Stitch Fix

A few weeks ago, I read about this company on another blog, and within minutes I found myself requesting an invite to join!

As a mom, the time that I have for myself is drastically reduced.  (Duh).  I used to have the luxury of wandering around the mall to do my own shopping.  I could run out to the grocery store at any time if I needed a few last minute items for dinner.  On the weekends, I could wake up in the morning, look at the various yoga schedules around, and choose which class I wanted to go to. 

In an effort to spend my "me" time more productively, I am finding myself gravitating towards any and all online ordering and delivery services.  IF ONLY I could find/afford someone to deliver us dinner each night.  (Mom?)  ;)

Anyway, (pardon the tangent) I came across this company called Stitch Fix.

How it works (in a nutshell):

1.  You request an invite (they are slowly expanding and are in beta-testing right now).

2.  Once invited, you create a style profile: what you are looking for, your sizes, what price range you are comfortable shopping in, identifying trends you like/hate, etc.

3. Choose when you would like your shipment, (aka "fix") to arrive.

4.  They (the Stitch Fix stylists) will select 5 items based on your profile and ship them to you!

5.  You try on each item, decide if you want to keep it (based on how it fits, the price, etc.) and send back what you don't want to keep.

Shipping to/from is free.  The only cost (other than the price of the clothes you choose to keep) is a $20 styling fee. If you keep nothing, you are charged the $20 fee.  If you keep one, two or ALL five items, the $20 fee is applied towards the cost of the clothing you keep!  And if you keep all five items, you also get 25% off the whole order!  Uh, score?

Anyway, my first fix arrived today and I think they did a great job!  One of my favorite parts is that they also send a little style guide with each item with ideas of how to wear it.

I'm keeping 2 of the 5 items.

 

Fun tank that I think will be cute under a cardi and/or belted

 

 

Striped shirt - because I love anything with stripes

 

I'm sending back the following items:

 

While I love the color and the pattern is cute, I think

(and my coworkers agreed) that it feels a little "old" for me.

 

I so wanted to love this jacket.  Unfortunately, it is just a little too

similar to a black sweater I already own so I couldn't

justify the purchase.

 

Again, this scarf was great, but I have about a zillion scarfs.

So, for those of you that are into BirchBox or Citrus Lane, here is another "mystery delivery" service for you to enjoy!  (And yes, these referral links hook me up, so feel free to use them) :)

OMGOMGOMGOMG

Guess what tomorrow is...

MOVING DAY!

 

While Greg keeps reminding me how much moving sucks and says he will join in my excitement "once we are moved", I tend to disagree.  You wanna know what sucks?

 

PACKING.

 

But Ben has been extremely helpful.

 



"Nice and Warm"

I had to share this story, because after my mom told it to me this morning, I have found myself laughing about it several times throughout the day.

My mom and I were discussing plans for when we would be introducing Ben to whole milk.  Once Ben hits 1 year of age, we (me, my mom, Callie) will begin offering him regular whole milk with his meals.  I had told her that I was going to try giving him cold milk to see if he would take it, as it seemed easier and faster than warming up his milk each time. 

She agreed, and then told me about how when I was little, she continued to warm up my milk for a long time.

So long, in fact, that when she would attempt to offer it to me cold, I would hand it back to her and say,

"Nice and warm".

 

 

She guesses that whenever she would warm it up for me, she would hand it to me and say, "nice and warm" so that is where I got it from, but it still cracks me UP that I would say that.

 

I don't hear many stories about my being a particularly difficult child......although, they decided to stop with one...so maybe I was?

 

Anyway, I love toddler-me....and it's hilarious to see that my bossiness is something I was born with.  And also, I cannot ever imagine Ben behaving this way.  He seems way too go with the flow to demand a different temperature for his milk.

 

Knocking. On. Wood.

 

 

Lately (in photos)

I realized it's been a week since I have posted, so here is a recap of what we have been up to this week. (Becca's baby shower will have it's own post soon)!

 

My mom pulled out my first pair of shoes - and they just BARELY fit Ben. 

 

Petting the kitty :)  AKA how Ben will learn the word "gentle"!

 

Eating Fro Yo

 

 

Another Friday night BBQ at Dan and Jeannette's

Mani/Pedi date night afternoon

 

We took advantage of the 50% off at Carters.com and got some new clothes/jams for Ben - size 18 month already :(

 

That's about it for us lately.  Moving day is THIS COMING SATURDAY, so we have a busy week/weekend ahead of us!

Labor Day Weekend

For the last couple of years, September has just felt like a month in limbo.  Last year, I was (foolishly) thinking that we could be having a baby ANY DAY NOW.  This year, I feel like our lives are momentarily on hold due to our upcoming move.

