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August 12, 2017 by jessica 2 Comments

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We booked an April trip to London last week! I looked up flight prices on a lark and found round-trip tickets from Chicago for just $581 per person — which isn’t much more than a domestic flight! Plus, I had $500 in travel credits on my Capital One Venture card, bringing our combined ticket price to $662.  It felt indulgent to add a European trip to our calendar so soon after purchasing a house (even at such a great price), but it’s really fun to have something to look forward to and there’s plenty of time to save up money for spending abroad. Let me know what we need to add to our must-do list! We’re such planners that we already have a Google Map started for the adventure! We’ll be there for ten days, so we can add a day trip, too. (Paris is tempting for a daylong jaunt, but since neither one us has been before, I’m afraid we’ll feel like it wasn’t nearly enough time.)

Weekend Reading:

  • Grace put together a list of blogging tips.
  • White ankle boots are perfectly mod.
  • Diptyque just released a New York candle.
  • Costume designers share tips to organize your closet.
  • Cj Hendry’s work looks like photographs of blobs of paint, but they’re actually colored pencil drawings.
  • Food styling tips to make your salad photographs look more appetizing.
  • Make fish tacos this weekend.
  • I’m obsessed with the sleeves on this sweater.
  • The interesting history of Kotex pads.
  • 80 of the best online furniture shops.

Five Under $50:

  • Use code DRESSITUP to save $50 on these sandals, bringing the price down to $48. I bought the acorn color, which should be perfect for summer-to-fall transitional outfits.
  • The prettiest gold fringe earrings.
  • Pink ankle-length pants are the work staple you didn’t know you needed.
  • A flattering wrap dress that’s perfect for the weekend.
  • A floral blouse with an interesting twist detail at the neckline.

Earlier This Week:

  • I want the coat, the velvet platforms, and the faux pearl-encrusted bag. (At least the price point of the latter is reasonable.)
  • Style steals under $50 and under $100!
  • Five things we learned buying a house in an aggressive sellers’ market, and what we went through to snag our house.

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Hello there! I'm a first-time homeowner updating a 1920s house in Madison, Wisconsin. I have a penchant for travel and a love of costume jewelry. Follow along for personal style, travel, and lifestyle content.

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