johns journal

Living in SoCal means essentially no Fall. I'm making up for it in the wardrobe department even if I have to wear a coat with shorts. Desperate measures people. So here we go, my favorites:


Pink coat: I need pink to compensate for all the boys in this house, very justifiable.
Nail polish- Those a…

What better way to get back to blogging than to kick it off with a gorgeous dress giveaway!! Shabby Apple contacted me offering this stunning dress, perfectly in time for Christmas parties! I've admired their vintage selection of dresses for quite a long time now, be sure to peruse their site f…

This is one of my favorite shops on Etsy, LOVE the name, Giddy up and grow. Such creative and refreshingly different hair adornment!

We thought of a list of 20 things to check off this summer, but the item on repeat is going to the pool! I literally create a drawer comprising of swimsuits and cover-ups to make for quick dressing in splash-wear attire! Oh also, finally tried out Garnier's BB cream after hearing all the raves…

Yesterday I couldn't physically blog because Bo accidentally scratched my cornea, wowzers that hurt! So today calls for a light and fluffy fashion post, specifically pink shorts! They somehow magically go with most items, almost like a neutral. I'm all for items that can work with everythi…

Our date nights have been pretty far and few between with husband's crazy schedule, but last night my sister treated us to a night out and somehow I threw these two colors together and it worked! Mint green and carmel brown, who knew?!

Remember back in the Fall, I blogged about the pants that go with everything? Well, they really did I paired them with almost every shirt in my wardrobe and getting dressed in the morning was a no-brainer. Here's the Spring version!

clothes and bag-jcrew, jewelry-banana republic

A mustard yellow skirt for me (one of my favorite colors)!  One very teeny tiny bonus of him traveling particularly to Korea is all the amazing tailor shops. He had this skirt made for me and a whole suit for him, score! Happy weekend, friends! We'll be shed shopping and picture taking this weeke…

I'm still not shopping in light of Lent and it's been pitifully hard! Here's some pretty pieces for Spring! It's all about easy breezy lightweight and colorful items.
Everything Oldnavy, pink skirt-Anthro, mint jeans and bag-jcrew

I'm about to kick off spring family picture madness with 5 families booked! Whoop whoop, so excited. Around these parts the cherry blossoms are on the brink of blossoming and absolute beauty is about to ensue, particularly around the Washington D.C tidal basin. Family spring pictures are such a…

We are attending my cousin's Spring wedding and you should have seen me scramble trying to figure out how to dress my boys. I'm seriously not good at it at all, of course all the antics that go with trying to dress my five yr old in things other than t shirts don't help. Thank God for s…

It was cold and even snowed a bit this weekend, but my trusty new sweater blanket took care of all my heating needs. Also it doubles as a nursing cover and blanket for kiddos; I love multi-tasking garments!


p.s It was on the clearance rack at Old Navy because of all the swimsuits they have out now d…

They are "killing it" by that I mean, "got it going on"! I went to return some items yesterday and had a hard time resisting some of their new things. Check out these goodies!

I had a request for Christmas card outfits for a family of 6, featuring cooler tones. These colors will really pop in a photo and are a nice alternative to standard red and green! Everything from Old Navy, but green headband and baby girl flats from baby gap.

I have a bit of a hunter boot saga. They've been on my wish list for quite some time and the moment I decided to give in and purchase they were sold out of the color I wanted, drat. So I waited and waited and even ordered a size down to see if that would work. You know the whole cinderella step…

vest: threadsence I actually couldn't believe I bought this vest. It was right after I took a solemn vow to be more adult and invest in classic pieces instead of falling prey to trends! So I've been wearing "cheetah" around the house and then got bold enough to wear it to church. I…

I know I know I'm already talking about Christmas and its not even October, but I'm booked from here to Christmas with family photo shoots! So excited! The number one question I get is what I should I wear especially when it comes to dressing the whole family, quite the task. Here's wha…

My sleeved dress adoration all started with the peach gown on the left, total love. There's something so timeless and classy about dresses with sleeves. The royal wedding is the perfect case in point.



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And yes that is the Pippa dress on the right, for sale over here.

via jcrew, lateafternoon

As life gets a little more complicated and sticky with two kiddos, I"m attempting to streamline and simplify everything else including clothes. These picks all coordinate with each other so getting dressed in the morning is easy and mindless! Carmels, cognac, leopard and polka dots are all the…