If you're a person that can handle slightly delayed gratification, shopping at shein is the best thing since sliced bread. The majority of cute clothing found on amazon can also be found on shein. Given, it doesn't[...]
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one | two | three | four | five | six | seveneight | nine | ten | eleven | twelve | thirteen For the last... since I can remember... Valentine's Day has been my favorite holiday. Red and pink, c[...]
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2021 is finally coming to an end... and what a year it was. Unlike 2020, where my entire world fell apart, 2021 was the year of rebuilding. It was the year where I took control and leaned into th[...]
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Mesa Rock, rust brown, dark orange, warm hickory, or which ever other name this adobe orange is called... It is official! The beautiful warm shade of adobe orange is staying through winter! Keep all the warm shades flow[...]
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one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten | eleven I'm laying in bed, laughing at myself, thinking about all the ideas I had for this post... and how 0% of them came to life. I tried, I t[...]
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the D R E S S pants debacle It's very rare I am able to find a pair of dress pants that check every box. Comfortable? Pockets? Fit normal in the thigh area? Right length? Holds shape? Stays nice after washing? Can wear with tucked and untucked shirts? Reasonably priced? Literally almost impo[...]
30 days of teacher style box for free? HECK YES! Use code dresscode30 at check-out! ONE | unlimited outfits for $45 a month How cool is it that you can add as many styles as you want to your virtual closet, receive two options, wear 'em, easy return 'em, and have two more[...]
top (x-small) | jeans | shoes - similar | earrings (20% off with code ASHLEY20) I love spending my days in my "homebase" classroom... aka my teammate and good friend from high school. There have been quite a few days where we are both working together in the classroom and the kids lov[...]
Happy Wednesday! I hope every one is enjoying St. Patrick's Day and one of the last days of winter. On Wednesday's my new district doesn't have students and the majority of the teachers work from home. Today I've been bouncing around between developing teaching resources and working on finding the[...]
top: old navy *runs big* | pants: old navy *runs big* | shoes: lulus + similar | earrings: old, similar | book: what to do with a chance *on sale for less than $9* top: old, similar | jeans: gap | shoes: flats | mask: walmart top: j.crew factory | jeans: gap | sh[...]
shirt: target | jeans: old navy | shoes: dsw | earrings: old, similar shirt: old navy | jeans: gap | shoes: nordstrom rack | purse: nordstrom, old, similar | earrings: stone + nash top: target | jeans: target | earrings: old, target | phone case: amazon[...]
one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten Being back in my cute little mixed boho hippy conservative hometown has been bringing back so many warm vibes... if only the weather matched, ha. Every morning when I wake up for work the first thing I do is[...]
sweater | shirt | jeans | watch overalls | turtleneck | necklace | shoes sweater | jeans | boots sweatshirt | pants | shoes | mask | book vest | shirt | jeans | shoes | earrings | phone case backpack | sweater | to[...]
I've noticed that sometimes the universe has a great sense of humor in reminding you that you're on the right path... even on the days, and for me there have been many days, that we don't feel like it. In August of 2019 right before I was heading off for a trip to Hawaii with my family, which w[...]
ONE | TWO | THREE | FOUR | FIVE | SIX | SEVEN | EIGHT A busy teachers truth: To one of my besties K... if you read this... it's true, I've been so disorganized that when you said we needed to see each other because you got me a little something... I had nothing for you... I had[...]
the D E T A I L S homebody sweatshirt: maurices (x-small) | jeans: loft (24 r) | scarf: maurices (only $10!) | rainboots: asos (7) and only $80! | rings: stella & dot Blogging is definitely not like riding a bike, especially when so much in the world and in technology has changed[...]
top: forever 21 (small) - jeans: gap (24 regular) - necklace: amazon (under $10!) Happy New Year! For some strange reason I'm already writing "2020" like it's no big deal. Hoping that's a sign this is going to be a great year 🙂 I tried quite a bit of new products during 2019... products[...]
My Black Friday + Cyber Monday packages have been arriving like crazy! For the most part, I was shopping for others...but with the deals Old Navy and Gap was having, I couldn't resist. I have a tendency to over buy when on-line shopping because I know there's a 100% chance some items will need to b[...]
one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine Some of the best gifts I’ve ever received have been in the form of friendship. You know, the ones that come out of nowhere, when you least expect it, but reallllly need it? Those ones. When I’m making my holiday[...]
one - two - three - four - five - six - seven - eight - nineten - eleven - twelve - thirteen - fourteen SO. MANY. CUTE. THINGS. TO. SHOP. FOR! I wanted to quick together a quick guide with some of the sale information for the stores I will be shopping at during Black Friday 🙂 There are so[...]
one - two - three - four - five - six - seven eight - nine - ten - eleven - twelve My inbox is flooded with "Pre-access Black Friday deals" and "Cyber Monday starts now" e-mails... As happy as I am to explore the sales, I'm confused as to when Black Friday and Cyber Monda[...]
one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | teneleven | twelve | thirteen | fourteen | fifteen | sixteenseventeen | eighteen | nineteen My husband sent me a funny meme tweet thing that said, "I just took a DNA test and it turns out I'm 100%[...]
