Happy Hump Day, my friends!  This last week or so has really been signaling that summer is indeed upon us, so I did the predictable thing and decided to try out a new workout this morning.  Ha!  Last minute or not, there’s no time like the present to get back on that workout train, am I right?  I take the pups on a three-mile walk everyday, but lately I’ve been feeling like I wanted to start adding something else to the mix.

I’ve been a Pilates reformer gal for a while (chatted about a favorite studio here), but friends have been telling me I need to try out a class with a “Megaformer”.  And so I did.  This morning was my first class, and while I really liked it, I’m gonna wait and chat more about it once I’ve taken a few classes.  But after one class and a three-mile walk with the pups today, let’s just say I’ve REALLY earned my Sol Grill happy hour tonight.  (The happy hour was pre-planned with a friend, so obviously, I can’t NOT go and try out the cauliflower crust pizza I’ve been dying to try, right?)

And since summer is officially creeping right up on us, today I’m sharing these white shorts that I’ll be wearing all summer long.  I love that they’re high rise, roomy through the legs, and have the cutest contrast stitching, and right now, during Shopbop’s big sale, you can snag them up to 25% off.  If you follow other blogging gals, I’m sure you’ve seen ALL the coverage of the Shopbop sale, but just in case you need a bit more shopping inspo, I’m rounding up some of my favorite picks below.  Happy shopping, friends!

xoxo

Photos thanks to Katie Stuart

Well, well, well – look who made it out of sneakers on the blog today.  Not that I have a single problem with sneakers and stretch pants everyday because athleisure is currently my lifestyle, but sometimes it’s nice to throw it back to my old uniform: all black with a pop of color or two.

After wearing these jeans 475 times, I decided I needed another pair and decided on a clean, super soft black pair that I have seriously been loving.  The dolman sweater is a favorite Christmas gift from Eric that’s sadly only still available in a couple of sizes – if your size is there, I totally recommend grabbing this one.  It’s SO soft, and has the perfect long and loose fit that I love.  (It’s also long enough to wear with my favorite leggings and – you guessed it – sneakers.)

When it comes to a cute (and affordable) leopard faux fur coat, I’ve been searching for quite a while now.  I actually ordered three of them on Black Friday this past year, and none of them fit me quite right.  0 out of 3 – needless to say I was pretty bummed out during that try-on session.  There are a ton of pretty options out there like this one (size down), this one (size down two sizes), and this one for a cute cropped look, but when I found the one in today’s post for under $30, I figured it was worth a try.  It runs a little on the large size, so if you’re between sizes, I’d probably recommend sizing down, and while it’s definitely not meant for super cold climates, it’s pretty ideal for our Southern California winter.

And now, to tackle one last rainy day this week with our two wild pups.  I’m normally a huge fan of the rain, but anyone else ready for a little sunshine this week?

xoxo

Photos thanks to Felicia Lasala

Hey guys, it’s me, your long-torsoed, hip-having friend, and today I’ve got a little beef with the fashion industry.  More specifically, the knitwear peeps.  A few weeks ago, I did a rather LARGE closet clean-out and wanted to ditch the pieces I no longer wear in favor of a couple new classics to update my wardrobe.

So I did the clean-out, sold a few things, and hit the mall (#mallrat) thinking I’d like to grab a couple of new sweaters, a pair of jeans, and maybe a new cold-weather scarf or two.  (What can I say, I’m a scarf hoarder.)  The jeans were a no-brainer – hello, Madewell.  (THIS is my current favorite pair, and right now you can score 25% off your entire purchase.)  And the scarves are always screaming my name at Zara.  But the sweaters.  Ohhh, that sweater hunt.

Now I’m not much a complainer usually because life is too good to waste away complaining, but I feel like this sweater season and last and maybe even the one before that it’s been nearly impossible to find sweaters with a longer length.  At around 5’8″, I was walking around wondering if I’m some kind of Amazon woman or something.

Whether I’m wearing the old faithful Spanx leggings or skinny jeans, I just always find that a longer sweater is so much more flattering and lengthening – no cropped knits over here, fool.  (Actually, just one cropped sweater.  I did buy this one because it’s so dang cute and was begging to be worn with these joggers.  It was actually my Thanksgiving look.)

So anywho, I roamed around the mall, tried on all the ill-fitting, too short sweaters and almost called it a day before I found this one.  It’s seriously soft, the perfect length for tall gals with leggings or jeans, and comes in nine colors.  (So I’m thinking, how many of the nine do I need?)  It’s also under $100 and makes for the perfectly cozy holiday gift.  Because I’m not the only one who still has a ton of holiday shopping to do, right?

xoxo

Photos thanks to Katie Stuart