Category Archives: Inspiration

(Blouse: Plato’s Closet  Hat, Vest & Shoes: thrifted  Skirt: GAP)

My son is nine months old. I love this stage. He crawls around everywhere, has started doing funny things to make us laugh and his language skills are expanding daily. But I am totally over his “learning by putting everything in his mouth” stage. Because he crawls everywhere (and super fast too…his older brother calls him a “baby cheetah”), he finds stuff that we don’t in little crevices and under tables and shoves it in his mouth. He is also so grabby, so eating any of your own food around him is nearly impossible.

(Blouse: Target  Necklace: instagram shop  Skirt: Hut 8  Shoes: Hand Me Down)

There is inspiration everywhere! I find most of my outfit ideas from magazines (like this one above, which was part of an ad), Pinterest and TV. Finding new outfits to try is not just a great way to stretch yourself out of your “style comfort zone”, but also to find new ways to use the items you already have in your wardrobe.

I CHALLENGE YOU to put together a new outfit, take a pic of yourself in it and also send me a pic of the outfit that inspired you. Then send the two pics to my email at

thegirlwiththesmileblog@gmail.com

Send the pics by Monday, March 2nd and I’ll post some of your fun outfit pics to inspire others! Let’s rally!

(Sweater: thrifted  Dress: clothing exchange  Necklace: instagram shop  Shoes: Hand Me Down)

My friend mentioned to me that she had been washing her face with coconut oil. At first I thought this was crazy talk. I mean, who has ever heard of washing your face with oil?! But I was desperate because my acne was getting out of control. So I started washing my face every night and it works! It’s totally evened out my complexion and even minimized my pores (although I should point out that I NEVER really wash my face, so just doing that might also be the reason my pimples are disappearing). All you do is rub a tiny bit of coconut oil on your dry face in circles for a minute or so and then run a washcloth under hot water and place it on your face to open your pores. I do this twice. Then you just wipe off the excess oil. I’ve been following it up by spot treating my blemishes with tea tree oil, cedarwood oil or lavender oil. Try it and let me know how it works for you!