tomorrow's another day.

in my last trimester of pregnancy I did some extensive research, reading, and general questioning of and about how to care for a baby. the knowledge I gained was vast and at times very overwhelming, but always helpful.

however, there's this one piece of easy going advice that really stuck with me:

"if the day doesn't go well, you fall off schedule, or baby is not co-operating... breath and remember tomorrow is another day... you can just start over."

the source of this tidbit was referring to an eating/sleeping cycle for baby, but i've started applying it to other aspects of life. 

the statement is true in terms of baby; they are a clean slate in the morning so start fresh. BUT we too are clean slates in the morning. so brush it off and start a new. 

obviously, some messes we make are bigger than others and take more dusting in order to "start fresh", but it can (and at times must) be done.

i try to remind myself of this mindset every time Lyla doesn't go to bed exactly on schedule, OR i have a really bad day in general due to hormones, people, personal expectations and/or uncontrollable circumstance. 

so far this little thought process is working for me ...if you need it, try it too!

   

a popped collar.

got this Michael Kors shirt from my mom's closet.
i love the color and especially love the way the collar stands up.

these days getting dressed needs to be as simple as possible - dressing my lil lady is way more important! so ease and effectiveness is key for me.

too bad you can't wear gym clothes everyday and everywhere.

had some fun with this...

   

an outing inspired outfit.

 

stepping out in some basic pieces. my postpartum doc check-up was last week and this was reason enough to put on something other than workout wear.

after blankly staring into my closet forever, i ended up in pants i'd worn throughout my pregnancy and a super soft black shirt that hides all the belly fat i'm yet to loose after belly bump has gone. both from Marshalls - never fail to find treasures there.

paired these easy going pieces with my fav Nixon watch and James Michelle gold bar necklace; it's engraved with "albert & lyla" (my hubbs and babe).

then while brushing my teeth, i looked down at our bathroom tiles and thought i'd take some selfies...

{insert a wink face here}