I for one, am welcoming the heat with open arms (and maybe still wearing sweaters from time-to-time because #alwayscold). But 9 times out of 10, I suck up the AC and go for a cute, summery blouse that could work almost anywhere, anytime. The hardest part about this? Stocking up on a few new tops that’ll get me through the season without breaking the bank. Lucky for my millennial self, there are SO many cute blouses out there right now for less than $50. Yup, I can afford that.
For days that you want something a little nicer than that white tee and jean shorts, here are some options to try:
I think we can all agree Target is pretty great, yes? Yes. Sometimes for me it’s a LOVE/HATE relationship though; love the prices & selection / hate that I come for paper plates and always leave with an entirely new living room.
Well, you guys know how seriously we take swimsuit season here at TME. It’s kinda a big deal. We’re always hunting for the best of the best in swimwear. We do because we love you, also because we each need – NO, deserve at least one amazing swimsuit to get us through the summer. And if you spend any of your summers at the beach or pool, you know you need WAY more than one swimsuit. Those top-of-the-line swimsuits can add up quick and for me it’s just not realistic to buy more than one a summer. So save your splurge swim for something a little more special and while we’re just chilling in the backyard by the pool, let’s rock our Target.
Every summer I find myself coming back to AT LEAST one Target swim piece again and again. Even if it’s a last minute vacation need or a impulse shopping trip purchase, Target’s a great option for cute and affordable swimwear. If you want to skip the actual store trip (and save some $ on that impromptu living room makeover) Target.com is great, too. But because it can all get a little overwhelming, I wanted to do the search for you guys. So selfless of me right? Ha.
Check out my choices for the very best bikinis Target is offering up right now OH, and they’re all BOGO 50% off. Did I mention I love Target?
Who doesn’t love a giant shoe round-up? I surely do. Options are what it’s all about and summer shoes are just seriously fun after our toes have been pent up in (rain) boots all winter.
All of us at TME have pitched in to the collection to make sure you know each of our favorite pairs for summer. Many of these are seriously loved by us as well as you lovely TME readers. Some are on-trend for 2017 and some are tried and tested standbys year to year.
Get those toes painted, sit back with a cold beverage and let’s talk sandals.
Do you know why I ended up styling an old pair of khaki shorts instead of trying on a new pair for the mom shorts series? Keep reading…
On my first weekly TME call Shana enthusiastically said “We are doing mom shorts!!!!” I smiled and stared silently at the screen “MMM, okay! I said. The truth and funny thing here is that I wasn’t sure what “mom shorts” meant. I know what mom jeans are. I live in them! but shorts? I don’t even wear shorts that much. So after the call I did what I always do when I’m not sure about something. I went to GOOGLE!
Guess what comes up when you type “mom shorts”: A ton of beautiful, tall young women with blue denim high-waisted super short shorts. Most showing their slim and toned abdomen!! Well, last time I checked my abdomen was anything but toned and I don’t really remember the last time I showed it! So to you Google: you have no idea what mom shorts are.
Hi! This post is sponsored by Amazon! I only accept sponsored posts for products I truly and honestly love, and this? IS A GOOD ONE.
We’re big fans of technology over here. My husband has outfitted our house with insanely good wireless (it easily covers from the basement to the third floor), we have a doorbell that sends a video-feed to our phones, a lock that we control via app (we’ve even once unlocked our door for UPS…from FRANCE), and an Amazon Echo in our kitchen, my office, and the boys’ room.
We primarily use the Echos for music, to-do lists, and shopping lists. “Alexa, add doughnuts to the shopping list” says Pax, ten times a day.
So yeah….one could say we’re connected. Like the nerds we are. Gotta represent, ya know? #SCIENCE
But in all seriousness, this setup has been – and I don’t want to exaggerate here – kiiinda life-changing. Going to Target during the week was OK when I was at home with the kids (and sometimes a welcome outing – my kids LOVED Target treats aka Starbucks cake pops), but once I started working….OOF. Running errands during the week is out, and there’s no hell quite like Tar-jay on a Saturday.
