Wednesday, March 31, 2021
My Very Best "Bad" Habit
Monday, March 29, 2021
Step Into My Week 3.29
Guess who wrote this Step Into My Week post as the week went on!? That’s right, me! I need to get back into the habit of doing that because it made things a whole lot easier.
I took Monday off work, so I slept in until around 8:00 before lounging and drinking coffee for a bit. It was pretty out, and I was able to go straight from pajamas to shorts which ended up being the perfect attire for what was to come during the day. Hunter’s parents gifted him a smoker for his birthday, and it was ready to be picked up, so I went to his house so that we could go and get it. Thankfully the place helped put it in his car, so all I had to do was help him get it up the stairs onto his deck. That required moving his other grill to a different corner, so we blew off the deck, which got me into a bit of a spring cleaning kick. While he set everything up, I cleaned the kitchen counters and vacuumed when Hunter got a wild hair to mop his kitchen and dining room area. Over an hour later, that was done, and most of the common areas in his house had been vacuumed and tidied up. We were both hungry by this point and picked up Ashley Mac’s to-go for lunch. We ate it while watching some basketball before I left to go to the grocery store and meal prep for the week. Once I had finished cooking some sweet potatoes, I did an at-home workout, then I showered and got some blog work completed before making salmon, brussels sprouts, okra, and quinoa. Rebecca and I caught up on our weekends and ate dinner on the sofa while watching the new Amy Poller movie on Netflix. I think we were both in bed by 8:30.
I had a shoot on Tuesday that was supposed to have taken place the week before but was canceled due to severe weather. It was client work for Bob’s Red Mill and took us the entire day to shoot beauties and technique shots of the two recipes. I was able to multitask some during the shoot and begin figuring out products to use for an upcoming Autumn-themed shoot I’m assigned. I left the office a few minutes before 5:00 and took it easy when I got home. I had leftovers for dinner and worked on a blog post before getting in bed early to read. I was asleep before 9:30, which gave me lots of energy come Wednesday morning.
On Wednesday, I woke up a few minutes before my alarm, ready to start my day. I read and had coffee in bed before going to a workout class at True40. Once the class was over, I made some iced coffee and got to work. I continued to pull product ideas for a shoot and got in touch with a few homeowners about upcoming shoots. During lunch, I decided to enjoy the nice weather we were having and chose to walk and run the steep hill I live on. I needed a shower after that and continued to work and eat lunch. I continued to get work done in the afternoon before taking a few photos for upcoming blog posts. Hunter decided to use his new smoker that night, so I walked over to his house, and we sat on his deck playing chess while finishing cooking. I kept asking what I could do to help, but he had already done everything that needed to be done to the potatoes, brussels sprouts, and corn which made things easy for me. We ate dinner outside before coming in to clean up and watch a couple of episodes of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. I left and went to bed a little after 10:00.
Thursday feels like multiple days wrapped up in one. I had a cover shoot in the office, but we were forecasted to have another day of bad storms similar to those we had the week before. The office closed early, and we had to wrap our shoot around 1:00 to leave before things started getting especially bad. On my way home, I had lots of friends checking in on me to make sure I was safely at home, so I was relieved once I finally got there and could tune into the weather report. We were under a watch for about an hour early in the afternoon when I was home, and then in one of the breaks in the weather, I went over to Hunter’s house since he has a windowless basement. We both got a lot of work done while camped out down there with the TV updating us on the situation. We had a few other alerts to take shelter, but fortunately, our area was not hit as bad as some. It was crazy to see how quickly the storm was able to damage areas I am familiar with, given that growing up on the coast, I was as in-tune to tornadoes as I am to hurricanes. That night we made baked spaghetti for dinner and watched another episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel before I found another break in the storm to head home.
I woke up early on Friday morning to read a bit before going to the office for another cover shoot. Since we only work half days on Fridays, I knew we had our work cut out for us to get all of the options that were asked of us. We finished a little afternoon and put away the props I had on my cart, and gathered what I would need for my shoot on Monday. Once home, I finally ate my lunch and decided to do some cleaning before showering and taking it easy most of the afternoon. Hunter and I had plans to cook again, so we went to the grocery store and got the rest of what we needed before heading back to his house to cook. He made wings that were probably the best wings I’ve ever had, and I made okra in my air fryer to eat while those finished cooking. Since it was nice out, we ate outside and then came in to finish the first season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Nell came into town that night, so I met her back at my house a little before 11:00 since she stayed with us.
Saturday morning, I tried to sleep in later than I was successful but decided at 7:30 to get up and make a cup of coffee. I did some blog work in bed while sipping that and listening to an audiobook before eventually making breakfast and chatting with Nell to figure out what to do that day. She entertained me while I switched my closet from winter to spring before we changed to go to lunch with our friend Mary at a Greek restaurant called Nabeel’s. After that, we met up with a few more people to play pickleball at a park nearby. After a few games, we called it quits and went to get Icees. We had dinner plans at our friend Mallory’s house that night, so we used the in-between time to shower, get ready, and chill for a little bit. We got to Mallory’s house at 6:30, and she had made a delicious meal of steak, potatoes, green beans, mushrooms, salad
I was a bit more successful sleeping in on Sunday and had a similar morning working on blog posts while drinking coffee. I needed to grab some props for my shoot on Monday, so Nell and I went to Target and then ate lunch while watching a show on Netflix. I had her help me with some blog photos, which I was able to get edited and on my computer before getting ready to go watch the Alabama basketball game at Hunter’s. He had smoked a Boston Butt and wings, so dinner was yet again delicious even though Alabama didn’t win. I stayed and watched part of another game before helping him clean up and heading home to go to sleep.
I hope that y’all had a nice week and weekend!
Sunday, March 28, 2021
Sunday Styling vol. 22
Happy Sunday! After a few weeks off from sharing Sunday Styling outfit ideas, I have a slew of cute looks for you today to make up for that. Whether you’re headed to a wedding or are just looking to get dressed for the day, there’s a little something for any occasion (and no lack of color). I have included links to the items featured beneath each image in an attempt to make shopping especially easy!
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Saturday, March 27, 2021
Saturday Shopping vol. 80
I hope your Saturday is off to a great start. This is the one and only Saturday of March that I’ve been in town, so I’m allowing
If there’s anything a closet cleanout reminds me

