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An Odd Twist On Wearing Your Cardigan + Basic Tank + High Waisted Levis + Vans

Originally taken 4/15/2020 (I’m playing catch up!)

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

Well, I got my days messed up (imagine THAT!? 🤣🤪) for yesterday’s (I mean todays?🙃) @whowhatwear #WWWwardrobechallenge.
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The challenge for TODAY is “Tie a sweater off-center around a blazer or a tank.” Well…I remembered it wrong too, because this isn’t exactly off center, BUT….it’s a different way to wear a long sleeve cardigan, so can we just go with that?
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I love the fact that it looks COMPLETELY different!! Yet…I love both the looks.

I’d never have thought of this twist if it hadn’t been for the challenge, but I love it!

The images later with it long seem so….basic. I’m forever thankful for inspiration and love Blog 1 Theory Cardigan James Perse Tank Levis 550 Leopard Vans-85 Blog 2 Theory Cardigan James Perse Tank Levis 550 Leopard Vans-91 Blog 3 Theory Cardigan James Perse Tank Levis 550 Leopard Vans-75 Blog 4 Theory Cardigan James Perse Tank Levis 550 Leopard Vans-79 Blog 5 Theory Cardigan James Perse Tank Levis 550 Leopard Vans-25 Blog 6 Theory Cardigan James Perse Tank Levis 550 Leopard Vans-13 Blog 7 Theory Cardigan James Perse Tank Levis 550 Leopard Vans-18 Blog 8 Theory Cardigan James Perse Tank Levis 550 Leopard Vans-16

On me…

Sweater- Theory (thrifted)

Top- James Perse (ebay)

Jeans- Levi’s “vintage 550” DIY cut hem (thrifted)

Shoes- Vans (thrifted)

On Maya…

Sweater- Gap (thrifted)

Top- Gap (thrifted)

Jeans- 7 For All Mankind DIY cut hem (thrifted)

Shoes- Vans (thrifted)

Keeping it Real…

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

Oversized Sweater Duster + Jumpsuit + Vans = Real Clothes that Feel Like Jammies

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Originally taken 3/31/2020

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

I’m trying reeeeaaaaaally hard to take a shower every day (it doesn’t always happen-EW!!!), but when it does, I’m also trying to put on “real clothes” for the latter half of the day. For me…it sets my mindset. I’m having a hard enough time not being out in the world, so for me, at least getting dressed helps.
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BUT….I cannot wear things that aren’t comfortable! I HAVE MY LIMITS! So, occasionally, we will play dress up for photos, but on the daily…I’m comfortable. •
Clothing that feels like jammies?? COUNT ME IN! •
Cotton jumpsuits + Super soft cardigans that feel like robes? •
In my mind…I’m in my jammies, yet NOT! •
I have my shit together people! I’m DRESSED!
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#StayingSafeAndSaneInCoronaVille
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Ugh…#QuarantineChic is totally going to be a thing! Didn’t even look up the hashtag, but I’m guessing it’s a thing.
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I also forgot how easy it was to run outside and take pics without Maya. 5 minutes…done. I’d like to say that means I’ll take more pics but… 😬🤷🏼‍♀️

Blog 1 Nation LTD Duster Jumpsuit Leopard Vans-25c

Blog 2 Nation LTD Duster Jumpsuit Leopard Vans-10

Blog 3 Nation LTD Duster Jumpsuit Leopard Vans-33

Blog 4 Nation LTD Duster Jumpsuit Leopard Vans-17

Blog 5 Nation LTD Duster Jumpsuit Leopard Vans-41c

On me…

Duster- Nation LTD (ebay)

Jumpsuit- Nation LTD (ebay)

Earrings- Queen Anne Frame

Necklaces- Helen Ficalora

Shoes- Vans (thrifted)

Keeping it Real…

Not reeeeally sure what’s going on here…haha.

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

Chunky Knits + High Waisted Straight Leg + Sorel Heeled Booties | Cute, comfy, but WARM!

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Originally taken November 19th, 2019.

WHOOPS. Found another one that I’m posting out of order. This one was in my drafts, so I have NO idea why I never just hit “Publish”…sigh. Life.

