Closet Questions!

I decided to start an early "spring cleaning" of my closet.  I have high hopes for a new wardrobe this spring/summer as my body changes so I felt a closet purge was much needed. During my purge I discovered my closet says a lot about me and it even raised a few questions!
First:  I have the HARDEST time getting rid of clothes!  Even things I haven't worn in YEARS... Yes, YEARS!  It's especially frustrating because feel that a lot of my wardrobe is made up of "2006-2010 Kyla" clothes and I was at SUCH a different space in my life.  Why can't I get rid of these clothes? I need 2014 Kyla clothes. What do I do?
Second:  How long do you keep Christmas PJ's? I seem to have 5+ years of that favorite Christmas Eve tradition stacked up in my closet.

Third:  Is it true gauchos are really out of style? I STILL Love mine. They are so comfortable and perfect for a comfy casual day in or quick trip to the store!  (Yes, I still wear them in public)

Fourth:  My closet totally shows that I'm a California Girl. Disney shirts and SwimSuits for Days! 

Finally: I LOVE Shoes. Like, Obsessed, buy as many as often as possible obsessed. I have some pretty adorable shoes that don't get worn as often as they should. What's your secret to switching up your footwear?!

Three bags of clothes now sit on the closet floor. Winter, Maternity & Donate. Just missing one.. New Clothes! 

Wardrobe Wednesday.

Hunter and I made it out of the house today to run some errands. 

I am making it a point to try and get out EVERY day because I know once the snow starts falling, I will dread leaving my warm, cozy home.... for anything.

Shirt/Thrifted(Platos Closet).Pants/Forever21.Boots/ForeverYoungShoes.Necklace/WetSeal

Wardrobe Wednesday consisted of this adorable floral print shirt, a pair of skinny jeans and my favorite pair of boots.

So fun getting to actually wear all of my clothes now that I can see them all. 

Most of them I honestly haven't worn in years and forgot I even had.

Do you think I pulled off the hot mom look today?

Gosh I hope so.

ps. i found two pairs of shoes that i HAVE to have.

Seriously obsessed.

Can't it be my birthday yet so someone can buy me these? 

xoxo.

Hanging in my Mommy Closet.

Last week's fall closet clean out was a success.

I was able to put away a box of summer and pregnancy clothes, a box of old t-shirts that I will be using to make a t-shirt blanket (someday) and stored my summer shoes under the bed.

I also donated a HUGE pile of clothes and accessories to a local thrift store. 

It took 3 whole days, but it needed to be done.

Before.

During.

After.

After the clean out I decided I have SO many clothes, shoes and even a ton of fun jewelry that I NEVER wear. 

For me that is so sad. 

(Or if your my husband you would say, such a waist of money.

 Lucky for him 99% of the clothes I had prior to tying the knot.)

Feeling a little down about my fabulous deprived clothes, and that I had let myself get into the new mom funk of not really caring about what I look like (even though I got this awesome new mom haircut here), 

I have decided that for the rest of the year I am going to wear EVERYTHING I own, without wearing the same outfit more than once.

Operation CRAZY?!

Maybe.

Especially as these days are getting colder and baby Hunter and I are beginning our winter hibernation in our PJ's most days.

Wish me luck.

Visit us often for weekly, maybe more, updates of some of my favorite outfits.

Hope you all had a lovely weekend.

General Conference was amazing.

If you didn't watch you can check it out here.

Happy Monday Readers.

Introducing: From Head to Toe in Love. (A Fashionistas Confession)

 When it comes to fashion, I’ve always considered Carrie Bradshaw a fashion icon of mine. Her outfits sometimes left me cringing but mostly coveting. She wore each outfit with an unmatched confidence and I loved imagining someday having a fantastically unaffordable wardrobe like hers.

I myself have never been brave enough to go BOLD with some of the styles I love. I always tried to play it safe and kind of follow what everyone else was wearing to make sure I didn't embarrass myself. 

Since moving to Utah, and seeing how ladies rock their own styles EVERYDAY, I have really tried to let down my guard and ROCK my own look. I have wanted to start dressing my age and look sexy and more like a lady.

Of course I follow fashion blogs and rip out pages of fashion magazines to inspire my style, but still on a newlywed budget with a new baby (who knew kids were so expensive), I do my best with what I have had in my closet for the past few years and the few new items I get here and there.

Shoes are my obsession.

Marilyn Monroe said: "Give a girl the right pair of shoes and she can conquer the world." 

I have had the same size foot since the 6th grade and I believe I still have a few pairs in my pile from my middle school days.

I am a bargain shopper to the core. I love the big name brands and would maybe someday LOVE to own a pair of shoes worth a couple hundred dollars (REALLY just to say I did) but I absolutely love finding a great shoe for an AWESOME price. This sometimes leads to the purchasing of shoes when I already have more then I could wear in several months.

I have recently been inspired that it's OK to be unique and try new things. It's OK if I'm not wearing the same thing everyone else is wearing. It's OK to mix, match and blend colors and accessorize in my own way. It's OK to think of myself as the FASHIONISTA I have always dreamed I would be even if no one else thinks so.

So this blog feature, From Head To Toe in Love (inspired by Carrie Bradshaw Quote), is going to be me showing the world MY individual style (along with the Hubby and Baby Boy) while sharing everything I know, everything I'm learning, what inspires me, awesome deals and tons more on Fashion.

Slacks & Skirts Sundays. 

This Sunday I rocked  a new bright ORANGE skirt. I LOVE these knee-length Bodycon skirts. They are comfortable and hug the waist, butt and legs in all the right areas. My top is a few years old. I was into loose fitting tops for a period of time, not being completely comfortable in my own skin, and now after having a baby I can still wear some of those tops until I complete OPERATION HOT MOM. 

The SHOES are BRAND NEW. They were my impulse buy of last week. My feet are little wide. I am usally a size 6.5 but find my feet sometimes feel too crammed forcing me to jump to a size 7, which in turn has extra room in the heel. Solution: by size 7 shoes with straps over the top. My feet are way more comfortable and the shoe doesn't slip off.

Top - Charlotte Russe - $19.50

Skirt - Forever 21 - $15.80

Shoes - Ross (Brand: Madeline Stuart) - $16.99

I have always admired my husbands style. The first day I met him he was wearing a pair of khaki shorts and a polo shirt (he had just come from golfing) and I knew right then he had good style.

Kevin works in commerical real estate and spends most days in slacks, a dress shirt and tie. 

He is so handsome and wears his business clothes very well so Sundays are just like everyday in the week for him when it comes to picking out his outfit. 

Shirt, Slacks & Tie - Van Heusen

Shoes - Steve Madden

"And we were dressed from head to toe in love... the only label that never goes out of style." - Carrie Bradshaw