HYAAAY it's 2016 already! Are we doing good on our resolutions, or nah? Hope the new year has been treating you all great so far!  Aside from my own personal, hopefully more attainable resolutions for this year, I also resolve to invest and never overlook the one thing that really matters: the overall health of me and my two boys. We already know...

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Hi guys,So, don't be surprised if you see posts from another gorgeous and stylish gal that's NOT me (hahaha) here on the blog! I will be collaborating with Sara from Sookie Spartan - a fellow Michigan blogger, teacher, fellow almost-30 gal, and mother to another beautiful one-year-old named Otto. After being like "hey! we have so many things in common!" with each other on...

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Today, a rather unexpected "On this Day" throwback post popped up on my Facebook feed: a "what I wore" photo of me back in 2013, blonde hair and all, sporting a leather-finish bomber jacket with a funky accent necklace. At first glance, this said bomber jacket looks just like any other trendy item that could easily blend into any high-street boutique; but upon...

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Hello, loves! Hope your October grind is going great - I just got back from a much needed, long overdue vacation with my husband and son to Chicago. BEAUTIFUL. That pretty much sums up my description of Chicago. To be perfectly honest, I have not done an out-of-state trip ever since I arrived here in the United States! Heck, I've been to Canada...

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I always feel somewhat underdressed whenever I attend events with my blogger  gals Lil Miss JB Style and Leah of Beauty and The Muse. Talk about #stylegamestrong ! It's definitely been fun checking out the scene with these two every now and then -- it's definitely coaxed me out of my shell and got me to start dressing up a little bit again. Sometime ago,...

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How about filing this under e-mails that make you ridiculously giddy: +Influenster reaching out to you with the news that you've been handpicked for the VIP +YSL Beauty Touche Eclat Voxbox? I could barely contain my excitement! Should you dump your go-to primer for these beauties? Read after the jump for my quick, unbiased take on these goodies! ...

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Nothing else signals the start of "going out" season (spring, of course!) like taking the family out to see some adorable animals! A couple of months ago, the fambam took our tiny little babies to check out the Detroit Zoo, which just opened for the spring season -- I've been wanting to check out the zoo since we got to Michigan as I've...

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I have not been to a place in awhile that quite literally took my breath away in the same way as the Russell Industrial Center did. What was once a bleak reminder of Detroit's storied past (it once housed the now defunct Murray Auto Body Corporation) is now coming back to life in the form of a creative hub for many visual artists...

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hat, Nava | parka with leather sleeves (similar) and tassel crossbody bag, H & M | sweater dress, Forever 21 | sweater tights, Steve Madden | black booties, Bucco This is probably one of my outfit shots post-partum where I seem to be at my biggest (though to be fair, I have lost 5 pounds since these shots were taken!), and while I'm...

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