Friday, March 26, 2021
My Spring Wish List
There are so many things I love about blogging, and one of those many things is that I love being able to share what I’m interested in with you all. Over the years, that has led me to share so many cute pieces through posts and Saturday Shopping roundups but unfortunately often leaves my online shopping carts filling. It doesn’t take long for the price tags of these items to add up and be left unattended because
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I’m hoping that switching my closet from winter to spring this weekend will help me rediscover the spring clothes I already own and have loved in years past will fill my want for something new. If you see something you’re interested in you can click directly on the item in the image below to be taken to where it can be shopped!

Thursday, March 25, 2021
March 2021 Questions & Answers (Dating, Reading, Routine, and More)
I guess accidentally taking a month off from a questions and answers post left y’all with lots of ideas of what to ask since I think this is my longest Q&A post yet. Although I was working on it off and on, I wouldn’t be surprised if it took over three hours to work on! Hopefully, I got to everyone’s questions, but if not, stay tuned on Instagram since that’s where I always ask you to submit them.

Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Florals For Spring
“Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking.” I know Miranda Priestly was being sarcastic when she said this, but brands seemed to take it to heart this year with how many pretty floral pieces are. Available for purchase at the moment.
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When I was younger, I used to hate being dressed in anything with tiny flowers. I was pretty picky when it came to clothes (sorry, mom) but have since seemed to outgrow that aversion, and this post is proof. If you’re hoping to go slightly more subtle than all-over floral, these floral face masks are a favorite of mine!
Clearly dressing in florals doesn't bother me so much anymore. I've shared this dress a few times in collages with y'all and the number of clicks and purchases when looking at my analytics was enough to convince me to purchase it for myself. I even wore it to a friend's wedding weekend welcome party this past weekend! I'm wearing it in a medium for a little added length, but since it comes with a belt it made it easy to cinch and look a bit less tent-like. There are currently three patterns available and sadly it looks like they are selling out and rightfully so at this price point! If it does sell out not to worry since there are so many other pretty garden inspired patterns available online this season!
With so many florals pieces next to one another in the collage below, you may want to click on anything you’re even slightly interested in since it will be less overwhelming to look at when it’s not next to other floral patterns and colorways. To do that, click directly on any of the items in the collage below to be taken to where they can be shopped!

Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Step Into My Week 3.23
Saturday, March 20, 2021
Saturday Shopping vol. 79
Happy Saturday! I’m out of town again this weekend, but this time further away from Birmingham than the past two weekends. I’m so excited to spend a few days in Greenville, SC, to celebrate a friend from college. It’s always fun coming back to my college town, although Greenville has established itself as far more than that in the years since I graduated and is often listed as a top town to move to (and rightfully so). I’ll be eating at a few favorite places, working out this morning at the workout studio I used to go to, and spending lots of time with one of my college roommates (Sophia) in addition to the celebrations. I know I’ll have lots of fun things to update you on in my next Step Into My Week post!
But since it’s not Monday and not the time for that, I’ve rounded up more of my favorite online finds from the past week for today’s Saturday Shopping post. I’ve given up on trying to find cute sweaters to share and have jumped into spring and summer clothing finds. That seems a bit fitting, given that today is the first official day of spring!
If you happen to see anything you’re interested in buying, you can click directly on the items in the image below to be taken to where they can be purchased!

Friday, March 19, 2021
Guest Bedroom & Office Interior Design Product Finds
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Interior Design Inspiration: Office/Guest Bedroom
I was so thankful for some sunshine on my drive to work this morning after the scary weather we experienced yesterday. Fortunately, where I’m located in Birmingham is somewhat protected by a mountain, making tornadoes a bit less likely, but still, tuning into the weather all day was a bit exhausting. It was nice, though, to have an unexpected day of working from home since my shoot had to be rescheduled.
I know many of us had to quickly adjust to working from home last year, which meant that dining room tables or desks in the corner of our bedrooms quickly became our new offices. Those of you with designated office rooms at home were envied by coworkers who had the distraction of kids or family members also trying to manage zoom calls nearby.
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