An Outfit for a Busy Summer Day
Iβm sure itβs at least Wednesdayβ¦oh noβ¦Iβm wrong, itβs only Monday night! Itβs 9:23 and Iβm sitting in the bedroom writing this post. The dogs are still outside because Dash has peed in the floor 3 times today and wouldnβt do his business outside. He normally does better when Amos is inside, so I put Amos in, however, he sat at the door and barked, so Dash barked back and chased some fireflies, but never used the bathroom. Puppies will be puppies, I suppose.
Our daughter Sarah is coming home to stay for an extended time on Wednesday. Sheβs staying in her sisterβs room because itβs bigger, so Iβve been trying to get things ready for her. The painters were here on Saturday and yesterday, I cleaned everything, put clean sheets on the bed and rearranged the closet so she would have plenty of room. Baldy isβ¦at this momentβ¦putting together a crib. He has already made a trip to Loweβs because there was a screw missing. Iβve bought diapers, laundry detergent, crib sheets and blankets. All the bedding is clean and folded.
Sarah has been in Germany and is really missing Target and TJ Maxx as well as one of our favorite lunch spots, soβ¦on Thursday, after she gets her nails done, weβre going to Target, TJ Maxx and Printworks Bistro. Iβm excited about having lunch, but I guess you have to be out of the country to miss Target and TJ Maxx so much. Anyway, on Friday, our oldest daughter Lauren and I are going to Boston to visit Rebeccaβ¦sheβs the middle one. Did I say that Iβm absolutely exhausted and feeling very behind and overwhelmed? Having said that, I will say that the house is clean, the laundry is done, the beds have clean sheets and I have gotten rid of a sh** ton of stuff (is that a Southern expression?). Iβm a good kind of tired, but still a little grumpy.
Anywayβ¦thatβs whatβs going on in my life and you knowβ¦even though Iβm tired, Iβm still really excited and happy to spend time with my sweet girls and grandsons! Life is busy, but so so good!
This dress and these shoes (both under $100)β¦they are so perfect for a busy day and a busy life. I wore the whole outfit for our Fatherβs Day cookout and it was perfect. Iβve kind of resisted this shoe trend (not sure what to call it), but these are the cutest corkie-sandles-that-arenβt-Birkenstocks that Iβve found. The whole outfit came from Island Passage on Bald Head Island with the exception of the bag and sunglasses. I tried it on the dress and knew it would be perfect for so many casual occasions and the shoes just went perfectly. The dress is by Sanctuary and the shoes are Free People. Iβm linking the exact pieces below as well as a few others that are similar.
While I have certainly loved my beautiful maxi dresses this summer, they are not nearly as practical for chasing dogs and grandchildren as this dress is. Is it just me, or does life get busier AFTER your children leave to pursue lives of their own? Did I say Iβm exhausted?
Tell me about whatβs going on in your world this summer and what youβre wearing on a busy dayβ¦and keep scrolling for shopping details and a few sale items Iβm loving from Loft!β¦like this top that will be amazing for July 4th!