getting ready on the fly.

Coat: Ann Taylor Loft

Scarf: Old Navy

Blazer: Gap | Similar

Shirt: Old Navy

Cords: J. Crew

Boots: J. Crew (on sale!)

Bag: Madewell

So my style has changed now that I have not one but two kids. There are a lot of things that are different. Silk? Keep it far, far away! High heels? With a toddler on the loose? Necklaces? More like choking hazards (for me not them)! 

My "get ready" time has drastically diminished now that there are two wiggly, opinionated, somewhat difficult beings that need to be cleaned, dressed and fed. Who knew that a two-year-old boy would have such strong feelings about clothes. Every day we have the same conversation: We cannot wear our basketball shirt to bed, accidentally pee on it and then wear it out in public the next day. And the clock just keeps on ticking through every fiasco and the next thing I know I have 10 minutes to pull myself together. I always feel like people should pat me on the back when they see that I have dressed myself and my two littles.They never do, so maybe I'm wrong on that account.

If I want to look like something other than a tired, frenetic mom of two and actually select an intentional outfit (rather than digging through the laundry pile) that means we cannot leave the house and the iPad plays a very, very important role. This is obviously me on one of those better days.

Here's hoping I have a few more of them!

two-sided sweater.

{Top: Loft | Vest: Similar | Jeans: Similar | Shoes: Similar}

Happy Wednesday everyone! How is your week going? Mine has been super busy (this seems to be the theme this week). It seems like I can't get any of the little things done like going through the mail, doing the dishes or putting laundry away because I am running around doing a million big things (like trying to get my oven fixed STILL). Am I even making sense?!? One day I would just like to do nothing. Maybe in five years when my kid is in school? Don't burst my bubble here.

Anyway on to the good things...like this sweater. Can I just say, I love it. I mean paisley on one side and stripes on the other, does it really get any better than that? People, it's all about the little joys in life like a two-sided sweater. And finding your long lost wide leg jeans. That's the stuff dreams are made of.

Linking up with The Pleated Poppy and Rolled Up Pretty.

budget look: maxi dress turned skirt.

{Dress: Similar | Sweater: Similar | Earrings: Similar | Shoes: Similar}

So let's talk about these shoes (er...torture contraptions) okay? I love the way these shoes look. I think they are so stinking cute. However, I hate the way these shoes make my feet feel. Remind me of that next time I decide to walk a mile in them...k?

On a whim I decided to pair these two pieces (the top + the bottom) together. Don't you just love when that happens and it actually works? Because most of the time it does not work.

This is me making the most of what I have in my closet. Remember that budget folks? I'm still sticking with it. The skirt is actually a maxi dress. Little did I know it could also function as a skirt. Other cleverer bloggers figured this one out. I just followed suit. This look is easy to do without buying any additional pieces. You just take a sweater and pair it with a maxi from this summer and voila you have a whole new look. I mean really this is just genius.

Linking up with The Pleated Poppy today.