So what does a new mom wear? Besides spit-up, you mean? Well, in my experience, new moms wear a lot of the same thing. Over and over again. Because, well, there just isn’t much that works with a recovering body and quick access to the tatas. So, when we left the delivery room in the hospital, I wore this men’s button-down shirt and a pair of stretchy pants. I’ve since graduated from the stretch pants, but am still rocking men’s shirts nearly ever day. Men’s shirts and shirt dresses. They’re comfy, easily accessible for Lucy’s nursing, and can be fancified pretty easily in this new coat weather we’ve been having. Nice coat + nice shoes + fun hat + red lipstick = feeling sort of put together! I can dig it. Even though I am kind of bored of it.

O U T F I T   D E T A I L S :

hat: Avenue Antiques (Canton, O.) | shirt: thrifted | jeans: BDG | coat: thrifted | shoes: thrifted

Remember my recent thrift store score? Well, I thought I’d share them in action! I’m now on the hunt for new eiffel bases for them, but in the meantime, I’m pretty happy with how our dining room is coming together! Now the paint color…? That’s another story.

When we moved in to our house last January, Phil and friends worked to move everything from our third floor apartment, while my dad and I went out to buy insulation and wall paint. (Yep, that’s right- our Northeast Ohio home wasn’t even insulated when we moved in- in the middle of Winter!) I was exhausted, and wanting to get back to unpacking dishes and such, so I quickly picked out a paint color, “elephant gray,” and in my impatience, didn’t even bring home the swatch to ruminate on the color for a while. Since I was pregnant at the time, I didn’t participate in the painting process, but hid away at my parents, eagerly waiting for the fumes to die down so I could take a gander at the new look for our dining room, laundry room, and living room.

Well, when I saw the color… I didn’t love it. Though I didn’t hate it, either, so I figured maybe it was just a shocking change from my usual white, and I might grow to love it. But after a few months with the color, I had become used to the color, but still didn’t like it. It’s how I imagine wearing someone else’s favorite jeans might feel. Sure, they might look nice on the hanger, but they just don’t fit right on me. So, I’m looking forward to repainting! I just need to settle on a color. This time I’ll bring home the paint swatch and stare at it for a while. Hey, maybe I’ll even get a sample paint can, before asking someone to cover our walls with three gallons of paint when I’m not even there to see it….. Well, you live, you learn, eh?

I peeked into the office the other day, and grimaced at the amount of clothes that had accumulated for shop updates that had never happened. So many, in fact, that I had run out of hangers! I waded through my collection and pulled together some of my favorite items, and along with the help of two very lovely friends, have arranged for a few updates! Here’s the first set. Click here to check out everything in the shop, and peep the outfits I put together with all of the fresh stock below! (Click links below images to view each item.)

(Hats, belts, and shoes are not for sale.)

blue corduroy blazer | white lace ruffle blouse | black polka dot trousers

striped dress

houndstooth blouse | blue suede blazer | rust suede skirt

ruffle sleeve blouse | western high-waisted jeans

Peter Pan collar floral blouse | green and white striped high-waisted skirt

mustard yellow jersey-knit dress

cotton brown and white striped dress

golden tapestry coat