Southern State of Mind Blog by Heather

Southern Sunday Funday #6

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Happy Southern Sunday Funday, where I share a collection of fun things that caught my eye and inspired me over the past week. Since we are still at the beach enjoying the sand and sun,  I didn’t think I would get a chance to shop the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. But I had a few minutes yesterday and grabbed a few deals… View Post

Hilton Head Family Vacation 2016

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Feeling thankful for another family vacation in Hilton Head this summer. It was chaotic (two trips to the urgent care for ear infections) but it was perfect! Here are some of the highlights from our week.  View from Sunset Grille: I scheduled family pictures! Not going to lie- it was a bit of a disaster. Sweet B had an ear… View Post

{Five Minute Friday} Watermelon Popsicles

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Hi there! Hope you are having a great week and staying cool in this summer heatwave. It has been a steamy couple days in Atlanta and the boys and I pretty much stayed inside resting up for our next adventure. After our staycation at home this past weekend, we are back in travel mode and actually arrived at the beach… View Post

12 DIY Porch Projects to Inspire {DIY Housewives Volume 4}

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Hi friends! Hope you had a great holiday weekend enjoying the fourth. With so much travel lately, we decided to make the long weekend a “staycation” with absolutely nothing planned.  It was a fun weekend just enjoying Atlanta- we cheered on the runners at the Peachtree Roadrace, hit the pool, saw some friends, and then listened to the fireworks from… View Post

Southern Sunday Funday #5

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Happy Fourth of July Eve! And happy Southern Sunday Funday, where I share a collection of fun things that caught my eye and inspired me over the past week. Since summer is on my mind this week it is full of goodies perfect for July. 1   |   2   |    3    |    4    |… View Post

Patriotic Jello Dessert

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From the looks of things around here in December, you may think that Christmas is my favorite holiday. But it is actually Thanksgiving. Are you asking yourself why I am giving you random facts about my holiday faves? Because the Fourth of July is the close second favorite!  I just love how it always means a party, with very little… View Post

{Link Party} The Great Southern Road Trip

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Well, it has certainly been fun road tripping with all of you this past week! I hope you found lots of inspiration. I don’t know about you, but I am ready to pack my bags and hit the Southern roads! If you missed any of the posts this week they are all below so grab your favorite road trip snacks and hop… View Post

{Days 4 and 5} The Great Southern Road Trip

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Here we are on the last day of The Great Southern Road Trip! I know I have enjoyed virtually visiting such fun places around the South and have added quite a few stops to my travel bucket list. And I didn’t even hear anyone say “are we there yet” which is a BIG difference than our normal family road trips!… View Post

{Day 3} The Great Southern Road Trip

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Happy Wednesday! Hope you are having a great week! Do you have any fun travel plans coming up? I am still getting sorted out from our vacation in Hilton Head last week… but I am already dreaming of our next vacation. What can I say, I love to travel! If you don’t have any travel planned, no worries because we have… View Post