IRL

Jacket // Sunglasses // Sneakers // Pants // Tank // Hat (old but cute colorful options here and here) // bag 

A little while back before we moved I warned you all that my style was about to take a change for the more comfortable. Here it is. In real life. I wore this Saturday morning to go workout at my Bar Method studio, run some errands with my husband.

This is pretty much what every day looks like. While I can't complain about the comfort level, I am a little sad when I walk past my pretty shoe collection and kind of even wish to wear jeans. It's quite an adjustment from teacher life.

What would you wear after 11 years of dressing up for work every day?

Hopefully soon I'll find a new school to teach in and I'll be back to my old pencil skirt wearing ways, Till then I'm embracing the lack of dress code and reveling in the comfort.

Modern Neutrals in the New Kitchen

All this natural light has made the kitchen one of my favorite spots to hang out, as well a perfect place for my plants that need a lot of light! This circle mirror is part of the mineral springs collection at Target, which I pretty much had to stop myself from buying every single piece they had!

We originally wanted the Emmerson Dining table from West Elm, but the surface was uneven and unfinished, which we didn't think would be very practical in the long run. I wanted something we could easily wipe down. We then found this Champagne dining set from Macy's that was smooth and in a beautiful finish and you could order in a bunch of different seating variations! The best part was it was even cheaper than the Emmerson!

Our new home has an accent wall of exposed brick in the kitchen which I think helped me move towards a warmer color palette for the space. I've never really been a huge brown fan but all this wood looks great with a ton of sun and a charming brick wall. (similar fruit bowl here for under $10)

The fringe on these Nate Berkus curtains was the perfect touch to the edges of these panels. Just plain white would have been too stark, so I'm glad they had a little something to add visual interest and texture and at such a great price point too!

I'm pretty obsessed with this succulent terrarium. It's the focal point of our dining table and its so fun to watch evolve. In our Chicago apartment we pretty much watched every plant die in a short amount of time due to lack of sunlight. Here in Salt Lake, they are thriving!

This rug was such a cheap score so I won't feel too bad if someone drops red sauce on it. Whose idea was it to put rugs under kitchen tables anyway? Doesn't seem smart, but sure is pretty.

Grabbed these cute towels at the Randolph Market the weekend before we moved. It was pretty much the inspiration piece that drove the kitchen's style!

I adore this slanted cutting board that easily allows me to scoop and slide cut veggies into pans. The wood's pattern is so pretty, I decided to display them!

So here's the breakdown of all the stuff we bought so far to spruce up this kitchen and make it feel more like it's our own. We are still waiting on the lighting fixture but that is the exact one we got. I'll be revealing some new parts of the living room soon to come on the blog. Let me know what you think. 

1. Curtains / 2. Light fixture / 3. Wall mirror / 4. Coasters / 5.Terrarium / 6. Dining table set / 7. Tray /  8. Placemat / 9. Cutting boards left & right /10. Rug / 11. Stool

Lost and Found

Coat: J. Crew Cocoon Coat in golden sun // Thermal: Target (on clearance for $8.50 now)// Glasses: Warby Parker "Percey"  // Fold up Flats: Yosi Samra // Lips: YSL glossy stain #8

You have no idea how long I have waited for J. Crew to release their Cocoon Coat in a vibrant shade of yellow that only J. Crew could produce! They always just nail it with their super saturated colors and there isn't much better than a coat that doesn't blend into the sea of black parkas when winter comes around.

And speaking of not blending in, I'm loving my new red Warby Parker Glasses. Fun fact, I picked these out and when they arrived I realized my husband has the Percey as well, just in a different color! NERDS! I don't need to wear them all the time, mostly just to read if my eyes are tired. They are fun touch to tie in with my thermal.

By the way, this thermal was $10 in the little boys section of Target! Right now it's even on clearance for just $8.50 and also come in blue! I have no shame. If I run into a young lad who's got the same shirt on as I do, I will simply compliment him on his super cool shirt!