I cried happy tears about 10 times last week. Mostly because I experienced so many heart warming moments intermixed in all the chaos and frustration, but also because I am straight up exhausted. My body has made many failed attempts at communicating to my stubborn self to slow down... and here I am[...]
I'm happy to announce upon returning from 2 personal days, my classroom was fully intact, my sub notes were surprisingly positive, and I safely drove to work in the snow! Do you ever feel like sometimes you have so much to say but know you shouldn't say it? or how to say it? That's how I feel r[...]
The last day of winter is March 20th and I couldn't be more excited! This winter has been particularly cold, snowy, and windy... and I've been hearing from different people all over the country that this winter has been more challenging weather wise than most. I'm exhausted... first day back a[...]
details top: loft (xxs) | crops: old navy (0P) | shoes: forever 21 (7.5) | bag: kate spade | necklace: j.crew factory | watch: apple This entire outfit features some of my favorites from my recent purchases. I've ordered 8 white t-shirts in the last 30 days. I[...]
winter sale details one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | teneleven | twelve | thirteen | fourteen | fifteen | sixteen seventeen | eighteen *insert happy dance here* There are sooo many items from the nordstrom winter sale that can be rocked[...]
outfit details top: old navy (x-small) - in sweatshirt form | jeans: old navy (size 24P)| shoes: converse (size 7.5) | watch: apple Ehhh... see what I did there? By my students standards I would get to punch you... however, that is impossible and I haven't punched anyone since hig[...]
blush: target | animal print: forever 21 I'm sitting here snowed in + admiring the spring 2019 shoe trends. I had to mentally tell my self to stop lovin' all the cute shoes and start working on my post! I feel like shoe trends have relatively stayed the same the last couple years.[...]
We should always use our arms to wrap them around kids, not push them out. Sometimes in order to do that, it means stepping out of our comfort zone and current role, and throwing away every thing you thought you knew about teaching, to show up and be a champion for that child. Let's just sa[...]
one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight nine | ten | eleven | twelve | thirteen I'm going to make this post short and sweet because... well... teaching is HEART work... that is FOR SURE... and January might have been the longest month in history but n[...]
oh, helllllllo! It's my FAVORITE time of year-- 30 degrees and blue skies! My heart's desire to wear everything tropical and bright has already started but I know I have to hold off for a couple more months (unless it has to do with a children's book!) Speaking of children's books, can[...]
Personal Pep Talk I shared a little bit about how I felt about teacher evaluation's in my post about ditching shame + keeping your integrity... but now being immersed in the joys of January's tornado, the anxiety kicks back in. I don't know why evaluations are so scary but they are... an[...]
The Teacher Dress Code's weekly round-up of outfits + teacher lessons from the week!
It's the first week back from winter break and my winter style posts are back up and running!
lip balm: kiehl's | eye cream: kiehl's | facial cream: kiehl's hair perfector: olaplex | earrings: j.crew factory | marble tray: similar Winter makes my skin do all sorts of strange things. Dry patches under my eyes, a constant state of chapped lips, random red cheeks, dry hair with lots o[...]
shirt:old navy | jeans:old navy | necklace:stella + dot | watch:apple 2018 brought me a depth of knowledge about myself-- my core values, my emotional regulation, who I am as a teacher. Of course, all of this came from combatting moments of deep confusion, intense shame, and near imposs[...]
dress: target (size x-small) | shoes: old navy (size 7.5) | bag: similar | earrings: j.crew factory Move over little black dress-- this little cream and black floral print dress is taking over! While aimlessly wandering around the aisles of Target, this little Blair Waldorf number caught[...]
one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten eleven | twelve | thirteen | fourteen | fifteen | sixteen seventeen | eighteen | nineteen Teacher self-care can come in many forms. One thing I've been trying my ha[...]
Woohoo! I've been waiting to work on this post until the day off... because there is nothing worse than realizing all your picks are sold out. I've been doing a lot of shopping and researching all morning! Here are my favorite sales + picks for this black Friday! Happy shopping! h & m 30%[...]
True or false: I'm just a J.Crew.Factory lovin' teacher who's in the midst of surviving the magnificent disillusionment that November and December create for teachers. True. It's that time of year where I feel like I can't have a conversation with anyone outside the teacher realm because I[...]
