Stay-At-Home Mom Style Remix: Weekender

necklace/ Old Navy | tee/ Gap | button up, jeans/ Target | boots/ Kohl's

This weekend was pretty crazy. J had the day off on Friday, and this is what I wore when we took E down to Fisherman's Wharf to look at the seals and otters and get some ice cream. It was our last day with her before we took her to her dad, and we had a lot of fun.

I'm happy to say that I have decided I love these grey jeans, and I love this outfit. Since we're no longer concerned about getting paid, I've been shopping again this month (can't wait to show you what I've gotten!), and one of the things I got was a pair of knee-high grey boots that look amazing with these jeans. So excited.

necklace/ Old Navy| cardigan/ Target (thrifted) | tee/ Gap | jeans/ Post Exchange | boots/ JustFab

Saturday we drove up north to take E to her dad. Living in the bay is weird, because you can drive as little as 30 minutes north (and inland), and the temperature difference can be like 30 degrees sometimes. So I wore layers knowing that while it was cold in Monterey, it wouldn't be up north where we met for lunch, then at the outlet mall that J and I went to after. I'm glad I layered because that cardigan had to come off. Then it went back on later that night once we got back and went bowling with friends. (I started the game with a turkey, but still managed to lose. That takes some special skillz.)

Now, I'm going to need your help. When I put together my 30 pieces, I included a lot of my favorites that I know are infinitely remixable. But I also included a few pieces (like my grey jeans) that I wasn't sure about, and wanted a chance to play around with before decided to keep or get rid of them. This cardigan is one of those pieces. I like it, but I'm just not sure how many ways I'll be able to style it. The color and the boldness of the polka dots make it difficult for me. So what do you say? Should it go or should it stay?

scarf/ gift | jacket/ Old Navy | dress/ Target | boots/ JustFab

Sunday was the first day in awhile that J and I had completely to ourselves. We had absolutely no idea what to do with ourselves, so we decided to go see a movie. I took advantage of the opportunity to wear my new favorite dress with my new favorite boots, and styled it for the cooler weather we've been having. My knees were still a little cold, so I see some tights in my future!

I hope you guys had a great weekend, and thank you for all the kind words about my new header!

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Stay-At-Home Mom Style Remix: Two and Three

cardigan, flannel shirt, jeans/ Old Navy | boots/ JustFab

necklace, sweater, flats/ Target | pants/ Post Exchange

Here are outfits two and three of the remix. All I really have to say is 1) I LOVE cardigans over plaid shirts like that. I don't know why. 2) That flannel shirt and those blue skinnies really are workhorses in my closet. I wouldn't have predicted that for either piece, but I'm loving it! You never know what's going to become a staple for you. 

Hope your Thursday is wonderful! 

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Stay-At-Home Mom Style: Five Things Friday

shirt/ Target | vest/ JC Penney | necklace/ laurenelainemoore | jeans/ Post Exchange | boots/ JustFab

 

1. It's official, I hate my grey skinny jeans. I initially tried them with this outfit, and hated how it looked. I opted for the blue ones instead, and am much happier with it. 

2. I love jewel tones. I think they're my favorite colors to wear.

3. I went from cardigan the other day to tee today because it warmed the heck up today. It's supposed to be 80 here tomorrow, which is warmer than it ever got this summer. Weird.

4. There was a brief moment, while writing this post, that I thought it was actually Thursday, and was like "well this isn't going to work." 

5. I just decorated my house for fall today, which is sad because I love fall and fall decorations.

 Hope you have a lovely weekend!

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Stay-At-Home Mom Style: Blue

popover and flats/ Target | pants/ Post Exchange | necklace/ Caroline G.

I titled this post "blue" for a couple of reasons. 1) I'm wearing a lot of blue today. 2) Yesterday I was suffering from a random bout of ennui, and did literally nothing on my to-do list. Including but not limited to: working out, running errands, making dinner, and of course blogging. I'm sorry that I missed a post (for the first time since I started!), but I'll make it up to you by posting a recipe tomorrow, so make sure you check back for that!

On to the outfit: I really like that it's simple, but the blue pants keep it interesting. (I feel like I always say that about my blue pants.) I'm in the market for a maroon pair, so if anyone knows of any good brands for ladies with wide hips and thighs, but a narrow waist, that don't show panty lines, let me know! Also, this popover is another purchase with this month's budget. I love it so much. It's comfy and soft, and loose without being shapeless. I keep reaching for it because of closet amnesia, of course, but also because it's seriously that comfy and a perfect fall piece, in my opinion. And I think it would go perfectly with maroon pants, too! Remind me to get a new coral necklace while I'm at it, because I'm always reaching for this one (coral goes with everything!).

