Happy Accidental Matching

And here is a little more teal and coral action before summer ends. Although to be truthful, I have no intention of putting away all my coral pieces and teal has always been a fall/winter staple for me. Indeed this dress will happily transition into fall with various layering options. One of the biggest ways to make your clothing budget stretch as far as it can possibly go is to make sure that a large percentage of your wardrobe can span the seasons. Aside from shoes, shorts and sweaters the vast majority of my closet can work year round. This means that when I spend $8 on a dress (like this one) I can wear it all year round in a variety of ways. Thus my $8 is very well spent.

And in case you were wondering, these are indeed the same sandals from yesterday! They are convertible which means that I can wear them as slip ons or as sandals - LOVE. Also, I didn't plan to match my kiddo, he picked out his own shirt. It was a happy accident. ;) I rarely try to match the kiddo, however I will admit to dressing him like his daddy on Sundays. ;) Of course, he wants to dress like his daddy, so I just help him out a little. ;) And every once in a while I will coordinate with them. Does that make me a dork? Eh. Doesn't matter. I'll keep doing it anyway. ;)

Hope y'all are having a lovely week!

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Everybody Everywear Goes Back to School

Y'all it has been well over a decade since I went 'back to school'. And even back then we didn't really do back to school shopping. I homeschooled so it didn't matter much what I wore. ;) When I started college I was already working as a receptionist and my wardrobe of business casual reflected that. I think I was the only college freshman to show up at my eight o'clock classes in a skirt, heels and make-up. ;)

So, here is an early fall look. I would totally wear this back to school. Easy, comfy and feminine. I love this silk top and these knit cargo pants are some of my faves. I thrifted the top for $3 and the pants were on clearance for $4. With the shoes which were $8 my outfit total comes to $15. Not bad, huh?

For the first time in years, I will have to do a bit of serious fall shopping. I lost about thirty pounds this spring and none of my jeans fit any more. Like at all. So, I will have to be replacing all of them. I currently have one pair of jeans that I thrifted this summer that fit. The good part of that is that I have a good excuse to add colored denim to my wardrobe, however due to our current financial constraints I will have to find them at rock bottom prices. Wish me good luck. ;)

Happy Tuesday, lovelies!

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