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Happy Friday! I am so excited for today's second blog post as I am sharing one of my favoritegift guides: my favorite Lilly Pulitzer gifts! If you have been following Chic in Carolina for a while (I think you could probably pick up on this even if you haven't haha!), you know I love my Lilly Pulitzer and I just love the color it adds to everyday life! This gift guide is full of perfect items for any Lilly lover in your life and are perfect for brightening up Christmas morning! Elsa Top- The Elsa Top is a Lilly classic...

Come Summer and your pool deck becomes the favorite hangout place for the whole family and even friends. So, its natural for the deck area to get covered with dirty footmarks, mud, body oil, and even food stains. Some of these things dry up and become difficult to get rid of. Regular cleaning of the home pool deck by a professional cannot be ignored, but it is also important to do some cleaning yourself. Breach front properties or houses in tropical areas may require more frequent cleaning than others. This is why you need the best pressure washer for pool...

Life is a journey, not a destination. On that journey, I'd like to get some projects finished! And that's how the UFO club got created. I have so many projects that need to be finished and I have friends that have many projects that need to be finished! We met once a month during this past year and accomplished loads. I think most people finished at least 2 or three or MORE projects that had been sitting there untouched.We had our final meeting a couple of weeks ago and this is what got accomplished for that meeting. We've kept it...

Spoiler alert: This starts sad, but I promise a happy endingjust like your favorite Hallmark movie. Yes, its a post about decorating for Christmas, but its a bit of a journey (and your prize for sticking around is seven tips for a pretty holiday look without a ton of planningnext to a cash reward, what more could you want, hm?). Before moving to LA, I had a long-standing Christmas tradition that involved a sleepover at my place with my twin nephews. Wed go buy a fresh tree, head to Target to pick out their yearly ornaments (and okay, I usually...

How can we better prepare for the future? Or should we just give up and focus on the present? Whats in our control, and what isnt? These are just some of the existential (yet practical) questions that writer Bina Venkataraman tackles in her new book, a deeply researched examination of human decision-making titled The Optimists Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Restless Age. Now the editor of the editorial page at the Boston Globe, Venkataraman was previously a science journalist at The New York Times and has taught at MIT. She also worked at the White House as a senior advisor...