packing for alt

Friends, I have some exciting news that I cannot believe I haven't shared just yet. Next week, I'm headed to Salt Lake City to attend the Altitude Summit conference! Better known as Alt Summit, the conference caters to small business owners and bloggers. Being just a little over a year old, LRW is more than ready to soak up everything there is to know about blogging better and working better. This is the kind of learning I can get into! If you've heard anything about Alt, it's one of two things. First, the business cards are on point, and exchanging them has become a sort of rite of passage at the conference. Second, everyone dresses to the nines. For 3 days, there shan't be sweats. There can't be slippers. Effort must be made. A few years ago everyone wore top knots, and Pinterest went crazy. In an effort to not look like every other blogger, here is an outfit I'm dreaming of:

// cheeky sweater (similar) // my favorite skirt // opaque navy, color block-able tights // comfy, chic, go with everything boots // neutral tote to carry my laptop //cozy scarf that can double as a plane blanket // dark nail polish //

My biggest challenge for this conference is my lack of funds. With a wedding on the books, my ability to make the random purchase here and there is gone. Goodbye packages of clothes! Goodbye online shopping. I'm done (for now). So, I had to go into the archives on this one and reimagine some existing pieces. And I'll also be wearing a lot of my staple / favorite looks on the trip as well. Just because I'm attending a conference doesn't mean I should change my style. So I'll be packing jeans, sneaks, and a t-shirt, too.

Have you ever travelled for a work conference? This is my first EVER! Any tips?

ps- Don't forget to enter yesterday's GIVEAWAY!!!!!

xoxo,

colorful, comfy start

Aaaand we're back! Happy New Year, Happy Monday! It feels like a lifetime since the holidays, doesn't it? A new year will do that to you, I guess. What have you all been up to the past few days? I had a great week last week, lots of dates with friends, lots of wedding pondering, and lots of cleaning and organizing my life. Raven and I opened our first joint bank account, I had a shoot with Ashley (coming soon!), paid all my 2014 bills, and spent Saturday night discussing business and life with Becca and Courtney. OH! Speaking of Courtney, I finally decided to get into shape and have signed up for a 6 week program at Bari. I cannot wait to keep you posted on the progress!

Let's ease into Monday and this year with some easy, comfy fashion. Just because you feel comfy doesn't mean you have to throw your sartorial personality out the window. Grow some balls, try something new, break your own rules, everything matches! Like this:

// top // pants // boots // coat //

I love love love the wintery colorblocking that has been happening lately (T Swizz has been doing it a lot, and you know how I feel about her). Layering muted jewel tones is so chic and takes the guesswork out of getting dressed this morning. By the way, I just purchased a pair of Matt Bernson booties a few weeks ago, and have been paring them with everything. I highly recommend them!

Talk to me, friends! Thoughts?

xoxo,