4 March 2016
One downside of having a child is that it opens up a whole new section of Target by which to be tempted. Have you seen their new spring line for little girls?? I would happily dress June in pretty much every piece – they killed it! (Mostly by adding pom poms to everything!) There’s cuteness for little ladies almost everywhere I’m looking these days. I’ve rounded up a few of my favorites, and since June doesn’t actually own that many items of her own clothing (since we’re lucky to have such generous hand-me-downs from cousins!) I might just have to splurge on one or two :) A. Woven green lawn dress ($18) B. Pink stripe romper ($25) C. Floral banded pants ($17) D. Floral romper ($11) E. Chambray dress with pom sleeves ($14 – also this one) F. Flutter sleeve bubble ($16) G. Clipspot green dress ($18) H. Chambray romper with pom poms ($36) I. Eyelet flutter dress ($45) J. Plaid bubble ($17 – perfect for the Fourth!) K. Metallic sneakers ($50) L. Floral dress ($36) M. Green knit dress ($12) N. Ruffle bubble shorts ($15) O. Chambray shorts with pom poms ($26) P. Reversible chambray sun hat ($17) Which is your favorite? Any wish were available in your size? :) P.S. As ridiculously adorable as all of these pieces are, there’s a reason most of June’s clothing comes from consignment sales – I just posted a few of the 18 pieces I got for $37 here!! A few of my sale shopping tips here
25 March 2013
My friend Nancy just posted a great challenge on her blog. You should go check it out for yourself, but the gist is that participants will give up shopping for clothes, accessories, household decor, and “stuff” in the months of April, May, and June. My initial instinct was to enthusiastically join in, because unsurprisingly I love a good budget challenge. But then, I thought about a few things: Point one: So far, I have spent $0 of my clothing budget for 2013. No accessories, either. I’ve effectively been holding my own one-person challenge for the first quarter of the year. Point two: In the whole of 2012, I spent $182.15 on clothing and accessories, not counting the dress I bought for our rehearsal dinner and a dress I bought for a work event. The exact items: 1 yellow striped shirt, 1 bathing suit, 1 belt, 1 scarf, 1 pink tunic, 1 pink blouse, 1 pair of earrings, and $20 of my cowboy boots (the rest was in gift cards!). Point three: I realized last weekend that I wore shirts with holes in them for three days in a row. Now, I’m certainly not saying that I’m destitute, and I’m obviously not asking for pity — I have what many consider to be a full closet, and it’s not that we don’t necessarily have the money to spend, it’s just that we choose to spend it on (or save it for) other things. But, it’s gotten to the point where I’m so used to NOT spending money on clothing that’s it’s become very difficult to pull the trigger. Which is a good thing, of course, but I now seem to be incapable of spending even gift cards: for example, I currently have a $40 Nordstrom gift card and almost $200 in