Happy 2017 everyone!! Sorry I’ve been a bit MIA, but I have had so much family stuff going on through the holidays and I’ve really been enjoying spending time with my hubs, kids, and friends. Sometimes you just have to take a break and chillax. One of my 2017 goals is to not rush, or overwhelm myself. If I feel like I don’t have good content to put out to all of you then I will wait on writing a new blog post. If I’m tired and feel like just drinking wine and watching TV rather than taking a new photo and posting, then that photo can wait for another day haha. We are here on this planet to live life and enjoy every amazing moment we are given, so social media can sometimes just take a back seat to living our wonderful lives.
Hat / Cardigan / Boots / Purse
Top / Leggings / Earrings / Necklace
Lipstick – YSL #003 Ultimate Beige
Here is a super cute casual outfit that you could wear on the weekend, or for a casual Friday at the office. I’ve never been one to mix brown and black, but I really love mixing and matching now and camel on black is such a chic neutral combo. This look is so comfortable with the loose boyfriend cardi and leggings. Plus these boots are warm with shearling on the inside and a chunky heel for comfortable walking. These are such a fancy UGG boot and water resistant, so a closet staple.
FINANCIAL TIP
So everyone uses the start of a new year to set some new goals. I definitely wanted to have 2017 be a year that I be a bit more frugal and practical because I am such an avid shopper, but then I tend to have too many items and things go to waste. So….here is my MAJOR goal for 2017. ZERO shopping!!! (Minus the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, that’s just too good a deal for the year to pass up LOL.) Yes you heard me right no shopping for clothing, shoes, or accessories. Instead, I am going to shop my own closet for 2017. I have 3 closets in my house plus two dressers. I have probably 100 pairs of shoes a whole shelf unit of purses, and an overflowing jewelry box. Do I really need to shop in order to have something cute to wear?? No I don’t, even though most of us women look in our closets and think to ourselves, “Man I have nothing to wear.” I have clothes in my closet that I have had for 6 months still with tags on them. #fashionbloggerproblems I don’t want my blog to be an excuse for me to spend unnecessary money, or for women to think they need to be constantly spending money in a keep up with the Joneses kind of craze. I plan on re-wearing the clothing in my closet and coming up with new combinations. So here is my financial tip…I am challenging all of you to also do less spending, so that you can travel more, or save more. I am challenging all of you to re-work your closet for at least 30 days. Think of it as a game with a different theme daily for ways to wear items. Perhaps one day you wear a bright color on top of neutrals, or mix two patterns you haven’t mixed before. I wonder if it will become as addicting to you as it is to me. Right now I can’t even get myself to shop because I’m having so much fun trying to figure out new and interesting outfits out of my own closet boutique.
I would love to hear from you for any outfit themes that you think of. Also, have any of you tried a challenge like this before?
Happy Friday! XoXo
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I like everything about this outfit and I’ve always loved the combination of camel and black.
Belle | One Awesome Momma
Girl, I have tried that “no shopping” goal and I fail every-single-time. Ugh. The NSale or the Banana Republic one (happening now…yes, bought a coat)… so….
You look lovely. I love that and those boots are amazing!
No shopping is an awesome goal to have for the year and great for the finances! Sometimes we forget how blessed we are with all the stuff we have!
A very stylish outfit. I like your idea of shopping in your own closet…I’m not sure I’d manage to make the whole year without buying any clothes though!
It’s my personal opinion that very few people can pull off a hat like that! You definitely can. You look great!
Every day is a challenge to find what I have in my closet to wear. LOL Nothing as cute as this!
I love this color combination! I really enjoyed reading your post today. I have also been focused on listening to my body more too – you’re right “the photo can wait” if you need the rest that should come first!
I love all the matching tones in this outfit. I recently saw someone mixing tones and it was so confusing. I couldn’t tell what to look at! Your purse is GORG!!
What a great look. I love everything from the hat to the boots. And absolutely love the necklace! Thanks for sharing.
Such a cute outfit and oh my gosh I love your bag! Perfect color and mix with print!
I am trying to shop my own closet much more lately. I found I was buying so much and like you said I had tons if items with the tags still on them. I’m trying not to be so wasteful in 2017. BTW I love those boots and never would have thought they were UGGs!
I love those colors together! And that necklace is awesome. It really pops against the black
That tan sweater is so cute! I love how perfectly it goes with the outfit and it just looks cozy!
I also took a much needed break from blogging during the holidays! It’s so much more important to just relax and spend time with family! Anyway, love your outfit and the black and camel combo! It’s so sophisticated feeling!
This is such a cute casual outfit. I love the fall and winter colors and those boots are a great addition to the entire look.
Wow, I really love the outfit and looks so pretty. I love this tips I need to avoid shopping so I can pay off all my debt and be a debt free next month, It’s always good to be a practical.
What a gorgeous outfit. I am loving those boots so much. I dont shop for myself very often, and never for clothes. I probably should do it more often. I love this outfit, if only I could pull it off.
I am LOVING that camel sweater! What a versatile piece!!! And those boots?! How beautiful are they?!
I’m with ya on the no shopping! In fact in November I was looking at videos of the capsule wardrobe and definitely considering heading that way with my closet! Less stuff can mean more options sometimes!
Wow that’s so brace to say “no shopping in 2017”!! I wish I could stop shopping for just one months LOL on a serious note it’s a great idea to re-discover items from your own closet!
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I love that hat it is so cute! Such a great winter outfit that is both stylish and comfy.
You look gorgeous in these colors. I love tan and black, it’s so classic. And those boots are so fabulous. I need to start going through my outfits and putting together cute stuff before I hit the store.
Wow, such an awesome outfit and amazingly cool accessories. You look absolutely stunning at that!
Thank you Belle it’s one of my new fave color combos!
Hahaha it is hard, but heck if I can make it one year that is like MAJOR for me 😀
Thank you so much Anna!
Thank you Divya I really appreciate that!!
Agreed Angela!! I need to appreciate what I have more!!
Thank you Roxanne!! I’m sure you have some rockin outfits, sometimes it takes an extra tip, or person to help us put them together.
Thanks Mandy!! 🙂
Awesome Heather!! Exactly how I feel, I didn’t want to be wasteful and then I still felt like I had nothing to wear, so I need to force myself to fix the problem because it was becoming a shopping addiction.
Awesome Di!! Yes the capsule wardrobes are awesome. I did a bit of purging myself and I still have so much lol.
Ugh yes no shopping is so hard sometimes lol. But…I just keep myself busy with other things 😉 I currently joined Junior League to start giving back to the community.
Thank you so much!! 🙂
Thanks Misty!! Yes, I love to go on IG and get some inspirations if I’m feeling like I don’t know what to wear and then sometimes seeing one piece similar to something I have will inspire me!!
Thank you Reesa!! Those are both def staples in my closet for Fall/Winter.
My mom doesn’t shop much for herself either, more for me and my sister. It’s always nice to treat yourself though, esp if you don’t shop much 😉
That would be so awesome Misty DO IT!! I wish I could pull that off lol, but I have my plan to get debt free as well just in a bit more time.
Thank you Amanda!! Yes it’s so nice to relax and get a break, though I feel guilty sometimes then like I wasn’t getting enough accomplished on my blog lol.
Thanks so much 😀
Thank you Brittany!!