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OTS Blouse + High Waisted Crop Flares + Birkenstocks

Pictures originally taken 06/07/2020 (playing catch up!)

Words written on Instagram on that day…

I feel like sometimes people lose track of why they started instagram accounts.
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I’ve struggled a few times.
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BUT…

The main reason of this account is… (as it lists in my bio in LIMITED characters)

Indulging my love of fashion, photography, & preserving memories with Maya! ❤️
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Thrifter (adding…95% of our clothing-no, I haven’t done the technical math, but, if I did, it would probably err to 97% of our clothing is thrifted, or bought via @ebay)
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45+ (SO funny, because I’ve told people lately that I’m 46,and then am like…wait…not for a few months! 😳😂 I honestly don’t give a shit anymore! But…math is hard!!) 🤣🤣🤣•
Self taken 📷 tripod + remote (99.9% of our pictures I take. Either with a tripod or off the tripod of Maya…I don’t post those here, but I used to on the blog…back when I blogged….)
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Seattle (LOVE my city! Love my neighborhood even more #WestSeattle )

If more characters were allowed, I would say…. I do NOT take myself seriously, and prefer HUMOR! Outtakes are sometimes my favorite, and ALWAYS included on the blog, and will be more now here, since…I can’t find the time to blog!
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Taking behind the scenes videos are also becoming a norm, because, it’s SO EASY to manipulate the story with photos, and I’ve absolutely done it!! BUT…try to #LKKeepingitReal too!
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On me…

Top- Free People (thrifted)

Jeans- CQY “Sunday Ultra High Rise Crop” (ebay)

Shoes- Birkenstock “Mayari”

On Maya…

Dress- Hanna Andersson

Shoes- Birkenstock (thrifted)

Keeping it Real…

SO…here’s a super sweet shot after Maya inadvertently punched me in the boob!! 🤣 Happy Sunday!

(all pictures taken with a shutter release and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

All Black with a Side of….leopard!

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Pictures originally taken 6/13/2020 (playing catch up!)

Words written on Instagram on that day…

ALL black clothing…all the time.
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I’m a fan!
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I feel like a lot of us default to it!
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Flattering!
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Easy!
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YET…It can be hard to transition into spring/summer.
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Fun frilly tops, paired with denim. Perfect for going out!
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Or…happy hour with your parents and staying in….as is life for me and what happened tonight… (see stories)
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Yet, you can easily add a pop of color with your shoes, accessories, or…

Add a pop of leopard print!
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(Albeit your daughters pajamas!) swipe
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WIN!

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I can’t even…LOVE this sweet face!!

On me…

Top- Zac Possen (ebay)

Jeans- La Vie Rebecca Taylor (ebay)

Sandals- Vince (thrifted)

On Maya…

Jammies- Hanna Andersson (thrifted)

Keeping it Real…

One thing that is certain in ALL of our shoots…?

LOTS of action.

I’m honestly getting too old for this kind of thing and she’s too BIG!

But…

Every single time… Me- Maya, don’t do the…never mind.

Not sure what other maneuver she tried here…

Sometimes they work!

Sometimes…they don’t…

(all pictures taken with a shutter release and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

Little White Dress + Knee High (fold down!) boots

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Pictures originally taken 6/12/2020 (playing catch up!)

Words written on Instagram on that day..

All dressed up, and nowhere to go…
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Has anyone else just dressed up for no reason other than the fact that you are…
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SO SICK OF LOOKING LIKE A SLOB?
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Just me?
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And the funny thing about quarantine, is that I’ve been a little more adventurous that I normally would. I’m wearing things that I’ve always THOUGHT about wearing, but felt a little self conscious about. It’s the perfect time!
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NOBODY WILL SEE IT!
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Except I’m sharing it here sometimes…
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I’ve really wanted to wear these boots out, but haven’t had the nerve. Nor would I feel comfortable wearing this dress out without something under it. I’ve worn it with skinny jeans out before, but…it’s kinda short. Ok, it’s mostly SHEER, and I don’t have a slip that goes to the hem! The one that came with it…
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In my backyard…WHO CARES?!
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YET with these boots…so fun, because you can wear them almost over the knee (they slide down), or…folded down! SWIPE to see them pulled up. Oddly, I felt more comfortable with them rolled down…
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Happy Friday everyone!

These boots fold down, but also become over the knee slouchy boots! Which do you prefer? I can’t decide!

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On me…

Dress- Joie “Oshea” (ebay)

Boots- Antonia Dornas (ebay)

(all pictures taken with a shutter release and tripod)

Cut Out Tank + High Waisted Crop Flare + Birkenstocks

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Pictures originally taken 6/11/2020 (playing catch up!)

Words written on Instagram on that day…

Just know that for every sweet shot I post of the two of us, there is more often than not 872 bloopers and outtakes…
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Swipe to see a few from last night.
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More videos in our stories… I swear sometimes I think it’s a MIRACLE we get ANY good shots! But…sometimes the outtakes are my favs.
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Happy Friday!
#StayingSafeAndSaneInCoronaVille

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I LOVE the cut out back, and seriously want to take scissors to all my tees! BUT…I’ll stop, since I went crazy with jeans before-ha!

