I started the week in Las Vegas, a quick trip to celebrate Easter and my mom’s birthday with my whole family, and finished the week back home in Denver with a completely empty schedule—just what I needed to recuperate after a very busy March. As I mentioned in my monthly recap, I’m trying to do a no-spend month in April, which is already proving more difficult than I imagined! It’s not like I shop that often, but I realized some of my to-do list items, like finishing my college scrapbook or reorganizing my OneDrive files, cost money (buying the rest of the photos, paying for additional storage, etc.). I never considered how my no-spend goal might affect some of the other tasks I was hoping to accomplish this month—I definitely had to re-think a few things.

Monday, April 1

We woke up early this morning so we could take a nice family photo at the Las Vegas sign (did someone say, Christmas card?). Of course, I had to do a quick outfit change in the car and snap a few photos of my own, since we were there at 6 in the morning before the crowds. This is the first time I wore this new floral Old Navy dress and it was so comfy!

We did an escape room in the afternoon (this one was Seven Deadly Sins themed in a fake church and was kind of spooky) and then had a nice dinner at home with extended family for my mom’s birthday.

Floral Maxi Dress: Old Navy, $14 ($14 per wear), buy here | Denim Jacket: JCPenney, $19 ($0.09 per wear), last worn here | White Sandals: DSW, $45 ($0.45 per wear), last worn here

Tuesday, April 2

I was the last of my siblings to fly home, so my parents and I went into my grandpa’s office this morning to get some work done before they took me to the airport. As cute as this outfit is, I realized it’s not a great airport ‘fit because the pants don’t have any pockets! I found myself having to hold my phone throughout the day instead of having an easy place to put it.

White Blouse: Thrifted, $12 ($1.09 per wear), last worn here | Denim Jacket: JCPenney, $19 ($0.09 per wear), last worn here | Navy Pants: Gift, from India, last worn here | White Sandals: DSW, $45 ($0.45 per wear), last worn here

Wednesday, April 3

I almost always go into the office on Wednesdays (we have staff meeting and lots of people go in) but I just couldn’t bring myself to make the trek today, after a long weekend away. I worked from home instead and managed to get a lot of laundry done while doing so. I’ve never worn this outfit before, and while I think it’s very cute for the most part, I don’t love the shoes with it. Something about these dinky Target flats doesn’t seem “substantial” enough, if that makes sense. Now if I had leopard Rothy’s… I think that pointed shape would pair much better.

Dress: Hand-me-down, last worn here | Cardigan: Gift, $30 ($0.67 per wear), last worn here | Flats: Target, $20 ($0.61 per wear), last worn here

Thursday, April 4

Back in my burlap sack dress! This beige linen dress is SO cute and comfy for warmer days, even though the color isn’t the most flattering on me. I layered on a denim jacket but it wasn’t necessary—it almost reached 80 degrees! I went for a walk when I got home from work to really soak up the sunshine.

Dress: Dress Barn, $24 ($4.80 per wear), last worn here | Denim Jacket: JCPenney, $19 ($0.09 per wear), last worn here | Snakeskin Sandals: DSW, $30 ($2.14 per wear), last worn here

Friday, April 5

After a busy work-from-home day, I went for a long walk to start my weekend, wearing this cute athletic dress from Amazon. I had wanted to try Halara, the athleisure brand that’s been all over social media lately, but they don’t have free returns! Since I wasn’t positive what size I would wear, I found a near-identical dress on Amazon instead. I love it—it fits perfectly and has the cutest open back, great for tennis or golf (my boyfriend and I were planning on playing tennis this afternoon but it ended up being super windy).

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Saturday, April 6

I had a wonderfully lazy Saturday around the apartment, finishing my book in the morning, working out in the afternoon, and spending the evening scrapbooking for the first time in months. Such a lazy day, in fact, that I never put on real clothes (and while my workout outfit yesterday was very cute, today’s was atrocious and not worth sharing—picture: padded bike shorts peeping out from under my running shorts, a sports bra that didn’t match the racerback cut of my top, and Christmas knee socks rolled down because all my athletic socks were dirty).

Sunday, April 7

Another day where I didn’t really get dressed. I spent the afternoon filming Reels and TikToks for the upcoming week, and whenever I have content-heavy days (i.e. changing outfits a million times) I tend to never put on a real outfit when I finish filming. Today I just opted for sweatpants and the cute Joshua Tree tee I picked up while at Joshua Tree in December (pictured above!).

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Which of this week’s springy outfits is your favorite? Aside from the extremely windy weekend, the weather was gorgeous this week, making it so hard to concentrate at work. I might start working from home more just so I can sit outside on the deck while working instead of inside an over-air-conditioned office.

 

Miles of smiles,

Grace