The Mom Uniform: what I would wear

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Therapy.

I've gone to therapy twice in my life. I loved it. The first time was in college when I was dating this total SHLUB who made me feel like crap and I was getting totally depressed. I visited my counselor Scott for six months until I felt like there were no more issues to discuss. This also coincided with meeting my beautiful husband who made me feel like a princess. (Awww...)

The second time was the first year I lived in Arizona. Lots of changes in my life warranted a visit to a therapist for two sessions. After the second session and a ton of answered questions, I decided I didn't need to go back.

Therapy is so freakin' awesome.

If you've ever considered going, you SHOULD. Even if you really don't think you have much to talk about, you would be surprised at what you can learn about yourself. Or others who might be giving you grief in your life. When I went I just talked. A lot. And my counselors mostly just asked me 'guided' questions

(Seriously: "...and how does that make you FEEL?")

Button up: Gap; Cardigan: Target; Pants: Downeast; Socks: Hubcaps!; Shoes: Old Navy; Belt-turned-Necklace: Wet Seal; Headband: Forever 21

Blogging is like my new therapy. I have always been a faithful journal writer, but there's something so great about writing to YOU. I love hearing your feedback and encouraging words. And you aren't afraid to tell me, 'hey yesterday's outfit was not the most flattering for you...' because I need to know that! I stare at myself in the mirror and am used to what I see.

But when I see myself in pictures it's much more REAL..."this is how the rest of the world sees me?!"

(And heaven knows my husband would never admit that I actually look fat in something. Thank you for that, hubcap.)

Magnum...it's so beautiful!

So keep up the honesty. Even though I have to to hold my breath and count to 10...cuz I'm overly sensitive...It's Good For ME.

What I Would Wear

1. Easy Peasy Blazer from Anthropologie

2. Flower Ring from Forever 21 (Couldn't find original link, this one's close)

3. Ruffle Bib Dress from Forever 21

4. Orange Tights from Forever 21

5. Kelly Green Shopper Bag from The Leather Store

6. Praise Slouch Boots from Forever 21

Sorry, looks like I've been a little heavy on Forever 21...I promise I'll shop around some more! :)

Kinda Fat.

Button up: The Limited; Tank: Kohls; Pants: Gap; Boots: Famous Footwear; Flower Clip: Love Stitched

I'm kinda chubby right now. I have an excuse...I had a baby 8 months ago

(that still counts, right??)

And now I'm doing the thing that probably 99.9% of you are going to do this January...

Lose weight.

I sufficiently crammed my body with chocolate and other assorted crap during Christmas.

So I'm good to go.

(Hopefully that will stave off cravings for a good three months...)

Wanna know my diet plan? {{Because diet is everything. You can exercise all you want but you probably won't lose much weight unless you're eating right too. Let's face it, we're not 16 anymore.}}

Eat under 1300 calories.

My Fitness Pal is my calorie nazi. I have their app so it's super easy to keep track of how many calories I consume. They recommend 1400 calories to lose weight, so I'm going to aim for 1300 knowing I'll probably go over a little.

Hubcap got me this awesome amazing cookbook for Christmas.

Buy it HERE

Do any of you have this? My mouth was salivating just flipping through. The recipes look AMAZING, and all of them are about 350 calories per serving! I think that's a great calorie amount for dinner, right?

Right?

Yes.

So that is my diet plan...1300 calories and cook out of this book. I have an exercise plan too, but that's for another post. {{And PS I made my first recipe from this book...awesome!}} Hopefully I can lose 20 pounds and look amazing in this:

What I Would Wear

1. Fresh Perspective Cardi from Anthropologie

2. Forever Skinny Jeans from Gap

3. Chambray Shirt from Forever 21

4. Teardrop Pendant Necklace from Forever 21

5. Woven Canvas Belt from Forever 21

6. Hot Pink Peep Toes from Forever 21

(Let's be honest, #6 is for fun and going 'out', who is going to Walmart in those heels?!)

Snow Day

My first outfit post!

Things to note:

1) The background is pretty amazing and is definitely not going to be this awesome every day.

2) My outfit is nothing revolutionary, but I'm living out of a suitcase still. That'll end soon!

3) After standing in the snow for less than 5 minutes, my feet were frozen. Like didn't warm up for four hours FROZEN.

How would you wear this outfit?

Button-up: Old Navy; White tank: Kohls; Pants: Anthropologie; Shoes: Ankle boots from Old Navy; Necklace: Dillards

Beautiful necklace that Hubcap gave me for Christmas...{{do I really need to see my neck this close up?}}

What I Would Wear

1. Inner Lioness Vest from Anthropologie

2. Poche Shirt from Anthropologie

3. Rustic Twill Boy Shirt from J Crew

4. Gray Skinny Jeans from Forever 21

5. Black Feathered Headband from Forever 21

6. Slouch Ankle Cowboy Boots from Old Navy (These are the same ones I'm wearing!)

7. Arlene Beltstrap Handbag from Forever 21

Next up: Driving for 12 hours in the car with two chiddlers, unpacking, restocking house, hustling my butt with new shop orders.

What are your new year's resolutions?

**Lose ten pounds ASAP!**

What I Would Wear

I obviously don't have buckets of money to wear a different outfit every day of the year. (And even if I did, I wouldn't, cuz that's just wasteful.) So I'm going to post what I actually DO wear for the day (get ready to see a lot of repeats) and then a style guide called "What I Would Wear" that shows a cute outfit option to help me plan for future outfits when I do have some extra money to spend.

Here's today's guide:

What I Would Wear