Another Little White Dress

Dress (similar here and here) - Lilly Pulitzer / Bag - Clare V / Scarf (similar here and here) - Vera Bradley / Earrings (similar here too) - BaubleBar / Sandals (similar here, here, and here) - Sole Society / Bracelet - Michael Kors

My favorite little white dress made another appearance during our trip to the beach last week (previously seen here and here). I mean, is it even a beach trip if you don't wear a white dress?

Okay, yes, probably.

This white dress was actually one of many white pieces I brought to the beach because, well, it's the beach, but the only one of those white items that escaped the trip unscathed. My white shorts? Covered in dirt. My white tank? Attacked by my blush, and later by my rum drink. My white tee? Succumbed to some very melty mint chocolate chip. But the little white dress? Safe.

I feel like I just jinxed it.

Dress (similar here and here) - Lilly Pulitzer / Bag - Clare V / Scarf (similar here and here) - Vera Bradley / Earrings (similar here too) - BaubleBar / Sandals (similar here, here, and here) - Sole Society / Bracelet - Michael Kors

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Striped Bow Shorts

Tank and Shorts - LOFT / Jacket (similar or in white) - J. Crew Factory / Sandals (similar here and here) - Dolce Vita / Bag (this sold out almost immediately, but I also love this blue and white bag and this pom pom bag that's less than $25!!) - Sondra Roberts / Earrings (similar) - BaubleBar

Happy Wednesday!! Isn't it always so nice to have a shorter work week?! I mean, hello, it's already hump day - we're almost to the weekend again!

I realized recently that my options for shorts had gotten kind of boring - I basically was rotating between one pair of denim shorts and one pair of white shorts. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's nice to have the basics. Sometimes it's fun though to change things up though - so hellooooooo, striped bow shorts!! These actually have an elastic waistband so they're super comfortable, and they can be worn with a tucked-in shirt with the bow like I'm doing here, or you can take off the bow and wear them with an untucked shirt.

I actually tried on this tank and these shorts together in my Instastories and said I would never wear them together, and then yep, you guessed it, I did like, two days later. It's not the most flattering look on me, but sometimes an outfit is so fun I have to go for it anyway! Just wearing something with confidence is usually enough to trick others into thinking you look good. That's a little life lesson right there ;)

Tank and Shorts - LOFT / Jacket (similar or in white) - J. Crew Factory / Sandals (similar here and here) - Dolce Vita / Bag (this sold out almost immediately, but I also love this blue and white bag and this pom pom bag that's less than $25!!) - Sondra Roberts / Earrings (similar) - BaubleBar

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Poms on Poms on Poms

Top - c/o Tobi / Shorts - J. Crew Factory / Sandals (super similar, I also love this block heel pair)  - Dolce Vita / Bag (similar neutral bag here, I also love this striped version and this bag that's less than $25!) - Sondra Roberts / Earrings - J. Crew

Where did the warm weather go? I wore this a couple weekends ago for a fun Saturday afternoon. (Is there a Saturday Funday equivalent? Or do we all just assume that all Saturdays are fun days?) I showed up and my friend pointed out that I was wearing all of the balls. Nothing like combining a little pom pom trim, more pom pom trim, giant pom earrings and a fun pom pom tassel! Obnoxious dressing at its finest ;) 

I actually was expecting really warm weather this week because, as you read this, I'm already en route to Knoxville, Tennessee for the week. I go down there fairly regularly this week in the spring to volunteer with Destination Imagination, and usually it's hot. Like, sweating to death, hair a frizzy mess, lay in front of the air conditioner hot. Seriously, I don't know how you southern ladies do it, your average spring day is our hottest one in summer! Well anyway, it looks like it's going to actually be cool this week - we're talking low 70s / high 60s - what?! I won't know what to do with myself. 

