Joy in the Blog

I know. This is photo overload. But I honestly wanted to post 3x this amount! It took me a solid few hours to narrow it down to this. I had the honor of shooting with my sweet friend, Maria Gloer, this weekend at the most beautiful location in a gorgeous flower crown from Refuge Floral Co (based here in Nash). As a blogger, it's so easy to get in a rut. You shoot just to shoot and get the images up on the blog. Lately, I've been so guilty of this. I'd lost sight of the fun in blogging and was so caught up in saving time and getting things done just to get them done.

But this is NOT a sponsored post. The first time I've done that in a while - I had no product sent to me, no company pushing any products. Just got to work with a wonderful photographer and awesome local florist. Maria asked me to head out to the Narrows of the Harpeth with her for a "just because" shoot and I am SO happy I did. I forgot how fun it can be to get dressed up, style an outfit and hang out with a friend in a gorgeous spot. We had the best time exploring - even if I ended up hiking in a dress and tennis shoes - and laughed our way through the entire shoot. In this busy season of life, it's nice to appreciate the little things and I am going to do my best to get back to the joy of blogging. I love you all and am so thankful for the opportunity to share my fashion journey with you. 

xoxo

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Growing Into Myself

Okay. Never have I ever had a shirt that sums up my life more. Coffee (although...I could substitute this for pizza....), top knot (or in my case, baby top knot), bright lips (always), and Jesus (my main man). If you haven't checked out Honeybee Boutique yet - boy are you missing out. They have the best tees -especially for all you momma's out there!!! But for all of us tee-lovers as well.

The owner, Erica, is all about empowering women and making them feel confident and proud in every situation! Which y'all know, I couldn't support more.

Fashion has always been a creative outlet for me, but I really don't feel like I fully grew into myself until I started blogging. It's empowering to share your story, write words to paper (or computer) and put yourself out there in a vulnerable way. Quite honestly, for the first year I didn't really tell any of my friends that I had a blog. For some odd reason, I was embarrassed about it. But I recently came to the conclusion that "hey...this is who I am, take me or leave me" and man oh man what a change that outlook can make! And for me, it was all about finding my confidence.

So, all of a sudden, I'm obsessed with flared jeans. There's nothing I feel more confident in! They are so slimming (and SO MUCH more comfortable than skinny jeans - see ya muffin top). Add on this bold tee, a leopard kimono and a bright red lip and you're ready to conquer the world (or your hectic schedule). I totally agree with Erica that every women should feel valued, important and strong. This is such a wonderful company, so be sure to head over to her page and check it out! And use code SPRING16 for 20% off her shop!

To all my ladies out there - you are fierce, wonderful, incredible, beautiful and so loved. So own who you are and get out there to show the world. 

xoxo

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kimono (very similar)

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