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Another Dress Three Years Apart

 Hello Friends! Since we are in the dark depths of winter, which prohibits good outfitting shooting, I figured instead of struggling to get good pics in waning light, rain, and freezing temps, I'd go back into the archives for another "one dress years apart" post, as I did here .  First up, from a post back in September of 2018 This dress from Target was my way back into workwear after my second baby. These bangs were meant to be a style refresh, again upon returning to work, but in the end, they just became bothersome. Here I'm seeing myself covering up with leggings (most likely as shapewear) and a long cardigan. There's a lot of accessorizing going on with the big belt, necklace, and sunnies. The VANS are pure comfort.  About three years later in this post . Belted the dress again, but went for more delicate jewelry and coordinated by footwear from Born with this bag from Shiraleah . This feels more fresh, more carefree, not as weighted down. Went back to r...

One Dress Four Years Apart

 Hi Friends! It's been a while, what with the holidays, traveling, back to school, cold and snow weather. I hadn't planned a post today, but a Facebook memory popped up from way back in January 2016 and got me thinking... (warning I do mention mental health struggles and weight loss after both rounds of pics)  Original post  here . Look at her, at 35, about 8 weeks from having her first baby, on a January day freezing to get these outfit pics. Trying to hide how exhausted and out of touch with her body she was feeling. I'm wearing a wrap dress from Banana Republic and a velvet blazer from an Ines de la Fressange collab with Uniqlo .  She does not look happy here, and in heels in the grass to boot!  What an odd time it was for me that first maternity leave. We had moved a month before Charlotte was born, so new house, new neighborhood, new baby, parents and in-laws over every weekend to be around new baby. I struggled with breastfeeding and while the weekends h...