Weekend Casual

 

Target striped top (similar here)

Gap black skinnies (similar here)

Target hat (out of stock but I love this one)

Nike runners (similar here)

Sassy Steals Bag (similar here)

Logan has started soccer this fall. Besides being my favorite weekend casual outfit, (I wear some version of this outfit most Saturdays) it's also perfect for sitting on the sidelines for Logan's Saturday morning soccer games. This hat and cross body bag totally make me feel like a soccer mom, and I love it! Now all I need is a van.

P.S. 4 year old soccer games are the CUTEST ever. Favorite part of my weekend.

Modern Tie Dye

Gap Chambray Top (similar)

Dress made by Me

Target bag (similar)

Clarks wedges

I texted a picture of this dress to my Mum when I finished it. My Dad saw the picture and said "Oh no, Mindy washed her dress with dark colors and the colors ran." 

I love the updated tie dye print on this dress and had to have the fabric when I saw it. It's great on it's own, but pairing it with a tied chambray top gives its a different feel and some more interest to the outfit. Once it finally cools down here in Texas it will be fun to try it with tights and booties and maybe a blazer or leather jacket. 

Eyelet and Camo

Banana Republic top (out of stock but I love this one)

Gap Camo skinnies

Old Navy flats

Sassy Steals bag (similar)

I was a little scared to pair these two together, but I honestly loved how it came together. Pairing the feminine top with the edgy camo bottoms just gave this outfit a nice little twist. I went with the feminine shoes on bottom to mirror the top and bring everything together. These camo pants are one of my favorite things, so finding new ways to use them always gets me excited! 

Turkey Day

We are having our Turkey Day today instead of yesterday. But that doesn't mean I wasn't thankful a lot yesterday (and most days for that matter). I was especially grateful for my husband. He started out the day perfect by waking up with the kids and letting me sleep a little longer after a long night with Summer. Then he spent the rest of the day working on our patio outside, making the pie crust for my pies, and helping me clean up the pie disaster. Oh, and this morning I got out of the shower to hear him vacuuming the stairs. Living with another person can be trying sometimes, but I am so thankful that I chose him to spend eternity with. 

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and took a chance to remember everything great in your life. 

Here's a little peek at what I'll be wearing for our feast tonight. I'll be putting the stretchy dress to good use today!

Dress: Nordstrom Rack (old) // Scarf: Banana Republic (similar) // Belt: Stolen from Hubby // Shoes: Gift // Tights: Macy's (shop)

Style Up

One of my favorite things to do is surf the web (or pinterest) for outfit inspiration. I love to see an outfit, and then mentally go through my closet to see if I could copy it. Most of the time I can get the feel of the outfit, even if it's not exact. I'm the kind of person who gets tired of clothes really quickly, but doing this really helps me to find new ideas for old pieces of clothing. It has extended the life of many a shirt and has opened my eyes to what exactly closet staples are. I wouldn't consider myself a fashionable person, but I've grown a lot since starting this blog.

This week I recently discovered StyleUp. It's a fashion community that you can sign up for, enter your zip code, and they will send you e-mails every week day with an outfit photo and the forecast for that day. I haven't loved every outfit they've sent my way, but it has been pretty fun to take the inspiration from that photo and apply it to my outfits. They also have a quick little survey to try and peg down your style, and you can go on their website and give input on different outfits and save them for later. I love reading the comments and seeing all the different takes on one outfit. Check it out if you feel you're needing a little inspiration this fall.

This outfit was based on my StyleUp email for today. I really love it, and would honestly like to dress in something like this every day.

Shirt: Target // Skirt & Boots:Gifts // Belt: Borrowed from my husband*

* I just need to take a second and talk about this belt. I honestly have no idea how Brian can fit in this thing. It fits me perfectly and I'm wearing it around the narrowest part of my body. I knew he was skinny, but there is no way this belt actually fits him properly!

Zippers and Plum

Sorry for the small hiatus. We had a bout with the flu this weekend in our family and recovering from it has been slow. At least I have had the luck to not have to deal with sickness of the vomiting kind until now with my children. A 3 year streak is a pretty good record. Let's see if I can break it!

I'm so into the zipper trend right now. Honestly, if a piece of clothing has extra, purely decorative zippers on it I'm hard pressed not to buy it. That's why I was so excited when I found these plum pants at Forever 21 with zippers. Plum colored skinnies were on my to-buy list for the fall and the fact that they had zippers and were only $25 was mind blowing. It must have blown other people's minds too because I can't even find them online anymore.

It's finally starting to cool down here in Houston, but regardless of the weather I feel instantly fall-ish when I pull these babies on.

