hearts and a new adventure

Although they don't really show up in pictures, there are polka dots on these coral jeans, making them one of my favorite pairs, obviously! And the sweater is covered in adorable little hearts. Now normally I wouldn't be one to wear a top covered in hearts, because it would make me feel like I'm about 5 years old and while that's not necessarily a bad thing, I work with 5 year olds- I don't need to be one too ;) But when I saw this sweater from Old Navy last year, I was just drawn to it. Maybe it's because the hearts are half pink- half which gives it a cooler vibe, and I love the brown with it. It's also incredibly soft, which is a big plus.

And today marks the beginning of a big change in my life for the next 4 months: student teaching. I'm going to be a full-time student teacher in 2 different classrooms to finish up my Master's and get my teaching degree. And I'm really excited about it! It's going to be lots of work without a doubt, but I'm really looking forward to getting to be in the classroom every day with these awesome kids that I've already gotten time to know and love. And I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited about wearing "teacher outfits" every day. I'm already planning out what I'm going to wear into the future. Today would have been my first day in the classroom as the student teacher too, but due to the -25 degree feeling temperatures, all the schools are closed around here. So I guess I will be staying warm inside instead for now!

Top: Old Navy (exact below)

Pants: Kohl's (exact below)

Necklace: Charming Charlie's

Ring: Forever 21

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hearts and polka dots by greathappiness featuring vintage jewelry

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Colorblocked

I like this top from StyleMint, because I don't have anything else like it. It's a bold look, plus it also contains my high school colors, which makes me a little nostalgic. Normally I would wear this top with some black or denim skinny pants, but it was so hot this day, that I had to go with capris. I went with my brown capris, which still work with this top, even though there's no brown with the top. I used to be scared to play around with neutrals, because even though Stacy and Clinton have told us numerous times that they go together, it just didn't seem right. But I see, of course, that they were correct. I went with a simple and architectural ring and necklace to kind of keep with the feel of the top.

Top: StyleMint (exact below)

Pants: old

Necklace: Forever 21 (exact below)

Bracelet: Apple of My Eye jewelry (exact below)

Ring: Sneakpeeq

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colorblocked by greathappiness featuring brown capri pants

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Stripes and Brown

For my first day not Disneybounding in a month, I went to an outfit I had created on Polyvore. I highly recommend using sites like Polyvore and/or Go Chic or Go Home to preplan outfits based on the clothes you have. You don't have to use them every day, but sometimes it's really nice not to think and just have something already picked out by you and for you!

I really love this outfit. It should be no secret by now that I love stripes, especially black and white. This scarf is new and I am SO in love with it! It is so soft and stretchy and just fabulous. And the best part is that it's on sale- see the link below! I wore this outfit to play with my little guy and do another video. He seemed to like my scarf a lot as well ;)

Top: Old Navy (similar- $30)
Pants: Pajama Jeans (exact- $20)
Scarf: 2020 Ave (exact- $5)
Bracelet: 1 Sale a Day (similar- $16)
Ring: Forever 21 (exact- $4.80)
Boots: Shoedazzle (similar- $27)

Disneybound Day 22/April 22nd Outfit

Finally a day of sunshine and warmth! Even if the days to come will be cold and or rainy again, it was great to enjoy today while it lasted. I decided to have my Disneybound today coincide with Earth Day

Grandmother Willow

I love this cardigan. It's soft, lightweight, and I I love the color. It's a little brighter in person. I don't have any actual brown pants besides a pair of sweatpants, and sweats to class are so undergrad, so I cheated a little with these burgundy pants. But I think the color scheme works. Did I mention I got these Old Navy pants at Goodwill for $4 and they fit perfectly? You can't beat awesome finds like that!

Top: (similar)

Cardigan: Forever 21 (similar, similar)

Pants: Old Navy (similar)

Necklace: Forever 21 (similar)

Ring: (similar)

Disneybound Day 11/April 11th Outfit

Today I went to visit an awesome little boy I'm working with through a school program. I had to develop and video a play session with him like we would do in developmental therapy. So I needed to look semi decent for my video but also be in clothes I could play around with a little boy in.

Faline

I got this sweater a few weeks ago from Old Navy and I really just wanted to wear it before the weather gets too warm. Isn't it cute? So I designed a Disneybound around it. Faline seemed to fit the best. I got these pants from Goodwill for $4 back in the fall and was so excited!

Top: Old Navy (exact)
Pants: Old Navy (similar)
Necklace: forever 21 (similar)
Ring: forever 21 (exact)

I’m currently in the process of going through each of my clothing and accessory items and saving them (or similar items if I can’t find the exact) on polyvore. I have a lot of stuff so it’s tedious work! But it will be so worth it when I’m done, to be able to have my own virtual closet on there and come up with outfits I can wear in the future for all occasions. And I can even do it on the go on the iphone app. So far I have all of my pants, scarves, bags, blazers, cardigans, and bracelets done, and some of each of the other categories.