Teacher tees are to teachers as sorority tees are to sorority girls. In college I had an entire drawer devoted to my three little letters. Now I have the same drawer jammed back with positive messages and teacher tees. My go-to teacher tee outfit is either Monday or Friday on our more casual outfit[...]
I have been a FabFitFun super fan for the last couple of years and each box keeps getting better! I've already used almost everything from my spring box. There's nothing worse than stumbling upon the current FabFitFun box on pinterest only to realize the box is sold out. Thankfully, FabFitFun[...]
This week I had a wish that teachers could erase the word "try" from our dictionaries. Have you ever handed a student an assignment and you could feel the fear in their eyes? Yet you used your calm and encouraging voice and asked them to try? Some students attempt and others don't even try. Some[...]
Bright shoes and beaded earrings were this weeks teacher outfit trends! Screaming during transitions and trying to make viral youtube videos in the lunchroom were this weeks behavior trends... I'm starting to think if someone wanted to create a teacher reality t.v show, following my day around mig[...]
Fitting all of my belongings in one carry was an adventure in itself. Packing for 60 degree weather seemed complicated but mixing between dresses and jeans is workable. Arriving and seeing it was going to rain all week and the temperature had dropped 20 degrees each day... Priceless? Definite[...]
In my educational career, I've had two interviews. One for a paraprofessional position while student teaching and the other for my first teaching position. I can recall every little detail to both outfits worn. Not due to my love for fashion, but because I was so nervous about each and every asp[...]
The last couple of weeks I've been working on creating a writing activity to empower my students. It is called "If you walked a day in my shoes" and it focus on building resilience by owning our stories. In the very few quiet moments where they are all on-task at once, my brain wonders to thinking[...]
It had been awhile since I actually stepped foot into an H&M store and I'm so glad I did. Well, step foot into a mall, I should say. By the end of the day or the weekend, the last thing I want to do is go shopping. On-line shopping has been my go-to the last couple months. I admit, I had for[...]
Valentine's Day is in a couple weeks and I am pulling out every excuse I can to wear pink! About 5 years ago, I despised the bright & happy color... I'm still trying to figure out my logic and reasoning behind that one. How has it already been 4 weeks since winter break? Winter Teacher O[...]
D E T A I L S Bright Coral D'orsay Flats: Old Navy | Bright Pink D'orsay Flats: Old Navy D'orsay flats say what? I just spent 10 minutes trying to read the word d'orsay. I don't know if you have noticed, I'm kind of obsessed with all d'orsay styles right now. These spiced up flats are a[...]
The week started off dry and ended in 48 hours of straight rain! Ironically, my students were in sync with the weather. Dry faces most of the week, tears upon tears, upon tears on Thursday and Friday. The field trip to their future middle school was the quietest my classroom had been all yea[...]
By default growing up in Washington state makes me a rain boot girl. According to weather.com it rains an average of 150 days each year in Seattle. With those statistics, I'm surprised I only have 2 pairs of rain boots-- I might need to change that. Rain boots are a must when you live in the[...]
My fifth graders at their first set of middle school presenters speak in their classrooms. I didn't think much of it until the end of the day when one of them walked in with tears and said, "you're not going to be my teacher next year." Thanks to mirror neurons, 6 others joined in the fun. Be[...]
RECESS DUTY D E T A I L S gloves | jacket | beanie | umbrella | to-go mug | rain boots | dino socks | heart socks For the first time in twenty years, Seattle had a white Christmas. We only had 4 inches of snow and the entire town shut down. I remember being in Bos[...]
D E T A I L S Pouf: Blue Stripes | Bracelet: Renegade Cluster | Bracelet: Ansley Cuff | Bracelet: Engraveable I wish there were words to fully embody my journey on mastering the art of how to make my makeup last all day. I use to walk around the beauty section of Nordstrom to try di[...]
D E T A I L S Shirt: The Wright Stuff Chics | Necklace: The Sutton | Jeans: Lulus It's about time I wrap some presents. I've been seeing everyones cute wrapping jobs all over instagram! Everyone's wrapping paper this year has come from Target... I need to get there after my couch po[...]
one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten | eleven Part 3 of my Holiday Teacher Gift Guide series! Can you believe there are only 3 more days in November! Time sure flies when you're a... read more[...]
one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten | eleven | twelve Pajamas ALL DAY-- 3 more days until I can make that my mantra for 4 straight days of family, relaxation, and lifetime/hallmark movies! Monday is the new Funday and here i[...]
Sometimes it's the little things, like packages filled with full-sized beauty, tech, and fashion products, that can completely turn our days around. I've been subscribing to #FabFitFun for over a year and it puts a huge smile on my face every time it arrives. I wanted to share with everyone the 6[...]
