Summer Shoe Essentials: Kushy Foot

*This post was sponsored by Kushy Foot. All opinions are my own and I would never endorse a product that I didn’t already love!*

It’s embarrassing to say, but every summer I get a few really cute pairs of flats (like the ones above), and every fall I have to throw those flats out because they smell like sweaty feet. Yeah, that’s what happens when you don’t wear socks with your flats. They smell. Not only do they smell, but they hurt your feet for the first week you wear them! It’s a never ending cycle that I am always determined to break, but never do….until I found no show socks! Who would have thunk?

Now, I know I have talked about Kushyfoot socks before because I love them, but they have sent me some AWESOME socks this month that are PERFECT for summer. You can wear them with flats, peep toes, and sling backs! Yeah, I know…they have a sock for every kind of summer shoe and it’s great! I got these Lilly for Target espadrilles last month and was so excited to wear them with my new socks. These are the types of shoes that you NEED no show socks with or else you can see them and it looks funny. You can’t even tell that I am wearing socks when I have them on! Not to mention, they have an awesome cushion in them that gives a little extra comfort.

Summer is in full swing here in Texas so I have been wearing flats and peep toe wedges for a while now, but all you Northern ladies will have to get on the kushyfoot website and order some socks for all your summer shoes before that hot weather hits!

Fit Friday: How I Lost 13 Pounds in 30 Days

Before I started the Whole30, I was working out 3-4 days per week. I pretty much ate whatever I wanted, which wasn’t all bad…but it wasn’t all good either. I ate spaghetti squash, but I also ate pizza. I wasn’t consistent. And, although I was working my butt off at bootcamp and the gym 3-5 days per week I was actually gaining weight. I was gaining muscle and all that, but I wasn’t loosing the fat. They really are telling the truth when they say that weight loss is 20% exercise and 80% what you put in to your body.

Now, I know that the Whole30 isn’t supposed to be about loosing any weight, it’s supposed to be about changing your life and your eating habits. Well, for me it’s done both. I have had AMAZING results both physically and mentally. I lost 13 pounds in 30 days. Now, I want to preface by saying that I continued to work out at least 3 times per week…so my results might not be typical if you don’t exercise, but you will STILL see results.

The thing I love the most about the Whole30, it that I have changed the way I think about food. When I go to the grocery store I go around the edges of the store and grab all of the meats and produce first, and then make my way in to the aisles. I read the labels on packaged food. I don’t even have the urge to go get a bag of pasta and some sauce. It has only been a few days since my Whole30 ended, but I can already see that I have much more willpower. I say no to sweets and other bad foods that I wouldn’t normally say no to. I’m not saying that I will keep eating entirely Whole30, but I am definitely going to try and keep up most of my new habits. So far, I have been eating mostly Whole30 for lunch and dinner this entire week anyways!

My hope is that I will continue cooking good, healthy meals for Wes and I, and only have a little bit of a “cheat” on the weekend. This also means I will have to choose wisely where I want my one meal to be from:) Gotta pick something good!

To sum it all up, if you are thinking about doing a Whole30, I would highly recommend it. I never thought that I would make it through an entire 30 days without pasta and chocolate, but I did it and I am better off for it. Let me know if you plan to try it out, I would love to connect and help support each other!:)

*This is NOT a sponsored post. I just really love this program!*

A Walk Down Memory Lane With The Lyve App

**Thank you to Lyve for sponsoring today’s post and inspiring me to try the Lvyve app!**

My husband and I moved to Austin from Michigan back in the fall of 2011. When we moved, we left behind family as well as pretty much all of our friends. Our friend group is incredibly close (some may say too close, lol!), so we have always made an attempt to see each other a few times a year. This past weekend, two of those friends came to visit and we had an absolute blast! Having known each other for almost a decade now, the “Do you remember the time when” stories come up constantly. Those stories are usually followed up with a, “Do you have a picture of it?” Now, being the girl in the group it has been my (Self assigned) job to capture all of our fun moments together by taking WAY too many pictures. I am that person who has always taken a LOT of photos. All through high school and college I had my camera permanently attached to my hand at every party and social event we went to. Now a days, I try to take my Nikon with me whenever I can, and if I can’t take it my phone is there as my back up. Even though I have millions (literally) of photos from the last 27 years, my problem is always how to store them and how to make them accessible no matter where I am. There’s only so much room in Dropbox and Google Drive to store all of my photos, not to mention, that’s where I keep all of my blogging stuff and those photos take up SO much space!

With the new Lyve app, I can sync all of my photos from all of my devices! When I go visit my parents, I don’t have to pull out my computer to show them pictures of our most recent hike in Austin. If my phone is dead, I can still show my husband the cute picture I took of the dog earlier in the day on my computer. If I’m on an airplane I can pull up my family picture on my tablet to show the poor person who gets to sit next to me! It’s all there, on all of my devices, no matter where I go with the free app (iOS, Android, Mac, PC, Kindle)!

