Kelly in the City

June 7, 2016

I’m Home!

Sail to Sable Maxi Dress c/o / MZ Wallace Tote (Also available at Nordstrom) / Helen Ficalora Necklace c/o (Similar here, and how cute is this?!) / Moon and Lola Bangle c/o (Also available at Tuckernuck) / Similar Sunglasses / Similar Pearl Earrings / Clinique Chubby Stick (“Pudgy Peony”) / Cecelia New York Sandals c/o

Woo! My whirlwind month of traveling is over. It was an absolute blast, but I’m so happy to be back in Chicago with Mitch and Noodle… and to have some stability and time to get things in order for Baby Larkin. :)

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June 6, 2016

Nursery Inspiration

Source // Sharon Montrose Animal Prints

Despite the fact that I’m currently in my eighth month of pregnancy, I’ve only recently started thinking about the nursery, on account of all the renovations going on at our house. Contractor #1 is still working on the master bathroom (boo), but Contractor #2 is almost done with the living room (woo)… so construction is expected to start on the nursery (with Contractor #2, obvi) next week! (Fingers crossed. I’ve learned that renovations almost never go as planned.)

One (Bigger version here) // Two // Three // Four // Five
Six // Seven // Eight // Nine // Ten // Eleven

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June 5, 2016

Snapshots from Nantucket

Life has been a little crazy lately. ;) I flew back to Chicago a few days ago, but almost immediately headed down to Lake Bloomington to for my mother-in-law’s retirement party, which happened last night and was ah-mah-zing. (More on that soon.) Mitch and I are driving back to the Windy City tonight, but until then, I’ll leave you with photos from my trip to Nantucket a couple of weeks ago. Can’t you just see yourself spending the entire summer on the island?! Sigh…

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June 3, 2016

Pregnancy: First Trimester Recap

Photo by Rachel Nolan

Oops! Late post. Someone can’t stay awake past 10 p.m. anymore. ;)

Last week, I kind of had a mini blogging breakdown. Kidding, kidding. It wasn’t that big of a deal; I just realized that as I only had a handful of stuff that still fit my growing belly, I could no longer fall back on outfit posts: the easiest, quickest kind of posts for me. (Take a few pics of what you’re wearing, write a few sentences, and boom! You’re done.)

But thank you, Baby Larkin. Because like I wrote about in my goals post–which, I realize I reference way too often–I want to do more with this site than just post photos of what I’m wearing. I want to create content I’ve dreamed up completely on my own, and I want to be creative. Long-form writing. Reflecting. Photos. Videos. How-to posts. Stuff like that. I’ve grown up, the blog has grown up, and my readers have grown up. It’s time for change!

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June 2, 2016

Snapshots from NYC

I’m flying back to Chicago tomorrow morning, and couldn’t be more excited. Before I left, I was feeling pretty down and out–and overwhelmed–about the house, but now I’m feeling completely rejuvenated about the whole thing. Amazing what a little time away from a stressful situation can do for a person, huh?!

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June 1, 2016

Blogging While Traveling

Vintage Lilly Pulitzer Elsa Top (Borrowed from Auntie-M, but my favorite places to find newer Elsa tops are via Lilly itself, Nordstrom, Zappos, and 6pm.com. eBay has some amazing vintage finds, too!) / Kate Spade Bag (Borrowed from Mom. Old, but similar here, here and here) / Joie Sandals c/o (Go a full size up! I normally wear a 7.5 and I took an 8.5 in these. Also available here.) / J.Crew Jeans (I’m wearing the maternity version) / Similar Sunglasses / Helen Ficalora Necklace c/o / Pearl Earrings / Clinique Chubby Stick (“Pudgy Peony”)

Blogging while traveling is difficult. I feel absolutely ridiculous saying that, as I realize that I’m extremely lucky to be able to work from almost anywhere. And I love running this site. I really do! (Seriously: I can’t imagine life without the blog. As silly as it sounds, Kelly in the City has become a big part of me.) But there just aren’t set routines when I travel, and I struggle with that.

In Chicago, I’m incredibly routine-driven. I do certain things in the morning, certain things in the afternoon, and certain things at night. And it works. Sure: I’m out in the “field” a couple of times per week, but I always have at least three days per week during which I’m either at home or in a coffee shop, doin’ my usual thing. At home and while on the road, though, all that flies out the window. Of course I’ll have breakfast with a friend instead of Routine A. Of course I’ll skip Routine B to attend a wine festival. Of course I’ll go MIA and forget about Routine C to wander around Manhattan. Duh!

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May 31, 2016

Off the Shoulder in New York

Banana Republic Top c/o (Similar styles below) / Soludos Navy Wedges c/o (Also available here and here) / J.Crew Jeans (I’m wearing the maternity version) / Louis Vuitton Bag (Buy here, here and here) / Monica Vinader Bracelet c/o / Similar Sunglasses

I hope you guys had an amazing Memorial Day Weekend! Mine was definitely one for the books: my childhood best friend, Katie, got married (and I was a bridesmaid!); I was reunited with Mitch; and our last visit home to New York before Baby Larkin is currently in progress.

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May 30, 2016

Lilly Pulitzer Maternity

Lilly Pulitzer Sloane Maxi (Find other patterns through Lilly, Nordstrom and Zappos. 6pm.com, Saks, Neiman Marcus, eBay and Saint Bernard all have great options, too.) / Jack Rogers Sandals (I’m wearing Platinum. On sale here. Also available here and here.) / Coach Bag (Borrowed from Mom. Also available here, here, and here!) / C.Wonder Bracelet (Old, similar here) / Similar Sunglasses

Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of emails about Lilly Pulitzer maternity clothing. While Lilly technically doesn’t have a maternity line anymore (the company teamed up with A Pea in the Pod many years ago, but no more), there are a couple amazing products I swear by for preppy preggos: empire waist maxi dresses, specifically the Sloane (also available at Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Zappos)… and the Elsa (available at Zappos as well).

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May 29, 2016

Nantucket Wine Festival

For Christmas, my aunt and uncle gave the whole family tickets to the Nantucket Wine Festival. I mentioned this in a recent post, but sadly, much of the family couldn’t make it… including my aunt and uncle, haha. So much came up, from trips to Europe and weddings on the Jersey Shore to graduate school restraints and work obligations. (We missed you, Patrick, Danny, Kim and Mitch!) Still, we had a great showing: my parents, my cousins, Jaclyn (basically a cousin) and me!

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May 28, 2016

Memorial Day Weekend Sales

Style:

Tuckernuck: Friends and Family is here! Use code “HELLOSUMMER” to take 20 percent off your entire order. I love everything on the site but above are a few new faves!

Lilly Pulitzer: So many gifts with purchase! Details here.

Nordstrom: Save up to 40 percent through June 5th. So many pairs of Jack Rogers on sale!

Sole Society: Up to 50 percent off. Free shipping on $50+.

Moon and Lola: Use code “RSCHARM20” to take 20 percent off your full-priced order. Free shipping with code “SHIPFREE.”

Banana Republic: 40 percent off with code “BRTAKE40.” I LOVE the above off-the-shoulder tops and dresses. I’m wearing a small in them while pregnant, so definitely size down!

Click “more” to see additional sales!

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