Fashion Friday: my mom uniform

I am not a fashionista by any means.  My wardrobe pretty much consists of work clothes, t-shirts, shorts, and a few cute dresses for the rare occasion that I dress up for something.  I try not to fall too far into the "mom look", but there are just clothes that work better when you have children.  For example, in my previous childless life I probably wore a lot of summer dresses.  I love a summer dress.  But, when you have two young children and you are constantly bending down to pick them up or pick something up off the floor, a dress just isn't ideal if you catch my drift.  I also have a confession- I have never gotten into the maxi trend.  I don't own a single maxi dress- say what?! I know they are all the rage and could probably solve my problem of not being able to wear summer dresses with kids, but I just can't get into them.  I always think they look cute on other people, but when I put them on I feel like I look silly.  I thought this same thing about skinny jeans for the longest time too, but I finally took to really liking them.  Maybe I will venture out one day and try a maxi, but for now they are not in the wardrobe.

So, what are my summer staples?  They look a little something like this:

1. Olukai flip flops 2. White lace top 3. colored chino shorts 4. printed tank 5. cafe capris 6. striped t-shirt 7.vintage crossbody bag

On just a typical day at home with the kids you can probably find my in my Olukai flip flops, shorts, and a print top, or white cropped pants with a tank or top.  I used to be a Rainbow girl, but Paul turned me on to these Olukai flip flops.  They are really comfortable, and I love the neutral color.  All of the clothes shown above are from JCrew and Boden.  They tend to be my go to online stores lately. I can always find what I am looking for, and they typically always have a sale going on.  Let's just pretend that the cafe capris above are white, because I couldn't find them at the moment.  But, the JCrew cafe capris are my favorites.  I own several pairs in different colors, because they fit great and are easy to throw on and pair with a solid or print top for a cute/comfortable not too "mom" look.

Mint has been so in this year which I love, because it is one of my favorite colors.  I love this cross body bag.  It is cute, and easy to throw your phone and essentials in to run an errand, or pair it with a cute dress for a night out.

That is pretty much my everyday uniform at home.  Nothing too fancy, but cute and logical.