My Spring Picks
Spring means dressing in all the colors of Easter eggs, and I'm not mad about it.
The Best Winter Products
Winter. It can really can mean a variety of different climates. But because I don’t think you really need to think about winter gear if you’re living in Florida (which is exactly why I think people choose to live there!), I’m writing about winter favorites that I’ve found useful in a winter that is cold […]
The Best Winter Products
winter is not my favorite
A Holiday Outfit that’s Not Red
anything but a Christmas red
How To Wear: Corduroy Pants
step one, put them on
The Best Snow Day Essentials
alcohol not included
Madewell Fall Favorites
Some Madewell fall favorites coming at you!
PJs for Days
One of my favorite things is a pajama set. I think I first heard the term little luxuries from Ashlee Gadd, but that is definitely what I think about when I think of PJs. I love changing into my PJs as soon as we’re home for the night. Or, if I can’t get to it before […]
New Year, New Toothpaste
The thing is that I LIKE and WANT clean, white teeth and fresh breath. I'm pretty sure that I'm not alone in that. Please tell me I'm not. So since I'm getting a late start on the new year, one of the things that is on my 2019 list is to do better with my mouth and Colgate TotalSF Advanced Whitening Toothpaste is helping me do that!
Corduroy Mini Skirt
Mini skirts are what fall is made of… at least in my head! It’s one of my favorite pieces! I’ve had this skirt for about a year now (how I styled it last year) and it’s still a piece I’m glad I have in my closet! I’ve styled it five different ways for you, each with their […]
Styling Cropped Jeans, When It’s Cold
A lot of my jeans are cropped. Not necessarily are all legit cropped, as in the hem stoops mid calf, but most of my jeans do rest somewhere around the top of my ankle to mid-calf. I just think that length is more flattering on me, honestly. And it means that I don’t have to cuff […]
Packing for A Long Weekend in the Mountains
When there’s a long weekend coming – like the one we just had – if you live near the mountains, well, they call! One of my favorite ways to spend a long weekend is up in the mountains – especially in September, October and November. You’ll get color, actual fall-ness, and all the good things […]
A(nother) Monochromatic Outfit
One of the easiest ways to get dressed, especially when you just don't know what to wear, is just to pick a color and wear that.
5 Ways To Style A Black Denim Skirt
Looking for inspiration on how to wear that black denim skirt? Here is five ways you can wear a denim skirt from casual with sneakers to practically office appropriate.
Little Red Dress
If there's a color that I've always loved, it's red. I'm not totally sure why, because as far as bright colors, this is one of them, and I usually shy away from c o l o r, but red seems to be the exception. I don't know if it's because I think it's a super patriotic color (#militaryspouse) or because I think it's a happy color - no matter why, I'm a fan of red.
Black is My Favorite Summer Color
It doesn't actually matter the season, there will be black in my closet. And even though, if there is going to be color, it's most likely to being during summer, I still gravitate to what I love... the color black. I think it's pretty obvious if you look at my outfits. One of the items on my summer wardrobe list was black jean shorts - denim and distressed were the qualifications.
My Summer Swimwear
I am all about the swimsuits this summer! Mainly because I can wear one everyday if I want, because that Colorado sun is so rad. It's been a few summers since I really looked at buying swimsuits so I wasn't totally sure what I wanted. Clearly, the one-piece swimsuits caught my eye. They just make so many good ones now that it's hard to say no.
Wearing Camo, Again
I bought these camouflage pants four years ago, but I just recently pulled them out of the back my closet and I can't stop wearing them. A lot of trends do have a repeat season, and if you find a piece that you like, it's worth hanging onto. To me, camo has always felt like a neutral, with a little edge. Whether it's a jacket, pants or shirt, wearing camouflage adds a fun little edge to your wardrobe.
Shoes to Wear with Cropped Jeans
Cropped jeans are popping up everywhere (and in the dead of winter) and if you get a pair, they'll probably be your most worn pair come spring and summer. There are different styles of cropped jeans from flares to skinnies to split hem to wide leg so most likely, you'll be able to find your favorite style of jean in a cropped version
Christmas Red for Valentines Day (and more!)
