“Please excuse me, I’m not usually this glamorous.”

As a full-time Mommy to two active little kiddos, I live nearly three-quarters of my existence schlepping around in my playground digs. You know the look: boyfriend jeans, Project E distressed tee (which I have in several colors and prints), sometimes Chucks, sometimes Havaiana flip-flops (Yes, it’s Tampa!), and more often than I’d like to admit, a baseball cap. Did I mention NO make-up? Yes… quite the vision. This is my disguise from the paparazzi of course. That, and running around after children is a tad more difficult while rocking a five inch platform heel. I often dread running into a client or fellow fashionista. They’ll think I have no idea what I’m talking about. “Fashion?… um, her?”

But that’s just my world right now. That’s how I roll! You may run into me in the grocery store one day and, odds are, I’ll be wearing the uniform described above. It’s like living a double life… being a fashion stylist AND a stay-at-home Mom. As a fashion expert, my clients and readers have certain expectations for what I should look like. Naturally! I live for being a fashion plate… trust me. But the reality is that nobody can be glamorous all the time… especially if your reality does not include full-time nannies, hair stylists, and make-up artists.

My life is happening at a lightning pace and in order for me to live in the NOW and enjoy it, I gotta move quickly to keep up. That usually means I’m sacrificing the luxury of getting dressed up in order to get out the door in under 10 minutes!