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Making the Most of Your Wardrobe- Year of Color

August 18, 2017 by Katie Haller

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Making the most of your wardrobe- 3 ways to wear a bright pink shirt

I’ve been dreading writing this Year of Color post for a while. I always like to do some kind of outfit post with the color of the month, but this month’s color theme is neon.

When I started to brainstorm outfits with neon colors all I could think about was an 80’s theme party outfit. I felt completely stumped on how I could incorporate neon colors into my wardrobe. But then I remembered that I do wear neon colors. I typically stick to neutral colors when putting together outfits, but when I do dress in color, it seems that I always gravitate to bright neon pink. I have a cute hot pink cold shoulder top that I’ve been wanting to share in an outfit post for a while, so I thought that this would be the perfect opportunity. Today I have 3 looks for you to show how you can easily incorporate a bright color into your wardrobe.

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For my first look, I wore my bright pink top with white pants, then I accessorized it with some gold and turquoise accessories. I really love how the turquoise looks with the bright pink. The two bright colors go well together. I also love how the white pants help keep the whole outfit bright. It’s a great look for summer.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Bright pink shirt with white pants and gold and turquoise accessories

Pants- Target (similar) || Clutch- hand-me-down (similar) || Shoes- Kohl’s (similar)

I’ve always liked pink and black together, that’s why for this next look I wore black shorts, black wedge sandals and a black satchel purse. I accessorized with a turquoise necklace. I figured that this would be a cute look for a summer date night out.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Bright pink shirt with black and turquoise accessories

Shorts- Forever 21 (similar) || Purse- Last Call (exact) || Shoes- Target (similar)

The last way that I wore my pink top was with my distress jeans and I accessorized it with a cognac bag and sandals. This is a more casual everyday look for me. I like keeping the accessories simple, because the bright pink is a big enough statement.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Bright pink shirt with distressed jeans and congac accessories

Jeans- Target (similar) || Purse- Last Call (similar) || Shoes- Target (similar)

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Here are some similar pink tops I found that you can style in similar ways.

One | Two | Three
Four | Five | Six

Do you incorporate neon colors into your wardrobe ever? If so, how do you wear it?

Don’t forget to leave your link below with your neon post. Next month our color theme will be blue! I hope to see you there!

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Summer Favorites- Accessories

August 14, 2017 by Katie Haller

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Summer Accessories

It’s time for my last post on my summer favorites. I’ve talked about my wardrobe favorites, my beauty favorites and now today I’m talking all about my favorite summer accessories. I had to save the best for last. I love accessories! Accessories can totally make an outfit. Without them, you’re just wearing clothes, with them, it’s a look. This summer I have been on repeat with some of my favorites.

Here are my 5 favorite accessories this summer.

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Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Mirrored Aviator Sunglasses

Mirrored Aviator Sunglasses- I love all my sunglasses, but this summer I’ve really been into my mirrored aviator sunglasses. I started to obsess over this style this spring and I ended up picking up a couple pairs at Smith’s, my local grocery store. I’m not ashamed to say that I buy accessories at the grocery store. They are super cute, very affordable at only $5, plus I’m at the grocery store at least 3 times a week. It’s the most convenient spot for me to shop at the moment.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || turquiose accessories

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || summer turquiose necklace

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || turquiose pendant necklace

Turquoise Accessories- I love the color turquoise. Next to pink, I think it’s the most common color in my wardrobe. I really love to accessorize with turquoise, because I feel like it’s such a summery color. It looks great with black or you can pair it with a color. Currently, I have 2 turquoise necklaces that I wear all the time. I also have a clutch and bracelet that I wear all the time.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || wedge sandals

Wedge Sandals- I love wedge sandals in the summer time. They are so much more practical than a pump. I have 2 favorite pairs of wedge sandals that I’m sure you have noticed in a lot of my outfit posts this summer. One pair I bought probably 10 years ago at Kohl’s. I know I found them in the clearance section for a great price, but I can’t remember exactly how much I spent. My other wedge sandals are a Target clearance purchase a few years back. I’ve linked some similar options below.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || summer look with colorful purse

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || summer purse

Colorful Purses- I love adding a pop of color to my outfit with a purse. Colorful purses can be so fun in the summer. I have my coral Coach purse that I try to bring out whenever I feel like my outfit is lacking in color. It defiantly helps give it that slash of color.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || converse summer look

Converse- Lastly, I want to talk about my converse chucks. These are not only my favorite summer shoe, but they are my all around favorite everyday shoe year round. This summer, I’ve been wearing them with a lot with shorts and dresses. I just love how versatile they are with my everyday wardrobe.

Those are my favorite accessories this summer. I hope you enjoyed this series. My favorites are pretty basic, but that’s why they are my favorites. Enjoy your last weeks of summer and hopefully you can enjoy your summer favorites too!

