Diary of a Dirty Blonde

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5 Ideas for a Weekend in Quarantine

5 Ideas for a Weekend in Quarantine

Hey Everyone. I hope you are all staying healthy and safe at home! I realize it is hard to find ways to entertain yourself while you are home so I thought I would share a few fun ideas my sister and I have been doing. 1.Puzzles and Popcorn I know not everyone is into puzzles, but they are a great activity to do while chatting with family and friends and keeps your mind engaged. I currently don’t do anything at home without a snack, so we’ve been making popcorn in…

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Everlane Obsession: My Current Favorites & How To Style Them.

Everlane Obsession: My Current Favorites & How To Style Them.

One of my New Year resolutions was to spend more money on investment pieces and less on fast fashion trends. Because of this Everlane has been one of my new favorite places to shop. They focus on classic, high quality pieces that will last for years and are easy to style up or down depending on your day. Below I styled a few items they were gracious enough to gift to me, along with a few other items that I had purchased before. I try to be as transparent as…

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Appenzell Switzerland: Swiss Countryside and a Quaint Mill

Appenzell Switzerland: Swiss Countryside and a Quaint Mill

Let me introduce you to the cutest town in Switzerland called Appenzell. When my sister and I were in Zurich everyone told us that it would be what most tourists picture all of Switzerland, and they weren’t wrong. From the lush rolling hills, to a downtown area that looks straight out of a fairytale, what’s not to love! The town even had a festival while we were there, and I randomly got interviewed on Swiss TV. Talk about taking the blog international hahah While we were in Appenzell we stayed…

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A Few Days in Zurich

A Few Days in Zurich

Hey Everyone! Part three of my sister trip takes us to Switzerland. We actually came here before Munich and Berlin, so I am doing these recaps in reverse, but oh well… 🙂 Also apologies for being MIA on here. Life you know…. but it’s 2020 and I’m back to hopefully having an exciting year of traveling. Anyways, before we went to Deutschland (aka Germany) we decided to extend the trip and spend a few days in Zurich visiting our friend Jo who used to live with my sister in Chicago.…

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2019 Berlin Trip Recap

2019 Berlin Trip Recap

The second stop on our sister trip to Germany was Berlin. Again, similar to Munich we had both been here before so we took a non-traditional approach to exploring and checked out more of the food and culture scene than the traditional memorials. For our first free afternoon we decided to walk around and see where we the wind blew us. Our hotel was really close to the Brandenburg Gate so we started at the gate and kind of went from there. One of my favorite things to stumble across…

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