Life with Dudes Never Looked So Pretty
Yesterday was probably the first time in recent memory that I stepped outside midday and could feel the slight chill in the air. I can’t decide how I feel about it. I look a thousand percent more awesome in fall clothing than I do in summer wear. I can stop worrying about sweating out my makeup. And, I love the colors and even the activities
This is part 2 in my Frump Banishing series that I started following my article on Redbook. You can read part 1 here: Easy Mom Trends: Graphic Tees Technically it’s spring. In reality, today was 32 degrees. Spring is being a total punk, letting Winter bully it. I need spring to man up so my pretty floral canvas shoes can come out to play! Straight
Last week I wrote a fashion trends article for Redbook Magazine about banishing frumpy mom trends. It wasn’t meant to make anyone feel tired or lazy or unbeautiful. I would never. I don’t want that for you and also, as many of you know, I have been there. Covered head to toe in fleece and frump, and royally unhappy with myself. I know better clothing
Because, Winter, I hate you good and hard right now. After nearly a week soaking up the sunny warm sun in Florida, coming back to blustery-snowy-freezy-icky Maryland and a snow storm that dumped 10 inches of snow on us makes me feel all of the sadness. I’m certain that I will never appreciate these long winter days and, if I didn’t have a house and
In the spirit of keeping it real, let me be the first to announce to you all that my summer style is not much to be inspired by. It’s not going to wind me up on a makeover show getting a fashion intervention. Again. But it’s been nothing to bog about really. In past years I could blame the heat. Fortunately, this summer has been
Dude #3 calls them clown pants. I call them happiness. Printed pants. Otherwise known as fancy pants (why yes, Drake, I am fancy). I have a pineapple pair. And, I have leopard pair. Or two. And a jazzy black and white leafy pair. And a polka dot pair. And just so many pairs… They are suitable year round, just worn with different tops. See… I
