Holiday Garb

Carefully Stepping Into 2021…

It’s finally here. Hello 2021. I say that with in a very cautious way. It’s got to be better than 2020, right?….RIGHT?

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Anyway, I hope you all had a great holiday season! As always, I’m starting my blogging year by giving an overview of what I plan on doing.

For a long time Fast Fashionista has been broken into three categories. The first part being fashion, home, and lifestyle. This year I’ve decided to really immerse myself in the French Culture that I love so much. I’ve been doing a ton of research on the topic so look for a very french infused vibe at the beginning of the week…

”Perfectly Plated” is usually reserved for Wednesdays. Here, I like to simplify things that look hard, provide easy but also fancy recipes. I always want to get better at cooking and baking and love to challenge myself to never stop learning. That’s one of my favorite things abut this part of my blog. I’m always pushing myself out of my comfort zone.

Fridays are for my Martini Moment. When I started my blog years ago, on Fridays, when I would get home from my job at the time I would make a martini and sit at my little bistro set and just relax. That was originally where this name came from. Over the years its turned into a fun drink recipe. I had a lot of the jobs in my life and a bartender was one of them. I always loved making drinks so that’s what I bring you on Fridays.

All of these posts are coming to you fast. No one has the time to read 300 paragraphs before the recipe or the point of the post.

While I have you here…

Since it’s January first, I thought I’d share my resolutions. While some of you hate them and some make them every year, I’m the one who makes them every year because I love a fresh start full of new possibilities. And I’m always aiming for a better me. So here they are:

  1. “Get Dressed” every single day. As a stay at home Mom during the pandemic it is far too easy to stay in sweats all day. For some that might be fine but it only makes me feel frumpy and gross. I’m far more productive (and easier to look at) when I’m put together.

  2. Aim for more stress free moments. That can be quite hard with a one year old, three year old, two dogs, and a Husband to take care of. But sometimes we make our own stress and I’m trying to be a tad more zen.

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I hope this year brings you nothing but happiness!

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The Happiest New Year

Happy New Year!!

I basically flipped out when I realized that January 1st, 2018 was on a MONDAY! You may not know this about me but I have always loved Monday's and when the year starts on one it's the most perfect way for a fresh start!

So talking fresh starts and now that I'm back and blogging, let me share with you what I'll have going on. Fashion and food of course, and I'm really excited to bring back my Martini Moment but it's coming back with a twist...see what I did there? Since the arrival of Baby K this will be my one mom post a week. Friday's will be "Mom's Martini Moment". Because what new Mom (or any Mom) doesn't deserve a drink at the end of the week? 

I always like to reflect on the year that has passed and I'll tell you it was one like I've never experienced. What went from a year that was planned to be full of travel (Venice, Iceland etc.) turned into one full of sleeping, eating, and in the end, delivering a baby. I couldn't be more happy or feel more blessed. But this new land of motherhood has me in a different frame of mind more than ever before. I always have resolutions. I feel like it isn't New Years without them.

Here are my very simple goals for 2018:

More reasons to celebrate. Like new shoes or simply because it's Tuesday and it's a great day to be alive.

More shoes (sorry MK) 

Allow time to appreciate the little things. Like more than four consecutive hours of sleep.   

Further cultivate my love of fashion. 

More. Organization. 

Run more often.  

Be a good Mom, raise a good human.  

Date nights.  

Champagne Sunday's. 

More dog walks.  

Make more time to read. 

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Thanks for stopping by! Cheers to you and a new year! Let's do this 2018! 

xoxo

A Very Merry Christmas To You

With Christmas just a few days away I thought it would be a perfect time to share a little of my Holiday décor. Last year, at this time we had only been in our new house for about a month so to say that I was a little frazzled would be an understatement and yes we decorated but this year we actually had the time and energy to do it exactly the way we wanted it. MK had spent countless hours stringing lights outside to make it just right...and very bright. Ha!

We recently redid our foyer so new paint, new stairs carpeting, and new chandelier (not pictured) so we thought this was the perfect place for our Christmas card this year.

Of course we had the dogs in their usual spot. Our house was made for pencil trees!

From us Kilgores to all of you

Merry Christmas!