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Recipe: Honey Sesame Chicken

I love a good chicken stir fry that has some tasty sauce, but there is never enough sauce!  This easy recipe takes about 20 minutes to prepare and has lots of extra sauce to cover your side of brown rice or quinoa!  The chicken comes out juicy and the sauce rivals your favorite Chinese food place. What you need: 4 chicken breasts 1...

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Five on Friday!

Ahhh the weekend is here, the next two days will hopefully finish out some of the big projects that have been going on around here.  Of course I'm linking up with Carolina Charm for Five on Friday, p.s. are you not so excited for her baby to arrive! {one} Garden:  We have a garden!  I'm so lucky to have an urban garden right...

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Boozin Recipe: Lemon Sweet Tea

Have you ever experimented with sweet tea vodka?  Because its amazing.  There are different brands, Firefly being on the higher end, a.k.a. more expensive.  But why pay $18 a bottle when you could pay $8 for just as good of a taste?  Mother's has become my new favorite in sweet tea vodkas.  And, making a tasty drink cocktail is cheap!  You don't need...

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Beach Bag Essentials: Guest blogger Kristina from Medicine and Manicures!

Hey y'all, I'm Kristina from Medicine and Manicures and I want to thank Taylor so much for having me for my first ever guest post (woohoo)!!! I'm a Charlotte girl who is currently living south of Raleigh, NC and going through this crazy adventure called PA school.  I love all things Essie and OPI and you will rarely find me without some pretty...

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DIY: Make Up Brush stand

If your remember from this post,  I hate when my make up brushes are touching. HATE IT! I don't know why but I hate it, but I do.  So I decided to tackle the issue with some of the extra wood from our wall/bar/notsurewhatthiswillbe. What you need: piece of wood forstner drill bits paint This project is an easy one, but you'll have...

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Pretty Little Beauty Swap Reveal!

So today I'm switching out from the normal Five on Friday and instead and linking up with Justine of Sleepy Single Girl and Chelsee of Southern Beauty Guide to reveal my most recent Pretty Little Beauty Swap goodies!  This time around I was linked up with with Chelsee from Southern Beauty Guide.  Its so fun getting to know a fellow blogger and I highly recommend you join...

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Hunter Boots Inpiration - Last day for the Giveaway!

This is your final day to enter the Hunter Boots Giveaway!  If you're unsure if you'd even want Hunter Boots, just check out below for some awesome inspiration!  Remember, if you win you can pick ANY of the colors! You know you want some!  So hurry up and enter!  And special thanks to all the ladies who co-hosted, this was so fun! a...

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Spring Hair Inspiration: Guest post from Life in the Lowcountry

Today Miranda from Life in the Lowcountry is stopping by to talk about hair!  Hey y'all. My name is Miranda and you can find me over at Life in the Lowcountry! I'm a wife and mom blogging about my daily life in the beautiful South Carolina lowcountry. I have a huge addiction to shoes and southern drawls. Just like 99.9% of most of you...

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