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Leather Jacket + LWD over Distressed Jeans + Booties

I wore this dress before and took it from day and then to night. What I hadn’t realized when I tried it on was that the slip that came with it was SO SHORT!! I added a 2nd slip when I wore it alone as a dress, but decided it would be perfect over a pair of skinny jeans! I love putting skinnies over dresses that are a liiiiiittle too short for…well, ANY kind of movement. Especially the case when you are dealing with your kids! Running after them? Bending over?!! Um…not happening!

Although, for summer, I’ve also put a pair of cut offs under another little white dress and cute little lace shorts under an LBD! I say don’t let it being too short stop you from buying something that’s super cute! You can make it work!

OMG…her smile??! DYING!! She really wanted me to make her “fly”. I wasn’t sure if those days were gone, but I tried anyways. She loved it, and…I didn’t throw out my back haha, so it was a win! Although, she wanted to keep doing it…She did a bunch of poses up on this ledge. I was simultaneously dying, and nervous that she would dance right off!! On me…

Leather Jacket- Organic by John Patrick (ebay)

Dress- Joie “O’Shea” Dress (thrifted)

Jeans- DL1961 “Margaux” in Gibson (eBay)

Boots- Aquatalia (eBay for $50! similar here)

On Maya…

Jacket- Jean Bourget (thrifted)

Sweaters- ZaraGirls (striped) Old Navy cardigan (thrifted)

Jean Jacket- GapKids (thrifted, but similar here)

Jeans- DL1961 Chloe C/O

Shoes- Rampage Girls (thrifted, but similar here)

Keeping it Real…

Her face in these next two…haha.

Her pose is on point though, ha! 😉

Not feeling me here, obviously…

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

Leather Jacket + Striped Swing Dress + Booties (Spring?? Are you there…?)

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I keep thinking…

If you wear it, it will come… Spring?! I’m talking to you! 😂😫🙏🏻. And, I’ll keep layering over my summer dresses, until I can wear them by themselves! I took a close up shot, and you could totally see my goosebumps! 🙈

I keep thinking in terms of the “Field of Dreams” movie. I’m sure most people will have no idea what I’m talking about, but… “If you build it, it they will come…” Anyone else remember and reference that movie??! 🙋🏼Maya loooooves to twirl. and she executes the twirl to perfection! Sadly, she was still in preschool when I took these (in the 10 minutes I had before I had to pick her up!)

I attempted it, and then realized, that my specialty lies in the casual “swish”…

🙂

On me…

Leather Jacket- Plein Sud (eBay, similar here)

Dress- Bailey 44 (eBay, LOVE this one here)

Boots- SixtySeven “Blake” Bootie (Nordstom Rack, sold out, loving these)

Keeping it Real…

The many attempts at the twirl, because this dress was MEANT for twirling!! But…the wind also kicked in and…

My hair!!! hahaha.

(all pictures taken with a shutter release and tripod)

SwimZip “The Sophisticated Swim Cover Up” Day to Night

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I did a post before about my love of SwimZip. You can see Maya frolicking in low tide in the cutest suit in this post. Seriously…LOVE!

After having two skin cancers dug out of me last year, I’m all about the cover ups! Also…at 42 my skin does not need any more damage. I swear, every day I find a new sun spot, and I hate them!! Much better than finding more skin cancer though…

All that to say…I’m a total fan of cute cover ups that have SPF built in, and SwimZip has SO many great options!

About a month and a half ago, they posted on their Instagram page that they were looking for bloggers to partner with. I jumped at the chance, and I couldn’t have been more thrilled to have the opportunity to work with them and shoot this adorable dress! I looooove the cinch tie side!! You can adjust it to the length you want, and the draping effect is super flattering! I got a medium. For reference, I’m 5′ 8″, but have a super long torso and no…well, no boobs to be blunt. I had considered getting a small, but was worried I would be too self-conscious about it being too tight. I’m so glad I got the size that I did! It may have looked baggy on me except for the cinching! All that to say, there’s some wiggle room.

