This post has been sponsored by Bayer. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that help us bring you content year-round. It’s #holidayszn (that’s holiday season in millennial speak) which means cold weather and being cooped up indoors. Okay, maybe this isn’t what everyone thinks about when the holidays
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Never Stop Learning: Why I’m Getting an MBA
I’m going back for my MBA! This week marks the end of week one at Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business MBA orientation and so far, it’s amazing. When I announced on Instagram that I was returning for my MBA, I was met with a lot of personal stories of people who just finished or
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How to Take the Best Travel Photos
Now that you are suited up with a great camera for travel, something small and tote-able that won’t weigh you down like the RX100 or the Sony A6000 (or Sony A7iii), I want to equip you with the skills on how to take fantastic photos wherever you go! As I mentioned in this post, a
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Best Cameras for Traveling & Beyond
I think one of the most frequent questions I get whenever I do a Q&A on Instagram is “What Camera do I use for Traveling/Blogging/etc.” As I’ve been blogging for more than five years, I have a lot of experience shooting with a variety of cameras professionally over the years. I initially picked up photography
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Smarter Summer Snacking Choices
This post was written in collaboration with Lindsay, and all thoughts and opinions are my own. I am a notorious salty snacker. Whenever I’m looking for a quick snack to fill me up, pretzels and chips are typically a great go to, but I don’t typically like to keep those on hand since we are
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Meet the Maker Series: Hell Yeah Gluten Free
Sometimes, knowing something is going to be special is just as easy as stumbling onto them on Instagram, case, and point: Hell Yeah Gluten Free. I’m not the least bit gluten-intolerant nor would I choose a GF sweet over a regular one, but Alejandra has literally figured out how to make Gluten Free desserts something
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Meet the Maker Series: Neely & Chloe Burch
As a younger sister, I know how crazy it can get being with your siblings all the time but this fashion designing sister-duo of Neely and Chloe makes us envy the #FamLife and we wouldn’t mind being a fly on the wall in their NYC office for all the good times they have in their
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Meet The Maker Series: Erin & Kelsey of Pepper Home
You really have to love the internet these days, thankfully for my friend Olivia who introduced us, I’m so thrilled to introduce this next brand to you in our Meet the Maker’s series: Pepper Home. There has always been one constant love of mine throughout my adult-ish years and that has been stylish table linens.
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Meet the Maker Series: Heirloomed Collection
When I started my blog over four years ago, my number one reason for starting it was to discover fresh brands and be able to share them with anyone who chose to read our site. Fast forward to our 4-year-anniversary month and we are introducing a month-long Meet the Maker series all about the women-owned
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4 Things I’ve Learned in 4 Years of Blogging
Darling Down South was not the first blog I started. I started a fashion blog in 2014 and after 6 months of blogging only about fashion and “lifestyle” I decided to rebrand. I don’t like being in front of the camera, I hate how fast fashion has gotten, and I truly couldn’t afford to “keep