Mother's Day 2013

My lil' men!! #Sweetlovesofmine~

This smile....<3

Trying to get them "amped" for my Mother's Day photo shoot!

Batman for Life!!!:)

One of my lil' soldiers was fading fast!!Lol

Jumper: Vintage; Flats: Target

I wish all of my Phenomenal Women a Happy Mother's Day! I had a sweet, relaxing day surrounded by my fellas and I feel Blessed today and everyday that God gave me the greatest gift of all-these two little ones who call me Mommy!!

Happy Mother's Day Beauties!!!

Crazy Cute Workout

Too often the thought of a good workout immediately sends you reaching for your fave oversized sweats and comfy t-shirts (and don't get me wrong, I have those workouts too).  But working out doesn't have to be frumpy or fugly, it can be super duper cute with a little pop of sunshine!  And honestly that's just how I felt this particular gorgeous fall/springish day when I decided to double up on color with my neon hoody and purple vest from the Gap and topped it off with my classic Airforce 1s.  Feeling too cute to stay indoors I headed to Old Town, Alexandria and broke a serious sweat on my 2 mile power run, ok walk.  And guess what, although I was pretty sweaty, I still felt like a girly girl and that's a total workout package for me!

Check out my new 30 day squat challenge! Starts today!  Whose in with me, comment below!

Where My Chucks At?

I recently wrote a guest post on shoe trends for spring for Robbins Brothers, Fully Engaged Blog and I highlighted a ton of cute girly-girl shoes, but left out one of my fave shoe of late-Converse aka "Chucks" nicknamed after the shoe's creator Chuck Taylor!  Chucks have been around for the longest, since before the 80's and quickly became a hood shoe when rappers (like Snoop) and grunge bands (like The Ramones) started rocking them!  Then they came out with the girl version and well the rest is history!

Today Chucks are rocked with the cutest looks ever and fashion has certainly breathed new life into how versatile a pair of Chucks can really be if you just open your mind a bit and think "cute girl goes all chuck on us."  I recently found two pairs (grey and black) at my local Tar-Sha-y (pronounced Target if you're boring) and it's been on ever since! So much so, that I have to mentally wake up and tell myself "today is not a Chucks day Necole. Or is it?" LOL They're so comfy and cute that you really can rock them with anything!

Summa' Madness

Photo Courtesy:Who What Wear

I was on a pinning frenzy today on Pinterest and came across this adorably chic summa' jumper and floral blazer!!! Fell in love with this look im.mediately and absolutely had to share! I will make it my spring time mission to have this look recreated in my closet by summa' beauties!! Platforms, Bag, Jumper, Blazer...CHECK!

Wanna to see more adorably chic ways to rock a floral blazer? Of course you do, so jump over here and enjoy!

Be The Great!

This video speaks for itself.  It is a direct look into how many of us see ourselves compared to how others see us.  We can be our worst inner enemy.  Our inner voice and thoughts directly impact how we relate to our world, the people around us, our friends, family our relationships, self-esteem and self love.  Be the Great in you!

Curvy Gals Can Rock Skinnies Too!

I recently had the awesome opportunity to pen a guest post on the awesome California based blog GoodLooknOut!! I decided to write about a topic close to my heart, curvy gals rocking skinny jeans!! Why does this topic hold so much meaning for me?  Long story short growing up I used to hate the fact that I had a big posterior, I got teased for it and prayed that one day my butt would shrink lol! Of course that never happened and after two little ones, it's still pretty round, but the beauty of it all is today I love my curves and shape and all that comes with that, so skinny jeans while ten years ago I wouldn't have been caught dead in them, today I rock em' like they'll never go out of style and they won't if I have any say in it!!

Here are some quick picks from my post and to see the whole post hop over to GLO! You will love her blog it's a one-stop shop for all  my beauties!!! Heyyy!

RT @b3llacara: Curvy gals rockin dem skinnies for spring!! Check my guest post @gdlknoutblog @tastytopia ow.ly/kiCN5 #blmgirls
— GdLknOut (@GdLknOutBLOG) April 22, 2013

Photo Courtesy: Girlwithcurves.com

Maximizing Your Wardrobe

Jeans: Abercrombie & Fitch; Top: Forever21 Floral Blouse: Nordstrom Shoes: Chucks

Purple Heels: VictoriaSecret.com

 Gold Bag: Thrifted

Being a stay home mommy on a serious budget it is very important for me to maximize my wardrobe to the fullest.  So I'm always thinking and strategizing different ways one outfit can be worn.  I refuse to have a closet full of clothes and nothing to wear!! So I'm always looking at how diverse my pieces are, for example, can a look easily go from day to night with a switch up of shoes or purse or both.

Here's a look I put together that quickly and easily illustrates my point exactly!  Going from laid back home girl to "hello there hot mami" in the blink of an eye! Boom!

For more tips on how to maximize your clothing and budget, click here.