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I’m SO glad she’s over this phase!!

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Could she BE ANY CUTER??!!!

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Nope!

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On me…

Top- Chaser (ebay)

Jeans- Citizens of Humanity (thrifted)

Shoes- Birkenstock “Gizeh” (thrifted)

On Maya…

Top- (thrifted)

Jean Shorts- Levi’s DIY cut off (thrifted)

Keeping it Real…

Taking our own shots with a tripod and focus stand sometimes doesn’t work out. I accidentally focused on the fence instead of my focus stand. THANKFULLY I looked at the first batch and refocused!

That’s not always the case….

I mean…

Clearly she loves me…

But wow…

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(all pictures taken with a shutter release and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

White Baby Tee + Army Pants + Birkenstocks = 1994 or 2020

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Pictures originally taken 6/10/2020 (playing catch up!)

Words written on Instagram on that day…

100th day of Isolation…
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I had all these thoughts of making this a special shoot, but then…dinner ran late, and we couldn’t really GO anywhere, so…. Here we are. Me in comfy clothes, Maya in her jammies! BUT…I had to document it.
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Some know this, some do not, but…we pulled Maya out of school a week and a half before the rest of Seattle did…

For reasons that I won’t go into.

For the last 100 days, it’s been mostly us.

No play dates, unless you consider running into friends on a walk and running around the street at a distance… Maya laughing the entire time like it’s a birthday party.

Going to visit my parents every morning (who live a few blocks away)…us on the sidewalk, them on their balcony. Honestly, the highlight of our day. Maya runs from our house to get there early for more chatting time.
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We have left the house twice in our car to go deliver something to a local friend.

From afar…

She’s handled everything like a complete trooper.
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I….have not.
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On the flip side…

We have…

Walked approximately 400 miles. Give or take. We take two walks a day and they vary…I’m not going to add up my “walks” on my watch…as tempted as I am.
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Listened to SO many audiobooks while we walked, until Maya decided she didn’t want to listen to them anymore…and would rather talk about Minecraft and Roblox.
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YAY ME!
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SO many homemade meals! I’ve excelled in the art of multi meal cooking! It takes longer, but….LEFTOVERS!
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We started off learning Spanish, but…that’s fallen by the wayside…best intentions.
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Homeschooling…well, that is a rollercoaster. We’ve had good days, we’ve had bad days…we are still both alive-WIN!!! Here’s hoping we can integrate ourselves back into society at some point….

F!!!!

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Pretty sure I wore an almost exact take on this look in the 90’s, except my pants would have been actual thrifted army pants. I’m SO bummed I never kept any. I have a few that I made into cut offs but they have paint all over them…sigh.

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Fun fact…I bought these Birkenstock back in 1994 in college! Yes, I kept them.

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Can you even handle how cute she is? I clearly can’t…

On me…

Tee- Nation LTD (ebay)

Pants- La Vie Rebecca Taylor (ebay)

Shoes- Birkenstock (old)

On Maya…

Nightgown- Hanna Andersson

Keeping it Real…

Our attempts to make “100” was comical…

I realized that the camera would take this in reverse hahaha

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(all pictures taken with a shutter release and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

One Shoulder Cotton Jumpsuit + Birkenstocks (basically PJ’s :))

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Pictures originally taken 5/29/2020 (playing catch up!)

I only posted one image of us hugging on Instagram, and never posted the rest of these. It was in the height of the horrific events that were happening at that time. You can read my original post from that day on our instagram page.

Two of the books I read that were very eye opening and helpful were.

White Fragility by Ronin Diangelo

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

I didn’t feel like posting these images at the time, and then…they just never got posted. I wanted to make sure I got them on here though, because I love them.

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I still can’t decide if I’m keeping this jumpsuit. It’s SO cute, and SOOOO comfy, but….not that flattering. Oh, well.

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LOOOOOVE these!!!

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On me…

Jumpsuit- Lanston (ebay)

Birkenstock- (gifted from my mom)

On Maya…

Jumpsuit- (thrifted)

Shoes- Birkenstock (thrifted)

Keeping it Real…

Omg, sooooo many outtakes from this shoot. We always take behind the scenes videos too, but I just can’t get my act together to find those too…I always post them on Instagram though!

She loves to play with the focus stand. More accurately, she loves to try to decapitate me with it!

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Ok…it’s been a while, but I’m ASSUMING I was showing how comfortable this jumpsuit was?? haha.

Clearly, she was over me and my embarrassing ways. C’mon…we were in our backyard!

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She gives as good as she gets though…

But…I’ll always one up her haha.

(all pictures taken with a shutter release and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

Black Cropped Jumpsuit…Day to Night

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Originally taken 5/23/2020 (playing catch up)

Words taken from Instagram on the day I posted some of these there…

Maya didn’t want to take pictures, so I decided to do a “day to night” look tonight while she was watching a show with the Huz.

