The Tote Trove: fall

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Thursday, November 6, 2025

The Great Indoors: Camera Crew Who?

Coat, top: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Hulla-Ba-Blue Necklace

Catching some rays.

Hair clip: Kate Spade New York for Target

Shoes: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's; Socks: Amazon; Tights: Zulily

Bag: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Dress: Zulily; Top: So, Kohl's

Bag: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

View with a hue.

Shoes: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's; Tights: A New Day, Target

Dress: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's; Shoes: Nine West, Amazon

More leaves, because Y not?

Bag: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's; Bag charm: Michaels

Headband: Headbands of Hope, Kohl's

Now that Halloween's history, I'm back in my regularly scheduled fall fits. And it feels cozy, like eating apple pie in front of a fire. A fire in a fireplace, that is, because there's nothing cozy about camping. Unless you have a double deluxe, vanilla-slash-lavender-scented Porta Potty like Barbara Howard on Abbott Elementary. Which is the sort of reference you'd expect from someone who does her stargazing via sitcoms.

Anyway, I was adventurous enough to try one new thing, namely taking my own outfit pics. It recently dawned on me that I don't have to bug the husband every time I need a glamor shot. Because nothing says mother of the year like interrupting your baby's breakfast to catch the best light. So I ordered a tripod, took a bunch of bad pics, and got good enough to take some I could live with. Spoiler alert: it isn't easy! Especially if you take your show on the road, which I haven't had the guts to do yet. So kudos to all of you who've been the cameraperson since day one. I'm in awe of you.

And of anyone brave enough to bunk with bears.

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Scarecrow Inspo: Pumpkins, Plums, and Pickles

Bow: Wild Fable, Target

Top: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Shoes: Madden Girl, Kohl's

Skirt: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Bag: Nine West, Ross

Top: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's; Jeans: So, Kohl's

Leaves of glass.

Bag: Delia's, Dolls Kill

Dessert alert.

Skirt: Rewind, Kohl's; Boots: Penny Loves Kenny, Amazon

Top: Simply Vera, Kohl's

Branching out.

Bag: Fashion Express, JCPenney

Old trinkets of the trove.

Whenever I post a new crop of fits, I search for what ties them together. Sometimes it's a no-brainer. Other times, my mind is as empty as a clearance rack the day after Christmas. But I'm always determined to find a common thread (pun intended) anyway. So I scrutinized the fits in this trio. Sure, they're rustic and moody, befitting autumn's melancholy. But that wasn't what I was after. So I persevered and pondered and figured it out. Because this hodgepodge has -- and this will get weird, but then again, when does it not? -- hints of harvest hues, namely pumpkins, plums, and pickles. Or, if you're a stickler, pumpkins, beets, and gourds. But I wouldn't eat a gourd, and neither should you.

Which gets us out of -- and into -- that pickle.

Saturday, September 27, 2025

Turning Over a New Leaf: Upward and Autumn

Top: Simply Vera, Kohl's

Emboldened Arches Necklace

Skirt: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Bow: Wild Fable, Target; Sunglasses: So, Kohl's

Bag: Mellow World, Kohl's

Shoes: Chase & Chloe, Zulily

Bag: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Top: Nine West, Kohl's

Skirt: Wild Fable, Target

Skirt: Rewind, Kohl's

Cozy Colors Necklace

Bow: Wild Fable, Target; Sunglasses: Relic, Kohl's

Sweater: ModCloth

Bag: Apt. 9, Kohl's

So, this was the first week of fall. And a funny thing happened. Instead of saying, it's still hot, I'll keep wearing fruits and flowers until the first frost, I reached for plaids and corduroy. The resulting fits were even brighter than some of my summer ensembles, making me wonder, wait, do I like fall?

I was as gobsmacked as you are.

It just goes to show that you can always grow. Even if it means finally admitting that you loved something all along.