Happy Friday the 13th, errbody!

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Stay-At-Home Mom Style: Something Borrowed, Something Blue

shirt/ Dress Barn (borrowed from my mom) | pants/ Post Exchange | sandals/ AE via Payless | necklace/ Target

My mom is in town visiting right now, and when I told her about my blog she said that I could look through the clothes she brought with her to see if there was anything I wanted to borrow and post here. I know I said no white, but when I pulled this pretty white crochet top out of her suitcase my first thought was "This would look great with my blue pants!" 

After explaining blue pants to my mom, here we are. I wore this outfit with her and E to go on the 17 Mile Drive through Carmel. I wonder if my mom would notice if she left here without this top? 

 

FYI: my mom, myself, E and J are all driving down to Anaheim today to take E (and J) to Disneyland for their first time! We'll be driving back next Tuesday, so until then, you may not hear from me a whole lot via comments. I have a guest post scheduled for Monday (!), and my own posts scheduled until next Thursday, so you'll still have posts to read. You just may not see me much in the comments on here or on all of your blogs until I return. You can follow along on Twitter and Instagram, though, if you'd like! Disneyland, here we come!

Stay-At-Home Mom Style: Pinspired

Necklace and flats/ Target | Cardigan/ gift | Tank/ Target (thrifted) | Pants/ Post Exchange

This is one of the pairs of pants I bought this past weekend. They are the farthest I've pushed myself out of my comfort zone since making the decision to start pushing myself out of my comfort zone, so while I knew I could pair them with a lot of clothes in my closet, I wanted the first time I wore them to be something I was comfortable with. So I perused Pinterest for some inspiration.

But since blue pants are such a trendy item, most of the pins I saw had them styled with other trendy items that aren't really conducive to the SAHM lifestyle. Then I stumbled across this pin of an outfit of Audrey's that I had forgotten about. I had been thinking of all the other colors in my closet that I could pair the blue with (fuschia? green? red?) and it didn't even occur to me that I could just pair them with black and white so that the pants were the star and there wasn't too much else going on. Which makes it the perfect way for me to dip my feet in the waters of colored jeans without psyching myself out. I am in love with this outfit and can't wait to wear these pants again.

 

Linking up with Sarah's Real Life for the Pin to Real Life Challenge!  And to Fashion & Beauty Finds for Keeping It Casual Wednesday!

Weekend Recap + June Budget

I have lots of words and not too many pictures for you today, so just bear with me, k?

Friday: We decided that we've been really good about money lately, so we headed to the Post Exchange to treat ourselves and spend $20 each. E got a new doll, J picked up Arkham City (which so far seems to be a great game), and I picked up two pairs of pants, neither of which were jeans! With my $20 I managed to fill two of the holes in my closet and double the amount of pants I have that are not just regular ole jeans. Woo! Both of them will be on the blog this week, so look out for that.

We also ate pizza (just pepperoni and roasted tomatoes this week). 

Saturday: We ran some errands and got the house ready for some guests on Sunday! I didn't take pictures of anything on Saturday, but really there wasn't much to take pictures of, and we were pretty busy running around.

Sunday morning, E's grandma, aunt and great-aunt (her dad's family) drove down from San Jose to visit with us. E wanted to take them to the playground, so we walked up there and she dragged her aunt all over that playground (poor thing, but at least it wasn't me this time)! Then we had lunch and they drove back north. We spent the rest of the day relaxing and making/eating dinner (recipe tomorrow!).

Since I did so well shopping on Friday, I decided to take stock of what I spent this month, and was surprised by the results:

Maxi skirt (thrifted): $4.95

Cardigan (thrifted) (not on the blog yet): $4.95

Shoes (thrifted) (not on the blog yet): $3.95

Necklace (Target, on clearance): $7.98

Blue pants (on clearance + extra $25 off) (coming this week): $14.25

Cargo pants (on clearance + extra $25 off) (coming this week): $6

=$42.08

Not bad for a girl who doesn't have a formal budget! (I'm not counting the hiking shorts, because we bought those specifically for hiking and I'm just glad I can wear them for everyday wear as well.) I think going forward my goal will be to stay under $50 per month, and to purge my closet again for things to sell.

What about you guys? Did you have a good weekend? How did you do with your budgets?

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