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10 Fall Clothing Pieces You Need Right Now

October 5, 2018 No Comments

Today is Day 5 of “Blogtober” and every Friday this month, I will feature some great fall fashion tips and trends in a four-part series I’m calling “Fashion Friday”. It is always a pleasure when other bloggers reach out to me with an idea and want to contribute to my blog. So when Laura Lee contacted me and pitched today’s fashion post, I was thrilled to share it as a kick-off for this month’s fashion series. Laura is a fashion enthusiast and lover of all things fitness. When she isn’t reading the “Gospel According To Coco Chanel”, you can catch […]

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Wanderlust Wednesday: Oh The Places I Would Go…

October 3, 2018 No Comments

“I would gladly live out of a suitcase if it meant I could see the world.” I haven’t done a “Wanderlust Wednesday” post in several months, but that doesn’t mean that I no longer have those moments that I don’t wish that I could just take a year off and travel. I still have “itchy feet,” or what people may call “wanderlust”, or a very strong or irresistible impulse to travel and explore the world. I haven’t been all over the world (yet), but I always say that when I hit the lottery, I’m going to do some serious traveling! […]

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31 Day of Blogtober: The Recap

November 1, 2017 No Comments

Green Acres Meets Paris Blogtober 2017 Recap

There were times in the past month that I thought that I could not write another post. I was staying up ’til the wee hours of the morning just to make sure I had a post scheduled for the next day. So in case you may have missed a day here or there, here it is… “31 days of Blogtober: The Recap.” Day 1: Blogtober, Day 1: Welcome to My “Green Acres” — This day’s post was a bit of an introduction of myself. Day 2: Celebrating National Consignment Day — I partnered with The RealReal, a luxury online consignment […]

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Wanna Work Off that Halloween Candy? There’s an App for that!

October 31, 2017 No Comments

After you consume half of your children’s Halloween candy tonight, you’ll either be sick or feel guilty about eating so much junk. And thinking of all that delicious candy can seem intimidating if you’re trying to stay healthy and fit. Are you gonna wanna work off that Halloween candy? If so, there’s an app for that! The audio fitness app Aaptiv can help keep you on track. Aaptiv delivers that experience straight to your earbuds by syncing the motivational guidance of a trainer with the perfect playlist, giving you a fresh way to work out that you’ll want to do again and again. […]

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Layering 101: Your Favorite Dress over Pants

October 30, 2017 No Comments

In the past, I have seen actresses walk the Red Carpet rocking a beautiful dress over a stylish pair of pants, but they’ve also been wearing haute couture pieces that are not necessarily “every day wear”. {Images borrowed from 1 // 2 } Now it seems that layering your favorite dress over pants is one of the Fall’s biggest trends, not only for wearing to parties, but for wearing to work or for just running around town. We think it’s ultra fashionable and trendy to layer your favorite dress over pants, but women in Indian, Pakistan, and South Asia have been […]