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Helping women love what they wear on a budget

How to Wear Olive Green Pants- From Work to Weekend

March 12, 2023 by Katie H.

6 outfits styling olive green wide leg pants.

I am loving these cropped wide-leg olive green pants from Old Navy. They have been on my best-seller list every week since I first shared them on Instagram. One thing I never want is for you to buy something that I share and not know how to style them. That’s why today I want to share how to wear olive green pants for both work and weekend wear!

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What I Wore Then vs. What I Wore Now

March 2, 2023 by Katie H.

What I wore then vs. What I wore now. Updating my millennial outfits

It has been a minute since I last shared a “What I Wore Then vs. What I Wore Now” blog post, but I felt like it was a good time to bring this series back to the blog and also over on Instagram. For this series, I pick out an outfit that I wore and loved from one of my early blog posts and I update it to share how I would wear the look today.

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What I Wore: Cute Mom Outfits to Copy This Winter

February 23, 2023 by Katie H.

6 cute mom outfit ideas

If you follow along with me on Instagram, you may have caught my weekly “What I Wore as a SAHM” posts. I haven’t shared a round-up of my daily outfits here on the blog since last summer (Read my cute and comfortable SAHM outfit posts HERE!!) That’s why today I felt like it was time to bring it to the blog and share a roundup of my cute mom outfits that I have been wearing this winter.

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How to Wear Flare Leggings

February 15, 2023 by Katie H.

6 outfits with flare leggings

Today I have a trend to try that I’m sure most of my elder millennial friends will be excited about! Flare leggings are back, or as we once called them, yoga pants. A few months ago I shared a post “How to Wear Flares in 2022” and it has become very popular. That’s why I am excited to share how to wear flare leggings in 2023!

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My Daily Mom Beauty Routine

February 7, 2023 by Katie H.

Mirror selfie

February is a month all about love! Love for your spouse or significant other, love for your family, love for your children. But what about love for yourself? As moms, I think we often forget the importance of self-love and taking care of one’s self. I practice self-love just by taking care of myself both mentally and physically. Today I want to share how I practice self-love with my daily mom beauty routine.

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What I Learned From My Recent Closet Clean Out

February 2, 2023 by Katie H.

Closet clean out

I recently did a big closet clean out. I always feel like I am left with an overload of clothes at the end of every year. Even though I do my best to keep up with my closet seasonally, I still felt like my closet needed a major refresh. That’s why I spent most of the month of January going through all my clothes. Today I want to share what I learned in the process.

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Filed in: Affordable Fashion, Organizing, Uncategorized • by Katie H. • 1 Comment

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I finally posted all my outfits I wore on my cruis I finally posted all my outfits I wore on my cruise vacations and realized that most of them are from @amazon and on sale for prime day!!

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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! 

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July weekend! Here’s what I wore this week! 

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One of my favorite hobbies besides putting togethe One of my favorite hobbies besides putting together outfits is figuring out how to make healthy eating easy and tasty!! So I thought I would share one of my favorite summer recipes! 

Chicken Zucchini mediterranean bowl:
1 lb ground chicken
1/2 of grated zucchini 
1/2 small yellow onion 
1/4 cup of almond flour 
2 Tbs of egg white or 1 whole egg
Oregano 
Dill weed
Salt and pepper 

Sauce
1 cup Greek yogurt 
1/2 grated cucumber 
1 garlic clove
1 tbs olive oil 
1 tsp white wine vinegar 
Oregano and dill weed
Salt and pepper 

Top with cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, peppers, red onions or anything you like! 

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June best sellers!! ☀️ Here is what people ha June best sellers!! ☀️

Here is what people have been shopping during the month of June! 

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4th of July Outfit Ideas!! 🇺🇸 🛍️Commen 4th of July Outfit Ideas!! 🇺🇸

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What I wore on my cruise vacation part 2!! 🚢 I What I wore on my cruise vacation part 2!! 🚢

It’s been fun spending most of the month of June cruising the Caribbean, but now I’m back and ready to get back to normal life! 

But first I need to share some of the outfits I wore last week on my cruise! Look for a blog post with a full roundup soon! 

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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! 

My 5 year old has been directing me how to pose in my pictures this week! 😂🫶

We are off for another fun week at sea! 🚢🏝️☀️

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This is my go-to travel outfit formula! 👗Dres This is my go-to travel outfit formula! 

👗Dresses are so easy and comfortable to wear when flying ✈️ This midi dress from @walmart is perfect for travel! 
🧥 I always get cold on the airplane so I always wear my denim jacket. 
👟I wear sneakers because they are comfortable an they keep my feet covered completely on the airplane and at the airport. 
👛Crossbody purse so I can have free hands 🙌🏻 👒Then I always wear my straw hat so I don’t need to pack it! 

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