day 20, I'm sorry you got left out

So Day 20 came and went and there was just too much happening and I didn't get a chance to write. The day challenge was to wear "sunday shoes" or basically dressy shoes you would only were on a day you dressed up. I wore some high wedges... and realized after Max is a little older and I'm not carrying him around as much, I need to invest in some better options for shoes to doll up in. Carrying babies in high heels kills my back, so it's not really in the cards right now.

We took the boys up to Deer Valley to see Ryan's friend Katie Herzig play. The weather was heavenly, and the boys behaved themselves the entire time. Katie played a great set, and on the way home I decided I need to plan less events that interrupt Max's bed time. That kid is not happy with staying up, especially if he is in the car. Did we ever get a ear full.

Today is the official last day of the wardrobe challenge... I am going to pick up the first few days I missed and catch up. I'll post today's outfit later.

day 19, adorn

Day 19, adorn your hair. Done and done.

My friend Lizzy gave me this headband and I love wearing it. The western shirt I found at the Levi outlet when Ryan and I were first dating and spent some dreamy dates up at Park City. I equally love wearing it.

I'm excited for the long weekend. Jack will be celebrating his mighty sixth birthday, Ryan will be mowing the lawn after being gone for over the last 3 weeks (the boys go out to play and get lost it's so long), and I'm hoping to just get to relax during some of these heavenly cooled off nights.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

day 18, statement jewelry

The only statement jewelry or accessory I can wear these days is Max in his electric lime green baby Bjorn. But today we gave this a try. Max only tried to eat it a handful of times. I don't know if it makes any kind of special statement, but I like layering up the two together.

Cash was also sporting an unusual choice of statement jewelry with morning breakfast. I love this kid... so hilarious. He loves him some goggles.


As for the baby Bjorn... I bought a knock off version when I had Jack. The first time I wore it... after about an hour I could barely walk. It killed my back. And then I gave it to DI before I had Cash because I couldn't wear it without needing major chiropractic work afterwards. My mother-in-law gave me this Bjorn when I had Max and I cannot believe the difference. They are pricey, I know - but they are worth the cost. Perfect back support, Max loves to be in it... and with 2 other meatballs to keep up with - this helps keep my hand free. I would invest if you have a little one and do not already have one. You won't be sorry you did.

day 17

Day 17 I dreaded... "repair and wear". I don't sew... so repairing sad, put to the side articles of clothing was not top on today's to-do-list. But I DO have a lot of jewelry that has strangely enough, been broken by each one of the boys when they were little babies (so some of these items have been bagged up for almost 5 years now!). Most necklaces I have just tossed and had a moment of silence over... but there are a few I have held onto to hopefully one day give a second birth to.

So did I do that today? Not really - instead I organized each broken item, made a note of what was needed to repair it, and this weekend I will head off to the craft store to finally fix them.

In the mean time, I realized even greater then the few broken pieces of jewelry was the state in which all my accessories were in. This was truly a system I needed to "repair" so I could "wear" better. Am I stretching this a bit... oh well. I think it works. So I set off to Ikea to get a few storage containers, organized and set aside what which items I could donate if I didn't seem to be wearing them enough or anymore, and cleaned up my accessory drawers. I hope this will help me wear more of these items - rather then always turning to what is on top of the pile or my "safe" pieces I always wear.

So does that count for my "repair and wear" challenge, if even in a very abstract sort of way?
I hope so, cause the day has come to an end.

day 16, menswear

Okay, this day might have been a bust for me. It was hard. The only mens vest I own, I found at a thrift store, and well, it is still a little too small (Or am I still to chubby? Don't answer that). And I have a pair of suspenders but after Cash has been playing with them, I couldn't find them anywhere. So I resorted to stealing something from Ry's side of the closet. He has all these great western shirts, so I just picked my favorite color and belted it up to be slightly a dress. It's still too bloody hot, but I think some boots and a chunky sweater with this outfit would be killer for fall.

Ryan is starting to slowly come down from the high of recording all weekend. Being home at 3 in the morning each night might also have something to do with it. Everything I have heard is amazing and I can't wait for it to get mastered. It's nice to have him back home. He was gone to Folks Fest for 9 days, then only home a few days before he had a Lower Lights fireside and then onto the four days of non-stop recording. It feels like we haven't had any down time together in ages. So what did we do on our big night back together... don't worry, this is a family blog - we tended my nieces and then Ryan watched me do my yoga. Not very romantic, but I'm in a routine now since he has left me so many nights alone, and if I stop it takes me days to get back in the rhythm.

I spent most the day running Cash to and from preschool and prepping more of Jack's decorations for the big party. He is super excited and I'm trying my hardest not to become one of those moms who goes completely overboard. Ryan and I have always discussed how I would need to tone it down once I was a mom. Being a designer - I just like making things look put together and extra cool, and usually I go over the top... I have already been told I cannot help with any of their science projects. I think I am keeping it to a minimum, (kind of). We are making super hero caps and masks (thanks to my friend Holly's great idea and use of her son's cape/mask to use as my template), setting up an obstacle course for the kids to run through and be superheros, and then it's cake and presents. What more do you need? Run around the yard a bit, get sugared up, tear apart some presents. Sounds just about perfect.

day 15, hair

Welcome to day 15: Do something different with you hair and plan an outfit around it. I'm not sure how my hair inspired this outfit, but I was just happy my hair was long enough to give a little curl to it. I am also head over hills for this dry shampoo my friend Katrina gave me. It has saved me many a mornings as well as adds a great amount of texture to my other wise extra fine hair. Between that and Bumble & Bumble's Surf Spray, I am nothing without those two products.


Then as my hair grows out more, this is how I'd like it to timeline out the styles and length. I absolutely love this first one:

oh yeah, and day 14

2 posts in one day required because of my need to respond to new friend "nicola". So here is another. Bad photo, but you get the idea. Day 14 was to copycat a look. I love this one from JCrew, but was missing a neutral scarf to wear on the waist. My wedge strap shoes also just gave up the ghost last Sunday, so I'll have to keep an eye out for both items so I can complete the look in the near future. I love wearing socks with wedged sandals though. I think it is very grandma chic. Plus I got to use this shirt again making it officially one of my remix items.