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

    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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  • Fashion Rules to Break: How to Wear Black and Brown Together
    March 6, 2025
    Fashion Rules to Break, How to Wear it, Style Tips

    Fashion Rules to Break: How to Wear Black and Brown Together

    Let’s discuss another out-of-date fashion rule that you may have been told: You can’t wear black and brown together. Have…

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  • How to Winterize your Fall Teacher Capsule Wardrobe
    February 24, 2025
    Casual Work Wear, Outfits, Winter Outfits

    How to Winterize your Fall Teacher Capsule Wardrobe

    Every August at the beginning of the school year, I like to put together a teacher capsule wardrobe. I usually…

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  • How to Feel More Stylish in Winter
    February 13, 2025
    Style Tips, Winter Outfits

    How to Feel More Stylish in Winter

    Staying warm can be a challenge when putting outfits together this time of year. That’s why today, I want to…

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  • Stylish Momiform: How to Elevate a Hoodie Sweatshirt
    January 29, 2025
    Mom Style, mom style tips, Winter Outfits

    Stylish Momiform: How to Elevate a Hoodie Sweatshirt

    It’s been a minute since I shared a stylish momiform post, and since it’s winter, I’m sure you might appreciate…

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  • What I Ate in a Week: Healthy Clean Eating
    January 22, 2025
    health and Fitness, Lifestyle, Recipes

    What I Ate in a Week: Healthy Clean Eating

    Did you know that I used to share recipes on my blog? In my early blogging days, I loved spending…

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What I wore then vs. what I wore now! 🩷 This week What I wore then vs. what I wore now! 🩷

This week I’m updating a blush cardigan outfit that I wore in 2017! Let me know what you think of the recreated outfit for 2026! 

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What I last this week as a 40+ year old mom of 2! What I last this week as a 40+ year old mom of 2! 🤍

This weekend we went to Chicago for a short trip and now I am having a catch up on life today! 

Here’s what I wore last week!

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12 easy DIY Halloween costumes made with normal cl 12 easy DIY Halloween costumes made with normal clothes! 🎃 

I love putting these DIY costumes together every year with clothes from my closet. This year, I rounded them all up on the blog so you can save them for future Halloweens! 👻

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Elevated neutrals for fall! Here are 4 pieces fr Elevated neutrals for fall! 

Here are 4 pieces from @onequince that will help elevate your style this fall! A brown silk skirt, brown pleated skirt, black jeans and a trench coat are always great pieces to have in your wardrobe. 

 Which look would you wear most? 

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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! 🤍

Here are my daily outfits Monday-Friday from last week! Which day is your favorite!? 

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Plain ➡️ Polished! Today on the blog I am sharin Plain ➡️ Polished! 

Today on the blog I am sharing my formula for elevating my comfy outfits! 
✨Step 1: Start with a comfy base
✨Step 2: Add balance 
✨Step 3: Pick a polished shoe
✨Step 4: Add a structured layer
✨Step 5: Complete the outfit with intentional accessories 

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What I wore then vs. what I wore now! 🖤 Today I a What I wore then vs. what I wore now! 🖤

Today I am recreating an outfit I wore in 2017! This outfit formula of black pants + striped top + denim jacket has always been one of my favorite combinations over the years. I’m using my current wardrobe favorites to recreate this look to give it a modern feel. 

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What I wore this week as a 42-year old mom of 2! What I wore this week as a 42-year old mom of 2! 

Which look is your favorite? 

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