What I Bought With My Feelings

The past couple of months have been strange and unusual.

Our household has experienced a range of feelings from joy and happiness with everything being cancelled, to overwhelm and despair because everything was cancelled.

Changing to at home learning brought out the most emotions – mostly from me as I navigated three different curriculums. I had to block out mornings to spend time with my Preppie because her attention span was limited, as was my patience.

I loved having the girls’ home and we embraced online learning with a positive mindset. But I will admit it wasn’t easy.

My expectations of how I thought online learning would be delivered were different to what was set out. I had moments of frustration when three kids would ask me questions at the same time and I’d have no idea who to help first.

And so by afternoon, I’d sit with my feelings and do some online shopping. A parcel delivery would be a welcome surprise to my day.

I thought I’d share some of the items I bought with my feelings during that time. The intent with my purchases was to help Australian businesses which is more important than ever right now.

What I Bought With My Feelings

Arlington Milne Guitar Strap from Add To Cart

I bought my own Mother’s Day gifts this year with the money I’d have given the girls to spend at the school Mother’s Day shop. I may have given myself a larger budget. 😉

But I had been eyeing these guitar straps from Add to Cart and they would always sell out in the vintage tan.

A restock meant I received my guitar strap before Mother’s Day and I’ve been wearing it with my Wanderer’s Crossbody bag ever since. (The one I bought is no longer available)

I love the colours and it makes my bag look unique. The strap is easy to wear on the shoulder too.

It’s a unique gift idea for that person who has everything. You can also get different colourways. Check out ones still in stock here and here.

Karla Cola Rainbow Dress

I’m not sure how I stumbled across this dress, but it was most likely while scrolling Instagram.

It was really a matter of scrolling at the right time and place because I was able to purchase this dress right on its release.

I knew I’d be able to wear this dress all year round, plus it didn’t require ironing. There was a small problem with the initial purchase of this dress, but that got fixed.

I know it won’t be my last Karla Cola purchase. But you do have to get in quick because the dresses sell out quickly when released.

Rainbow Dreams Dress – also sold out

Frankie 4 Pink Gabbie Brogues

I’ve been meaning to add brogues to my footwear apertoir in anticipation to winter. I mainly have boots and I wanted a flat closed in shoe to wear.

My size was limited with the available brogue styles at the time, but I did add these blush pink brogues to my wardrobe. A video by Nikki from Styling You encouraged wearing supportive footwear at home while we worked.

Wearing Gabbie Pale Rose Suede Brogue on sale $160.96

The brogue is a lighter colour to what I’d normally choose and I won’t be able to wear them with bare legs. But they are so comfortable to wear and they add a winter shoe option when wearing jeans.

Black and White Knit from Lionheart

While I do love to wear colour, I did love the look of this Sleepa Knit from Lionheart Clothing.

A free shipping sale meant I added this jumper to cart.

It’s one of the softest jumpers I own and I know I will get a lot of wear out of it this winter. It’s a knit that can be worn casually with jeans, or dressed up with a pleather skirt and boots.

Neon Cherry Rylee Frill Skirt in Red Spots

I bought this skirt at the beginning of isolation and what a joy it was to receive and wear.

Again, it’s a skirt that can and will be worn all year round. There are limited sizes left, but it is on sale. It’s 100% Australian made and you can tell that with the quality of the skirt.

And those are just some of the items I bought while at home.

Maybe I should make this a series because receiving parcels is fun!