BOOTIE ALERT!!

Booties ON SUPER SALE // Jeans // Necklace ON SALE // Similar Earrings

Hi Guys!! 

It's bootie season and I have rounded up a few new favorites this Christmas to share with y'all! I bought these for $140 but they are now on sale for under $70!! This pair is one of my favorites because of the pointed toe, heel, and the fringe. They're both casual and sassy and can be styled so many different ways. 

This necklace has been on ultra repeat lately. It goes with everything and I have yet to get tired of it!! It's on sale right now for $34 and also comes in turquoise. 

Paige also has a lot of their jeans on sale right now. This pair is so comfortable they feel like leggings, but heads up mine are skinny at the ankle because I got them hemmed and tapered. 

And these earrings are one of my new favorites. They look just like the more expensive pair I linked above but were less than $50. I found them at this local boutique and cannot find them online but there are so many pretty tassel earrings out right now that I LOVE. Including these for $45, these for $40 and look JUST LIKE Lisi Lerch, and these which also look like Lisi Lerch for $36 and come in multiple colors. If you want to pay for the real ones, you can find them at the link I posted above and you can find the real Lisi Lerch earrings here. I have this pair. 

love, 

mDk

Dupes for THE Tassel Coverup and Tassel Beach Bag

Coverup // Beachbag // Sandals

So for those of you like me who LOVE this tassel coverup but can't stand to spend $157 for it (uh, yeah right), I wanted to share this REPLICA from one of my new favorite sites to online shop. I am SO excited to share this with y'all!! It is only $23.99! For sizing references (because this site does tend to run small), I am wearing a large. But I got a lot of junk in the trunk -- I'm working on it :/
My mom has this one from the same site for only $18.99, which also looks amazing and I die over. This bag has been the perfect beach and pool bag this summer and I love how the tassel comes off so you can use it on a purse or wherever you want a cluster of tassels! It's safe to say this has been the summer of tassels!

xoxo,

mDk

What's In My (BEACH) Bag

First off, I would like to say THANK GOD IT'S SUMMER!!! Cannot wait to start my job at Duke in a couple weeks and am soaking up the sunshine until then!

{Click on the links below to shop what's in my bag}

Beachbag (also comes in other colors!)

Book I am loving Theresa Brown's nursing novels. If you are a nursing student/nurse or anyone in healthcare this is a must read. Along with her other book I was required to read this summer. I go through her books in like one day. 

I can't find the hat online anymore but it is from TJ Maxx and I saw some cute hats there while out tonight!

Sunglasses 

Antifade hair spray I spray this on my hair before tanning to protect my hair color. I do NOT want my white pieces turning yellow!! 

Shoes

Starbucks cold cup

Tanning lotion I use this in the tanning bed and outside. I love it because it is also anti-aging and skin firming and has color extenders in it. I bought mine in stores but found it for y'all online at a cheaper price!

love y'all,

mDk

Karlie Sunday Brunch Dress

Summer isn’t over yet! And trust me, you need this Karlie Sunday brunch dress!  There’s so many pretty colors in it that it does all the work for you. If you’re like me and want to look cute but you don’t feel like trying too hard to put together an outfit because it usually ends in “I have nothing to wear,” this is the perfect dress to throw on and look like you’ve got your ish together. I will wear it for date nights, going out (if I ever do lol), and even church. I know this dress is selling out fast so grab yours now! Also, use FABMIRANDA for 10% off and free shipping. (I’m wearing a medium.) I paired it with these amazing wedges I just got from Charleston, but if you’re not as short as I am it will also look great with sandals. My shoes are now 50% off! You can find them here. I spent the weekend at the beach with my family, trying to get some sun (notice the burnt chest. ouch.) I hope everyone had a blessed weekend! (: 

xoxo,

mDk

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"There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death." Romans 8:1-2 

Feel set free and blessed this week <3

"Does This Make Me Look Like a Prisoner??"

