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1 Girl, 5 Outfits: Elsa Massey

I’m extra excited about today’s 1 Girl, 5 Outfits post because it’s by my new friend Elsa. We met a few months ago after I moved to the suburbs. We reached out to each other via DM (I’m not sure if I did it first or if she did) and then got together for a…

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Holiday Decor

I’ve notoriously hated Christmas decorations. I never got the idea of lugging down giant Tupperware bins from the attic, standing on ladders and chairs for an entire day (stacked, mind you, precariously on various surfaces around the house) to string, hang, or place holiday decor around… only to take them down about a month later….

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Personal

November @ A Glance

How are we down to the last two months of this decade. Kind of crazy to think of it that way, you know?! I’ve been really careful to not fill up my November too much. Last year I just remember feeling beyond drained. I am kicking off the month in Nashville at Pencil and Paper Co’s…

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On My Radar

Rabbit, rabbit! This was such a big week over here. What a way to go out with a bang for October. Thank you SO much to everyone who sent messages and left comments about my behind the scenes post and followed up after listening to the Bad on Paper podcast. And for all the hilarious…

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Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo

Happy Halloween! I’m kind of obsessed with how this costume turned out. The Princess Diaries was one of my favorite series when I was younger and even met Meg Cabot once at a book signing. (Somewhere in my childhood bedroom is the scrapbook I have of the day.) Anyway, I also have Mia hair. Getting a…

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Five Factory Finds

Is it too soon for tartan? I hope not. J. Crew Factory’s latest batch of new arrivals has me pumped for the holidays! Five favorites: BOW EARRINGS TARTAN HEADBAND  TARTAN DRESS FAIR ISLE SWEATER MESH FLATS WITH BOW Shop the Post Turn on your JavaScript to view content

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Books

What I Read in October

October isn’t quite over, but I’m bumping up my recap of what I read because I’m posting a Halloween costume tomorrow. An amazing thing happened this month… I hit my yearly reading goal of 52 books! This has been my favorite year of reading. So many incredible books. I know my life is better for…

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Work

HOLIDAY SEASON Behind the Scenes Q&A

With the holidays coming up and already being a month into the fourth quarter, I wanted to write this behind the scenes post. I am going to be as transparent as possible. Obviously it can be tricky since some things are contractual and I don’t want to roll specific brands under the bus. And I…

Shoes

Houndstooth

UM! This may be my most favorite outfit in Prepster history. I love it so much and feel amazing in it!! Leave it to one of my favorite bloggers (and friends!) to create a perfect clothing collection. I was so happy to see that Blair is BACK with a line at Nordstrom. Blair totally one…

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