It’s amazing how many shots I can take in a short period of time when it’s just me!
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A black jumpsuit is such a closet staple in my opinion!
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It can clearly be dressed up or down, and it’s such a safe bet when you don’t really know what to wear.
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It’s ideal to pack on vacation, because it’s an outfit all unto itself!
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Wardrobe UNICORN if you ask me! Dare I say it…even better than a LBD?
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Posting the “Night” version now, because…It’s SATURDAY! And I’m clearly going OUT!
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To my backyard…
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Day version coming next!
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On me…day

Jean Jacket- 3×1 (thrifted)

Jumpsuit- Central Park West (ebay)

Belt- (thrifted)

Clogs- (gifted)

On Me..night

Jacket- All Saints (thrifted)

Jumpsuit- Central Park West (ebay)

Shoes- Derek Lam (thrifted)

Keeping it Real…

I mean…I timed these perfectly, no??

(all pictures taken with a shutter release and tripod)

White Button Down + High Waisted Flairs + Birkenstocks. |. Playing in the Spring Rain

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Playing catch up as per usual now…Originally taken 5/22/2020

Words taken from Instagram on the day I posted some of these there…

Well….this is pretty much how this week went.
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All the plans were good intentioned. 😏
Originally I was going to do this whole… “White button down jeans ‘classic look’! Post”! I even stupidly thought I could pair a bunch of different shoes with this outfit to show how versatile it was!
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All the plans did NOT go as planned. Let’s be honest…do they ever? Even pre-quarantine??? However… Most of our plans were salvaged by having fun. They are usually not what I had planned, but…they are US.
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And for me…if the fun is not documented, I’d be huddled in the corner with my wine glass in the fetal position crying.
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It is SO easy to remember and dwell on the bad parts of the day.
BUT…for some reason. Capturing US having fun during the shit show gives me joy.
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And, I’ve said it before, finding joy right now, is CRUCIAL!! SO…I will continue to do so.
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EVEN WHEN IT STARTS POURING the minute we step outside!

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On me…

Top- J Jill (thrifted)

Jeans- Current Elliott (thrifted)

Shoes- Birkenstock (thrifted)

On Maya…

Top- Splendid (thrifted)

Jeans- 7 For All Mankind (thrifted)

Shoes- Birkenstock (thrifted)

Keeping it Real…

I mean…It poured out of NOWHERE!!!

(all pictures taken with a shutter release and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

Graphic Muscle Tank + Cream Joggers + Metallic Sneakers (twinning-ish?)

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Originally taken 5/19/2020 (Playing catch up, but…classics win)

Words taken from Instagram on the day I posted some of these there…

If there is one style trend that is having it’s moment right now, it’s the jogger!

I love this pair (I have them in black too!) because they are made out of a dressier fabric. They can be easily dressed up for a night out (HA! What’s THAT?! 😂😩), or down for a night in…aka every night. 😏

Since they are kinda baggy, I like to wear them with a tighter top. This tee is a little boxy, so I tied it in the back. Normally, I tie tees in the front, but this one is a little shorter, and nobody needs to see THAT!
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Oh, and nice to know that Maya hasn’t grown out of the licking phase…geez. Thought that was behind us. Swipe for some #outtakes 🤣 #LKkeepingitReal
Happy almost Friday!!
I may be failing at homeschooling… 🙈
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BUT, I will say that we are both good at having fun (in between the yelling about the homeschooling!) 😂🙈😬
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It’s such a constant battle for me. Balancing fun and “work”! I myself need an equal balance, so it doesn’t shock me that Maya does too! Don’t get me wrong, schoolwork is being done!
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But…
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In the end…fun will always win out! And in my mind will always be the winner.❤️
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Scroll to see me trying to emulate Maya’s amazing hair shots. I look like a troll pencil topper! 😂DYING. 🤣🤣 And…holy ROOTS! 😳🙈 and, behind the scenes videos of us taking these pics. It’s a MIRACLE we get any shots 🤣🤣

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On me…

Graphic Tee- Chaser (ebay)

Joggers- Joie (eBay)

Shoes- Ash (ebay)

On Maya…

Shirt- Hanna Andersson (thrifted)

Joggers- Crewcuts (thrifted)

Shoes- Converse (thrifted)

Keeping it Real…

This….is what is usually happening…but, she convinced me to join. My hair doesn’t do what hers does…

(all pictures taken with a shutter release and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

Graphic Tee + Mother Tomcat + Metallic Buckle Sandals

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Originally taken 5/14/2020 (Playing catch up!)

Words taken from Instagram on the day I posted some of these there…

It’s gotten to the point where I don’t feel comfortable shooting on our sidewalk.
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TOO many people walking by!
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The other night…FOUR families, and I’m like…don’t mind us?
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Yeah, that’s not only weird…but disruptive (to the families out enjoying their walk I mean!!)
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SO…our backyard patio it might be for a while…
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And OMG…we had SO much fun!!
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We took some behind the scenes videos, because…nobody was there! Lots more in our stories! 🤣🤣🙈
YUP, this is what’s happening when we take pictures. It’s basically a MIRACLE we ever get any good ones, BUT…at least we have fun!
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You KNOW I love an interesting back, and these tees are so fun!

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I can’t even with her…

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