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    Lace-Up Flats, Swan Print Skirt, and Polka Dots

    Preparing For Fall It’s that time of year when I start to get anxious. Anxious for cooler weather, for earthy tones, for crisp air and orange leaves and pumpkin everything. It seems to be quite cliche for a blogger to say, but I love fall. Perhaps I’m not a huge fan of pumpkin spice lattes from Starbucks, but homemade pumpkin spice? Yes, please. As my eagerness for cooler weather starts to permeate everything, I find myself reaching for all of the fall items I have, and buying everything that is darker and more dramatic for the season. These lace-up flats from Amazon are a direct result of my fall dreaming.…

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    Swan Princess

    Today, my mind has struck blank. I really wanted to film a makeup tutorial this morning, but one thing after another went wrong, and I just wasn’t feeling it. And then I loved taking the outfit pictures (and I LOVE this outfit) but now that I’m sitting down to write a post, I have nothing. Besides which, Asa has been acting out of sorts; either he’s teething again, or he’s sick. I’m hoping it’s the first one! I know the flu has been going around my husband’s family, which means that Thanksgiving at their house is off, and I don’t want him to catch it. I’m so sad that we…

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    Rainy Day Wishlist: (mostly) Black and White Edition

    1//2//3//4//5//6//7//8//9//10//11//12//13//14//15 I am always searching for good new places to find pretty, affordable fashion, and since — as I mentioned yesterday — Asa and I are sick, and it’s a very rainy day here, I thought it would be the perfect time to make a little wishlist featuring Choies! I’ve been seeing the name float around on a few blogs lately, so I finally visited their site, and oh… so many pretty things! As you can see. While it’s definitely a more modern shop, Choies still stocks items that can totally be styled in a more retro/vintage way, and since it’s fall and I’ve been drawn to black and white…