thredUP's Raise A Hand for Teachers Program #RaiseAHand

I'm super excited that I'm teaming up with thredUP for the Raise A Hand for Teachers Program! thredUP has partnered with AdoptAClassroom.org to give a big round of applause to all the terrific teachers out there. As reported by AdoptAClassroom.org, teachers use around $500 of their own money every year to supply their classrooms. Also, about 70% of teachers have even provided their students with clothing, such as shirts, shoes, and jackets.

I've worked with thredUP many times before and have always loved what they do. This amazing company specializes in taking gently used clothing and turning around and selling it for up to 90% off of retail. That's extremely great when it's time for back to school shopping. thredUP offers many all time favorite children's brands such as Mini Boden, GapKids, Matilda Jane, Zara Kids, and many more. You can shop thredUP.com/Back-To-School or search for their mobile app.

Since I'm a lucky enough to be a stay-at-home mommy, we decided it would be best to homeschool Adrienne. I've been working with her for a year now, and instead of her going into kindergarten this fall, she has been working on first grade lessons. She is ahead of the game.

So, seeing that we don't technically have a teacher from my child's school to nominate, I'll nominate a sweet friend of mine, Diana Hinton for thredUP's #RaiseAHand program. She is a retired middle school teacher who still currently subs.

To get an insight of what teaching is like, I asked her what her thoughts were and here is what she had to say:

"Being a teacher was both fulfilling and frustrating. It's much harder than you'd think. I loved teaching middle school because the kids are still young enough to be amazed, and old enough to catch on to your jokes. I loved the energy they have, and it helped energize me. I love learning, and that's a good thing because teachers have to learn new things all the time.... never ends, which was the best part. It was the only job where I NEVER got bored. A teacher puts in long hours developing lesson plans, preparing materials, trying new experiments to do with the students, making out tests to state requirements, then grading those. A teacher spends countless hours trying to prepare the students for state testing, too. We, as teachers, are expected to work ballgames of all kinds, stay periodically for after school detention, take students on field trips, and we have to have conferences with parents, which is sometimes not so pleasant. Teaching is sort of a game to see what works on different students. I often used three different methods during lessons to help children understand the objectives. Even though it is extremely stressful and hectic, it was super rewarding."

Three teachers will win $2,500 for their classroom and $500 to shop at thredUP. Fifty runner-ups will receive $100 to shop at thredUP. The nomination period is from July 15th to August 23rd. The winners will be announced on Tuesday, September 8th. Read more nominations and view cute videos of children thanking their teachers at thredUP.com/Teachers

A big thank you to all the amazing teachers and to thredUP for being so giving.

ThredUP's Day Four Look

It's finally Friday, folks. Halle effin lujah. I'm ready to get my relax on this weekend. Care to join?

But first, let talk about clothes. ThredUP sent me an adorable Abercrombie & Fitch skirt to use for my ThredUP Challenge. Now, I haven't worn that brand since I was in middle school (hello awkward years), but I couldn't pass up the coral and periwinkle colored flowers on this skirt. Plus, ThredUP was selling it for only $10.49. Super dealio. 

I also paired this skirt with stuff I already owned: an American Apparel grey tank top, Tory Burch Alexandra moccasins, and a chunky beaded necklace. Ba da ba ba ba, I'm lovin' it.

Abercrombie & Fitch floral skirt c/o ThredUP.

There are so many great deals on gently used clothes over at ThredUP. Many items are even still new with tags! So, go get your shop on now!

Read about ThredUP and see my first look HERE, second look HERE, and third look HERE.

ThredUP's Day Three Look

Another day, another dollar. Or in my case, another amazing outfit courtesy of ThredUP, an online consignment store. They sent me the most fabulous H&M black top that was new without tags. Hey-oh. And ThredUP's amazing price for this shirt? $6.49. They also sent me a pair of Forever21 jeans that I LOVE. The jean's price tag was only $6.99. They also fit perfectly, which is cray. I never order jeans, because I'm pretty petite with short legs. Most of my jeans need to be tailored at the ends. But these guys? They fit like skinny-legged jean dreamboats.

I also added my coral J.Crew cardigan, Barr + Barr blue leather handbag (both of which I couldn't find photos of on the internet for the life of me), Givenchy gladiator jelly sandals, and a Geneva white wrap watch to complete the look.

Read about ThredUP and see my first look HERE and second look HERE.

ThredUP's Day Two Look

Today is a new day and a new look thanks to ThredUP. This awesome online resale company sent me a practically new Forever 21 dress to style. The price of the dress? $6.99. I paired it with my Topshop leggings and a pair of white Miu Miu wooden wedges. 

 Read about ThredUP and see my first look HERE.

ThredUP's Day One Look

Hey lovelies! I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend filled with lots of glittered ish. We did. We even found a vintage RCA record player at Greatwill. Like one of those big cabinet things that your parents had in the 80's (where everything was Hall & Oates and nothing hurt). 

That said, thrift-shopping owns muh face. I love the thrill of never knowing what a store has. Sometimes you find complete treasures. Other times you come out empty-handed and needing to be slathered in Germ-X. That's where ThredUP, an online consignment store, comes into play.

ThredUP buys clothes that take up valuable space in your closet. Then they resale them at amazing prices. They have so many designers and even have children's clothes. Like baby Zara. I die.

So when ThredUP contacted me about picking out a week's worth of clothes, I was all like, let me pull up a chair, raise my eyebrow, and think about that one for a hawt minute. Um. Yes. I'm game.

I literally spent five hours on their website going through not even half of their clothes. And thank sweet baby Jesus that I didn't have to go through the kid's clothes. I'd probably still be going through everything three months later. 

So, this week, I'm going to be doing things a little differently. Each day I'm going to "model" a different item I received from ThredUP. Good luck to everyone involved.

Spoiler alert: I'm a blogger, not a model. I love being behind the camera. I like that feeling of being in control. I get super awkward being the subject. And then I have no idea how to work my camera on the whole self-timer mode. And how to pose. I just hit the self-timer button and press my luck. That's basically my strategy. Perhaps you have a different method. And that's okay.

Day one: I received a Nick and Mo peasant style dress from ThredUP. The price? $17.49. I paired it with my Minnetonka suede back zippered moccasins and Ray Ban Wayfarers. I also added a little thrifted belt.

And I have no idea why I'm looking at the sun in most of the photos. It's obviously my go-to pose. Bam.