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4 Ways to Wear Black Slip-On Sneakers

September 19, 2017 by Katie Haller

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || 4 ways to wear black slip on shoes for fall

If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed these black slip-on shoes that I’ve been wearing lately. They were my first purchase from my fall wish list, and I’m just loving how practical they are for fall. I was originally eyeing the Steve Madden pair of black slip-on shoes (here), but they were almost $60 and I knew I wasn’t going to spend that much. Luckily, Target does a great job of making knock off styles. I found these almost identical slip-on shoes (here) at Target for only $25, less than haft the price of the Steve Madden shoes.

Today, I want to share 4 fall looks wearing my new black slip-on sneakers. They can be worn with almost anything, but for today’s looks I styled them all with 4 different pairs of pants; white jeans, black jeggings, jeans, and leggings. All four of these looks are perfect for me to wear to work, or wear on the weekends. They are very casual and very mom-friendly!

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Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || White jeans, stripe shirt and slip on shoes

Top- Old Navy (exact) || Pants- Target (similar) || Necklace- Charming Charlie (similar) || Purse- Last Call Neiman Marcus (similar)

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Black jeggings, grey t-shirt and black slip on's

Top- Zappos (similar) || Pants- TJ Maxx (similar) || Necklace- Kohl’s (similar) || Purse- Last Call (same as above)

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Jeans, Stripe t-shirt and black slip on's

Top- H&M thrifted from Goodwill (similar) || Jeans- Thrifted from Goodwill (similar)

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Leggings, tunic and leapord scarf

Leggings- Last Call Neiman Marcus (similar) || Tunic- Nordstrom Rack (similar) || Scarf- Charming Charlie (similar) || Purse- Last Call (similar)

Year of Color- Blue Dress

September 15, 2017 by Katie Haller

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Blue shirt dress || Teacher outfit

It’s time for another Year of Color link up! This month’s color is blue!

Blue is one of my favorite colors to wear. Some of my most favorite dresses that I’ve ever worn were blue. September is my birthday month, and my birthstone, the Sapphire, has always been one of my favorite stones. For today’s blue look, I picked out this Old Navy Sapphire blue shirt dress. I love the style of this dress. I used to wear it all the time at my old job with a business casual dress code, and now I can still style it down with a denim jacket and some flats and wear it to my casual dress code at my current job. It’s a great teacher dress to wear in the classroom! It’s also perfect for church. Another plus about this style of dress is that it’s great for breastfeeding moms, especially if you’re pumping at work.

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Dress- Old Navy (similar, similar, similar, similar) || Shoes- Old Navy (Thrifted from the Goodwill) (similar, similar) || Purse- Last Call Neiman Marcus (similar) || Necklace- LC Lauren Conrad- Kohl’s (similar) || Bracelet- LC Lauren Conrad- Kohl’s (similar)

As always don’t forget to link up with your blue posts. You can share anything blue…recipes, outfits, crafts… anything! Next month’s color is black! See you back here on October 20th!

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How to Hem Your Jeans Without Sewing

September 13, 2017 by Katie Haller

A couple months ago, I found this cute pair of Hollister jeans at the Goodwill. They were in great condition and had the perfect amount of stretch to them. They were so comfortable that I knew they would be perfect to wear for work. The only problem with them was that they were way too long.

I’m only 5’1, so I’ve always struggled with jeans being too long. I normally just cuff my jeans at the bottom, but these jeans were too long for that. I never pay to hem my clothes and I definitely can’t hem pants myself, so I decided that I would just cut them. It’s an extremely simple way that you can shorten the length of your jeans and since the distressed look is very in style right now, it won’t look weird to have it frayed at the bottom.

Before

After

I was very pleased with how my jeans turned out. It’s such an easy solution to a short girl’s problem. Below is one way that I styled my jeans recently.

Thrifted Summer Romper

September 10, 2017 by Katie Haller

I love to thrift shop because you just never know what you will find. I like to think of it as treasure hunting. Today I wanted to share one of my latest treasures I found on one of my thrift store trips.

While shopping at the Goodwill recently, I ended up finding this cute little romper that was only $2.50. I had never owned a romper before, but I’ve always liked them on other people. I figured that it would be a great piece to wear during the summer heat. I really love the print on it, and I figured that it would look cute layered up with a cardigan or on its own. For today’s look, I wore it on its own with my dark brown sandals, my brown purse, and gold accessories.

I know that summer is coming to an end, so a romper is a little out of season for most. But it’s very easy to layer and wear on a warm fall day. It’s also a good time to snag up a cute romper for a good price, especially with all the end of summer clearance sales. Below, I’ve linked a bunch of cute similar rompers all under $20!

