Cute Birth Announcements

I am officially announcing my child’s birth to my readers and to my friends and family! These days people announce this sort of thing on Facebook or even twitter. I am a huge fan of announcing monumental events, like having a child to my close friends and family via a traditional avenue using birth announcements.

I prefer mailing birth announcements to only announcing on Facebook for several reasons:

1. Not all my friends and family are on social media. I want everyone to hear the good news not just my friends and few family members that are on Facebook!
2. I want my friends and family to have physical pictures of my daughter to frame or put on their fridge. I keep out photo Christmas cards, photo baby announcements, and wedding save the dates on my fridge for a while. I love looking at happy moments in my friends’ and family’s lives.
3.  I love receiving mail and I suspect other people do too!  Everyday, I get the mail in the hopes that there will something fun besides bill and advertisements in it. Sometimes it is a magazine or a package, but other times it is a picture card from a friend or family. I adore all of it!

Cute Birth Announcements

Welcomed-Wonder-Baby-Announcement

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Baby Bath Time Video

As a new parent, I want to capture every moment of my child’s life perfectly so that I can look back at it when she’s older. It is painful to think about her getting older because she is my little girl. Of course, I want her to grow up, but I want to protect her from the world. She is beyond innocent now and I would love to be able to keep it that way. I realize that is not reality, but a mom can dream!

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3.1 Phillip Lim for Target

3.1 Phillip Lim is putting out a line for Target set to come out on September 15. I am beyond excited for the 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target launch. Here are a few (actually quite a few) items that I am dying to try on. I hope that launch opening day is not going to be as crazy as the Missoni for Target launch day because I would really like to get to try on the items before I buy them. Knowing how much people love Phillip Lim, I suspect that it is going to be nuts! I especially cannot wait to see the 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target bags in person. I have been dying for one of his bags for a while now. I have one of his belts that I absolutely adore. I am wearing it here!

april golightly's faves from 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target

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Setting a Clothing Budget

Now that I am a mom, a wife, and a new homeowner, I have come to realize that I have to set a clothing budget. That is a whole lot of change in such a short-time period (a little over a year). I am telling you about my budget in the hopes that you will be keep me accountable. creating a budget will hold me accountable on how I spend my monthly budget. Now that you know why I am starting a clothing budget, let’s talk about how to set a clothing budget.

How to Set a Clothing Budget, Setting a Clothing Budget

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Evolution Of Monokinis

Monokinis are a hybrid one piece and bikini bathing suit that has large cut-outs on the front and back or on the sides. They are being sold by brands like Guess, Roxy, Kenneth Cole, and Billabong, and of course, my fave, ViX Paula Hermanny.

Evolution of Monokinis, Monokini, History of Bathing Suits

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