LeTote Box #1

So I've been seeing this site called "Le Tote" pop up all over Facebook.  I always wondered what it was about.  I'm pretty familiar with the boxed clothing as I'm a member of StitchFix and Rent the Runway. I didn't think I needed another subscription service and another way for me to spend my cash!

My friend had decided to give up her SF and give Le Tote a try.  Just to give you some background, Le Tote is a subscription service in which you place items in your closet to try and your stylist picks 5 things for you to try.  It's 3 clothing items and 2 accessories.  You pay a monthly fee of $59 and you get to keep the clothes for as long as you would like.  Oh, did I mention that the monthly fee covered THE WHOLE MONTH?? Meaning, you can get unlimited boxes (averaged around 3-4) for the whole month.  Just send back the clothing and a new one will be shipped out to you.  There is also a maternity option for $69, so you could start in regular clothing and switch to maternity wear when the time comes while not being cut off! You also don't have to worry about washing anything as the dry cleaning is taken care of for you...how great is that?!  Like something that was in your Tote...no problem!  You have the option to buy anything that you fall in love with!  The clothing comes from stores like Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor, Nasty Gal, Piperlime, etc. 

If for some reason there is something in your Tote that you don't like that your stylist has chosen, you have 24 hours to switch out things that you don't want sent to you.

I love the clothing subscription boxes because it takes the guess work out of finding clothes and actually going out shopping. It is also great for those who are limited with time.  If you're like me, I DESPISE shopping in stores so it's online shopping for me all the way!  

Here is the preview of my first Tote:

As you can see, I played it safe with this one.  I chose things that I would actually wear to work, and things that fit well together in multiple outfits.  I'm really excited about the pink trench coat!  

UPDATE:  I received my Tote today and here's what it looks like!

My husband was taking these...don't mind the flipped part!!

Paired it with plum tights!

Close up of the shirt...love the pattern

Hid the baby bump well! Love this shirt!!

Overall I would say that this was a great first tote.  I would love to buy the whole thing, but unfortunately, I'm not making it rain like that!  I still have to wear the trench coat but the weather has been so finicky in these parts that it hasn't been warm enough!



If you want to try out Le Tote, here is a referral link and it can save you $25 off of your first box!  Let me know what you think :) 

Guess What??!!

Soooooooo.....wasn't something that I was expecting.  Well, it could have happened, but I wasn't expecting it to happen so soon...

You guessed it, I'm PREGGO!

Yep, we're having a little baby.  What made me test in the first place you ask?? Here's why:

For the past week, I hadn't been feeling like myself.  I was dizzy, really tired and this is probably TMI but I couldn't stop going No. 2....I know, TMI!  To put the icing on the cake, I had 2 very vivid dreams that were so real, and I know that could be a sign of the big fat P!  

On Thursday, February 4, I decided to take a test....it was a BIG FAT POSITIVE!  It was a faint line, but, it was still a positive.  I wasn't convinced, so, I decided to take another test of another brand and what do you know, that one was positive too!  I was going to wait to tell my husband on Valentine's Day since it was coming up but I couldn't wait that long!! When he came in from the store, I told him to come upstairs because I had to talk to him about something.  He gave me his daily kiss and asked what I wanted to talk about.  I pulled the test from behind my back and his response was "OMG, you're pregnant!"  I laughed and we hugged and kissed and all that lovey dovey stuff.  

Then, I thought back to Monday before I found out, in which I had just consumed a bottle and a half of wine with my best friend, lol!  I'm sure I wasn't pregnant then...right??

Anywho, we're so excited for this journey we are about to experience into parenthood.  I couldn't imagine doing it with anyone else besides my wonderful husband! 

Sorry it's sideways!

Who is this chick??

Hello!!  My name is Crystal and I'm the blogger behind The Posh Files!

I am a Speech Language Pathologist by day at a school and pretty much a couch potato at night.  I love photography but I'm not really good at it, haha!  I am obsessed with my dog Spartacus...the cutest Miniature Schnauzer you will ever meet.  I was born and raised in Illinois, the suburbs right outside Chicago, and been here my whole life.  On September 19, 2015, I got married to the love of my life AJ.  We have a pretty interesting story as he was my co-teaching partner (he's a Special Education Teacher) and that's how we met!  Life just took over after that!  I love to travel and have been to Jamaica twice, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Mexico...as well as more domestic places.  If it was up to me, I'd be in a new place every week.  I also LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to eat and am pretty adventurous.  I'll try anything at least once.  Not only am I an adventurous eater, I'm a pretty adventurous person.  I don't like a lot of down time and am always up for a challenge.  I've been sky diving, zip lining, cliff diving, snorkeling, dune buggying, ATVing...among other things!

AJ and I

Us again rocking our Chucks!

Our Zombie Cake...classy in the front, quirky in the back!

Spartacus

Starting Over....for the 3rd time!!

I swear, I start this blog over every year, but I think I'm going to stick with it this time...haha!!  So many new things have happened to me since last year.  

I struggled trying to figure out what I wanted my blog to cover.  It was a beauty blog...then it turned into beauty/motivational.  I couldn't keep up and I could not stay focused.  Now, I'm pretty much a married woman, who likes fashion, lifestyle, organizing and DIYing!  Do you think I can fit that all into one blog?!

Well, let me tell you a little about myself.  I am 29 years old with a wonderful husband and a little miniature schnauzer named Spartacus!  I am a speech-language pathologist and my husband is a special education teacher.  We got married on September 19, 2015 and it was the best day ever!!! :) We currently have no children but we hope to have one in the future. 

When you find my blog, please share it!  I know this post is kind of boring, but I promise, it will get better!!