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

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Your 2019 Spring Reading List

Spring is here which means its time to throw out that historical non-fiction you promised you were going to read over winter and make room for light beach reads, historical fictions (my favorite genre) and maybe one or two biographies about exceptional people! This is your Spring 2019 reading list, and yes, you have full

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How to Spring Clean your Entire Closet

I got rid of 90% of my closet on my recent move. NINETY PERCENT! While I was prepping to move in with my fiance I had a good hard look at all the clothing items I had accumulated over the years, and the truth was, I wore so few items or maybe only wore something

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Get Your Best Sleep Ever

Even though Winter may be the time when some of us feel like hibernating because of the cold weather and dark days, I find that the changes make me a bit more of an insomniac. Apparently, I’m not alone, over 3 Million people every Winter have trouble sticking to a normal sleep schedule. If you

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We Asked the Expert: Why is a Friend not a Therapist?

Having friends to vent to about personal issues and dramas is such a life necessity. It feels good getting it all out on the table but it also feels good to give advice to your friend who is venting. However, do we really have the tools as a friend to solve our friend’s personal problems?

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