Weekend Duds

Saturday rollin' in flowered Birks, chambray shorts, white cami, flowered shirt, EMS half-zip, my fave sunnies, my fave hat, and my "Together" necklace. 

The shirt underneath...so pretty when the light comes through! 

{sharp eyes will notice a Hello Kitty bandaid on my finger. yep}

In other news: I finally got a KitchenAid mixer! Woot...I feel so legit and grown-up now. 'Cause everyone knows that KitchenAid mixers are registry gifts, right, and you only get one when you're officially 'growing up'? Well, no registry here, but I picked it up for a song and I'm so excited to add it to my kitchen.

So that's the weekend recap.
Into the new week!

How We Feelin'?

I'm feelin' like this song and this song on repeat.

I'm feelin' like short boots and a short dress. 

I'm feelin' like the weekend better get here soon.

I'm feelin' like eating 1/3 of a loaf of banana bread for breakfast is totally legit.

I'm feelin' like somehow this blend of the end of a bunch of bags of different coffees made the best iced coffee ever.

I'm feelin' like these words from a friend are so important to my heart lately:

Jesus + Nothing = ENOUGH

Amen, right? 

And I'm feelin' excited to announce the winner of the KIND giveaway (drumroll please):

Amy Wetzel! Amy, please email me! (goodgirlstyleblog at gmail dot com). Woot! 

A Week's Worth

{pretty basics} 

{classy-like}

{making fresh lemonade}

{way toooooo hot out for my liking + retro vibe} 

{flannel + mocs}

It's a rainy night and the only words I have for you are these:

It will be alright. 

In fact, it will be brilliantly beautiful. 

Just hang in there. 

Keep smiling. 

Live in the NOW. 

It's coming. 

{whatever it is...but your heart knows, right?}

And when it comes?

It's going to be glorious-like-woah.

Miracle-big-time.

Bigger-than-I-ever-dreamed-amazing.

I'm talking God-moves-mountains sorta huge, and 

heart-exploding-inside-my-chest kinda awesome. 

So hang in there.

It will be alright. 

It will be God-makes-things-so-much-more-than-alright-crazy-good.

Adventuring with KIND & a Giveaway

Y'all know how much I love a good adventuring day, be it hiking, trail running, antiquing, going to a local festival...anything unique and fun I find along the way!

{ready!}

I am always on the lookout for gluten-free, healthful snacks to throw in my bag or a back pocket for adventuring. This is much easier said than done, because all manner of granola and snack bars contain the dreaded gluten. Or taste terrible. Lose-lose.

Hello, KIND bars. I found KIND bars in an airport a few years ago (which was an extra-awesome find, since gluten-free food in an airport is even harder to come by). I LOVE these bars. I can't get over them...because they are nuts, but they aren't crunchy. They are a bit syrupy to make them chewy, but they only have 4g of sugar. And the flavors? Outta this world. Seriously. Cashew-Ginger Spice. Madagascar Vanilla Almond. Dark Chocolate, Nuts, and Sea Salt. Dark Chocolate Chili Almond. Maple Glazed Pecan & Sea Salt. To name a few! These are bars for the adventuring gluten-free foodie. Win-win-WIN.

Their tagline? "Make Junk Food Nervous."

Love that.

This summer, hop on your bike, in your car, in your canoe, or climb a tree and go repelling or zip lining or SOMETHING cool...just go adventuring!

Make sure to grab a KIND bar (or two or three 'cause they're that good) to throw in your bag. You will thank me later. 

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The best part?

I get to give away a MONTH'S supply of KIND bars to one reader!

I kid you not I'm a little jealous because that means approximately 72 KIND bars are yours for the eating and taking-on-adventure-ing. 

Whatchya gotta do to enter? 

Take a look at KIND's website and tell me what your favorite flavor is in a comment (one mandatory entry).

Bonus entries for following KIND snacks on Facebook and/or Twitter and me on any social media channel. Just leave me a separate comment for each entry. Giveaway open until midnight EST, Monday, June 10. Open to US residents.

