This Life, Redefined...: Outlet Love

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Outlet Love

I've started tracking how much of my wardrobe (shoes, clothing, and accessories) comes from the outlets by my in-laws' house, and I've realized that if it wasn't for them, I'd either have a much smaller wardrobe (which wouldn't be the worst thing in the world), or I wouldn't be able to get my shopping fix in at discounted prices, and my husband would be hiding all of our money from me in the freezer or something, to prevent me from spending it.

Thank goodness I don't have to worry about that, you know?

(This is kind of a long way of saying that we're heading up to the lake this weekend, because Steve's aunt and uncle are in town from Cincinnati, and I'd kind of like to swing by the J Crew outlet while we're there, to see if they're having a sale at all. Is there such a thing as too many pencil skirts?)

Top: The Limited

Skirt: Target

Shoes: Kenneth Cole (outlet)

Belt: H&M

Bracelet: Kate Spade/James Avery

Necklace: Banana Republic (outlet)

11 comments:

Style JourneyJuly 27, 2011 at 10:46 AM
Cute look! Let me know if JCrew has any mustard colored pencil skirts!
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rlutzJuly 27, 2011 at 1:33 PM
My favorite skirt...!!
Love how you dressed it up a bit and belted it low at he waist.
Love the outlets...anytime I have to go anywhere in the vicinity of the Aurora outlets, we have to stop there first!
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TiffanyJuly 27, 2011 at 2:07 PM
I love the look of low slung belts!! You look so cute!
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EmilyJuly 27, 2011 at 3:20 PM
There is not a thing as too many pencil skirts! How could there be?
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kimmieJuly 27, 2011 at 3:51 PM
I love outlet shopping!!! The Banana Republic outlet is seriously my favorite. So much cute stuff, and always on sale!
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CJuly 27, 2011 at 5:15 PM
Of course not :) For you it's pencil skirts, for me it's striped items... or button-ups. Any excuse to go shopping gets a thumbs up in my book -- have a great time!
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ViktoriaJuly 27, 2011 at 6:18 PM
Cute!!

There is absolutely nothing wrong with loving Outlets! It's the best place to buy Kate Spade!
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Bird Bug PugJuly 27, 2011 at 7:12 PM
j crew outlet!!!! ah!

love those black wedges, which i think i've already said before... still true!
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BonnieJuly 27, 2011 at 10:26 PM
Your dress is amazing. I need a dress like this in my life, like, right now.
Those black wedges can go with EVERYTHING. I love them.
The belt that you added is genius. It really pulls the look together.
Mr. A has threatened to hide credit cards from me or to freeze them. If he ever did that -- DIVORCE.
I kid. I wouldn't divorce him. But I would spend hours trying to defrost the credit card.

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ClaireJuly 28, 2011 at 8:33 PM
no such thing as too many pencil skirts! i love this purple skirt on you. and i love an outlet. they're just so much fun. though sometimes they aren't all THAT cheap. but any shopping is fun shopping!

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RosannaAugust 1, 2011 at 3:27 PM
I just found your blog through the proper professional feature on Melissa's blog. I share your outlet love! I live within 40 minutes of 3 major outlet centers and am constantly looking for reasons to "stop by" and "browse" (buy). Cute outfit!
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2014 List

1) Send more mail...thank you notes, birthday cards, and 'just because' messages.

2) Be nicer, in general, to my husband and family. They deserve a much less crabby me than the one they were stuck with for most of 2013.

3) Make more of an effort to communicate with the long-distance people in my life. I got away from facetiming with my sister on a regular basis, and I miss it. Plus, now that she's making me an aunt, I think it's even more important that we get back into the habit of seeing each other every week. I do not need her new baby asking 'are you SURE you have more than one sister?', just because Aunt Mary lives in Indiana and Aunt Tara lives all of the way in Georgia.

4) Call or email or even text my friends from college more than I do now, which is hardly at all. Just because we can pick up after not talking to each other for months like no time has passed at all does not mean I should keep letting all of those months pass without the talking. I'm afraid the picking back up can't keep happening in a friendship like that.

5) Do one fitness/health related challenge each month. - You know all of those '0 to 1,000 sit-ups in just 30 days!!' kind of schedules that pop up on Pinterest all of the time? I'm going to start doing those. One each month. Fifteen minute plank? I'M COMING FOR YOU. I'm also throwing my meat-free/sugar-free/alcohol-free months in this category, as well.

6) Run another organized 5K. - It was so much more fun than I expected. Minus the running up a hill part, anyway.

7) Renew my vows with Steve, in Vegas, by Elvis, for our 10th anniversary in October.

8) Create an art wall somewhere in my house.

9) Organize a workspace for me

10) Attend The Blathering in Seattle. - Charleston was such a great time, I'd love to make it back for the Seattle trip.

11) Read at least two books a month.

12) Take Brigid camping.

13) Find a yoga studio and start taking classes regularly.

14) Write something, anything, not blog related.

15) No spending money on new clothes this year. Using gift cards and rewards points are fine, but I need to get out of the habit of spending money on new stuff, just to make myself feel better. I swear, shopping is my addiction, but the high I get from buying a new sweater probably isn't enough to justify the amount of money I spend on clothes I don't need.

16) No buying anything at all unless I absolutely need it. I have a bad habit of stocking up on things at sales (candles, lotions, make-up, beauty products), even if I have a cabinet full of the same stuff already at home. I will use the cabinet full of crap before I add more crap.

17) Be more consistent in updating my family blog, because my parents give me a hard time when I let it lag, and my personal blog, because I'm not as happy with myself when I let it lag.

18) Find a general practitioner and get a physical.

19) Post at least one picture a day on Instagram, to get myself into the habit of taking more pictures of my sweet girls, since I find entire events have passed where I've forgotten to photograph said events. Like Christmas. Sadly.

20) Get a haircut. - You can laugh at this one, if you must, but I did not get one single haircut in 2013. In fact, I haven't had a haircut since before Caitlin was born in November of 2012. I do not even know how this happens, but I know it must end. Soon. I think a Locks of Love kind of donation might be in order. My hair, it is long.

21) Make an effort to get to know the neighbors. - I tend to not get dressed/leave the house on the weekends, and this extends to not fraternizing with anyone who lives near me, because I'm afraid people will judge me for my make-up free, sweatpants clad weekend laze. I should probably get over that.

22) Write more thank you notes. - I am terrible at writing thank you notes. I should not be so terrible.

23) Buy new rugs for my new house. - The sunroom and foyer, in particular, need something fun.

24) Be more fearless in forming and maintaining relationships. - There are many times where I think of something I want to send to someone, whether it's an email, text, card, or what have you, and I don't, because I'm afraid I've maybe overestimated whether we have the type of friendship where I can do something like that. I don't want to worry about stuff like that anymore.

25) Put together an Advent/Christmas activity calendar for Brigid and Caitlin. - I did that for Brigid when I was home on maternity leave after Caitlin's birth, and it was so much fun. I didn't get the chance to do it this year, and I feel like I missed out on some part of the excitement of the season. I'm bringing it back.

26) Institute a once-a-month date night with Steve. Or date lunch, I guess, if necessary.

27) Institute a once-a-month girls' night, whether it be with my old college roommate, my SiLs, or the neighbors. I should get out of the house at least once a month with people who do not live in my house.