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Why You Should Create a Fitness Drawer

08.24.18

Sharing why you should create a fitness drawer to not only stay organized, but also to keep yourself motivated to get that workout in.

I think we can all agree that getting into a consistent fitness routine is struggle enough, so I suggest making it one less hassle by creating a fitness drawer. Think of it as a one-stop-shop in getting ready for your next workout.

Personally, I “enjoy” working out in the morning. I’ve been setting the alarm for 5:15am and rather than wander all over my bedroom to grab leggings in this drawer, tank top in that drawer and sports bras & socks in the closet, I decided to create a singular fitness drawer with everything I need. It’s funny how once you have a light bulb moment like this you wonder why it took you so long to do it in the first place. Getting ready for a workout is so quick & easy now, plus I can see at a glance when it’s time to do laundry because I’m running low on certain items.
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P.S. I Launched a Lifestyle Adventure Brand Called Modish Wanderer

08.23.18

P.S. I launched a lifestyle adventure brand called Modish Wanderer 3 months ago.

If that opening sentence doesn’t tell you what a whirlwind of a summer I’ve had then I don’t know what does. I can’t believe it has taken me 3 months to finally announce the news officially here on Modish & Main about the launch of my lifestyle adventure brand called Modish Wanderer! While you can read more about Our Story on the website, the creation of this brand stems from two friends having a passion to capture a life of adventure.

If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook then you probably often see that I absolutely love to travel & am always seeking new adventures. I have this desire to create a life of incredible memories and my camera often leads me to new destinations. It’s this passion that spurred the concept of Modish Wanderer and really the design behind the logo which takes you from the beaches to the mountains and everywhere in between.
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Lifestyle / Style & Beauty

Denim on Denim

08.17.18

An easy, comfortable fall style that anyone can pull off is the denim on denim look.

These days my personal style centers around comfort and versatile pieces that can be mixed and matched. Whenever I want to feel pulled together, stylish and comfortable all at the same I time I grab for my denim on denim look. The key to pulling this off is making sure your denims don’t match. That’s when you fall into the Canadien Tuxedo category and although that works for some people (you work on a ranch or live in Canada), it’s best to offset the denim.

Another tip is to wear the darker shade of denim where you want to appear slimmer. Just saying, it works.
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Home Decor

Designing Your Entryway with Everyday Items

08.15.18

Sharing with you this simple, easy trick to design your entryway (or anywhere in your house) with everyday items.

Full disclosure — I’m going through this “moment” right now with my house where I’m over “stuff” and/or desperately wanting to update an area of the home. You may have noticed this considering that a few of the latest posts are where I created a hat wall in our master bedroom, redesigned my home office shelves and then went on to purge my closet, I’m in this transition phase of sorts of wanting to switch things up but not spend much (or any) money to do so. That leaves me to design with everyday items that are already around my home and today’s focus was on the entryway.
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Organization

Feeling the Urge to Purge

08.13.18

I woke up the other day feeling the urge to purge. Before I even left my room to start my day, I went into my closet and picked 30 items to purge. While 30 items seems like a lot, it didn’t even put a dent into my closet.

I have felt this strong urge to remove unnecessary clutter from my life and last week it was my home office shelving and this week it’s back to being focused on my closet. Quite honestly, I felt ashamed of myself that after 30 items were removed (that’s what you see hanging up), my closet was still full of clothes, shoes and accessories. “Why do I need all this stuff?” is what I kept asking myself.
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Lifestyle

Summer Fun at the Santa Barbara Polo Fields

08.09.18

Last month we got to enjoy some summer fun at the Santa Barbara Polo Fields.

I have had a whirlwind summer from taking a 12-day road trip to the Pacific Northwest, heading to Wisconsin to celebrate the 4th of July, our annual Lake Tahoe trip and in between there, I got to have some summer fun at the Santa Barbara Polo Fields! I have never been to a polo match, but what’s not to love about a summer day in Santa Barbara where you get to dress up, wear a big hat and watch handsome men ride beautiful horses in a competitive polo match?
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Home Decor

Home Office Wood Shelving Redesigned

08.06.18

After almost 5 years of living in our home, it was time for my home office wood shelving to get redesigned.

After getting home from our trip to Lake Tahoe this weekend, I went to unpack my laptop bag and ended up spending the next 4 hours in my home office purging items and giving my wood shelving a redesign. I’ve been uninspired for quite some time with my home office and have slowly pulled items down from my wood shelving, but haven’t been sure about what route I wanted to go with what items to put back on display.

I feel myself going in the minimalist direction (thanks to my friend/associate, Christina), but am taking baby steps to get there. I’m over senseless, non-functional “stuff” cluttering my life and feel this big sense of relief once I donate the items to give them a second life. I definitely have a less is more approach lately and wanted to give my home office a kickstart in that direction.
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Lifestyle

Wine Tasting at Arrowood Vineyards

07.25.18

While on our road trip to the Pacific Northwest in June, we had the opportunity to enjoy an afternoon of wine tasting at the beautiful Arrowood Vineyards estate.

Explore Sonoma Wine Country with a exquisite wine tasting experience of top notch Cabernet Sauvignon varietals at Arrowood Vineyards. | Modish and Main

We’ve had the pleasure of tasting a few of Arrowood wines while participating in their Prime Pairings campaign over the past few months. From sipping on their Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon while enjoying a California Portobello Burger or appetizers of Lamb Carpaccio Crostini with a Blackberry Balsamic Drizzle and serving glasses of their Proprietary Red Blend while feasting on Red Wine Braised Short Rib Ragu, it all left us intrigued to learn more about Arrowood Vineyards.
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