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1 Item 2 Ways: Leopard Print T-shirt
When it comes to my wardrobe, I treat Leopard print as a neutral. I haven’t featured it that much here on the blog but in my first ever Weekday Wardrobe post I featured the print on 3 different occasions! So, in an effort to shop my closet and make the most of what I have I thought it would be fun to pick an item and style it 2 different ways! 1 Item 2 Ways: Leopard Print T-shirt My closet is full of clothes but a lot of times I have that classic case of feeling like I have NOTHING to wear. My drawers are brimming too and when I…
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DIY Garden Markers
Our backyard is a very high-maintenance backyard. The previous owners added a lot of landscaping that requires a lot of weed pulling. It’s not lost on me that the backyard is what sold me on the house and admittedly I didn’t understand at the time how much work it would be. But, something I have discovered that motivates me through all the work is the end result and how beautiful and peaceful it is in our backyard. So this year I am setting out to make the backyard as beautiful as it can be. I have planted lots of flowers, I am trying to keep up on the weeding, I…
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5 Vegetables to Grow if you’re a Beginner Gardener
My dad always had a vegetable garden when we were growing up and my love for growing my own vegetables really does stem from those harvests! Gardening is a constant learning experience and when you’re starting out it’s easy to get excited about all of the possibilities of what you can grow. In my experience, it’s good to start small and plant veggies that are easy to start from seed, grow quickly and produce prolifically. Being able to watch these vegetables grow is such an exciting experience and can really give you a boost of confidence as a budding gardener! 5 Vegetables to Grow as a Beginner Gardener To be…
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Weekday Wardrobe #10
If you’ve been here for other weekday wardrobe posts or over on my Instagram (follow me @learning.to.bloom if you don’t already!) you’ll know that this is my winter uniform. I live in cozy sweaters, jeans, and sneakers during the fall and winter and this outfit is made up of some of my favorite pieces in my wardrobe. Believe it or not, I got this sweater at a Zara in Barcelona of all places and it was on that trip that Jacob proposed to me on so this sweater brings back many fond memories. I don’t care what anyone says, I will wear skinny jeans for the rest of forever. They…
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Weekday Wardrobe #9
How fun is this dress! This is a Target find that I purchased in late fall. I love the beautiful burnt orange color and the polka dots make it so much fun to wear! This isn’t a typical outfit you’ll find me in this time of year but I love this dress and I felt compelled to style it! Also, who doesn’t love a dress with pockets?! Dress: Target Booties: Torrid Headband: Forever 21 Necklace: Cookie Lee…I think, it’s super old
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The Herbs We Have Growing This Time of Year
We are here in zone 8b, and this time of the year there really isn’t a lot going on in our garden. One thing we do have though are some perennial herbs that stick around all year long! Herbs are one of my favorite things to grow. They are pretty to look at, they taste great in cooking, and they are easy to grow! If you’re new to gardening, I highly recommend starting with herbs and the ones below in particular! English Thyme I have a few different plants in various pots out in my garden and it’s no surprise that a lot of comfort recipes for this time of…
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Weekday Wardrobe #8
I LOVE sweater weather. It’s likely not a surprise to you now that my uniform in the Fall, Winter, and early Spring is a sweater and jeans and when I saw this sweater at Target in this warm color I had to have it! It keeps me warm and looking cute on these cold dark days. In order to mix things up I added this button-up I purchased from Torrid in late Summer and it adds that little something extra! Button Up: Torrid (Similar) Sweater: Target Jeans: Torrid Booties: Torrid
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Skills I Want to Learn in 2022
I want 2022 to be the year where I tried new things, refined my knowledge in others, and learned skills that I have been wanting to try out for years! I thrive when I am learning and my hope is that with more knowledge will come increased confidence. Here are a few skills I want to learn or refine! 1. Learn how to use my new camera I dream of taking beautiful editorial photos for this blog and sharing snippets of my life via vlogging. My wonderful husband got me a beautiful new camera for Christmas and it has so many capabilities and I want to learn everything I can…
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5 Simple Ways I am Putting Myself First to Kickoff 2022
When I decided to make 2022 the year of getting to know myself again and putting myself first, I thought of small things I could do to start the year on the right foot. Things that will bring me joy and make me feel like a goddess. Identifying ways to raise your vibration that you can apply to your life today will help get the ball rolling to a more confident and self-assured future for yourself! 1. Purchase new bras I am kind of embarrassed to admit that I rotate between three bras and have had said bras for over 2 years now. They are stretched out, the fabric is…
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2022 Word of the Year
I feel like I have tried every type of goal-setting strategy that is available. None of them have seemed to keep my attention for very long and as a recovering perfectionist, it’s hard to get past the “failure” at the end of another year. In 2021 I didn’t even set goals just promised to show up for myself but that turned out to be the easiest promise to break of them all. I am not deterred though and am approaching things a little differently this year. I started seeing mentions on Instagram and Youtube of people who pick a word for their year. I read a few articles about it…