And the thumb holes on the sleeves-love!! These are SO cute that I wanted to show how you could wear them day to night! You know when you are on vacation and you go straight from the pool to dinner? Ok, I don’t, because I want to go shower and change, BUT…you totally could with these if you didn’t have time!

What HAS happened to me? I am super careful during the day about sun protection. I lather up in sunscreen/and or wear cover ups, but then at night? I throw on a summer dress and that’s it. And then because the sun is still out, I get sun damage-GRRR!

Well, now I have another option! 🙂 Ps- I showed these to the Huz, because I was a liiiiiiittle nervous about this post showing too much skin and wanted a second opinion (so weird because I’ve done posts in cut offs and tanks, but…).

When he saw this next one he said “Woah…I want a copy of that one!”

So…as self conscious as I felt…he liked it, and on some level…I guess that’s all that matters 🙂

On me…

Swim Suit Cover Up- SwimZip “The Sophisticated Swim Cover Up” C/O

Hat- Thrifted, similar here.

Bag- Gift

Sandals-Salt Water Sandals and Ugg (thrifted, similar here)

Keeping it Real…

My excitement over this swim cover up aside…I hadn’t quite realized just how nervous I would be to take these images!! I think every woman is self-conscious about her body, and I’m certainly no different! I kept vowing to not have any wine the week before, and try not to snack so much, but…yeah, that never happened.

Then there’s the fact that I take all our images with a self timer and tripod… I felt like the biggest nerd on the beach by myself, but I honestly had so much fun taking these shots!!

You can watch a behind the scenes video of me taking the close up shots.

THEN there’s the fact that we are still having total winter weather!! It literally snowed the weekend before, and had been raining non stop. We had a break in the rain, so I decided to just go for it…in 50 degree weather-I wore a down parka and my Hunter boots down to the beach hahaha.. I had dreams of taking these images with amazing sun flare, but… At least I had the beach to myself! Not sure I could have done this in front of a bunch of people! Although, there is a walking path right above where I was, so I’m sure a few people wondered…

Oh, and of course the owner of the “closed” restaurant lives across the street and came out to ask if he could help me-AWKWARD!

While I was given this amazing cover up, all thoughts and opinions are my own!

(all pictures taken with a shutter release and tripod)

White Button Down + High Rise Crop Flares (Classics for the WIN!)

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We actually got a break in the monsoon season weather we’ve been having!! Seriously…our basement flooded, but besides that and in addition to that I’m SO OVER IT!!

It was SO nice to have a sunny day. As nice “looking” as it was, it was still super windy and cold.

We only had 10 minutes before we had to go get ready for Maya’s T-Ball practice, so we made this a quick little shoot 🙂

I took these pair of high rise flares (that I thrifted for super cheap!) and chopped them off at the bottom. Crop flares are currently my favorite style, so I may or may not have chopped off a number of my flare and boot leg jeans recently! 😉 Better than buying a bunch of new current crop flares for a kazillion dollars, I say!

Paired with a white button down? Really…you can’t go wrong pairing a white button down with ANY pair of jeans! Total classic…

Hahaha. This next one cracks me up!For those wondering. The reason the first image and the image below look “lighter and hazier”, it’s because I had my tripod in the sun to get the shot. The darker and crisper close up shots, were with the camera in the shade with us.
This next four shots literally happened in less than a minute. Taking images with a tripod isn’t always the easiest, but the remote trigger taking a shot every second for 10 seconds sure is! I flipped our position and then got these! I managed to convince Maya to do ONE twirl picture by herself…

On me…

Top- AG Jeans (eBay, similar here)

Jeans- J Brand (thrifted and DIY raw hem, similar here)

Shoes- Nene “Joyce Slip ons” c/o

On Maya…

Jacket- GapKids (thrifted, but similar here)

Dress- Lili Gaufrette (thrifted, but current styles here)

Leggings- Children’s Place (thrifted, but 2 pack similar here)

Shoes- Nene “Joyce Slip ons” c/o

Keeping it Real…

What happens when people drive by and you are the nerd by yourself taking pictures….

