pocket sized wardrobe for a pocket sized gal

 I feel like it's easy to create goals, but a lot harder to stick to them! You get caught up in the daily grind or something *happens* and you never get back into it (whatever IT may be).  I had a baby almost 3 months ago and I also have a 3 year old, so life is a little hectic and crazy. I also lost my dad about a year and a half ago and that was a huge mental load in many ways. Even though my baby is still young, I want to really start reaching the goals that I set for myself in order to 1. set a good example for my family, 2. be the best mama I can be (and I can only do that if I am participating in some self-care and making time for myself) and 3. well I mean who doesn't like accomplishing things? 4. be set up for success once life gets "easier"  To start, I am going to add journaling to my unicorn space goals. I want to do more than that, but I think it's a good way to get my creative juice flowing and I can figure out what I would like to do next. Ideas incl...

I am feeling bloggy today! I'm about ready to fire up the instagram (and dare I say start up my tiktok?) again and in about a month I'll be making the switch to my fall/winter capsule wardrobe. But here's the thing...I'm having SO much fun in my current spring/summer one! I'm pretty sure I am going to combine them for a somewhat larger than average, but longer lasting, capsule. A lot of people switch theirs every season. I tend to switch it up every 6 months. Now it may be more of a "this is my wardrobe forever and everytime I buy something new I get rid of something with holes or stains" wardrobe.  Anyway- My incredibly loose formula for building a capsule is as follows:  Figure out my color scheme! I did a brown base for my last fall/winter and navy base for my spring/summer. I think that this time around I will do a navy base for my fall/winter, but keep in some of the brown as a secondary color. I also always have a cool off-white as my second base col...

 Ok so- (have you ever seen that video about the end of the world from ebaum's world? well this was said like that guy....)  Alright the first thing is first - I have an 18 month old daughter and am hoping to get pregnant again in the (near?) future. This means that I am living in that postpartum mama bod world and am not mentally ready to try and get slimmer yet. Maybe I never will! I have a somewhat apple/rectangle shape and lots of belly!! I am also petite in height. This makes it SO hard to find clothes that fit AND look good on me! I have searched high and low for jeans that fit and also don't give me a muffin top or fall down my narrow hips. Anyway, I have made a few purchases for some clothes that will be more flattering for my figure- finger's crossed. This means peplum tops, slacks, high waisted leggings/skinny jeans when they fit. I also have NO MONEY! So, some of my purchases have had to be through amazon and old navy in order to be able to afford clothing for my...

 Yes I do. Yes I do! *sung in the tune of a children's song stuck in my head rn* Here we have some layouts of my tops, bottoms, shoes, and layers!  Now that I'm seeing it all out there, I'm worried I have too many tops. I didn't even picture a few graphic shirts I have (baby and mom matchy stuff), my gray v-neck, and I'm hoping to get an oatmeal/ivory plain tee and a navy tee! Umm....maybe this is just way too much?! OR Maybe this is perfect for a 6 month capsule. If it was only 3 months this could be overwhelming, but it does all fit comfortably in my closet and offers me a lot of variety with the variable weather over the next 6 months. I also feel like it has great casual yet elevated vibe. Okay, I'm cool with this. Let's just keep as is- and if I'm feeling like I haven't worn a top yet or that it isn't fitting in in the next month, bye bye! 

 We got our line up for the season!  It took me about a month to get my colors together, shop my closet, and I'm still finalizing shopping my new items- I am on a budget! There are also some switches I plan on doing when new items come in, or am considering but just can't decide.  The asterisk means I need to still purchase or go over (pick one or the other/eliminate completely?)! I have blue shirt x2 because I already have a light blue crew neck tee shirt in the mix and I'd like to add a navy blue v-neck tee shirt. I also have a crewneck sweatshirt that only works for the Halloween/Fall season, so I'll be switching that out for a winter sweater once that season is over!  I also may or may not have signed up for a monthly mommy and me tee shirt subscription 😆 I COULDN'T HELP IT!!  My plan is to only accept it if the colors work for my capsule, and that I will get 2-3 and then cancel it until the next capsule.  Okay question- do I NEED a navy v neck if I al...

My husband and I joked that Seasonal Cereal (Serial?) would be a great name for a song! or was it a band? Either way, we haven't made much progress towards any song writing or anything yet. Or maybe I should rephrase that- we "write" new songs everyday - the songs we sing to little E about her toes, her eyes, what we're doing..etc. But, we have slacked on our Seasonal Cereal idea. It does remind me of that Milk and Cereal song; Milk and Cereal, Milk and Cereal, Milk and Cereal.....Cereal and Milk!  That being said, we are entering a new season in 2 days, and while I don't normally coordinate my seasonal wardrobes so well with the actual equinoxes/solstices...here we are on an almost perfectly matched transition!  And, boy do I need it?! I am feeling a bit lost/unfocused lately. Work isn't giving me that relief from parenthood that it did right when I went back, but I'm so tired from working 5-6 days/week, on top of momming full time that I don't have a...