What I've Been Wearing Lately: Take 3

 Top & shorts: Francesca's

Dress: Forever 21

Cardigan: H&M

Necklace: Etsy

Shoes: Aldo

Dress: H&M

Necklace: Lia Sophia

Shoes: Jack Rogers

Top: Ralph Lauren

Necklace: Wal-Mart (I was surprised, too!)

Jeans: Forever 21

Flats: Francesca's 

Watch: Hand Picked Jewelry 

Top: Boden (Thrifted)

Cardigan & necklace: H&M

Jeans: Gap

Dress: Francesca's

Necklace: Etsy

Lipstick: Revlon Colorstay Ultimate Suede in Muse

Want more outfit ideas? Follow me on instagram or pinterest!! Also, check back next Wednesday for more What I've been wearing lately! 

Teacher Summer Style

One of my favorite pairs of shorts! 

V-Neck: Forever 21

Shorts: Target

Necklace: H&M

Shoes: Jack Rogers (purchased at Belk)

Purse: Francesca's 

I wore this to church and we ate lunch outside... bad life choice!!

Top & skirt: Target

Necklace: Forever 21

Love this color combo!!

Top: Forever 21

Shorts: Old Navy

Shoes: Jack Rogers (purchased at Belk)

Love this color combo, too!! 

Top: Target

Pants: J. Crew

Shoes: Jack Rogers (purchased at Belk) 

These are my June favorites. I laughed when I saw this because 3 out of the 5 outfits have stripes & 3 out of the 5 have a white item in them. I guess I was having a white & stripe obsession! Anybody else do that? 

(Left to right)

1. Top & shorts: Target, Shoes: Sam Edelman, Necklace: Wal-Mart

2. Top: Forever 21, Pants: J. Crew, Shoes: Jack Rogers

3. Sweater: Kohl's, Jeans: H&M, Necklace: Ebay, Shoes: Jack Rogers, Purse: Francesca's

4. Button down: Target, Top: H&M, Necklace: Wal-Mart, Pants: Gap, Shoes: Converse Chucks

5. Sweater: Kohl's, Pants: H&M, Necklace: Francesca's, Belt: Gap, Shoes: Jack Rogers

Side note: I'm completely obsessed with my Jack Rogers. I wear them almost every day, seriously. After they're broken in, they are super comfortable, second only to my rainbows. They are the perfect summer shoe!! (I was not paid to say this; I'm just being honest!!) 

What I've Been Wearing Lately, Take 2

Something I love about the month of March is that you get to incorporate winter clothes and colors as  well as spring ones! 

Blazer: Gap

Button down: H&M

Skirt: Target

Boots: Aldo

Necklace: Walmart 

Sweater & button down: Target

Corduroy pants: Forever 21, Tokyo

Boots: Ralph Lauren

Spike necklace: H&M

Monogram necklace: Etsy 

Shirt: Ralph Lauren

Cardigan: jane.com

Jeans & belt: Gap

Necklace: H&M

Cardigan, jeggins, scarf: H&M

Shirt & booties: Target

Dress: H&M

Boots: Ralph Lauren

Necklace: Francesca's Collections

Cardigan: Target

Dress & purse: Francesca's Collections

Boots: Ralph Lauren

Necklace: H&M

Cardigan, shoes, & belt: Target

Dress: Forever 21

Shirt & necklace: H&M

Pants & pink bracelet: Thifted

What I've Been Wearing Lately: Workwear

For those of you who don't follow me in Instagram and see my daily outfits posts, here's what I've been wearing to work! 

