Style

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On The Off Days

One of my blogger friends, Jessica, recently put up a post on Instagram asking her readers if they'd also like to see what she wears on her "off" days - meaning her not-technically-post-worthy days - and the resounding answer (and my own answer)  was "YES". Because while I enjoy using style blogs for inspiration on days when I want to dial it up a little, or to figure out how other women handle tricky looks that I'd like to try out myself…to me, what's more important than looking great on my "on" days is finding ways to look great on my "off" days.

Which is, to be honest, kind of…all of them. Or at least a solid 90% of them.

I do occasionally put up shots here of what I wear on more "special" occasions - a TV appearance, a night out with girlfriends, an evening event - but for the most part, my personal style posts feature the kinds of looks that I'm "really" wearing on a day-to-day basis; my "off" days are my days. My goal isn't to blow anyone out of the water with impeccable, cutting-edge, carefully-crafted looks - because I virtually never ever ever have time to do any "crafting" when I'm trying to get out of the house in the morning; we're talking ten minutes to get dressed, max - but rather to show how if you have the right basic pieces and a few fun accessories, crafting might not even be necessary.

Makeup & Beauty

Go For The Gold (Makeup)

Spring means a lot of things. It means my hammock reappears in our backyard (this weekend this weekend!), that I start eating potato salad in truly amazing quantities, and that I am something other than "miserable" on the trip from bed to shower in the morning.

The truth is that I'm a little nervous about this particular spring because every notch that the thermostat ticks up means we're that much closer to summer, which means we're that much closer to Deadlines One and Two (both of which I'm so, so excited about, and also more than a little anxious about)…but mostly I'm just SUPER FREAKING HAPPY IT'S NOT COLD ANYMORE. Because that winter was straight-up terrible, and if you're on the East Coast you know what I'm talking about

Something else that Spring means: I get back into gold.

My Looks

Get Cropped

It's not quiiite shorts weather yet (almost!), but for these gorgeous spring days full-length jeans just feel too…wintry. I'm kind of over them (as you might have be able to tell based on the fact that I've been cuffing every pair of jeans I own for a solid month).

To the rescue: the perfect pair of crops.

I've been wearing Old Navy's Rockstar jeans for a couple of years now - they're the perfect skinnies with just a little stretch, come in every color imaginable, and are phenomenally affordable - and now they're available in a spring-perfect cropped length.

Style

Sunnies For You, Sunnies For Mama

Now you know the sunglasses I love lately…but if you're looking for a pair to love for yourself, some suggestions (a few of which would also make excellent Mother’s Day gifts) are above.

Also, Sunglass Hut has a tool up right now where you can live-shop for sunglasses with your mother, using face recognition technology to virtually try on different styles. Too adorable.

My Looks

So Into You

Ray-Ban Sunglasses; Sanctuary Button-Down (similar); Ann Taylor Parachute Pants (similar) }

You may have noticed that I kind of like my sunglasses. I always have, mostly because sunglasses mean you can be lazy about things like putting on mascara and still look pretty good running out of the house in the morning…but since my son arrived I do not go without them.

You know how some women are super into shoes, and buy pair after pair after pair? I’m not really a shoe person (mostly because I will definitely screw them up, and if they were expensive that will make me sad)…but sunglasses?