Nordstrom Rack

With the weather cooling down and our trip to Portland coming up, I needed to buy EV some cool weathered clothes. We are blessed to have an awesome friend who gives us tons of hand-me-downs which covers most items most seasons. But for some reason this season she had tons of tops with not many bottoms. So I went shopping.

I can say that I've never been to Nordstrom Rack before. I think it's because I don't go to Lenox or North Point mall often. That all changed Sat thanks to my sister. Although I didn't find anything for EV or myself. I had to share with the world the most amazing find. I bought these shoes for Jimmy for $5. Yes, you read that correctly, for a total of $5. These shoes were originally $95. The brand is Rockport and it looks pretty kick-ass on Jimmy's feet. 

I foresee returning to Nordstrom Rack in the near future!

Airport Fashion

I do quite a bit of traveling and I've gotten both packing and dressing down to a science. For me, it's all about comfort, easy, and efficiency. I don't like to be the one holding up the line because I can't get my shoes off or taking things out of my carry-on. I travel light. For a two night trip, a simple large longchamp bag is plenty. 

Wearing:

Jcrew chambrey top

Old Navy floral print jeans

Steve Madden sandals 

Rugs

Rugs can make a huge difference in terms of how a space looks in your house. It can bring warmth, personality, and color to your room. The biggest challenge is finding the right rug, the right size, and the right price. And really it comes down to price cause I can often find a beautiful rug that's as large as I need it to be but usually WAY out of my budget. So when we renovated our house and got more hardwoods with a different color scheme, it was obvious that we needed new rugs. So, everyday I've been stalking online outlet sites like Joss and Main, One Kings Lane, and Gilt. Whenever we get a chance on the weekends we were going to Ballard's Backroom, Ikea, and Frontgate outlet. I've also been checking for sales on West Elm, Anthropologie, and Pottery Barn.

Well, today's the day we finally made a rug purchase. I'm usually a very decisive person but buying a rug has been the most indecisive I've been in forever. Now, the three things I mentioned above, I've come to realize you can't have all three. So, today we went to the Frontgate outlet in Roswell and bought a rug for an amazing price but it's smaller than I wanted. However, for the price and the look, it'll do until I find that perfect rug if it even exists. So, here it is. We paid $159 for an 8x10 rug (down from $599). It's perfect thickness and softness.