Best Memorial Day Weekend Sales 2026.

      Some of the best sales of spring are here once again! I always enjoy keeping tabs on which of my favorite brands and retailers are having good sales for Memorial Day Weekend. This year's round-up is below! 

     This year I also made sure to note which sales are better than the ones from last year. It is nice to see some brands raising their discounts and promotions this time around! Here is my 2026 Memorial Day sales guide:

Picture of one of my first beautiful blue hydrangeas of the season from the plants that came with our house!

What to Wear to Megan Moroney's Cloud 9 Tour ☁️

      I'm excited to soon attend Megan Moroney's first-ever arena tour: The Cloud 9 Tour! Megan is one of my favorite country artists- I love everything about her whole vibe, style and aesthetic. She also writes amazing song lyrics! I've been a fan of Megan since first she came on the country music scene a few years ago. Her first hit single "Tennessee Orange" started gaining popularity during my first year working in country radio, and I've loved following the rise of her career ever since. Even though I don't work in country radio anymore, I've stayed a fan of Megan. 

     I'll be attending one of the early Cloud 9 tour dates next month, and I'm so excited. I love putting together cute concert outfits, but especially so when the artist has great style themselves, and that's definitely the case for Megan. I wanted to share some outfit inspiration to anyone else attending Megan Moroney's Cloud 9 tour. I wrote a similar blog post last year with outfit inspiration for her Am I Okay? Tour that was so much fun to put together, so I wanted to repeat for this year!

What to Wear to the Masters (or a Masters Party): Cute Outfit Ideas ⛳️

     Looking for Masters outfit ideas? Whether you're lucky to be attending the actual tournament in Augusta or hosting a Masters party like I am, these spring outfit ideas are perfect for golf fans! ⛳️🌸

     Since starting my own journey of learning to golf in 2022, I have quickly become obsessed with watching professional golf as well. The pinnacle of all professional golf events of course is The Masters! Held annually at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, GA,  this is also one of the most exclusive and hard-to-attend sporting events in the world, thanks to the extremely selective Masters ticket lottery.

     I hope and pray that Ryan and I can someday be lucky enough to score Masters tickets in the lottery and attend the event. Until then, I'll continue to get more obsessed each year while watching at home! Masters fashion is honestly one of my favorite parts of the tournament. I love seeing what all of the golf wives female sports anchors and female spectators are wearing. Here are all of my picks for this year's Masters inspired fashion! As always, I'm highlighting a mix of splurge-worthy pieces, as well as affordable finds under $50!

Holiday 2025 Shopping Finds + Picks! 🎄

       Happy November! We haven't started decorating for the holidays quite yet in our house (hoping to next weekend, which is also our first anniversary!), but I have been in the full Christmas spirit when it comes to my recent online shopping browsing history. I've been finding so many cute and affordable holiday fashion, accessories and seasonal decor items. I wanted to do a little round-up here of everything. 

      You can find all of the graphics below on my LTK page! Please follow me on LTK if you aren't yet, I share extra content each week exclusively in the LTK app that I don't share always on Instagram or my blog. 

Fall 2025 Outfit Ideas 🍂

     Can I make a confession? Most of the shopping that I have been doing lately is for our new house, instead of my fall wardrobe. Adulting at its finest, right? 😊 But as always, I have been doing a fair amount of online window shopping for fashion and accessories lately. I've found some great fall items at a variety of price points (some great bargains, some splurges, and some mid-range finds), and wanted to share them all with you today! 

     And as always, you can find my daily fall work outfits and other fall outfit inspiration daily on my LTK page- make sure to follow me in the LTK app if you aren't yet!

What to Wear to Tate McRae's "Miss Possessive" World Tour

      One the things I am most looking forward to this fall is seeing Tate McRae on the Miss Possessive Tour with some of my girlfriends! Tate has become one of my absolute favorite pop artists over the past year. Her music feels so nostalgic to early 2000s pop, especially Britney Spears's earlier albums. I was lucky enough to see her in concert for the first time last December on the iHeart Radio Jingle Ball Tour, but I cannot wait to get the chance to see her headline an arena tour! 

     Tate's style is extremely "Gen Z Cool Girl." She's able to make very casual outfits look both sexy and effortless! She favors black, dark red and neutrals in most of her looks, but still likes pops of glam here and there. Her style is honestly a bit intimidating to me as a 30-year old preppy fashion lover. One of my colorful Lilly Pulitzer dresses would certainly not fly at a Tate McRae concert. 😂 I'm viewing attending this concert as a chance to get out of my normal fashion comfort zone. 

     Below are some affordable outfit ideas for Tate McRae's Miss Possessive Tour! A lot of these finds also come in multiple color options.

Affordable Early Fall Fashion Picks.

     We've had a heatwave the past week in Coastal Virginia, and realistically colder weather won't be headed our way until at least October or November. But hot temperatures outside aside, I've been enjoying seeing some early fall fashion collections popping up at my favorite retailers! I shared these finds on Instagram and LTK this week, but wanted also wanted to share here on my blog.

Amazon Prime Day 2025: Things I Own + Love On Sale!

       Amazon Prime Day is in full swing for 2025! I was pleasantly surprised to see so many of my favorite fashion and home items that I already own and love being included in this year's sale. I know there are so many bloggers and influencers spamming you at all directions right now with Prime Day picks. Hope it's okay to just share a handful items that I personally own and use. 😊 

     All of these are currently at lower price points than I purchased them for! The fashion items are all things I've bought myself that I love to wear and think are good quality. The home decor items are a mix of things I've bought, as well as some of my favorite wedding registry items that I was gifted at bridal showers!

