It's finally sweater weather!

For a while there, I didn't know what to wear because it would be 45 degrees in the morning and 68 degrees in the afternoon. Have you ever tried getting a two-year-old to wear a sweater? For whatever reason, MINE WON'T. I have to bribe her. She's only too happy to take it off in the warmer weather. But now it's more consistently chilly and even if Aspen won't wear a sweater, I CAN.

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30% off at Gap, Old Navy or BP

Now through March 20th, you can receive 30% off your in-store or online purchases with Gap, Inc. I can email you the coupon for multiple in-store uses, or you can use it online once. Let me know if I can hook you up.

Bonus: 5% of your spending will be donated to Habitat for Humanity. Woo!

Perfect for the upcoming Holiday.

I know the 50% off outer wear promo has ended at Old Navy, but don't let that stop you from getting a little something that you need right now from Old Navy, GAP, Banana Republic, Piperlime or Athleta!

I have a 30% off coupon to offer you because I'm nice like that.

Use it in stores AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT and thank me later.

Boo-yah.

Delight in Banana Republic

I'm spoiled because there is a BP outlet where I grew up. I didn't shop there much in high school (even though I worked next door at GAP and got a discount) but now I am a big fan. It's just so grown-up. So when I need to pretend I am a professional, I get inspiration from BP.


Today I am loving this sheath dress:


I love the look with heels, or even tall boots. Either way, it works. I would probably use a skinny belt to polish the look off- place it at the smallest point of the waist and voila. Extra-slimming. Check out the dresses featured currently at BP for varying body types. It'll give you great ideas of what you should look for depending on your shape.



My only qualm-- all the dresses are modeled by girls of identical shape. Seriously? Why not show a real representative of that body type?

A new job warrants a few new items in the wardrobe.

Red dress: Gap. Black Mary Janes: Nine West. Rock 'N Roll Necklace: My sister's.

Shades: Banana Republic (I ended up buying a similar and less expensive pair from Forever21). Red top: Forever21.

Why pay more when you can pay less?

There's a Banana Republic outlet in my hometown of Freeport. That's usually the only time I shop BP. If you haven't noticed, it's fairly expensive. Good quality (usually) but expensive.

When I visit Freeport I always stop by the BP outlet for a fragrance or clearance-priced skirt. There's an outlet in Park City that I hope to check out soon too.

I got an email from BP and decided to browse their site. I found this beautiful bib necklace and although I didn't find an exact match at Forever21, I found a few less expensive necklaces that I think are comparable in effect.

Banana Republic Glam bib necklace $69



Forever21 Round cluster beads $8.80



Forever21 Antique beaded necklace $5.80


Forever21 Triple strand leaf necklace $10.80

It just goes to show that with a little time, you can easily find alternatives to items you initially fall for in higher-end stores.

I promise.