Cardigan: Francesca's

Belt: Gap

Shirt & boots: Ralph Lauren

Pants: The Limited

Top: H&M

Belt: Target

Necklace: Lia Sophia

Coat: J. Crew

Scarf: Jane.com

Heels: Nine West 

Blazer: LC for Kohl's

Swearer: Old Navy

Pants and booties: Target

Cardigan: H&M

Shirt: Goodwill

Pants, belt, booties: Target

Jade bracelet: wedding gift from my brother-in-law

Earrings & branch bracelet: Lia Sophia

Blazer: Forever 21

Dress: Madewell

Belt: Target

Boots: Francesca's 

Scarf: market in Seoul, South Korea

Blazer: Gap

Shirt: Kohl's

Jeans: Forever 21

Boots: Ralph Lauren

Sweater, pants, shoes: Target

Shirt: Belk

Necklace: Lia Sophia

Sweater: Goodwill

Pants: Forever 21, Tokyo

Scarf: market in Seoul, South Korea

Boots: Ralph Lauren

Top, pants, necklace: H&M

Shoes: Ralph Lauren

Cardigan: Target

Shirt: H&M

Pants: Target

Converse: Journey's

Shirt, pants, booties: Target

Sweater: Ralph Lauren

Scarf: market in Seoul, South Korea 

Necklace: Walmart

Tunic: Target

Pants: Kohl's

Boots: Ralph Lauren

Necklace: Charming Charlie's

Shirt & Shirk: Target

Boots: Aldo

Necklaces: Walmart

Picking Out An Outfit

Here's a quick video I took one day describing how I pick out my outfits.

In summary, I pick one item that I really want to wear and then build everything based upon that item. After I've chosen my item, I will also take the weather & what I'm doing (going to work, going to dinner with friends, going over to someone's house, etc.). Do I need to layer? Is it going to be hot at different times? Do I need to be formal or casual? After that I build the outfit from there adding a top/cardigan, accessories, and shoes based on the answers to those questions.

Are there any specific videos you'd like to see? What do you need some advice on? 

Update!

I'm baaaaack!! Whew, I needed a bit of a break, but I think I may have things together now. Ha, yeah right... 

So here's the deal:

I am still focusing on my new business, so if you'd like fashion advice or services, head on over to daytodaystyle.com. There you can find outfit inspiration and what my business is all about. Tutorial videos are coming soon!! You can also check out my instagram to see what I'm wearing each day and the random photos from my life.

This website will be dedicated more so to my faith & life in general. What recipes I'm trying... and how they fail (idk how to cook, so you can laugh along with me when I completely mess something up, lol.), the things I'm learning through life, and Hao & I's travels (I already have a trip to post about! Can't wait to share soon!).

I won't post every day, or even every other day. My goal is to post 3 times a week. I figured out that I was stressing myself out with what to post every day and needed to take some time to figure out how to balance my life out a little bit and re-evaluate what I wanted this blog to be. I want it to be a place where I can document what is going on in my life. Where I can share my thoughts on life & growing in my walk with Christ, as well as the blunders and joys of everyday life. 

To start my first post, I know it's a little late in the year (only a few weeks, right?!), but I wanted to share my goals for 2015:

1. Exercise 2-3 days per week 

2. Continue to have quiet times each morning 

3. Cook dinner for Hao and I 3 nights a week and take lunch to work at least 4 days per week- this includes meal planning 

4. Practice Chinese 2-3 nights per week (This is so I can communicate easier with Hao's family & when we have kids, I really want them to learn it as well- which will be easier with two parents speaking the language.) 

I wanted to call them goals, not resolutions. Resolutions tend to fade away in my mind, but when I think of goals, I think of the future. 

Glad to be back. I missed y'all :) 

i wore this to a wedding once.

dress, shoes, belt: forever 21

necklace: liasophia.com

white lace with leopard

dress: red dress boutique 

necklace: new york & company

belt: target

watch: tj maxx

bracelets: lia sophia

yes, i am barefooted. i'd worn brown wedges all day and my feet refused to put them back on again ;)

and just in case i got cold, i had a blue cardigan to bring a pop of color to the outfit.

flowy blouse & pearls

shirt: forever 21

pants: thrifted

shoes: belk

necklace: lia sophia

watch: target

totally realized that i had black straps after i'd worn this all day & taken pictures.