Her face!!! hahaha.

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

Layering for Spring (in GREEN!) Happy St Patrick’ Day!

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I wish I could say that I totally planned for us to wear green, and I had this post all lined up for St Patrick’s Day, but….I didn’t.

It was a happy accident though 🙂

I’m sooooo over the weather that’s been going on!! I just want to wear summer dresses (ok, no I don’t, because summer dresses aren’t my go to, buuuuuuut, right now?? SUMMER DRESSES! I want to wear them. And flip flops, and shorts, and anything else that’s appropriate for 65 degree plus.

Which, we are NOT seeing…

Until then, I will layer summer dresses with sweaters, jackets, and booties 🙂

Oh, Maya….you know the smile that’s next is not just me! I can’t even…

The reason I wanted to do this shot. Other than, I LOVE shoe shots?

Both of our booties are WATERPROOF!!!

Ok, maybe mine are only water resistant. I haven’t tested them. She for SURE has tested hers 😉

But…if you are looking for cute water “resistant” boots, check these out. Mine are sold out, but the brand makes more!! This is Maya’s posing face…

haha. I meant to get some sun flare, and got a rainbow flare instead-WIN!!! Oh, and waterproof, you say? Let me test them out!!

Ok, I never told her they were waterproof. She would have tested them out regardless…

But…her socks were dry and a wet wipe made the boots good as new!

Retail…$75. Thrifted in like new condition…$4.25.

So, sure-walk through those puddles as a test! 🙂

On me…

Jean Jacket- 3×1 thrifted for $10!!! (similar here retails for $300!!)

Sweater- Inhabit (old, similar here)

Dress- Ella Moss (eBay-love this one here)

Boots- Aquatalia (eBay for $50! similar here)

On Maya…

Jacket-Zara (thrifted)

Dress- Antik Batik (eBay, this is fun too)

Leggings- Tea Collection (thrifted, similar here)

Boots- Pediped “Flex Issa” (thrifted for $4.25)

Keeping it Real…

I swear, whenever I say I want to try and get a few pictures of just me…. I give her snacks, yet she always wants to be in the shots!!!

However….when I want to get a shot of her or the both of us??

Yeah….she’s off and running away, and it takes me 10 minutes to get her back. 🙂

Oh….WIND??! Yeah, miiiiiiiiiight not be wearing this dress on windy days. NOTE TO SELF!

Yup….so her.

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

Overalls + Chunky Knits + Hats (fall or…COLD spring!)

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Anyone else wondering WTF is going on with our weather?? We had snow a week ago in March…in Seattle!!

All that to say, I’ve gotten creative with my layering. Chunky knit under overalls? Sure, why not!

Oh, and a hat to keep my hair from blowing crazy in the WIND?

YES, PLEASE! blog-vintage-felt-hat-paige-sierra-overalls-j-crew-sweater-sam-edelman-lisle-booties-1

On me…

Sweater- J Crew (thrifted)

Hat- Vintage (thrifted)

Overalls- Paige “Sierra” Overalls (eBay, similar here)

Boots- Sam Edelman “Lisle” Boots (thrifted for $10!! Sold out, but love this lower heel version)

Keeping it Real…

I l had 20 minutes to take pictures before I had to pick Maya up from preschool, so I thought I’d go somewhere other than right outside our house.

I went a few blocks away, got somewhat set up in front of a cool neighborhood side walk, and I kid you not…as soon as I was ready, two teenage boys came home from school and walked into the house I was about to shoot in front of-giving me weird looks. I could have waited, but…TWENTY MINUTES!!

So….I gathered up my tripod and focusing stand that I’d already set up, and drove on. I pulled up to another block in my neighborhood, and decided to go for it no matter what.

Um….DEAD half eaten RAT!!!! AND….dog poop. Right where I was going to set my tripod!! I had to laugh! Because, thankfully, my tripod doesn’t care. I DID!!! But…I looked away 🙂

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

Leather Jacket + Stripes + High Rise Skinnies + Clogs

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If there were ever a “mom uniform” or…let’s be real…any girl’s uniform…

THIS SHOULD BE IT!