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Transitional Fall Outfit

September 8, 2017 by Katie Haller

I’m so excited for fall. I know that I talk about it a lot, but fall is my favorite season for fashion. I just love all the neutral colors and layering pieces. It’s hard to really embrace the fall fashion when it’s still 100 degrees outside. The weather plays a big part in what you wear. That’s why this fall, I really want to focus on sharing a lot of transitional fall looks. I mean, in Las Vegas, we transition into fall until it’s Christmas time. Then once it’s winter, we finally get to wear all our fall clothes comfortably.

For today’s transitional fall look, I pulled this tan lightweight sweater from my closet and paired it with my favorite pair of shorts from this summer. I love the color of this sweater and it’s the perfect kind of sweater to wear when it’s still warm outside. I love how it looks with this salmon-colored statement necklace. I wore this combo a lot when I first moved to Las Vegas over 2 years ago (older post here) and I’m hoping to bring it back this fall.

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Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Transitional fall look

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Transitional fall look with neutral colors and a salmon statement necklace

Shop my closet

Top- Kohl’s (similar) || Shorts- Abercrombie, thrifted from Savers (similar) || Shoes- Roxy, DSW (similar) || Necklace- Charming Charlie (similar, similar) || Purse- Coach Outlet (similar) || Belt- Old Navy (similar) || Sunglasses- Glassesshop.com (exact)

Smile Brilliant- Affordable Teeth Whitening

September 5, 2017 by Katie Haller

*This post is sponsored by Smile Brilliant. All opinions are 100% my own.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Professional teeth whitening at home

My smile has always been very important to me. There is nothing like a healthy smile to give you the confidence that you need. I always feel like your smile is your best accessory.

My smile hasn’t always been so great. I wore braces for 6 years of my life. From 4th grade to 10th grade I had those ugly little metal things hiding my smile. When I finally got my braces off and saw my new smile, I promised myself that I would always take good care of my teeth. For 16 years I wore my retainer to bed almost every night. I brush my teeth often, floss and I keep up on those teeth cleanings every six months. I’m proud to say that I’ve only had one cavity my whole life. But even with my good dental care, my teeth are still not as white as I’d like them to be. I drink coffee daily and I enjoy wine, beer, and the occasional pop. I use whitening toothpaste and mouthwash, but I still wish I could have whiter teeth. I’ve looked into getting my teeth whiten at the dentist, but insurance doesn’t cover it and it can get pretty pricy. That’s why I was so excited when Smile Brilliant contacted me to see if I wanted to collaborate with them and try out their teeth whitening system.

Smile Brilliant is a professional at-home teeth whitening system that simply removes the stains from your teeth and brings out the natural color. At first, I was a little intimidated by the system, because it all seemed very involved and I didn’t want to mess anything up. After doing a little research, I quickly realized that it wasn’t so hard.

Smile Brilliant sent the kit to my house with everything I needed. The teeth whitening kit came with the whitening gel applicators, desensitizing gel applicators, impression trays, catalyst paste and base paste to make the impressions. It also came with an envelope with shipping to send the impressions back to the lab.

The first thing I did was make my impressions. I can remember having to make impressions so many times when I was at the orthodontist as a kid, so I felt like this processes was pretty easy for me. I followed the directions that came with the kit very closely so I didn’t mess anything up. When I was done, I filled out the card that came with the kit. I placed the impressions and the card in the envelope and dropped it in the mail box. I was surprised how quickly they were able to send back my custom-fitted trays to me.

Once I received my custom-fitted trays, I was ready to go. The instructions are very easy to follow, you just need to set aside time to do the treatments. I found it easy to do my whitening in the evening, which is what is recommended. I wore the whitening trays for an hour or so before bed, while I cleaned up around the house and got some blogging done. After you are done with the teeth whitening gel, you brush your teeth, wash and dry the trays, then you use the desensitizing gel for 20 minutes. Some people experience some gum irritation or teeth sensitivity, but I didn’t have many problems with that. I think that the desensitizing gel really helped any of the teeth sensitivity that I may have experienced.

Everyone’s results are different. For me, my teeth have a natural white color to them, so the whitening helped with removing the stains from around my gums and on my side teeth.

I’m really glad that I had the chance to brighten up my smile. Now here’s the fun part! Smile Brilliant is going to give one of my readers their own whitening kit so that you too can try out their teeth whitening system for yourself. To enter the GIVEAWAY all you have to do is CLICK HERE and leave your name and email address. Winner will be notified by email 2 weeks from today. The lucky winner will walk away with a $139 credit! That’s not all! If you don’t win you can still order your own teeth whitening kit and use the coupon code thriftywifehappylife to receive 10% off your order.

Home Teeth Whitening

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