Dashing this off quickly during a scarce moment of quiet because OMG, the deals (I guess not everything can be slow + good, HA):
THIS CAPED DRESS — A TOP CONTENDER FOR AN AUGUST WEDDING ON MY CALENDAR — 80% OFF?!?!?!?!
THIS EVERYDAY DRESS (I LOVE THIS BRAND)
ALWAYS STOCK UP ON HANKY PANKIES WHEN ON SALE
THIS SLINKY A+O, WHICH I’M CONSIDERING FILING AWAY FOR AN EVENT IN LATE FALL/EARLY WINTER
MY FAVORITE BRA EVER ($44!!!) — SORRY TO RUIN THE SURPRISE, BUT I’M ORDERING TWO FOR MYSELF AND ONE AS A GIFT FOR MY SISTER BECAUSE SHE SAID SHE TENDS TO BUY INEXPENSIVE BRAS AND I KNOW THIS WILL CHANGE HER LIFE*
JUST BOUGHT MYSELF THIS FANNY PACK, ON SALE FOR $60 — #MOMLIFE**
MY FAVORITE TONING PADS (GREAT VALUE)
CONTEMPLATING BUYING THIS CHANTECAILLE SET FOR MYSELF — I LOVE EVERYTHING THEY MAKE; THE ROSE DE MAI MIST IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES
ORDERED THIS BACKPACK AS A FUN ALTERNATIVE TO MY PRIZED M.Z. WALLACE ONE BECAUSE…$30!
*SORRY THE ALL-CAPS MAKES IT LOOK LIKE I’M SHOUTING. I KIND OF AM.
**Also, one time, a sketchball tried to steal my wallet from my diaper bag while I was watching mini on the swing. Ever since, I’ve kept my key, phone, and wallet on my person — this fanny pack will be so helpful (instead of tossing half of my stuff in a backpack / holding onto it).
P.S. The best of everything: home edition.
P.P.S. Still adjusting to life as a mother to two…
P.P.P.S. What makes a book “good”?
PLEASE GET THE A+O DRESS!!!! Yes, I’m screaming!! It’s totally amazing and that price! GO!
^^Mr. Magpie please note that this purchase was frankly out of my hands. xx
How fun is that fuchsia fanny pack?! And that toile backpack! Heart eyes!
xx
So fun!!
Love your blog!
If you do another Magpie Mail – I was wondering if you have any “strategies” for re-wearing pieces or getting rid of old clothes? I love statement dresses but even after I wear an amazing piece once, if I’m in photos wearing it (or even if not) I always feel like I don’t want to wear it again. Even if I wore a dress twice to 2 different weddings, after that I always want something new for the next event. Seems like a waste to me to buy a $200+ dress to wear twice so I often end up renting from Rent the Runway. Or, if I bought the dress it ends up hanging in my closet for literally years… I always wonder what other people do about this situation haha.
Hi Elisse! Really good question. I am pretty strategic about buying pieces I think/know will work for multiple events in a summer (with different guest lists) and will unabashedly wear dresses multiple years in a row, too. I also tend to create excuses to dress up, i.e., for my birthday, I WILL wear a long dress to dinner JUST BECAUSE. Who cares if I’m over-dressed? Sometimes my sister and I get dressed up just for ourselves, i.e., have a dinner party and wear cocktail dresses. I also try to be creative about dressing some of my dressier pieces down — i.e., could it work if I wear it with flat sandals and a straw bag?! Etc. But there are always times where I look angrily at a dress I dropped several hundred dollars on but have only worn two or three times. I do try to re-sell these on eBay or take to a consignment shop in the hopes that someone else will get some enjoyment out of it. Another option: if you have girlfriends who wear a similar size, you could do a swap party?!
No easy solution…
xxx
In reply to your reply- Thanks for the tips!! I think I’ll try over-dressing “just because.” There’s so many instances I could probably wear a dress but choose not to, but now I will!
Love it! So fun.