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    What’s my age again?

    by Kaylah Stroup August 2, 2013

    Guess who is another year older today!! Meeee! I love my birthday, I always have and I hope I always will. It’s a fun day to do everything I’ve deemed not acceptable for any other day. A donut for breakfast? Check! Massive consumption of root beer? Check! (I’ve even been saving a bottle of my favorite kind for today.) Getting prettied up all pretty just to spend the day sitting around watching Jim Carrey movies? Check!

    Of course my birthday dress this year is a striped one because I can never have enough striped dresses. This one from Dear Creatures has been calling my name since I first saw it. I finally splurged on it with the excuse that I always allow myself one special dress each year as a “birthday dress”. (I might have even bought a second birthday dress because I couldn’t resist. Eeep! I can’t wait for it to arrive!)

    Well, I’m off to enjoy my special day and finish packing for the adventure my weekend holds.
    xoxo

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  • Newest member of the TDS crew…

    by Kaylah Stroup July 30, 2013

    I’ve been seriously considering adopting a dog for some time now. A month or so back I even did… for a day. I brought home a dog who was “great with cats”, we bonded on the hour drive home and I was so happy. I thought she was the one. She even had her toenails …

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  • what I wore : it’s a jungle (gym) out there

    by Kaylah Stroup June 10, 2013

    details hat – thrifted sunglasses – Tumbleweeds Handcraft (more pictures here) necklace – Glow Worm Shop black ring – Burst of Sunshine Ring c/o August Wrinkle  tooth ring – Extollo Jewelry chevron ring – c/o Eclectic Eccentricity shirt – TJ Maxx suspenders – eBay skirt – Spring Picnic Skirt c/o Ever+Mi Crush camera bag – …

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THE DAINTY SQUID
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    • all the posts!
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    • explore everywhere
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  • contact
  • shop