Shirt: Target (last seen here) // Pants: Forever 21 // Shoes: Aldo (last seen here)

Lace on Lace

As I was getting ready to go to church yesterday Logan caught me putting on lipstick and said to me,

"Why you do dat? Dat Gwamma's."

"This lipstick is Gramma's?" I asked him.

"Yeah. Dat for Gwamma. You have Gwamma face." He then told me.

I chuckled to myself, then wondered where he got that idea from? I love having a 3 year old. The things he says to me on a daily basis bring so much laughter in to my life.

I bought this jacket from Target a month ago and have been dying to wear it. But it has just been too hot for jackets here in Houston. I finally wore it yesterday with a lace skirt. I was a little bit nervous about the double lace. But I think the style of the jacket and the black nylons pulled the outfit all together. And I found a new way to wear my summery lace skirt. Love it. I think if I had some black booties that would take this outfit up even one more notch. Next on my to-buy list.

Jacket: Target (shop) // Skirt: Refashion (last seen here) // Shoes: Kohls (similar)

 Have a Happy Monday everyone!

P.S. I've linked this up to Style Sessions.

Camo Skinnies

I surprised myself and bought these camo skinnies in August. It was seriously one of the best impulse buys I've ever done. I love them! It does help that they are an extremely comfortable pair of pants. I love the zipper detail on the pockets. I've been really into zippers lately, they just add a tiny bit of edge. Just enough for this mama.

Everything ooooold. Except for the pants: Gap

I want to wear these every day, but I'm having a bit of a problem coming up with ways to style them. And knowing what sorts of shoes to wear with them. It's a bit of trial and error with me. I've been perusing Pinterest and some of my favorite blogs for some camo inspiration. Here are my favorites so far. I'm looking forward to trying them.

viz oBaz

via fashionvibe

I really need to get myself a chambray shirt. Why have I not done this yet???!!

via Because Shanna Said So

P.S. Linked up with Fashion Informant.

Fall Shoe Shopping

With the fall season approaching I've been wanting to buy some new shoes for the fall. I'm not a big fan of online shopping for shoes. I like to go in and try things on, see how the shoes looks in person, and test them out to see if they are comfortable. I'm a mom of two so I need them to be comfortable. I'm ok wearing a pair of heels while chasing my 3 year old, as long as they aren't killing my feet!

Here's my attempt at online shoe shopping, luckily these stores are within driving distance so I can just pop on down there sometime soon and give these shoes a try.

1. Bootie from Kohls - I love the patent detail on the back of the shoe.

 2. Leopard Heels from Target - These heels need to come live in my closet.

3. Riding Boot from Target - I've wanted riding boots for a few years now. I've never got around to buying some; something I want to remedy this fall.

 4. Silver Heeled Pump from Kohls - I love when the heel is a different color from this shoe. The silver heel adds a little oomph to this shoe. 

I know, I know, very diversified shopping places. I've always been happy with the price and quality of every shoe I've bought from Kohls. They are typically my go-to place when I'm on a budget. I've never tried Target (besides my favorite sandals) but I might after finding these two pairs. 

Linking up with Friday's Fab Favorites and Friday Style.

7 Days of Dresses

I know I took the weekend off (oh, it wasn't a long weekend?) but I didn't quit with my 7 days of dresses challenge. I actually really enjoyed it, and it made me realize how many dresses I have. I tried to push myself with this challenge and wear my clothes in ways I haven't don't before. Some days it was hard getting ready enough to take a picture of myself, especially the days Logan had a fever last week.

I feel like my style has really evolved in the past year. I wouldn't exactly say I'm stylish, but I'm getting to know my closet a lot better and I'm having fun with my clothes. I love going on Pinterest and seeing outfits that inspire me and mentally going through my wardrobe to see if I can recreate it. I was reading a post at Freckles in April once and she described perfectly what I feel about fashion blogging. To paraphrase; there are bloggers who inspire, and bloggers who are inspired. I am in the inspired category and it's a super fun category to be in.

This outfit is perfect for days when I just want to wear pants. Every time I wear a maxi skirt I just think of this e-card. I wore this last week when Logan was feverish and very clingy and emotional. It was a rough day for him and I needed all the comfort I could get.

Tee: Banana Republic (old) // Skirt: Gift // Shoes: Aldo (last seen here)

I was a little hesitant with this outfit. What do you think? Win or lose? I really like all the colors, and I might be brave enough to wear this sometime outside of my house. I'll have to sleep on this one.

