I had been on the hunt for new white jeans. It’s a Goldilocks style conundrum – looking for ones that aren’t too tight or too sheer but that also aren’t oddly baggy or so thick that you’re sweating the minute you step outside. It’s clearly one of life’s most trivial challenges but a challenge none the less. Enter a random shopping binge at Nordstrom Rack where I stumbled upon this Paige pair. They fit the bill in all the right ways and I walked out of there a proud Goldilocks (okay, I’m not a story book character but you get the rub).

It’s also no secret that I am sneaker obsessed and these Nike’s may not be my husband’s favorite but I am pretty devoted. Love ’em so much with jeans and a t-shirt which is basically me trying to pull off a ‘model-off’duty’ look when I’m sure it’s coming off more as a “mom carrying a lot of crap around” look. Either way I’m sticking with it.

I’ll be embracing the sneaker vibes the next two days since I’m taking off from work to try to pick up the pieces of my life from the past month of madness. I’m guessing most of my time will be spent doing laundry, running errands and attempting to return to a normal routine but I’m also hoping to sneak in a little pool time since the weather decided to jump straight in to summer.

On a couple housekeeping notes, I’ll be taking a break at some point next week to launch a re-design of the site. This design is well past it’s prime so I’m looking forward to hitting the refresh button the site. So if you stop by randomly next week and things aren’t right – just bear with me, we’ll be back up in no time. And last but not least, yesterday I wrote a love letter to my favorite beauty product ever (things may have gotten a little weird) but forgot to give you the scoop on a really good beauty deal at Meijer. So head over for a second (or first) look. 

White Jeans: Paige from Nordstrom Rack; Mint Sweater: Madewell (on sale now!); Sneakers: Nike from J.Crew; White Bracelet: c/0 Long Journey Home Shop; Bucket Bag: Dandelion 

Photos by Whitney Neal