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Summer Shop my Closet Outfit Recap
Nothing like feeling a little broke to help you stick to your guns and shop your closet for a month or so. I will be truthful and let you know that I did use a money gift from my mom in law to pick up several things for my anniversary trip in July during my no shop month of June. She specifically gives me such a gift once and a while for the purpose of me buying myself something. She lives with us and I take care of her shopping. I was tempted to add to cart a couple of times on my dime (one $15 skirt at Walmart called…
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Fashion on a Budget with the Ageless Style Link Up
There is nothing like realizing the day before a post is supposed to be published that you wrote and took pictures for a theme one month down the road. Thankfully, my boys always welcome the opportunity to take blog pictures and earn money and I was able to come up with an idea quickly! Fashion on a budget is my motto and while I probably spend more money than I should on clothes, I pride myself on shopping 2nd hand when I can and on making smart buying decisions. Lately I have enjoyed consigment stores more than thrift stores in my area as they are smaller and often small business…
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Coolidge Park, Chattanooga
When I met up my friend Rachel (My Faux French Girl) in Chattanooga at the end of July, I couldn’t believe I had never taken the time to go to Coolidge Park while visiting the city. We met up and park (for a very low $2) on the street and let the boys enjoy the fountains before eating a picnic lunch. My boys, ages 4, 8, and 11 had a ball! They didn’t want to come out of the fountains and asked to come back when possible. I am not sure we will find the time before the fountains close for fall but if nothing else we will come back…
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Styling Silky Cargo Pants 3 ways
Anytime I add something to my closet, I hope for it to be versatile and be able to wear it several ways. It is always a little more difficult with certain items that might be considered more dressy or have a different texture such as silk, sequins or certain prints. So when I chose these silky cargo pants as part of my giveaway win from I’ll have what she is wearing, I knew I wanted to think about different ways to wear them (I couldn’t find the joggers on the website anymore so they are probably sold out but this can give you inspiration with your own joggers). I love…
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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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Soak Up the Little Moments: Allatoona Lake
A few weeks ago, I planned a short overnight trip south of us to visit Providence Canyon. After looking at the forecast the day before, I canceled the trip thinking it would be storming but it reality it would have been perfect. Instead of moaning and groaning about canceling our trip for no reason I decided to drive to the nearby lake and just enjoy a few moments there as it was a short drive. I’ve been wanting to bring the boys here to picnic at this spot before the entrance to Red Top Mountain. It is a mere 10 minute drive from home and very picturesque. There are rocks…
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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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Weekend at the Lake
Weekends at the lake never turn out the way I expect them too. I actually did not look at the forecast when we decided to visit our uncle at his home on the lake in Alabama and we ended up being rained out the first day. We still managed to have some fun and were able to go out on the pontoon twice. The boys favorite activity was the boat ride taking us to a small island with a swing rope they could use to jump in the lake. I brought some books along to read so the half day it rained and thundered, I enjoyed some quiet time with…