Outfit Post // Birds and Stripes

I adore the weather this time of year in our part of the country. The mornings are cool (and that makes drinking coffee that much more pleasurable), the afternoons are comfortably warm, and the evenings beg for cardigans and comforters. This past weekend we celebrated our first-born's 7th birthday, and I wore this outfit while presiding over the festivities. How times flies!

Light-weight scarves are my new favorite accessory. Such a nice layering element, and a great way to jazz up a comfortable cotton shirt!

Isn't the ochre color of this shirt lovely? I'm a big fan of yellow, but find that it's super challenging to wear it with my fair skin. This particluar shade seems to work well for me, and I'm pleased as punch. I found the scarf earlier in the Summer season at Gap. I pined away for it until it went on sale, then I snatched it up! The birds are simply too sweet.

Even though the official first day of Fall is still a couple of days away, the chill in the air has me craving hot apple cider. So excited to see the leaves begin to change color! What's the weather like in your part of the world?

top: Loft // denim: Banana Republic // shoes: Target (a few years ago) // hair pins: Ordinary Mommy Design // scarf: Gap // clutch: Made by Hank

Outfit Post // Comfortably Cool Summer Day

If you weren't already aware, Autumn is my favorite. There are things that I like about each of the seasons, but if push came to shove and I had to choose just one, Autumn would be it. The days begin to get cooler, and there is that warm squishy feeling that comes with the approaching holiday season. And you can begin to listen to Christmas music without people thinking you're a bit soft in the head. 

Plus during the fall, it isn't as much work to keep up with the yard and garden. As you can see, we've gotten a little behind; before you know it we'll have our very own "secret garden" look. The Black-eyed Susans need thinning, the rose needs to be trellised, and the Euonymis needs pruning... and that's just this section of the garden! Thankfully Sean did the edging again. Whew! This is real life, and it just isn't perfect, let's be honest. Haha!

While Autumn is still two months away, there was a whole day and a half this past weekend that was cool enough to make the excuse to wear a cardigan. That made me one happy lady. I did wear my sandals though. It is still Summer after all.

Of course it wasn't long until we were back to the intense temperatures that we've been experiencing this year. I can't say how much I enjoyed the wee break in the heat. It was beautiful!

cardigan: Banana Republic | shirt: Gap | denim: Banana Republic 

sandals: Saltwater | necklace: Pretties by Meg

Outfit Post // Sparkles and Pops of Color

This time of year it's always a big thrill for me to be able to wear a pair of jeans. There is just something so comfortable and familiar about denim. (Especially when paired with a cardigan- is it Autumn yet?) I really struggle with finding jeans that fit me; this particular pair is a little bit big on me now, but they're comfortable so I keep them around.

tank: Old Navy | belt: Old Navy | denim: Gap | shoes: Blowfish (at Marshall's)
hair: these hair pins from the shop

Outfit Post // Florals and Stripes.

Notice the new banner up there? I can't remember the last time I had photos taken of myself, so the opportunity to create a blog banner from one of my outfit photos was just too tempting!

This is my first attempt at an outfit post. I don't have a whole lot of "outfits" right now, so these posts will probably be few and far between for a while. My style is pretty basic, liveable, everyday. Comfort is important! I don't go for all that beauty is pain stuff. Nor do I wear a lot of jewelry; I even forgot to put my wedding rings back on (my finger will occasionally get irritated and need a breather).

My littlest one was hanging around in a tree to my left.

She wanted her picture taken too!

dress: Target | belt: gift from my sister | leggings: forever 21 | shoes: second-hand tommy hilfiger wedges | floral clip: ordinary mommy design