What I Wore- Weekday Wardrobe

August 5, 2017 by Katie Haller

This past week was my professional development week at work. I always look forward to this week every year. It’s not because I love sitting through the same boring trainings that I’ve sat through for the last 3 years. It’s because I look forward to planning out my outfits for each day and wearing something fun and different than my normal work clothes. I have a lot of restrictions in the classroom working with the kids every day, so when I’m sitting at a training all day, I can wear some of the things that I’d like to get more use out of in my closet. This week I was able to wear wedge sandals, blazers, white pants and dresses that I typically wouldn’t wear in the classroom.

Here’s a look at my outfits from the past week.

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I’m going to start with last Friday because it was our last day of school funfair for the kids. I wore my pink maxi dress with my denim blazer.

Thritty Wife, Happy Life- Daily outfits. Pink maxi dress with denim vest

Dress- Target (similar) || Denim Vest- Savers (similar) || Shoes- Target (similar)

On Monday I wore my white pants with my burnt orange cardigan. I liked the color combo with the turquoise accessories and white pants. I also decided to wear my cognac wedges, because I never get the chance to wear any kind of heal in the classroom.

Thritty Wife, Happy Life- Daily outfits. Orange cardigan with white pants and turquoise accessories

Top- Old Navy (similar) || Pants- Target (similar) || Cardigan- H&M (similar) || Purse- Last Call Neiman Marcus (exact) || Necklace- Nordstrom Rack (similar)

Tuesday was my favorite look. I found this swing tank top at Target in the clearance section last weekend for under $7! I have a similar tank in navy and it’s one of my favorite tanks this summer. I wore it with my grey LC Lauren Conrad blazer that I love, but rarely get to wear.

Thritty Wife, Happy Life- Daily outfits. Grey blazer with stripe swing tank top

Thritty Wife, Happy Life- Daily outfits. Stripe swing tank top with jeans and wedge sandals

Top- Target (similar) || Jeans- Hollister- thrifted from the Good Will (similar) || Blazer- Kohl’s (exact)|| Shoes- Target (similar) || Purse- Last Call (exact) || Necklace- Savers (similar)

Wednesday I went with a dress. I haven’t worn this pink stripe t-shirt dress since I was pregnant and I’ve missed it. I always think it looks nice with my denim jacket.

Thritty Wife, Happy Life- Daily outfits. Pink stripe dress with denim jacket

Dress- Old Navy (exact/ similar) || Jacket- Meijer (similar) || Shoes- Target (exact) || Necklace- Kohl’s (similar)

Thursday was a repeat of my white pants and denim jacket. I wore my Gap navy and white stripe t-shirt with my lace up faux suede flats. I figure I never get a chance to wear my white pants, so I’d get good use out of them and wear them twice.

Thritty Wife, Happy Life- Daily outfits. Navy stripes with white pants

Top- Gap-thrifted from Goodwill (similar) || Pants- Target (similar) || Jacket- Meijer (similar) || Shoes- Ross (similar) || Purse- Savers (similar) || Necklace- Burlington Coat Factory (similar)

Those are my outfits from training. Next week I’ll be in my classroom getting it ready for my new class. I hope all the teachers out there have great start to the new school year. I’m sure I’ll be sharing more of my daily outfits on Instagram, so look for them there!

Summer Favorites- Wardrobe Essentials

July 28, 2017 by Katie Haller

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Summer Wardrobe Favorites- 5 summer clothing essentials

We are officially in the dog days of summer. Don’t get me wrong, I love summer. Who doesn’t? But sometimes I get really bored with my summer wardrobe. The heat can really limit you on what you can wear. In the spring I get so excited for shorts, sandals, and dresses, but by the end of July, I really start missing my jeans and cardigans.

To help me pull through these last few weeks of summer, I’ve decided to do a 3 part series to focus on all my summer favorites. I will be sharing all my favorite summer wardrobe pieces, beauty products, and accessories. Today I want to start off my series by talking about my favorite everyday summer wardrobe pieces.

As I said before, getting dressed in the summertime can be challenging when it’s 110 degrees outside, but I have narrowed down my closet to 5 must-have clothing items that I’ve had on repeat this summer.

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LBD- If you’ve been reading along, you know I love a great black dress. I live in these dresses during the summer. I really just love how versatile black is. It can be accessorized in so many ways.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Summer Wardrobe Favorites- Black sundress with denim vest

Denim vest- I bought my denim vest for $2.50 at Savers a couple months ago and it might have been the best 2 dollars and 50 cents that I spent all summer! The sleeveless style makes it perfect for layering in the heat.

