Simply Styling

I use to complain about the 3 hour drive, as much as I loved going back home to visit my parents the drive was JUST a very long drive. After losing a parent (my dad) I realized how fast time goes by. You realize that you don't get those days back you just have all memories. The drive is boring but the time that I get to spend visiting my mom, eating pizza, sipping coffee and making visits to Wolf Lake are all that really matter. I snapped a few photos of Wolf Lake, it had

Looking back I wish I would have insisted that my parents stand together in front of our childhood home and let me snap a photo of them both. I love capturing memories and that would have topped my list as one of my favorite memories. It never happened, maybe there's a photo somewhere of them together in front of their home, the one that they brought my two younger siblings home to after they were born, but I still haven't found one yet. I made my way back to Central Iowa l

Now that our trip is planned and if you missed it my daughter and I are going back to Hawaii in November. I decided it is time to snag a few dresses for the upcoming trip, During Amazon Prime Week I snatched this beautiful dress. It's lightweight, has a great V-Neck perfect if you love wearing necklaces. I love how colorful she is ! Perfect for beach photos ! I also grabbed a pretty light pink necklace, I think she adds such fun to the outfit ! The cute little RATAN CLUTCH t

I found this dress at a thrift store here in Omaha a few years ago. I was going to Hawaii for the 1st time and wanted to bring a few pretty dresses along that were easy to throw on, inexpensive and I thought that this one was just all that. I don't remember exactly why she never made it into my suitcase and I'm glad I've hung onto her. My daughter and I are going back to Hawaii in November and I think this one is coming along. I just can't gain anymore weight. She's a li

We've had a productive weekend. Ray grilled on Friday and Saturday. He grabbed some steaks threw them on the grill along with some baked potatoes. I made some baked beans for another side dish because why not all kids love some baked beans. It was all so delicious and I'm thankful that he made extra for leftovers. If you were to ask me my favorite food, I'm here to tell you barbeque food, anything grilled whether it be vegetables, meat or fruit ! Throw it on the grill and

I had an idea for a cute photo session with my granddaughter. It all started from a cute dress that I found for her on Amazon. Once I saw the strawberries on the dress I knew it would be cute ! I also bought a package of strawberries because I''m all about the props. She enjoyed eating them in between snaps. We went out to Chalco Hills, found a few perfect areas and snapped some photos. I truly think this is my go to place ! Thanks to my daughter Tia for showing me this ar

It's Not the Catchiest Title but it's what's currently going on in my life. A few months ago I had mentioned on one of the social media platforms that I simply had "too much", meaning too many clothes and make up products. I wanted to simplify ....truly I needed to, and keep purchases to a minimal. I was always hitting the "BUY NOW" button on Amazon, not even thinking twice as to whether it was truly a need. I would see my favorite influencer wearing a cute top click on her

I'll fill you in on her story. I like to keep things documented and I use this blog as my little scrapbook to look back on. Nova Jean is an adorable Pit-Bull, She started off as our grand dog which I wasn't thrilled about in the first place. Pitt-Bulls have a reputation, you know ! In all honesty they scare me, until I met this little girl. Our daughter bought her for her little family and as things go she ended up needing more training than anticipated. She's with us now,

I've been using Mark Kay Products off and on for the past 35 years or more I've truly lost track . Mary Kay is a brand I really love and after years of use I know now which products work for me and my skin. The thing with Mary Kay is they don't discontinue products as often as maybe some other brands do, and I love this about them. There's nothing more frustrating to me than finding a product or products that are amazing and then 6 months later boom, it's gone. This is an am

Tis the season for FESTIVE outfits ! This cute Plaid Print Dress with Hood is perfection for your Christmas Eve Get Together. It's warm and cozy and isn't that what this season is all about. I made a video on TikTok because I got a sample and if you know, you have only a few days to promote it. Well, unfortunatley there are only 3 left in stock, what a bummer. If you're a size 12 head to my TikTok and order because it's super cute. This super cute furry friend is looking so

I spend a lot of time sitting at my desk at home after work and on the weekends so I want my desk top to reflect those things that bring me JOY. So I thought I'd share what my current desk top looks like. It's not by any means really fancy but it makes me smile. I love having a light that also works as a pen holder I have so many colored pens and I needed a place to store them and this works, linked here. It comes in other colors besides PINK. I just love love PINK ! I wo

So now that the Thanksgiving Feast is over I've moved onto to full Christmas Mode. All over my FYP on TikTok I've seen where pet owners take a wreath or wrapping paper and have their dogs/pets put their head through and the cutest photo is made. My doodle was scared and didn't want anything done with the wreath, she's always scared of everything. So Champ came to the rescue and had no problem being my model. He recently had his beard shaved off due to lots of matting so he

More images from North Shore, the drive over there from Waikiki-Honolulu was about 45 minutes. It was a quick easy drive, I highly suggest renting a car while on the island. Renting a car allowed us to venture off and explore everything on the island. The ocean was rough, no one could enter the water ( I guess you could if you wanted a death sentence) there were warning signs all over. We saw lots of people sitting in the sand and even families having photo sessions on the

We drove over to North Shore on Thursday November 6th and really loved it. We hit several beaches but they were closed off to swimmers/surfers due to the dangerous shore break. We enjoyed our toes in the sand and the sound of the waves crashing onto the beach. Being from Nebraska this isn't a normal occurance so for me it was all so peaceful. Disappointed that getting into the water on this side of the island wasn't an option but this is winter season over there and so the