Have fun!

Lately

Lately it has been....soaking up sunshine.

Finding my own happiness on cloudy days...

Supplementing with coffee when necessary (do you like my fake fur cup sleeve?!)...

Enjoying time in the Great Outdoors (would you believe I've been trail running? truth), with friends, relishing every moment, in awe of the fact that it isn't even June yet, and I get to enjoy a few more months of this. #Happy

Have a great first weekend of June, friends!

Oh, and here's a song for ya...

Winner!

Thank you so much to everyone who entered this fantastic giveaway! The winner of the Blowfish Shoes Giveaway is....Alicia! Alicia, if this is you, please email me at goodgirlstyleblog@gmail dot com so we can get your pick of shoes out to you! Woo hoo!

Blowfish Shoes GIVEAWAY!

{how cute is this Blowfish ad?}

As I said yesterday, I am so thrilled to be able to give one reader any pair of Blowfish shoes their heart desires. 

Did you hear that?
ANY PAIR YOU WANT!
I suggest a big iced coffee to sip while you peruse their website.

Might I also suggest the Illi in Natural Straw, like moi?

You, too, could rock the straw wedges with the cute little almond toe shape and blush at all the compliments comin' your way. Though, really, any of their shoes are sure to garner compliments. And they are way comfy, ya'll.

How to Enter:

Mandatory Entry: Leave a comment here, on this post, telling me your favorite shoe from Blowfish Shoes' current collection
Giveaway open to US residents only. Ends Monday, May 27th at midnight ET. 

Extra Entries: 

(leave a separate comment for each one)

2.) Follow @blowfishshoes on Twitter

3.) "Like" Blowfish shoes on Facebook

4.) Follow Blowfish shoes on Pinterest 

5.) Follow Blowfish shoes on Tumblr 

6.) Follow Blowfish shoes on Instagram 

7.) Follow @fashionatalie on Twitter 

8.) "Like" Good Girl Style on Facebook

9.) Be a GFC follower of Good Girl Style 

10.) Follow Good Girl Style on BlogLovin'

That's TEN ways to enter to win. Cross your fingers (and toes) for some cute new summer shoes :-)

*Giveaway sponsored by Blowfish Shoes. Thank you, Blowfish!

Meet Blowfish Shoes

New favorite shoes alert. But first: a story.

I once had a pair of white and cork heels that I got compliments on every.single.time I wore them. And wear them, I did, until they were completely unwearable, unrepairable, and I tearily said goodbye to them (is tearily not a word?).

Sad story, right?

Nope.

Becaaaaaauuuuussseeeee...look what I found!

I know this will be my new compliments-all-the-time can't-stop-wearing-em shoe. The Illi Wedge in Faux Straw is just seriously amazingly beautiful, comfortable, and best of all: affordable from Blowfish Shoes.

A perfect wedge, just like the kind Duchess Kate likes to wear. 

The perfect summer shoe, to go with any summer dress. 

The cutest little almond toe shape with a little toe-box pleat.

A really soft interior that's an amazing shade of blue.

And a real rubber sole to keep me from slipping during summer adventures.

Seriously, I'm in love.

I hope you all know I only ever talk about things I really am crazy about. And these shoes? Crazy about 'em.

Also lovin' on this beautiful linen Tibi dress, but that's playing second fiddle to these straw shoes.

{I also just like to say my straw shoes. Giggle.}

Blowfish Shoes has got it down. Great shoes, great customer service, great attention to detail. 

Not to mention...they're generous too! Giveaway time tomorrow, friends! Stay tuned ;-)

Sunnies: local store//Earrings: local store//Bangles: F21 & J.Crew//Dress: Thrifted//Heels: c/o Blowfish Shoes

Sound of Music

Oh my heart is singing a song lately! It's Springtime and the lilacs are blooming and I love these new shoes and Jesus is just filling my heart to overflowing. 

I've travelled a lot lately, and caught up with some dear friends I haven't seen in years, and I've gotten lots of little girl hugs & smiles (I just ADORE my friends' kids!).

