Erin, Author at The Sunny Side Up Blog

Fashion

11.11.16

Friday Fashion/Favorites

Happy Friday friends! Man. I’m tired this week! I don’t know if I’m still recovering from the time change (Kole has been up by about 5:15 am every morning this week) or from staying up so late watching election coverage the other night. Either way, I’m excited to sleep in tomorrow. My kids have the day off of school for Veterans Day and they all have strict instructions to wake up, turn on the TV and leave mom alone. That should give me until at least 7:00 am.

Beggars can’t be choosers. I’ll take it. ;)

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Speaking of my lovely kids, my girls are joining me for today’s post sharing their favorites from Nordstrom! (Then I have some new favorites of mine at the end of the post!) My girls were clearly not in the mood to hold still when I snapped these pics before school. Some sort of dance move is going on here and I’m pretty impressed with myself that I caught El’s smile mid move. Clearly I’m well trained in the art of pre-teen photography. ;) Regardless, this “I’m only here for the SNACKS” shirt is a favorite around here. And couldn’t be more true regarding most events we attend.

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xoxo, Erin

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Home Decor

11.09.16

Fall decor – in and out!

Well! Feeling like we need a happy little distraction today from all things election. Let’s talk decor shall we? See.. we’re in a happy place already. ;) In September I shared my family room decorated for Fall along with a few decorating tips that work for any season. Then I sort of left you all hanging and didn’t share anything else.. ha! To be honest, I didn’t go all out with Fall decor this year. Our Better Homes and Gardens photoshoot was early Fall so I was more focused on making sure my kitchen was organized and ready for that. For a few weeks my house was comical! I had Fall in the family room, Spring in the kitchen, and Summer decor everywhere else. :) By the time I took Summer stuff down we were well into Fall and I just wanted to keep things simple. Here are a few Fall touches I added but never got around to sharing…

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xoxo, Erin

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Fashion

11.06.16

Favorites on Sale!

Happy Sunday friends! I don’t usually post on the weekend but I was doing a little on-line shopping yesterday {shocker I know.. ;)} and I realized that a LOT of my favorite things/clothes I’ve shared over the past few months are marked down big time right now. So I’m sharing a quick round-up of favorites that are on sale today! One thing I was going to share sold out while I was typing this post! Ha! There are a lot of Fall sales this weekend and things are going fast. Here are a few of my favorites that are marked down.. (affiliate links used)

{CHUNKY WOOL JUTE RUG} You all know the love I feel for my Chunky wool jute rug in my family room. I love it when it goes on sale! I wrote all about this beloved rug in this post. I know a lot of you have bought it based on my recommendation and love it too! That always makes me so happy to hear. I can’t say enough about it, in fact, I love it so much I’m getting another one. You’ll see what I’m up to with it soon!

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xoxo, Erin

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Favorite Things

11.03.16

Friday Favorites from Nordstrom Home

Happy Friday friends! This week felt a little off starting out with Halloween, didn’t it!? I don’t quite know if I’ve recovered yet. What I do know is that I need to get all of the lingering Halloween candy OUT of my house. My kids leave for school in the morning and then it’s just me and the candy..

and the candy wins every time. :)

My kitchen has a couple of new accessories! The Nordstrom bags go quite nicely don’t they? :) I did some early Christmas shopping at Nordstrom with a friend earlier this week and we were honestly GIDDY hitting the home decor section. You guys! Christmas decor is out in full force! Love it. They have so many cute things right now. They always have so many cute things! And they are having a huge sale right now! I’m excited to show you my favorites. (affiliate links used)

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xoxo, Erin

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Halloween

10.31.16

Happy Halloween

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Organization

10.30.16

An after school schedule and an amazing resource for bloggers!

When my girls were little they could entertain themselves for hours. They both loved to just play play play. Of course they also had each other to play with which made it easy. This isn’t the case with my 6 year old little buddy. :) Aside from not having a sibling close in age, he also struggles with independent play time. Some days he plays with friends after school, but when we don’t have a playdate going on he finishes his homework in 10 minutes and then instead of coming up with something to play with, he finds it much more fun and amusing to bother his sisters while they are trying to do their homework. Go figure. :)

So lately I’ve been giving him a little after school “schedule.”

I’m sharing this trick today in case any of you have a child (maybe age 4-7) who could benefit from this too! It has been working so well for us.