So what's my week of volunteering going to look like? I'm an appraiser (which is basically the nice way of saying you're a judge - instead of judging the kids I'm praising them ;) so I'll be watching and scoring hundreds of improvisation performances by kids from all over the world - I think there are 22 countries participating this year! Wish me luck - I'm going to need a looooot of sugar to get through this ;) 

Top - c/o Tobi / Shorts - J. Crew Factory / Sandals (super similar, I also love this block heel pair)  - Dolce Vita / Bag (similar neutral bag here, I also love this striped version and this bag that's less than $25!) - Sondra Roberts / Earrings - J. Crew

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Baby's First Lilly

Dress (similar) - Lilly Pulitzer / Bag (similar, I also love this one) - Sondra Roberts / Earrings - BaubleBar / Sandals (similar) - Sole Society

Yep, it's my first Lilly Pulitzer dress! I snagged it on major sale during the last After Party sale, and I freaking love it. As a born and raised Chicago girl, I'm normally not so into all of the crazy Lilly patterns. BUT, their little white dresses are so stinking cute!! I'm looking at you, lace and tassel dress (insert heart eyes emoji). I was super excited to finally get to pull out this dress for our vacation - it was perfect over swimsuits and dressed up a little bit for dinner.

Speaking of our vacation, we flew back late on Friday night, and this week has been a struuuuuggle!! I've been waking up super early, which is a nice change of pace from dragging myself out of bed in the mornings. I've actually been super productive from about 5-7am, getting all sorts of stuff done around the house! But, on the other hand, the afternoons have gotten really real. Jeff and I have been fighting not to go to bed as soon as we get home every night. Yesterday was starting to feel better, so I'm hoping that by today I'll have finally shaken the jet lag for good.

Since we've basically been zombies every night this week, we've been ordering in for just about every meal - so not good! Before we left I got into some really good eating habits with lots of veggies and very few processed foods (and actually managed to lose 6 pounds!) and now I need to figure out how to get back into that clean eating mindset. And stop myself from eating an entire bag of chips and salsa, like I consumed while writing this post ;)

That whole healthy eating thing probably isn't going to happen this weekend though, because we have a bar night on the books for Friday night to celebrate a friend's new job, and then we're headed to a Cubs game on Saturday. I'm super excited that it's baseball season again, and there's basically no way I'm headed into Wrigley Field and not grabbing a hot dog and a beer! It's supposed to be freaking beautiful this weekend in Chicago, so I'm also hoping to sneak in some patio time.

Anyway, that's probably enough rambling - time to shut off my sleepy brain!

Dress (similar) - Lilly Pulitzer / Bag (similar, I also love this one) - Sondra Roberts / Earrings - BaubleBar / Sandals (similar) - Sole Society

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One Shoulder + Pom Poms

Top - LOFT / Shorts - J. Crew Factory / Bag (similar, I also love this one) - Sondra Roberts / Earrings  (similar) - BaubleBar / Sandals (similar) - Sole Society

I don't know about you, but I am all in on the one-shoulder trend. It's like off-the-shoulder, but so much easier to wear because you don't have to worry about your sleeves riding up or your top falling down. I wore this top several times on our vacation, and also just got this eyelet version in the mail - so cute!!

I would write more, but my brain is basically jello at this point - I almost made several weird jokes about strapless bras - so I'm going to cut it short. Happy Tuesday!

Top - LOFT / Shorts - J. Crew Factory / Bag (similar, I also love this one) - Sondra Roberts / Earrings  (similar) - BaubleBar / Sandals (similar) - Sole Society

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Late Summer Pom Poms

Dress (currently on sale!) - endless rose / Jacket (similar) and Earrings (similar) - J. Crew Factory / Bag (similar) - Coach Factory / Sandals - Dolce Vita / Bracelet - BaubleBar

Do you ever get a new piece of clothing and need to wear it immediately? I got this dress in the mail on Thursday (after seriously stalking it on Blair and Maya) and had to find a reason to wear it. Work seemed like a weird choice, so the Billy Joel concert it was. The dress is gorgeous and feels fancy (and would be perfect if you're a bride looking for a shower or rehearsal dress!), but it's actually a sweater dress and worked just as well dressed down with a denim jacket and casual sandals. I somehow made it through a night of meatballs and many cocktails without spilling all over it (nothing short of a miracle!) and now I'm looking for another reason to pull it out - maybe a little date night ;) Since it is a sweater dress I think it'll work well into the fall, so there's no rush.

Billy Joel was amazing, by the way. If you ever get the chance to see him live you should definitely do it. We've actually seen him twice now and both times it was so much fun to sing and dance along. I don't know about you, but Billy Joel was our jam in college - we used to always put on Uptown Girl when we were getting ready to go out, and one of our favorite activities was going to a weekly show called Piano Man where a guy would play Billy, Elton John, and Ben Folds all night. Old Billy brought me right back to those two dollar long islands and dancing the night away ;)

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