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    Friday Favorites #537

    by Kaylah Stroup October 18, 2019

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    This trinket tray!

    If you ever need recommendations for cozy cardigans, I’m your gal! I recently got this one and I basically never want to take it off. So snuggly!

    This mirror / jewelry holder! Its under $20 too!

    The most perfect Halloween sweater!

    Very very into these corduroy shoes!

    Didn’t know that a doorstopper could be very my style! Also, on the subject of cute doorstoppers, look at this mouse.

    Still crushing on my shower curtain from RedBubble! (PS. You can check out more of my favorites from them here!)

    Oh hello! Love me a good piece of statement furniture.

    Spotted this and had to share! I actually bought the same vintage nutcracker while on our wedding roadtrip.

    I have gotten so many great new fabrics lately. I’m batty about this one though… heh!

    Continuing on the hand theme that I apparently chose this week, look at this shelf! Ugh, so good!

    Link love…

    • This cheetah rug!
    • Loving this opalite ring.
    • I found THE best bralette and it’s under $10. I wish that sharing a photo of me in a bra was more my style because I want everyone to see just how gosh darn cute this thing is. I feel like a lot of bralettes aren’t that great for folks with bigger boobs but this bad boy makes them look phenomenal! I feel so sexy in it!
    • Eye am every into this wallpaper!
    • I’m obsessed with this cheetah sweater.
    • You ever see an item of clothing and you’re like “yeah, that’s terribly ugly but I love it!”? That’s me with this colorblock shirt.
    • This incense holder!
    • These are the world’s coziest pajama pants, just so ya know!

    Happy Friday! xoxo

    Pssst. If you still want more, I have tons and tons of Halloween finds here.

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  • six months / things I want to tell you

    by Kaylah Stroup October 14, 2019

    Yesterday marked six months since my mom suddenly passed away. I don’t blog about grief as much as I want to. Well, I mean, I don’t want to but I do feel like it’s healthy and… important, honestly. Having conversations about loss is essential. As a society, we suck at talking about death. Sure, everyone …

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  • Friday Favorites #536

    by Kaylah Stroup October 11, 2019

    I’m teaming up with Etsy today to bring you a super special Halloween version of my Friday Favorites. It may not look all that different than my normal FF posts but this only contains items from rad small businesses! This post also contains affiliate links. Check out our disclosure policy for more details. Sorry, we’re …

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    • all the posts!
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    • some of my favorite posts
    • plants + gardening
    • beauty, fashion + hair
    • reviews
    • window shopping
    • explore everywhere
  • about me
  • contact
  • shop