Thrift Style Thursday - Trending

This week for Thrift Style Thursday, Martyna of Spoolish challenged us to create a look that rivals those on the runway and thrift something that is trending this spring.  Well, let me tell you, I had to do some research because I'm not up on the current trends as much as I pretend to be.  I even bought actual magazines you guys, this is a big deal, I never do that anymore!  In this month's issue of Redbook, there were some outfits put together with just a few key pieces in your closet, one being floral with stripes.  And then in this month's issue of Lucky, there was an article about a basic red/navy striped t-shirt being a good item to have in your closet.  I saw this shirt at the Goodwill and decided to start my "trendy" outfit with this t-shirt as the base.

I pulled out one of my oldest maxi dresses at this point and decided the "stripes with floral" would be how I would style this for today.  The magazines also both talked about floral scarves still being popular this year, so I added that.  I also noticed that metallics are still in fashion, so I added my favorite Stella and Dot bag.

And then both magazines also talked about denim at length - so I decided since it was chilly this morning I would add a denim jacket as well.

Jacket - Old Navy (thrifted), T-shirt - Gap (thrifted) Dress - Cliche Mpls, Bag - Stella and Dot Scarf - garage sale
So there you have it.  I don't know if I'm "runway chic" with this look or not, but apparently these are things that all the cool kids will be wearing this spring and thanks to Echosmith, I want to be like the cool kids, cause all the cool kids seem to get it.  
For other thrifted on trend type looks, check out the other Thrift Style Thursday gals at their blogs below!

Thrift Style Thursday - Show your Stripes

Told you all it was like fashion week on the blog!  Today is Thrift Style Thursday and this week's theme was chosen by Miche of Buttons and Birdcages - Show Your Stripes!  Stripes and I have a pretty good relationship, I own many, MANY striped things.  Today the challenge for me was not if I'd have something stripey to wear, but instead, what stripey thing should I wear?  I pulled out one of my newer thrifted goodies for today and decided to highlight that.

A few weeks ago when I showcased a recent thrift haul, I mentioned that this sweater was an accidental purchase, I had meant to leave it behind, but somehow still had it at checkout, so I just went with it.  In the end, I am so glad I did.  I have actually already worn this guy several times!  I added a striped cami that I adore - it's still a nursing cami and is probably one of the only ones I have left at this point, but I love the colors and it still fits, so I figure even if I don't need it for that purpose, might as well still wear it!  And then I also wore my favorite striped shoes - not thrifted, but they're just so darn fun I had to include them!

Dress - Cliche Mpls (from friend), Peach cami - Motherhood

Sweater - Mossimo (thrifted), Necklace - Camy Couture 

Shoes - DSW

I was going to include Ollie in my post today too, I also dressed him in stripes today, but he's such a flash these days that getting a picture proved a challenge this morning.  So you'll all just have to take my word for it that he's playing along too!

I really do enjoy stripes.  I still think my favorite pattern is plaid, but stripes are a close second for sure.  And I still have a soft spot for polka dots.  There was a song when I was a kid by a kids group called Parachute that was titled "Polka Dots, Checks and Stripes" - about a girl who wore all three at once.  I don't think I would do that, but I do love my patterns, that's for sure!
Make sure to check out the other Thrift Style Thursday gals and how they're showing off their stripes!

Pretty in Pink

I was so excited when I saw the pin for today's Pinned It Spinned It look - I totally had the perfect skirt!  I usually pull this one out more in the summer, so it was kind of fun to build a look around it for a colder day.

Yes, it is cold here again.  Not bone chilling cold, but enough that I had to go with tights under my skirt.  I didn't have cute pink shoes like the ones in the pin either, so I opted for my short boots.  I'm super excited though - my cousin has some shoes for me!  If you're a newer reader of my blog - I have a cousin who is a high power executive that wears the same sizes as me and periodically sends her cast offs my way when she updates her wardrobe.  So, I am pretty sure the shoes will be amazing.  I'm hoping to go get them this weekend!

Sweater - Mossimo, Target

Tank top - Liz Lange nursing top, Target

Skirt - Cliche Mpls

Tights and Boots - Target

Necklace - Stella and Dot 

I'll be taking a little break from outfit of the day posts tomorrow - it's time for Oliver's four month update as he will be four months tomorrow!  I can't believe how fast the time is going, we're getting closer to the half year mark already!  We also have his four month checkup tomorrow - I'm not happy that he'll be getting shots again, poor pumpkin, but I am excited to see how much he weighs since we aren't able to easily check for ourselves at home anymore.  He maxed out the scale we were using! He's my chunky monkey!

Short and sweet

Short on words and short on time today friends.  Going to be a crazy one.  Meetings in the morning, my diabetic class in the afternoon. Somehow I think the day will fly by!

 Maxi dress - Cliche Mpls, from friend

Sweater - Arizona Jean Co, JCPenney

Necklace - S&D

Shoes - Xhilaration, from Lori

When you have a busy crazy day and you're pregnant, comfort is key - therefore, it's jersey maxi dress for the win!  I hope to be back with wittier and more interesting things to say tomorrow.  Until then, have a great day everyone!

Fud

So.  Let's talk food.  Yes, this is a fashion blog.  I have my outfit pictures from yesterday to share as well. But I want to talk about the awesomeness of my CSA share.  I've mentioned it a few times this summer on the blog here.  CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture.  How a CSA works is, area farms sell shares of their produce and when you buy one, you get a box of goodies every week.  

Back in January, my mother in law asked if we'd be willing to split a full share with them this summer.  It was an investment - but we decided to take the risk and see how things would go.  We also added a half dozen eggs to our order, which meant that in addition to a box of veggies each week that we split with my in-laws, we also get six farm fresh eggs.  I was nervous about doing this, I didn't know if we'd actually like the items we got or would be creative enough to use them all.  See, the challenge is - you don't necessarily know what you're getting each week until the day the box is delivered.  Much of it depends on how the season is going and you pretty much get what you get.  But, I've been very pleasantly surprised at how well we have been doing with this and I can honestly say, it's the best thing we did for ourselves this year.  I look forward to each Thursday when our new goodies arrive!

Dress as skirt - Cliche Mpls

Tank top - Mossimo, Target

Jacket - LOFT, thrifted

Sandals - Merona, Target

Necklace - Charming Charlie

Bracelets - thrifted and S&D 

I've also mentioned before that the Pants Monkey loves to cook and is far more creative and willing to take risks in the kitchen than I am.  That may have helped us a great deal in making this CSA share work well for us.  I know my in-laws have actually struggled a bit with their items.  They also went out of town a couple of more times than we did this summer too.  Not everything is unusual - right now in fact we're getting very normal, common veggies - tomatoes, carrots, green beans, etc.  Earlier this summer is when we were getting more unusual items like kale, collards and fennel.  We've managed to try every single thing though and I have loved it all.  Because our growing season was late too we'll be enjoying products at least through the end of this month.  I will be sad when it's over!

Follow me on Instagram (feed is at the right, otherwise my username is muppetmusic22) to see pictures of some of the delicious creations we make.  I will apologize now for making you hungry if you do!