Soaking in the Last Bit of Summer

The first day of school and Labor Day weekend have officially come and gone so to me it seems like summer is officially over. I'm starting to get super excited for fall but since I live in North Carolina, summer-like temperatures tend to linger around for a while! That means it is the perfect opportunity to soak up the last bit of summer before fall (and fall temperatures) kicks in!

Wear all of your favorite Summer Clothes

As much as I'm excited to wear my fall clothes, I am going to be sad when it comes time to put all my bright and colorful summer clothes away. So wear your favorites before it is too cold to do so!

Enjoy your Favorite Iced Coffee Drink

Before you know it will be time to drink Pumpkin Spice Lattes (they were released yesterday at Starbucks, so excited!) and other seasonal coffee drinks! For now, have one (or two or three) of your favorite summer drinks while you can! I personally like iced coffee year round, but if you don't, enjoy your iced coffees while it is still warm outside!

Paint your Nails your favorite Summer Shade

One of my favorite things about nail polish is it is never too cold or hot to wear it! Already cooling down near you, wear your favorite bright summer polish for a little bit of last minute summer!

Enjoy some time at the Pool

I love spending time at the pool in the summer so end the summer on a good note with a little time at the pool!

Have some of your favorite Ice Cream

For me ice cream screams summer, so what better way to enjoy the end of summer than a scoop of your favorite ice cream?

How are you soaking in the last bit of summer? Let me know in the comments!

Pink Colony + Ruffles

So this outfit has a bit of a backstory to it! I have been in love with this top since it came out early this spring. Unfortunately, every time I have been to a Lilly store, they have been sold out in my size. And of course, they were sold out online in my size as well! So all summer, I have looked for alternatives for this top at other stores and of course, none of them have matched up to this! A few weeks back, I saw that it came back in stock in my size so I immediately bought it! Of course my luck is that it was included in the Lilly After Party Sale but better be safe than sorry, I guess! Anyways, I love this top and it goes with everything! It looks so cute with these flamingo shorts from Lilly that I bought this spring and was perfect for a lunch out with my family!

Shirt- Lilly Pulitzer (similar) Shorts- Lilly Pulitzer (similar) Sandals- Tory Burch Watch- Kate Spade Bracelets- David Yurman (similar)

Labor Day Sales

Happy Labor Day, y'all! I am so happy to have a day off from school and to enjoy the last bit of summer! With this long weekend, comes some of the best sales and deals of the year (the rest including Black Friday/Cyber Monday and Memorial Day!) so I have gathered up some of my favorite sales for y'all to shop on this long weekend!

J. Crew- 30% off your order of $125 or more with code GETSHOPPING

LL Bean- 10% off with code LABORDAY, perfect time to buy your Bean Boots before they sell out!

Lilly Pulitzer- Free Compact with every purchase

J. Crew Factory- 50% off everything

Kate Spade New York- 25% off sale with code DELIGHT

Nordstrom- End of Summer Clearance Sale, up to 40% off

Loft- 30% off new arrivals, 50% off summer sale items

Design Darling- Tons of cute items on sale, including these blue striped cupcake liners and the pom pom tote everyone has been talking about this summer

Kendra Scott- 10% off $100 spend, 15% off $150 spend, 20% off $200 spend

Gap- 40% off with code LABOR

Vineyard Vines- 30% off sale items with code LABOR2015

Old Navy- Up to 60% off everything

Jack Rogers- Surprise Sale with four different kinds of sandals on sale!

Target- Up to 25% off online, extra 10% off with code LABORDAY

Are you shopping this Labor Day? Let me know in the comments!

My Chic Week August 28-September 3

It's Friday and it's even better because it is a Friday before a long weekend! I have had such a crazy busy week as I am starting to fully get back in the swing of things at school (like having my first quizzes and tests in some classes) so I am definitely looking forward to the weekend!

Last Friday, I left home a little bit earlier than usual so that way I would have time to run to my local Starbucks to get an iced coffee as a Friday treat (and a motivation to push through my first AP US History quiz!). After school, I was supposed to babysit but that ended up falling through at the last minute so I went home and caught up on some school work I had fallen behind on and catching up on some blogging! Junior year has been a lot of work so far (and it's only been a week..) so I really wanted to just go home and catch up and relax last weekend!

Saturday morning, I had my training for my Faith Formation class. After the training, I ran a few errands before heading home for lunch and to do some of my homework! After an afternoon of homework, my family had some of our neighbors over for a yummy dinner of barbecue from my favorite barbecue place!

Sunday morning, I slept in before a morning of finishing up some homework. After lunch, my sister and I ran some errands and grabbed some fro-yo. We headed home and guess what I did? More homework (#junioryear)! After wrapping up my homework, I made some Granola Bars for Monday's Blog Post!

