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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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January Best Sellers ❄️ Here are the items you ha January Best Sellers ❄️

Here are the items you have been loving from last month! Let me know if you have purchased anything of these items and how you like it! 

1️⃣ Amazon sweatpant jeans (size 24)
2️⃣ Quince Bella Stretch Wide-Leg Jeans (size: 25/28”)
3️⃣ Quince Bella Stretch Relaxed Straight Jeans (size: 25/28”)
4️⃣ Quince cashmere sweater (size: small)
5️⃣ Quince cropped cardigan (size: xsmall)
6️⃣ Target striped sweater (size: small)
7️⃣ Quince down coat (size: small)
8️⃣ Adidas samba (size:7)
9️⃣ Abercrombie hoodie sweatshirt (size: small)

🛍️ Comment JANUARY and I’ll send you the shopping link for this post! 🔗 https://liketk.it/5QtF8

#bestsellers #ltkstyletip #winterstyle
What I Wore this week as a mom of 2 in my 40’s! 🤍 What I Wore this week as a mom of 2 in my 40’s! 🤍

It’s time to say goodbye to January and hello to February! ❤️ I’m really ready to move on from the cold temperatures, but I know we aren’t out of it just yet! 

Here’s what I wore this week! Let me know which day is your favorite? 

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

#dailyoutfits #momoutfits #realoutfits
How to wear sweatpant jeans! 👖 I am loving this c How to wear sweatpant jeans! 👖

I am loving this comfortable pair of sweatpant jeans — they look polished like real denim but feel soft and stretchy like your favorite lounge pants. I styled them a few different ways to show how easy they are to dress up with boots and a coat or keep casual with sneakers and cozy layers. Perfect for when you want to feel comfortable but still look put together ✨

🛍️ Comment JEANS and I will send you the link to my blog post with all the shopping details! 🔗https://thriftywifehappylife.com/2026/01/how-to-wear-sweatpant-jeans/

#sweatpantjeans #petitestyleblogger #howtowearit #outfitideas
These are the little things helping me get through These are the little things helping me get through the coldest months of the year ❄️

Winter can feel longgg, so I’ve been focusing on simple habits that keep me feeling good, motivated, and a little more put together.

🧥 Coats I actually love wearing
🍽️ Cooking more meals at home
💊 Staying consistent with my vitamins
👖 Getting dressed — even on stay-home days
✨ Refreshing my workspace for creative energy
🏃‍♀️ Moving my body (runs, lifts, home workouts)
💄 Setting spray to save my coats from makeup
🧴 A cozy nighttime skincare routine
👚 Cleaning out my closet & selling what I don’t wear
🗓️ Trying very hard to stick to my planner

Nothing groundbreaking — just small things that make winter feel a little lighter. What’s helping you this season? 🤍

Comment LINK and I will send you the shopping details to this post! 🔗 https://liketk.it/5P7DP

#wintersurvival #winterstyle
2016 Trends that are In and Out of my Wardrobe in 2016 Trends that are In and Out of my Wardrobe in 2026! Part 2! 

As a millennial, the trends of the 2010’s had such an influence on my style. It was the time in my life that I really started to explore my own unique sense of style and dress for me. 👗

These are some of the trends from that era that had stayed in my wardrobe and the ones that I have left behind. 

Don’t forget to go back to watch part 1! 

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#2016 #2016trends #millenialfashion
What I Wore this week as a mom of 2 in my 40’s! 🤍 What I Wore this week as a mom of 2 in my 40’s! 🤍

Another week of the real winter outfits I wore wore this week! January has been brutal, but I’m getting through it one outfit at a time! ❄️

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

#dailyoutfits #realwinteroutfits #wiwtw #momstyle
2016 Trends that are In and Out of my Wardrobe in 2016 Trends that are In and Out of my Wardrobe in 2026! Part 1! 

As a millennial, the trends of the 2010’s had such an influence on my style. It was the time in my life that I really started to explore my own unique sense of style and dress for me. 👗

These are some of the trends from that era that have stayed in my wardrobe and the ones that I have left behind. 

Look for part 2 soon! 

🛍️Comment LINK for the shopping links to the outfits shared in this post! 🔗https://liketk.it/5O6O9

#2016 #2016trends #styletips #
American Eagle In-Store Pant Try-On I haven’t sho American Eagle In-Store Pant Try-On

I haven’t shopped at @americaneagle in a minute so I decided to stop in and try some styles out! Here are some comfortable winter pants I tried! 

✨I’m 5’1 and typically wear a 0/short or xsmall!

1️⃣ Strigid High-Waisted Stovepipe Jean-
0/regular
2️⃣ Dreamy Drape Stretch Super High-Waisted Baggy Wide-Leg Jean- 0/short
3️⃣ Mid-Rise Wide-Leg Pull-On Pant- xsmall
4️⃣ Cozy Dreamy Drape Low-Rise Ultra Wide-Leg Jean- xsmall
5️⃣ Everyday Luxe Wide-Leg Sweatpant-xsmall
6️⃣ Aerie Jet Setter Jogger- xsmall

🛍️ Comment SHOP and I’ll send you the shopping link for this post! 🔗 https://liketk.it/5NPhb

#americaneagle #aeriereal #comfypants
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