Cropped Jeans With Boots

Light Gray Layering Jacket

 thrifted:
light gray jacket $8.39 Danny & Nicole
engraved silver bracelet $3.99
black scalloped edge mules $10.40 Nine West
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scarf $2.99 via ebay
purse $14.99 via Ross

Red, White, and Blue

thrifted: 
navy sweater $3.99 Basic Editions
newly thrifted jeans $1.74 Jag
scarf $1.40
purse $7.31 Rockport
canvas slip on sneakers $4.99

Pink and Blue Print Scarf

thrifted:
white jeans $5.59 Sonoma
long sleeved tee $2.99 Jones New York
purse $6.40 Sag Harbor
blue suede loafers $4.79 Isaac Mizrahi
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scarf $1.80 via ebay
bracelet $1 

OOTD: What I Wore In March With Blue Jeans

 thrifted:
jeans $4.20 Forever 21
cardigan $2.99 JKLA California
scarf $2.49
purse $6.99 Style & Co.

My Power Combo: Skinny Jeans + Loafers + Scarf

I would have to say that pieces I put to the most use in my daily outfits is the combination of jeans, loafers, and a scarf.  It is what I am most comfortable in and I have a large collection of scarves to choose from.
I just ordered a few more from ebay and most were under $2.  Wow, what a bargain!  I can't wait till they arrive!  I have plans to wear a couple of them with an all black based outfit.  The scarves will add the color. 
I'll show you my purchases when they arrive. :) 

The scarf I have on here gets worn a lot.  Because it has so many pretty colors it works well with many pieces in my wardrobe giving me a variety of outfits from a single scarf.

thrifted:
jeans $4.99 Rich & Skinny
cardigan $3.49 h.i.p.
tee $1.49 j.jill
scarf $1.29
purse $7.99
loafers $7.65 Sutton Plaza

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Casual Navy Stripes With Chambray Fringed Scarf

thrifted:
white 3/4 length sleeved tee $5.25 Jones New York
jeans $4.19 Mossimo High Rise Denim Legging
scarf $2.91
navy/gold nautical anchor earrings $2.39
purse $7.31 Rockport
striped canvas slip on sneakers $4.99

Fringed Jeans With Loafers

thrifted:
fringed (diy) jeans $4 Ann Taylor
olive v-neck tee $3.49 Great Northwest Clothing Co.
cardigan $6.52 Career Essentials
scarf $?
purse $3
loafers $6.84 Aerosoles

Fringed and Flared

 I thrifted these slightly flared jeans to try the popular fringed look.  I cut them off and gave them just a tiny bit of fringe.  I didn't want this pair to look sloppy so I only fringed a little bit and used a dark denim.  I may do another pair sometime in a more casual lighter wash and not cut them off quite so short.  I'm not sure yet if I'm fond enough of the trend.  I probably just prefer to roll up my skinnier fit jeans....but it was fun to try on an inexpensive thrift pair.

thrifted:
jeans (diy fringed) $4 Ann Taylor
olive tee $3.49 Great Northwest Clothing Co.
cardigan $1.95 JJ Basics
scarf $?
bangle $1.52
purse $8 Nine West
booties $5.59 Body Central
red coat $7.79 Rafaella

Dressing Made Easy: Another Outfit Option Using The Jeans/Tee/Scarf Uniform

Adding the scarf and cork wedged sandals to a basic long sleeved tee and white jeans makes for simple choices and easy dressing.

This another tee of super soft fabric made by Jones New York.
The white jeans are Miracle Body.
The cork wedged sandals are Liz Claiborne.

My Casual Uniform

We're back from our trip!  Had a good time, but we were SO glad to get home and back into our routine.  We ate soooooo much while we were gone that we both gained 10 whole pounds!!!  Eeek!  I've lost about half of that already just getting back to our healthy eating.  Five more pounds to go to get back to where I was.

This casual outfit and was worn before we left, but was also taken on our trip.  I wore a variation of this nearly every day while we were gone and loved it.  Jeans (or other pants), tee (long or short sleeved), and necklace...and most days also adding a scarf. 
This is such a comfortable look for me that I plan on adopting it to use as my staple "uniform".
Since I do have so many other clothes I will continue to rotate and wear those as well, but over time I'll gradually be eliminating more and more things from my closet.  Eventually I hope to be left with a more minimal and casual looking wardrobe.

The blue long sleeved tee is Great Northwest Clothing Company.  I have several of this brand and love them.  They're so soft.
The jeans are a high rise denim legging by Mossimo.  Love these too.  They're stretchy.  Thank goodness.  With that 10 pound weight gain these just stretched with me while we were gone. haha
I'm not sure what brand the jacket is.  The label was torn off when I thrifted it.  
The sneakers are Keds.  I am surprised at how often I've opted to wear these.  I always figured myself to be more of a "sandal girl", but these sneakers are not as big and clunky as some others I own (old Sketchers) and I like them much better. 
Well, I'll get around to posting some pics from our trip within the next week or so.
Thanks so much for stopping by and thank you to those who left nice comments while I was gone.  :)

An Old Navy Pink Striped Button Down Blouse

Casually dressed in hot pink sandals, striped button down blouse layered over a long sleeved white tee...worn with a pair of skinny jeans.
(After photos I shoved up the white sleeves so that it didn't look so weird and sloppy around the wrist area.)

Dark Gray, Light Gray

Outfit 1:
dark gray jeans $3.49 Forever 21
sweater ?
scarf $3.99 Rachel Zoe
purse $5.94 Alfred Dunner
ankle boots $6.99 Mossimo Supply Co.

Outfit 2:
light gray jeans $5.60 Metro Blues
cardigan $4.79 Great Northwest Clothing Co.
earrings $2.09
ankle boots $19.99 Liz & Co. 

Super Duper Skinny Jeans

 These are absolutely the skinniest of skinny jeans that I own.  They literally fit like a glove.  Maybe they're actually jeggings??  Is that was jeans that fit like leggings are called?
Anyway...I bought these in May of 2014!  I had dreams of fitting into them at that time, but was a far cry from doing so...until now.  They may feel a little inappropriate, but by golly I squeezed into them and was determined to wear them.  I tried to use good sense and wear a nice low pair of heels, a pretty scarf, and sensible cardigan to counteract the "hooker vibe" of the pants. haha

skinny jeans $7 Rewash
dressy tank top $1.29 Dress Barn
cardigan $7 Chico's
bangle $1.89
earrings $2.62
scarf  ?
purse $8 Nine West 
shoes $5 Nine West

My Summer Casual Style: Pink Floral Tee With Brown Jeans

brown jeans $7.99 Chico's
floral tee $2.80 INC
necklace $2.99
brown flip flops $3.99 Old Navy