On top of that, we’ve just welcomed the birth of our little boy…meaning I now get to wear the other 95% of my wardrobe again and I have the whole spring and summer off! I have my eye on a few items from the Sears spring line to help get me back into my regular style.

The trendy colours of the 2014 spring season seems to be very similar to the main colours of last year. This is fantastic for two reasons. First off, I LOVE these colours. Secondly, I already have many components in my closet. A few key pieces from Sears will really help to give it a fresh touch.

When looking at putting together outfits, I have a few things to keep in mind. I will now need to keep up with one preschooler, while handling a newborn. Naturally I will be looking for clothes that are comfortable and stylish. Since I am the food source for our little guy, I also need to think about access to the “girls” at all times

I have a ton of coral and turquoise accessories in my closet. This has been my favourite colour combination for a while now. These adorable coral cargo bermudas look comfortable and functional and this printed top brings in all the right colours in a fun way. I love the trend of paring a dark base with pops of a bright spring colour. This black and yellow look screams spring. Of course, with accessibility in mind, I’ve picked out a great nursing cami and button up colour block top. I also loved these fitted denim capris.

With Sears Days on now, I know I can give my closet a quick pick-me-up without stretching my budget. On top of sale prices, Sears is also giving away free shipping on orders over $99.

You could use Sears Days to pick up a few new items for your closet and then enter to win a photo shoot to show them off. Sears is giving away a framed 20×20 OR 10×30 Specialty Product along with a complimentary photo shoot. That’s a $244.98 value!

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Disclosure: I am part of the Sears Mom Ambassador program with Mom Central Canada and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.

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Lord knows I will be living in yoga pants for the next few months, with my main accessory being baby drool.

Tonight I am going out for dinner with the girls, which motivated me to get a little more dressed up than I have the last few weeks. I even got back into my maternity skinny jeans, which have been getting a bit snug towards the end here.

Rib-Knit Tank, Polka Dot – Old Navy
Maternity Skinny Jeans – H&M
Black Open Cardigan – Stitches a few years ago
Pink Ombre Earrings – Bootlegger, but ages ago & no longer on their site

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My heart honestly goes out to those in the more stricter professions that mandate purchasing the super expensive (and I’m guessing less comfortable) three piece maternity suits…

However, there are days when I need to step up my game in the business wear department. Days when I have face-to-face client meetings. I had one of those days last week.

Now, I am going to state now that nothing I wore in this outfit was maternity. It all just happened to be comfortable and fit well. These pants in particular are ones I bought when I was pregnant with Lilly. They are just $20 stretch, pull-on dress pants from Suzy Shier and they work amazingly as maternity pants. The miracle? They keep their shape when you’re not pregnant. I had these in with my regular pants and not my maternity clothes, so I nearly forgot about them. So glad I remembered they are an option. I also have them in electric blue. Love.

I also just noticed they now offer them in a skinny faux leather…I will be making a trip to my dear Suzy very, very soon…

Blazer – Suzy Shier
Polka-dot top – Joe Fresh
Skinny pull-on pants – Suzy Shier
Pink Ombre Earrings – Bootlegger
Mid-calf leather boots – Vintage

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