Helping women love what they wear on a budget
Today is my blogaversary. Yes, that’s a made-up word, but it’s my blog’s birthday and I want to celebrate it! Eight years ago I published my first blog post on Thrifty Wife Happy Life. It had no pictures, no links, and I had no expectations that anyone would actually read it. I had no idea what I was doing. I just knew that I had something I wanted to share and I wanted an outlet for it.
Over the last few years, I have made it a point to make my skincare routine a priority in my life. I used to be the girl who thought a quick makeup wipe before bed was all you needed, but as I got older I realized just how important a good skincare routine can be. I now look forward to my skincare routine every day. It’s a form of self-care for me and it only takes a few minutes out of my day.
Over on Instagram, I did a poll to see if you guys still like to see my real-life everyday outfits and an overwhelming amount of people said yes! I always feel like now that I don’t have a job to go to every day it gets harder to share the actual outfits I wear daily. I often find myself planning my outfits and staging most of them for my Instagram and blog content. I don’t think that there is anything wrong with wanting my content to look pretty, but not everything is always perfect pretty.
As everyone has been shopping the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale the last couple of weeks, I have been shopping for look-a-like items from the sale for less. (You can check out all my favorite splurges and saves from my recent post HERE!!) One of my favorite items in the nsale was this neutral-colored cotton midi dress. I loved its style, so I knew I had to find a similar dress for less. I ended up finding this crew neck neutral-colored midi dress on Amazon for $13 less than the Nordstrom dress. I am so happy with my purchase. This dress fits perfectly! It’s true to size (I’m wearing a small) and it hits me at the perfect length, which is not always easy for me when buying midi dresses because I’m only 5’1. Most are either knee length or maxis on me.
Let’s talk about travel outfits today. This is a topic I’ve been wanting to cover for a while. I’ve written posts on travel outfits in the past, but today I wanted to dive deeper into the topic. Last month my husband and I went on a trip together for our anniversary. (Read about it HERE). It had been a while since I had last flown so I went to Pinterest for some travel outfit ideas. I am not going to lie, I was a little disappointed in what I found.
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