Author Archives: Andrea Howe

Andrea is the founder of For The Love Of, a lifestyle blog dedicated to approachable, modern living. She writes about style, her love of DIY, and living a healthier life through wholesome, nutritious cooking. She is also a regular contributor at Babble.
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You can find Andrea on Instagram @andreavhowe and @gwynethmademedoit

Daily Style – Dressing Like A Lady For My Man

Dress – London Times; Shoes – Vera Wang For Kohl’s; Clutch – American Apparel; Cuff – Vintage As you all know, yesterday was Father’s Day. And so, to celebrate my husband, I decided to dress like a lady and wear one of his favorite dresses. I don’t know why he loves this dress so much, […]

When Being Thin Doesn’t Make You Happy

For my entire life, I’ve been what most would consider thin.  At 5’10”, I’ve always fluctuated between 125-140 pounds, 125 more during the high school years, and 140 after having children.  Four years ago this summer, I hit my “goal” weight of 125 pounds, a number I hadn’t weighed since I was 16, and declared […]

My 5 Favorite Juices & Smoothies

While technically Gwyneth didn’t make me actually start drinking juices, she did sort of push me to actually start juicing myself.  When I was pregnant with Hayden I had fierce cravings for citrus, and so I began going to Nektar at least once a week to get their Sublime juice.  The cravings grew into an […]

7 Pieces 7 Ways

It’s a rare day where I feel like I don’t have a thing to wear.  Not because I have thousands of items of clothing to choose from, but because in the last few years I’ve done a pretty decent job of only bringing things home with me which I truly love.  It is, on the […]

Gift Guide For A Guy – Summer Outfitting

My husband’s birthday always falls within 3 days of Father’s Day each year, and every year I’m sort of stumped as to what to get him.  He’s a tech geek, but everything he would want for himself he either already owns or just buys for himself because he can get wholesale prices, which takes the […]

Daily Style – The Importance Of Dresses

Dress – Loft; Shoes – ShoeMint; Clutch – American Apparel; Cuff – Vintage When you’ve been writing about clothes and style for a few years, you start to wonder if you’ve ever repeated the same topic of tips or bits of advice. Well, I’m pretty sure I’ve talked about dresses before, but in my opinion […]

New Favorite T-Shirt

Having spent a brief time in my career working at a “designer” t-shirt company, I became a little picky about my t’s.  Before, a t-shirt was a t-shirt, and I didn’t concern myself much with fit, softness or quality.  Turns out all those things do matter if you want to look and feel good in […]

The Land Of Nod Opens In Southern California!

This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Land of Nod, but all my opinions are my own. #PMedia #NODinCA It’s been really inspiring to see the evolution of The Land Of Nod over the last few years.  I received my first Land Of Nod catalog soon […]

Gwyneth Made Me Do It

Let me be clear and start by letting you all know that I have a love-hate relationship with Gwyneth Paltrow, which leans more towards strong disdain/hate more than the love part.  Not for reasons you would probably guess though.  I’ve loved her as an actress for many years, and like most of the world, thought […]

Sweet Made Sweeter – Taking Life’s Ordinary Moments And Making Them Sweeter

As I said the other day, life’s been busy.  April – June is usually a marathon sprint for us, and as much as the end of school year can be daunting and seem to be never ending, we’re trying to make the most of our last few days of busyness before Summer arrives.  Yesterday Syd […]