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How to Feel Confident Without Spending Money

If you’re anything like me, feeling confident doesn’t happen everyday. Maybe you made a mistake at work, someone asked you why you are still single, or you’re spiraling into the…

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How to Manage a Side Hustle and a Full Time Job

As many of you already know, I work full time on the marketing team at Redfin. Yes, that means my “side hustle” is blogging. The most common question I’m asked is…

The Best of the 2017 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is possibly my favorite clothing, shoes, jewelry, and cosmetics sale of the year!  I worked on the sales floor at Nordstrom for a year and got…

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Statement Blouses: Ruffles, Patterns + Colors, Oh My!

The other week, I wrote about my surprise when all of the sudden, I couldn’t get enough of the color yellow.  Well, just when I thought my surprise was over,…

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100th Blog Post: A Look Back

I can’t believe I am writing my 100th blog post today! I moved from Montana to Seattle in September 2014 and started Hot Dress Hot Mess with no idea how…