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xoxo, Erin

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Home Decor

10.28.16

Simple, Neutral Thanksgiving Tablescape

Thanksgiving friends. Let’s do this! I’m so excited to be joining a group of 29 talented bloggers who are all sharing unique and beautiful ideas for Entertaining this Thanksgiving. This tour has been going on all week and I have loved seeing all of the stunning table decor! So many different styles – you’re sure to find something that speaks to you. Huge thank you to Lory from Designthusiasm for rounding us all up and organizing this tour!

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xoxo, Erin

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Fashion

10.27.16

Fashion Friday (on a Thursday)

Happy Thursday friends! I’m sharing my Fashion Friday post a bit early this week because I’m joining a fun group of friends for my post tomorrow. SO excited to share a few new Fall favorites from Nordstrom with you all! If you missed my first round-up of Nordstrom favorite Fall clothes you can check them out here. They seriously have so many cute new things in this year! Now before you all roll your eyes at another striped top.. this new one is different. Because it’s long. So clearly I needed it. :) I’m sharing two different ways to wear it. Above I have it tucked in a bit in the front with my favorite jeans and this cute infinity scarf I shared last week. I love the stripes with this plaid!

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xoxo, Erin

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Christmas

10.24.16

10 things to do now to ensure a less stressful December

I looked at my calendar today and realized we are now in the last week of October. Seriously!? How did that happen!? A few years ago I shared a post on tips for ensuring a less stressful December and after realizing how quickly the busiest time of year is sneaking up on us all, (yikes!) I decided to update that post (lots to add and change!) and share it again. I’m all about enjoying the season we are in and not rushing on to the next one, but here’s the truth — December is BUSY. And for me, sipping hot chocolate while driving around looking at Christmas lights in pajamas with my kids is much easier (and more enjoyable) when I’m not stressed about a million things that need to be done. In the past 13 years of being a mom I have had organized Decembers and not so organized Decembers and I’m a firm believer that organized Decembers are better! When I take the time to plan ahead and don’t have as much on my plate in December it’s much easier for me to relax and really enjoy the magic of the holiday season with my family. So. I sat down this weekend and starting making a list. And checking it twice. :) Here are 10 things to do now to ensure a less stressful December.

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xoxo, Erin

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Favorite Things

10.21.16

The BEST gift ideas from Nordstrom Home

Happy Friday friends! I have some FUN favorites for you today! I’ve started my Christmas shopping. Have you? I promised myself last year I would have all of our extended family/friend gifts bought, wrapped and delivered by Thanksgiving and I’m determined to pull it off! Then I can focus on finishing gifts for my husband and kids through December. I’d like to have all of my Christmas shopping done by Thanksgiving, but I’m learning how to set practical, obtainable goals. Or trying to anyway. :)

I’ve been doing a lot of my shopping on-line and like I mentioned in Monday’s fashion post, Nordstrom is a go to for me. Free shipping and returns is huge! So convenient. Plus you all know how much I love their Home Decor department.

So does my dad.

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xoxo, Erin

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Home Decor

10.19.16

Three years in our house

{Formal Living Room}

Today was our three year anniversary in our new house. Exactly three years ago we moved in. For those of you who have been with me for a while, can you believe it has been three years? I can’t. Time just flies, doesn’t it? I was thinking today about what an adjustment those first few months were for us (especially for the kids). I wrote a bit about it during our move here. It’s strange to think about that now. Three years has flown by, but in some ways it feels like we’ve lived in this house our whole lives. It’s definitely home now.

Last year during October (to celebrate two years) I wrote several posts about building our house. I thought I’d include links to them on the blog today in case any of you missed them the first time or are interested in them now.

Also just because I like celebrating special days. In one way or another. :)

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xoxo, Erin

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Fashion

10.17.16

Fall Fashion with Nordstrom!

Happy Monday everyone! I hope it’s a happy Monday for you. We have had cool, cloudy weather the last few days and I’m loving it! Although it makes me want to stay inside with my sweats and candle on and lounge all day. (Sums up our Sunday!) I don’t know how productive I’d be if we had weather like this all the time. ;) But I’m so happy Fall has come to San Diego! I’m excited to be sharing some of my recent favorite clothes for this beloved season with you today! Fall fashion is the best, isn’t it!? And Fall fashion with Nordstrom? Even better. I’ve partnered with Nordstrom on some really fun posts for this Fall and I’m thrilled about it! LOVE Nordstrom. They carry such a huge variety of brands and styles and have amazing customer service. Plus they just make on-line shopping so easy. My husband would probably like to argue that they make on-line shopping TOO easy. ;) But seriously – life is busy for all of us and I find that as much as I love a good walk through my local mall, I just don’t have the time to do that very much anymore. With free shipping and free and easy returns at Nordstrom they have become my go to!

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xoxo, Erin

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