Wore this outfit during January of 2017 for my travel day to Cabo. I remember putting this outfit together at like 5 AM and actually being really surprised with myself. I freaking love this silk bomber! I also styled it here (albeit in a super similar way lol – jeans and sneakers) if you’d like to see another way I wore it! Regardless, I love a good bomber for chic, relaxed…
Good morning friends! I’ve got so much to catch y’all up on today but I’m most excited to share all the amazing sales and markdowns currently going on right now for President’s Day and just as retailers prepare for Spring. I’m guessing everyone has been in a shopping state of mind lately too because several of the recent items I’ve worn are ALREADY sold out (esp the ones that were…
Hey y'all!! Happy Fri-YAY! I can't believe we are ALREADY at the end of this 6 week BTD Meal Plan! I'm tellin' you, it TOTALLY flew by - I feel like I legit just announced it (don't you??). It's been SO (so!) much fun putting these together for y'all each week and it's also been great getting to hear your feedback and even see your meals via some of y'all sending me photos on snapchat or instagram DM.
Happy Valentine’s Day y’all! Who’s excited? Who’s not? I’ve got mixed feelings about it tbh, but I’m all about having an excuse to celebrate. If you’re not a big fan of V-Day, I outlined 5 steps to making this day a happy one – no matter your status – so be sure to check that out. In that post, I touched on the importance of self-love and pampering yourself – important…
Happy Friday lovelies! This week has been super crazy, but I can't wait to fill y'all in on everything that's going on next week. For this meal plan Taylor and I decided to make a little heartier meals that would be great for not only yourself, but any guests you might be cooking for. We added one red meat that is so so yum and a great chicken salad that you can pack for lunches. I hope you enjoy this meal plan, it's been so much fun finding new foods to bring to your home every week. So let's get cookin'!
Hello hello! I don’t have much time this morning – about to jet off to some meetings – but I wanted to pop in and say a quick HOLA before popping this up on the blog. It’s been a VERY work-FREE weekend and I’ve really enjoyed it. I spent the past few days in Austin attending the IF Gathering, which I hope you go to see my little mini recap…
It’s that time of year y’all… time to either get really excited for Valentine’s Day, or to completely boycott the Hallmark holiday. I’ve for sure been on both ends of the spectrum. It was way bigger of a deal when I was younger, that’s for sure. I did love passing out valentines in grade school and getting crafty, but I always remember there being stress around this holiday. There’s basically…
Like I’ve shared on social media and on the blog a bit, I recently purchased my first home! (Insert ALL the emojies here). I’m still grasping the fact that I’m adult enough to own my own home and that I’m also the landlord of the property. The whole process of buying a home was fun, but also incredibly stressful and long – there’s so much more that goes into it than…
Wowza. A (freaking) LOT has happened since my last BTD Weekly Round Up 2 weeks ago. Or at least it feels that way. I’ve spent most of my time working my tail off on the new BTD Meal Plan and getting those recipes and such to you the past 2 weeks, doing random things for the house, and then a last minute trip to Cabo. Recently on BrightonTheDAy Before getting…
The first week of 2017 has come and gone and – ready or not – week 2 is upon us! Have you had time to reflect on your 2016 and assess how things have changed and/or what you’ve accomplished slash didn’t accomplish? I’ve still got a little more reflecting to do myself, but I did jot down a few of the lessons I learned in 2016. In addition to reflecting on…
#GOALS. Maybe “the word” of the year? But instead of the casual word that’s used in hashtags, today I want to talk about the real deal when it comes to goals. The actual goals we set for ourselves that lead to us basically adulting and having our lives together. With the new year, it’s a popular time for the term to be thrown around and for us to start thinking…
As 2017 gears up, I’ve been doing a lot of brainstorming about how to make this year one to remember – and one that feels damn good. I wrote about what I learned in 2016 earlier this week and I clearly grew and learned a lot, but I started thinking more about the components that can lead to 2017 being the best yet – because who doesn’t want to live…
A few weeks ago, I decided I wanted to be more intentional about introducing and chatting about new (ish) and noteworthy fashion trends that have successfully made their way from the runway to the streets. I’ve also been challenging myself to try new things and embrace the trends and try to incorporate them (subtly) into my everyday wardrobe. Yesterday I talked about the athleisure trend (which I LOVE!) and today I wanted…
I’ve been trying to write my “lessons I’ve learned from 2016” post for several days now and for some reason I just can’t get it done. I keep sitting down to write it, putting a few things on paper and then getting frustrated when I’m not able to articulate what I’m trying to say. Or I’m not able to really even explain the concept to myself, much less put it into words.…
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I legit cannot believe that 2016 is coming to a close. I really feel it was just November 2015 and I was brainstorming and dreaming about where I wanted BTD and my business to be in the year to come (aka 2016), so it’s hard to believe that the entire year has already come and gone. As we come to close…
In an effort to brainwash myself into getting my life together (…been on the #hotmess express lately), I decided I needed to make a list – a super list of qualities that I should try and aspire to be (in my dreams or whatever). No but really, if there was an ideal kind of awesomeness, what would it look like? In other words, I wanted to put some serious, uninterrupted…
