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Night out on the town with my fave boys🌃
Recent camera roll happies (mostly good food, nesting & baby)🤗🌷🍉🎨🧼
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25 THINGS I'VE LEARNED IN 25 YEARS

Carlyle Thornton January 23, 2020

Well another year has come and gone. This past year was full of adventure, laughter, tears, and of course major personal growth. As I was reflecting on my 24th year on this earth, before looking to the year ahead, I felt it was only right that I share a few things I’ve learned up until this point…

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In Tips and Tricks, Lifestyle, Inspiration Tags 25th birthday, life lessons
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25TH DINNER PARTY + BIRTHDAY WEEKEND RECAP

Carlyle Thornton January 19, 2020

This weekend I celebrated my 25th Birthday surrounded by some of my closest girlfriends. On Friday I hosted a dinner party at my house complete with a 3-course meal cooked by a personal chef. I had so much fun planning this event and it was magical watching everything come to life…

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In Entertaining, Inspiration Tags Event, hosting, 25th birthday, birthday party, Entertaining
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HOME ORGANIZATION IDEAS!

Carlyle Thornton May 28, 2019

As most of you know, we recently moved into a newly renovated home. Starting from a blank slate was the perfect opportunity to get our home organized…

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In Inspiration, Home Decor, Tips and Tricks Tags organization, Home Decor, home organization, Tips and Tricks
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TOP 10 POSTS AND PURCHASES IN 2018

Carlyle Thornton January 7, 2019

Happy Monday sweet friends. It’s a new week and we have another fresh start! Before I start dishing out more exciting content this year, I thought it would be fun to share a round-up of my top 10’s from 2018…

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In Inspiration, Tips and Tricks Tags 2018 Favorites, Round-Up, Roundup, Inspiration, Blogging, Blog Posts
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HAPPY NEW YEAR | 8 THINGS I LEARNED IN 2018

Carlyle Thornton January 1, 2019

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Can you believe another year has come and gone? I feel like I say this every year, but this seriously feels like the fastest year of my life…

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In Tips and Tricks, Inspiration Tags New Years, Thoughts
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2018 FALL BUCKET LIST | 11 THINGS TO DO THIS FALL

Carlyle Thornton October 3, 2018

It’s officially fall and although I’m sad to say goodbye to the sweet summer days, the feels of fall definitely have me excited! There’s just something about celebrating the seasons that takes me back to fun memories from my childhood. For that reason I still enjoy doing even the cheesiest things such as playing in the leaves, visiting a pumpkin patch and attending fall festivals. I’m more likely to do something when I write it down so I figured crafting a checklist was a must! I thought it would be fun to share my personal bucket list, which hopefully encourages you to make the most of the new season as well.

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In Inspiration, Tips and Tricks Tags Fall, Bucket List, Fall Checklist, Seasonal, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks
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2018 LABOR DAY WEEKEND SALES

Carlyle Thornton September 2, 2018

Labor Day weekend is finally here and I'm celebrating by shopping some sales! I'm using all these great deals as an excuse to stock up on items for next season..

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In My Style, Fashion, Inspiration, Sale Tags Labor Day, Sale, Sales, Weekend Sales, Sale Roundup, Inspiration
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CREATE & CULTIVATE CHICAGO CONFERENCE RECAP

Carlyle Thornton August 30, 2018

If you've been following along then you know I attended Create & Cultivate in Chicago this past weekend. This was such an amazing opportunity and was an incredible experience from start to finish. It was pretty overwhelming being surrounded by so many like-minded girl bosses and just all around inspiring women…

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In Travel, Inspiration Tags Creative and Cultivate, Marketing, Blogging, Chicago, Travel, Travel Guide, Tips and Tricks, Inspiration
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CURRENT OBSESSION: JUMPSUITS

Carlyle Thornton August 14, 2018

A little Tuesday inspo for you my lovies! I've come to the conclusion that one can never own too many jumpsuits. Seriously though, my closet is filled with these fun pieces right now. Let me tell you why…

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In Fashion, My Style, Inspiration Tags Inspiration, Fashion, Jumpsuits, Obsession, Trends, My Style, Style Diary
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MURALS & OTHER 'INSTAGRAM WORTHY' SPOTS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

Carlyle Thornton August 10, 2018

Last Saturday I spent the entire day exploring and being a tourist in my own hometown! I narrowed down my favorite murals and ‘Instagrammable’ spots and rounded them all up for you here! I highly suggest going to see these for yourself if you ever find yourself in the area…

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In Travel, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks Tags Birmingham, Alabama, Murals, Instagram, Photography, Inspiration
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NORDSTROM ANNIVERSARY SALE 2018 + $75 GIVEAWAY!

