Mama Wardobe | the 2015 edition

I've completed the start of the new year by filling up three bags full of unworn goodies. This year I'm going to strive to maintain a clutter-free wardrobe with pieces that I actually wear which are appropriate for my lifestyle, the heat of the area in which I live and which don't break the bank.

Printed pants for me are a wardrobe staple. Simply pair them with a tank, silk longline top, singlet, a pair of sandals and your most fabulous necklace or earrings and you're ready to go. They come in a gazillion different patterns, practically everyone sells them and generally they are lightweight meaning you can wear them throughout the year. Best of all, they do not require ironing*

You'll be seeing me in a lot of printed pants based outfits this year and I'm going to use the #printedpantsparty hashtag if you care to come to the party - everyone is welcome!

Rusty pants from Trade Secret {bought with a TS voucher last week $29.95} similar here

Dotti Basics tank {on sale last week $5.00} exact match here

Myer Miss Shop sandals {on sale last week $29.00} exact match here

Are you a printed pants fan?

*pfft, what am I talking about?! - I don't iron

Mama Wardrobe

When I saw this dress on the take an extra 50% off rack at the Myer store at Robina a couple of weekends ago I thought it warranted a try on given it was reduced from $300 to $30. The material, to some, might seem a bit grandma-like but I was willing to give it a chance. Once I tried it on and saw the impact of the colours I headed straight to the register.

And, the husband likes it which is always a win considering most of the time he pretty much hates what I'm wearing.

mama wears: charlie brown dress | diana ferrari wedges | ray ban sunnies

ned wears: bonds onesie

Photos taken by Katy Potaty in her very well kept garden. Click here to read her latest post all about her lovely home which is just around the corner from mum and dad's!

{please note I only really ever dress up on my full work days being Monday and Tuesday ... most other days I keep it casual usually in jazzy pants {as Bev likes to call them} and a tee, a sun dress or gym gear ... yep, i'm one of those women}

Steal the Deal - Sunglass Hut 30 to 40% off offer

I decided a month or so before my birthday that I wanted new sunnies and set my heart on a pair of pradas after admiring a pair on one of the beautiful mama's in my mother's group. I tried the same ones that she had and they looked re-donk-a-donk on me but I wasn't phased and continued my search. I settled on these beauties and thought I'd get my sister to source them on her honeymoon in Hawaii. Turns out they are so-last-season in the U S of A and given the exchange rate, sunglasses as a whole weren't much cheaper. I then sort of did a backflip and thought there is no way I could justify spending $390 on a pair of sunglasses when I could get a good-old-reliable pair of raybans for less than half the price. So I went on a bit of a mission with my partner-in-crime miss katy potaty and decided that I would potentially get a pair of reflector-lens Maui Jims (although I wasn't fussed on the brand) or a pair of matt grey "Justin" ray bans.

Nothing was still decided on when I decided to do a search on instagram for #sunglasshutaustralia where I stumbled across a magical post - a snapshot of a 'family and friends' email offering 30% off when you buy one pair of sunglasses and wait for it ... 40% off when buying two or more. The offer is available in-store and online so I went instore and mentioned the 'email' and the shop assistant didn't seem phased (although apparently to use in-store they need to enter a special code) when I could not show her my copy of the email on my smart phone (quite simply because I didn't have one).

It would be criminal not to take advantage of the 40% offer, right? Yea, I thought you would agree. So I got my Prada's and a $99 pair of DKNY for under $300 (over $90 cheaper than the full price of the Prada's. The difference in price to get the extra pair? Twenty buckaroonies. Money well spent I say.

It probably would be easier to shop online if you want to take advantage of this very cool offer instead of pretending that you actually received an email. Use the code 'FAF' - free shipping and returns too.

Yours in bargain hunting (oh, and mummy business)