I’m Laura – a wife, momma, style-enthusiast and lover of positivity + humor in all its forms. On this blog, you’ll find me talking about anything to do with style, fashion, home, food and motherhood while sharing some helpful tips + sales along the way.
“Style is much more interesting than fashion.”
-marc jacobs
I was born and raised (and still live) in the suburbs of Chicago, IL, currently with my husband and two small kids. I graduated from DePaul University and currently work within the Finance team of a proprietary trading firm. While I love what I do during the day, I absolutely love fashion, styling, creating…basically all-things blogging! If you ask me what my go-to personal style is, I’d say it’s a mix between minimalist and edgy with a splash of classic. I love a good trend, though!
I started my blogging journey a while ago…7 years to be exact – with a food blog that focused on plant-based meals and clean eating. The blog was inspired by my experience learning how plant-based foods could help to cure diseases (my Dad was diagnosed with cancer at the time, so the topic was near and dear to my heart). That was a great experience where I learned a TON about blogging, hosting my own website, WordPress and so on. I loved it. I invested in a quality camera and began shooting and really enjoyed living a healthy plant-based life. I did that for some time and then when my hubs and I got pregnant in mid-2015, food was the last thing I wanted to look at let alone write about. : ) Needless to say, life happened, and my food blog fell by the wayside. In 2016, I felt pulled to create another blog so I created a site called thebalancedmommie.com where I shared more facets of life (style, wellness, travel) and not just recipes. As I started to tap more into that blog, I got pregnant with our second child. You know how the rest goes!
Fast forward to today where I’m sharing new content on This Styled Life of Ours. It’s been quite the journey, but I’m happy I’ve finally landed where I did to create this space. My hope is that you find my blog to be inspiring and useful (and shop-worthy of course 🙂 ). I believe that every decor item or piece of clothing you buy should be intentional. I’ll show you how to do that on here. Oh, and most clothing items I post will be under the $50 price point, but I do splurge every now and then. : ) Take a look around and say hello!
“Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it’s how people dress in their days off that is the most intriguing.”
-Alexander wang