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Budget Friendly Winter to Spring Pullovers and Hoodies

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Budget Friendly Winter to Spring Pullovers and Hoodies

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...

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Budget Friendly Winter to Spring Casual T-Shirts

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Budget Friendly Winter to Spring Casual T-Shirts

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...

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What I Ordered To Try This Week: 2-4-22

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What I Ordered To Try This Week: 2-4-22

Recently on the ORM Instagram page, I asked if you wanted to see items as I was ordering them to try - or if you'd rather wait until I tried everything on and then I would just share the "keepers".  There was an overwhelming response (90+%) to share things as I ordered - especially because things tend to sell out in the larger sizes/plus sizes.  Today I'll be sharing my recent (and first!) spring order from Old Navy.   Old Navy is great because most of their options now are offered in XS-4X or 00-30.  With how size inclusive they are, I find...

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Budget Friendly Winter to Spring Zip Up Jackets & Hoodies

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Budget Friendly Winter to Spring Zip Up Jackets & Hoodies

In yesterday's blog post - we covered budget friendly winter to spring cardigans.  Today, we're covering zip up jackets and hoodies.  Now that we're into February, baseball practice has started here for our 2 boys.  They still have indoor practice (midwest winter lasts through March!), but I love a good cozy jacket or hoodie to hang out in while they practice.  Once we hit April and we're outdoors, these are the toppers I wear almost nightly driving them from ball field to ball field trying not to freeze in the chilly weather. This year, I'm focused not only on comfort and...

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Budget Friendly Winter to Spring Cardigans

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Budget Friendly Winter to Spring Cardigans

It's that time of year - where spring LOOKS good, but the weather hasn't caught up.  I thought I'd do a round-up of budget friendly cardigans that could work to bring some spring to our wardrobes, but still keep us warm.  Now I should say, budget is relative - but I kept all 6 options I tried under $50, hoping they would work for most people.  The two at the top of the $10-$50 budget range are the best quality (I'll go in to detail below) and would transition well from the office, to work from home and even the...

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