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  • Cruise Wardrobe: What to Wear for a Caribbean Cruise
    May 19, 2025
    Affordable Fashion, Cruises, Summer Style, Travel, Uncategorized

    Cruise Wardrobe: What to Wear for a Caribbean Cruise

    I’m getting excited because my family has two cruise vacations booked this summer! We love going on cruise vacations together,…

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  • What I Would Wear: 4 Weeks of Spring Teacher Outfits
    May 8, 2025
    Affordable Fashion, Casual Work Wear, Spring Fashion, Style Tips, Uncategorized

    What I Would Wear: 4 Weeks of Spring Teacher Outfits

    If you’re looking for inspiration for your spring teacher outfits, you’re in the right place! As a former preschool teacher,…

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  • How to Wear Brown Pants
    April 22, 2025
    How to Wear it, Making the Most of your Wardrobe, Style Tips, Uncategorized

    How to Wear Brown Pants

    I don’t know about you, but one color I’ve always struggled with is brown. I love brown, but knowing what…

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  • How to Wear Wide Leg Pants: Tips for Petites
    April 13, 2025
    How to Wear it, Style Tips, Uncategorized

    How to Wear Wide Leg Pants: Tips for Petites

    Wide-leg pants seem to be everywhere these days. I’m often told by people that you can’t wear wide-leg jeans when…

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  • Elevated Mom-Friendly Spring Capsule Wardrobe for 2025
    March 21, 2025
    Capsule Wardrobes, Mom Style, Uncategorized, Wardrobe Capsules

    Elevated Mom-Friendly Spring Capsule Wardrobe for 2025

    Happy Spring! I’m back with another seasonal mom-friendly capsule wardrobe post. After the long, cold winter this year, I am…

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  • How to Wear Cropped Wide-Leg Jeans for Spring
    March 13, 2025
    Affordable Fashion, How to Wear it, Spring Fashion, Style Tips, Uncategorized

    How to Wear Cropped Wide-Leg Jeans for Spring

    One of my favorite styles of jeans to wear this time of year is cropped wide-leg jeans. They are a…

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Affordable everyday petite (5’1) mom style
A mix of affordable retailers + thrifted fashion
👨‍✈️Wife + Mom of 2 💙💗
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Back-to-school fall 2025 teacher capsule wardrobe Back-to-school fall 2025 teacher capsule wardrobe is live on the blog!!I love putting together this workwear capsule to help teachers get their outfits ready for heading back into the classroom!! 

I have 19 pieces turned into 90 outfits!! 

🛍️Comment TEACHER and I will send you the link to the blog post with all the shopping details!! 🔗https://thriftywifehappylife.com/2025/08/back-to-school-fall-teacher-capsule-wardrobe-for-2025/

#teachercapsulewardrobe #capsulewarderobe #capsulewardrobeblogger #teacheroutfits #teacherstyle
What I wore this week as a 40-year old mom of 2! What I wore this week as a 40-year old mom of 2! 

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#wiwtw #wiaw #dailyoutfits #dailystyle #momstyle #momoutfits #outfitideasforyou #whattowear
I’m loving this floral pleated skirt from @amazo I’m loving this floral pleated skirt from @amazon! It’s the perfect teacher skirt to add to your workwear collection!

Here’s how to wear it 4 ways with the same base outfit! 

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#1base4outfits #howtowearit #amazonfinds #amazonskirt #teacherstyleinspo #teacheroutfits
Easy healthy summer meal ideas! 🥘 This is a n Easy healthy summer meal ideas! 🥘 

This is a not so boring grilled chicken recipe! 

Ingredients:
1 lbs chicken breast 
1-2 Tbs Olive Oil
The juice of 1 lemon 
1-2 tbs of hot honey
1-2 tbs of Dijon mustard 
1-2 tbs of tahini 
1 garlic clove
Salt and pepper 

Serve with any vegetables or starch you like! 

Let me know if you try this recipe!! 

#easymeals #healthymeals #cleaneating #summermeals #grilledchicken
On the blog this week, I’m rounding up some of m On the blog this week, I’m rounding up some of my favorite outfits from this summer and sharing my top tips for avoiding a summer style rut!

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#summerstyle #easysummeroutfits #momoutfits #momsummeroutfit #momstyle #wiaw #realmomoutfits
I love these twill cropped wide-leg pants from @sp I love these twill cropped wide-leg pants from @spanx! They are so comfortable! Here are 6 ways to style them for summer! 

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What I wore this week as a 40-year old mom of 2! What I wore this week as a 40-year old mom of 2! 

🛍️Comment OUTFITS and I will send you the shopping links to all my daily outfits! 

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I love a black dress, but on its own it’s a litt I love a black dress, but on its own it’s a little boring! Here’s my outfit formal for keeping my summer outfits from falling short! 👇

1️⃣ Create shape and balance! I did this by adding a belt just above my natural waist. 
2️⃣ Add Jewelry. Do not skip this step! No outfit is complete without at least 2 pieces of jewelry. 
3️⃣ Define the style of the outfit with shoes! The style of shoes you pick will define your outfit. Example Sneakers=casual, Heels=dressy, in this case I went with an elevated casual sandal. It’s a step up from casual, but not too dressy. Elevated casual is my personal favorite style because it can go either way. 😉
4️⃣ Complete the look with some accessories! A cute hand bag or sunglasses 😎 

Follow this summer outfit formula to keep all your outfits looking cute and stylish this summer! 

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#outfitideas #summerstyle #blackdress #styletips #amazonstyle #amazonfashion #summeroutfit
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