One of the colors I've always been drawn to wearing is that bright, cheery Christmas Red! Some might call it Poppy, but I most associate this with Christmas, so I call it Christmas Red.
Adding Color to Your Home
If you're anything like me, your house is filled with those neutral tones, but not a lot of color. And adding color to that neutral palette might feel a little daunting. Because, really what's scarier than color? Practically nothing, right?!? But here's the thing, color isn't all bad.
Tips for Buying Winter Boots
buy Sorel, the end.
Whitening Sensitive Teeth At Home
You have to know by now that around here that I’m always up for a good adventure. When I buy clothes, I really do think about clothes are up for adventure. That doesn’t mean that I only have clothes that can hold up to a hike into the mountains. But clothes that keep me comfortable […]
How to Style Boyfriend Jeans | Without the Cuff
I’m back with my *still* favorite pair of jeans and I have them styled a little differently today. Not only am I wear a more fitted sweater, but I’m rocking these jeans without the cuff. If you were to search boyfriend jeans in Pinterest, you would see that most of the styling has them cuffed. […]
How to Style Boyfriend Jeans | Oversized Sweater
I’ve always loved a little toughness in my clothes, and usually, I can get that through tomboyish pieces. Which is exactly why I love the boyfriend fit! They’re a great combo of tomboyish and classic, and I literally wear these jeans every chance I get.
A Day Trip to Avila Beach
A two and a half hour road trip from Monterey will land you at Avila Beach! Just outside of San Luis Obispo, it's a tiny little beach community and just where we go when we want a real beach experience. I say real beach because it's hot enough there to wear a swimsuit...
7 Ways You can add velvet to your wardrobe
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I’ve been looking through my closet lately, thinking about fall and winter and what I want to wear this season. And I’m super excited that velvet is back with a vengeance again! Here’s the thing about velvet…. texture! Which means I can wear that outdoors and not obsess over every […]
The Best Back to School Outfit
Maybe it's because I grew up in PA (close to New England!) and I've been getting style inspiration from the J.Crew catalogs since middle school, but nothing reminds me of going back to school like a corduroy mini.
Taking An Outfit from Date Night to Adventure Ready
I think how flowy the dress is, along with it's slip dress vibe made the jeans underneath work. And it brought out the 90's vibe and I'm down with that! Combo the dress + jeans + barks and my date night piece became a totally acceptable, and practical outfit for an afternoon with my boys.
repeat offender | three ways to style a jumpsuit
I have another repeat offender! It should look a little familiar because this exact jumpsuit was on my fall favorites list! As soon as it showed up, I immediately tried it one and loved it. And now, falling into the jumpsuit connoisseur category, I think a patterned jumpsuit is much easier to style. Not this floral […]
What to Wear to the Beach
LOCATION | Capitola Beach, Capitola CA shorts (like these too!) | tank (similar) | sweatshirt ℅ Tobi | sunglasses but I like these too Before I moved to Monterey, I would have never thought that you would or need to wear anything other than a swimsuit to the beach. But since this coast struggles to hit warm temperatures, I’ve gotten almost zero use out […]
my fall favorites
September is just around the corner, which means fall everything all the time! For fall, I looked at my closet and what I might want to add to it, and I picked out a few fall pieces that have legit potential to be my fall favorites - if I buy them all!
Time for Crêpes + A JORD Wood Watch Giveaway
A lifestyle photo session featuring a JORD wooden watch. Whether you're looking for a gift to give the guy in your life or if you, yourself, would like a beautiful time piece for your wrist, enter the giveaway!!
