We’re Blue About the End of Summer

Why is it always ridiculously difficult to transition back to real life after a vacation. The time away gets you all relaxed and then your return to work and all your other responsibilities hits you like a slap in the face. All of a sudden you realize how busy you’ve been/normally are and you feel like you’re behind on EVERYTHING. Bear with us while we play catch up, and get back to that normal feeling.

It’s usually a great time to take stock of what you’re giving your time to, and whether it’s a good/healthy use of it. For us, sometimes it even means saying no to stuff you know you’d enjoy because you know that it will be an energy suck that you can’t or don’t want to afford. Our time is our life and it is precious, so take a look at where your time is going and see if you’re happy with the answer.

Along the vein of time, is the fashion industry hurrying up fall before summer is even close to ending. We LOVE fall fashion, don’t misunderstand, but we in Wisconsin know that Winter is coming on Fall’s heels and most of us don’t need to rush that. Plus we have limited time for warm weather dressing, and we’re not throwing on sweaters before we need to.

The good news is, for anyone else not interested in rushing the cool weather fashion, all of the fun summer pieces are now on sale! So maybe you’re browsing for sweaters or jackets, but take a look at the clearance section and see if you can get an “off-season” item for cheap. It’s such a good feeling to find a bargain and even if you can’t wear it right away, you’ll get so much joy out of realizing you have something new when you switch out your seasonal clothes.

Speaking of seasonal clothes, we’re getting to the end of the season where we can wear these fun pieces. You saw Caitlin’s romper in our romper round up here, but she styled it for a day at the lake. This romper is tencel fabric, which feels very sturdy and kind of luxe to us. It holds its shape well and doesn’t wrinkle easily either. It actually fits both of us, so a total tall girl win!

I found this beautiful ruffled skirt in June and have worn it so many times. It’s a new favorite of mine. I love the ruffle detail on it and the stripes and coloring are perfect for summer. I dressed it up for work but it also can be worn casually as evidenced here. It also comes in black if you’re looking for a more versatile option and it is a tall!

Plus it’s on major sale right now, so no guilt over grabbing a new skirt. I paired it with a basic tank from Asos tall that I have in white and black. They’ve got some great basic multipacks. I’ve also got to take advantage of wearing these sunny flats while I still can. Wisconsin winters are brutal on shoes and I don’t want to ruin these happy shoes!

One note about it, is that it’s a little see through – but unnoticeable unless you’re tucking your shirt in. I don’t have a skirt slip, but I haven’t felt uncomfortable wearing it without one. Just keeping it real with y’all! Does anyone like wearing slips or feel like their totally out of date? I think a lot of fabrics (especially if they’re budget friendly), end up being see through nowadays.  I finally gave in and purchased a dress slip that I found on Amazon here. I sized up to try to get extra length but I would read reviews before ordering because it’s definitely large on me. As long as I wear under looser dresses it’s all good!

Give us your skirt slip options below if you have any!

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