How I Became an Accidental Influencer and How You Can Become One Too

July 25, 2018.Reading time 12 minutes.

The Accidental Influencer I’m just a tad obsessed with the Accidental Icon. I love how this social worker/college professor turned Icon took the online fashion world by storm. I would like to think that our paths are just a tiny bit similar. I’m a school counselor by trade (I’ve worked as an in-home counselor for adolescents […]

5 Things I’m Crushing on This Spring

May 6, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

Waiting For It… I have to tell you that I wondered if Spring would ever rear its beautiful head. I sat around waiting like a kid at Christmas. It seemed like a very long winter. Let’s be clear I don’t mind winter. I love the time to slow down and relax a little bit, but […]

Three Takeaways From My Bold Night In NYC

March 16, 2018.Reading time 13 minutes.

How Bold Are You If you have been following along on Instagram you know that I’ve had what could be described as a fairytale moment in NYC recently. I wanted to share it here too because I feel like what’s happening over at Chico’s deserves more attention than I can give in an Instagram post, […]

How to Adopt a New Style

January 28, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

The Style Transformation A new year means transformation and new beginnings. If you’re like me, you might be hoping to transform or tweak your fashion style a bit this year. Taking on a new fashion persona can be difficult if you want to avoid spending a ton of money on a new wardrobe. And sometimes […]

I Discovered a Pretty Little Secret

December 23, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

This is not a sponsored post Pajamas All Day The other day while looking for a Christmas present for my mother I found a little secret of my own. Let me preface this with a little back story. My mother is obsessed with pajamas. I couldn’t even tell you the number of cute PJ sets, […]

How to Create a Holiday Capsule Wardrobe

November 19, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

What to Wear to a Holiday Party If you’re like me your calendar is probably starting to fill up with all of the holiday party invites. Between office parties, friends’ birthday parties (those December babies love to celebrate and I can’t say I blame them) and neighborhood get-togethers, my social calendar in December looks like […]

My Full Circle Moment With Pandora Jewelry and Holiday Gift Guide

November 14, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

My Full Circle Moment With Pandora Jewelry and a Holiday Gift Guide This is a sponsored post If you have been following along with me on Instagram you probably saw my big reveal. Last week I was so excited because the big secret I had been keeping could finally be shared with all of you. […]

How To Be Graceful In 5 Easy Steps

September 15, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

How to Be Graceful My grandmother was the classiest lady I knew. I learned a lot of my “how to be chic” lessons from watching my grandmother as a little girl. When she passed away last week those who spoke of her kept referencing her poise, style and her grace. It became evident that she wasn’t only […]

The Real Chic Life’s Favorite Fall Things

August 28, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

My 7 Favorite Fall Things When I was much younger I once had someone tell me that Fall was their favorite season. Fall?? Who likes fall? What about summer? I couldn’t imagine back then that anything could beat fun in the sun, convertible tops, flip flops and beachy vibes. This was way before the whole […]

How to Pack Like a Pro in 3 Easy Steps

July 9, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

How to Pack Like A Pro for Vacation I have a confession to make. I am a horrible packer. Wait, horrible might be an overstatement, but I am certainly no expert. I have packing fails all the time which might actually surprise some people. I can certainly plan a great outfit for whatever events I […]