I don't really want to bore y'all with every detail of my week at school which was full of tests, quizzes, essays, meetings, babysitting after school, and a lot of homework! Honestly, I will share with y'all any fun things that happen during the week but I know if I read this I would not want to read "I did homework, took some quizzes on Monday, worked on an essay Tuesday, etc." since I think that is boring details! Anyways next week's post will be super exciting since I have a weekend full of plans coming up!

On my radar:

1. The Pumpkin Spice Latte is almost back and I'm so excited! I love an Iced PSL (as it is too hot here for hot coffee right now) and it really gets me excited for fall!

2. Kate Spade just came out with their new arrivals and let me say one word: gorgeous! If I could shop with no budget what so ever, you better know where my money would be going! The new arrivals also includes the most precious baby clothes ever!

3. Even though it's Friday, I love this post from Megan on why we should appreciate Mondays more!

4. Lilly Pulitzer just released an Elsa in Southern Charm, one of my favorite Lilly prints. I typically don't pay full price on Elsa tops since they are so expensive but I may just have to make an exception for this one!

5. Labor Day Weekend- I am so excited to have a long weekend and spend a lot of time out on the lake!

Check out my posts from this week!

Homemade Granola Bars, Summer Goals Recap, Linen Dress with Navy Details, Instagram Recap

What have you been up to lately? What has been on your radar?

Instagram Recap

One of the things that I have been trying to work on lately for the blog is posting more Instagrams. As school gets busier and busier, I find it harder to post pictures! I decided to pull together some of my recent Instagrams for y'all and show you where I found the items in the picture and a little bit of backstory for y'all! For even more Instagrams, follow me (my Instagram is @chicincarolina)!

 My life has been a lot of schoolwork lately! Thank goodness for cute school supplies!

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 My outfit for my Faith Formation Training last weekend! So happy it is cooling down a little so I can wear tops with sleeves again!

top (old, similar) skirt (same style, different color) flats watch bracelets (old, similar)

Last Sunday, after lunch my sister and I went shopping and these are what I picked up! I found this top at Lululemon for $29 which I could not turn down! I also picked up this adorable nail polish color, which was much needed since I just got rid of a bunch of old and unused nail polish!

tank (same style, check the sale rack at your local Lululemon for the exact tank!) nail polish

Another shot of my view lately: homework (#readyfortheweekend)

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I shared this picture from yesterday's post which featured this adorable dress from eShakti!

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Linen Dress with Navy Details

Today, I have teamed up with eShatki to share with y'all a fun, light, summer dress! It may be September but this dress is perfect for the last few weeks of warm weather. I love the flowy and casual look of this dress and I envision myself wearing it for all sorts of occasions (Church, casual running errands, it would be perfect for school if I didn't have a uniform!).

One thing I love about eShatki is the custom aspect of their clothing. There is the standard sizing and then totally custom sizing. I did the standard sizing and choose my regular size in this dress (I would say after receiving it, I wished that I sized down) but it asks you to enter your height so the length hits perfect on you! I know from being a bit tall (I'm 5"7) it can sometimes be hard to find dresses that aren't crazy short! They also offer custom sizing so that your piece will perfectly fit you! You can also alter aspects of the clothing (such as changing the neckline or skirt length) to ensure your piece is exactly what you want!

Dress- eShakti (c/o) Sandals- Tory Burch Monogram Necklace- Local Boutique Watch- Kate Spade Bracelets- Local Boutique & a gift Nail Color- Essie (Salt Water Happy)

Have y'all bough anything from eShatki before? Let me know in the comments!

Summer Goals Recap

School is back in the swing of things which means the end of summer! On my first day of summer, I put together some summer goals for myself and though it would be fun to give y'all an update on them!

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Finish One Tree Hill

Haha nope! I am super close to finishing though, so I hope to finish soon!

Workout More

Another goal that I didn't really do sadly! Between nannying and traveling and the crazy heat, I didn't really have the chance to go and workout! This fall though, I really want to get back into a workout routine and eat healthier (three months of vacation eating definitely has gotten to me!).

Bake More

I definitely baked more this summer! I didn't bake as much as I wanted to but I did bake a bunch of different things so something is better than nothing right? The recipes I made (and blogged about) are:

Relax

I definitely did this which was amazing! It was so nice to refresh after a busy school year!

Read

Another thing I didn't do, I had a few summer reading books and then I didn't really know what to read! Any recommendations?

Finish Room Decorations

I finally did this and I'm so excited! I finished the frame I bought last summer and am so thrilled on how it turned out!

Did you have any summer goals? How did they turn out? Let me know in the comments!