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Favorite Fall Colors

It’s officially fall, my favorite season. It’s been raining non-stop in Maryland for the past few weeks, but the humidity has subsided so nights are getting cooler. I finally switched out all the summer clothes in my closet for my fall/winter clothes, so even if the weather isn’t in total agreement, I have transitioned to autumn. I have a lot of fall blog ideas I’m excited to share, but I wanted to start off with 3 colors that I’m literally obsessed with right now. Every time I’ve gone shopping in the last few weeks I was on the hunt for these fall colors. I hope after this post you will see why.

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Book Review: Circling the Sun

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… I am the slowest reader I know. But despite that, I wanted to start this book review series on my blog. I am madly in love with book stores and new books, especially the smell of a newly printed book and that feeling when you finish a really good book. Only problem is…I don’t make reading a priority. The only time I usually set aside time to read anything is when I’m on the beach or on a plane. Now that I’m working 40 hours a week, I tend to put reading at the bottom of my to-do list, unless a book immediately hooks me from the beginning. This was the case with the book I’m reviewing today, Circling the Sun by Paula McLain. Read More >>

23rd Birthday Brunch

“Nobody likes you when you’re 23“… fortunately I know thats not the case because I just had the loveliest birthday brunch with some of my best friends. Today on this September 24th, I am officially 23 years old. I just had the best weekend hanging out with my twin brother Chris, little brother Johnny and best friend Allison down by the water in Southern Maryland where the twin just moved. Then Allison and I drove home super early Sunday morning for this wonderful potluck brunch. Brunch is absolutely my favorite meal of the day, so it was a no brainer this is how I wanted to celebrate.  I’m so lucky to have such amazing friends so close to home.  I’m not sure what 23 has in store for me but if it is anything like this weekend, this is going to be a spectacular year.

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Finally Wearing My Glasses

Did I ever tell you about that time I was a second semester senior and I lost my only pair of glasses 6 weeks before graduation? It was awful. Technically I don’t need glasses all day everyday, but they definitely help me see far away for instances like reading the board or driving. So this was a total bummer. I was so convinced I would find them by the time I moved out of my college home, but to no avail. For months I had friends telling me “Kim, you really need to go get new glasses” over and over again. It wasn’t until this summer when I actually listened to them and made a new eye doctor appointment. I got my eyes checked, dilated…the whole cha-bang.  I really wasn’t a fan of the style glasses at my eye doctor’s office, so I went hunting online for a cheaper and more stylin’ pair of specs. This pair was the outcome and this is one of the first times I’m actually wearing them for an extended period of time. This can be explained below.

Hey ma, look! I’m wearing my glasses!

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Lazy Day Beauty Products

Having just graduated from college, I’m not ashamed to admit I’ve had my fair share of rough mornings that involve chugging a bottle of water, eating Saltines, scraping last nights make-up off my face and trying to untangle the birds nest on top of my head. Hey, we’ve all be there. But during all of those times of hitting a low point, I’ve discovered a few handy-dandy products that make me look a lot better than I actually feel when I have stuff to do. So if you’re like me and you’re just trying to make it to Denny’s the morning after a night out, the library to study for a big test or just back to your bed without looking like a total mess, try out these products.

This post is not sponsored. I’m just sharing my honest opinion. 

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12 Beauty Products I Love

So honestly this post is a little old. I made this photo collage like 8 months ago. Since then I’ve tried a few new products or found cheaper alternatives. But I don’t really have time to make a new collage so we’ll stick with this one. I’m not a huge make-up expert, but thanks to the help of some friends who actually know what they’re doing and have been kind enough to show me some tips (shoutout to the meatballs) I have a basic make-up routine.  I usually go to Ulta for these products because that was the only make-up store in Salisbury, but also because they have great deals (get the Ulta Rewards card!) Below I have linked a bunch of my favorite beauty products, where to get them and the basics as to how I put them on.

This post is not at all sponsored. I’m just sharing my honest opinion. 

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Striped Two Piece Jumpsuit

So even though its after Labor Day, I have a hard time with that “not wearing white” rule because I own a lot of white. I took these pictures when I was at the beach a few weeks ago and almost forgot about them. I’m posting this outfit now because this weekend I’m going to Dewey Beach, DE to celebrate one of my friend’s birthdays and I think I’m going to wear this. I know this outfit looks extremely similar to the outfit in my last blog post, but what can I say…a girl knows what she likes.

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Big Cork Winery + Appreciating This Stage Of Life

Over the weekend, I decided to go to a wine festival very last minute at Big Cork Winery in Rohrersville, MD.  I was not planning to go to this event after a night out drinking with the girls. But when two of my best friends, Allison and Jess, both coincidently figured out they were both going in different groups, I decided to tag along. It was very impromptu since I was hungover and didn’t have any decent clothes or make-up with me. I was already 45 minutes from home after sleeping over at Jess’s the night before, but Allison let me borrow some make-up and Jess let me borrow this matching set from American Eagle. I’m obsessed with it! I got so many compliments on it and its so comfortable and flattering on my body. Plus the wine festival was so fun! There was a wine tasting, food trucks and three different cover bands. I sat on the lawn with Allison and Jess drinking wine on a warm, sunny and beautiful day. This winery is located in the mountains and everything was so picturesque. I can’t wait to go back.

There was something that Allison said to me while we were listening to one of the cover bands and drinking Moscato that really resinated with me. She said “Just think, if we were still in college we wouldn’t have been able to come to this today”. And its true because we would be on the Eastern Shore 3 hours away gearing up for our first day of school if we were still in college. Last week I wrote this post about missing college and some thoughts I had on that. But I think after this weekend I’m starting to appreciate this stage of my life and where I am now.

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Hamilton at the Kennedy Center

I may be 3 years late to this, but I finally saw Hamilton! You may not know this about me, but I was a HUGE theatre kid in high school. Like I was in six different productions, spent around 75% of my time in the auditorium and would randomly burst into song or applause at a moments notice. I was a full on drama nerd. I loved it. Its been a few years since I’ve seen a broadway show so when my friend, Amanda, asked me to go see Hamilton at The Kennedy Center with her, I got so excited! Amanda and I did a bunch of shows together in high school (she’s a real star). Tickets were very expensive but the show was absolutely incredible (like I knew it would be). It was so hard not to sing along the entire time and I 1000% cried my eyes out in the second act. Tickets aren’t totally sold out yet for The Kennedy Center, so if you live near DC, grab them and go see the show!

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J.Crew Summer Stripes

Apparently because its August and a bunch of schools are starting up in a week or two, that means summer is over. Apparently. But between you and me…I refuse to believe summer is over until the leaves change. Most times fall isn’t even initiated unless school has started but I’m not returning to school so I guess summer is forever? So that’s why I’m excited to share this summer outfit today on the blog. I think it could pass for a “first day of school” outfit if your dress code is pretty mild…but I’m done with school so #cantrelate. Details below!Read More >>

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