#LeggingsWearDontCare

Hey there! I'm guest posting today over at The Peanuts Gang talkin' fashion, mom bods, and leggings for Samantha's #LeggingsWearDontCare series. Head on over to check it out!

Sunny Love.

So this glorious thing happened the other day while I was driving: I found myself needing sunglasses.

The sun. I know. The sun is back.

I am a hoarder of shades. I have at least 35 pairs and can't bear to donate the ones that I don't like (maybe someday they'll look really great to me or something). Heart shaped, gold-rimmed, way farer...I love them all! At any time I have three pairs in my car, two in my purse, and a few strewn about the house. Getting dressed in warmer months means that I have to try on at least three pairs before finding the "one." 

Some sunglasses I'm lusting after for the upcoming sunny seasons?

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ModCloth had a pair of gold-rimmed heart shaped sunnies a few years ago and I've since regretted not snatching them up immediately. The above pair aren't the exact shades but they'll do. 

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 Also, do you shop at the amazing Hello Holiday? In browsing their accessories I found they do a Sunglasses of the Month Club. Um, hello lover!

What is your accessory "vice"?

Dress Addiction.

I am addicted to dresses. 

If you've ever met me, that admission is not shocking. I own maybe two pairs of pants but at least three dozen dresses and about as many skirts. My daily uniform is a pair of tights, cute dress, and a cardigan. 

Much like a good swimsuit, the thought of a gorgeous dress is helping me survive the cold this winter. I can't pretend I'm not looking forward to having extra confidence because of the lifestyle changes I've been making. For the last couple years, even on the hottest summer days I would couple my dress with thick tights and a cardigan, this year I am already planning for a difference. Some of the dresses I dream of wearing (no tights and extra coverings required)?

 

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Swimsuit Dreams.

HEY! Did you know that Chicagoland is still in the grips of Chi-beria? Yep, freezing temperatures and so much snow. It's a real dream. If you dream about freezing your buns off.

In high school to get from one class to another on my massive school campus before the bell rang I'd have to walk outside, even in winter in a school uniform skirt & polo t-shirt. The only way I could survive the walk (so dramatic, right?) was to envision the summer, like mentally feel the heat on my skin. I can still remember trudging through the snow in my mary janes thinking, "Warm beach, warm beach, warm beach."

Welp, the only way I can get my tired ass out of bed to get my freezing ass to the gym these days? To envision the beautiful swimsuit I am going to wear in the glorious sunshine this summer. On my list of weight loss rewards, a swimsuit is one of the highlights.  It is my goal to not only buy a new swimsuit this year but actually WEAR it in public. We also bought a large inflatable pool at the end of the 2013 summer season and I look forward to floating around for hours on end.

Some of my favorites that I am bookmarking for future purchase?

Ruffle bandeau suit on Etsy ($101.50)

Natalie one piece from Anthropologie ($90)

Beautiful but no purchase info available

Striped one piece, no purchase info available

Pink Rita swimsuit by Fables by Barrie ($124)

Note: I bought a sailor-inspired suit from Fables by Barrie a few years ago and the quality is AMAZING! I would totally buy from the company again. I never realized the importance of a high-quality suit until I had one.

Any swimsuits you're pining over with snow still on the ground?

Coat Love.

It is getting straight up chilled in the Midwest!

 

I actually love when the weather cools down and we have to kick the heat on in the house for the first time since March. One of my very favorite things in the whole, wide world is walking in from the cold into a warm home (preferably one that smells like some sort of delicious comfort food).

 

Another reason for my excitement for the oncoming cold weather? I am in love with a cute coat. I love finding that perfect, girly, functional, colorful piece of outwear to rock the whole winter long.

 

Some choice favorites for this winter?

 

Forever21

 

ModCloth

 (though totally out of my price range)

 

Target

 

 

Hello Holiday

 

Do you have any coat crushes for the upcoming winter?