...It's my BIRTHDAY WEEKEND!!!!!! WOO! Happy Weekend Reading indeed. :) We've got some fun birthday festivities on the agenda - at least I think, since J is planning something up his sleeve and hasn't clued me in it. Ha! ;) But last night we did the Cheesecake Factory for dinner per my request, and HOLY MOLY delish. Saturday morning I'm at a little … [Read more...]
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How to Cover Dark Circles (+ Prevent! The Products + Technique for Tired Girls…)
Good morning, friends! It's Friday, and if your week has been anything like mine, you're ready for a vacation STAT. Couple that with the rain we've had the past two days, and it's high time for some sunshine and R&R! I'm super stoked for today's post, namely because it's another one stemming directly from Q's asked/requested in the CUR Reader … [Read more...]
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1 Thing, 3 Ways: THE Famous Leith Dress (+ it’s on SALE!)
Asking to pick a favorite child is hard, right? Right. Asking to pick a favorite dress? EASY PEASY. Out of all of the dresses in the world, this is it. Whoaaaaaa nelly - big claim, I know. But when it comes to choosing one piece that is versatile enough, comfortable enough, cute enough, AND affordable enough to work for literally anything (sans a … [Read more...]
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How to Negotiate like a Badass – 12 Negotiation Tips for Success
NERD ALERT, folks! Negotiation is something I've always been *fascinated* by. Namely because one of my biggest interests has always been in psychology - consumer psychology/behavior, hence why I studied marketing + management in school - how people think and how people relate. But psychology in general, and why people do what they do! One of my … [Read more...]
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WEEKEND READING, Vol. 28
Haaaaappy WEEKEND! Weekend Reading is here! Last night we went to a housewarming party for best friends of ours, and it was SO FUN. Today, we're heading to J's hometown for lunch, and then I've got about TEN looks to shoot for y'all - woo! What's on your weekend radar??? Pour a cup + browse through this weekend reading first...Would you … [Read more...]
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Life Updates + $15 Transitional Dress
I sat down late last night with absolutely zero thoughts or motivation to whip up something for today, so it felt about time for a life updates post on a bit of what's been going down behind-the-scenes with Olivia and the gang. Especially since the whole Gwynn house was wide awake from 2-4 am, beyond our usual every-three-hours wake up call for … [Read more...]
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Spring’s Hottest Jumpsuit – Pink Jumpsuit for Work, Weddings, + Everything in Between!
It was the shock heard round the world - the day that social media died. ICYMI, Facebook and Instagram went down yesterday - and everyone and their mom just about lost their minds. #RealTalk...I kinda loveloveloved it. While most of the world was frantically refreshing newsfeeds in absolute FOMO, I felt like I could BREATHE and it felt … [Read more...]
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“I am in the Now.”
Happy Monday, friends. I'm coming in hot after a religious retreat this past weekend, so I still feel high on the Holy Spirit - praise the Lord! Today's Monday Mantra comes from one of the biggest themes of the weekend that felt totally worthwhile to share with you, since it's a powerful tidbit that I know I need hearing myself basically all the … [Read more...]
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WEEKEND READING, Vol. 27
Happy WEEKEND! My mom + I are at a faith retreat this weekend, so it should be a really restful, prayerful weekend spent pretty unplugged. Bless up. If you have any prayer requests, I'm collecting them over on my Instagram Stories (@ericaligenza) - pleasepleaseplease feel free to shoot me a DM with your request! Otherwise, what do you have on the … [Read more...]
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10 Ways we’ve been Babyproofing our House
TGIF, friends! There's still snow on ground in Philly, but I'm convinced sprring is right around the corner - namely because Daylight Savings us happenings this weekend, so springing ahead HAS to mean sunshine + sandals weather soon, right? ...right?!?!? With Daylight Savings Time comes the whole "Change your Clocks, Change your Batteries" motto … [Read more...]
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#AskE – What I’m Reading, My Favorite Moroccanoil Products, Balance with a Baby + MORE
The groundhog said spring was right around the corner...all that's around our corner is a bigass pile of SNOW. Sidenote: Does any other state do this? We've got Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania who "predicts" whether we'll have 6 more weeks of winter or an "early spring" - and this year was the first in SO MANY that he actually predicted early … [Read more...]
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5 Tricks for Becoming a Morning Person in One Week
Goooooood morning! Are you a morning person? Or, are you interested in becoming a morning person? Who's ready + rearing to go on this sunshine-y Monday? Not aye - it's a sunshine-y, snowy Monday in Philadelphia today, so truth be told, I'd rather be curled up in Barefoot Dreams binging the rest of Schitt's Creek Season 5. But HERE WE ARE, folks. … [Read more...]
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