TheMomInStyle

Translating Trends for Real Life

Summertime Casual T-Shirt Dress

Hi Friends!

Gosh we have had an action packed week!  Summer is in full swing here in our house!  Unfortunately we have been rained out SEVERAL times at the pool, BUT, the kids are having a great time and getting to bed early… so mama can’t complain. 🙂 I hope you all are enjoying the heck out of your summer too! Let’s get to the outfit shall we?

It’s been so hot lately, that I feel like I have been living in dresses- I have shown swing dresses a lot lately but there’s another style that I’m totally in love with. If you follow anyone else, I am certain you have seen this style dress before. BECAUSE.IT’S.THAT.GOOD.

Ruching is magic and the lightweight material makes this a legit winner. It really is great for just about any casual situation.

I styled it with and without a white denim jacket. Take it on vacation, wear it to your sporting event. I promise,  you’ll be “Best In Show” and super comfy! The specific color that I’m wearing is currently on sale, but there’s SO Many colors, I would definitely encourage you to grab a couple. I sized up for length and comfort. Everything is linked up below if your interested in checking it out further.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a great week!

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Wine Tasting and Eyelet Stripe Dress

I had THE most fun afternoon this spring and completely by accident! I was out and about shooting for my upcoming blog posts, and I decided to stop in to the new wine tasting room in Downtown Powell. You know I am always up for a new wine find!  I have seen that Annie’s Wine Cottage had opened last year, but up until now, haven’t made it in. But I will tell you,  I am sure glad I did!

This little quaint cottage is chock full of all ranges on wine, fun gifts and snacks! Essentially you can stop in any time of day and do a complete tasting of any of the 7-9 wines she has open that day! I met Anne, and she was so welcoming and ready to share a glass of wine with me at 11am! She is definitely my kind of girl! Since my original visit, my husband and I have since taken nearly our whole family there, sit out on the porch relax and have a taste of Powell. Making friends with Anne and her husband, who host us each time has been fun and always entertaining! Anne is super knowledgeable of the wines she offers, if you are looking for a special bottle of wine as a gift or special occasion, she can make a great recommendation for you! Annie’s  also offers to host private parties for bridal showers and any special event you might have. Check out the website for  themed tasting events as well!

Be sure to let me know if you make it in! Tell her I sent ya!  You will love it!

 

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Eyelet Dress // Similar Shoe // Similiar Shoe // Similar Necklace // Similar bag

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MomStyle Swim Roundup

Summer is here friends! Man did we have a terrific “Summer Kickoff” Weekend! I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend and are ready to tackle the week! Our weather is so hot lately so that leaves nothing else but just to get to the pool!  Over the weekend I showed you a couple pool styles, but I have more for ya!

That said, we need to  to get Pool and Beach ready ASAP! As requested, I have completed a huge roundup of  my favorite finds for this summer to get you beach and pool ready. I loved doing the shopping for you, and I think I have covered all the bases. I would love to hear your feedback on your selections, but also if there’s anything else you would love to see!

Jumpsuit Roundup

Hey Friends!

I hope your weekend is all proving to be fun and entertaining! Celebrating the hubby’s birthday was so fun! #winetasting 🙂 We a know I have been living in jumpsuits, I just can’t get enough! This black one I purchased for our Spring Break trip and I just LOVE it. There are so many good ones to pick from I thought it would be fun to roundup my favorites to help you pick out your perfect one! Whether you are searching for a date night or just a comfy one for a night in- I have your back sister! I linked my exact look as well as my roundup is below!

I hope you like it and I would love to see what you pick! 🙂

Thank you for stopping by!

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Necklace // Jumpsuit // Similar Jumpsuit // Earrings // hat

 

Summer Date Night Outfit + NEW Shopping EVENT

 

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Hi Friends! I hope your week is going well! Mine has just flown by! I recently announced that I was hosting another shopping even this month- and this time with THREAD, an amazing boutique here in Columbus- located in Grandview. I shared with you a recent try. on session and gave you a peek into what the store looks like as well. TOTALLY beautiful! The items in the store are carefully selected and I felt like a MILLION DOLLARS during that session!

The outfit on this post is another couple pieces that I recently picked up from THREAD, and I am so in LOVE with them! So much so that it has inspired my to show you how I would style it for a summer date night!

