I really prefer my fashion to be a tad bit slower than the one season throw-away products offered by fast fashion retailers. But Walmart is being cute and enticing me to break my own code of style ethics! When I buy fast fashion items, I try to counteract the long term effects of such purchases by wearing those pieces for many years instead of discarding them in favor of the next new trend. Since I am not much of a fad follower anyway, it’s fairly easy to accomplish this goal. Until my closet gets too overwhelmed with new additions. Then some closet weeding is needed…which I just did this weekend.…

“Wherever your passion lies, there you shall create.” -Unknown Last month, I wore this outfit on a thrifting adventure. I was digging through the secondhand scarves (because I can never have too many scarves) which hang just below the preloved hats when two young women in their early 20s approached and one started trying on hats. She was unsure of a messenger cap that she put on her head and was asking her shopping mate for her opinion. The hat was so ridiculously adorable on her that I couldn’t help myself and I chimed in to let her know just how cute the hat looked on her. She acknowledged my…

Let me start this post by wishing my American friends a very happy Independence Day! This year, our nation is celebrating its 250th birthday. This federal holiday commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence which officially established the United States of America as its own sovereign nation, independent of British colonial rule, on July 4, 1776. In yesterday’s post, I shared a photograph from our country’s bicentennial celebration in 1976. I was two years old so I posed for the picture in my colonial costume without really understanding any of it. Fifty years later, I am here for another milestone American birthday, our semiquincentennial celebration. Hopefully, I’ll still be…

I can’t believe how quickly we have arrived at July! In all my mental preparation for America’s 250th anniversary celebration on Saturday, I totally forgot about my very close neighbor’s Independence Day celebration that happened yesterday. Living within 30 miles of the Canadian border, we have lots of Canadian cultural things nearby. I do not live in a border city, but the people who do have very close international relationships with each other. A land border is just a land border, after all. It’s not a people border so it shouldn’t inhibit our relations with our closest neighbors. Those land borders, however, often act as political borders, which sadly can…

Yesterday, I shared my first Walmart pajama style outfit featuring a muumuu layered over a sleeveless nightgown. The muumuu is the same print as this long slip style nightgown. I bought these nighties on clearance at the end of last summer and only got to wear this one once before it got too cold. Initially, I was only going to buy this sleeveless nightgown but I loved the print and the price (both were $7) so much that I ended up grabbing the muumuu, too. I also bought this same nightie in black with a giant leafy print in white, which I will share soon. Sleeveless slip style dresses and…

As an environmentally conscientious person, I try to avoid indulging myself with inexpensive fast fashion brands…unless, of course, I have thrifted them. However, I am a human with all sorts of cravings and desires that are sometimes difficult to resist. I mentioned in a previous post that I have been doing most of my grocery shopping at Walmart lately. The early morning hours have proven to be the best time for a slow browse through the abundant aisles of that giant store. Sometimes I enjoy a jaunt through the home goods section, other times it’s clothing and accessories for my kids, my husband, or myself. I recently picked up sandals…

I love a refreshing combination of citrus colors. Think lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruits, and tangerines. Put those together in a vibrant burst of yellow, orange, and green and you, too, can look like a bohemian fruit bowl! I scored this flaming orange tie dyed dress on a recent thrifting adventure and it made me so happy. I have lost count of how many dresses similar to this one I have found in thrift stores. Although they’re not the most flattering silhouette for my body, I still can’t resist scooping them up whenever I spot them in secondhand shops. These dresses are like the quintessential boho summer dress…lightweight, loose, flowy, and…