Month: October 2017

10 x 10 Capsule Wardrobe Challenge, Home, Style

Fall 10 x 10 – Day Three

Alyssa wears a black dress with a black tee over it with black loafers and faces sideways from the camera

Finally feeling a little more inventive for Day Three! Today I had a couple of meetings with students and staff, but otherwise, it was a normal day in the office. No errands today before or after work, just there and back before coming home to get ready for kickboxing. This post contains affiliate links and …

10 x 10 Capsule Wardrobe Challenge, Home, Style

Fall 10 x 10 – Day One

Alyssa wears a black shift dress, beige flats, and a neck scarf and holds a laptop

The first day of my first 10 x 10 Challenge! (Confused? Check out my last post and then go see how this all started). This post is not sponsored but contains affiliate links It was really nice to wake up this morning and have my outfit already selected (I’m usually bad about waiting to pick …

10 x 10 Capsule Wardrobe Challenge, Home, Style

Fall 10 x 10 Closet Preview

A closet containing ten garments and shoes

So, what is a 10 x 10, and why is it being featured on a travel blog? The 10 x 10 challenge was established by Lee of Style Bee as a way to expand a limited selection of garments’ value by styling them in many different outfits. Specifically, you select ten items (clothes + shoes) …

Home, Journal, Reflections

Blogging Organically: Six Month Check-In

Alyssa sits at a laptop at the dining room table

45 Blog Posts 659 Total Users 5 Comments 133 Instagram Posts 85 Instagram Followers 0 Sponsored Posts — These are all items meant to qualify how “successful” my blog and Instagram have been in the past six months. By most standards, these numbers are pitifully low. But let’s back up for a bit to talk …