors year round, but most people only venture into the fun colorful section of their closet during the warmer months. In comes eshakti, a website full of beautiful women's skirts and dresses for all occasions. {They're currently having a summer sale for 35% off their entire site... check it out!} I love how retro-chic their dresses are,...

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More Tory Burch Love

If you can't stop thinking about it, don't stop working for it.... and that's exactly what I did. Last summer, I picked up the Thora sandals from TB as my b-day gift even though I had my heart set on the Millers. As much as I love my Thoras, I couldn't stop thinking about how much I still wanted a pair of the beautiful Millers too. So, I finally splurged and picked up these in Tiger Lily since they were on a great sale and I couldn't be happier with them. They...

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Recipe Swap ~ Chicken Ranch Pasta

I've tried really hard to cut back on my pasta intake, and have been doing amazing..... that is until I decided to make Chicken Ranch Pasta this week. Ingredients Penne pasta 1 tbsp. of butter 1 tbsp. of flour 1 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning 2 cups of skim milk 1 cup of shredded reduced fat cheddar cheese Diced up reduced fat or reduced sodium bacon 2 cups of cooked chicken, diced Directions Boil pasta for 12 minutes over high or medium high heat, drain and...

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Summer = Baseball & Pool Parties

Nothing says summer to me more than America's favorite pastime and of course pool parties and that's exactly how I spent my weekend. // // This Pinterest Hover Button is brought to you by bloggersentral.com. // Visit http://www.bloggersentral.com/2012/11/pinterest-pin-it-button-on-image-hover.html for details. // Feel free to use and share, but please keep this notice intact. I went to my first minor league game of the season on Thursday night and enjoyed $1 beers while listening to...

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Effortless Summer Hair

Nothing is more of a buzzkill in the summer than spending lots of time on doing your hair for it to only frizz up Mia Thermopolis style pre-makeover. So, instead sometimes I'd rather just let my hair air-dry naturally with the help of some Bumble and Bumble surf spray. It also works great after a long day at the beach or the pool when you just want to go out and don't have time to deal with blowing out your hair. After a long day on the beach and on a friend's...

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Stripes and Tanlines

I know I've been on a huge stripes kick lately, but I just can't get enough! Dress - ON | Necklace - Express | Sandals - Tory Burch | Sunglasses - Marc Jacobs ...

Marc Jacobs Old Navy Tory Burch

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Tuesday's Recipe Swap ~ Shepards Pie

One of my favorite feel good meals is Shepard's Pie. It's easy to throw together on a week night, and it has your protein, starch, and your veggies. Oh and it's all around YUM! Ingredients Extra lean ground turkey  Skim milk 1 can of 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup 1 can of no salt added corn 1 packet of instant mashed potatoes Worcestershire sauce Black pepper Adobo Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees Brown the turkey Cook the potatoes (I am not a fan of...

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