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Sense of Sarah: My Personal Style

I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned this before on the blog, but clothes are my passion.  I almost majored in fashion merchandising/retail instead of English because I dreamed of working for a big department store as a buyer.  Instead, I felt like God was calling me to teach English–that’ll be a post for another day!

I was so excited when I saw that Andrea was hosting a Show and Tell Tuesday today to share your personal style because that also fit perfectly with a Sense of Sarah post!

Before I describe what I feel like my personal style is, I thought I would ask a few of those closest to me to tell me what they think my style is–they were all really nice with what they said about me haha!

“Casual and sophisticated”-Kristi

“Classy southern”-Dustin

“Fashion forward, trendy, bold.  You are braver than me with patterns and such.”-Sarah

“Kate Middleton”-my mom (love her haha)

“You are good at taking classic, staple pieces and making them look ultra trendy.”-Hailey

I tend to describe my style as classic, but I like mixing in a lot of different styles, too.  My favorite stores are Anthropologie, GAP, Banana Republic, and J.Crew.

I love my Patagonia and I wear it year-round.  I know that sounds crazy but it keeps me warm in the winter and then doesn’t make me sweat during warmer months when I get cold.  It has got to be the fabric that makes it like that!

And I wear these shoes anytime I want to dress down skinny jeans and look casual.  They were the best during the fall and winter months!



I am long-waisted so when I find a romper that fits, I buy it!  This one came from Anthropologie, but they’re already sold out.  
Find one similar here and here.
And these Sam Edelman sandals are my #1 favorite!  I have the both the nude and black and I’m looking to add leopard print this summer–that’s a neutral right?



 I LOVE chambray.  I would wear it all the time if I could because it’s so comfortable and it goes with everything!  This chambray dress is similar to mine.  This one is a cheaper version.  
And if you’re a teacher, you need these OTBT shoes.  I can stand all day in them and my feet never hurt.

 So another chambray item 🙂  This top is an older Cloth and Stone shirt from Victoria but this is similar.  I love the Cloth and Stone brand–it washes well and is ultra-classic.  

These jeans are new and are my new obsession.  I used to have a pair of white Lilly jeans when I weighed a lot more, but since I lost weight, I haven’t found a pair that lived up to my old Lilly jeans.  I also didn’t want to pay the $180 price tag on the Lilly jeans.  I tried on a million different white jeans and just couldn’t find a pair that wasn’t see through.  Then I walked into J.Crew.  These jeans in the matchstick fit are the most comfortable jeans and aren’t see through at all!  Plus, J.Crew gives a teacher discount!  Oh yeah!


 I got this dress to wear on our cruise, but I’m wearing it as much as I can before we leave!  I love Lilly so much, but I go through phases where I want to wear bold clothes with crazy prints and then I don’t.  Right now, I’m in a bold and bright phase 🙂

I really love the back of this dress, too.


How would you describe your personal style?

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Weekend Recap: Mother’s Day Edition

Happy Monday, y’all!  I’m definitely counting down the days until school is out for the summer, and after today, I’ve only got two more Mondays left!  Two more!  Isn’t that crazy to think?!  

I took a little blog hiatus last week on Thursday and Friday–my weekend felt like it started on Thursday because I had a concert that night I went to with Janie (I’ll blog about that tomorrow).  

FRIDAY

 I love this text from my friend Hailey (and we are also teaching partners!).  She texted Friday morning afraid that I didn’t make it home from the concert.  I laughed and had to screen shot it!

 We had Battle of the Classes Friday at school and my homeroom chose to wear neon colors.  It was a really fun day!



 I received this gorgeous cookie and sweetest, personalized thank you note from a student for Teacher Appreciation Week.  Isn’t this the most beautiful cookie you’ve ever seen?!


And Friday after school, I went home, showered, and slept.  I only got 3.5 hours of sleep Thursday night/early Friday morning plus playing at Battle of the Classes, so I was beyond exhausted!  As in, I was so tired that I didn’t even eat supper.



SATURDAY

Saturday was so fun!  I ran sprint intervals that morning, and Dustin and I went shopping.  We shopped for clothes for our upcoming cruise this summer and Costco for a few random items.


Then that night he had our families (minus my sister, BIL, and dad who were at a concert and my stepdad who was at a cattle sale) meet us at my favorite Mexican restaurant to celebrate my graduation!
Photo cred: Dustin

He also surprised me with my favorite cake!!
SUNDAY


 We had lunch to celebrate Dustin’s mom!



And supper to celebrate my mom!


Linking up with Biana

5 Tips for a Healthy, but Busy Lifestyle

It’s already May 4th, summer is getting closer, and we’re all looking to get in better shape.  I’ll be honest, being a full-time grad student and working full-time kicked my tail.  Exercise went on the back burner for me.  But even though I wasn’t able to have any sort of exercise, I tried implementing other ways to keep the pounds at bay.  Now that I’m fresh out of grad school, my exercise routine is back into place, I’m already used to eating better, so I’m hoping to lose the weight quickly!

I want to share with you 5 tips on how I was able to implement a healthy lifestyle when I didn’t have time to exercise.



1. I start my day with a Spark.
I was hesitant when my sister began selling Advocare.  But she gave me a few free samples of Spark, and I gave it a shot.  I love this vitamin energy drink because it keeps me full, too.  Plus, one scoop is only 15 calories!!  I get up, drink my Spark, and then I’ll eat breakfast a few hours later.

2. I try to eat some sort of protein at every meal.
For breakfast, I enjoy eating an Ezekiel whole grain English muffin with one tablespoon of natural peanut butter.  For lunch, I like a salad with spinach leaves and 3 ounces of fajita chicken.  Dinner is different each night.

3. I eat high protein snacks.
My favorite snack is a little container of 100 calorie strawberry Chobani Greek yogurt with 1/4 cup of Kind Protein granola.  This is about a 200 calorie snack.

I also like eating reduced fat cottage cheese and Think Think Peanut Butter Bites–or Kind bars even though they don’t have a ton of protein.

4. I only drink water.
For some of you, this might be tough, but for me this is the easiest thing ever.  I love water!! Very rarely do I drink anything but water, but when I do, I splurge on things like lemonade, orange juice, or a coffee drink.  If you don’t like water, try fruit infused water!  I love lemon, lime, and blueberry water.

5. I eat lower calorie sweets.
I’m a sweets girl.  I love it, and I’ve got to eat something sweet every single day.  I need to break myself of that habit!  Right now, I love the Yasso bars.  They are Greek yogurt popsicles (I find them at Kroger) and I like the chocolate chip cookie dough bars.  They are 100 calories each!


Now, am I perfect all the time?  No.  But each day is a new beginning and a new start to a healthier you!

Linking up with Erica and Jenn