Stitch Fix Review

I've had numerous people asking me about Stitch Fix and wanting more details, so I decided this was the easiest way to do it. I have been struggling with my wardrobe for awhile. I want new pieces but never have time to go out and really shop around. When I do, I'm always in a hurry and seem to gravitate to the same old styles. I had high hopes that Stitch Fix would be an easy way to get some new and fun pieces.

A little about Stitch Fix. You fill out a profile of yourself online. You tell about your body, sizes, what you tend to like, rate some clothes collections, give price ranges for spending, and how out of your comfort zone you want to go. I think it auto signs you up for getting a fix every month but it looks very easy to skip months you don't want.

Each fix gives you 5 items to choose from. You can keep all, some, or none. It costs $20 to get the fix sent to you, which is applied to your order. If you decide to keep nothing you are out the $20. If you keep all the items you get 25% off your order (enticement!!) Shipping is free for returns. They even included a return bag for my items. Here's what I got in my first fix (sorry for the horrible selfie pics. They are not my thing)

Navy and green polka dot top. Loose fitting and very cute! It's a silky material.

High waist cropped pants. They are black with a pattern overlay. This was my big surprise of the box. I thought I would hate the high waist but they are very comfortable and stretchy. No zipper or buttons on the pants.

Chevron patterned, multi-colored shirt. Has a unique neckline and is very comfortable. The sleeves gather at the bottom and scrunch up. 

A fairly basic fuschia tee, with a fun, low dipping back. I like this because it is a thicker fabric than most tees you find - no cami required!

With my fix came this sheet with style ideas for each piece. 

My 5th piece was a pair of silver, dangly earrings. I forgot to take a pic. They were cute but nothing super special. I decided to keep everything which came to just under $200. I really liked the first 3 pieces and the cost of those 3 alone was $200. Since you get the discount for buying all 5, I got all 5 for the same price. I'm very happy with this so far. I'm curious to see with my next months fix if they will add pieces to go with what I kept, or if it'll be completely different stuff. If anyone is interested I can post it again!

Still Famous

Remember years ago when I posted that my Mom and I were famous at the rec center? Over the past couple years, they built an all new ginormous rec center that was completed last summer. It's so big that until recently I hadn't even been on all of the levels. A few weeks ago a coworker came up to me and told me he thought there was a picture of me on the third floor where the track is. Sure enough I went up there and as I rounded the final corner of the track there's a HUGE poster of my Mom and I. Same one as before but it looks like they reversed it. This picture doesn't do the size of it justice. That wall spans 2 stories to give you some perspective. Pretty cool! 

Mathison Wedding

I've been called out on being a blog slacker lately...so I promise to try and be better. :) Here goes!

Last weekend Aaron & Maggie got married!! It's so great when you can help celebrate with good friends. Justin & I have known Aaron since back in our La Crosse days. And we've gotten to know Maggie over the years that they have been together. Justin had the pleasure of being a groomsman and I got the pleasure of having 2 kid free days! I didn't have my good camera, so I didn't get very good pictures. Here's a couple highlights.

Justin walking down the aisle

Maggie being escorted by her Dad and Mom.

The ceremony

Justin and I at the reception

The girls with Maggie

Beautiful Birthday Roses

Thanks Justin, Sienna, Conner & Zoey!

Camera Fun

I got a new app for my phone called Camera Fun. It was one of Amazons free apps of the day. You can take pictures or modify old ones in all different modes. They have everything from sepia to thermal sensor to canvas to mirrors and many  more. It's pretty sweet. Here's a couple of my favorite modes.

X-ray

Water Color 

Blueprint

Ody

My weekend was supposed to be full of fun fall family events. (Say that 3 times fast) I had intentions of enjoying the weather, going to an apple orchard, baking yummy treats, and enjoying some time with the 3 of us. All of that changed when Justin schedule his truck for an oil change at the Honda dealer and we went to go "look" at mini vans. Just like the time we went to go "look" at puppies - and came home with Conner. We've been talking about getting one for a long time and I knew the time of biting the bullet was near. Of course they had exactly what we wanted and after a long day of agonizing we did it. 

Meet Ody the Odyssey.

Call me a soccer mom. I don't care. I am in love. This van is so great. It has all the space I could ever dream of. Seats 8. Fully loaded. Leather seats. Navigation. Everything I could ask for. Plus the best new car smell.

So poor Sienna spent most of her family time playing with us at a dealership. Lame. The weekend wasn't a complete fall loss. We did get a few moments playing in a leaf pile. (And how big does she look standing on her own!!)

Mallory help bury Sienna's legs. She wasn't too sure about the whole thing.

Best Friday Present!

Woke up this morning and sun was shining after 583 days of rain. That in itself made the day great. Later on I got an email from our CEO saying that next Friday we are closed to celebrate our FY close and to extend the holiday weekend. WOO HOOO! Nothing better than hearing that.

Happy Weekend!

Coincidence??

We haven't had a lot of time for house projects lately but Justin is getting fed up with our laundry room so he's starting to redo parts of it. The first step was reversing the washer and dryer setup. When he pulled the washer out, this is what was underneath.

