Since I’ve started staying home with Sebastian, it’s become really easy easy for me to “forget” to change out of my pajamas and wear them all day long. Other things I sometimes forgot to do: brush my hair, shower, and brush my teeth. The first two weeks weren’t pretty, people! But, at least my messy bun was on point!

It’s not that I forgot to do these things, really, but I was preoccupied with figuring out this whole stay-at-home mom thing. What am I supposed to be doing? What is Sebastian supposed to be doing? It wasn’t as easy as I had imagined. Luckily, it didn’t take us long to settle in and create a routine. We’ve established regular nap, meal, and play times so our day is pretty predictable. We also went through a major overhaul in January and cleaned out a lot of drawers, closets, and rooms in our attempt to minimize the clutter in our lives, so now my house stays cleaner longer. Although, it’s almost time to do this again. Most importantly, I don’t feel like I have to use the few precious hours of nap time for cleaning; I can use it showering, getting dressed, and blogging (it does feel good to be back!).

All that to say I’m back to putting together cute outfits to share with you, dear friends. Here’s a compilation of outfits I’ve been wearing lately.

These first two outfits were worn to meet Nick for lunch and then run errands. I’m so glad it’s finally Spring and I can wear cute outfits again!

Chambray top: Old Navy | Pixie Pants: Old Navy | Sandals: via Payless

Jacket: Gap | Tee & Pants: Old Navy | Shoes: via Rack Room

This next outfit was simply worn around my house, playing with Sebastian. It’s pretty comfy, especially barefoot.

Tee: Target | Necklace: Old Navy | Jeans: Banana Republic | Flats: Ross

I wore this one out with friends for drinks. It was a beautiful evening so we met up at Bull City Cider works with our kids (they have a son the same age as Sebastian) and enjoyed the warm sun and cold hard cider. It was a great day.

Blouse & Necklace: Old Navy | Jeans: Banana Republic | Flats: Ross

I must have unknowingly had this outfit by Audrey in mind when I went shopping and purchased all of these pieces, so I guess that makes me an accidental copycat. Coral is in this summer and I’m glad; it’s one that I’ve always thought looked good on me! I’ve been wanting a lighter denim jacket, and I just happened to try this outfit on in the store and loved it. The flowy top is light and summery, the coral color is in, and the jacket is the perfect complement.

I had planned to wear a hat and my glitter sandals with this outfit – I’ll save that outfit for another post – but I wore this one to the grocery store and my feet ALWAYS get cold at the grocery store so I wore flats. They also look great with the coral pants so they were naturally a great choice.

Blouse, Jeans, & Denim Jacket: Gap | Flats: Target | Necklace: Banana Republic | Bracelet: Old Navy

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I wore this outfit to my very last day of graduate school. I had lunch with my work crew (my professor, classmate, and coworker) and then I spent the afternoon in the library, finishing up my last final, and I ended up at the bar with my best friend, enjoying some celebratory drinks. It was probably the best Monday ever! I was feeling very spring-y so I decided to pair turquoise with yellow, which I probably wouldn’t normally do, even though it looks great. Later that week, I switched out the white pants for white shorts and ran some errands and did some shopping in preparation for hosting my family for Graduation/Mothers’ Day weekend.

This shirt was a birthday gift from my sister-in-law. She has great taste, doesn’t she?!

And here’s the fun one: I was running out of pose ideas so I just started twirling. It kind of looks like I’m surfing! I do wish I was at the beach right now…

Jacket: Gap | Blouse: Kohl’s | Jeans: Old Navy | Shoes: montego bay club | Flower Clip: Target 

If you’ve spent any time at all in North Carolina, you might know that the weather can get a little unpredictable these days. One day it’s warm and sunny, then literally the next day it is snowing. This is a true story and I’ve experienced it a few times, actually. That’s kind of what happened with this outfit. I wore it to work and to class on a Wednesday about a week or so ago, but it was a warm, sunny day so I opted for cognac flats and had no need for tights. It was in the upper 70s so I ended up taking off the scarf and jacket because I got too hot! Fast forward to about two to three days later when I was able to take a photo of it, and it’s almost frigid outside so I had to add the tights and boots.

Since then we’ve had several more ups and downs with the weather. Just yesterday it was so nice out that I took the dogs for a walk in just a shirt and yoga pants. I don’t remember it always being like this in NC but I have to admit that I’m not loving it now because it makes dressing (and packing for my commute) extremely difficult. I wish I would just pick one and stick to it for a while!

Here’s the fun Blooper: The wind says, “Oh, you’re trying to pose? Allow me to play you the song of my people.”

This cartoon sums up NC weather pretty well these days! 

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Jacket: Gap
Top: Old Navy
Skirt: Target
Belt: Old Navy
Scarf: Banana Republic
Earrings: Old Navy
Tights: gift
Boots: Steve Madden

I absolutely adore Simply Lulu Style, and I became an even bigger fan of Lulu when I found out she’s a shorty like me, at 5’1″, because it proves that petite women can look sophisticated and grown up. When I saw this outfit, I pinned it right away because I loved everything about it: crisp white jeans, bright top, and denim jacket. Really, I love pretty much everything Lulu puts together. That woman knows how to dress!

I wore this outfit a few weeks ago during finals. In a way, I seemed to be a little overdressed for last-minute studying in the library and then taking an exam, but it was so cute that I wanted to wear it . Besides, as Oscar Wilde/the internet says, you can never be overdressed or overeducated so it seemed fitting to get dressed up to ace an exam! 😉

Top: Banana Republic (really old)
Pants: Banana Republic (last year)
Sandals: Target
Denim Jacket: Gap
Handbag: Franco Sarto
Necklace: Claire’s (old)
Sunglasses: Target
Bracelet: Old Navy