Leather Jacket + Stripes + High Rise Skinnies + Clogs

You can never go wrong. blog-doma-leather-jacket-free-people-mother-looker-kork-ease-portia-clogs-1 These shoes are BEYOND comfortable!!! Pretty much any shoe from this company is like walking on a cloud-LOVE! Her face…haha. blog-zara-faux-leather-jacket-gap-long-cardigan-hanna-andersson-play-dress-moto-boots-1

On me…

Leather Jacket- Doma” (old similar here)

Top- Free People (thrifted, similar here)

Jeans- Mother Denim “The Looker High Rise” (Thrifted)

Clogs- Korks by Kork Ease “Portia” (similar here)

On Maya…

Jacket- Zara (thrifted, similar here)

Sweater- Gapkids (thrifted, but similar here)

Dress- Hanna Andersson (thrifted, but similar here)

Leggings- Kirkland

Boots-Joseph Allen (thrifted, similar here)

Keeping it Real…

Playing tug of war with the focus stand 🙂

I tell her now that we can do whatever she wants. It keeps her happy, and that’s all I can ask for…haha. blog-outtake-2

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

Chunky Knits + High Waisted Flares + Clogs

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Life’s been a little crazy lately…. Ok, I feel like it has been for the last few years, but lately…more so! All that to say. I don’t have time to think about what I want to wear. I think about it during the day, and have all these ideas, but in the morning? I throw on skinny jeans, a striped top, and a leather jacket or sweater. There’s nothing wrong with that. Honestly, most days, I’m just happy for my 10 minute shower at the gym!!

But. I like clothes. Probably not a shock. I love how changing what you wear can change your mood. I love that you can get creative with what you wear, and it can say something about your personality that people may not have expected. I think people underestimate clothing and how it relates to how it makes you feel. But maybe that’s just me.

However, if you’ve ever watched a makeover show, you’ll know that it’s not! But the truth of the matter is. People lack the time, the money, and the energy or knowledge about what would make them look better and feel better.

Again, one of the many reasons I love thrifting. You can cheaply buy/try something new, and totally change your mood for the day! And if you say you don’t have any good thrift stores near you, then you can easily go online! Admittedly, you need to try things on at stores to find what styles/brands fit you best, but you can absolutely leave without buying and find things cheaper on eBay, Poshmark, thredUp, or Tradesy.

My entire outfit (as MOST of my outfits) were bought at a discount.

blog-free-people-brick-sweater-hudson-high-rise-flare-korks-portia-clogs-1 GAH!!! I’m soooooo bummed. I took a bunch of images, but my CF card got corrupted.

I put my card in, and it only loaded half the pics I took. I tried a few times, and it kept giving me an error. THEN…it wouldn’t even recognize the card! I was SO bummed, because I got some super cute images of Maya with her newly lost two bottom teeth. WAH WAH!! 😦

BUT…SO glad it didn’t happen to a client’s images! So, all in all, it was probably a blessing in disguise, because I now always put two cards in my camera (which I should have been doing all along…

So, honestly…I have been waiting to blog these. I kept thinking I’d find a way to recover the lost images, but I’m finally letting that go. For anyone that knows me (which honestly, is two-hi mom and dad!), it was REALLY hard for me to let this go. But I finally did, so I’m blogging this lone image of Maya. And also saying good bye to an recipe that I captured on that same card that has been long forgotten (because I rarely write things down and use images to help me remember). I’m sure it was AMAZING!! 😉

Alas…I leave you with Maya not so happy with a sidways smile…

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On me…

Sweater- Free People “Ryanne” (eBay, sold out, )

Top- Old, similar here.

