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Date: Nov 28 2019

Filed Under: Entertaining, Family, Fashion

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone. There is so much to feel thankful for, and this is the perfect day to tell you how much having this little space and all of you means to me. I’m so very grateful to each of you for reading my ramblings and stopping by each day. Thank you!

This is our Christmas card this year. I worked with the artist Evelyn Henson and Dixie Design on a whole Charleston Citrus Collection of paper products. I love how it turned out, especially the little reindeer tags. Dixie Design included me in their tastemaker interview series and you can read that here if you’d like to hear all about my holiday traditions, go to hostess gifts, childhood dreams, and more :)

Enjoy the day with your family! And I’ll see you back here in the morning with a full list of Black Friday Sale finds! Happy Thanksgiving!

Chassity

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Happy Valentine’s Day sweet friends!

Wearing:

Bella Tu dress, Carrie Forbes sandals, similar sunglasses

also featured – watercolor coffee mug

Valentine’s Day is the perfect reminder to show yourself some love! We devote so much of ourselves to others (special shout out to moms!), but it’s  important to remember to take the time to take care of yourself as well. I’m sharing 9 ways that I love to recharge and a few ways to spoil yourself, too.

Go for a long walk – Neighborhood walks with my music & headphones is one of my favorite ways to wind down. If you’re like me, you hold on to your sneakers for far longer than you should (a new pair every 6 months is recommended for an active lifestyle!). Make sure you’re sneakers are giving you the support you need. How cute is this pink APL pair?!

Taking care of my skin – This may not sound relaxing, but I love having a skincare routine! Knowing that I’m doing what I can to keep my skin healthy feels good. If there’s one product I recommend it’s the True Botanicals Vitamin C Booster – you can mix it with any of your serums you already love!

Fresh lipstick – If I had to choose just one make up item to use, it would totally be lipstick. It brightens my face and can change my whole mood. Glossier’s Generation G Lipstick is THE best. 

Non toxic cleansers –  But as much as I love make up I also LOVE washing it all off at the end of the day. This RMS Coconut Cream is a both a make up remover, facial cleanser, and moisturizer all in one! Magic.

Reading – I’ve been a big reader since I was a little kid and it’s part of my nightly routine and relaxes me. I’m about to start Where The Crawdads Sing after hearing SO much about it. Anyone read it yet?

Sleep: Daytime, nighttime, anytime – Obviously this is on the list. A fresh, luxurious bed is pretty hard to top. I’m a simple white sheets kind of girl!

Exercise – Yes, exercise rejuvenates me. I just bought these wrist weights to wear around on walks for a little extra something. They’re adjustable, and can be worn on your ankles, too!

 Switching to non toxic products – I’ll never live a perfect life but it’s so easy to make shifts to non toxic products these days. Every little bit helps. I love Native deodorant and they have so many fun scents (you can even customize your own)!

Plan a vacation – Half of the fun of vacation is planning and anticipating it, am I right? How adorable is this pink suitcase?! My kind of Valentine’s treat.

Chassity

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Date: Jul 14 2017

Filed Under: Fashion

Happy Friday! Anyone have big weekend plans? If you’re looking for some ideas…

 

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To Start: I just began this 30 Day Ab Challenge. So far so good, but then again I’m only on day 4.

To Read: In case you missed my latest book recommendations post. So many good ones!

To Spruce up: Need a simple kitchen update? How cute are these little bowls?

To See: Everyone’s favorite bag, Cult Gaia, is back with new fun colors and shapes!

To Shop: Did you see J.Crew’s new arrivals? I want this knotted top in every color!

To Watch: Turn – Washington’s Spies. Josh and I are both addicted to this show. Trust me.

 

Chassity

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Date: Mar 29 2017

Filed Under: Decor, Entertaining, Fashion

I’m a little embarrassed that I’m sharing the Southern C Summit recap so late, but I just saw the images from the event and wanted to tell y’all a little bit about it. If you’ve been reading here for awhile then you’re probably familiar with it because I’ve been involved with it the past 4 years! But basically it’s a really fun conference for all creative fields – think blogs, pr firms, artists, designers, entrepreneurs… This year’s summit was held at The Cloister on Sea Island, GA. The venue and experience was absolutely amazing!

 

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(wearing: black top, jeans, mules, rockstud bag, beaded necklace, sunglasses)

 

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The Summit schedule is always packed with amazing presenters! My favorites this year included Gray Malin (you know I’m a huge fan) and Libbie Summers! Every year I come home with new ideas and inspiration, and this year was no exception. Libbie particularly inspired me to incorporate more video in my content – and it’s something that you may have noticed I’ve been working on, particularly on instagram.

 

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One of the things I love the most about this conference is the group of people. It is seriously such a nice and talented group! Whitney and Cheri, the founders, weave attendees and presenters into the programming with shopping cocktail hours – this is so cool because it showcases the products that so many of the attendees make! I really loved this Charleston glass by Cat Studio and the shrimp dip from Big T!

 

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There is plenty of time for socializing, too, which is important to me (I’m way too restless to sit in a chair all day). Beautiful luncheons, happy hours, a dance party (dj’d by my friend Deirdre!), and this beautiful presenter dinner that I was so honored to attend.