Where to shop + shop Stevie with Kristianna
Featuring Shop Stevie with Kristianna and her online boutique specializing in limited quantities and beautifully designed, modest, affordable women's fashion.
when to wear that cold shoulder sweater
Here me, I get it. It's a sweater, with holes on the shoulders. And while that might seem like it lands you in the when could I ever wear that category, trust me. There are a lot of places that this sweater is the perfect piece for!
coffee and mom jeans
A pair of A&F mom jeans styled with a simple tank and cardigan.
an everyday look
Here’s the thing, when it comes to my everyday, this is eighty-five percent how I roll: something easy to wear and minimal effort with hair and makeup. I say eighty-five percent because I do occassionally add mascara, and it usually makes a world of difference in my face. Any while it’s not always sunny in the […]
Summer Stripes | the Crop Top
A summer style blog post about a boxy cut crop top.
repeat offender | chambray dress
A clothing series featuring one piece, worn two ways.
repeat offender | off-the-shoulder top
A clothing series featuring one piece, worn two ways.
the shoes I wear most often
I remember when I bought this pair of Birkenstocks, about two years ago. And, while I'm not sure they're as in as they were two years ago, they are the shoes that I wear most often!
wearing overalls
I bought my first pair of overalls in a covert operation at Hollister. Covert because, a thirty year old mama shopping at Hollister....I've told the story before.
the easter dress
Days before Easter, I sat in a park parking lot, near my house and sobbed on the phone to my girlfriend. She also happens to be a wonderful counselor, so my sobs were in more than capable hands.
styling a jumpsuit
What I hear most often, when I wear a jumpsuit, romper, one-piecer - pick your adjective - what I hear most is people telling me that they just wouldn't know how to wear that.
A Play Table for the Boys | Part Two
It took me long enough, but I finally got a table for the boys! Remember my options? Yeah, I didn't get any of them.Because of how modern the space was feeling, I wanted to add a rustic vibe to balance it out.
Packing for Yosemite (with the family)
We’re headed to Yosemite soon, and I’m looking forwards to some WOODS. I’ve heard the hikes (and the views!) are legit. I’ve got to get my Colorado vibes somehow! And while I love a good cabin, we opted to stay at a resort this time around. Can you say happy hour at the family hot […]
A Play Table for the Boys
I am looking for a play table for the boys. Honestly, Ajax would play on a cardboard box if we had one out. In fact, I picked him up from preschool and all the kiddos were totally all playing in and around and on a huge cardboard box.
Slow Days
It's coming back to me now because I'm here, but when there's a new little person in your life, you have to take your days a little slower. Not just because they're not on the eat three times a day, sleep through the night plan.
Brecken James
Brecken James was born March 18th – 8.3 pounds (BIG for a Colorado baby) and 21.25 inches long. I’m not much for birth stories, but let me just say, this babe took a lot more work to get him here than his older brother did. All lies about the second birth being easier and faster! […]
WE ARE MOVING
We’re moving to Monterey, California. Honestly, I love Colorado and will definitely shed a tear or two about leaving. When I saw the email from my husband the other day that officially confirmed our move, it just so happened that it was classic, Colorado-sunny day with the Rocky Mountains just standing there in my view […]
38 Weeks
// tank / joggers (similar) / sneakers // Unless this little guy has a mind of his own, we have his arrival all planned! And considering Ajax had to basically be forced out of my belly, my guess is this guy will need a little encouragement too. Although there will be no complaints from me […]
Soon-to-be Oldest
My soon-to-be oldest, he showed me just how amazing motherhood is. And while I don't always feel confident in my motherhood, when I see him - happy, laughing, talking non-stop, exploring, learning, loving, even throwing a standard two year old protest - it gives me confidence.
36 Weeks
// dress : Old Navy Maternity / jacket : J.Crew Factory (similar) / sneakers : Steve Madden // Lawd… I’m still pregnant. Yes, I know. REAL pregnant. Granted, I should be. But for some reason, my brain has been saying “birth, birth, BIRTH” for like, the past two weeks. Who knows what my body is […]
The Days Before and Worries
This pregnancy, knowing there's about to be another newborn in my life feels overwhelming at times. Because I don't know how hard it will be. Or how much sleep I won't get, or if everything I did with Ajax will not work with this one, leaving me with only Google and millions of texts to my mom in order to survive.
32 Weeks
Here’s me hoping February just flies by! Good thing it’s the shortest month we have, although it is a Leap Year this year… We have a long weekend and a weekend up in the mountains planned for February so I’m thinking that will make the weeks just a little bit shorter for me. It always […]
Stuff for Baby #2
Even after I found out there was going to be another little boy joining our crew, I put off thinking about what things he might need until a week ago. And then I might have freaked out a little because even though we have a boy, it's been over two years since he was a newborn.