Jeans- Hudson (thrifted, similar here)

Clogs- Kork Ease “Portia” (eBay sold out, similar here)

On Maya…

Jacket- Forever21 (thrifted, but loving this one here)

Top- Crewcuts (thrifted, similar here )

Jeans- Hudson (Nordstrom Rack, but similar here)

Shoes- Crewcuts (thrifted)

Keeping it Real…

Could there be more than my corrupted CF card? Why yes…

Because, at first, she’s ambivilant about pictures. Or, really…she thinks its funny to make grimacing faces at first. I’ll admit. It’s a process with the self timer. Most times, she doesn’t even realize that I’ve set it up, but sometimes she does, and…pictures. NO PICTURES! Hence, the lack of frequency in our images together. Usually, once I get her playing, she forgets about the camera, but it’s a little harder when it’s on the side walk in front of our house. As easy as it may be…
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Yet, she always goes for my focusing stand!! blog-outtake-2

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

Leather Jackets + Plaid + Stripes (can you go wrong?!)

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I’m thinking no. But that’s because I can’t stop wearing stripes with a leather jacket almost every day!

These images were taken three months ago, but I haven’t been able to blog much, and…it kind of still matches the transition of weather, so I’m going with it… 1-blog-ig-hm-doma-leather-gap-plaid-dl1961-emma-el-naturalista-9

blog-doma-leather-jacket-plaid-stripes-booties-2 Never mind that Maya has lost two of those bottom baby teeth by now! GAH!! It’s so weird to just look back on a couple of months ago and see all her teeth! blog-zara-faux-leather-jacket-hanna-andersson-plaid-top-mini-boden-skinny-jeans-josmo-boots-1

On me…

Hats- H&M (kids, mine is 12-14 old)

Leather Jacket- Doma” (old similar here)-

Top- Gap (Funky Jane’s Consignent)

Jeans- DL1961 Emma in “Riker”

Boots- El Naturalista Duna N528 (thrifted for $7!!)

On Maya…

Hats- H&M (kids, hers is 8-10 old)

Jacket- Zara (thrifted, similar here)

Sweater- Old Navy (thrifted)

Top- Hanna Andersson (thrifted)

Jeans- Mini Boden (thrifted)

Boots-Josmo “Multi Strap Buckle Boot” (Nordstrom Rack, similar here and less expensive here)

Keeping it Real…

I don’t even know what was going on here…

And…am I kissing her and she’s really loving it? I think so!! But…I wasn’t so sure that I’d post it 😉 blog-outtake-2

Enough said… blog-outtake-3

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

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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I’ve never been a “let’s get dressed up and go out on the town!” kind of Valentine’s Day girl…

A) It seems like a lot of fuss and pressure for one designated day that you are sharing with…EVERYONE!

B) I hate crowds. See above…sharing with EVERYONE-no thanks!

C) You pay way more and it’s SO hard to get into good restaurants in Seattle, because…yup-everyone!! Are you sensing a trend here?

Every year the Huz makes us a nice dinner. We get a nice bottle of wine, and stay at home and have way more fun!

We had our normally busy day, but I managed to bribe Maya into going outside twice. Once for 5 minutes, and then again for 4 haha. Yes, I checked the time stamp 😉

I took these of myself when Maya was in school. I knew I was going to go help out at her Valentine’s Day party and then after letting her play after school, we’d come home to dinner. All that to say…I kept it pretty casual, but added a fun pop of red with my comfy clogs! blog-doma-leather-jacket-striped-top-dl1961-toni-red-sven-clogs-1 The only way I could get pics of Maya was to let her just do whatever she wanted. Which usually means dancing. The girl has got some serious moves!! blog-faux-leather-jacket-crewcuts-heart-sweater-gapkids-tiered-skirt-steve-madden-lace-up-studded-boots Loooooove! Omg, her little tongue sticking out through the gap in her missing teeth??!!!
I would have loved to have gone somewhere with a little better scenery than our dirty front steps, but you take what you can get!

And I LOVE this one! blog-doma-leather-jacket-striped-top-dl1961-toni-red-sven-clogs-8 And these… 🙂 I thought about asking her for a serious smile, but these are so her!! blog-faux-leather-jacket-crewcuts-heart-sweater-gapkids-tiered-skirt-steve-madden-lace-up-studded-boots-4 I can’t even…