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The Power of Accessorizing

July 17, 2014 by Katie Haller

About a month ago I was going through a few dresses in my closet. I was trying them on to see if I wanted to keep them or toss them in the Goodwill bag. What I found was that on their own, I was not super excited about the dresses, but when I added a few accessories, it was like getting a brand new outfit!

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Katie’s Closet Secrets

June 9, 2014 by Katie Haller

One of my favorite hobbies is putting together outfits. My clothes are my toys. I love looking through my closet and finding new ways to wear my clothes.
Even though I consider myself to be a smart shopper, the little purchase can start to add up. I’m trying to keep myself out of stores this month. Rediscovering your clothes is a great way to keep yourself content and out of stores when you’re feeling the itch to shop.

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My Closet~ What I Wore this Week

May 31, 2014 by Katie Haller

Here are a few outfits from the past week. I’m really loving the warm weather!
This outfit is new. I did a bit of shopping this last month.
Dress- Target
Shoes- Target- I ended up buying a pair of black wedge shoes. I’ve been looking for some wedge shoes for a while, as I talked about in my Kate’s Shoes for Less post.
Necklace-Target
Black Tank Top- Old Navy
Black Skirt- Forever 21
Grey Sweater- Target
Necklace- Charming Charlie
Shoes- Target
 
Black Button-Down Shirt- Salvation Army
Maxi Skirt- TJ Maxx
Black Belt- Hand me down
Necklace- Kohls
Sandals- Target

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My Closet~ What I Wore This Week

May 3, 2014 by Katie Haller

Well, we made it through another week. Here are some of my favorite outfits from the week.

Monday
White Pants-Target
Black Blazer- Kohls
Black and White Striped Shirt- Target
Flats- DSW
Necklace- Charming Charlies
Tuesday
Brown Dress- Salvation Army 
Brown Belt- Target
Brown Wedges- Macy’s
Pink Necklace- Target  
Thursday
Dress- Kohls
Grey Sweater- Old Navy
Grey Flats- Carson’s
Peal Necklace- Kohls 

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My Closet~ Weekend Wardrobe

April 27, 2014 by Katie Haller

My Saturday outfit…straight from my closet. 
Shirt- Target
Sweater- Macy’s
Jeans- Target
Scarf- Kohls
Shoes- DSW

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What I Wore This Week

April 4, 2014 by Katie Haller

I’m so happy it’s Friday! I tried some new outfits this week. I’m sure some of my clothes are starting to look familiar, but I try to keep the looks new. Here are some of my favorite outfits from this week. 
Black blazer- Forever 21
Pink Blouse- Hand-me-down from my mom. 
White Pants- Target
Shoes- Target
Black dress- Target
Sweater- Target
Boots- Target
Leggings- Charlotte Russe
Blazer- Kohls
Pants- Kohls
Shirt- Target
Shoes- Old Navy

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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. 

How is the weather where you live this spring?? 

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My Mom-Friendly Summer Capsule Wardrobe is LIVE on My Mom-Friendly Summer Capsule Wardrobe is LIVE on the blog! ☀️

✨See all 96 outfits in blog post!! Outfit reel coming soon!! 

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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

I have always loved cardigan sweaters. Lately I’ve been wearing them buttoned up, which is an easy way to update the style and wear it in a new way! 

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If you are over spending money this school year, b If you are over spending money this school year, but still want to send in a little end of the year appreciation gift to your kid’s teacher then this $5 gift idea is a perfect! 

@walmart has these cute little faux plants for under $5! I googled these free printable tags and used some left over Christmas ribbon to make these cute little end of year teacher gifts. 🪴

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Field trips, field day, park day… if you’re lo Field trips, field day, park day… if you’re looking for a cute casual outfit to wear to any of these places, this is a great go-to! 

This top has a built in bra which is so convenient and comfortable! Skirt has built in shorts! Both are super easy to accessorize! 

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Amazon vacation dresses 👗 🌴 I’m loving al Amazon vacation dresses 👗 🌴

I’m loving all these beautiful dresses from @gracekarin_brand! These will all be coming on vacation with me this summer!! Which dress is your favorite? 

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I’ve been doing a lot of outfit brainstorming fo I’ve been doing a lot of outfit brainstorming for my cruise vacations coming up next month! That’s why  today on the blog I am breaking down some outfit ideas for all the different places you need outfits for on a Caribbean cruise! 

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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! 

This week we finally got some warmer weather which meant I could take my outfit pictures outside! But that was short lived because it’s cold and rainy again 😩

Let me know what day is your favorite! 

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