When I wore these shorts last month (here), I thought it would be fun to style them again but in a dressy manner. Sadly, I haven’t gone on a recent date (it’s been busy around here), but I think this would be a perfect outfit to go out to dinner with my husband this month. I am going to make an effort to schedule an evening out soon. I usually associate a dressier outfit with higher heels or special shoes, a cute clutch and at least something with texture. Check, check and check! I actually wore 3 of these pieces together in another outfit last year: they really work well…

Jodie suggested dressing up athleisure for our second blog post, so I packed up my athletic skirt which I hadn’t worn yet this year. It is a great skirt for travel as it can be folded up easily in a suitcase and I did wear my aubergine one on the plane to and from Costa Rica a couple years ago. In the past I have worn it with a simple tank, so I wanted to see how I could dress it up. Once again, I need to thank Rob (Jodie’s husband) for these great pictures. And please stop by Jodie’s blog to see how she dressed up her athletic skirt:…

A few weeks ago, I went to visit Jodie from my yearly solo vacation (no kids, no hubby) and had a wonderful time! We ate, we talked, we visited, we walked, we shopped, and just had a great visit. Of course, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to take some blogging pictures together, so I joined her for two themes, the first one being what to pair with yellow. I chose to pair it with brights while she paired it with pastels and Valerie with neutrals. Please stop by her blog to see their outfits! And a big thank you to Rob, Jodie’s husband for this set of photos! Yellow…

I do not have many button-downs in my closet because I haven’t found many that fit my style and that I have wanted to wear. However, this summer I changed that one day with scoring not just one but two white button-downs while thrifting and bonus, they were 50% off so my grand total was less than $5 for both! I shared one a couple weeks ago (here) and today, I am sharing the other. This one caught my eye with its long shirt tails and 3/4 sleeves: I usually will cuff the sleeves, so that detail was a no brainer, “yes, ma’am, I am buying this”. Because of the…

It’s been a lot of fun mixing it up this summer with my outfits! Brights, neutrals, dresses, shorts, boho and now some western inspiration by shopping my closet after seeing an idea on Pinterest. I thrifted my crochet vest last year and have worn it a few times on the blog (with a dress here , over a monochromatic look here and over a tee and linen pants here), so it has been a good purchase. Today’s look is very casual and fun, and I found a new spot to take pictures: instead of cotton, the fields have been planted with corn this year, so the background is a little…