To elaborate more on our "when will we move" status for those of you who don't know:

When we were in our first negotiations with the seller, he explained that he was waiting for his new house to be constructed that was supposed to be done mid-August....but might take "a couple weeks longer".  We agreed to be flexible on the move in date.  Days (or, hours) before closing, he sprung it on us that his home would be taking an additional MONTH longer and sort of backed us into agreeing to extend the rental agreement.  Due to this and several other inconsistencies on his end, we are sort of in the dark as to how long we really will be renting to him.  Nothing is official, but we think the move will be in two weeks, but again - nothing is certain.

So, back to this weekend!  We have had all kinds of free time on our hands due to us not wanting to plan anything big JUST IN CASE we will be moving!  It has definitely been nice to wake up each day without much on the calendar, but it would have been nice to spend the three days off work shopping for and organizing in the new house! :/

But here is how we spent our time instead - equally enjoyable, I must say :)

Friday evening we went over to the Christensen's for dinner, drinks and then s'more's around their fire pit:

On Saturday morning, we were woken up a little earlier than usual.  We attempted to use cartoons to get a few more minutes of laziness in:

 

Eventually, we got out of bed.  I have a new motivation for getting up, because I'm absolutely loving my new morning treat - Cookie Butter (Trader Joe's) on an English Muffin.  Heaven.  Get some.

 

 

I was on the schedule to teach the 10 am power/vinyasa class at Hot Yoga of Mill Creek that morning - so I thought I had better take a few minutes to write out my sequence.  I haven't taught this type of class in a YEAR, and I have to say, it was like riding a bike.  So fun, and I got a great workout in too.

 

 

That afternoon was spent napping and snuggling. 

 

 

 

That evening, Ben and I drove down to Greenlake and walked with Becca, who too was in the midst of a "not much on the calendar" long weekend :)  (No picture - FAIL).

 

 

When we returned, I spent some time with my Better Homes and Garden digital iPad edition, and some wine.  (THIS, I have a picture of?  Lame).

 

 

On Sunday morning, the three of us went over to my parent's for lunch.  Ben got to play with a whole new crop of toys while we ate and chatted :)

 

That evening, my friend/coworker/Ben's babysitter came over and Greg and I had HH at Azul's - one of our favorite restaurants!

 

 

And today, Greg golfed while I cleaned and went grocery shopping with Ben.  My reward (that I gave myself) was a trip to Crate and Barrel to pick up a few things and a sunny walk around Bellevue.

 

"Live Long and Prosper"

 

This evening, Ben spent some time "recycling".  I have to say, just a couple days ago he was unable to actually get the plastic "recyclable" into the slot in the truck.  Today, his eye-hand coordination kicked into high gear and he was nailing it every time!

 

 

 

And finally, here is a video from this weekend.  Every day, Ben is getting better and better at walking longer distances.  He was walking back and forth in this room - first to me (in his crib) and then to Greg in the chair.  So awesome.

 

 

So, who cares if we are in limbo?  It's been a fun few days anyway!

 

 

5A

With moving day (hopefully) just a couple weeks away,  I'm finding myself a little bit sad (just a little bit) that we will be leaving what we have called home for the past five years.

2 months after we got married, Greg and I left our one bedroom apartment that we had lived in for 1.5 years that was a few blocks away.  It was here that we settled into our new lives as husband and wife. 

Soon after we were married, my friend Charisse moved in with us for a little over a year.  She lived in what is now Ben's bedroom.  I have so many fun memories of us staying up late, drinking red wine, watching episodes of Sex and the City, going to yoga classes together, and talking late into the night on the couch.  I think she is more sad that we are leaving than we are :)  (I reminded her that the new house will have our couch and red wine, too)!

It was here that we learned we were expecting a baby.  It was here where we brought Ben home from the hospital.

All of Ben's firsts happened here.  I am so happy to live in a time where nearly everything has been documented for us to look back on for years to come.  His first smile, the first time he laughed, when he first crawled and took his first steps.  I know I will feel sad that I cannot point to him and show him where those things happened like my parents can for me, but the memory can live on :)

While we are definitely ready to move on to our new home, I wanted to take some pictures to show Ben one day of the first house that was his home.

 

Our crazy Lion door

 

 

The sidewalk we walked down several mornings a week

 

The ugly, gold fireplace Ben refused to keep away from

 

Chasing Ben around the living room

 

Ben chasing Maxwell down the hall

 

 

Hanging out in the kitchen as I wiped down the counters or made dinner

 

 

Playing with dad in our shared outdoor space in the back

 

 

Watching cars out the window in his room

 

 

Ben's room that I spent SO much time planning and creating for him.

 

 

Enjoying his reflection in our floor-to-ceiling mirrored closet doors.

 

 

My mom bought this for Ben to "prepare" him for the move.  :)  I can't wait to share with you pictures from our NEW home!