What I Wore-Totally Neutral and All Ethical

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Hi friends, when I first started Made-To-Travel about three years ago (yikes, woah!) my outfits often had items from the old me, the me who didn’t really pay attention to labels or where my clothing came from. But looking thru my outfit posts from the past year or so it’s harder and harder to find that old me…And I am thrilled. I’ve been a little obsessed with gawking at totally neutral outfits for a couple of months but while I have flower pants I actually… View Post

I Heart the Internet-Links I Love

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Hi friends!! Happy happy Monday! I hope you had a sunny cheerful weekend! New York was insanely beautiful Saturday and Sunday which was a SUPER treat. Now back to the work week, but first some reasons I hearted the internet… I hope you enjoy these links as much as I do. Pictured above- these amazing photos of the tiny life of snails are GORGEOUS and sweet, sweet, sweet. I love keeping my nails short so this list of shorty nail… View Post

7 Ways to Celebrate Easter and Spring with Healthy Food

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So tomorrow I’m celebrating Easter with my wonderful family and instead of brining some baked good or candy for my adorable nieces and nephews I started searching for fun ways to bring healthy snacks to this family gathering. And I found such wonderful ways to make some fruits and vegetable just as fun as sugary sweets! So here are 7 of my favorite ways to celebrate spring and Easter with healthy food. 1. Apple Flower Baskets-I love this sweet flower… View Post
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Iceland, Iceland, Iceland

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I have to tell you friends, looking at my pictures from Iceland I feel so darn lucky that I have this life…as cheesy as it is I really think to myself WOW, I lived that! The amazing colors of the sky, Iceland’s hour long sunsets, and the incredibly diverse terrain makes Iceland a real wonder to me and definitely the uniquest place I’ve traveled. Iceland’s beautiful terrain is not all that made this trip special…the people I got to meet… View Post

Thoughtful Mother’s Day Gifts with Prosperity Candle

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Prosperity Candle is a beautiful social enterprise that make gorgeous candles that change people’s lives. In the US they work with women refugees in Massachusetts from Burma and overseas with their Prosperity Catalyst program Prosperity Candle is working with women in Haiti and Iraq to create sustainable businesses for them by candle making candles. As a B Certified company that is also part of the World Fair Trade Organization and a Green America business, when Prosperity Candle approached me to try… View Post
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Good Habits: Reduce Your Waste

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Global Citizens and Ekocycle are partnering together for a Day Without Waste today. I think we all know the amount of trash is staggering and having this one day to take a look at how we approach waste and what we can do to get into the habit of being less wasteful is a great start! Tips on Reducing Your Waste Always have a tote!!! There are plenty of compact totes like the one below, that you can keep in your… View Post

I Heart the Internet-Link Love

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Hello friends! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! I personally was pretty unproductive in my home life…BUT I had a wonderful time being unproductive making terrariums, visiting Ikea, finally watching Game of Thrones to see the fuss and holy moly napping! I think I needed it after the last 3 weekends working like a mad dog. Now please enjoy some of the recent readings that made me heart the internet. Video above-Wow.Wow.Wow. John Hamm on a dating show and he… View Post

Smile File: First Selfies

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I just think these early selfies are THE BEST!!! Love that guy second from the left :). This selfie was taken by a group of photographers in New York in the 1920’s…these guys were so clearly ahead of their time. Also I love the guys below captured taking a selfie…so millennial! Or how about this selfie from photographer Joseph Byron in 1909!?! So rad! I think it’s really cool to see something we associate as very now also exist over a… View Post

Trending: Ethical Pastels

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I have to say I think pastels are having a huuuge moment in fashion! Go pastels! I secretly have always loved pastel colors. I don’t have a very sugary style, but I like that pastels make me think of soft served ice creams and sorbets 🙂 and now that they’re more in vogue than ever a nice variety of pastel items are popping up everywhere and they are definitely more in my style wheelhouse. (L-R: blush tee dress-$68 $36.99 //… View Post

What I Wore-Double Scarfing

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So in an effort to change up my outerwear this long long loooonnnnng winter I’ve been double scarfing. I like that it adds some different prints to my otherwise mostly unchanging winter staples. But under my coat is this great dress by Kowtow…I LOVE this fair trade brand so much and I was immediately smitten with the versatility of this shirt dress. hat-faire collection // coat-hessnatur (sad, sad, sad the us store not open any longer) // scarves – thrifted via… View Post

I Heart the Internet-Links I love

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Happy Monday, friends! Winter is sadly still here in NY! Another frigid morning…bahhhhhhhh! Well, hopefully you’re some place warmer while you enjoy reasons that made me hear the internet this week. Above- THIS VIDEO is the best! Found on Huffington Post Good News. Holy smokes!! How we made $1 million dollars– love seeing this list of very diverse women getting to the million dollar mark. Great advice on finding your passion–look at activities instead of a subject. While you wait… View Post

Good Habits-15 Ways to Make Someone’s Day

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(ring available at Smiling Silver Smith here) Yesterday was the UN’s International Day of Happiness so in the spirit of that special day, here are 15 easy ways to make someone’s day! Truth is chances are by making someone’s day you’ll be making you’re own! Happiness is totally infectious! So let’s get to it! 1) If you know someone who’s out sick write them an email with a fun photo or GIF letting them know you miss them. (I did this… View Post

Made-To-Travel Newsletter

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Hi friends! I know like me you’re probably inundated with emails, BUT(!) I did want to share with you that I’ve pumped up the Made-To-Travel Newsletter and I’m really happy/excited/stoked about it! There’s so much I want to share and a lot of that doesn’t always fit the content on Made-To-Travel. I also have really wanted to have a more meaningful, fuller, funner, more diverse Newsletter for you guys. So in addition to the round up of new posts from… View Post
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