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WIWW: Plaid scarf and a not-quite bootie

December 4, 2013 | Leave a Comment

I think I can officially say that winter has hit Colorado. After a gorgeous 66-degree day on Monday, the temperature has dropped to 14 degrees today and we’ve got a good 5-6″ of snow on the ground. I took these photos yesterday just as the wind started to pick up and the temperature started to…

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WIWW: The simple black dress

November 13, 2013 | Leave a Comment

I’m a strong believer that everyone should have a little black dress that they can fall back on in their closet at all times. I’ve had this dress for probably 4 1/2 years. Even I am surprised that it’s been that long, but I remember because I bought it early in my pregnancy with my…

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New fall obsession: Nordic sweater leggings

November 6, 2013 | Leave a Comment

I have a problem. When I get obsessed with something, I can’t get it out of my head… and that’s kind of what’s happening with me and Nordic sweater leggings right now. Snowflakes, reindeer, Nordic, fair isle; call it what you will. I am obsessed.

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WIWW: Black and white sweater

October 9, 2013 | Leave a Comment

Happy Wednesday! I feel like the week just started, and yet I can’t wait for it to end. It’s one of those weird hump days. Anyhoo… you may remember me posting a picture of this sweater on Instagram and Facebook a couple of weeks ago. It caught my eye in an Instagram post from the…

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WIWW: Denim on Denim

October 1, 2013 | Leave a Comment

I have a confession. I just can’t get over the denim on denim trend. I think it’s still “in”… well, I don’t really care cause that’s how I roll, but I am pretty sure it’s still a thing.

It’s one of my favorite casual looks and takes a mere second to throw together.

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WIWW: Transitioning into fall

September 25, 2013 | Leave a Comment

The weather is finally cooling off here and so I’m starting to transition my wardrobe from summer into fall. The easiest way to do this I find is with sweaters and tights, which pair nicely with summer dresses. And of course I bust out the boots – lots and lots of boots.

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WIWW: Labor Day parade & crop tops

September 11, 2013 | Leave a Comment

Labor Day parade photos | TheMombot.com

Holidays have suddenly become so much more exciting now that we are living semi-small town life. Our neighboring town of Louisville had a great Labor Day parade that had me nostalgic for my childhood, growing up in a small farm town in Michigan. Every year as a child, we would gather on our town’s Main Street and watch the Farmer’s Festival parade. I remember old cars, tractors, and candy – lots of candy.

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Style obsession: Scarlett O’Connor from ABC’s “Nashville”

July 24, 2013 | Leave a Comment

Scarlett O'Connor's style on ABC's
Scarlett O’Connor’s style: image 1 | image 2 | image 3

Every once in a while, I become obsessed with a particular style and feel like all would be right with the world if I could change my wardrobe to reflect it. What do you want from me? I am woman. I like clothes.

For example, while in the throngs of watching “Friday Night Lights,” I decided that I needed to wear cowboy boots and dresses every day à la Tami Taylor. I tried for a while, but cute Texan in California is kind of hard to pull off. And my feet sweat a lot in those boots on 90 degree days…

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WIWW: New bootie obsession & bright yellow

July 2, 2013 | Leave a Comment

Confession: I am in love with a pair of shoes.

This is so not me; I rarely buy shoes. I would rather spend my money on clothes, and that’s how it usually happens. But in an effort to put together the perfect outfit for our upcoming family photos, I purchased these little ladies. And, um, I love them.

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WIWW: A revived purple dress

June 5, 2013 | Leave a Comment

Hello, friends! After a long, busy weekend of traveling, I am finally home and have gotten a spare moment to write. Our trip to Colorado was tiring, but I feel so excited and content with our upcoming move. We found some areas we really love and are hoping to find available housing there in the coming months; at which point we will pack up and take off!

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I get it. It's a little weird. But the girls I've I get it. It's a little weird.
But the girls I've seen do it best, look adorable.

I think it looks best with an oversized tee or sweatshirt, tennies or slides, and a small crossbody bag.

You can't argue with comfort.

For the record, these are women's sleep shorts that I've had a couple of years from Old Navy. If you buy actual men's boxers, you might consider sewing up the pee pocket 😜

Don't spend a lot on this trend; these shorts are made from the thinnest of fabric and shouldn't cost much. Don't be fooled by a retailer that wants you to spend just because it's trendy.

But if you see some cute boxers and want to give it a go - then do! Bonus - if/when the trend ends, you'll have pajamas on the ready 👏

It's solid weekend wear, but I'm not going out to dinner in it...

#boxershortsforgirls #boxershort #ootd #womensfashion #styleinspiration
Another project down in my son's room! I knew I w Another project down in my son's room!

I knew I wanted some sort of built-in feature in this bedroom, but it was hard to figure out what, because we turned it into an active space where he could run and play and needed a lot of room.

So I settled on a built-in bookcase with the slatted design feature, which I'm in love with!

The best part about it is that if he ever decides to upgrade his bed, the space will also accommodate a full or queen size bed going in the opposite direction. It adds so much interest to this room and hopefully will be here for a long time!

One of the things I love most about DIY projects is figuring out how to make something - it's like a giant puzzle. I saw photos of these slotted wall room dividers on Pinterest and just figured it out as I went. All in all, I had very few hiccups and it only took me a few hours to put together. I think I only cursed once?!? And so I call that an extreme DIY win...

Now that the sports wall, the climbing wall, and the built-in feature are complete, the last thing to do in here is some additional painting. I'm thinking of using a contrasting blue color for the closet doors and back side of the built-in, and perhaps trimming out the window with it as well. Then I need to switch out the light for a fan and this.room.is done 🙌

Details: I used two IKEA billy bookshelves, screwed together and secured to the wall. Then wrapped them in white oak plywood. I ripped down 2x4s into 1.5x1.5" square dowels (heavily sanded!) and used pocket holes on the back side of each to secure to the bookshelf and the 1x4 in the ceiling. It's very sturdy!

Go back in my reels to see the other projects from this room! 

#diy #boysroom #roomrenovation #roomrefresh #kidsrooms #climbingwall #soccerbedroom #builtins #bedroomredo #girlswhobuild
This climbing wall took half a day and cost under This climbing wall took half a day and cost under $100!

We are lucky enough to have 13' ceilings in our bedrooms, so a climbing wall seemed to make sense in my son's room as we worked on the remodel.

He is a super active kid with #ADHD, so his room redo has involved lots of activity spaces! Go back in my reels to see past projects and follow to see me finish this up!

#diy #roomrenovation #roomrefresh #kidsrooms #climbingwall #soccerbedroom
Another to-do checked off my list for spring break Another to-do checked off my list for spring break room makeover!

I added very subtle striping to the wall to mimic a soccer field and keep things classy. ⚽

Stick around to see the next project - a climbing wall!

(And go back in my reels to see the sports wall)

#roommakeover #soccer #kidsroom

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