Stay-At-Home Mom Style: Holiday-ish

sweater/ Target | gingham shirt, jeans/ Old Navy | boots/ Shoedazzle

After some gorgeous weather over the Thanksgiving weekend, it's back to chilly and windy here in the Bay. Which can only mean one thing: layers! Looking through my closet I realized I was low on wintery/holiday-ish sweaters, so I hopped on over to Target to see what I could find. As luck would have it, they were having a sale on sweaters, so I grabbed this one and one other for a total of $20.98! I also grabbed some other stuff which I'll show off soon. ;) 

I love how seasonally-appropriate this outfit is. Neutrals, especially grey and black, seem to be really in this winter, but I like how the button up adds a little extra color and pattern mixing. The gingham pattern just plays really well against the geometric pattern along the neckline, dontcha think? This outfit has my creative juices flowing, I can't wait to show you all of my "winter" (because that means something different here on the central coast) and holiday-ish outfit ideas!

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Stay-At-Home Mom Style Remix: Cozy

 

cardigan/ Old Navy (thrifted) | plaid shirt, jeans/ Old Navy | flats/ Walmart

The weather here has gotten significantly colder lately, so today all I wanted to do was pile on some cozy layers. As you know, I love cardigans over button ups, and I love red and grey together, so this outfit was a no-brainer. Since the top half was a bit over-sized, I kept the bottom half simple and fitted with my skinnies and grey flats to tie the top and bottom halves together. 

I am currently curled up on my couch in this outfit with a cup of tea, and I can tell you I could not possibly be more cozy right now. 

Hoping all of you dealing with cooler weather (and even snow!) are cozy today, too!

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Stay-At-Home Mom Style Remix: Seven Eight Nine

striped shirt/ JC Penney | plaid shirt, jeans/ Old Navy | boots/ Kohl's

Why was six afraid of seven? Because seven eight nine! Sorry, I know that's a lame joke and it doesn't even work written down, but it's all I could think after writing the title for this post. Moving on. 

I love layered looks like this, and pattern mixing. Particularly stripes with, well anything really, but I love it with this gingham/plaid pattern. I know the colors are a bit off but this shirt is actually navy striped, not purple. I love the navy and red together, and that it doesn't feel nautical.

tee/ Gap | necklace, cardigan/ Old Navy | jeans, flats/ Target

This one is a bit more conservative than what I normally wear. I don't mean literally conservative, since I don't really show off my cleavage or a lot of skin on the regular. I guess figuratively conservative? There's not much really going on in this outfit, but I still think it's cute and feel good in it. 

blazer/ TJ Maxx | tee/ Gap | jeans/ Old Navy | flats/ Target

I wore this for our parent-teacher conference. I tried to look professional but still casual, and I feel like the blazer + tee + jeans combo always hits that nail right on the head. I mean, I'm wearing a t-shirt and jeans, but the blazer just takes it up several notches. I like it, but that's the reason I don't feel like I can wear blazers that often. Any casual blazer recommendations? 

(Btw, you're getting inside pics again because our new neighbors have been moving in next door the last few days and I don't want "Oh hi I'm just taking photos of myself to post online" to be their first impression of me.)

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Stay-At-Home Mom Style Remix: Subtle Changes

necklace/ laurenelainemoore | cardigan, jeans/ Old Navy | tee/ Target | boots/ JustFab

I wore this outfit on Friday for our trip to Coldstone and the park. I know it's the same as outfit number two, just with a different shirt and plus a necklace, but it still feels pretty different. I love the subtle changes you can make in an outfit to keep it fresh.

scarf/ gift | plaid shirt/ Old Navy | jeans, flats/ Target

And this is the outfit I wore to the pumpkin patch Saturday. This is another example of subtle changes. It's the same basic idea as this outfit, but with a different scarf, shirt partially tucked, boot cut jeans instead of skinny, and cognac flats instead of boots.

What ways do you change your favorite outfits to make new ones? 

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September Budget

Target

1. Ona flats in cognac- $16.99 ($0 with birthday money)

2. navy popover- $19.99 ($0 with gift card)

3. black and cream striped dress- $22.99 ($0 with gift card)

JustFab

4. Marika boots in chestnut- $59 retail, $19.95 JustFab price (as my first purchase)

Old Navy

5. scarf (maroon option)- $12.94 ($8 on website right now but they don't have maroon!) ($1.88 with gift card)

6. plaid flannel shirt- $26.94 ($0 with gift card)

7. crew neck cardi- $24.94 ($0 with gift card)

$144.74 before gift cards, $21.83 actually spent

This month was a weird month. On the one hand, I bought more things at full price than I ever do. But I went into the month knowing that I needed to beef up my fall wardrobe, and once I found what I was looking for, I was afraid that my size would sell out. On the other hand, it was my birthday month so I had a lot of money and gift cards to spend, so paying full price didn't hurt as much, I suppose. Overall, I was really successful at finding things on my fall wish list.

Fall Wish List

cognac flats

comfy fall shirt

fall dress

cognac boots

fall scarf

second plaid flannel shirt

colored cardigan

neutral cardigan
maroon/fall colored pants

brown leather (or fake leather) jacket

Next month should go back to normal (have to spend my own money again, after all), but we'll see. J will be gone for a few weeks for a work-related thing, and E will be with her dad for part of October (yay, her dad gets back soon!), so I'll have a lot of time on my hands. I have a lot of projects planned to keep me busy, but I'll admit, shopping is going to happen. 

Linking up with Franish for Budgeting Bloggers!

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Stay-At-Home Mom Style: Farmer/Picnic Chic

scarf, shirt, jeans/ Old Navy | boots/ JustFab

I don't think this outfit could be any more "me" even if I tried. If you were to ask me what the epitome of my style was, I'd point you to this outfit. Do you know what I mean? A look that is just so "you" that you can hardly stand it? I know I look a little bit like a farmer wearing a picnic blanket, but I assure you that does not make me love this outfit any less.

Anyway, a couple weeks ago I won a gift card from Bri (!!!), and this shirt and scarf are two of the three things I got with it (I'm saving the last piece for another day). Since seeing just how versatile my first plaid flannel shirt was, I wanted to get another one. I've also been needing a fall scarf, and while I still may get a leopard print one, I think the color of this one is fantastic. 

Also, these boots are my new cognac pair, because I realized that my dark brown pair just wouldn't go with every outfit like these lighter colored ones will. Three things, checked off my fall wish list, all in one outfit! Woo!

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