Dress: TJ Maxx//necklace//earrings

So a real quick sad story to start off... Hayden is moving to Arizona for a school year to finish his second *eye roll* degree. Keep me in your prayers everyone! Hopefully I will be able to see him once a month.
So to have a little getaway before he leaves this Saturday *freak out* we went to downtown Wilmington and had the sweetest time.
We discovered the cutest little Panamanian restaurant for lunch in Wrightsville called Ceviche's where we tried different Ceviches and basically everything on the menu. We had dinner at Elijah's on the waterfront downtown and then went on a ghost tour!
The next day we shopped around downtown and had an awesome dinner at Circa 1922 before heading home. Definitely recommend all three of those!
And I always love buying these flowers from the people that make them out of palms when I am in Charleston so I was excited to find a man making them here!
We had a nice little weekend filled with romance(: (Hayden's favorite thing hehe)

And like always... TJ Maxx does it again
xoxo
mDk
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"Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed, says the Lord who has compassion on you."
-Isaiah 54:10

New Finds!

Y'all, this outfit (shirt, shorts, shoes) is $34!!!
I got these shorts on sale at Old Navy for $10. I really didn't think I was going to like them when I bought them, but they feel like I'm wearing my athletic shorts that I like to wear everyday.
They're not $10 anymore, but they're on sale and you can get them for an extra 30% off today using code TICKTOCK.

To go with my comfy shorts, I added my new comfy shirt! I've already told y'all how much I am into shirts from TJ Maxx lately. They have been doing such a good job with having cute, inexpensive, and SOFT shirts. TJ Maxx's are a hit or miss, you never know what you might find, so you might not be able to still find this shirt (only $14.99) but definitely go see what you can find!

And my favorite part of this outfit are these shoes. There is a new store at our mall called Altar'd State. You might have heard of it before. But their clothes are made out of recycled materials and they are a very openly Christian company. They play Christian music, have Bible verses on the walls, lots of cross jewelry, and Christian books for sale. That just makes me happy (: The clothes are mostly a little too "boho" for me but I found these shoes on sale for NINE DOLLARS. #dying

And who doesn't love a rooftop marg? (;
{necklace}

Well, those are my recent finds. Have you guys found any recent bargains you're excited about?!
Hope you like this outfit!
-mDk

How To Celebrate: A Tutorial

Everyone has their favorite way to unwind and celebrate after crossing the finish line of whatever they've been working towards. For me, last week it was finishing finals and my first semester of nursing school. Fun summer huh?? Well, after hearing how I celebrated, you will probably think i'm 35 years old and not a junior in college, but that's okay (;
1. Put on your sunglasses and walk (or drive) home and realize how much nicer the world looks now that finals, the job interview, the work week, etc. is behind you. It's much prettier, I promise.
2. Sit on the couch, look out the window for a few minutes, soaking in that you have nothing that you have to study or work on anymore, and thank God it is BEHIND you. At least for now.
3. Wait till the boyfriend, husband, best friend, sister, mom, WHOEVER comes by with a bag full of your favorite snacks for the night in. Or, if you're a strong independent woman that don't need no man go get your pretty self in the car and get it yourself #ygg
This is what was in my goodie bag

Meat and cheese and wine is my and Hayden's FAVORITE. (The salmon is Hayden's not mine ewie) Of course, you are celebrating so you MUST add Champagne. And if it's a big accomplishment and you're a hoarder like me, then wash the bottle and save it. Also, I am spoiled, and always have pretty flowers because Hayden rocks. Again, flowers does not equal boyfriend. If you don't have a boyfriend or if you're boyfriend lives far away from you (like Hayden is about to be), or if your boyfriend doesn't buy you flowers, go buy yourself some flowers, YOU DESERVE IT. I've done that many times hehe. 

4. Now that you have supplies for your crazy night in, go get some gooodd food. But before you do that, put on whatever you bought yourself this week to get you through it or as a celebratory gift to yourself. You did do that right?? Go do it now if you forgot. 

What's new? This ($16!!) shirt and the Kendra Scott necklace that I got at the Nordstrom sale. 

This isn't a very good picture, but it was raining outside :( 

Just put on whatever outfit makes you happy. 

5. Go to a new restaurant you've been wanting to try or go to your favorite restaurant. 

6. Come home, turn on some happy music, and pop that champagne! And once that is gone... open the wine. Hopefully you have someone to share this with, but if you want it all to yourself, that's fine too. 

7. Relax and give yourself a booty bump, you did it! 

Well friends, that's how I celebrated. How do you like to celebrate?? 

xoxo, 

mDk