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Another Boho Look: 3 pieces from Just BeYoutiful Boutique
Since I went shopping with Jodie at Just BeYoutiful, a local to her boutique on my trip to Arizona, be prepared to see a lot of cute clothes from there on the blog. I spent the majority of my fun money there and came home with some treasures! Today’s outfit is inspired by a Pinterest Look which I will share at the end of this post and I combined new pieces with a couple of my own. Kym does not have a shopping website, but she shares on her Facebook and Instagram pages and you can reach out to her and she will ship. She always have new pieces at…
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How to Style a Strapless Tulle Dress for Everyday
While I love this dress styled on its own (I loved my birthday post outfit!), I do love the idea of wearing it for every day. So, this summer, I styled it for church and for errands too. It’s just a matter of toning the dress down a little and layering over and (and I will need to try under it too)! Here are some ideas that you can also use with other fancy dresses, so you can wear them for every day. Layer a Blouse Over This was my first idea on how to style the dress and I was so glad the outfit turned out as I imagined.…
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It’s my Birthday! I am 50!
I never thought I would be looking forward to being 50. I think I dreaded turning 30, I was fine turning 40, but I am pretty proud of being 50. I am in good health (I have been working on my nutrition for the past couple of months and am curious as to how my numbers will look later this month for my yearly physical), I try to move 5 times a week, and have good sleep habits. I am a mother of 4 boys, one in college, one in high school, one in middle school and one in primary school. Yes, they are each at different schools and will…
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Another Fun Look from Just BeYoutiful Boutique
One of my funnest shopping experience every year is when I shop at Just BeYoutiful Boutique in Surprise, AZ with Jodie. This year, I really struck gold and came home with a lot of fun clothes and I have been wearing them all since then. This look combines 2 pieces from the boutique with my accessories and a cute bodysuit-like tank I found in Scottsdale. I wore this to my son’s yearly physical: he is running cross country again this fall. I was all ready to check out when someone pointed out the bolero and I knew this little piece of sunshine would be a great addition to my closet.…
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Linen Pants Styled with a Chambray Botton Down
For someone who hadn’t been wearing button-downs for the last few years, I really found a new love for these with my white and my chambray button-downs. I have surprised myself by wearing them in the heat of summer too, but that is probably due to the lightweight cotton they are made of. I had originally planned to wear this to my mom’s doctor appointment, but since it was rescheduled and I was going to take her grocery shopping I decided to still wear it. It was also the perfect overcast morning to take pictures! Why did I not like button downs before? I guess the fit was never right:…
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Skirt and Top Set: 3 Ways
I have bought a couple sets before and have not worn them much: one was a lounge set which I really only wear the sweatpants, but I do have a crochet skirt and sweater that I love as separates and as a set. On my trip to Arizona, I hit the jackpot at Just be Youtiful boutique. One of my buys was this pretty green set. I really thought I was done shopping, but then we saw the set on the mannequin and I just had to try it! I had a lot of fun choosing accessories for my church outfit! I started out with my sandals and grabbed my…
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Neutral Looks: Summer OOTD
After a couple weeks of very bright outfits, I decided I wanted to wear some neutral outfits. The fun thing about a thrifted wardrobe is that I have quite a variety of colors, patterns and style and while I do love my boho pieces, I really like a little bit of everything. Ombre Tulle Skirt I absolutely loved this outfit: I wore it on errands and visiting my parents. Both the skirt and the tee are thrifted and the earrings and bracelets were new additions bought in Arizona. Inspired by Janki You know how I love to copy a look and this one from Janki was a no brainer! I…
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Themed OTTD: Yellow Outfits for a Week
After wearing red, white and blue for a week around the 4th of July, I decided to continue choosing to wear daily outfits following a color scheme and deciding on yellow in honor of the sunshine! Yellow for me symbolizes happiness, joy and optimism. I started pulling out everything I could think of that I could wear in the summer and I was surprised how much yellow I have! Some items I have worn more than other over the years, but I still do like all of them. Yellow and Turquoise I bought this dress a couple years ago and I have worn it 3 seasons out of the year.…
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Back to School with the Ageless Style Link Up
Everyone in my household is back to school, so this month’s Ageless style theme is appropriate! Since I am not going back to school myself, I thought I would share an outfit inspired by Pinterest that I would take would be perfect for the first day of school as a teacher and also that I would wear any day of the week early fall! When I saw this colorful outfit, I knew I wanted to replicate it because the color combo was so bright and fun! I was very easy to settle on the blouse and pants as I had something in the same color scheme. I had forgotten about…
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2 More Ways to Wear a Sari Skirt
While I did buy some new clothes this summer, it also has been my goal to wear as much as I can in my closet. I have been wearing more skirts and dresses in the past few weeks, and I decided it was time to wear my sari skirt. I have shared 5 ways to wear it in this post and wore it with a denim jacket last fall here and one more way here. Now, I do not remember all of the ways to style it, but have a cheat sheet with instructions. Skirt with a Sash This was an easy way to wear my skirt: tie the wrap…