The photos are organized by date to help you better locate the one you’re looking for, which is especially great for those random phone photos you don’t remember when you took! You can even connect your Dropbox and Google Drive so that those photos are included as well! I would highly recommend if you are an avid photographer like me, or even if you just want to keep your photos organized and accessible!

Now that you’ve downloaded the app and become addicted, we’re having a giveaway! All That Glitters and Lyve are coming together to offer one lucky winner a LyveHome device (a $299 value)! The Lyve Home is a 2 Terabyte smart storage drive that will securely and safely back up all your photos and videos on an always connected drive. It will automatically sync all new photos that you take with your phone, tablet, etc. With the Lyve Home storing the original files securely, you can delete originals from your phone, freeing up valuable space on your phone while having access to the full resolution photos at any time on any device. (Note: You do not need to have a LyveHome device in order to use the Lyve app!) For the giveaway, you will NEED to download and try the Lyve app for yourself. To qualify to win, you must do the following:

1. Download the Lyve app for your phone or tablet. (Lyve will be checking that you have made an account, so please don’t skip this step!)
2. Find a picture that evokes an emotional memory of friends/family.
3. Share your feelings around the photo/app in the comments of my blog post!

Good luck, everyone!’

I Got Lucky: Lilly Pulitzer Shift Dress

Lilly Pulitzer For Target Shift Dress Pink See Ya Later

Yes, ladies…I got lucky with this one. No, I didn’t get this dress online at 2AM on Sunday April 19th. I also didn’t get it at 8:00 when the stores opened. I just so happened to find a nice lady on Facebook who sold it to me without jacking up the price to $100. Now don’t get me wrong, when I sent over my money via Paypal I sat there for a few minutes just praying that I hadn’t sent all my money to some crazy lady who didn’t really have the dress I wanted. When it came in the mail 2 days later, I took a sigh of relief, had a great big boost in my faith in humanity, and ran upstairs to try it on. Fits like a glove. <Second big sigh of relief!> I managed to snag this dress as well as the flamingo dress from the same woman, on top of the shorts and espadrilles I got online on Sunday night. I would say I came out pretty well in the whole Lilly Pulitzer for Target debacle!

Get The Look:

Lilly Pulitzer for Target Dress (Sold out online, but you can try ebay, it’s the ‘See Ya Later’ print) // Target Wedges // Charming Charlie Clutch, Elephant Bracelet, & Pearl Bracelet // Kendra Scott Earrings // All That Glitters Gold Dot Bow Bracelet

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I love how it fits, I got oodles of compliments, and I just felt awesome all day wearing this! Don’t you just love those outfits that boost your mood and your confidence just by putting them on?! Thank you, Lilly for doing what you always set out to do…make the world a little brighter:)

Packing A Hat For Vacation: The Dilemma

It happens every summer. I am packing to go on vacation and I want to bring a hat. Hats are perfect for vacation because they’re cute, they help hide your lake hair, and they keep the sun off of your face. I’m not a hug baseball cap fan. Don’t get me wrong, I have one and I will wear it, but I prefer floppy hats and fedoras. Unfortunately, these are the hardest types of hats to pack. You have to decide whether you want to pack it and risk it being squished beyond recognition, or you want to look like the fool who wears a fashion hat on the plane. <sigh> On the way to Jamaica, I just wore the thing…and it was SO annoying. When you sit on the plane you have to take it off, so now its just floating around the plane, touching the dirty floor, and getting squished anyways! Let’s just say, I rarely travel with hats anymore and it just makes me sad.

Enter the Pack A Hat from Cappelli Straworld! Not only is it rated UPF 50+, but it is foldable down to a teeny tiny little piece! You can throw it into the cute little matching wristlet it comes with, or you can just put it in your purse! I can literally take it anywhere with me, even with a really small cross body purse which I am known to carry:)

When I was asked to review the Pack A Hat, I knew I had to because I have talked about my hat packing dilemmas on here before! I had to know if it was worth it and I’m pretty sure I have decided it is! You really can’t beat $25 for a hat that you can pack AND a cute little bag that I have been using for make up when I don’t need it for travel. Now, you must realize that they hat will take on it’s own form when you put it on, it’s not going to stick straight out like a straw floppy hat would, but it goes out enough that it still looked cute on:)

The hat comes in 5 different colors and each has a matching bag. Head on over to their site to get yours before your summer vacations! If you buy through my link, you will get free shipping!

PS: Pack-A-Hat is DEFINITELY on my list of essentials for my next beach trip. Check out all the other items on my beach essentials list below!

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