Now what are the odds that the only 3 pieces of dog food on the whole floor end up in a Mickey head?! They even were the perfect sized pieces (2 different flavors of kibble). So weird. I think it's fate that we need to try FL again.

It pays to have a gold card.

I might frequent Starbucks a little too often but being a gold card member has its perks - like occasional free treat coupons! Today I get to enjoy a mini peanut butter cupcake.

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Gmail is so cool

For all my techy (or not so techy) friends read this article! If you have a gmail account this is really sweet.

In breif it's saying that if you take my email address:
kristen.jovle@gmail.com

it's the same as:
kristenjovle@gmail.com or
k.r.i.s.t.e.n.j.o.v.l.e@gmail.com

You can add the periods wherever you want. Also you can use the "+" sign onto your address to help filter your emails. So say I'm on Amazon placing an order. I give them this email address:
kristen.jovle+amazon@gmail.com

Then I can set up a filter in my gmail to always look for that address and do whatever I want to filter it. So cool. I love Google!

So Pretty

Nothing beats flowers for an anniversary gift. Thanks hun! And if you notice the few petals next to the vase... I just caught Zoey eating them. :P

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15 minutes (nanoseconds) of fame

If anyone attempted to watch Extreme Home Makeover the other night to see Justin there was a chance you spotted him...a very slight chance. :) We had to watch it in slow motion a couple times until I saw him. If you look at the picture you can see he's the 3rd one from the left. They only got the nose down, but he did a great job of clapping and cheering for Gonzo. I'm sure he'll have agents calling him soon!

Move that bus!

Set your DVRs (or VCRs for the old school). This Sunday Jan 3rd at 7:00 the St. Paul Extreme Home Makeover episode is on. Keep your eyes peeled for Justin. He was used in 2 scenes as an extra/body double. One where Gonzo is being shot out of a cannon and one with a football huddle. He could also been seen working on landscaping or who knows where else. I'll let ya know if we were able to spot any part of him.

Yippeee!

Good news finally came to our house last week. Justin was offered a job. Wooo hoo!! It pretty much came out of nowhere. One of his old bosses called him up and said there was a new position working with him and wanted to know if Justin was interested. They set up a meeting and before we knew it he was starting on Monday. The company is called Hyrda-Flex. They are very small and located in Burnsville. Bonus for him! The position is a 3 month contract to hire and doesn't really have a title yet. Sounds like he'll be doing a bit of everything but mostly Operations Management type of stuff. I'm excited to hear how today goes and what he'll actually be doing. Congrats babe!!

The Handy Man

Extreme Makeover Home Edition is coming to St. Paul today. Last week they posted online that they were looking for volunteers. It said they usually get way more people than needed and there's a change you might not get a shift. They also made it seem like if you do get a shift, it'd only be one. Seeing as Justin is unemployed and bored he took a long shot and applied. Today they emailed him back and he got in! Not only did get in but he's there Mon-Fri from 8-12. How sweet is that!?! I'll have to post when it's on tv so everyone can watch for him.

Mikayla Pics

As promised here they are!

Baby Mikayla Eid

A big congrats to Brent, Cran, & Mallory on welcoming their little one into the world! Mikayla was born yesterday (the 6th) at 12:33 pm. She was 6 lbs 15 oz, 18.5 inches. Cran reported that she has really long hair - up to an inch in places, Brent's nose and her mouth. She wasn't sure how much she looked like Mallory yet. I can't wait to meet her. Pics to come as soon as I do.

Great News

A big congrats to my friends and blog followers Aaron & Maggie who got engaged this past weekend! So happy for you guys!

On another note I finally put pics up from the past 2 months on my website so if you care here they are!

Coffee Junkie

2 blogs in 1 day. Can you tell my mind is on vacation? This one was just too good to resist. First a little history: We have a Starbucks about a block away from my work office that is connected by a tunnel. Needless to say we go there quite often year round. So often in fact that everyone there knows my drink order. This Starbucks is also connected to the bank I go to. To get to the bank you have to walk through the Starbucks.

A co-worker of mine wanted more caffeine this afternoon and I need cash, so off we headed. I veered towards the bank and she went to place her order. When it was her turn in line they took her order and it went something like this:

guy: "We also started your friends drink for her."
co-worker: "Oh, I actually don't think she was getting anything. She just ran to the bank:
guy: "Oh...well I guess now she is!"

I come back into Starbucks.

guy: "You don't have to drink it all, but we made your drink for you"
me: "Sweet!! I guess it's cause I'm such a loyal customer!"

And now I sit her sipping my free tall skinny vanilla latte. Ahh life is good!

Ellie Marie Moehring

Congrats to Kristen and John on their baby girl! She was born Monday at 12:27 pm weighing 7 lbs 5 oz and was 20.5 inches long. Last night Justin and I got to visit them in the hospital. She is a clone of her mother and such a cutie with her blonde hair.





Every time Justin held her she started wailing. His usual magic touch with babies wasn't happening with this one - or maybe it was the needed diaper change and bottle feeding. She's just about to let a big scream in this pic.



The happy family.