I love this fun tank with crochet accents- Its so great for summer and the neckline is perfect! The scarf I have been obsessed with! I love the bright colors and it give just the perfect touch of extra.

Consider this your formal invitation to my shopping event, if you are local to me- you can’t miss it! I would love to see you! You can find out more details and follow along by RSVPing to the event here.

As always, thank you for stopping by!

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Spring Transition Outfit

Well Spring… you have arrived. We have been soaking up the sun so much and today is just no different! I hope you are all enjoying your weekend as well! I know we are all gearing up for a fun May- with Mother’s Day and Graduations just around the bend!

Today’s outfit, features some great layering pieces that are perfect for transitioning. These months so so funny, and If you follow me on stories at all, you know I have been a habitual changer- of clothes- several times a day! Ha! Layering though is key, and this navy blazer is one of my favorites! It has a great shape to dress up your outfit, but the material keeps it casual. 🙂 The Pineapple Tee is so fun and cute, and the pineapples are metallic! Fun graphics are always a win for me. My Sneakers were my go-to shoe on vacation, they were so comfortable, if you are in the market for a white tennis shoe- look no further friends! Keds are on the way back!

You can find all my outfit details linked below, as a reminder if you would like to shop anything in store, come shop with me THIS THURSDAY at our local EVEREVE Store. I would love to see you there. All the details are below as well.

Thank you for stopping by!

 

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Sunglasses // Sneakers // Blazer // Pineapple Tee // Necklace // Earrings // Similar Bracelet

 

 

Mother’s Day and a special invitation!

Hello Friends!

Gosh, the weather seems to be turning in the right direction for us lately! When I shot these photos the other day- you know I was very happy to have nice weather! Typically for Mother’s Day our family with schedule brunch and I will take my mom to the Blowout Bar to get our hair styled. This year with baseball ruling all our weekends, we are taking the year off of our normal tradition. I celebrated with my Mom on Friday with a little shopping and wine tasting. We had a great time and it was fun to try something different!

Something else  I have planned before Mother’s Day and I am VERY excited about is that I have planned a Style Social with EVEREVE. You all know how much I love shopping in their store so I thought it would be so FUN to have you come shop with me! This is a fun opportunity to bring the girls out and have some fun!

My recent Try On Session is total swoon worthy, who wouldn’t want a little girls time to get you prepped our big weekend! Come hang out with me and let’s shop together!

The details of the event are in the graphic at the bottom of this post!

I hope to see you soon!

 

 

 

 

One of my recent purchases at EVEREVE and it’s quickly becoming one of my favorites. These joggers are so easy to wear, soft, somewhat stretchy, mid rise and are totally on trend with the rust color. You can’t go wrong with monogram necklaces, and especially for Mother’s Day- I am wearing the monogram of my boys- one for each. Do I even need to go any further with the camouflage? Didn’t think so. 🙂

Necklaces // Tank // Pants // Similar Denim Jacket

 

 

 

 

Floral + Gray and getting REAL personal.

My weekends tend to be crazy booked and this past was no different! Being able to to have some time to organize my thoughts and myself really is so good for me!

I also have been reflecting a bit about my “Why” and what my purpose is here with this blog and what I decide on for the content of it. I did dive into this a bit on my Instagram Story Highlights, on why I created TheMomInStyle, and what I feel my passions are. Feel free to take a look at that as well, but I feel I can at this time go a bit deeper. See, there was a LONG period of time in my life where I felt completely unfulfilled in inadequate. I felt I had no strength physically or mentally. My days dragged on, I felt I had no purpose and didn’t really know what I was doing with my life. I used alcohol and food to make myself feel temporarily better. Do that for several years, my mind and my body couldn’t really take much more.

One day, pregnant with my second baby, I felt like I couldn’t breathe just walking in the parking lot of a store. I know when you’re pregnant, things tend to be a little off, but I KNEW deep down inside, I had eaten myself to a weight that my body could no longer handle. In that moment I felt disgusted with myself and snapped. I  knew that I could no longer do this to myself, and I vowed to MYSELF and FOR my boys- I would turn this around.

BUT HOW?! When you get so deep into something, and you create such horrible habits for yourself, and your negative self talk is SO STRONG.. HOW do you actually turn it around? When I gave birth the second time, I was JUST shy of 300 lbs. So where do you start? What I did was educate myself,  on food, exercise and heathy habits. I surrounded myself on Facebook, Instagram with accounts that I felt were going through the same thing as me.

