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11 Year-End Superlatives for 2018

12 / 23 / 188 / 28 / 19

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I’m so excited for my annual superlatives post! As we approach a new year, I have enjoyed reflecting on the highs and lows of life in 2018. Here are my superlatives for the past year!

1. Biggest milestone: 

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Southern Traditions: Moravian Sugar Cake

12 / 16 / 188 / 28 / 19
Southern Christmas Morning Traditions: Moravian Sugar Cake | Fairly Southern

Buttery, gooey, brown sugar-y. This was always the taste of Christmas morning in my house growing up. As it turns out, Moravian sugar cake is a holiday tradition that I share with many other North Carolinians, including my husband and his family! And it’s one that you’re going to want in on.

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Get the Look: Holiday Glam Clean Beauty Makeover

12 / 9 / 189 / 16 / 19

This makeover post gives all the details you need to create a glam holiday look at home using clean beauty products! But the best news? One lucky reader will win their own professional makeover at Trellis Beauty! Read through to the end of the post to enter. 

Get the Look: Holiday Glam Makeover with Clean Beauty Products! | Fairly Southern

If you’re like me, you’ve got your everyday makeup routine down pat. I can throw on some foundation and mascara like a champ. But when it comes time to take it up a notch for a special occasion, I’m a little lost. Highlighter? Winged eyeliner? Contouring? I don’t have a clue about this stuff…but I want to! Read More

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Why I Use Clean Beauty Products

12 / 2 / 188 / 28 / 19

This post is part of my Why Series here on the blog. I often write about fair trade, eco-friendly, socially conscious living, but I am not always able to fully address in each of my blog posts WHY I choose to live this way. This series goes into greater detail about my why!

Why I Use Clean Beauty Products  |  Fairly Southern

Over the past couple of years, I have transitioned my shower and skincare routine to include more and more “clean” beauty products. This means that I am choosing products that are made from natural, non-toxic ingredients rather than harmful chemicals. Here is why I have decided to make clean beauty a priority:

1. Most conventional beauty products contain harmful, toxic ingredients.

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Electronic Holiday Cards: 5 Reasons to Make the Switch!

11 / 25 / 189 / 2 / 19

Electronic Christmas/Holiday Cards: 5 Reasons to Make the Switch! | Fairly Southern

Happy Holidays, friends! If you’re like me, you are in full-on Christmas mode now that Thanksgiving has come and gone. One thing I love about this time of year is the sending and receiving of holiday cards. I have so much fun reading the cheerful wishes and seeing how people have changed and families have grown over the past year.

Two years ago, I made the switch from sending paper Christmas cards to sending an electronic card. I will never go back! Below are five reasons why I love electronic holiday cards. Read More

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Why I Haven’t Bought New Clothes This Fall

11 / 18 / 189 / 2 / 19

Sometimes, ethical and sustainable fashion means NOT buying new clothes.

I haven’t shared many outfit posts on the blog lately because I haven’t been shopping much! I purchased quite a few cold weather tops and sweaters last year, so I honestly haven’t needed to do much shopping as the weather has changed this year. But I have to confess: I have felt anxious about not having any great new ethical fashion finds to post here on Fairly Southern.

Rust Colored Sweater for Fall - Why I Haven't Bought New Clothes This Fall | Fairly Southern

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Small Joys: Volume 14

11 / 11 / 189 / 2 / 19

Small Joys Vol. 13 | Fairly Southern

All of the little things bringing me joy lately:

1. N.C. State University. It’s not like I’ve ever hated N.C. State, but I’ve never actively liked it, either. I grew up in a split UNC/Duke household and officially began to bleed Carolina blue after attending UNC myself (twice!). But y’all, N.C. State has really earned my respect lately. Read More

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Clothing Rotation: The New, Sustainable Model for Fashion

11 / 4 / 189 / 2 / 19

Clothing Rotation: The New, Sustainable Model for Fashion. Cost-effective clothing for influencers, Instagrammers, bloggers, content creators, and fashionistas! | Fairly Southern

Fashion bloggers, Instagrammers, influencers, and general fashionistas buy A LOT of clothing each year. This has a negative impact not only on our wallets, but also on the environment and our clothing supply chain.