Overall 90's

Overalls: American Eagle (cute Madewell ones here/ affordable ones here under $40)

Purse: Rebecca Minkoff Mini MAB c/o Shopbop

Trench: Forever 21 (on sale now for $33!) in navy too.

Top: Zara (old)

Loafers: Forever 21

I know, I'm barely considered a blogger anymore. I'm trying. Just when were getting all settled into our new house, we had to up and leave for ten days back to Chicago for the Holidays. Sounds like a long time, I know, but it flew by! We barely even got to go to any of the places we had on our list like our favorite cuban resturant 90 Miles and our favorite Italian resturant Calo up in Andresonville.

I did get to see alot of my favorite people and stay with my two very favorite little people, my niece and nephew. We had a blast doing kid stuff like air hockey and having dance parties. We also got some quality snuggle time in too which was great. 

Now we are back and it feels great to be at the start of a new year. I'm jumping straight into another whole 30, because sweet lord, we have been eating like idiots since before we moved and its time to get back on track.

I know so many of you ask me about my whole 30 recipies and I'm going to work on my food photography to make it not all look gross because I promise all my whole 30 food is amazingly fresh and healthy and most importantly, delicious. I'll try to share as much as I can but your best bet is to follow me on Snapchat (username HOTPINKSTYLE) and see what I'm eating throughout the day. And feel free to ask away! We can help eachother!

Shirtdress and Utah Adjustment Status

Dress: Zara // High tops: Old Navy // Scarf: H&M // Purse: Rebecca Minkoff Mini MAB c/o Shopbop // Sunglasses: Ebay knockoff of Karen Walker's "Super Duper"

Well hello again. Sorry for the silence but getting internet into this house we bought has been a royal pain! Still not done yet but this is the best I could do. Oh yeah, in related news, we bought a house! As some of you may know who follow me on Instagram and Snapchat (UN: Hotpinkstyle) I've been busy at work painting this place and getting it all styled up. 

So we are loving the house! It has old character (built in the same year my dad was born, '42) but with a recent face lift. It was flipped and we are the first to live in it since the remodel which leaves us with a pretty facade but whoever did the work was DUMB! We have been busy getting repairs done and other nonsense that come with the joys of homeownership. 

We drove to Salt Lake and stopped along the way meeting and staying with friends and family which made it such a memorable experience. I got so sick on Thanksgiving and was terrible company when staying with Andrew's uncle. Turns out eating exclusively from gas stations is NOT good for you, but we had no choice, it was all that was open on Thanksgiving day while we drove.

Anyway I've been adjusting surprisingly well, at least by my standards. I guess I have so much to keep me busy, but we will see how I'm feeling in a few weeks. I'm not teaching out here...yet. Not sure when I'll get the urge to scratch that itch but I'm really just enjoying living life at a slower pace for a bit. 

Looking at this outfit in today's blog post feels like a lifetime ago. I wore it to school and it was still warm enough to go bare legged to work. I recall my husband asking me if i was aware that I forgot my pants when he shot this. Funny guy. 

Currently we are surrounded by about a foot of some of the prettiest snow I have ever had dropped on my doorstep. It's like "movie" snow. Also the scenery here is just outstanding. We have a great view out our kitchen and living room window which make getting up pretty easy in the morning. 

My days are going something like this lately, Get up. Make some really fabulous coffee in a glorious extended fashion in our new Chemex. Then drive Andrew to work so I can have the car for the day. After that I head over to Bar Method for my daily wake-up workout and then I'm off to explore or stay home to wait for a contractor, delivery or repair service of some sort. We have also been trying out lots of local restaurants and having some great dates!

We are both meeting lots of fun people and are not at all bored. In fact I think I'm out and about more here than I was in Chicago. So while I'll always miss Chicago, I really am happy here and think this was such a great move for us.  I'll keep updating you on life out here as I go. Till then, hopefully you can endure the remainder of outfit photos from Chicago because I've pretty much been wearing workout clothes since moving here!