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may budget review: celebrating wins

Kelsey · June 11, 2018June 11, 2018

In my last post I shared a little bit about my expenses for May and how I knew pretty early on that I wasn’t going to make my budget for the month. I spent a while agonizing about what I ignorantly thought were failures on my part, but realized that – on a very regular …

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how i spent my $100 clothing budget in may

Kelsey · June 4, 2018June 5, 2018

Each month I give myself $100 to spend on all things apparel-related, including clothing, shoes, and accessories. This month I had fantastic luck at my local Goodwill, and scored nine new items for under $70!! Scroll forth for some neat-o mirror selfies to see what I bought and how I styled it all.

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counting my wins

Kelsey · May 22, 2018

I thought I was going to show this month who’s boss. I thought I had it figured out and that things would go the way I planned. Instead, this month is teaching me lessons. After I reviewed my expenses for April and came up short of my own expectations (shocking), I decided to keep a closer …

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april budget review: a flaw in the plan

Kelsey · May 4, 2018May 4, 2018

This month was the first time in a long time that I even remotely attempted a budget. Upon reviewing the results, it’s pretty clear that I did not successfully stick to the plan so carefully laid for myself. I’ve created budgets in the past, and now I remember why they never seem to turn into recurring …

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in-store bargains and a dreamy new top

Kelsey · April 19, 2018April 19, 2018

I spent last weekend in the deserts of Southern California (lol no, not at Coachella) visiting my sister and brother-in-law. I was joined by our Mom, and we quickly discovered that there’s not that much to do in the small city where they live besides eat, relax with each other, and go shopping. Shopping is one of my all-time …

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The Budget & The Challenge

Kelsey · April 1, 2018March 31, 2018

It’s been a while since I dug through the transaction history on my bank account. And there’s been a reason I’ve been avoiding the task – it doesn’t exactly paint a pretty picture of financial success. I’ve been paying down my debts slower than ever, overspending, not saving, and all the while I’ve been stressing …

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all bodies are beautiful except

Kelsey · March 23, 2018March 23, 2018

Earlier today I was relaxing in my most natural state (sitting on the couch, scrolling instagram with something from Netflix playing across the room). I scrolled to a multi-image post of a swimwear shoot from Athleta. I’m swiping through the images of a bunch of beautiful women in swimsuits, photos un-retouched, inclusive of all shapes …

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defining style & avoiding shiny distractions

Kelsey · March 18, 2018March 23, 2018

About twice a year, I pull together a collection of pictures that I use as a guideline for my own personal style. The amassing of imagery is constant – I have been saving reference images for spring/summer 2018 since last fall. The “pulling together” part comes in when I start to get the itch to …

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faking my way out of a style slump

Kelsey · March 11, 2018March 12, 2018

I spend a lot of time thinking about clothes and style, my style specifically. For the amount of time I spend thinking about all things fashion/clothes/style related (and those are three different things), I spend very little time managing my own, including getting myself dressed each day. When I don’t plan ahead (and lately, I never plan ahead), …

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a re-introduction from “just do it” hq

Kelsey · February 19, 2018March 23, 2018

I first created relatively stable in the spring of 2017. I had different plans then of what I wanted to post about than I do now. The gap between posts shows exactly who I am (or maybe, who I have been?). I have big ideas. Big plans. I’d daresay even a creative mind. Alas, I …