For New Mamas & Babies: Christmas Gift Guide

Clockwise from top left: Pom Blankets, Organic Striped Booties, Eat Sleep Poop, Orfeo Bloom Rattle, IGLU Wooden Play Gym, Striped Bodysuit, lifefactory Bottles, Knit Rattle, Knit Pom Booties, Wooden Crochet Teether, Birth Print, Gizmine Humidifier, Donna Wilson Plush, Sakura Bloom Sling

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$2.99 shirt!

Summer is back! It is 80 degrees today so I had to try out one of my new shirts. I bought 4 new shirts for our vacation in 2 weeks (how could I not when they were just $2.99 each??) I’m also wearing my new bracelets.

Harper, Rex & I are off for a day of running errands. John is in China & it is too depressing to sit home & watch football alone (especially when the Vikings are so BAD!)

Have a wonderful Sunday, shari

Fashion Jewelry

So, I’ve become somewhat Nordstrom Rack obsessed! I stopped over yesterday to get a few new tops for our upcoming family vacation to the Bahamas (16 days!!) and got a few new pieces of fashion jewelry. I bought these 2 bracelets for $14 each and a BIG chunky gold necklace for $35.

Are you into fashion jewelry? I never bring expensive jewelry on vacation…but now I have some fun new pieces just in case we dress up & go to the casino a few nights.

P.S. I also bought 3 new tops that were $2.99 each!! I’ll share pics of them when we are on vacation.

Vera Wang Lavender Lillian Flats

I’ve wanted a pair of Lillian flats forever and spotted a sale at Nordstrom last week. Unfortunately, the sale price was still way out of my price range!

So, I did a little searching on ebay and guess what…
I won the auction for these yesterday. & ONLY payed $39 (including the shipping!) I cannot believe this! I had originally wanted the sparkly navy ones, but I will take gold leather python print any day for $39! (original price = $220!)

Is anyone else wearing flats this fall? Flats are a MUST when I am running errands with the kids!

New Leather Pouch :)

Do you carry a large diaper bag or handbag? My favorite bag to carry with my toddlers is my Larch Bag. It is big enough for diapers & wipes, a tupperware container with snacks, and of course a lot of my own personal items.

The only problem with this bag is that lipglosses, perfumes, sunglasses, etc always end up somewhere at the bottom of the bag and I am always digging around forever trying to find what I need!

Problem is solved!…I found this adorable purple leather pouch by Rebecca Minkoff. I’d been looking forever for something that I would love and ended up purchasing this off of eBay. What did anyone do before eBay?

I ALWAYS have roll on perfumes in my handbag. They are easy to carry and can freshen you up in a jiffy after chasing your toddlers at the park! My favorite scent is pink grapfruit. You can find a lot of fun scents on Etsy.

& here is my cute new pouch peeking out of my Larch bag. I love the splash of purple next to the dark brown leather!

New Handbag

My handbag arrived last night & I LOVE it! I decided to buy a new fall accessory last week after doing some online shopping while at Starbucks.

If you register @ KateSpade.com they’ll send you a 15% off coupon for anything in the store. The Safari Evangeline was already marked down from $425 to $191 & with my 15% coupon it was only $173.71 including shipping & taxes!

I’m just sitting down now to have some breakfast & play with Rex. Mornings are so quiet with Harper back to preschool!

Where do you shop?

1. Kenneth Jay Lane Lapis Resin Dome Ring, 2. Kenneth Jay Lane Gold Pyramid Ring, 3. Gap Rib Shaw-Collar Sweater, 4. Tortoise Resin & Gold Bracelet , 5. Kate Spade Safari Evangeline Handbag, 6. Anthro Buckled Triad Booties, 7. Kate Spade Callaloo Samira Bag, 8. Tylie Malibu Gypsy Caravan Handbag

As a SAHM/Blogger I don’t get out much. Harper is almost 33 months and Rex 16 months. Our activities include a regular rotation of the park, the farm/nature center, the Gym, & starting Monday Harper will be back at preschool 3 days/week!

I RARELY go to the mall, & am so thankful (& addicted) to ONLINE SHOPPING…
I hardly ever purchase things, but can spend hours looking! Anyone else? I’m currently obsessed with Bluefly, Ebay, & the sale page @ Anthropologie.

Yesterday (while blogging from Starbucks) I picked out just a few things that I love for fall. I purchased one of these items…can you guess which one??
I’ll share it with you as soon as it arrives! (I cannot wait!!)

p.s. both of my new pairs of boots arrived yesterday. the black ones are low enough that you can actually run errands in them. super cute with jeans! the tan boots are a bit too high to wear while running around everyday but very cute as well. still waiting for my whiskey suede pumps to come!

Kenneth Jay Lane

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