 

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If the Southern C is listening I’d like to put my vote in for the next summit to be back at the Cloister again! The whole week was perfection :) Thanks for another fun time!

 

Photography by Kelli Boyd.

Chassity

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Date: Nov 9 2015

Filed Under: Decor, Family, Fashion

Good morning and happy Monday! Our weekend was spent about 4 hours away near Clemson for the game and lake house hanging with old and new friends. It was a wonderful time and the kids had a blast. Anyway, I thought it might be fun to just chat about a few awesome things I’ve come across lately!

 

There are many reasons I love Adele, because Adele. But her new Rolling Stone cover is like icing on a tall cake. I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen her look better and I find this picture of her so refreshing.

 

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Love Paperless Post or Evite? Check out my new favorite digital invitation source – Minted just launched their fabulous online invitation collection. Beautiful designs and cinematography, simple guest management, coordinating print products, and multiple device preview options. It’s pretty legit. Check out this dinner invite and this kids birthday party invite (and be sure to click the preview option).

 

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If you’re like me you feel the necessity to buy at least one new Christmas tree ornament each year. My favorite this year would be a small set of these but they’re pricey… But OKL just launched this ornament sale and there are some great old school style ornaments in there like these ombre finials and this colorful set of 20.

 

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And with Christmas on the mind-ish I’ve found myself over on my friend Jane Pope’s beautiful (and newly designed!) site. For the past couple of year’s she’s been a major go to source for my girly gifts. And in case Santa is reading this ring is on my wishlist. ;)

 

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Speaking of wish lists, have you seen the Peloton Bike? It’s a spin bike for your home that is socially connected, allowing you to live stream studio classes. It looks awesome!

 

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I’m STILL thinking about Pencil & Paper’s Nashville home tour that I found a couple of weeks ago. How cute are these framed truck prints in their son’s room!

 

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Chassity

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Date: May 11 2015

Filed Under: Decor, Family, Fashion

Happy Monday! Here’s a little of my life lately…

 

We had such a great Mother’s Day weekend here. These two spoiled me so sweet :) I hope y’all had an amazing Mother’s Day as well.

 

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Rainbow Row here in Charleston. Always so pretty.

 

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Here’s Josh and me at the Southern Living Magazine Kentucky Derby party here in Charleston at the Wentworth Mansion. So much fun. I’m wearing this off the shoulder yellow dress and a mini veil because I couldn’t find a hat. And well, I’ll use any excuse to wear a veil.

 

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Been wearing my cross body bag a whole lot. Sorta obsessed. Also my Twine & Twig necklaces. My skirt is old Asos. The crop top is Urban Outfitters. It’s on sale for $19 and comes in a few colors, I love it.

 

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Rickshaw-ing around town with my girl Charlotte! The most fun way to get from place to place downtown.

 

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So happy for beach weather! Two of my favorite beach supplies are these perforated pool slides and one of my favorite beach shirt dresses. By the way did you see my beach supply list that I posted yesterday?

 

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Loving my bracelet stack from the Shine Project. They employ inner city youth to make the jewelry, helping the kids raise money for college. Also, wearing this stripe shirtdress and lace up shoes.
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The Farmers Market is back at it and we’re pumped about it! Figured it was a good excuse to use my fanny pack. ;)

 

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You may remember I wrote about Insider’s Weekend here in Charleston. I went on the tour of beach homes on Sullivan’s Island and it was FANTASTIC! Here’s just a snippet of a few photos scenes – these adorable twin beds…

 

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Lovely painted floor…

 

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That there is a wallpapered elevator back there!

 

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Pretty fireplace situation

 

 

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More pictures with my kids. I’ve been trying to be better about this! I’m wearing that gauzy pocket tee that I wear all the time.

 

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Southern C Summit came to town and I (along with my pal Hanna) co-hosted the parties at Hampden and Croghans. It was such a fun time!

 

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And I got to make some new friends at the Summit too, like Whitney from Grace Graffiti.

 

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One of my daily outfits (I want to be better about sharing more of these) – black sandals, white jeans, pom pom basket, stripe linen top, and tassel necklace.

 

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Found Lilly being all cute reading (Peanuts!) to her dolls. Isn’t her necklace darling? Her jersey jumpsuit, too.

 

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Shopping scenes – in love with both the navy dress and that pink print shift! I mean, more flamingo prints please!!

 

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Kitchen scenes. The peonies look pretty but they smelled sorta funky :( Whhhhhyyyyy!

 

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My scalloped lace shirt – it comes in black now, too.

 

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Spent three days in Dallas for the Rewardstyle blogger conference. So much fun to see some good friends :) From left – Grace, Liz, Me, Hanna, Jamie.

 

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Wore my stripe skirt one of the days in Dallas – such a great piece! And my friend Deirdre makes the coral rice beads necklace that I’m wearing! Lilly picked out the teal color to give to her grandma for Mother’s Day.

 

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Shoe packing line up…

 

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Here’s my yellow dress again! Love it so much that I’m contemplating getting it in the white. What do you think? Overboard? It’s just so fun and easy. Wearing with my goldie strap heels.

 

 

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Alright, had a enough of me? Thought so. Have a great Monday morning!

Chassity

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