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I don’t know what it is about this Summer but I’m finding myself straying away from denim. I’ve been more … More

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Day 21 for #may30x30 . . This is my third time wearing this outfit this month during this challenge, and I ain’t mad about it ✌🏻 This @shopsuunday top has been so great to wear on days like today where I don’t want to dress fancy but still want to feel put together. The way the top drapes and flows also allows me to entertain a bit of my boho style dreams/aesthetics that I wish I could pull off but have learned to let go of after chasing minimalism these last two years. I’ve grown to be able to admire those looks on others without feeling the need to buy and replicate or that I’m missing out. Maybe in my next life, I can be the boho princess I want to be, but for now, I’m really liking what my style has come to be. In writing this caption, I tried to find a few words to describe my style as it is now, and the only words I can come up with are: simple and easy, which are also two words I’ve grown to really love and chase in my life. 🌼 // How has your style changed over time? How would you describe your style now? #pleblife

Over the last year, we’ve been toying with the idea of moving. We looked at a few places and kept up with listings online, but ultimately, we decided to stay in our little, cozy 400-sq-ft apartment for at least another year. 🏠 Living together in a small space had its challenges in the beginning, but we’ve overcome them and are thriving in our home. Now knowing we’ll be here for another year, we’ve been more willing to invest in decorating it and making it feel more like home (aka like a nice airbnb that we’d want to stay in). . . This little nook wasn’t really anything for a long while. I wasn’t sure what I could do with that space as there was no outlets nearby, but with some sneaky wire running across the kitchen doorway, we’ve been able to make it a little office nook for one of us to work in when we need to. I’d say my biggest advice for people in a small space is to make each nook of your home functional (or multifunctional if possible). . . I’ve really grown to be thankful for this time in our life where we’re living in a small space. At first, as much as I loved it, there was always a bit of shame and embarrassment for “only” being able to afford a small apartment. But as I continue to chase gratitdue and minimalism, my ideas of what’s enough and successful are changing to be against the norm. Living here has also been a true test of our relationship and how we’ve grown to compromise and collaborate. When the time to move does come, I’m really going to miss this little apartment of ours so I’m gonna be sure to enjoy it while we’re here. 💛 #pleblife

Day 20 for #may30x30 . . We’re counting down to the last final 10 days of this challenge you guys! 💪🏻 I’m so thankful for this challenge because now I have a bank of outfits to draw from on those days (like today) where I didn’t know what to wear! This was an easy look to pull together on this sleepy Monday. . . I’m also finding myself running out of steam a bit with finishing this challenge strong, so I gave myself permission to repeat an outfit and not shoot today. If you didn’t already know, I don’t shoot my outfits every single day. I mostly shoot on the weekends. And while I’ve enjoyed shooting a few times throughout the week because it forces Brandon and I out (and encourages us to have date night), this has definitely been a bit taxing on my style creativity. I also am feeling a bit of pressure creep back in to have new and exciting outfits that I used to have when I first started blogging about a decade ago. I’m trying to be present and to enjoy the journey of this challenge, especially since it’s coming to an end soon. So today, I decided to rest. And tomorrow, I might decide that too. And that’s all okay! ✌🏻#pleblife

“May you approach this season with gratitude and a deeply rooted hope that everyday will teach you something that is an integral part of your growth.” 💛 — @morganharpernichols . . We are almost halfway through the year folks! 😱 I can’t believe how quickly this year is flying by! I set my intention this year to revolve around gratitude. I try to take some time each night to reflect and jot down three things I’m grateful for that day. While I may forget some days or fall asleep other days, I always make it up by either remembering the past or by writing more for that day. And so, right now, I have 139 days of gratitude (not including today), which equates to 417 gratitudes written in this little journal. . . I’m actually amazed at myself for sticking through this. I have never been able to find a journal routine that works for me, and so, at the beginning of this year, I was skeptical of the magic of gratitude. Well thanks universe, the joke’s on me! As cheesy as it sounds, I can feel my heart and brain rewiring—going from a habitual negative space to a positive space. And while there are some days where it’s really (really, really) hard to think of things that I’m grateful for that doesn’t involve food or my bed, I’m always grateful for my growth—however small or big. 🌱 . . Happy Monday everyone ✨ // Tell me three things you’re grateful for in the comments below 👇🏻 #pleblife

Day 19 for #may30x30 . . I definitely played favorites today and made an outfit around them. This might just become my Sunday uniform. It was just the perfect look to transition from grabbing coffee with @kayleyvandenberg to running errands and to doing laundry. Don’t be surprised if this is what I wear next week for day 26 or even someday this week. 😜 Hope you all had an amazing weekend! . . Wearing: Painters Button Shirt Jacket (saddle brown) & Lakeside Jumpsuit (true black) from @mienstudios; Umbriel Necklace from @heymoondesigns; and sneakers from @veja // #pleblife

“The sunshine came for me on an expected day. It wasn’t summertime or warm outside. The rays hit my face on a cold afternoon in the middle of March. And I realized things were going to be alright. Even if alright was just today. That was a start.” — @jennaececelia ✨ . . Life has been good lately. Like really good. As a habitual pessimist, it is rare for me to ever say that and mean it. Nothing big has happened, and there haven’t been any huge changes to my everyday life; but I felt a wave of contentment and joy wash over me a little while ago. The sunshine really did come for me on an unexpected day and I’m just so grateful that it has decided to stay a while. 🌞 Growing up, contentment was never really encouraged since there was always more to be done and better things to achieve, and so I’ve always felt a little guilty (lazy) when I would feel content for how things are in my life. But as I continue to chase minimalism, contentment seems to be the goal, and here I am with it. I hope that this feeling stays a while, and grows to become joy and gratitude as time goes on. . . While I do have so many dreams for the future, I’ve been finding myself putting more energy into building a life and career where I’m not only living on the weekends; but rather I’m enjoying my life every single day. I have found that it’s really in the little things—a macrame wall-hanging; a vintage sun mirror; sonos speakers; fresh flowers and new plant babies—that make all the difference. I may not like every part of every day, and sure I do dread Mondays from time to time, but I do like my life. I feel like people don’t say that enough, and I think we should. I can’t stop smiling these days, and I no longer want to feel guilty for finding joy in the now while chasing my dreams for the future. Man, this year of gratitude so far has been quite the journey, and I’m just so grateful for it all! 💛 Happy Sunday everyone! // #pleblife

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