Which is how we became such Amazon prime fanatics. Adding or ordering items via the Amazon Echo (“Alexa”) works really, really well for 90% of the things we need. The other 10%? Is anything we run out of on the 2nd floor, our Alexa ‘no man’s land’ if you will. This is the one area of the house where I would need to SHOUT at Alexa. #nothappening
Unfortunately for all of us, this Alexa-free zone is the laundry room, where we store toilet paper, and our most-used bathroom where we are constantly running out of hand soap.
The toilet paper thing is the WORST. (“Mike! Pick up wine and toilet paper!” is an all too common text.)
So I’m totally obsessing over Amazon’s latest: Dash buttons.
I was talking to Sienna the other day about how amazing our bodies are…how “can you believe I was out to here when you were growing in my belly? (I know, not completely accurate description for S but we’ll get there soon enough) And then after you were born, my body eventually went back to how it is now?” It is amazing.
I try to focus on that fact when trying on swimsuits. But when your abs still can’t seem to find themselves after 4 years and after much working out, it’s tough to really dwell on that amazingness. I have a soft tummy now. I have some love handles. I have always had a booty. I am not a swimsuit model. I’m slowly becoming ok with all that.
So, today we’re taking (another) a little journey through my swimsuit dressing room selfies. Come along and let’s see where we end up, shall we?
Whew, this spring was a whirlwind of trips for work (and play) including Dallas, Providence, Chicago, Paris and London. Packing for Europe was definitely the hardest since I needed clothing and shoes for a weekend of sightseeing and cafés, pubs and an art museum, then a week’s worth of office-appropriate outfits. Here’s what I narrowed down to my top 10 European trip packing list items, plus a simple work outfit formula to make jet-lagged (or regular) mornings less painful!
“I thought Converse were just Converse” said my sister-in-law when I told her I was trying on different styles of Chucks. I don’t blame her. I was in the same situation before my white classic Chucks started getting old and I wanted a new pair. I only knew there were low and high tops or probably (most likely) I never paid attention to the others.
That’s why when searched ‘Converse’ I was surprised and even overwhelmed with the different options available. I quickly asked some fellow moms on Instagram if they had any experience with other type of Chuck Taylors. Most replied they didn’t know about more styles but would like to know more, while others mentioned styles they loved. That’s how this post was born.
Chucks are that type of shoe that never goes out of style and that a great deal of people in all age groups love. So, it’s definitely worth going a little deeper on what’s out there for us. Here’s a comparison of 4 styles:
Father’s Day wasn’t exactly ideal this year. We were on our way to visit family in North Carolina, and decided to split the 20+ hour drive into three days. We pretty much had no idea how Greenlea would react to being in a car for longer than two hours at a time, so we packed up a new Leapfrog, powered up an iPad and were on our way. (Ok, the car was actually packed to the brim . . . I’m somewhat surprised the three of us fit).
We stayed in Chicago the first night (and were treated like royalty, thanks to friends who live there) and then were on to Charleston, West Virginia. I found a hotel that had a pool for G, a bar for Zack & I, and a nice firepit and the view of the river in the back. That’s where we spent Father’s Day . . . after Zack drove 8 hours through mostly rain, with a (sometimes) screaming toddler in the backseat. Again, not ideal . . . but we made it to Carolina Beach the next day and will be here for a couple of weeks. We will enjoy every last bit of sunshine and ocean until we have to leave.
Today, I am here to talk about uniboob… how much of a disservice it is to us and how it has been for too long. It’s so not flattering to our figures and we should celebrate those figures even while working out, of course. A local Oregon company is doing an amazing job at fighting uniboob with super cute, comfortable, flattering sports bras (they are comfy enough for all-day wear!) I got one at Barre3 not long ago and wound up loving it so much that I wanted to try another style. Essentially, I’m hooked. Check it out.
