Plaid to meet you

Plaid seems to be synonymous with fall. Here's a collection of fall items in plaid, all on sale and most under a $50 price point. (Not all sales prices are reflected below- click through to the retailer so see the sale price.)

Loft is having a 30-40% off sale on several items. Old Navy is having a 50% off sale. I love my cotton plaid from Old Navy similar to the one below. I can actually wear it during our warm falls as opposed to flannel.  Save 15-20% off at JCPenney with code 37shop.

 

Classic Plaid Shirt for Women • Old Navy • $15
Plaid Infinity Scarf • LOFT • $39.50
Plaid Poncho • LOFT • $79.50
JOURNEE COLLECTION Journee Collection Lorna Plaid Dress Pumps • Journee Collection • $43
Teal plaid scarf • J.Crew • $19.99
Plaid Pieced Skirt • Banana Republic • $59
Plaid Shirt Dress for Women • Old Navy • $17.45
Plaid Frost Free Vest for Women • Old Navy • $30
NY Collection Plaid Maxi Cardigan • NY Collection • $29.99
Plaid Pencil Pants • The Limited • $47.97

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All things fall

 

 

Vest- Macys  option  option

tee- Old Navy

skirt- Old Navy   option   option   option

clutch- Nordstrom  option   option   splurge

necklace- Rocksbox

bracelet- JCP  option   option

booties- Piper Lime  option  option  option  option

 

Denim, utility vest, grey tee, booties, leopard- those are all things fall for me. Scarves, sweaters and tall boots are "fantasy fall" where I live and sometimes even "fantasy winter" lol. So for my fall weather, I keep the layers light and the colors neutral to fall colored. I love these peep toe booties and have been on the hunt for a similar pair in black to add to my collection, maybe with a lower heel.

 

Thank goodness it's Friday! Who would have ever thought I'd say that on a week of vacation? It's our anniversary but instead of our usual vacation, we've spent the week cleaning up after Hermine and Matthew, those naughty boys. As I type, I'm waiting for the carpet installers to show up and install carpet. Then we can move furniture back into that room and hopefully by the end of the weekend the house will be back to normal and clutter free.

 

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Fall floppy hat

Hat- Old Navy  option  option option

blouse- Pleione via TJMaxx  option  option

scarf- Tuesday Morning  option  option

jeans- Belk  option option

bracelet- gift  option

earrings- Limited  similar

booties- JCP  similar  option

I bought this hat last year and never wore it. I love the color. I'm guessing you've figured that out by now- the last few posts here and on Instagram have been with burgundy or olive. Those have been my go to colors so far this fall. I decided it was time to put this hat to use. I've decided after evacuating for Hurricane Matthew that it's time to put lots of things to use or get rid of them. What's the point of possessions that just lay around and serve no purpose?

Last year I pretty much wore this outfit in a work  version- tunic, grey trousers, scarf. It was fun to wear the blouse and scarf in a more casual look.

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Red and olive

 

Blouse- Target  option option

pants- Worthington/JCP

trench- via Poshmark option  option  option

shoes- Payless  option option

purse-  Nine West via TJMaxx  option  option

necklace- Kendra Scott

bracelet- Alex and Ani

 

I recently added two new pieces to my wardrobe that have been on a forever wish list- red trousers and an olive blouse that's appropriate for work. I have an olive shirt but it's more on the casual side.  I was perusing the clearance section at Target recently and came across this one. I've also updated the pants wardrobe and decided to add a red pair to the collection. I think they will be a lot of fun.

 

I don't know what was going on with these photos. My camera was having a hard time focusing. It was just a couple of days before Matthew rolled in and we were beginning to have a lot of wind and rain. The hubby speculated that because the bushes behind me were moving so much the camera didn't know what to focus on. I didn't take time to try manual focus because that's really difficult when you are using a remote. I have yet to have a chance to take photos again since I took these so I'm hoping my camera and lens are okay.

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Hurricane break

Blazer- TJMaxx  option  option  option

top- Belk  option

pants- Loft

shoes Ann Klein via Belk  similar

necklace- Kendra Scott

bracelet- Alex and Ani  option  silver option

 

I've been on a little break thanks to Hurricane Matthew. Our county started a mandatory evacuation at 7:00 a.m. last Thursday. I had just gotten the call to not report to work at 6:30 a.m. I had not yet began packing to evacuate because I thought I was going to have to go to work and we thought we might stay if Matthew stayed at level 3 or less. He kept bouncing up and down a level so we complied with the evacuation and went about 70 miles inland to my parents. They don't have the best internet service so I didn't touch anything blog related while I was there.

 

As soon as we got the word we could come back, we came home and fired up a generator to save the food in our fridge and freezer. We also found that our front bedroom took in water, likely from the window and maybe at the foundation. We will have to replace carpet in that room. Thanks Matt.  The frustrating thing is that we have lived with the contents of my husband's office space and some of the attic contents around us for the month prior thanks to baby brother Hermine and an AC pan that overflowed in the attic during that storm. The ceiling and attic floor had to be repaired. We were just ready to move the hubby's stuff back in his room the day we had to evacuate. Some of it got thrown in there before leaving. Now we have that stuff plus the contents of the other bedroom stacked around the house. I feel like I'm living in a flea market. But you know what? It's just stuff. And it will get repaired, and hopefully some of it NOT replaced. I'm sick of stuff after shuffling things around for a month. We really need to downsize our possessions. After this experience with this storm, I've decided that even some of the things I thought were important are not. What's important are the memories attached to them and I'll always have those memories and life experiences. 

 

Our house is otherwise fine. We have a couple of trees down to deal with but thankfully they fell away from the house and not on it. I realize others did not fare so well through this storm and other storms. Please keep praying for everyone involved.  I'm so grateful for everything. God is good.

 

Now, about this outfit. I decided to add a new burgundy/wine blazer to the fall/winter wardrobe. (Did you catch my fall color series? I've got more burgundy picks in the series.) I first ordered this one from The Limited but stumbled on the one I'm wearing at TJMaxx for less money.  The other pieces are old but it's refreshing sometimes to just have one new piece to mix in with the others.

 

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