Over the last week our temperatures dropped a lot. It feels like we’ve skipped fall and gone straight into winter, at least for this Southern California girl. When I leave for work in the early mornings (at 5:30 am when it’s still dark) it’s super cold so I’m always grabbing a cozy coat or jacket on my way out. It’s a fun change from our never-ending summer, that’s for sure!

I wanted to share my favorite outerwear pieces right now. So many cute ones keep popping up and they’re too good to keep to myself.

I can’t believe how fast this year is going by, before we know it we’ll be in the thick of the holidays! So crazy. Anyway I wanted to give a little update from photos I posted on my instagram recently in case you’re not following there. I regularly share photos of my every day outfits that don’t always make the blog.

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I get cold pretty much anywhere and always have to make sure I have a jacket or sweater with me. This jacket is my life savor right now because it’s light, but just enough to layer over so I don’t shiver the day away in an air conditioned office. And priced at under $20 it’s really something you can’t pass up.

But enough about that, let’s talk about the best part of my outfit… this floral romper. To me the print screamed festival so I took it for a test drive at the Newport Beach Food and Wine Festival over the weekend. Did you see my instagrams or snaps from the fest? Jeff and I had so much fun bopping around with Nikki and Kathleen. Always a lot of laughter with those girls and their significant others. 🙂 continue reading

Chambray shirts are my life rafts. Anytime I’m in a wardrobe jam and don’t know what to wear I throw one on and feel instantly cool. There’s something so effortless yet still polished about them. I have a few different washes in my closet, but this one has been my long time favorite. It fits true to size (I’m wearing a 0 for reference) and is just so comfortable. I may be guilty of sleeping in it once or twice.

On another note, how are we almost through August? I feel like summer just started and now everywhere I look I’m seeing fall transitional pieces. I’m not quite ready for that yet. Not to mention where I live it will be HOT until November.  So strap in for my endless summer wardrobe. I may throw on a plaid shirt, denim jacket or booties here and there, but I’m not about to be sweating in seasonally inappropriate clothing for the sake of blog photos. 😉 continue reading

Happy Tuesday! Sorry for my absence yesterday, I had a jam-packed weekend and was a little under the weather because of it. But I’m back with this new post from our first day in New York a couple of weeks ago! We stayed at The Paul, which is a newish boutique hotel near Madison Square park, but more on that another day. We were so excited to have a free day and spent the whole day taking advantage of all the city has to offer.

We roamed around everywhere from Madison Square Park to Central Park and even the village, so by the end of the day we were exhausted. I packed some of my travel favs (rompers!) and was not disappointed. They’re the perfect piece to throw on at nine am and still be comfortable in at nine pm when you’re in line for dessert at Shake Shack. I bought this one right before we left and stayed cool in the heat and humidity because it’s so light weight. I think it would also be cute with some ankle booties and a duster cardigan come fall. continue reading