Blouse: J.Crew (sold out, similar) Factory l Pants: J.Crew (old, similar) l Shoes: Aldo (old, similar) l Sunglasses: Ray Ban l Watch: Michael Kors l Necklace: T&J Designs (similar) l Earrings: J.Crew Factory (old, similar)

Falling back into the regular swing of things after an extended family vacay definitely kept me very busy last week. From trying to resume a more nutritious diet for my toddler, a daunting (and never-ending) laundry pile, to just plain putting my priorities first, unfortunately the blog has taken to the backburner.

But this is a new week and we are finally back to our regularly scheduled programming. This year on The Minted Mama you will find a weekly Style post featuring a look that I’m currently loving, along with a second weekly Lifestyle post featuring something of interest in the categories of beauty, food, decor, travel or kids. If there is something you would like to see here, please let me know, I’m always happy to accept suggestions on how to improve my content.

Thank you so much for following along and I’m looking forward to sharing a creative-filled 2016 with all of you!