What to Wear to Megan Moroney's "Am I Okay?" Tour 💙

      My first concert of 2025 will be seeing country singer Megan Moroney in a couple weeks! She's currently on her "Am I Okay?" tour, and it's the largest tour that she's done to-date, with shows all over the US this spring, summer and fall. I've been a fan of Megan since first she came on the country music scene a few years ago. Her first hit single "Tennessee Orange" started gaining popularity during my first year working in country radio, and I've loved following the rise of her career ever since. I thought it would be fun to share some concert outfit inspiration for Megan's current tour! 

Best Memorial Day Weekend Sales 2025

    I am getting this holiday weekend sales post up a bit later than normal, please forgive me! Starting my new job this week delayed me a bit from getting around to blogging tasks. I know that I have had a busy start to the long weekend though, and I didn't even get around to starting to browse sales until this morning (Sunday). My hope is maybe it was the same for others, too! 😊

    I have to say, I am more impressed with the MDW sales than I have been the past couple of years! (Granted I didn't do much shopping this time last year since I had just lost my job and was in the thick of wedding planning + expenses, but still.) But this year I am fairly impressed! Check out all of my favorite sales below:

My First Time Renting Clothes! A Review of Armoire.

      For the past couple of months, I've been doing a fun partnership on Instagram with a clothing rental company called Armoire. I realized recently that while I share updates about using Armoire on Instagram weekly, I hadn't shared much on the blog yet! Armoire has been the first clothing rental service that I've ever tried, and I have really enjoyed using it so far. And make sure to read until the end- I have a great discount code with two special offers for you to try Armoire! 

Women's Outfit Ideas For The Masters ⛳️

     Since starting my own journey of learning to golf in 2022, I have quickly become obsessed with watching professional golf as well. The pinnacle of all professional golf events of course is The Masters! Held annually at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, GA,  this is also one of the most exclusive and hard-to-attend sporting events in the world, thanks to the extremely selective Masters ticket lottery.

     I hope and pray that Ryan and I can someday be lucky enough to score Masters tickets in the lottery and be there in-person. Until then, I'll continue to get more obsessed each year while watching at home. This year I am also planning to host my first-ever ladies' Masters viewing party on the Saturday of Masters weekend, and I'm so excited for that! 

      Since I am hosting a Masters themed party this year, Masters style for women has been on my mind a lot as of late. I've found so many great picks, and wanted to round them up! Whether you were lucky enough to get tickets this year to be in Augusta, are also planning to host or attend a Masters party, or perhaps have another professional golf tournament to attend later this year and need outfit inspiration for that, I hope you enjoy these picks! ⛳️   You can also find these collages and more on my LTK page (I'm miss_alk on the LTK app!)

Spring 2025 Shopping Wishlist Picks 🌸

      Something I have been doing well at since 2025 began? Trying to save more money. Something I have not been doing as well at? Fun shopping purchases for myself.

      I haven't been doing a designated "shopping fast" or been forbidding myself from making personal purchases, but it simply hasn't been as much of a priority to me as of late. I've shared this in other recent posts, but 2024 was a rough year for Ryan and I financially, between unexpectedly losing my radio job (and its salary) and our wedding. To end 2024 with even more of a financial bang, Christmas and its gifting obligations also immediately followed our wedding and honeymoon! It's been such a good thing to cut back on a lot of unnecessary expenses so far in 2025, and to actually be able to put money back into savings once again with each paycheck, instead of just pulling savings frequently. 

     With all that to say, I do feel like some personal purchases for the spring season will very soon be on my horizon! There's so many cute styles out right now. But for the meantime, I've had my share of fun doing online window-shopping and curating some wishlists. I love the pieces that I've been finding, so I wanted to share them with you today. They feature beautiful flowy dresses from various retailers, spring shoes from Target and swimwear from Old Navy.  Check out everything below! 

Fall Fashion Savings with Savings.com!

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J. Crew Factory Summer Date Night Outfit.

     Confession: these photos were taken in June, and I'm just now getting around to sharing them! Whoops. But hey- despite the fact that stores are already selling Halloween decorations and influencers in my Instagram feed are sharing fall clothing, it is still summer! So I'm still going to share this post today. 😊

The Cutest New Target Shoes for Spring!!

      Over the past few years, I've found Target to be more hit-or-miss for me when it comes to clothing, but I swear that their women's shoe selection keeps getting better and better every year! I wanted to get up a quick post to share a few of my new favorite styles (all under $50!). 

My 2024 Word of the Year.

      I usually try to get my Word of the Year post published before the end of January each year, but it totally escaped my mind this year since the first month of this year was so busy with wedding planning. But better late than never, right? 😊 I am really excited about my 2024 Word of the Year. This year's is such a good fit for my current life stage, and it also has such a positive connotation attached to it. I'm also sharing a few photos of one of my favorite casual winter outfits! 

LILLY PULITZER SUNSHINE SALE: My Most-Worn Items On Sale + Daily Picks!

      *I'll be updating this post daily throughout September 12th-14th as new items enter the Lilly Pulitzer Sunshine Sale!*

     Excited to be sharing some of my top sale picks from the Fall 2023 Lilly Pulitzer Sunshine Sale, as well as some of my favorite items in my own closet that are currently on sale! 

LILLY PULITZER SUNSHINE SALE: Fall 2023 Sale Dates + Info! 🌴🌸

      Lilly Pulitzer has officially announced their 2023 Sunshine Sale dates! There are a few new changes regarding this sale that are a little bit different than how they've done the sales in recent years. But I think these are all good changes, since they give Lilly fans more ways to shop.

My First Queen of Sparkles Dress.

      I recently did an Instagram collaboration with a new-to-me brand, and I loved the dress I received so much that I wanted to share it on my blog, too! I don't do fashion content on here as much as I used to anymore, so when I do have photos of a cute recent outfit, why not share on the blog too?!