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10 x 10 Capsule Wardrobe Challenge, Home, Style

Fall 10 x 10 – Day Six

Alyssa wears a blue button-down tied in a knot over a black dress with loafers and smiles

And here we are again, Monday. Over the weekend I laundered all of my clothing items except for my jeans, which I try not to wash too frequently, and had access to the rest of my closet. I wore jeans on Saturday and Sunday (a distressed pair one day and a high-waisted pair in black …

10 x 10 Capsule Wardrobe Challenge, Home, Style

Fall 10 x 10 – Day Five

Alyssa wears a blush tee, blue jeans, and nude flats and sits down on a bench

Halfway there! I’m not feeling anxious about getting back to my full wardrobe yet, though I suppose it’s because I haven’t really re-worn too many of my items yet. I’ll just have to wait until day nine or ten to see how I truly feel. This post contains affiliate links and I may receive a …

10 x 10 Capsule Wardrobe Challenge, Home, Style

Fall 10 x 10 – Day Four

Alyssa wears black pants, a black wrap top, and beige flats and places her hands behind her back

All black again (minus the shoes!), and I love it. Thursday started a little differently since I had a dentist appointment this morning. I’d forgotten about it when I planned out my ten outfits, but I’m so glad today’s outfit included pants! I can’t imagine that it would be too fun to spend an hour …

10 x 10 Capsule Wardrobe Challenge, Home, Style

Fall 10 x 10 – Day Three

Alyssa wears a black dress with a black tee over it with black loafers and faces sideways from the camera

Finally feeling a little more inventive for Day Three! Today I had a couple of meetings with students and staff, but otherwise, it was a normal day in the office. No errands today before or after work, just there and back before coming home to get ready for kickboxing. This post contains affiliate links and …

10 x 10 Capsule Wardrobe Challenge, Home, Style

Fall 10 x 10 – Day One

Alyssa wears a black shift dress, beige flats, and a neck scarf and holds a laptop

The first day of my first 10 x 10 Challenge! (Confused? Check out my last post to see how this all started). This post is not sponsored but contains affiliate links It was really nice to wake up this morning and have my outfit already selected (I’m usually bad about waiting to pick what I …

10 x 10 Capsule Wardrobe Challenge, Home, Style

Fall 10 x 10 Closet Preview

A closet containing ten garments and shoes

So, what is a 10 x 10, and why is it being featured on a travel blog? The 10 x 10 challenge was established by Lee of Style Bee as a way to expand a limited selection of garments’ value by styling them in many different outfits. Specifically, you select ten items (clothes + shoes) …

Home, Journal, Reflections

Blogging Organically: Six Month Check-In

Alyssa sits at a laptop at the dining room table

45 Blog Posts 659 Total Users 5 Comments 133 Instagram Posts 85 Instagram Followers 0 Sponsored Posts — These are all items meant to qualify how “successful” my blog and Instagram have been in the past six months. By most standards, these numbers are pitifully low. But let’s back up for a bit to talk …

Home, Travel

Words Without Borders: Ten Fascinating Foreign Words I Love

A photo of the countryside in France

As someone with a degree in Linguistics, I’m often asked if I speak any other languages; unfortunately, the answer is no. The more I travel, the more it makes me wish I did. There are certain words and phrases I try to learn before I leave for a trip, but I find that certain ones …

Food, Home, Recipes

I Convinced My Boyfriend to Try Goop’s Three-Day Detox With Me—Here’s How it Went

Four images of dishes in the Goop cleanse

In Monday’s post, I shared that Michael and I were beginning a three-day detox to help get our bodies back on track after traveling. Well, here we are on the other side – we made it! This post contains affiliate links and I may receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking …