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What to Wear in Phoenix, Arizona Outfit Options

January 27, 2017Sara 2 Comments

Seriously, I can’t believe it’s Friday already. In the craziness that was this week it seemed to go by so quickly.

And by craziness I’m talking about all the insane news shit we are being bombarded with at a scary rapid rate. This week has been jam-packed with all kinds of face palm worthy moments. I hope you are all making it through okay.

Friday’s are generally an outfit post day to go with the week’s packing list…..unless I switch things up just to mess with you guys 😉

But this week I am sticking with the regular schedule because I said I would have this post done for the end of January – beginning of February.

These are 24 outfits that come from the pieces of the What to Pack for Phoenix, Arizona 10 days list from Wednesday.

A quick summary of the post is that it is a March trip to watch their favourite sports team The Seattle Mariners (which is what the colour palette is based on), decent coverage for sun sensitivity is necessary, flats preferred, and a generally casual trip involving watching games, dinners, and hanging with friends.

The colour palette was a little hard to accommodate because the green is a tough one to match perfectly, and it’s hard to incorporate silver without involving sequins or vegas worthy bodycon dresses 😉

So I hope that I was able to pull together and do your vision justice. Thanks for the request.

Have a good weekend everyone.

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What to Pack for Phoenix, Arizona – Packing Light

January 25, 2017Sara 4 Comments

It’s Wednesday and I’m still sick. I know I keep mentioning it but I feel like ass and I will stop complaining about that when I get better 😉 I have had an influx of requests over the last two months and I am trying to catch up on as many as I can.

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What I Wore This Week

January 23, 2017Sara 6 Comments

Another week down and it felt like it passed and was very unproductive. My firsty first illness in a while took me down hard and things seemed to fall to the wayside this week. Today I have no voice which I guess the kids are rejoicing in but it’s frustrating not being able to talk loud if need be. I have two massive piles of laundry on either side of me right now waiting to be folded. I hate folding laundry although I would rather do that than clean a bathroom (anyone want trade?). I don’t even want to get in to the rest of the place. It’s amazing how quick things go downhill when you aren’t consistently maintaining them. And to top it off I can’t take a lot of medicines because of weird reactions/side effects like hyperactivity at night, but drowsiness during the day, jumpy legs, and just overall sketchiness, so I have to take children’s cough medicine to lessen the effects even though it is much less potent. Here’s to a healthier week.

My package from Mango arrived late last week and I am really happy with all the pieces. The cropped jeans are actually cropped on my 5’3″ frame without needing any other shortening (the aren’t as cropped looking as they are on the model but they don’t look like I am trying on kids pants). There is zero snow on the ground at the moment which is so unusual for us but I have taken advantage of that and wearing a lot of seasonally inappropriate clothes as my rebellion against winter 😉 I’m sure it’s going to come back and hit us full force in no time but I am enjoying it while I can. Currently it is windy and raining and is more reminiscent of October weather than January.

I’m on a British drama show kick at the moment. Do you have any good ones that can recommend?

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What to Pack For Venice Italy Outfit Options

January 20, 2017Sara 2 Comments

The cold that I thought I was fighting off earlier in the week decided to hit me full force on Thursday with a fever and coughing. I have been an epic cougher since I was a child. I have even had to get off buses way before my stop because I am coughing so bad that it gets super embarrassing and people think I have some contagious disease(true story, multiple occasions). So I try to stay out of public as much as possible during the worst of it. I’m glad there isn’t a heck of a lot on my plate Thursday and Friday.

I did manage to finish this post though which is good. These are the outfit options to my What to Pack for Venice, Italy 3 week list. I put together 20 outfits from the pieces but there is room to make many more depending on the weather and activities. I know I always say it, but I think this list may be one of my favourites. I would love to have every piece in my wardrobe.

And with that I am going to sign off in hopes that the kids will go to bed and I can get some sleep. Have a great weekend guys!

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What to Pack for Venice, Italy – Packing Light

January 18, 2017Sara 6 Comments

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What I Wore This Week

January 16, 2017Sara 2 Comments

Merle has had two back to back colds over the last couple of weeks which I assume is from the extreme weather fluctuation of below freezing to above seasonal temperatures that seem to occur daily. I thought I got lucky and was in the clear from contracting either one but when I woke up at 6 Sunday to say goodbye to Tom as he left for work I told him he better not kiss me because my throat was really sore. I thought maybe it was from the dry air but it has stuck all day. I hope that it kind of just fizzles out without turning in to anything more.

Did anyone hit any of the good winter clear out sales online? I just had to pay a $500 hydro bill so needless to say I didn’t do much shopping last week, not even groceries. BUT before I realized how much the hydro bill was I did pick up a few things from Mango that haven’t arrived yet so I hope they work out. I picked up some “cropped” jeans (I put it in quotes because they probably won’t be cropped on me but one can hope since I want a pair in my wardrobe), a camisole, and a long cardigan. Of all the sweaters I have I don’t have along one, but I have looked for one for the last year.

I’ve also been eyeing the low Sam Edelman Petty Chelsea Boot in all black but I can’t seem to find a good price that ships to Canada. Sometimes they make it so hard to online shop here. I do like the Klash boot from Topshop though. They have great reviews (one being from a 60-year-old which rocks) and the price is amazing. I may give up my Chelsea boot search for these. They would also look awesome with the cropped jeans, you know, if in fact they are cropped 😉

Are any of you guys going to the Women’s March in DC on the 21st (or the Sister Marches in any other city worldwide)? I think this will be one of those iconic, pivotal moments, and I wish I could attend the DC march but not being American makes it hard. I can’t wait to see the turnout of women united across the world though. Stand together, stand strong.

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