I feel like this outfit is a perfect mix of Winter and Spring. I am totally in love w/ the embellished shoulder detail on my sweater, or any embellishments on sweaters because it immediately fancies it up. The color is on trend with Pantone’s wild orchid color so I just couldn’t resist it. I think the brightness of it pairs well with white pants which I usually only bring out for Spring/Summer.

The other day it was 80 degrees in the daytime and then snowing at night. On that exact day, I decided to take an afternoon off of work just to enjoy a Dairy Queen dipped cone and do a little shopping. Weekdays are filled with work, rushing to pick up Austin at daycare, rushing home to make dinner while Austin wants me to play with him simultaneously, going through Austin’s bedtime routine, then only having an hour or two left to take care of chores or just relaxing before bedtime. And lately, we’ve been having to take turns hanging out with Austin because he just cannot fall asleep (not sure if it’s his two year molars bothering him or daylight savings that has messed up his schedule), which then leaves zero time to do anything for ourselves. And then weekends are jam packed full of activities, going out to eat, etc. that I really just needed a few hours off to decompress and enjoy doing things that I love (eating and shopping)! It was definitely a needed afternoon off and I felt completely refreshed afterwards! It made me realize that we don’t take vacations often enough and random afternoon offs are something I should probably keep up if I can! 🙂

Outfit Details:
Button Down: J.Crew
Sweater c/o Roe Blvd (for 20% off your Roe Blvd order, use code SHOPROE)
Pants: J. Brand
Shoes: Kate Spade
Clutch: YSL
Necklace c/o Blue Nile

What do you do or what are your tricks for feeling more refreshed?