Carlyle Thornton July 19, 2018

The biggest sale of the year has finally arrived and is open to the public starting TOMORROW! The anniversary sale is my favorite because they offer huge discounts on brand new items that will be around all season long. To make things easier I’ve rounded up ALL the best picks for y’all today: Clothes, accessories, beauty and home decor…

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In Inspiration, My Style, Sale, NSale Tags Sales, Sale, Nordstrom, Anniversary Sale, Inspiration, Shopping, Shopping Guide, nsale, Nsale, NSale
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AMAZON PRIME DAY PICKS 2018!

Carlyle Thornton July 16, 2018

Hey Amazon Prime users- Who else is obsessed? Well, today is Amazon Prime day and there are so many AMAZING deals happening. I know shopping online can be a little bit overwhelming and that's why I'm here…

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In Tips and Tricks, Inspiration, Sale Tags Amazon Prime, Amazon Prime Day, Sales, Amazon, Shopping, Shopping Guide, Sale
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FESTIVAL INSPIRED FASHION + HAIR LOOK BOOK

Carlyle Thornton July 15, 2018

Inspired by music festival season and Sloss Fest taking place in Birmingham this weekend, I'm sharing 3 fun festival inspired looks that every girl should be rocking this year…

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In Beauty, Fashion, Inspiration Tags Hair, Hairstyles, Festival, Music Festival, Festival Season, Boho, Bohemian, Beauty
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10 PODCASTS THAT GET ME THROUGH THE DAY

Carlyle Thornton June 25, 2018

Today we're talking podcasts. Sharing all my current favorite podcasts that will inspire you to be the best version of yourself. Whether your looking for a little self love, inspiration, education or humor- There is sure to be a podcast on this list for you…

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In Tips and Tricks, Inspiration Tags Podcasts, Inspiration, Podcast, Favorites, Tips and Tricks
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GIFT GUIDE | FATHER'S DAY 2018

Carlyle Thornton June 12, 2018

Happy Tuesday sweet friends! Since Father's Day is this Sunday, now is the time to be thinking about what exactly to get our dads…

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In Gift Guides, Inspiration Tags Fathers Day, Gift Guides, Inspiration, Shopping
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SUMMER BUCKET LIST | 20 WAYS TO SPEND YOUR SUMMER DAYS

Carlyle Thornton June 5, 2018

Ever since the weather has started to warm up, I've been getting more and more excited for SUMMER! Lately I've been daydreaming about how exactly I want to spend my summer days and that gave me the idea to craft a bucket list for y'all…

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In Inspiration, Tips and Tricks Tags Summer, Bucketlist, Inspiration, Bucket List
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10 WAYS TO STAY POSITIVE + BE MORE PRODUCTIVE

Carlyle Thornton May 24, 2018

I believe that positivity and productivity go hand in hand. As I've gotten older, I've come to realize the true importance of attitude. Even on those days where you feel like nothing is going your way, the one thing you will always have control over is the way you react. For the past year, I have decided to wake up each day and choose to be positive…

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In Lifestyle, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks Tags Positivity, Thoughts, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Productivity
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GIFT GUIDE | MOTHER'S DAY 2018

Carlyle Thornton May 7, 2018

Happy Monday loves! Since Mother's Day is this Sunday, now is the time to be thinking about what to get our sweet moms. All of these gifts were actually hand picked by my mother without any help or influence from me at all…

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In Gift Guides, Inspiration Tags Mother's Day, Gift Guides, Inspiration
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SEPHORA SPRING BONUS | SALE FAVORITES

Carlyle Thornton April 20, 2018

The next few days are the perfect time to re-stock on all your current Sephora favorites and even pull the trigger on those items you've been wanting to try out! I know shopping for beauty products can tend to be overwhelming and that's why I created this shopping guide for y'all…

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In Inspiration, Beauty Tags Beauty, Sephora, Spring Bonus, Sale, Makeup, Inspiration, Favorites
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Carlyle Thornton is a fashion + lifestyle blogger born & raised in Birmingham, Alabama. She created this blog in the fall of 2017 as a creative outlet to share with you all things that inspire her. Her goal is to help others cut a few corners and to simply make life easier by sharing the latest trends, great products, home decor inspo, travel guides, life-hacks & more!

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Night out on the town with my fave boys🌃
Recent camera roll happies (mostly good food, nesting & baby)🤗🌷🍉🎨🧼
Spring in Tennessee🫶🏽🍒🌸🍓
celebrated this glowing mama @maceyboyd_ & baby boyd at brunch this morning☀️ can’t wait for our sweet boys to be here!!🩵
He’s ALIVE!✝️ Happy Easter from the Frawley family🐇🥕🩵 Next year Flora will have a little cousin to egg hunt with!
Half-baked with our baby bunny🐰🐣 Easter jammies are @skims 💘
Spring scenes in the Stockyards🌸🌷🌼
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