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Helping women love what they wear on a budget

6 Ways to Wear Biker Shorts

July 12, 2021 by Katie Haller

I don’t know about you but I got pretty excited when I saw that biker shorts were back in style.  As a kid in the early 90’s I loved wearing biker shorts.  I had little matching sets with matching skirts.  They were the best!

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Affordable Mom-Friendly Denim Shorts

April 26, 2021 by Katie Haller

Affordable Mom-Friendly Denim Shorts

Denim shorts are an important wardrobe staple that I don’t think should be ignored.  I love denim shorts, but I’ve always struggled finding the right pair.  So many denim shorts in stores are made for teenagers and I’m defiantly not looking for the same fit of denim shorts I wore when I was younger.  I want something high waisted, not too short or too tight.  Something with distressing, but not too distressed.  I want one pair of denim shorts that I can wear with anything in my wardrobe.  I was thrilled that I was finally able to find that perfect pair of denim shorts. Read more

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Mom-Friendly Outfits Wearing White Jeans

April 17, 2021 by Katie Haller

Mom-Friendly Outfits Wearing White Jeans
Are you afraid to wear white?  As a mom, I totally get it!  I’m terrified of white.  I always spill something on myself whenever I wear white.  But I love white! Especially white jeans!  They just brighten up your whole outfit.  Even though I believe that white jeans are appropriate to wear year round, I really love to wear them in the spring. Read more

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How to Wear White Sneakers

March 17, 2021 by Katie Haller

Affordable white sneakers
 Who here knows the book Pete the Cat I love My White Shoes?  I always think of the song that goes along with that book whenever I wear white shoes. 😂  White sneakers are always a must have mom-wardrobe staple for me.  I love how classic they are and they go with pretty much anything.

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How to Wear a Faux Suede Pencil Skirt

February 18, 2021 by Katie Haller

 Faux suede skirt styled for winter

The last couple of weeks I have been struggling to keep up on blog posts.  I have so many things I want to share on here, but it’s been so hard for me to set aside time to get all the things done.  Between having an active/mobile baby now, and also a sassy 5-year-old on my hands, I feel like I don’t have any downtime to just sit at my computer and write.  I try to stay up after the kids go to bed at night, but that has been hard for me.  Some nights I just can’t do it and I head to bed right away, but other nights, like tonight, I try my best to get as much as I can done, so let’s see how that works. 😂

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How to Wear Leggings

February 16, 2021 by Katie Haller

How to Wear Leggings || 9 Outfit Ideas with Leggings
*This post contains affiliate links. 
I first shared this post way back in December of 2016.  I noticed recently that it was getting a lot of views, so I wanted to give it a little update.  I’ve always loved this posts because it’s all about my favorite wardrobe item… leggings!  But I wasn’t loving the pictures any more so I added some more recent outfits and updated all the links.  I hope you enjoy! Read more

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My favorite bathing suits as a 40-year old mom of My favorite bathing suits as a 40-year old mom of 2! 👙

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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! 

The weather had been terrible this week 😩 So I basically wore my go-to comfort outfit combo all week long— thrifted jeans + cardigan/sweater + ballet flats. 

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What I wore then vs. What I wore now I have alway What I wore then vs. What I wore now

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