I'm so excited to see what else is on the horizon for the summer. It's going to be a good one, don't you think?

Waves & Being Mermaids

This skirt reminds me of waves because of the turquoise swirls and the tiered scalloped edges, topped with a "whitecap" of the white ruffled shirt.

I spent yesterday at the beach with my friends (read my post on how to pack your beach bag here) and really experienced the waves with a heart for the metaphor found in them. Thanks, in no small part, to this song, which has been soaking deeply into my heart this week. 

I'm not sure I can describe it. Not yet, anyway, this experience of ebbing and flowing with the waves, of the physicality involved in trying to avoid the waves, the fear that can so easily overcome us when facing waves. I was struggling to keep my back to them, to close my eyes and mouth and grin and bear it...and then I looked to my side and I saw a beautiful friend, embracing the waves like a mermaid, swimming through them with a purely joyous smile on her face. She was at home in the waves, while I was in survival mode. 

God tells us there will be waves. I repeat: There will be waves. 

We can choose to embrace the waves and realize that they are part of our story, part of our refining, and that God's hand is always on us. He's got us. We won't get lost. When we swim under a wave, let us find the beauty in those waters until we surface again. And when we surface, we'll take a big gulp of fresh air and feel stronger than we ever did before. Stronger, more full of the beauty of life, and more free. 

Let's be mermaids, darlings.

Sunnies: GoFish Clothing//Shirt: J.Crew//Skirt: Thrifted//Sandals:F21

Subtle Monday

Just a few pictures.

That's all. 

The words in my heart this Monday morning are subtle, quiet, pondering thoughts for God. Or maybe for a wordy blog post later tonight ;-)
Either way, for now, it's just a few subtle Monday morning pictures of a sundress and Swedish clogs. 

Sunnies & Earrrings: GoFish Clothing//Dress: Target//Cardi: Thrifted Marc Jacobs//Clogs: Hasbeens

MINTED WINNER: Congratulations to Briana D. the winner of the $50 credit to Minted.com. Email me at goodgirlstyleblog (at) gmail (dot) com, Briana! Enjoy :-) 

Into the week!

Mother's Day Gift Idea

Photo and gift above from PeacockTaco on Etsy

I thought I'd share a few of my favorite Mother's Day gift ideas here and there. This one rocks!

When it comes to Mother's Day gifts, there's really nothing more special than TIME spent together, making memories. I love my momma so much I can't even tell you....she's one of my very best friends and I'm so glad I get to call her "mother." I also get to call her artist extraordinaire, because she is, fancy degree and paint-stained hands and all. Her artistic spirit is definitely something I inherited from her (though NOT her artistic talent!).

Since my mom is an artist, she is constantly looking for new inspiration. Combining inspiration-seeking with memory-making? The perfect Mother's Day gift. So here's what I would give my mom if there was any way I could: A Sunday afternoon, blissfully spring-like and with the only purpose of the day being inspiration-gathering wherever the wind blows us. 

But since I don't live near my mother anymore (in fact I now live quite far away), I would send something more lasting than flowers.

  This air plant in a sea urchin is just perfect. 

It's beautiful, artistic, and it is a plant that lives on the moisture in the air. 

I don't know, it just sort of seems like a metaphor for motherhood. 

Sometimes it seems like moms live on the crumbs of our love, not necessarily fed with encouragement and words of praise by their children regularly. More likely screamed at, cried to, hung up on, all while ultimately loved and thoroughly adored. But they have to come to know that through osmosis sometimes--to find the "moisture in the air" and the love in the hurt feelings. We children are not always great at saying, "Hey mom, thanks! You're the best, and if you needed my kidney I'd probably totally give it to you (maybe. but definitely)." 

That's why we send air plants in sea urchins. Duh. 

LOVE YOU, MOM! You're the best!

(we'll cross that kidney bridge if we ever get there, ok?) 

;-)

*This post is part of NerdWallet's Mother's Day Gift Contest :-)