I recently discovered Elevated Layers, a company that is shaking things up by creating a more sustainable clothing cycle for influencers. Read More

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Why I Buy Consignment

10 / 28 / 189 / 2 / 19

This post is part of my Why Series here on the blog. I often write about fair trade, eco-friendly, socially conscious living, but I am not always able to fully address in each of my blog posts WHY I choose to live this way. This series goes into greater detail about my why!

Why I Buy Consignment  |  Fairly Southern

It is no secret here on Fairly Southern that I LOVE a good upscale consignment shop. We’ve chatted about how to choose the perfect pair of consignment jeans, find a preowned wedding dress, get your Lilly Pulitzer fix ethically via secondhand shopping, and much more. Ever wondered why I think consignment shopping is so important? Here you go:  Read More

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Gluten Freedom: How I Stay Positive About My Gluten Intolerance

10 / 21 / 1810 / 17 / 18
Gluten Freedom: How I Stay Positive About My Gluten Intolerance  |  Fairly Southern

I’ve found gluten freedom, and it is oh-so-liberating.

Before I figured out that I had a gluten intolerance, I was one sick lady. I couldn’t eat and weighed just 90 pounds. I was constantly nauseous and carried a sick bag with me everywhere. Every joint in my body throbbed in pain. I was achingly tired and honestly felt like I was dying. A good day meant that I made it to work and back home again…forget doing anything else. I could barely stand for more than a few minutes at a time because I was so weak. I never thought that my mid-20’s would look or feel that way.

