Bomb(ers) Away, it’s November

Honestly I blinked and October was gone. Something about the the seasons changing makes the time scurry past as we’re all running from one thing to the next. It feels like there’s an urgency in the air once “back to school” time hits all the way up until Christmas time. Caitlin and I were just talking about how unbelievable it is that November is upon us.

We admittedly skipped over Halloween this year, but maybe next year we’ll cook up something fun for some good costume inspiration. Caitlin did an impromptu costume for her second job and dressed up as Garth from Wayne’s World with one of her co-workers. Normally if we’re dressing up, we have our costume ideas planned months ahead of time, so it was a cool last minute choice that is easy to throw together.

Sometimes it’s great to realize your limits and slow down your life. Normally we put together a Halloween party at our house, and with other things going on in our lives it was an easy choice to not even consider it or have to feel stress over not doing it. We live in a society now where it’s harder to say no to things because it’s glorified to be able to “do it all.”

Of course this is only exacerbated by social media where on any given day, you see ten or more friends doing something fun or cool that under other circumstances you would have attended yourself. We hope to not contribute to anyone’s feelings of inadequacy, by always keeping it real with you. You won’t find filters on our pictures or blurring edges to fix imperfections. We’re all handcrafted by God and we’re all perfectly imperfect.

All of that said, just to talk about our favorite bomber jackets. Sometimes it’s not all about statement pieces and special occasions. It’s about being able to go about your life comfortably, in whatever makes you feel your best. For us, we love wearing these jackets in colder months. We found these at the beginning of the bomber jacket trend and the price range was right for us.

Unfortunately for us though, they weren’t in tall sizing, but when we tried them on they fit well enough to make them work. Caitlin, at 5’11 was able to make the sleeves work easily. For myself, I can stretch it some but a lot of the time I end up pushing the sleeves up my forearms anyway so it wasn’t a make or break for me.

I am making more and more of an effort to be firm with myself on how well something actually fits me; instead of pulling it down in the mirror and pretending it’s great and then the first time you wash it, realizing it won’t fit you correctly ever again. I actually just wore something today, and realized it shrunk in the wash and it won’t work for me any more.

It’s that mindfulness that will help you cull out the closet filling junk that you aren’t truly happy about putting on. Deep down we all know the items we truly love and not out of a sense of obligation. This will help you clean out your closet, and make smarter decisions when shopping. It could even help you save a little money so you can buy that investment piece you thought you couldn’t afford, but would really help you finish off your look.

So for these outfits, is there anything truly knockout or special to them? Nah, but they’re true to us and they’re all pieces that we wear in heavy rotation in our closets. We’ve shown you umpteen ways to wear converse, which are a tall girl must especially due to the unisex sizing. They’ve got our larger foot sizes covered.

We’ve got our denim, the ripped knee jeans for me are ones we both own from Asos and Caitlin’s are from Gap and every women needs a pair of dark jeans in their closet. Plus if you’re buying from either Asos or Gap you’re not going to have to spend a fortune on one pair of jeans. I can routinely find pairs at either spot under $50.

The easy to grab clothing paired perfectly with one of our favorite Milwaukee activities, which is visiting the Public Market. As you can tell by the pictures, it’s a great space with lots of yummy foods and interesting things to find. If you ever are visiting Milwaukee, it’s a must do. 

We’re always looking for an “excuse” to make our way down there, and there is something so wonderful about grabbing a coffee from Anodyne and a pastry from C. Adam’s Bakery and sitting above the shops enjoying life.

So tell us below, how well are you doing on building a thoughtful wardrobe that actually works on your tall frame?

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