Cloud Coverage: The Sky's the Gimmick

Top: Wild Fable, Target; Dress: Madden Girl, Macy's

Bag: Universal Thread, Target; Charm: Madden Girl, Macy's

Sunglasses: A New Day, Target; Bow: SHEIN

Shoes: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Dress: ELLE, Kohl's; Bag: Kate Spade New York for Target; Shoes: New York & Company

Whimsycore décor. 

Bird clip: Etsy from very, very long ago.  Later I lost it, probably in a parking lot.  And yes, my family asked me if it "flew the coop."

My geode abode.

Dress: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's; Shoes: Mix No. 6, DSW

Rose and Rosita.

Bag: Strawberry Shortcake & Care Bears Collab for Dolls Kill

Sunglasses: Wild Fable, Target; Hair clips: SHEIN

I'd always wanted to learn how to make stickers from pics on my phone.  But, as with all new things, I was hesitant.  Then I was editing pics and decided to cram myself and the cotton-candy-cloud sky into the frame.  It was time.

It wasn't easy.  There was much gnashing of teeth and repeating the same steps with the same failures.  Then came the Google search and more trial and error until everything clicked into place.  I was as excited as any geriatric millennial who'd conquered a tech task and couldn't shut up about it.  Even when my sister good-naturedly said that her four-year-old makes stickers all the time.

Because that's what it's all about, right?  Learning and growing and touching the sky when it's easier to stay on the ground.  

Vanity's the best motivator. 

Tropic Like it’s Hot: Still on That Staycation

Dress: Necessary Objects, Macy's

Shoes: London Rag, Kohl's

Bag: Kelly & Katie, DSW

Dress: Lily Rose, Kohl's; Top: Madden Girl, Kohl's

Getaway Glam Necklace

Bag: So, Kohl's

Skirt (a dress!): Zulily

Bag: Current Mood, Dolls Kill

Eye of the tiger lilies.

Top: Juicy Couture, Kohl's

Shoes: Bucco, Kohl's

It's finally officially summer!  And I, of course, am here for it.  Full disclosure, I wore these fits when it was still spring (because things at the Trove always run behind schedule).  But I have lots more fruits and florals in store.  So join me for another season of color and chaos.   

Like all the seasons that came before it.             

Kitschy 'til the Cows Come Home: Neon Trees and Jujubes

Top: Madden Girl, Kohl's; Skirt: Wild Fable, Target; Boots: Betsey Johnson, Zulily

Sunset Ranch Necklace

Bag: Zulily

Clips: Marshalls

Hand cream: Cath Kidston, Kohl's

Top: ModCloth; Skirt: Trixxi, Kohl's; Bag: Dolls Kill; Shoes: Madden Girl, Amazon

Glamazon of the Galaxy Necklace

Lipstick schtick.

Purple clip: Lisa Frank, Kitsch

Yellow: Always appealing.

 Skirt: So, Kohl's

Clips: Every '80s baby's Kitsch wish come true.

Bag: Amazon

Top: Care Bears, Dolls Kill

Just kidding.  There are no jujubes.  Just two candy-bright fits that I wore to work and one I wore in my yard.  Partly because I can't drive in those boots and partly because even I have my limits.  Still, my coastal-cowgirl-going-to-a-rave look holds a special place in my heart.  Maybe one day I'll get to wear it for real.

Stagecoach, here I come.

The Easter Edit

A day that was sunny and the Easter bunny.  What more could two girls ask for?*

My hallway table.

Dress: Nine West, Kohl's; Skirt: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Easter treat trio.

Charlotte on the hunt for hue.*

Bag: Current Mood, Dolls Kill; Shoes: Impo, DSW

The husband takes a bite out of Easter.*

I had to put the bunnies even farther out of Charlotte's reach this year.  But it turns out I like them better here. 

Hat: Amazon; Blue flower: Claire's; Yellow flower: Capelli, ULTA

Candy-colored carousel.*

Charlotte's dress: Blueberi Boulevard, Macy's; Charlotte's hat: Cat & Jack, Target

"The Easter Edit" sounds sophisticated, doesn't it?  Like I'm going to Monday morning-quarterback-recommend designer fits you could've worn or gourmet meals you could've prepared.  But if you're a regular, then you know that that's not what this is.  (Also, that I prefer polyester to silk and JELL-O to crème brûlée.)  That said, I admit that my pics are brightened and curated (I'm an artist, not an animal!).  But they're by no means perfect -- and neither was the holiday.  I had my outbursts and Charlotte had hers, and then I had mine again.  So, the usual.  Nevertheless, we (and by we I mean the whole family) laughed a lot too.  Which is fitting for the sitcom that's become my life -- and the part that I choose to remember.

So here's to Easter madness and memories.

And the Peeps that make them so sweet.

*Didonato Family Fun Center the Saturday before Easter.  

Plaid? For Spring? Groundbreaking.

Coat: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's; Shoes: Jessica Simpson Collection, DSW

Sweater: Forever and Ever, Kohl's

Skirt: Dickie's, Dolls Kill

Bag: Kate Spade New York for Target

Top: So, Kohl's

Bag: Amazon

Orange Blossom and Bow Necklace

Pants: Almost Famous: Macy's

Sunglasses and flower clips: Wild Fable, Target

Shoes: Jessica Simpson Collection, Amazon

Skirt: Vanilla Star, Macy's; Shoes: Jessica Simpson Collection, Amazon

Bag: Olivia Miller, Amazon

Tee: GAP

Coat: BCX, Macy's

Sometimes I don’t know what gets into me.  I complain about winter, then when it’s finally spring, I pull out, not florals, but plaids.  I guess like Mary, I’m quite contrary. 

So all hail spring fashion in its many forms.  And gardens that grow the way you do.