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Instagram post 17854624168682823 Happy (sustainable) Holidays!
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Top, jeans, and heels are all consignment finds. Jacket “thrifted” from a relative’s closet!
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This was a very merry weekend! Tacky sweater party (long live the nekkid troll sweater!), got hubs to finally watch Elf, and had an early Christmas brunch with my sister and BIL before they move to the west coast (😭).
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If you aren’t quiteeee ready for all this Christmas stuff just yet, I also put up a recap of #NothingNewNovember on the blog! It proved to be a great sustainable fashion challenge that taught me contentment and creativity...even if I *technically* broke the rules! Link in profile.
Instagram post 17877567547482874 Finished out #NothingNewNovember last night with a little self care (face masking! Can’t really see it because it’s clear!) wearing one of my fave not-new outfits! My slippers win the award for longest-owned item...my college roomie got them for me over 10 years ago! Still the coziest! Comfy top is a @threads4thought purchase from several years ago, and my VS leggings are a consignment purchase from @Poshmark two years ago. Choose clothes that you truly love, and you’ll want to wear them forever! The planet will thank you ☺️🌎
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Many thanks to everyone who participated in #NothingNewNovember with me and @redressraleigh! I hope this experience has shown you that you likely already have more than you need in your closet, and that it’s really not that hard to shop less. I hope you’ll join me in continuing to be thoughtful about our consumption habits as the holidays and a brand new decade approach!
Instagram post 17861515288594726 So ready for you, Thanksgiving! Got my fall colors and stretchy pants on!
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I’m also ready for a little dose of social justice. If you’re like me, the “Pilgrims and Native Americans were the Bestest of Friends!” narrative you were sold in Kindergarten started to fall a little flat as you learned more over the years about how European colonists committed mass genocide against Indigenous Peoples here in the Americas. On the blog, I’ve got a post up with 6 ways you can honor Native people this Thanksgiving. Please take a read! Link in bio.
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#socialjusticesunday
Instagram post 17856787237627056 How much food are you wasting each week? Each month? Each year?
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In the U.S., we waste about 30-40% of our food supply each year. Yikes! This is bad for our environment and our wallets and especially tragic considering there are 795 million people in the world who don’t have enough food.
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I’m really excited to have found a free app that helps you reduce personal food waste and find ways to use up those random ingredients you have sitting in your fridge (I’m looking at you, miso!). Read my full review of the Food Companion app over on the blog! Link in profile.
Instagram post 18112113601001292 My new morning affirmation and pick-me-up!
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Anyone else out there constantly on the struggle bus when it comes to waking up? I am naturally a night owl, and a “normal people” schedule of waking up before 8am is basically the bane of my existence. Just waking up and getting out of bed every morning for work is a major struggle, and then I’m the slowest sloth ever as I shower, get dressed, eat breakfast, etc. I feel like I’m moving through molasses!
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Last night after my regular yoga class at @colorsofyogaraleigh, we got a special treat: the amazing Bri of @flyhoneyoils talked to us about the different essential oils she likes to use in her day-to-day and gifted us custom blends to take home! She encouraged us to think of times in our average days when we could really use something soothing or a pick-me-up. I didn’t have to search very far....the very minute my eyes open in the morning is when I first need a little help! 😆
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My custom blend has lots of orange to wake me and lift my mood, a little lavender for calm, and a little frankincense for grounding.
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There were so many things I loved about this experience, including learning about how clean, natural, and sustainable Fly Honey’s blends are, but my favorite part was that Bri encouraged us to write an affirmation to say to ourselves whenever we use our oils. Love that acknowledgement of the mind-body connection!
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I was so excited to use my oil and affirmation this morning when I got up. It made such a difference! I was able to wake up a bit easier, I felt calm and confident, and I actually made it to work on time 🙌🏽🙌🏽
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Cheers to a more positive start to my day and to small business owners like Bri (and Patrice who hosted!) who are encouraging, uplifting, and making the world a better place with non-toxic, healthy solutions to the stresses of daily life!
Instagram post 17861929501561631 This may be the worst quality photo I’ve ever posted, but I need to share an update on #NothingNewNovember!  My sister got married this weekend and it was the absolute best....so much so that I was having too much fun to pick up my phone, and this is the best photo I have of my rehearsal dinner outfit (oh hey there, photo-bombing hubby! 👋). Idk about y’all, but I definitely used to be someone who would go out and buy a new outfit for just about every nice/fun occasion, like weddings, showers, birthday parties, etc. Obviously I did buy a bridesmaid dress (many months ago, not during #NothingNewNovember!), but I challenged myself to turn to my closet for the rehearsal dinner rather than going out and buying something new. I had actually never before put together this particular outfit combo, but the constraints of not shopping and a chilly outdoor rehearsal forced me to get creative and discover a new outfit in my closet that I absolutely loved! Both the cardigan and dress are pieces I bought years ago in my pre-ethical fashion days. (side note: I think it’s so important to continue to wear any fast fashion pieces you already have, even if you are now committed to NOT buying fast fashion. It would be so wasteful and bad for our earth to just throw it out!) The tights were given to me by a friend who had purchased the wrong size and couldn’t return, but didn’t want to just toss perfectly good tights in the trash (three cheers to her for being sustainably-minded!). The booties are consignment Toms I bought on Poshmark two years ago. I was so proud of myself for putting together something from my closet rather than buying new! A cute and sustainable outfit win for #NothingNewNovember and my sister’s wedding weekend!
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How is #NothingNewNovember going for y’all?
Instagram post 17914551148363095 It’s here!! I hope you’ll join me and @redressraleigh for #NothingNewNovember. Full participation guidelines below, but basically it’s pretty simple: Don’t buy any new clothes this month! Yes, that includes Black Friday! For those of y’all who hate shopping and Black Friday, that won’t be too hard; but for those of y’all like me who LOVE shopping and Black Friday deals, I hear ya honey. I said simple, not easy. 😉 The whole point of a challenge is that it’s supposed to be a challenge! This is supposed to help us grow and learn rather than continue to scratch the itch of MORE NEW CLOTHING that is killing our earth and creating humanitarian injustices!
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Challenge Guidelines: In order to participate and be eligible for a prize, followers must: 
1. Post at least one photo of their commitment to the challenge on Instagram during November, 2019.
2. Tag @RedressRaleigh in that post.
3. Use the hashtag #NothingNewNovember on that post and any additional posts you make regarding the challenge.
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Challenge Winners: All followers who complete the above three steps will be entered into a raffle to be drawn at the end of the month. Raffle winners will receive a unique experience related to sustainable fashion (details to come during November).
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Who’s joining me?? 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️
Instagram post 17898533011397831 Fair trade fall table vibes 🍁
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This Southern girl loves mason jars and monograms. And my fair trade napkins from @amaniyajuu!
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I guess you could say my table settings are truly Fairly Southern!
Instagram post 17857995280580094 Y’all, what a great week it has been! I spoke at @redressraleigh’s Who’s Who in sustainable fashion and textiles event two nights ago. So much fun getting to know and learn from other sustainably minded people in the Carolinas! Be sure to go check out the accounts of my fellow panelists: @durhamoriginals @700rivers @senzatempostyle
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