MY LOVE FOR MIDI SKIRTS AND MY STRUGGLES ON BABY PROOFING

Hi guys! How's your week going so far? Mine is so-so.... lots of changes happening with little Carter and I am just trying to keep up!! A few of my mom friends have told me that once a baby starts becoming mobile, your life will completely change! 

Well that just started happening to me and that realization hit me hard yesterday. (Eeeks!) Carter is half crawling his little body all over the house and I mean all over and super fast too!! And nope we have not baby proofed the house yet. We were thinking that we would be ok to baby proof the house a little bit but we didn't really want to go all out baby proofing everything. We still want it to be somewhat free range. And to do that we would have to change a lot of things in our house. And there's always the easy option too to buy those big play pens. Hmmm..... decisions decisions.... For right now I think I am leaning more towards free range. 

Well to start, my house is really not baby friendly at all. We got this house about 6 years ago. It's 2 stories and close to 4200 sq. ft.  It took me about 2 years to decorate almost the whole house, finishing every room close to perfect. Decorating is a passion of mine so it was really fun for me to decorate each room slowly finding the perfect pieces, from the big furnitures to the smallest little accent detail.  It's also our 2nd home so we did put much more effort and invested more money in decorating it. Unlike our first home, ha! It was pretty much furnished by Ikea! 

So I am struggling to keep the living areas the way they are but still making it safe for a baby. After yesterday I knew something needs to be done. In a matter of seconds Carter is moving from one end to another. I realized I'm not going to be able to take my eyes off him at all until I make our house a little bit more safe and baby friendly. I'll need to get really creative design wise and money wise because  baby proofing a 4200 sq. ft. home is going to cost  some money.  Plus we still want it to be somewhat free range for him. 

Well, I came up with some ideas and if they work I will do an update post on here and maybe some photos of the house so I can share them with you. 

We learned tonight that apparently we cannot just get any gates to put around the house. We have high baseboards so I guess we will have to get special gates that cost more. So tomorrow I'll definitely be on a mission. 

Carter must have gotten it from his dad, once he gets into something he just wants to go all the way!!  Lol! All day crawling everywhere is all he wants to do. Forget all his toys, right now none of them matter!! It's all about crawling and mom holding him up to stand and walk! Haha! Such a busy little guy right now and definitely keeping me on my toes! 

So wish us luck guys!! And would love to hear any advise and thoughts from my mommy friends! 

Now about this look. I am still loving all styles of midi skirts! This one I am wearing is a little different form the ones I have worn before. This is a flowy lace material so it's pretty girly, but I like wearing it with an oversized turtle neck sweater and booties. I'd probably rock this too with my otk boots.  :) 

Sweater Forever21 / Similar HERE

Skirt Zara (sold out) / similar  HERE and HERE 

Booties Shoedazzle / Similar HERE and HERE

Clutch Aldo / Similar HERE and HERE

Sunnies EXPRESS / Splurge HERE

Have a great week guys!! 

xoxo

Ro

A LITTLE BIT OF GRUNGE

Hi guys! I feel like it has been a while from last week's post. I've dialed it down a little on blog posts because it seems like Carter is at the age where he is really really interacting and wanting to play and discover with mommy most times now. So I thought I'd spend extra time with him right now.  He's really been so much fun and just always something new everyday. He is working so hard on trying to stand on his own and still working on his crawling skills. He definitely has more interest on standing than crawling but he sure is doing a great job with standing. It will be interesting to see which one will come first. 

But posts on instagram are regular so if you are not yet following me there, come follow along! :) 

Anyway, I had a lot of fun with layering on this look. You know how a lot of women love wearing all black? Well I think I'm the gray version of that. If I can wear gray or all gray everyday, I think I would. I also mentioned before that I'm really liking the new grunge style and so I thought it would be fun to rock a little bit of that. Found these really fun pins from Zara. Would also be fun to find cool patches to sew in the denim jacket but I haven't really gotten the time to look around. The nice thing about these pins though is you can easily remove them when you are not feeling them anymore.  Love these jeans from Zara. Haha it might look like I did a Zara haul here but I promise I actually got these Zara pieces all at different times. 

Anyway, I hope you guys all have a wonderful week! :)

Beanie c/o Urban Philosophy / Similar here and here

Coat Sheinside / Similar here and here 

Denim Jacket c/o Urban Philosophy / Similar here, here and here

Sweater Nordstrom / Similar here and here

Jeans Zara / Similar here and here

Boots Zara / Similar here and here

Jacket pins Zara - sold out

CHILLY CALIFORNIA NIGHTS

Jacket ZARA / Similar HERE, HERE, HERE and splurge HERE

Sweater SHOEDAZZLE / Similar HERE and HERE

Skirt c/o URBAN PHILOSOPHY / Similar HERE, HERE and HERE

OTK BOOTS ASOS / Similar HERE and HERE

Happy new week and also a short week guys! It was so nice to be able to spend the 3 day weekend with my boys. We had a fun and relaxing long weekend. I hope you guys had a wonderful weekend too! 

