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What I Wore: Family Beach Vacation to Lake Michigan

June 26, 2022 by Katie H.

Family at the beach

Last week we went on a family beach vacation to Lake Michigan in South Haven, MI. The weather was perfect and we had so much fun! Today I want to recap and share some of the outfits I wore on our family beach vacation.

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4 Easy Travel Outfit Ideas To Wear For Spring Break

March 28, 2022 by Katie H.

Easy travel outfit ideas

It’s that time of the year when I get to be jealous of everyone’s warm weather spring break pictures on Instagram. With our recent move and Kevin’s busy work schedule, it looks like we will be staying home for another spring break in Michigan. I would love a good vacation, but at the same time, there are lots of things to be done around here. I’ll just have to wait until summer.

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Travel Outfit Ideas from a Pilot’s Wife

July 21, 2021 by Katie Haller

Travel Outfit Ideas from a Pilot's Wife

 Let’s talk about travel outfits today.  This is a topic I’ve been wanting to cover for a while.  I’ve written posts on travel outfits in the past, but today I wanted to dive deeper into the topic.  Last month my husband and I went on a trip together for our anniversary. (Read about it HERE).  It had been a while since I had last flown so I went to Pinterest for some travel outfit ideas.  I am not going to lie, I was a little disappointed in what I found.

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What I Wore in Las Vegas

June 8, 2021 by Katie Haller

 

 
Last week, Kevin and I snuck off to Las Vegas to celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary.  It was our first vacation in over a year and the first time we left both Jack and Anna over night anywhere.  It was a much needed get away for us after this long pandemic year.
 
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What to Pack for a Trip to Las Vegas

May 13, 2021 by Katie Haller

What to Pack for a Trip to Las Vegas

 My husband and I are going on a trip in a few weeks to celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary.  It’s something that we have been wanting to do for a while, but with the pandemic, we weren’t sure if we were going to be able to get away this year.  Luckily things are all working out for us and we have planned a trip to Las Vegas.Read more

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Travel Must Haves with Rock Flower Paper

October 15, 2018 by Katie Haller

Back before we had Jack, fall used to be my husband and I’s favorite time to go on vacation.  We always enjoyed traveling in the fall, because it’s not a time of the year when most people are going on vacation.  You can usually get low prices and do a tropical vacation for a fraction of the price of what you would pay during the high travel season.  I remember our first vacation together we went on a 4 night cruise to the Bahamas in late October and we paid under $250 per person (for everything).  That was probably the best trip ever.  Nowadays, our vacations are few and far apart.  After moving to a vacation destination a few years ago, having a baby, having a husband in and out of training with his airline and both of us having busy work schedules, when we get a little time off we mostly vacation to visit our family.  Our next trip is to Michigan in a couple weeks.  Even though it’s not a “real vacation”, it still involves traveling, which is always an adventure when you have a two-year-old.  

*This post is part of a collaboration with Rock Flower Paper.  As always my opinions are 100% my own.  It also contains affiliate links, which means by making a purchase through a link will result in a commission for this blog.  Thank you for your support!
For today’s post, I have teamed up with a store called Rock Flower Paper.  Rock Flower Paper is based out of the San Francisco Bay area and they sell unique, high-quality lifestyle goods at affordable prices.  They have everything from home goods items to clothing and accessories.  Many of their products are perfect for traveling, that’s why for today’s post, I’m going to share my 4 must-have items when traveling. 

1.) A Tote Bag–  As a mom, I can’t think of anything more useful than a giant tote bag.  The bigger, the better.  I always like to bring a tote bag as my carry on when flying because it’s like bringing an extra suitcase.  One thing that’s great about a large tote bag is that you can throw a smaller purse inside and still use the tote as your personal item when you’re flying and bringing your suitcase as a carry-on.  This bag above is from Rock Paper Flower’s Jute Tote Bag collection.  I love the whale tale print on the bag, but sadly they are sold out on this print, but they do have some other great prints worth checking out.

2.) A makeup/cosmetic bag– I always need a safe place to transport all my make up and this adorable pineapple print is the perfect travel makeup bag.  It’s large enough to fit all my makeup, brushes and then some.  I’m still debating on whether I want to keep it as my go to makeup bag or use it daily as a purse organizer.

3.) Small pouch-  I don’t know about you, but I’m always losing all my stuff in my tote bags.  Having a little pouch to organize all your important things in your purse is extremely helpful.  It’s nice to have a safe place to keep your keys, passport and credit cards.  I love this black and white wavy stripe canvas pouch.  This is now going to be something that I use daily in my purses.

4.) Comfortable Travel outfit- Lastly, but not least, I always need to have a comfortable travel outfit.  This black and white palm print kimono is perfect to wear as a comfortable travel look.  I love how it looks over leggings and a tank top.  The best part about this kimono is that it’s totally versatile.  It’s great to wear on travel days, but it also makes a great bathing suit cover up.  It would also look great layered over a dress.

Even though I plan on using all my new travel accessories now, it makes me really excited to plan our next “real vacation”.  What are some of your must have travel items?

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It’s time for part 4 of my “what I wore then v It’s time for part 4 of my “what I wore then vs. what I wore now” series! This is the last outfit from the blog post I shared a couple weeks ago. If you haven’t checked out that posts yet you can find it at thriftywifehappylife.com (link in bio)! 

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Anyone traveling to the beach with a toddler this Anyone traveling to the beach with a toddler this spring? Have no fear! You can still look cute while carrying a screaming kid full of sand across the beach with these 3 easy throw-on-and go beach cover ups! 

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Tomorrow is the first day of spring and according Tomorrow is the first day of spring and according to my 7-year-old we won’t need to wear boots or snow pants to school anymore. 🤣 I really hope he’s right because I am getting really sick of my winter clothes! 

I had to take a little break from sharing my daily SAHM outfits because I feel like the weather isn’t allowing me to wear what I want to wear. I am doing my best to fight through these last couple months of cold weather with my outfits. 

Here’s what I wore Friday-Monday (my outfits got better as the week went on) Which is your favorite? 

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Every woman deserves to look and feel her best in Every woman deserves to look and feel her best in every outfit she’s wearing. That’s why I am excited to help celebrate women empowerment month with @gibsonlook! These new arrivals are the perfect pieces to help elevate your spring wardrobe and help you feel empowered in every outfit you wear! 

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It’s time for another “what I wore then vs. wh It’s time for another “what I wore then vs. what I wore then” post. This week I am updating this pencil skirt outfit that I wore to work in 2014. There is nothing wrong with a classic black pencil skirt, but I am switching my pints from the top to the bottom with this printed pencil skirt. 

Can we also have a moment of silence for the big bubble necklaces. I loved my green bubble necklace. It always put a pop of color into any outfit, but I am kind of glad that we moved away from big statement necklace. They aren’t very easy to wear around little kids. 🤣 Instead of a statement necklace I added some color in with some statement bracelets. 

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Anyone going on spring break this month? These pin Anyone going on spring break this month? These pink wide-leg pants are the perfect pair of travel pants! They are so comfortable and versatile! Where would you wear these pants? 

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How about adding some green to your outfit this St How about adding some green to your outfit this St. Patrick’s Day with a green pleated skirt? ☘️Pleated skirts have become one of my favorite wardrobe staples. I love how easy they are to dress up or down! Which look is your favorite? 

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I love adding pieces to my wardrobe that I can sty I love adding pieces to my wardrobe that I can style in many different ways for different occasions! That’s why I love this pair of olive green wide leg pants! They are cute to wear to work or wear for weekends/ mom life! 

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