This dress was such a great purchase.  You know the kind…found it while digging in the sale racks…only your size left.  Perhaps a ray of sun was shinning on you through the store window, and some angelic song started playing in the background… 

Anyway, this dress does a great job working by itself or being paired with others (like my current favorite color combo: blue and green.)  Hmm…playing well with others.  Sounds like a student every teacher would love to have in their class.  I should teach my other clothes to behave this way.

dress (worn as skirt) - Old Navy / sweater – H&M / shirt – thrift / scarf – Newport News / shoes – Payless

Color blocking has been huge and the trend has been making its way towards shoes.  I decided to try this out…

All I need now is some warmer weather and a pedi!

Last year I started this blog to document my fashion adventures during my 2nd pregnancy. I was Making the Most of my pregdrobe for all occasions from Sick Days to Date Day and Dinner and a Movie. 

If you’ve been reading KUF for a bit, you’ve learned some About me…and if this is Just Another Day for you, I thank you all for stopping by!  It’s the Simple Pleasures…meaning, you, the readers, that give me Sheer Happiness. (Thank you soooo much!!!)

The future of KUF looks Bright.  There will be no Farewell Party here any time soon!  This little blog is going to keep on evolving.

 I love a good pencil skirt.  They are a staple in my teacher wardrobe and they’re finally making it back into my rotation (nothing wacks up a woman’s body like pregnancy!)

When I wear them during the cooler months, I like to either match my tights to the skirt or match my tights and shoes…it makes my already short (5’3″) frame seem a little taller.

shirt, sweater, skirts, bracelet, tan belt - thrift / orange belt, tan shoes – Target / black boots – UO

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I took the jeans and scrunched them up, using lots of rubber bands to hold it all together.  Then (using rubber gloves), I submerged the jean ball into a mixture of bleach and water (don’t ask how much…I just eyeballed.  In fact, I ended up adding more bleach to the mixture after about 5 minutes or so), and mixed it until I noticed a color change that I liked.  After that, I carefully took the rubber bands off and rinsed the jeans in water until the water ran clear.  And then I threw the jeans in the washing machine for a regular wash.

And…

I don’t know what to think of them yet.  Especially since my husband said, “Where’d you get those pants from?” in his so-you-call-that-fashion voice.  But, I’m glad I took a risk, ’cause it’s boring living life in a “what-if” world.

Thoughts?  Comments?  I’d love to hear.  Don’t worry, you won’t hurt my feelings…I work with children.

…the men in my life that make it all worth while! 

I can’t believe this little bundle was born 6 months ago today!

Looking for something else to love??  Check out Jessica’s Winter Remix Challenge…a whole lotta inspiration from a whole lotta bloggers!

Have fun today celebrating those who fill your life with happiness and joy…or for just using the day for an excuse to indulge in a little chocolate.  Your secret is safe with me! 

I’ve been all into these red pants recently…so naturally they seemed perfect for testing Valentine color combos.  Red and pink sets the mood…

shirt, pants, clutch – thrifted / sweater – Gap / shoes – Payless

Wearing stripes and red usually make me feel a little French…but with this jacket (thrifted, of course, with the tags still on! Gotta love it when someone regrets their impulse purchase…) I’m ready to take on the sea…or a class of second graders.

top (Gap), pants (Express), jacket (H&M), earrings - thrifted / shoes – Sears

And because it’s been hard to sneak a few shots by myself…

Happy (Fashion) Friday!

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I can’t wait for spring…mostly because I’ll getting a little sick of wearing tights every time I want to wear a skirt or dress.  Enter the nude fishnets.  All the warmth of tights (well, not all…but most!) with no extra color added to the outfit.  This should hold me over until the weather really heats up!

dress (worn as top), shoes - Target / skirt, necklace, belt - thrifted / cardi – H&M 

I’ve been using flat irons and curling irons since…well, for a long time.  Motherhood has unfortunately eaten some of my morning hair styling time, but if I’m granted the extra 10 or so minutes, I like to straighten my hair. 

I was excited for Misikko to send out a flat iron for me to try.  I’ve always wanted a pricier flat iron, but could never bring myself to spending the money…especially with my husband saying, “What’s the big deal?  Isn’t it just two hot plates?”  Well…not so much. (Men can be so difficult to explain things to.)

  My hair has never had the kinds of results from flat irons as it did after using the Hana Titanium 1.5″ flat iron from Hana Salon.  The plates slid so easily over my hair while using it, and I couldn’t believe how much straighter it got my hair and in less time than I’m used to.  Usually I have to use some type of styling product afterwards…you know, for the fly aways.  There was none of that with the Hana iron.  And my hair was so straight!  One of my husband’s favorite parts…the heat proof mat that was sent with the iron.  (I damaged our toilet seat with my other straightener…oops!)  My favorite part, how straight (and healthy) my hair turned out (did I mention that?!)