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my life · 01.12.21

snow day 2021

IT SNOWED YALL!!! I was so happy last night when a few flurries started showing up after some sleet. Now if it could just keep happening 🙂 It never snows in the South so you can imagine how big of…

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my life · 01.30.16

23 is weird

Being 23 is weird. I don’t know if I like it. 21 is still my favorite so far, and then 22 is my number of choice so…. 23 had a lot to live it up to starting on July 20…

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my life, style · 08.31.15

the comeback kid

hat: urban everything else: forever 21 H E L L O. It’s been a while. A while TOO long. A lot of things have happened these past few months; and I finally have the chance to sit down and type…

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my life · 06.02.15

a summer party to remember

So I turned 22. Like 10 months ago. But, I had almost forgotten about these little beauties seen above that captured the day so perfectly. My birthday is in July, so expect another round in a few weeks. I promise…

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inspiration, my life, style · 03.10.15

if you’re battling insecurity- read this.

top: forever 21 jeans: american apparel hat: gypsy warrior I’ve had these photos for a while. Months. Just sitting in my laptop. I’ve been a little scared to post them. There are so many up close portrait-like shots. Scary. The…

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my life, style · 08.09.14

we go where nobody knows

  top: free people kimono: forever 21 skirt: forever 21 necklace: handmade by me hat: urban outfitters So, there are some pretty crazy daisies growing in my backyard right now. And to make things even daisy-er (definitely not proper grammar,…

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style · 07.04.14

happy America day

It’s that time again. “That time” that happens to be one of my favorite holidays the entire year. Who doesn’t love a nice summer day outside with friends and family? Or at least that’s usually how my Independence Day celebrations…

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inspiration, my life · 02.02.14

february stars // bucket list

It’s tempting to start this post out by saying “I’m backkkkkk,” but I feel like I did that last time and “continue bad habits” is clearly not on the above list. With that being said, I am back and so…

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my life · 03.22.13

a post for the discouraged dreamers

This post is for all of you out there who might be a little downhearted, sad, lonely, or just suffering from a bad day, week, month or year. While we all have unique situations from one another, they all have…

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my life · 10.28.12

sunday review: sweet little things

Here are some photos I have captured over the last few weeks. Just some sweet little things that make each day a little better. Hope you all have had a fabulous weekend! Cheers to a brand new week. xo Mal

inspiration · 10.22.12

monday pick me up: be you

Well, it’s Monday again. I hope you all have had a great day so far. As for me, I am way too tired. I do have some exciting news though! I’ve decided to revamp my ole blogging plan. Starting today,…

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my life · 09.24.12

morning routine

Good morning/afternoon/night to you where ever you may be. It’s 11 am here. For some reason, my mind wanted to be an insomniac last night. SO, I am running of of 4 hours of sleep and surprisingly, I feel pretty…

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I am a 30-something southern gal who loves to document life in the form of photos and wordy sentences. My husband and I have two boys and two dogs that keep us quite busy considering the boys are only 18 months apart! I created this space years ago as a visual scrapbook for me to look back on and share things I love. Welcome to my little space of the internet. I'm happy you are here!

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I am a 30-something southern gal who loves to document life in the form of photos and wordy sentences. My husband and I have two boys and two dogs that keep us quite busy considering the boys are only 18 months apart! I created this space years ago as a visual scrapbook for me to look back on and share things I love. Welcome to my little space of the internet. I'm happy you are here!

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