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Sweaters, jeans, shorts I love it all! I am a clothes hog!

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I Love Clothes!

Yes I am a confessed clothes hog. I love clothes and I know I’m not the only one, many women and men love to have a variety of clothes. There certainly is no shortage of items to choose from to buy and stores to buy them from. However,  now that I no longer pull in the management salary I once had when I worked at the university I have to be very strict about my budget.

I can hardly believe it’s May already and Summer is approaching and I would really love some new clothes, here comes the clothes hog! No, no I have to restrain the clothes hog but how do I do that and still treat myself to some new clothes?

Lovely blue Cardigan I love it!

Lucky for me I’m a woman! Why do I say that? Well because we are lucky because we can choose from so many different types of clothes. There are womens sweaters, dresses, capris, skorts, blouses, tank tops and I could go on and on. Believe it or not having a variety of pieces to choose from can help with staying within a budget.

How does it help? By choosing a few key pieces that can go from daytime casual to fun time evening. With Summer coming I’ve thought about a few key pieces that I would like to have that will help to create more than one outfit. Here are the pieces that I think will work wonders for summer:

  1. Light colored capris and/or nice flowing skirt to the knees
  2. Tank top – if you don’t already own one
  3. Dressier top
  4. Sweater/cardigan – something dressy

Even you already own different styles/colors of capris/skirts, tank tops and sweaters you can easily interchange them to dress things up or go more casual depending on the styles of each one. Keep in mind when I talk about a sweater in this case it is for summer so it should be something with light fabric and I’d go a little dressier. Cardigans are perfect as you can take them off if you’re too hot, have a short sleeve or long sleeve one and there are so many wonderful styles to choose from.

To help give you a better idea of what I would envision here are some pictures of items you could mix and match for both casual and dressier ensembles.

Dressy ensemble

Lacey Cardi dresses up an outfit
Dressy skirt
Lacy cami - goes with everything


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You could have a white cami or any other light colored top. Change the cardigan to something more casual and it changes the look too. There is so much I could do with these three pieces as you could also wear the cami with jeans and and wear the same cardigan or another one for a completely different look.

I will be utilizing my current clothes and buying 1 or 2 new pieces to change it up a bit for Summer and to enjoy something new without blowing my budget. I hope you enjoyed this article and I would love to hear from you about what clothes you love and how you like to mix it up.

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By on May 4th, 2012

About Powered by Mom

I’m Michelle aka Powered by Mom. I’m married with one daughter, my hubby was my high school sweetheart, our two dogs Nyx and Cleo and our cat Oliver. As you can see we’re a family of animal lovers. We love to travel when we can, try different food and activities all over the world and enjoy being together. My passions are writing, travelling, creating new recipes, encouraging people to adopt not shop and just to enjoy life while we can.

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5 thoughts on “Sweaters, jeans, shorts I love it all! I am a clothes hog!”

  1. I love comfortable. cute clothing. Age appropriate, of course. I always get a kick out seeing what people wear.Some seem to be lacking a mirror.

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  2. I have been a fain of speigels for years.. great quaility clothing and other items. Shopping? Shoes and pocketbooks.. my weaknesses I hear sale and I am off and running... I also am known for shopping the clearance aisle /pages I can get twice as much even more for my money when I shop that way.

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