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  • budget,  fall,  fashion

    Fall Beach Outfits Recap

    I was very pleased with what I packed to the beach this year: I actually wore everything at least once. There were a couple of days where I changed what I wore based on the weather. The mornings were cool but most warmed up to the 60s and 70s. I went with a casual but put together vibe with graphic tees and sweatshirts and joggers and my camo pants. I only my bermuda shorts one day as it was cooler the other days after we arrived. I was happy to wear my pastel layers for the beach. This top I found on clearance at Old Navy a little while back…

  • budget,  fall,  fashion,  kids,  mom

    Advent Activities and a Date Night Look

    Oftentimes when on vacation with some time on my hands I like to plan ahead. It might be meal planning, activity planning or planning for another vacation. During our vacation at the beach, I decided that I want to change up our advent calendar this year by adding service activities to our craft projects. I am trying to stress the real meaning of Christmas/Nativity to the children which is celebrating the birth of Christ as well as fostering the children’s empathy and spirit of giving. I sat with the boys one morning to get some input and ideas from them (both crafts and things that would be helpful to others)…

  • budget,  fall,  fashion

    Thanksgiving Outfit 2021: Poncho and Boots

    There’s nothing like photographing a cool/cold weather outfit when it is warm. But I wanted to take advantage of the cotton fields before they were harvested so 70 degree weather was it! We probably should have waited about 30 minutes later as the sun was still a little high but I had done some Christmas shopping that afternoon and I was tired and ready to get it done. When deciding what to wear for this post, I knew right away that I wanted to wear this Target poncho or better named Plaid Wrap Jacket I picked up with a birthday gift card from my brother. My first concern was whether…

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    What to Wear to the Pumpkin Patch: Dress with Combat Boots

    Just as my post about What to Wear to a Winery mentioned, you really can wear whatever you would like to the pumpkin patch. A dress, jeans, shorts… Now when you blog, you might wear something a little unexpected like a dress with combat boots. Probably not my best idea as these were cream colored and it had rained a few days prior to our visit. Thankfully, I did bring along another pair of shoes to change into after a few pics as I probably would have ruined them. You can see some of the activities we enjoyed in my post (here). I chose one of my summer dress whose…

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    October Favorite Looks

    Every month, I try some new combination while mostly shopping my closet but also with some new additions. this past month, I stopped by Old Navy for the first time in several months and picked up a few things and also added a pair of plaid pants from Target. Some outfits don’t photograph as well as others even though I might have really like them so the ones I share on the blog are usually my top favorites while I share looks 5 times a week on Instagram. I called this my Old Navy outfit as the pants and top are both from there. The top is several years old…

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    Cozy Cardigans with the Ageless Style Link Up

    Welcome to the Ageless Style Link up! As you will notice in the new collage below, we have some new faces around here and we are glad to welcome these awesome bloggers into our group. Style has no age and we are here to show you each month how we style a theme. This month, Amy chose Cozy Cardigans and I am sure you will see many styles of cardigan portrayed in our posts. Make sure to visit each blog (linked below) to get some fall inspiration! As I mentioned in my Monday post, I have come to realize that I am picky about cardigans and really like the waterfall…

  • budget,  fall,  fashion,  inspired by

    Inspired by Rena: Olive and Stripes

    This is my 2nd inspired by post in a month! Why do I enjoy writing these posts? First of all, they allow me to share bloggers that inspire me and that I have enjoyed following for the past few years and second, they inspire me to not shop but to shop my closet to recreate an outift. I always make notes (sometimes written most typically with a picture) of an outfit I might want to recreate with things I already possess in my closet. While it is fun to buy something new (as my plaid pants in Friday’s post), there is something really satisfying about digging through your closet to…

  • budget,  fall,  fashion,  Ways to wear

    Target Plaid Pants: 5 Ways

    I was totally influenced by Jodie (JtouchofStyle) and Cammi (CammiAllen) to buy these pull on plaid pants when they shared them on Instagram. At 20 dollars and a non skinny cut, I just had to have them. I first wore them to a visit to the aquarium and thought about taking blog pictures (I would have needed just a few more) but we were all tired and did not want to get stuck in Atlanta traffic on the way home. So I put together a post to show their versatility but I did learn from my experience: while I like variety and coming up with interesting outfits, I really like…

  • budget,  fall,  fashion

    What to Wear to Visit a Winery

    I will answer that that question right away: whatever you want! I have seen people wear very casual clothes to some being more dressed up as they celebrate an anniversary, a bridemaid luncheon or a date. Of course, I took the opportunity of this outing to put together a fall outfit and while I wasn’t sure if I would take blog outfit pictures, my 2 boys were more than eager to help out by earning a little money! Can I first tell you how much I love this newish kimono of mine? I shared it a couple of weeks in this post and bought it with a birthday giftcard from…

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    Inspired by… Fall Looks: October Sunday Showcase 2021 and Link Up

    Welcome to the Sunday Showcase! Once again, Grace from Graceful Rags is joining me while Ada from Elegance and Mommyhood spends some time with family. She will be back for the November Showcase. This month’s theme is Fall Looks Inspired by! Today, I am showing how to transition a very summery piece of clothing (a white sundress) to a fall look and was inspired to put together this look by an outfit Jacqui from Mummabstylish shared in a post a couple of months ago. I love how my son is flexible about taking pictures. We can usually be done with blog pictures in 10 minutes or less so knowing that…