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Athleisure Wear: Relaxed Fit
I did not plan to blog about this outfit as I had all of my outfits planned for Monday posts for this month but I decided to go ahead and allow my 4 year old photographer an opportunity to earn some money to buy a lego mini figurine. I don’t often wear casual athleisure wear like this but it sure is nice for a change. This is my typical hiking look but I didn’t hike on this day only enjoyed a little time here before running errands. I have these old Zella joggers in black and finally found them in grey on Ebay this past year. I love the cargo…
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Thrifted Navy Stripe Jumpsuit
Nothing beats finding a gem while thrifting! I have been wanting another jumpsuit or a pair of overalls, and while shopping on the 70% off clearance day at Upscale Cheapskate, I found this jumpsuit for $4! I like that I can wear it with or without something under which makes it more like overalls in my eyes. I wore this on a trip to the zoo late June and the wide legs would perfect for a hot morning. After washing it, I did have to steam it and next time, I will make sure to steam the pockets too. I don’t think it was noticable but they felt all wrinkled…
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Skirt Recap: August Sunday Showcase
Well, that was a month long of fun with skirts! I really enjoyed taking some of these out for a spin and I think my favorites were my midi and maxi outfits since they were with my favorite skirts. But that doesn’t mean I didn’t like the others because I sure did and I tried to wear more than just skirts during the month of July even though they were my outfit of choice this summer. Having a focus on skirts helped me stick to my decision to absolutely buy no clothes or things for the house this month. Each time I would post a blog post, I would tell…
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Inspired by Ada of Elegance and Mommyhood
Last month Ada and I shared a monthly series of featuring 12 skirts. I have found myself reaching for them over and over and I was surprised how many I had once I counted them (29). About half were thrifted and I would say 3/4 are 3 years and older (that makes me feel better about that number).,Today I am sharing a look inspired by one of the ones Ada shared: I think finding different ways to wear something is fun so here is another skirt as a dress outfit! This look of Ada’s may not be on her blog yet as she is catching up on publishing her posts…
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Skirt as a Dress: Make Your Clothes Work for You
I have worn a skirt as a top before, in this post and really liked the look. Today, I am sharing a skirt as a dress! I think this works best with a maxi skirt and I like to add a belt to give the skirt some shape. I have several skirts that would work well for this exercise but I settled on this thrifted orange maxi and was happy to be able to take the pictures at the lake! Our first day at the lake was partly rained out, in a big way. Thankfully we were able to take a ride on our uncle’s pontoon and the boys were…
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Knit skirt with a Graphic Tee
There are many definitions and types of knitted fabric! I chose this particular pencil skirt to share today because it is one of my favorite, it moves and stretches as needed and have several years of thrifting it, I still love the print! I have worn it with white and navy before but never with grey so in the interest of diversity of outfits, I chose this graphic tee to style it. The earrings and tee pull some of the pink in the skirt and the sandals mirror the grey of the tee. I pulled out my grey and pink crossbody to tie it all together. It’s funny how I…
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White for Summer with a Button Down Skirt with the Ageless Style Link Up
Today, I am sharing a fun little outfit I wore a few weeks ago on a little staycation in Marietta, GA. Not wanting to let a free hotel night to go to waste, I packed up 3 of my boys and we went to stay at the Marietta Conference Center. Before checking in, we enjoyed a little walk in the square, bribing the boys with ice cream as a reward for taking some blog pictures for me. We also stopped by a couple fun shops including a kids’ toy shop. Since Ada and I are sharing skirts this month, I decided to pair that theme (button down skirt) with our…
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Asymetrical skirt: Creativity in Dressing
When you have a month long series featuring skirts, you try to be creative with the outfits your present. There are still 4 more types of skirts to share. Today, it is the asymetrical skirt. You can really only see the asymetrical lines in the first picture as I forgot about that being the focus. I chose to dress down this thrifted skirt by adding some casual elements to it. I think the 2 different directions of the stripes makes this a really fun skirt. It has some stretch and is a pull on skirt. I originally thought to pair it with a different top but it just didn’t look…
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Dressing up A Pencil Skirt
I really enjoy the lines of a pencil skirt but still want to be comfortable while wearing one. So nearly all of my pencil skirts are made of nice stretchy fabric and have an elastic waistband. I only purchased clothes from SheIn once and this was one of 4 skirts I bought. I have worn it a lot with casual tees so this time I want to dress it up a little while still creating a comfortable outfit. I chose this pretty purple lace tank I found at one of my favorite local consigment store (Uptown Cheapskate) a couple of months ago. I have tried really hard to make sure…
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Casual Denim Skirt Outfit
Skirts in July! Ada and I are bringing you loads of inspiration for the skirts in your closet! Maxi, midi, mini, knit, wrap and more! Today, I am sharing an outfit featuring one of my two denim skirts. I love the longer cut of this one and how the split and light wash keep it modern. I paired it with a top from I’ll have what she’s wearing that I won in a giveaway a couple of months ago. I wore espadrilles I picked up on clearance last year at Old Navy which makes this outfit about $20: probably one of my most budget friendly outfits: my mom gifted me…