I think it can be super hard to stay fashionable, but also stay comfy and warm. I spend SO much of my time outside with Maya or with clients, and I need to be comfortable, warm…yet…let’s be honest. I still want to look cute!

I scored these Sorel boots at Value Village for $28, and they were NWT! Regularly $275!

I’ve worn them SO many times already! To school pick up/staying for hours…to a shoot! Although, the heel height isn’t ideal for running around for an hour…, and even on a date night! Ok, both our faces…HAHA!

If someone has hints on how to jump and not look like…this.

Let me know 🙂
But…the aftermath of a “shot” has always been my goal with clients, and this…
Soooo worth the awkward jump faces!
Oh, and then… #NAILEDIT!
I will never be as cool as her…
THIS is who I know and love!!!
This is who I take pictures of…
Thankfully I can get both when I’m in the shot with her!

Even more of a reason that I miss taking pics of us.
Oooooh!

I’ve been taking sunset silhouette shots at work, and they’ve been something that I LOVE to take! We actually tried taking this before, but I lost the remote in the dark ha! Ok, I can laugh about it now… Making sunset can be tricky. It’s either past Maya’s bedtime, during bedtime ritual, during dinner, during making of dinner, or…during my crazy busy time.

So… I capture my amazing families at the golden hour, but I can’t seem to capture US lately!

To be honest…I’m BURNT OUT when I actually have time to shoot us in between the chaos…

On me…

Sweater- Joie “Fringe Cardigan” (ebay)

Top- StyleMint (old)

Jeans- La Vie by Rebecca Taylor “Ines” (ebay)

Shoes- Sorel “Addington” (thrifted for $28!)

On Maya…

Jacket- Me Jane Kids (thrifted, similar here)

Sweatshirt- Reflex Kids (thrifted)

Jeans- Hudson (ebay)

Shoes- Vans

Keeping it Real…

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

Summer is kicking my arse…

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Don’t get me wrong. I love summer!! I absolutely love that it stays lighter later, and…ok, that might be the only thing I like right now haha.

I’m a true Northwesterner in that I hate being hot! The idea of going outside to play in the middle of the day, sweating my butt off, and taking 2-3 showers a day. Well, it doesn’t get me very excited.

I’ve also put Maya in camps almost every week, just so I can catch up on client work, BUT…between the travel times on either end, I only really have 2 hours to cram as much as I possibly can in. Maya’s usually pretty tired after camp, because we either play for a few hours after or we’ve gone to the gym for a few hours beforehand. Doesn’t leave much time or energy for our usual “outings”.

A lot of times, it’s just a little walk around our neighborhood after dinner, and that’s ok 🙂 Blog Gap Denim Shirt Ooberswank Cami Goldsign Frontier Leopard Vans-1 I love her little dance kick in the background!!! See her tongue out? Yeah, she kept licking my back…

“Mom, you taste kind of salty!” Um…yeah, sweaty!! ;} Blog Gap Denim Shirt Ooberswank Cami Goldsign Frontier Leopard Vans-9 POOP!!! hahaha. Blog GapKids Tunic Checkered Vans-1

On me…

Shirt- Gap (thrifted)

Top- Ooberswank (Nordstrom Rack, sold out, similar here)

Jeans- Goldsign “frontier” destroyed by me (similar here, similar look here)

Shoes- Vans (thrifted for $6!, sold out, similar here)

On Maya…

Top/Dress- GapKids (thrifted)

Leggings- Children’s Place (thrifted)

Shoes- Vans (thrifted)

Keeping it Real…

And…she just wanted to sit on my leg 😉 Blog Outtake-1

Maya’s new thing is “ROARING!!!” It’s really neat…

But seriously. Every time we see someone (on a walk, on the street, on the way to the gym)

It’s either…”You know I’m the princess of the world” quickly followed by…

“I’m also a vampire.”

And…after we leave said people she says…

“Mom, you know we can’t talk to the humans, because we are creatures (or vampires)”

She really has the best imagination ever. And thankfully…is NOT scared of vampires 🙂 Blog Outtake-2

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

Exploring Low Tide (again!) | Constellation Park

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My parents were down at the beach with other beach naturalists, so we decided to go visit them. Honestly, I took these images a while ago.

BTW, if you are in the West Seattle area… It’s a group that volunteers to go down during extreme low tides. Look for red hats when you are down there!