30 Weeks
Thirty never looked so good….. hehehe. I was crazy shocked when my belly was measured the other day, and it was measuring smaller than my weeks! I always measured a week ahead with Ajax, and I have felt SO much bigger this time around. I believe my doctor’s tape to measure bellies runs small….God bless […]
Are There Enough Words to Go Around?
You may or may not have known, books have long been a love of mine. All thanks to my mom who had me at the library as an itty bitty, reading has just become part of who I am. The writing piece came along slower, but by the time I was a junior in college, […]
28 Weeks + PinkBlush Maternity
I happen to think dressing a bump is kinda hard. I’ve been a fan of capsule wardrobes, and I pretty much think they’re impossible for preggo’s – mainly because you just don’t know what you’re going to look like in a few weeks. So planning clothes for all nine-ish months is something I can’t do. […]
26 Weeks
I had a moment, this week, when I freaked out. My belly was giving me all sorts of pain – I didn’t have round ligament pain or Braxton Hicks with Ajax – and I couldn’t get B to move, despite all my poking and drinking cold lemonade. And my brain just freaked the capital F […]
I Bought a Maternity Coat
When I realized that I was going to be pregnant A L L winter, my first thought was maybe I’ll need an actual maternity coat. Maybe. Then I started asking other people who were also gonna be preggers in the winter, and people who had been preggo in the winter and most people also went […]
24 Weeks
I am now belly-enough that random people comment on my belly. I don’t really mind, honestly, so far everyone has been nice. And no one has tried to fondle my belly, unless they know me, and then I don’t care one bit. But the comments just keep coming. At the gym, Starbucks, Ajax’s daycare… there’s […]
22 Weeks
// shirt : Old Navy / vest : Zara / necklace : J.Crew // // jeans : Gap Maternity / boots : Vince Camuto // You know what’s hard: pulling over-the-knee boots off your pregnant body. That’s enough of a workout for me… where’s the diet coke? I’ve had these boots now for three, four […]
20 Weeks
Technically, I’m at 21 weeks.. but putting that in the title would cause some serious conflict with my OCD. Halfway there! I have to say, there were so many things that have been different with this pregnancy, that I automatically guessed “girl” when it came to the gender. I was surprised when it became very […]
Happy Halloween from Our Little…..
COMBAT DIVER!! Ajax is “roaring” – He just saw the lions! Did you think I was spilling the beans on the gender of our little one? Hah.. honestly, we still don’t know…yet. But do I promise to share! Promise. Earlier this month, my husband came home with an adorable picture of a little one […]
18 Weeks
Hey eeeerrrryybody… Forgive my silence; my brain appears to be missing these days. For the first time ever (and I am SO praying, the last) I locked Ajax and my keys in the car as we were leaving the gym. And it was about 40 degrees and raining… The gym was amazing and in about […]
14 Weeks
// “J” necklace : Etsy-Project Dahlia / dress : Forever21 / / shirt : J.Crew Factory / ring : J.Crew / shoes : Steve Madden // I’m still not 100% in love with this dress… But let me tell you. It’s freakin’ comfortable. I am basically wearing a black sack, so how could it not […]
12 Weeks
I looked so hard for a bump when I was pregnant with Ajax. I mean, hard! And finally, around 14 weeks, one little bump appeared. I am twelve weeks, and I’ll just be honest, there’s been a little baby belly there for a while. It could be because of the sea salt caramels I’ve been […]
Packing | A Mountain Weekend Getaway
We planned a little mountain getaway back in the spring, but had to reschedule - mainly because it just wouldn't stop raining here in Colorado. But we finally headed up to the mountains this past weekend, and had an awesome time!
Family Dinner
It was a Monday night; the husband had the day off so we decided sushi was in order for dinner that night. Oh man, can I get down with some sushi. Nom nom. We packed up Jax’s backpack and headed out for dinner. Miraculously we found a parking spot right across the street for the […]
this is my favorite age
I've heard older moms, moms who have kids older than mine, say that every age has been their favorite age. I haven't had years yet being a mom, but I can tell you that Ajax's age right now... my favorite.