So one of my favorite things to do with my over the knee boots is to wear them with midi skirts and uneven hem skirts.  I just really love the look and it's not something you see all the time. And from there you can totally play with layering, I think that any jacket, coat or cardigan would easily look good with a midi skirt and otk boots combo.  I wore this for a dinner out,  we had some family in town.  The jacket was perfect for the chilly, evening weather. 

Anyway, have a great week guys!! 

xoxo

Ro 

BURNT ORANGE FOR FALL

Hi guys! I know, it seems like it has been a while since my last post so I really apologize for it. It has been so crazy busy with the Holidays, Mark's job and the little guy so all I'm able to do is insta-post! (see here, instagram) But it's all a good busy :) 

So what have you guys been up to the past weeks and how was your Thanksgiving? Do you usually make dishes for Thanksgiving or are you the chef of the family and is the one in charge of the turkey?? :) In the past years I've only done side dishes and appetizers but never yet a turkey!! Goodness! Being in charge of the Turkey is some serious business! Maybe one day, ha! 

Anyway, did you guys score some great deals on all the Thanksgiving sales plus cyber Monday sales? I actually am pleased to say that this year I think I really did. Found really good gifts this year  I am so excited to wrap them and give them and see our family's reactions. And we are actually almost done with gift shopping this year which might be a first. We usually wait so late and are cramming a few days before Christmas.  I know, terribs right? How's your Christmas shopping going?

Well let's talk about today's unplanned outfit!! Each piece was so unplanned and I really love how they all turned out really cute together. I originally ordered this coat thinking it was camel color but it's really more like burnt orange which I think is really perfect too. I actually am now obsessed with  the color of this coat!! I think I will be wearing this a lot this season. It's super soft and the fit is perf!

The dress was super on sale and I thought it's just a good basic piece to have.

And these shoes!!! Brogues in nude color and the sole in white platforms = perfection!! I mean I can literally wear these with everything!! It's definitely a must have guys! 

So I am thinking, these shoes were the inspiration in creating this whole look!

And one more amazing detail I want to hi-light. This gold screw bar bangle from The Peach Box I really love the quality of their jewelries and the styles. Definitely good pieces to have and they make great gifts!! I am eyeing some of their earrings and their Marc Bale watches I really really like! Check them out guys and I even have a code you can use!! You can get 15% OFF your entire purchase. Just use the code "tbp-twentyeightvia" at checkout. 

Coat SHEINSIDE

Dress ZARA / Similar HERE, HERE, HERE

Shoes ZARA / Similar HERE, HERE, HERE

Bangle THE PEACH BOX

Bag GUCCI / Similar HERE, HERE, HERE

Hope you are having an amazing week!! 

Xoxo

Ro

NEUTRAL KNITS FOR FALL

 

Hi guys! On today's post I am wearing key basic pieces you'd want to have in your closet this Fall. 

1. Comfy Cardigan that is perfect for layering. You can get the most use out of a neutral color because it easily goes with everything. You don't have to break the bank to be able to stock up on cute cardigans and knits. I know they all add up so fast! But this one I am wearing is from CHOIES and they have so many  cute ones to choose from and it literally won't break your bank. 

2.Neutral colored Scarf. This is also great for layering and it goes with any color or pattern you are wearing. 

3. The perfect destroyed boyfriend jeans. When on the go, they are so so comfy you'll really appreciate having them on. With all the shopping you have to do this holiday season, you can throw on any pair of flats, snickers or trainers with a pair of boyfriend's and you are set to go from am to pm. You can also easily dress it up with your favorite heels or heeled boots. 

4. A nice cuff/bracelet to accessorize with. It super easy and always finishes off your look. It's chic and it seems like you carefully thought about your whole outfit and that you put in more effort than your really did ;)  

This one I am wearing is from The Peach Box. (Get 15% off with code tbp-twentyeightvia) It's the rose gold buckle bangle. I really love the styles of jewelries they have. They are super on point and the quality is really really nice for a reasonable price. I definitely recommend them especially if you are looking for gifts for you and your girls! 

5. Your favorite Sunnies of course!! 

6. And a nude-ish colored pointy heels. This one I am wearing is more like peachy. A nude color, pale pink or peach, just staying under the neutral tones is a good investment because again it will easily go with any outfit and wearable all year round. 

I love owning key basics and having them in my closet because it literally makes dressing up everyday so much easier!!

Well geesh, I think that "mommy brain" has literally kicked in and I have not had my phone with me in the last 2 days and so I am so sorry I am so behind on responding on my instagram and am definitely missing you guys' posts!!! I know I can't even believe I left my phone at home 2 consecutive days!!!  I will have to make sure to play catch up today. Yesterday we headed out to Apple Hill with the family. It's a place full of apple orchards. We had my favorite apple donuts and some blueberry pie and apple cider. We also were able to take really great pics of the kids!! :)

I seriously love this time of the year! 

Cardigan c/o CHOIES

Jeans ZARA / Similar HERE and splurge HERE

Scarf FOREVER21 (sold out) / Similar HERE, HERE and HERE

Cuff c/o THE PEACH BOX (Get 15% OFF with code tbp-twentyeightvia)

Heels SCHUTZ SHOES / Similar HERE, HERE,  HERE, and splurge HERE and HERE