November is a short and sweet style month, since I was spending a lot of time teleworking and must not have bothered to take non-work outfit photos this month.
Let’s take a look:
Apparently I was all about the florals this month! To be honest, I’ve been pretty swamped at my new job so I chose ‘old faithful’ looks that I could just throw on and be comfortable wearing as I filled and overfilled my brain. The two bottom looks have gorgeous embroidered Johnny Was blouses — both purchased at different times from the same consignment shop!
And here we have the same look, two ways. I picked up this J.Crew skirt at a consignment store at the end of October and I loved it paired with a simple Boden top and my new Tieks (full blog post on Tieks coming soon!). It was a little chilly, so I topped the look with a denim jacket for the first part of the day.
New vs. Secondhand Tally
This month, I count 2 items that I purchased retail, 1 item I was gifted, and 14 items I purchased secondhand!
After an awesome October Thrift Haul, it seems that the thrift scales have been balanced with this month. That’s right, I have ZERO thrift finds for the month of November. However, I do have a few fabulous secondhand scores from Poshmark over the last few months that I will share for this month’s Haul.
Garnet Hill Linen & Cotton Sweater with hood, $19
Source: Poshmark Listing
I have recently become somewhat obsessed with Garnet Hill and love, love, love their cotton and linen sweaters. However, they run from $100 – $160 so I’d really like to not pay full price! I’ve been stalking a bunch of them on Poshmark and when the Posher sent me a deal of just $19 for this linen and cotton hoodie, I scooped it up. It is exactly what I was hoping for – really soft, oversized and a great, chunky knit that isn’t itchy. I’ve been wearing this regularly with joggers on telework days (it looks fancy on camera for Teams calls), and with jeans when going out and about.
Garnet Hill Linen & Cotton Sweater, $25
Source: Poshmark Listing – GarnetHill.com
Which leads us to this sweater. I was also stalking this one, as it is an oversized pullover style with the same kind of chunky linen and cotton knit. I was sent an offer for $25, so I went ahead and treated myself. I just got this one in the mail and haven’t even worn it yet.
Madewell The Regan Black Booties, $40
Source: Poshmark Listing – Madewell.com
I thrifted a green suede version of these booties and have recently started wearing them. They are so comfortable and go well with jeans, dresses and skirts, so I decided to search out a black pair. I found these never worn on Poshmark for just $40 and I think they will be perfect for days that I go into the office.
L.L. Bean Vintage Corduroy Skirt, $16
Source: Poshmark Listing
I’ve had a vintage corduroy skirt on my thrift list for months and months. When I found one I loved, it would inevitably not be my size… especially because vintage sizing is so wonky. I went up three sizes for this one, figuring that I can always tailor it to my body. As it turns out, the waist actually fits well – so be sure to ignore sizing when it comes to vintage and go by your waist measurements instead. This is currently sitting in my sewing pile so I can hem it to knee length. I can’t wait to pair it with a graphic t-shirt, chunky cardigan and my cowboy boots!
Rothy’s Sneakers, $17
Source: Poshmark Listing – Rothys.com
Jack’s Rothy’s were getting tight, so I started the hunt for the next size. The kid has been growing so quickly that I don’t bother with half sizes… so he went from a women’s 7 to a women’s 8 in the slip on sneakers. Which means that very, very soon he will be fitting in mine… These have been barely worn and were just $17!
If you’ve been thinking about trying Poshmark, you can use my special invite code to open an account and get $10 off your first order. Just use: POCKETFULOFJOUL And here is a direct link to my closet: https://poshmark.com/closet/pocketfulofjoul. Feel free to make an offer on something if you love it!
While I’ve never been one of those wake-up-early-and-camp-outside-a-store people for Black Friday, I am quite the internet deal finder. So, each year I make myself a little ‘watch list’ for items that I want to purchase utilizing those Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals.
This year I just have two items on my list – and they are both on Jack’s Christmas wish list:
I love my Fire HD 10 Tablet and it is super convenient to use for Kindle reading and Netflix watching. Jack has recently started asking for a tablet of his own (he used to have a kid’s Kindle), so I have been looking into tablet options. Once we narrowed down that he wanted to do with it – mainly play Minecraft, play other app based games, and use drawing/art/animation apps – it seems like a Fire HD 10 will work for him too. Right now, they cost $139.99 but I’m crossing my fingers that they go on sale for the Black Friday/Cyber Monday holiday. If I get a good deal on the tablet, I’ll also be looking for a case as well.
I had Jack look around Target’s toys and electronics section on a recent trip to get some ideas for his Christmas list. They had a NEX Playground set up to try and he absolutely loved it. It is an AI-powered motion tracking video game console. You hook it up to your television and it comes with 5 interactive games to play. A separate purchase of a Quarterly pass ($49) or Annual pass ($89) is required to access the full catalog of 20+ games and they release new games on the pass each month. The NEX system costs $199 and doesn’t look like it goes on sale often, so I’m crossing my fingers for a little price break around Thanksgiving. As for the quarterly/annual pass, we will be adding that to Jack’s Amazon wish list for family members (along with Fortnight gift cards and Amazon gift cards).
Are you planning to do any online Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday or Cyber Monday shopping?
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