I didn’t want to risk setting up the tripod on this uneven terrain, so my dad took a few pictures of us. 🙂

Blog Constellation Park Low Tide Free People DL1961 Checkered Vans-1 Earlier we saw a purple sea star (that I took a video off, but spaced on taking a picture of!) and a live crab, but it quickly hid under a rock. Later we found a baby crab that was sadly not alive anymore…

Blog Free People DL1961 Checkered Vans-2 We had a little “Pretty Woman” moment, where I pretended the crab bit her 🙂 Seriously…that face!!! Blog Mini Boden Fur Vest True Religion Jack Toddler Jeans Checkered Vans-1 I literally want to eat her up!! Blog West Seattle Constellation Park Low Tide-6

On me…

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

Jeans- DL1961 (Bootcut thrifted for $4.80!, and DIY Crop Flare, similar here)

Shoes- Vans (thrifted)

On Maya…

Vest- Mini Boden (thrifted)

Top- Petit Bateau (thrifted)

Jeans- True Religion (thrifted, but similar here)

Shoes- Vans (thrifted)

Keeping it Real…

This is her “NO MORE PICTURES!!” face. 😉 It was SO WINDY, and a lot colder than it looked… Blog Outtake

Pictures of me and Maya taken by my dad 🙂

Summer Dresses + Denim Tops + Vans

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I think I’m going to be living in this outfit all summer…

Nothing more classic than a little black dress, whether it’s a casual tank or little cocktail. You can never go wrong!

Oh, and our weather is still a little all over the place. Chilly one minute, and then totally hot. It even got into the mid 80’s the other day!! IN MAY! IN SEATTLE!!! Blog Feel the Piece Tank Dress Gap Denim Shirt Leopard Vans-1 So, layering is always a good idea. And…so is wearing little shorts under dresses that can fly up 🙂 She totally tried to hide behind me 🙂But, I was too quick for her haha. She was in HEAVEN with all these dandilions! And, since we were at a park, I let her go for it! No neighbors to offend here 🙂 Blog Gapkids Denim Jacket Vintage Havanna Dress Checkered Vans-1 Always on the run… We actually went to this spot as a location scouting adventure for a shoot I had last weekend. I ended up not going here, but I can’t WAIT to bring a client here (or come back ourselves) around sunset! I took a bunch of videos on Snapchat. I’m still not 100% sure what I’m doing, but if you want to follow us there, we are at lkahan-ditelle. Blog Gapkids Denim Jacket Vintage Havanna Dress Checkered Vans-7

On me…

Top- Gap (thrifted)

Dress- Feel the Piece “FreeBird Dress” (eBay)

Shoes- Vans (thrifted for $6!, sold out, similar here)

On Maya…

Jacket- Gap (thrifted)

Dress- Vintage Havana (thrifted, but similar here)

Shoes- Vans (thrifted)

Keeping it Real…

Maya- “I want to make your hair look pretty!” Which…is totally sweet. BUT…then she tried to yank out my pony tail! Not so good…

She’s also in this phase where she’s constantly chewing gum. No big deal, but half the pictures I have of her now are of her mid chomp 😉 Blog Outtake-2

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

Coated Moto Skinny Pants…day to night.

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I knew I was going out later this night, but really didn’t want to have to think about a separate outfit. So…I picked something that I could dress down for preschool drop off, work, pick up, and then play…then easily transition into a Mama’s night out!

Coated denim is one of my favorite things to wear in the fall/winter. Super fun and easy to clean-WIN! And it can easily be dressed up or down. Denim jackets are my favorite “make just about anything easy and casual” item of clothing.