Jean shorts- I prefer to wear long jeans, but when it’s really hot, jean shorts have been my go-to bottoms. I bought this Abercrombie pair of shorts (seen below) at Savers for $5 this past January. They are a little on the short side, but they’re super comfortable and have quickly become my favorite pair of shorts.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Summer Wardrobe Favorites- jean shorts

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Summer Wardrobe Favorites-lose fitting tank tucked into jean shorts

Loose-fitting tank tops- I am just loving to lose tank tops that you can tuck into your shorts. I’m loving this look because it’s much more flattering and comfortable than a fitted tank.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Summer Wardrobe Favorites-lose fitting tank tucked into jean shorts with converse

Maxi dresses- The hardest part of getting dressed in the summertime, is figuring out how to dress for work. I can’t wear shorts, sandals or thin tank tops. I find maxi dresses a great summer clothing item for work because they help me stay covered up, but they are also comfortable to wear in the heat.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Summer Wardrobe Favorites-stripe maxi dress with denim vest

Those are my 5 go-to favorite pieces of clothing this summer. Stay tuned for next week when I will be sharing my favorite beauty products of the summer!

How to Wear a Little Black Sundress

July 25, 2017 by Katie Haller

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Making the Most of Your Wardrobe

I feel like out of all my closet staple pieces, nothing compares to a little black dress. You just can never go wrong with it. I have a ton of LBD’s in my closet. Some are dressier and some are more casual. I am more likely to hang on to a black dress for years if I like it. The main reason I like black is that I can wear it over and over again in new ways each time. It’s hard to get sick of a black dress.

For today’s posts, I picked out an older black sundress that I’ve had in my closet for a while. (similar here) It’s from Target and I’ve always liked the style of this dress. It’s fitted at the waist and has ruffles at the top.

Here are 3 easy ways to style this LBD.

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For the first look, I dressed it up with my grey blazer and black wedge sandals. To accessorize I wore my blush purse and blush necklace.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Black ruffled dress with grey blazer, black strapy wedge sandals and blush purse

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Blush accessories with black strapy wedge sandals

Blazer-LC Lauren Conrad Kohl’s (exact) || Shoes- Target (similar) || Purse- Ross (similar)

This next look is a perfect summer work look for me. I wore my tan sweater and blush flats, then accessorized with the same blush purse as above and a pink bead necklace.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Black ruffle dress with blush accessories

Sweater- Old Navy (similar) || Purse- same as above || Shoes- Burlington Coat Factory (similar) || Necklace- Target (similar)

This last look is my go-to weekend look. It’s perfect to wear anywhere we go on the weekends. I wore my denim jacket with my cognac braided sandals then accessorized with my favorite turquoise pendant necklace and cognac purse.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Black dress with denim jacket

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Black dress with denim jacket, accessoried with turquoise and cognac

Denim Jacket- Meijer (similar) || Purse- Last Call Neiman Marcus (exact) || Shoes- Target (exact) || Necklace- Nordstrom Rack (similar)

Below I picked out 8 black sundresses that I am loving right now. They are all under $25! You can’t go wrong with that!

Adding a Pop of Red to your Summer Wardrobe- A Year of Color

July 21, 2017 by Katie Haller

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- How to add a pop of red to your summer wardrobe

Happy Friday everyone! I’m very excited to be teaming up with some of my fellow blogger friends to join in as a host for the monthly link-up “A Year of Color”. Each month of the year there is a new color theme and this month’s color is red.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- A Year of Color Link Up

I don’t think that anyone can ignore the color red. I mean think of a red sports car, a red room, a red dress or even red food. It’s so bright and bold. That’s why when I do red, I like to take it in with small doses.

When it comes to my wardrobe, I have a couple ways that I like to add a little pop of red to my looks without standing out more than I want to. I typically save red for Christmas time, but there is another time of year that I love to wear red and that is summertime. With all the patriotic holidays during the warmer months, it always gives me an excuse to bring out some red in my outfits. That’s why today I’m going to share 3 ways that I like to add a pop of red into my everyday looks during the summertime.

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The first way I will wear red is to wear my red cropped jeans. A few years back, when I was in need of some business casual clothes for work, I wanted to find a pair of colored pants that I could wear to work as an alternative to my black pants. I ended up finding these cute cropped pants at Kohl’s on clearance for only $5. I just had to buy them. I have gotten a lot of use out of these pants over the years. I feel like they are such an easy way to add a little pop of color into a typical neutral look.

Here is an example of a summer outfit I would wear to work.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Adding a pop of color with red jeans

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- red jeans with black wedge shoes

Top- LC Lauren Conrad (exact) || Bottoms- Kohl’s (similar) || Shoes- Target (similar)

The next way I like to add some red to my look is to accessorize with red jewelry. I love my red bead necklace. I’ve had it for years. I actually bought this necklace when I went through a red accessory phase in college. I love pulling it out for Christmas and most recently I wore it for the 4th of July. (You can check out my 4th of July look here)

This is an example of how I wore my necklace a couple weeks ago with a simple striped dress.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Stripe dress with a red bead necklace

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Adding a pop of color to a black and white dress

Dress- Target (similar) || Shoes- Target (similar) || Necklace- Aldo (similar)

The last way that I like to add red into my wardrobe, is with red nail polish. I love red nails! It’s so classic and reminds me of the women from the 1950’s and 60’s. I do my nails every week and I probably rotate this cherry red color once or twice a month.