This education/workout videos/ friendships eventually snowballed into more and more curiosity on how I can be the BEST version of myself. (You guys when I started I LITERALLY walked a MILE in my basement or did 30 minutes on the elliptical.)  My Mantra has been “My life will get better when I do.”  and it’s still able my sink . Starting small and  building from there led me to eventual success. I shed over 100lbs but my strength in my mind is something I never expected.

TODAY:

This leads me to where I am today. This blog, and my dreams of styling women- are for one purpose- to help those in the same place I was for far too long. I’m not here to preach my fitness routine, or tell you what to eat. Or even to buy my outfit. (gasp)

THE PURPOSE… is to inspire and To say ” You can too.”

You guys, its hard to put myself out there, and share so much. Going through all this though.. and the pain and struggle, its what gives me the confidence to do all this. And somewhere…. someone NEEDS THIS. I have a responsibility to share.

Life is messy ladies, and there’s so much more to MY Story than an outfit. My parents are divorced, I have a blended family, I’ve been overweight, my Dad is fighting a life threatening disease, I’m always unsure if my kids are going to make it in the world. Did I prepare them enough? The list GOES ON. But I’m fighting through it, and working hard to be the best I can be for myself and my family.

I want you to know, I am with you sister. I have a love for fashion, and my purpose is to help. Show what you can do from what you have, and If you don’t have it, hopefully we can get a deal on it. It’s all apart of puzzle that helps us be the best we can be.

ABOUT THIS LOOK:

This outfit is nothing new I have purchased, its all just pulled out and put together on the fly.  Just like we do nearly everyday. Perfectly themed for the focus of this post to be more about LIFE than what I just bought.

 

 

Nonetheless, It made me feel good the day I shot this look. So there is no reason why I wouldn’t want to pass this feeling on to you, my friends.  Just keep in mind, if I get blessed enough to have you follow along here and on Social Media, the outfits are NOT about comparison, its to help inspire.

 

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Sweater // Similar Sweater //  Similar Denim //  Similar Bag // Similar Bootie

 

Smocked Floral Dress for Spring

Hey there! What a week so far! We have had nothing but cold and snow this week, and I keep thinking about how terrific it would be to at least have a bit of sunshine! This week’s blog post came a bit early for us,  because why wouldn’t we want a little sunshine and a SALE. 🙂

If figure that, if I can roundup my favorites from the latest LOFT Sale, and show you one another one of my favorite dresses, why not? (Reminder 40% off is with code FRIENDS) Honestly, when I saw this dress hanging, I wasn’t so sure… But when I tried it on, the fact that I looked instantly 10 lbs. slimmers- sold. I wore it around a bit on vacation, and I really fell in love with it. The material is soft, and the fit is perfect. It was a great little vacation dress and will be perfect for summertime barbecues and beyond. When you catch it on sale, you can’t go wrong.

I would not be taking so much time to show you all this sale if I didn’t think it was worth it. I really enjoy these styles, and they will definitely take you through multiple seasons. I rounded up more favorites and purchases from the sale- keep scrolling to find all the goodies.

As always, Thank You for stopping by- I hope you have a great rest of the week!

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Dress // Hat // Shoes // Similar Shoes // Necklace // Earrings // Sunglasses

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Obviously Obsessing: Palm Prints

Happy Sunday Everyone! I am so excited to bring you this blog topic- its definitely been one of my favorites. Last year I totally obsessed over Pineapples- I wanted everything I owned to be a pineapple. 🙂 And it kind of succeeded in a way. I have delightfully been enjoying my pineapple accents over the past year.  This season though, Palm and Botanical prints have totally stolen me away! I am in TOTAL love.  It makes me happy, and the bright green is a color I don’t typically wear or have a lot of. I just can’t help but smile- when I see it!

Palm prints are trendy right now for sure, and with the season turning warmer- It’s perfect timing to dip your toes into this trend!  Start with it as a statement piece- kind of like the kimono I wore on Friday Find it here.

This print is happy, fresh and there’s something out there for everyone. This print is seen in jewelry, bags, dressed, shirts – everywhere. I rounded up TONS of my favorites that I have seen out there, and I encourage you to give it a try. Its bound to make you happy too, and help give you a jumpstart into summer.

As Always, Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy!