my thoughts on Stitch Fix

So about a  year ago I decided to try Stitch Fix after I knew my sister was loving it.   And I'm seeing more and more people lately try it out too!  I've had a few friends ask me my thoughts lately so I decided I'd just share here too.

I've heard a little of everything...it's too expensive, I love it, I keep everything, I only keep one thing, it's not my style, they hit my style right on, nothing ever fits, etc, etc.

Just in case you don't know what Stitch Fix is...

It's basically an online service, a personal stylist/shopper who picks out 5 things for you based on a pretty detailed style survey you fill out, and mails you clothes.  SERIOUSLY - whoever came up with this is amazing. Unless you like to go out shopping -  then you may not care for someone to do it for you. 

You pay an up front $20 for this to happen. You have 3 days to try it on, decide if you like it, figure out what you're keeping and what you're sending back.  When you're ready to "check-out"  you sign-in online, tell them your thoughts, mark the things you're keeping and pay for it.  The intial $20 goes towards anything you're purchasing.  But if you keep nothing, then that $20 is wasted.  Anything you aren't keeping, you package up in the pre-paid package they send and just drop it off at the post office.  It is SO easy.  And they send an email reminding you to "check-out".  I always need that.  You can keep nothing, 1 thing, a few, or all!  If you keep all 5 items, you get an extra discount on everything.  But I've never kept everything. 

When you fill out your survey you can tell them whether you want just clothes, jewelry, bags, scarves, etc.  You can schedule fixes as often as you want.  You can schedule them to come automatically, like once a month, or every other month.  Or you can just get on an schedule it when you want it...even if you did it twice a year.

So...here are my thoughts...

 Fix #1 - they didn't really hit my style very well, it was a little too classy and professional for me. I did keep one thing.  So I adjusted my survey, gave them the link to my style pinterest board and tried again.  I noticed things were more expensive than what I tend to pay for my clothes on a regular basis.  So I made sure to mark the CHEAPEST option when I did the review of everything when I checked-out. 

Fix #2 - ON THE SPOT!  I loved it! And I was basically hooked.  Prices came down a little bit but I'm learning that the average priced piece that I tend to get is probably $50??  I'm not okay paying for a simple little basic tshirt for that much, but I'm okay paying that for an awesome boutique looking, trendy, more unique piece.  Something I know I'd have a hard time finding somewhere else in my go-to shopping stores.  I am loving this cute little chambray dress!   Sorry I don't have a better picture of it.  And it's wrinkled because it had been in a suitcase and I don't iron.

In some of my latest fixes I was able to tell them I had a wedding in Cabo and a business event and I'd love something that worked for those.   And they sent the perfect items.  I loved a floral top they sent me last fall so I asked for a floral top for spring/summer - and it's now my favorite top in the whole wide world.  (this isn't me - I just found these on pinterest)

And every item comes with a card that shows you how to style it! 

Here's the deal...if you are a really good bargain shopper and you hit the stores quite often to catch things on sale and keep your eye on things...Stitch Fix may not be for you. You'd probably think you could do so much better price wise.  But I am a homebody.  When I finally do go shopping it's 1-2 times a year and I spend A LOT in one day to get it all done.  I definitely TRY to bargain shop...but when I know I won't be back for months, sometimes I just have to get what I'm needing or looking for right then, even if it's not on sale.

While the prices are higher than I sometimes would spend, I realize I'm also paying for the service.  And I'm not paying gas to Wichita.  And spending a whole day, with my kids in tow who climb underneath the dressing room wall to spy on the poor lady undressing next to mine.  Now that has some value people. 

And it's name serves a purpose.  It's just that...a fix.  Just when I'm feeling blah with my wardrobe, scheduling a shipment and keeping just 1-2 things makes my wardrobe feel fresh again.  Sometimes just one new thing can make getting dressed fun again.  And if that saves me a trip to the city in which I throw way too many items in my cart...it's worth it. 

I don't automatically schedule mine.  In fact it's been probably 3-4 months since my last one.  Heck, it's summer...all I wear is work out shorts and tanks.

But I love that when I'm ready, when the budget allows it, I can schedule one easily.

So it's perfect for me.  And I love that I can do it as little or often as I want.  If you want to try it...here's the link.  If you use this link I get a discount!  So THANK YOU mucho! 

If you try it - I highly encourage you to do a few fixes before you give up.  It took a few times for my stylist to really hit my style and size.  When you check out - give as much feedback as possible!

Have fun!

a little more Cabo

My title is a lie.  This may be considered a lot more Cabo.

We decided since it was our honeymoon spot it was the perfect place to celebrate our 10th anniversary.

So after Adam and Jenny's wedding we moved closer to town for a change of scenery.  Even though Cabo Surf was incredibly beautiful and no change was really needed.  

Mostly we wanted to be closer to lots of food.

We checked into our resort for a few more days just the two of us. 

 

 The first day we took a boat taxi to Lovers Beach.  A place we had spent an afternoon on our honeymoon too.  

 You know how I could tell my husband is 10 years older?  Because on our honeymoon he was in the waves, being tossed around like he was in a washing machine and he loved it.  He pretty much almost died like 15 times.  That would have been lovely for a honeymoon.

This time.  He just watched the waves.

We wrote our last name in the sand on our honeymoon and I came home and had it printed as a mousepad. 

Wow. A mousepad. 

So we decided to do it again.  +10. 

But I won't make it into a mousepad this time.

 Another day we took the Pez Gato snorkeling tour, which was a total blast!

 And I actually snorkeled this time. I tried on my honeymoon and felt like I was hyperventilating and going to suffucate.  Dave has snorkeled several other times on some of our cruises, but I always sit it out.  I was glad I tried again.  I was still totally freaked out and it took me a long time to slow down my breathing and relax a little.  But I made it.  And Dave said it was one of the best places he had snorkeled, so I guess I chose a good place to try again.

 This was my favorite night and favorite meal. TripAdvisor listed Misiones De Kino as #4 in all of Cabo.  I picked it because it had seafood and Italian in one spot to make us both happy. 

It was off the beaten path, so we had a little bike taxi guy take us there. 

It was heaven. It was empty, late, dark, romantic, it glowed with twinkling lights.  It was pretty much outdoors with just a hut roof covering parts.

The food was amazing, I tried octopus for the first time, and we were serenaded with "Wonderful Tonight".

It was definitely wonderful.

 It was the best food vacation EVER.  Cabo has some amazing food.  We had heard this, which is why we didn't end up going with an all-inclusive resort.  And it was SUCH a smart choice.

 This was The Office.  Such a fun place to eat.  We did breakfast there.  We heard lunch and dinner there can get a little crazier...as in spring-break crazy.  With a large mexican man named Rambo who comes around and pours tequila in your mouth straight from the bottle.  So if you like tequila and mexican men named Rambo, you will love it.

We got these masks for the boys from one of the local sellers on the beach.  Best souvenirs ever...they are used almost daily. 

 Somehow the fact that we were celebrating our 10th anniversary got lost in translation and we were all of a sudden celebrating our 3th. 

No big deal.  Dessert is dessert.

 So far, best vacation ever.  It even beat our honeymoon.

SO thankful we could get away, and celebrate such a dear friend, and then celebrate us too.
Crazy to believe we've already done 10 years together.

way back when Mason turned 7.

I haven't been the best blogger lately.  Usually I'm satisfied with just having the kids' birthdays documented, and a few other major holidays.  But even that hasn't happened.  I don't give up easily though.  So I'm going all the way back to February for Mason's tie-dye party. 

And there's not much to tell you except there was a lot of tie-dye.

For the cake we followed these directions.

It was such a fun cake!  And those aren't my hairy arms.  I had some pretty awesome help after throwing up the entire night before and begging Mason to postpone the party to the next day or let us move it to the bowling alley or something where Dad could manage alone.

But he was so sad at the thought of it.  And every hour, I got a little better.

We made a dual purpose hippy van for a table decoration and photo prop. 

We kept it if any friends ever want to borrow it.  It was way too cool to get rid of.

 

  

Somehow I got no pictures of tie-dying t-shirts.  Quite possibly because my hands were covered in dye.  But they were gnarly, I promise. 

Peace out. 

And next time I'll try not to be 4 months late.