Shirt: LOFT Outlet (last seen here) // Dress: Target Maternity (similar) // Necklace: Stella & Dot

I really got a lot of wear out of my maternity maxi dresses this week. This dress was another maternity dress, but I love it. Belting it helps to pull in the extra material that allows for an expanding pregnant waistline.

Dress: Motherhood Maternity // Belt: Husbands // Shoes: Jessica Simpson (similar)

And last, but not least, my favorite outfit of the week. My sister gave me these booties and I have been dying for a chance to wear them all summer. It still was a bit hot on Sunday, but I couldn't wait a second longer. I love the brown and black all mixed together in this outfit.

Cardigan: Gift (old) // Dress: Stolen from the other sister // Shoes: Gift // Cuff; Stella & Dot (on sale!)

Feeling Green

After going through my photos for the week so far I've noticed that I've worn green every day. Apparently that's my color this week. But I love it!

Shirt: Thrifted // Skirt: Dress from Kohls // Shoes: Old Navy // Necklace: Stella & Dot

Green & Polka Dots

I always set out to get a couple good pictures of my outfit, but only ever manage to get one. I'm slowly figuring out my most photogenic poses and what works best for each kind of outfit. Next I need to get a decent camera. But all in good time!

This outfit was super comfy. I love a good maxi dress/skirt.

Shirt: Forever 21 (old) // Dress: Gift from mum // Belt: Target // Shoes: Old Navy

Dressing Myself

I know the fall is quickly arriving for some of you, but down here in Houston the Summer has no ideas of relinquishing her tight grip on us poor people. So I thought I should get some use out of my summer dresses while I still can. I've challenged myself to wear a dress (or skirt) everyday this week. And now that I've officially stopped nursing Summer during the day, I have quite a few more dresses to choose from. I'm planning on posting a picture every day, so here's dia numero uno!

Cardigan: LOFT factory store
Don't know where anything else came from, they just magically appeared in my closet...sort of.

Diving into Refashioning

I have a lot of clothes. Like tons. But I feel like I am always hating everything, and can never find something to wear. I get sick of my clothes really easy. So I have been delving into the refashioning world a little bit lately. I am not very good at sewing, and I am not a perfectionist (at all!!) so a lot of the time they don't come out perfectly, or my husband ends up finishing a project for me. He is a hard core perfectionist, the perfect person to finish up the little details on a project. 

I've found that ever since I've started refashioning I look at my unloved clothes a little differently and try to make them work. Not everything can be reworked, but a lot can. I have quite a few ideas in my head, and hopefully one day they can come to fruition.

This skirt is my latest refashion

It started it's life as a bridesmaid dress. 

I have the prettiest sisters!

I wore this at my sister's wedding 6 years ago. It's been hanging in my closet ever since. I really love it as a skirt, and am really excited that I have given it new life. My sister had all her bridesmaid dresses custom made, so I was really nervous to just chop it up. But honestly, it was either this or let it sit in my closet for another 6 years. I'm sure if the original seamstress were to see the skirt she would cry and my hack job, but I'm happy with how it turned out. Just don't look too close at it!

Here's to refashioning and (hopefully!) perfecting my skill.

Online Shopping: Black & White

Lately I've been wanting to shop, shop, shop for my fall wardrobe. But with a med students salary (which means, exactly $0.00) my budget can't exactly purchase all the things I've been craving. So I thought I would do a little blog post to try and satiate my craving for shopping. Hopefully it works!

1. Printed Tunic // 2. Peter Pan Tee

3. Black Skinnies // 4. Geometric Eyelet Sweater

As you can see, I'm really loving black and white right now. It just feels so clean and classy to me. But with two little kids to take care of white isn't always the most practical thing to wear, but I get by. ;) Every item above would transition really well from staying at home with the kids or running out to do errands or even date night with the hubby. And as a little bonus, everything is really affordable, helping me to stretch my shopping budget a little further. Maybe I'll be able to order one (or even two!) of these for the fall.

Linking up with Style Elixir for her Friday Fab Favorites. Don't you just love a good link up?

White After Labor Day

I know Labor Day has come and gone but I'm not ready to part with my white pants just yet. And even though it doesn't remotely feel like fall down here in Texas, I thought I'd make a few fall outfits for my white pants. I'm not planning on giving up these babies any time soon.

I would post outfit details, except for the fact that everything is super old except for the middle outfit. Jacket from Target. Hooray for Target! Oh, and the 3rd picture is cold hard proof that I suffer from BRF (check out the link here) woe is me.

Linking up with Putting Me Together today. Thank goodness for link ups to provide me a bit of a push to get my inspiration flowing.