Holy smokes, Austin Texas rolled straight from the scorching heat of summer into the freezing tundra of winter. Fall? One thing I learned last year is the importance of a VERY warm jacket. Specifically, a jacket that you can easily wear with any outfit so you’re never feeling mismatched, rather always put together.
Are we cold yet? Everyone started pulling out their sweaters & jackets because fall is here! If you have a shopping addiction like me – you stop, look at your inventory & wonder why you kept everything in your closet for so long. I wore these sweaters 398 times last winter, they need to go. Time to start scrolling through the new, soft, warm fall clothes!
Every year Halloween rolls through I’m either ALL in, or I take a minimal approach – but rarely skip it. I think it’s a good idea to have at least a simple backup costume on hand so you’re ready to go if you get a last minute invite somewhere that requires a costume, because showing up without a costume to a Halloween party is absolutely unacceptable.
Alright, today’s a big day – we’re talking TRENDS. I’ve been seeing the big name bloggers & pretty models walking the runways. Through the common themes, there’s 1 trend in particular that I’ve seen appear over & over again that I’ll happily get on board with – Animal Print!
A little Instagram round up for you this morning! Like I mentioned last month, I want to start an Instagram round-up the last Friday of the month, then all my pictures are in one place – Instagram is all about STORIES now, forget the photos.
I’ve been trying to stack my closet w basics! I’ve been so busy lately but don’t want to compromise my food or style… SO BASICS make it easy to keep everything running biz as usual. I don’t like feeling “off” so it’s important that all parts stay in sync. Adjustments made, sails keep sailing!
The deal with sandals is that I hate them. Especially on men. There isn’t a bigger no-no. Men already have an easy fashion life so taking the extra effort to put on a sock, and then a shoe: is vital. It’s the first thing my eyes go to & was the ONE thing I immediately looked at when dating. This was a no exception policy. If you’re not wearing socks & a proper shoe, you better be next to a pool or beach. End of story.
I stole this Instagram Round-Up idea from someone else because I loved it. Instagram stories is what Instagram is all about now, the photo’s are a thing of the past. You can deny it if you want to, but I’m speaking truth. I thought this would be a good place to share them. You’re already on the website, meaning you’re invested enough to peek photos + some. {Love you.}
If you’re not bringing a notebook, water bottle, gym clothes, sweatshirt, pens, lip gloss, epi pen, dog treats, crispy chickpeas, dinner, & computer in your purse everyday… are you even working? I hate obnoxious large totes, but I need them. Here’s my inventory: 1 expensive tote that I use when I want to be fancy & a few cheap + affordable totes that I can easily change up or throw out whenever I want.
I’m queen of a good DEAL! There’s something satisfying about finding a killer outfit that’s cheap enough to be guilt-free in purchasing. Save that extra money for something else!
I’m not being dramatic here, people often ask where I got something WHEN – I’m wearing Forever 21, H&M, Zara, Nordstrom Rack, ect. & with their reactions, I can tell Forever 21 is not the answer they were expecting. It has to be expensive, so they can say they could never afford that… WRONG! (It’s my fav feeling.)
FYI I turned into a woman a week ago. I GOT MY EARS PIERCED. Since getting mine pierced, a lot of people asked if I wished my mom had done it for me when I was younger. So I had to get my story out there!
The Nordstrom Sale is my excuse to shop there! Nordstrom is not my number 1 place to shop throughout the year, but come the anniversary sale, seeing all the fashion bloggers talk about it, I get major FOMO.
I’m a professional SALE shopper. I don’t like wearing the same outfit everyday because I like shopping, therefore I don’t want to spend major money on 1 sweater. I’ll feel like I need to wear the sweater 246 days in a row to make sense of the purchase.
The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is all the rage because it’s brand name & new items w discounts. You won’t have to dig through racks of damaged clothes or items from last season – the sale is all new, trending, and ready for fall. Mmmmmmmkay.
My thoughts on the Nordstrom Sale? Look for the major savings. Get those brand name pieces you wouldn’t typically purchase, that you’ll use/wear for a long time, and stop at that
