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With its various incarnations, this blog has always been about living your life in a way that makes you proud. Living with style is our way of sharing lifestyle content without the side order of FOMO. Take what you need, the things that inspire and serve you, and leave the rest behind. We’re all about creating your life, not trying to make it look like someone else’s. 

Crisp White + Denim for Spring

Oh yeah spring, you remember that season right!? Well, we finally got a little bit of it here. Finally! Instead of scorching heat, we had some moderate temps so I took the opportunity and dragged out my heavier boyfriend jeans {off-limits over 25 degrees}. I'd been...

Planning a Wedding? How to NOT go bonkers

Sponsored by bride.com.au    When bride.com.au approached me about doing a post for them, I thought maybe they had missed the boat. My wedding was over 8 years ago now, after all. You know, before Pinterest. I’m not really in the market for wedding dresses and...

When is it okay to let people change you?

When is it okay to let people change you? Some people would say never; to be yourself no matter what. And generally, I would agree. You should hold firm to your principles and ideals and not let go. BUT there are sometimes lessons to be learned from people around...

Aussie Curves: Pink

Morning folks. The Aussie Curves ladies are venturing into pink week this week and it's a place I'm certainly not as comfortable in as I was last week in all my stripe clothing! That's FOR SURE. But pink is pink and I'm dedicated to playing along every week this...

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Stripe Pencil Skirt Lover {She Wore What}

Stripes week continues, and I couldn't possibly leave you all with only ONE stripe outfit. I have three planned. The final one has Crocs in it. Stop laughing; it does! But later in the week, let's talk about this outfit. This pencil skirt and I have come a long...

Aussie Curves: Stripes {She Wore What}

On the way home from Rockhampton today we stopped quickly in Bundaberg for a quick stopover to see Hubby's Mum. I jumped out of the car, slapped on my new hat and we grabbed some photos for stripes week. Stripe week is practically a week made just for me. There was...

My boyfriend thinks… {Confident You}

My boyfriend thinks I'm too smart for him. I really like him. Should I act more stupid? Really? What John Green said! He's the guy in the image above. No. A million times no. Do you want a boyfriend like that? I vote no. Too tall, too fat, too wordy, too geekish,...

Aussie Curves: Festival {She Wore What}

FYI - This post contains a gifted item I ended up talking A LOT about.  Now Festival theme week is something I LOVE the idea of but the truth is the whole festival thing is the furthest distance away from how I'd spend a weekend. I like music, art, performance. I...

How to be confident in groups {Confident You}

It wasn't that long ago that I was taking my seat amongst 450 other bloggers at the ProBlogger training event. The room was packed to the brim and there were people everywhere. If you're anything like me that's confronting. All those people, new faces, possibly...

Cherry Tomato Haul Caprese Inspired Salad

Okay that was a really long-winded title for what is basically a bunch of chopped up tomatoes in a bowl. Seriously. But it's such a tasty little treat that I felt like I need to cover all my bases. It's caprese salad inspired because the three key components are...

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