What to Pack for London in the Fall

London Packing List

A white background with a photo of the thames and London Clock Tower at the top. Below is a layout of what you should pack for London in the fall.

T-shirt | Bodysuit | Blue Blouse | White Blouse | Sweatshirt | Black Sweater | Striped Sweater | Oversized Plaid | Raincoat | Sweater Dress | Trousers | Jeans | Black Trousers | Stirrups | Quilted Jacket | Sunglasses | Mask | Earrings | Loafers | Sneakers | Boots | Black Purse | Tote |

This packing list is a trip that also includes some time in Italy, so it is actually one of those multi climate vacations that confuse people with what to pack. In this instance, I would focus on what to pack for London in the fall and then make sure most of your selections will work for the Italy half of the trip.

This is because London’s weather can be so unpredictable that you need to bring enough that will cover most weather type situations.

Autumn like most people is actually my favourite time of year, therefore I always find it the easiest to dress in this weather. That makes it the easiest (and most enjoyable) to pack for as well.

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What I Wore This Week

I am wearing green joggers, a cropped Alice & Olivia jacket, and New Balance Sneakers.
I am wearing a black shirt dress, Everlance crossbody, Le Specs sunglasses, New Balance Sneakers, and a tote.
I amwearing a cropped tee, blue blazer, and Abercrombie jeans, with a crossbody, and blue slides.
I am wearing a Zara blouse, Abercrombie jeans, and Everlane nude Day Flats.
I am wearing black joggers, a cropped tee, and a tan blazer, with a crossbdy, tote, Le Specs sunglasses, and Vintage New Balance.

Outfit 1 – Jacket | Joggers | New Balance
Outfit 2 – Dress | Crossbody | Sunglasses | Sneakers | Tote
Outfit 3 – Cropped T-shirt | Jeans | Blazer (similar) | Slides (similar) | Crossbody |
Outfit 4 – Blouse | Jeans | Flats | Necklace
Outfit 5 – Cropped T-shirt | Sunglasses | Joggers | Blazer | New Balance (similar) | Tote | Crossbody | Necklace

I am sitting here waiting for a big storm that is supposed to come through. The wind is starting to pick up, but I am not holding my breath. So far this summer, every single time they have predicted a good storm hitting us it seems to be minimal or pass us by.

A full 24 hours of rain would be nice because I don’t think we got one of those days for the entire summer. I love rain and loathe the heat. If that isn’t any indication that I live in the wrong city, I don’t know what is.

Tom ordered us Dairy Queen Blizzards that just arrived and they immediately had to go into the freezer.

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Weekly Reads and Finds

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Today I ordered grocery delivery from Instacart because I thought I should stock up before the weekend. That way I am less apt to ordered take out. Anyway, I ordered 3 cobs of corn for something that I was planning on making…

I opened the door to grab them from the hallway floor after they dropped them off and what do I see? Three bags of corn. Each bag containing 8 cobs.

What the hell am I going to do with all that?

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How to Build a Fall Capsule Wardrobe on a Budget

Budget Capsule Wardrobe

A white background with the pieces for a Budget fall capsule wardrobe laid out in rows.

T-shirt | Turtleneck | Oversized Button Up | Blue Button Up | Sweatshirt | Turtleneck Sweater | Striped Sweater | Cream Sweater | Blazer | Scarf | Denim | Leather Pants | Trousers | Black Denim | Dress | Trench Coats | Earrings | Necklace | Sunglasses | Crossbody | Tote | Heeled Boot | Chunky Boot | Red Flats | Loafers | Sneakers |

One of the things 18+ months has taught us…or at least taught me is that you don’t need a huge wardrobe of clothes. I mean, I felt similar before all of this happened but it’s been really reinforced lately.

If you are looking for help building a capsule wardrobe then this post might be for you.

Every time I see someone’s massive walk-in closet bursting with clothes it doesn’t give me envy, it gives me anxiety.

Can you imagine trying to figure out what to wear every day with that much choice?

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What I Wore This Week

I am wearing a Bikini Kill sweatshirt, grey trousers, animal print shoes, a necklace, and carrying a large black tote.
I am wearing an oversized white button up, grey trousersm dad sandals, a silver necklace, and a crossbody.
I am wearing a black dress over Abercrombie jeans, Neutral colored flats, a gold necklace, Le Spec sunglasses, and a Fendi Silvana tote.
I am wearing a black wrap dress, a gold necklace, Chanel sunglasses, a black tote and dad sandals.
I'm wearing a black sundress, green print cropped cardigan, slides, and a tote.

Outfit 1 – Sweatshirt | Trousers (similar) | Necklace | Tote | Loafers (similar) |
Outfit 2 – Button Up | Trousers (similar) | Necklace (similar) | Crossbody | Sandals |
Outfit 3 – Dress | Jeans | Necklace | Purse | Sunglasses | Flats |
Outfit 4 – Dress | Sunglasses | Necklace | Tote | Sandals |
Outfit 5 – Dress | Cardigan | Necklace | Tote | Slides |

It is about two weeks until school starts and I still haven’t figured out our game plan. It is Roo’s last year of high school and my plan for the writing course went into the shitter since it now won’t be ready until spring 2020.

I am not really sure what way to go with it now.

This might in fact be the year when I finish the plans the night before.

I hope not.

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Weekly Reads and Finds

A white background with a collection of finds from the past week.

One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Nine | Ten | Eleven | Twelve | Thirteen | Fourteen | Fifteen | Sixteen | Seventeen | Eighteen | Nineteen | Twenty | Twenty-one | Twenty-two | Twenty-three | Twenty-four |

I am rolling into this weekend with the mindset that I am going to accomplish some of the things that I said I was going to do this summer. Yikes. We still have boxes that aren’t unpacked here which is even more yikes.

Most of the boxes are actually my teenagers and she severely lacks motivation so I really need to kick her ass into gear over the next week or so.

Maybe if I box everything up with the intent to donate it will actually get her to deal with that crap.

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