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I've written this in my head 100 times over, but it just hasn't seemed to work when I try to actually write it down in a "thoughtful" way...  So I'm going to stop stressing about the correctness, the tone and the messaging. Instead, I'm just going to shoot you straight (how I normally operate) because anything other than that feels wrong! SO --- the last full size inclusive seasonal wardrobe capsule I released was in Fall of '22.  Since then, I've done some private projects for clients, but no large - group oriented - meant for more than one person...

  Hey, All!  It's been a minute!  After an unplanned month long break from social media this past month, I'm starting to ease back into things here on the blog and with work now that spring break has wrapped.  To be honest, I think when I started doing all of this (during the first year of lockdown), I grossly underestimated what life would look like with two VERY active 3rd and 5th grade boys in multiple activities.  As I'm sure you can imagine, the time commitment for their schedules and activities is much different than when they were in K...

When I started making seasonal capsule wardrobes, one of my motivating "points of pain" was not being able to find something in my closet when I needed it.  We had 2 young kids, time was short and hectic in the mornings (really most times felt like that, but especially the mornings) and I always felt frustrated, scattered and disappointed that I just couldn't seem to get a hold of that part of my life/home. Fast forward to almost 5 years later and I've realized my love of capsule wardrobes (especially ones using closet staples) has left me with numerous items...

For this try-on round-up, I focused on pullovers and hoodies that would transition from winter to spring.  There were some definite hits in the group - and also a few things I would change (noted below).  Under each picture, I've noted size offerings, price, and color options.  Other than the tops I'm trying on, I wore the same 3 additional clothing items: sports bra on sale for $13 wearing in 3x / Leggings - wearing in 4x - on sale for $15 / and Running Shoes - wearing in men's 8 / women's 10 regular width (no need for wide in...

Let me first start off with an apology.  I filmed try-on videos almost the entire day today (which means multiple real life pics will be coming your way!) - but for this round-up of 7 budget friendly, winter to spring casual t-shirts, I forgot to take pictures.  So I had to go in and grab screenshots to have images to share.  The good news? It's me wearing the clothes "in action".  The bad news?  It's not the best quality - and for that I'm sorry. This try-on directly relates to the ORM Spring 22 Mini-Athleisure Capsule that was released less...