I love the fun little slit in this tee. And the moto detailing on these pants!! It was hard to capture it on camera, but both by the pockets and at the bottom of the pants are super cool stitching. Then…had a little fun in photoshop with this one 🙂 It’s amazing what a difference a change in shoes can make!Add a leather jacket, and you’re ready to go out!I took these pictures on a bike trail that is right next to a pretty busy street. Yeah…I got a lot of looks. One biker even offered to stop and take some pics for me haha. No…I don’t feel like a complete nerd at all with my tripod and self timer-ugh ;}

And seriously, the weather in Seattle is so wonky. I took the shot above and the one below less than a minute apart. It went from totally overcast to SUNNY.After I picked Maya up from school, we walked over to my parents house. It was my mom’s birthday, so we wanted to bring her some treats (a few Pumpkin Balls that I posted on Wednesday!)My dad took these next two 🙂 On me…

Jacket- Levi’s (thrifted, similar here) Leather- Doma” (similar here)

Top- Free People “Madness” Striped Muscle Tank (Nordstrom Rack)

Jeans- DL1961 River in Atlanta (similar here)

Shoes and Boots- Vans (thrifted) Kimchi Blue (thrifted, similar here)

On Maya…

Dress- Hanna Andersson Velour Twirl Dress (thrifted, but similar here)

Leggings- Hanna Andersson (thrifted, but similar here)

Boots- Kamik Stomp Rain Boots (thrifted, but similar here)

Keeping it Real…

I don’t always make it back in time before the self timer goes off haha.

And….she was done with the picture taking 🙂

(all pictures taken with a self timer and tripod, except the flying one with me and Maya and ones of Maya :))

Grey day… Thrift Store Scores!

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I only sporadically talk about how much I score clothes for. I wonder if anyone really cares, but I love hearing about other people scoring things so I may insert in prices here and there more often :).

This entire outfit cost me less than $30. Retail alone for the SHIRT is over $200!! I know…who would spend $200 on a shirt?? NOT ME! But…it’s a pretty cool shirt 😉 I could not believe my luck when I found it for $2.50!!!! These jeans, I scored from the kids department for $5 haha. The jacket and shoes were a little more than I’d normally spend at a thrift store at $10 each, but I’d been searching for a Levi’s jacket and checkered Vans, so I practically ripped them off the shelf when I saw both of them 🙂 I’m not 100% sure, but I believe Maya’s entire outfit cost less than $15.Seriously almost died when I found these Dr. Martens for $5!! Well, truthfully, they were $7, but I had a 30% off coupon. I rarely go thrifting without some kind of coupon. Whether it’s from donating, from my Chinook Book, or because it’s a special percentage off day.On me…

Jacket- Levi’s (thrifted, similar here)

Top- Helmut Lang (thrifted, similar here and here)

Jeans- Joe’s Jeans (thirfted, similar here)

Shoes- Vans (thrifted)

On Maya…

Jacket- Levi’s (thrifted, but similar here)

Dress- Crewcuts (thrifted)

Leggings- Crewcuts (thrifted, but similar here)

Shoes- Dr. Martens (thrifted, but similar here)

Keeping it Real…

Guess she wasn’t feeling the kiss 😉

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

And I’m back to my normal uniform…

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It was fun to shake it up and wear something different, but I quickly fell back into my routine of sweater + skinny jeans + comfy shoes… Sometimes I miss wearing heels. Ok, let’s be honest, I miss having longer legs and being able to wear non hemmed jeans… Can’t easily give Maya a pony ride in heels, though! LOVE the back of this sweater! I may or may not have gotten it in another color too, but how could I not at $15?? So fun! :} Dancing!

On me…

Sweater- H&M (sold out, but similar here)

Top- H&M

Jeans- Genetic Denim “Stem”

Boots- Born (similar here)

On Maya…

Jeans- H&M (sold out, but similar here)

Top- Gymboree (thrifted, and it miiight be a pj top :))

Jacket- Gap (thrifted, but similar here)

Belt- bruisersnbeauties_closet

Shoes- Vans

Oops, we did it again…with Vans slip ons :)

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So many times when I’m in the mood to wear something, I’m in the mood for Maya to wear something similar. I try really hard to make sure we don’t leave the house totally matching (sometimes I’m too braindead and it happens…) Most often it’s our shoes (like yesterday!). In my defense, Vans and Converse are so flipping cool and comfortable, that I don’t even think it should count 🙂

Basically, they should be a mom staple…

We had to go over to my parents to pick something up, and of course had to play on the one step that Maya loves…. Normally, I think Maya wins all of our “who wore it best”, but I really love these polka dot Vans! SO hard to beat the classic check ones that I scored for her at a thrift store though… She seriously has SO much fun just going round and round on this little stair entryway… My mom got these last ones of me with Maya. On me…