NORDSTROM ANNIVERSARY SALE

It’s that time of year again already…..time for the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale! This is my favorite sale because it’s all new fall items that are marked down rather than the end of the season sales with all of the leftovers. If you are reading this post you are probably already familiar with the sale but in case this is your…

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WHAT TO PACK FOR YOUR BEACH VACATION

I’m currently having a Harry Potter Marathon with my boys since it was too windy for us to go on a bike ride tonight (they said we can only watch the first 3 since they haven’t finished the other books yet and they don’t want to spoil them) but I’ve been doing a little shopping for some of our upcoming…

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SELF TANNER TIPS AND TRICKS FOR A NATURAL LOOKING TAN

I am the palest Florida girl ever but who doesn’t want to be tan….especially in the summer and we have summer weather year round here so using a self tanner has become a huge part of my beauty routine. It’s slimming, helps to hide to random bruises that you have no clue where they came from (please tell me I’m…

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OVER 100 OF THE CUTEST SWIMSUITS UNDER $50

I have searched everywhere for the cutest and most affordable swimsuits under $50. I used to spend over $100 on swimsuits until I realized how many cute affordable ones are out there and a lot of them are so similar to the expensive ones no one will ever know your swimmie was $12 instead of $150-$200. Living in Florida so…

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THE BEST CLEAN SKINCARE PRODUCTS

When it comes to skincare I think I have tried it all and I used to think there was no way that the “clean” products out there could ever measure up until I tried these products. This is not a sponsored post and I have no affiliation with this brand but I am completely blown away with what their products…

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4 DAYS IN PARIS

Paris best Eiffel Tower view Paris Travel Guide Paris with kids

The boys had a week off of school for Thanksgiving so I wanted to plan a trip since it’s so hard for us to find time for travel during the school year with everything going on. We were originally going to go to Canada or Northern California to go skiing (I’m really not much of a skier but the boys…

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FAMILY VALENTINE’S DAY TRADITIONS

I love Valentine’s Day…. I love all of the hearts, the pink and red color combos, the flowers and candy (chocolate in a heart shaped box…sign me up), and I love LOVE which we should all express all day everyday but it’s still fun to have a special day for a little extra love and pretty decor . We have…

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NEW YORK CITY CHRISTMAS TRAVEL GUIDE

This was such a fun trip! I mostly centered it around Christmas activities for the kids but the big kid in me had a lot of fun too.  New York City is just a magical place at Christmas time no matter what age you are. I have always wanted to see the Rockefeller tree and all of the fun window…

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GIFT GUIDE FOR THE TRAVELER

I was going to do the usual “gift guide for her” but I thought this might be a little more helpful and specific if you know someone who travels (or maybe you love to travel and you want to add some of these to your wish list).  While most of these are geared towards women there are a few that…

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