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I am always looking for any excuse to add to my already ridiculous wardrobe, and a change of season is the best excuse out there. With winter looming, I have rounded up a few of my winter must haves for this year --

It is officially October and it is finally starting to feel like Fall. I am beyond excited to finally break out my boots and blanket scarves.

It is the Christopher & Banks Fall for You Style Event. I spent my morning at my closest store being a model in the Style Show. I love doing this for a number of reasons: 1) I am obsessed with C&B, 2) I get to spend time with amazing people, and 3) I really miss working retail sometimes. Oh, and did I mention the 40% off discount for doing it? So basically, I walked around all morning in their clothes, helping wonderful women pick cute outfits to purchase and then purchased a ton of stuff at 40% off...score!

It pains me to even discuss the reality that despite our protests, summer is beginning to wind down and back-to-school is just around the corner. Unlike some of you, I will make a quick recovery because Fall is my absolute favorite time of year. With it comes cooler temperatures, beautiful scenery, and best of all...an excuse for more shopping (as if one is even necessary). Check out some of my Back-to-School wardrobe must haves...

One of the biggest style trends of the season is definitely hats and I have to say--I'm loving it! I have never been a hat person before, but for whatever reason I recently started loving them. One day a few months ago I was strolling around Target when I came across the hat section. For an unknown reason, I decided I wanted to try them on because they were to cute to pass up [sidenote: I have never done this before. Trying on hats grosses me out. One word: lice.]. Much to my surprise, I liked them...actually on my person! It has been downhill since then.

Now that I have an interest in hats, I have been seeing them everywhere! So, I pulled some of my faves (from Target, of course) to share with you.

I basically lost my mind last weekend. I went shopping and spent waaaayyy too much money. Big surprise, right? I have some awesome scores as a result though, so I guess it was worth it.

I have been completely obsessed with pineapples and flamingos this season. Ever since the first one I saw in stores, I was hooked. I have came across some fantastic deals on these items within the past week or so (some of which I simply could not resist purchasing) and I though it only right to share with you.

Pineapples

I almost had a bit of a panic attack when I realized May was coming to an end already! I had to get my butt in gear and put together the June Style Challenge. So, without adding any further suspense...here it is...

Serious question: have you seen the JustFab Memorial Day Sale!? Everything is 50% off. Seriously, 50% your entire purchase! Before you head over there and load up your cart, here are some of my faves on the site right now --

I had a few requests (which makes me so very happy -- I love doing things that I know you actually want) for more must haves. I am not quite ready to do a Summer Must Haves yet because let's face it...the weather in the Mid-Atlantic is bipolar. So, here are some Warm Weather Must Haves...

It is that time again -- for the Kate Spade surprise sale! There are so many goodies that I am drooling over and trying so very hard not to purchase (in attempt to save money). Check out my faves below; the best part is that they are all under $100!

A few months ago I discovered a new addiction...cheap jewelry. Someone told me that there is a TON of fashion jewelry for sale online super cheap and I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Now I am going to share my addiction with you (good luck).

So where did these fabulous finds come from? Ebay. Yes, you read that right...Ebay. My top three faves are...

You have most likely noticed that stripes are the bees knees right now. Everywhere you look, you are bound to see stripes! This is somewhat terrifying to me. As someone who has always had the burden of wide hips, I have avoided stripes like the plague. So for those of you with the same fear, I have some alternatives so you can still wear stripes and not feel self conscious all day.

Go vertical instead.

My semi-new obsession: accessorizing! For the longest time, I did not clearly understand the concept of accessorizing. I thought you just put a bunch of stuff on and it was too time consuming for me to care. Wrong. You carefully pick items that will draw more attention to your outfit. I can be daring or conservative with it, depending on my mood. Now that I realize it is fun and not at all time consuming, I am mad that I did not partake sooner!

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