Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Monday, November 9, 2015
One Look, Two Ways Part I: Life is not a photo shoot!!!
Life is not a photo shoot… and I mean that in the best
possible way. I love to look at other bloggers’ posts and I enjoy the quality
of their photos and how crisp and seamless all their looks are………but that’s not
my reality!! I have a baby, he’s almost four months old and he is the light of
my life....What that means is that I still love fashion, I do, but fashion for me now is all
about short cuts and being fab, not only on a budget, but in the shortest amount
of time possible! Sidebar: His first week in daycare, I found myself gobbling
down my lunch at break neck speeds before I remembered that he was at daycare
and I could actually eat at a regular pace….lol!!!
Life for me these days means laying out outfits weeks in
advance and maybe not having the time to switch them around if I don’t like the
way an element looks. Life is; multiple burp cloths and realizing that stylish bibs are
not as absorbent as they look. Life is; getting fully dressed and having to
undress because baby is now hungry and has to eat so later for the top half of
my outfit……(yes he eats on a loose schedule but breastfed babies get hungry
sometimes ahead of schedule)! Life is; not wearing your delicate multi strand
necklace at a baby event or it will be pulled and broken. Life is about making
it work!! And in the process of finding ways to make it work I came up with a theme for my next few posts; one
look two ways!!!
Why one look, two ways? Because now, more than ever my clothes have to pull double duty,
triple even; church, work and mommy on the go! Gone are the days of church
clothes, work clothes or weekend clothes, at least in my book. It’s all about
making what you have work for the occasions that you need them to. Changing a
jacket, shoes or accessories can go a long way to stretching your “cost per
wear” and the functionality of your wardrobe. Some items you will discover are
simply not baby friendly and those must be saved for non-baby events but for
the most part your wardrobe must reflect where you are in your life BUT still
be cute, fab or whatever look you are going for!! Here is my first post featuring the first outfit of my one look,
two ways series!! This is the baby friendly look and includes my cute cute cute diaper bag......Let me know what you think!!
P.S I am totally obsessed with tie dyed, bleached or acid washed denim!!!!
P.S I am totally obsessed with tie dyed, bleached or acid washed denim!!!!
Bomber Jacket: Forever 21
Skirt: J Crew sale (child I am on a budget)
Tank: Maternity tank from somewhere (shhhhh)
Sneakers: Converse of course
Monday, September 21, 2015
Fresh Post Friday (ummm Monday): New mom edition!
Sooooooooo I've had the baby!!!! My belly fruit is here and it is ALLLLLLL it is cracked up to be. I love my baby with everything within me that can love. There are so many things I could talk about BUT this is a fashion/lifestyle blog so I'm gonna get back to the fashion side of things!
So I've lost close to 40 pounds so far (breastfeeding is the truth) and I'm ecstatic. I'm going back into storage containers pulling out some of my "I will fit these one day" outfits and am excited about wearing them again. Having lost the weight though without exercise means that stuff is just not as firm as I would like it to be so no pictures of me until I get some toning done.
What I will show you are my fall/back to work essentials now that I am a Mommy (insert scream here)! So here goes: First item is a slamming tote! The better to carry my breast pump in darlings!!! Simple, large, sturdy, sensible but not without charm...... Trying to make a boxy tote cool lol!
Next item is my uber cool diaper bag which was the best gift ever from my sister friend. It has tons of rooms and an insulated bag for bottles, a changing pad, coin purse and did I mention how cute it is? Every cool mama needs a cute diaper bag and this is it!
Then we get to the shoes: I finally got some new boots....I'm not a boot girl and it takes me forever to buy new boots, but these......yummy and oh so comfortable as well. Then I also have some super cute pumps (with paillettes no less), some cuuuute peep toes and some animal print flats....two pairs for variety!
Anyway there you have my first "fresh post Friday" (which dos not come out until Monday......hey I'm a new mom) edition as a new momma..... (Insert scream again)!!! Enjoy and let me know what you and your friends think! We back in the game......I think!
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