2014 Wrap Up {November Photo Diary}

{Typical Morning Routine} Coffee and breakfast (yogurt or eggs usually) 

 {Disney!} A week-long team building retreat for work. Magical. Just magical.

Live safari animals right outside our resort. You know, zebras, giraffes and such. So cool!

{Thanksgiving} Our Thanksgiving was rather special this year. Big R, Little R, and I celebrated the holiday just the three of us. Big R and I cooked all the food. I got down in the kitchen if I must say so myself! We also started a new tradition of writing out what we were thankful for at dinner. Little R's list was my favorite. 

Until Next Time, 

<3 Keia

10 Things That Make Me Happy

Not in any particular order! ; ) 

1| Coffee.

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2| My relationship with Big R. He's got my back, and I have his. 100%

3|  Spending time with my family.

4| Little R's antics. He makes our house a home.

5| Shopping at the Goodwill. It is therapeutic for me.

6| Blogging. Reading other blogs.

Some of my favorites!

Sarah @ Hello Hive

Tia @ The Chic Stay at Home Mom

Erika @ ErikaWyatt.com

Amberly @ A Slice of Glam

7| YouTube.

Some of my favorite channels!

myhousewifelife

How Jen Does It

House of Aqua

SacconeJolys

GabeBabeTV

MsVaughnTV

8| Pumpkin season aka FALL!

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9| Good food.

10| A fresh smelling home.

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BONUS| My frannnns!!! {Thanks for calling me out Donna! Love ya!}

What makes you happy?! Let me know in the comments!

xoxoxo,

<3 Keia

What's In My Coffee Mug?

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If you've been around for a while, you know I love me some coffee! I couldn't agree more that a good day starts with a cup of coffee! Even if I'm not having a good start to my morning, I instantly feel better once I have my first sip of Joe! I personally really enjoy the coffee that I make at home. Actually, I prefer it over the coffee I can get from Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, and the like. Is that strange?! I get very good use out of my Keurig K60! I thought I would share exactly what's been in my cup as of late.

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This combination is EVERYTHING!!!! I simply add a splash of the Great Value Vanilla Caramel Creamer to the bottom of my mug. I pop the Gloria Jean's Hazelnut K-Cup into my Keurig, and OF COURSE I select the largest cup size...and brew! Just divine! I no longer use sugar with my coffee, and trust me you don't even need it with this combination. So tell me, what's in your cup?

xoxoxo, 

<3 Keia

Update

Heyyyy lovely people! Oh, how I've missed my blog! The past couple of weeks have been a little bit on the hectic side for me. I don't know if I have mentioned it here on the blog before, but I'm from a small, country town. My mom always has old school, country sayings that she has shared with me since I was a small child. With everything that has been going on lately, in the back of my mind I know she would say "Every day won't be a cloudy day." That couldn't be more true. On those difficult days, when you are dealing with difficult situations, always remember that not every day will be a bad one.

I thought I would just drop in and share some photos I've snapped over the past couple of weeks!

I miss this little guy. A LOT!

I was involved in a car accident last weekend...on my way to visit my bestie.  Ruined my trip. I spent the last week working with the other lady's insurance (she ran a red light so the accident wasn't my fault at all) and it still hasn't been resolved. At the end of the day though, I'm not hurt and my car can and will be fixed!

I've been spending my days working,  sipping on coffee in my Asian-inspired mug, and missing my honey in the evenings. I love football season, but selfishly I miss him when he's working. I picked up the cute 'Notes' notebook from one of the Target dollar bins. I can't wait to write my daily to-do list for work in it this upcoming week!

I also wanted to discuss the future direction of my little ol' blog with you all briefly. You may have noticed I had a few blog series going on: Monday Mani, My Style Thursday, and The Friday Five. Well, I'm going to take a different approach and see how it goes! I will still pop in with mani posts and style posts here and there, just not on a strict schedule. My goal is to post more frequently, and I also want to start blogging about more lifestyle related topics. So, I just wanted to give those who are interested a heads up! 

Lastly, I just want to say THANK YOU to you all! Thanks for reading, thanks for commenting, thanks for stopping by my small space of the blogosphere! I appreciate it!

Until Next Time, 

<3 Keia 

My Style Thursday| Coffee T-Shirt

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Seriously, it's Thursday already! I'm getting to a point where I feel like I need a pause button. Summer is slipping away! I'm not ready for it to go just yet, so I need to make the most of these next few weeks! Although it's summer and it's hot outside (ok well, typically it is...we've had some rather cool days here lately), the warm weather does NOT keep me from having my cup, or two, or three of coffee each day!! I will occasionally have an iced coffee, but I prefer it hot. Now, what I'm needing in my life is a cute coffee t-shirt to express my love of coffee through fashion! 

{Option 1}

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{Option 2}

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{Option 3}

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{Option 4}

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Which t-shirt do you prefer? Let me know!

Until Next Time, 

<3 Keia

My Style Thursday| Coffee Date Outfit

Coffee Date Outfit by lakeia-gill featuring a faux leather hobo bag

Who doesn't love a good coffee date? Sometimes that may even mean going to grab a coffee solo dolo! Either way...I personally think you would look super fab in this get up on your run to Starbucks!!! ; )

One more day...and it's Friday!!! Woot woot!!

xoxoxo,

<3 Keia

The Friday Five

Happy Friday, y'all! When I tell you that I can't wait to stretch across the couch this weekend!! It's not a game!!

Let's get into this week's Friday Five. Mmm, k?

1| basically.

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2| cute, right?

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3| one day.

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4| just call me Kim Jr.

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5| where's the magic wand? I need this replicated in my home office.

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I hope you have a great rest of your Friday lovelies!!! ; )

Until Next Time, 

<3 Keia

The Friday Five

Heyyyy y'all!! Happy Friday!!! I've decided to start a new series!!! I don't know about you, but I'm always in such a good mood on Fridays. I always have the urge to blog on Fridays too, but I wanted to be able to bring you lovelies something consistently so welcome to the first of many "The Friday Five." I had a series a while back called "Tuesday's Top Picks." You can find those posts here, here, and here if you're interested. "The Friday Five" will be very similar in content to those posts. Basically I will just be sharing five things of interest for me each week. 

Let's get to it!!!

1| Fourth of July Giveaway!!!

Enter for your chance to win!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Also, go over and check out the other lovely bloggers who are co-sponsoring this giveaway here:

OK, Dani 
The Sexy Single Mommy 
My MommyVents 
The Reflections of a Good Woman 
The Sophisticated Life 
Lisa A La Mode 
I Love Homemaking 
Fashionably Fabulous 
V For Vadge 
Thriftanista in the City 
The Style Medic 
Fashnbeaucoup 
Deserve More
The Green Eyed Lady Blog 

2| My Very First Blog Feature!

I was interviewed by the lovely Rebecca over at Secrets of Essence! Go check out what I had to say about thrifting here!

3| Shopping Spree

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I am going to do a little shopping after work today! I'm pretty excited about it! What woman wouldn't be?!

4| Tattoo

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I would like to get this tattoo...well without the hearts maybe...on my shoulder in memory of my dad! {May he continue to rest in peace 02.15.2000}

5| Coffee and Sunshine

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I seriously need this on a t-shirt!!

I hope y'all have a GREAT weekend!!!!

xoxoxoxoxo,

<3 Keia