A few weeks ago I mentioned things I was excited to wear in the fall. One of them was this collarless sweater blazer from J. Crew. As soon as I saw it I knew it would be a great staple piece, not just for fall, but to wear all year. It's incredibly flattering and so versatile. It comes in this pretty khaki and 4 other colors too. It's definitely not sweater weather here yet, but in the coming weeks we'll start to have slightly cooler mornings and nights and I know I'll reach for this over and over. I got a jumpstart on wearing it and styled it three different ways.

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This time of year is always a little tricky for me to dress for. It's definitely still summer here (it will be warm until at least November), on one hand I'd love to live in swimwear and cutoffs all year, but part of me wants a little bit of fall. I'm starting to shop and incorporate a few fall-ish items into my wardrobe.

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Calendar wise the end of August is typically the end of summer, but in southern California (and several other places), summer is just heating up. We will have really hot days until at least Halloween and this year I really want to soak them up at the beach as much as possible. Usually by September the crowds are a lot smaller and the beach is easier to do. Fingers crossed that's still true for this wacky year.

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Happy Monday! We had the best weather over the weekend, it was sunny and 75 both days! We tried to take advantage of it before the rain comes again by spending as much time outside as possible. On Saturday Crosby and I wore our matching denim overall dresses for an afternoon playing in our backyard.

on me: similar hat, t-shirt, dress, shoes

on Crosby: shirt, dress, shoes c/o

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I'm definitely on board with some of the 90's trends that have been making the rounds the past couple of years. High-waisted denim (aka mom jeans), belt bags (fanny packs) and Dr. Marten's are back to being staples in my closet. But last week I layered a t-shirt under a slip dress and felt like my best 90's self. It's been years since I did the t-shirt/dress combo... probably since I was in 6th grade in the 90's! It's such an easy way to make dresses more casual and daytime appropriate. Now I'm trying to think of what other dresses in my closet I can wear this way. It's so fun!

sunglasses, t-shirt, dress c/o, similar bag, denim jacket, shoes

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The holidays are right around the corner (hello November 1st tomorrow), which means it's time to start thinking about and planning family photos. The past couple of years I waited until the last minute and we just took our photos for our holiday cards at home... which was fine. But this year I got it together early and am excited to send our cards out.

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