Posts tagged budget style
Living in linen.

How about those blue skies? And an empty train station? Well, of course we’re going to take some pics. To be honest, aren’t the best outfits the ones you throw on at the last minute versus all the methodical planning us women put into getting dressed? It always works out that way for me. This look I threw together because A. I wanted to dress the part of summer B. I love linen. We went for Mexican and sat on a patio on a Friday night and it was the most chill evening.

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H&M New Arrivals + Sale Items.

The summer arrivals and sales are abundant and still going strong. This is the time of year I scoop up staples from H&M, Mango, Asos and more. Today I am sharing 8 pieces that look extraordinarily luxe but for less. Temps are rising and we may return to lockdown shortly but that doesn’t mean we can’t sit on our patios and dine alfresco all dressed up, natch.

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The new mom uniform: a swimsuit and cutoff.

It all started with quarantine. My uniform shifted because my meetings grew to be more virtual than ever so I started dressing like a news anchor. You got that right. Business on the top, party on the bottom. Sweats became a staple. Well, that bled into soon-to-be Phase IV of our re-entry and wouldn’t you know it, it’s officially summer. Nowadays I crave lightweight sundresses, palazzo pants and cutoffs. When it comes to the weekend, I live in bathing suits to get my kids outside. Hence, my new mom uniform is a suit and cutoffs. Unofficially, official.

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Quarantine plan of attack.

Throughout this entire historical moment, I’ve found the best way to ease anxiety is to make an action plan. Even if that plan only gets you through this week, determining next steps and distracting your focus from the negatives is what has gotten me through the rough patches and kept me optimistically motivated.

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A game of rose vs. thorn.

Celebrating the mini-wins has been one of the best things to come out of this pandemic. Every night we sit around the dinner table and play a game of rose vs. thorn. I can thank my husband for starting this tradition because it’s taught my children to appreciate the small things in life. A sunny day, an unexpected treat left at the front door, dinner on the table, a FaceTime call with a friend…you get the gist. What’s wonderful about this is that none of us talk about material things. We talk about our small moments of gratitude that we are experiencing everyday because we so badly miss human interaction, events, parties and some of the things we may have taken for granted in the past. That’s a good parenting moment, right?

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Q1 Amazon Picks.

Amazon is a necessary evil in just about every household. While it’s true you can find just about anything on there, it becomes all too easy to acquire more crap that I don’t need. I’ve gotten a lot more strategic with the my Prime membership and while not every item is for me, I’ve simplified my list down based on quality, price and experience with unknown brands. In other words, I’ve taken the guess work out of the equation for you.

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