guest blogger

Hi! I’m Melissa from Orange County.
I’m a happy wife and mom to two cute little boys (2 and a monstrous half and 8 months).
I teach high school in Anaheim.
Before school started I hired Jen to design some work outfits for me, and I loved them.
She did great, and I’ve been stalking her blog ever since.
I was so excited and honored when she asked me to be a guest blogger, but I was nervous.
After all, I have to hire someone to dress me. What do I know about style?
I started thinking, what’s stylish about me?
Then I realized my two babies dress better than I do.
They’re truly the most stylish ones in our house, which is no easy feat.
You know this is true if you’ve ever compared the boys section of the store to the little girl’s section. Cool boy clothes are hard to find.
We are defiantly not the preppy Children’s Place type.
Gap is pushing it. You’ll never find my boys in Christmas sweaters or ties.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but we’re much more a Quiksilver shirt & flip flops type of family.
Where do I find my loot?
Some of my favorite retailers are http://www.littleruler.com/, www.upandriding.com, Macy’s http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=443238&CategoryID=44115 and Nordstrom http://shop.nordstrom.com/C/6008532/0~2379292~2379293~6008495~6008532?origin=brand_splash .
I also love that I can buy brand names like Quiksilver, Hurley, and Oneil at discounted prices at TJ Max, Ross, and Marshalls.

Here’s two California winter looks my boys will sport this season:

12-2009 by Undercover featuring Quiksilver

Pretty Neat Designs visits Style Your Life – Three Season Dressing

Hello Style Your Life readers, I’m Cindy from Pretty Neat Designs, and I’m so honored to be guest blogging while Jennifer and her family enjoy a wonderful warm weather vacation! And with the temperatures in Boston barely reaching the teens, I’m feeling pretty jealous of all you warm weather dwellers and vacationers.

Jennifer’s vacation got me thinking about having clothes at the ready for all different types of weather. That is basically what three-season dressing is all about. Buying clothes that you can wear for three seasons is one of the best ways to stretch your fashion dollar. Here are some three-season ideas.

Open toe shoes can be stretched into a cooler season if worn with come colorful or textured tights. I hear you out there. You are shouting “What?! Stockings with open toe shoes?!” No need to get all your feathers ruffled. It’s OK. Its not the socks and sandals horror you think it is. I’m probably not much of an authority, but check the magazines, you’ll see them, I promise!

Skirts are another great three-season option. Bare legs with sandals in the summer, tights with open toe shoes in the fall, and tights or leggings with boots for winter.

I hope you enjoy all the guest bloggers while Jennifer is enjoying her cruise, the lucky lady!