Exciting Changes on the Way!

I've got exciting news to share on the blog today! I don't have a new outfit or DIY post for this week (that's not the exciting news, ha!) because I've spent all week working on something I've been contemplating for the last few months.

New Website Coming Soon

I've finally decided to purchase my own domain and transition this blog over to Wordpress.org. This school year has been about changes for my family. We moved to Connecticut, then to Rhode Island, bought a house, became landlords, transitioned jobs and I've been substitute teaching rather than settling into my own classroom. As I explained in this post, these changes have meant all sorts of things for my blog.

There has been a lot of insecurity in the last few months, career-wise and financially. In the end though, it has helped me realize what I really love doing. I love working with students one-on-one in the classroom and I LOVE blogging. Substitute teaching has allowed me to have more time to spend interacting with other bloggers and blogging has been my comfort after a long and stressful day of scrambling to find a lesson plan when there is none and dealing with students who don't know me.

I have realized that I want more for my blog and from my blog. Interacting with other bloggers has helped me see the limits of my own blog. So, this week when I finished up my long-term sub position, I started researching (it's what I do best!). I concluded that it was time I transitioned over to a self-hosted blog on Wordpress. So, starting next week you will be hearing from me coming from www.moretomrse.com.

This is incredibly exciting for me! *insert happy dance* I have, quite literally, holed myself up in my office all week staring at a screen - researching hosting sites, pricing, blog templates, branding, and troubleshooting (oh yes...LOTS of troubleshooting). My Blogger blog did not transition the way I wanted into my new Wordpress blog, which is why I don't have it up and ready to go for this week. In many ways, this transition is a little depressing because it means that after months of growth on my blog, I have to start fresh with my stats. Though my blog posts transferred over, the numbers did not. My page views are back to 0 and I don't have any more popular posts because none of them have been visited on the new site! I'm excited though, because Wordpress has all sorts of plugins to help me grow my numbers all over again and I'm excited because I love figuring out how to tweak my new blog and how to elevate my look as much as I love sharing with you affordable trends for spring (did you see that post from last week?) and which brand I trust for dressing professionally.

I don't want to leave you hanging for outfit posts this week though, so I've gone back to my archives and pulled out a few of my favorite spring looks from last year. I will link to the original blog posts but also include some updated items here in this blog post.

Spring Outfit Inspiration #1

Get Spring Look #1: 

Original Post here. Clicking on these links may result in a commission for More to Mrs. E

Blue Oxford, H&M. Blue Polka Dot Version, 

Pink Pleated Skirt, Revolve. Similar pink skirt.

Gold Bow Heels, Macy's. Also here. 

Watch, Charming Charlie. Very similar here. 

Pave Chain Bracelet, Boutique. Great monogrammed bracelet.  

Gold Crossbody Bag, Ross. Similar 

Kendra Scott Double Ring, c/o. Similar here

Spring Outfit Inspiration #2: 

Get Spring Look #2:

Original Post here. Clicking on these links may result in a commission for More to Mrs. E

Off the Shoulder White Ruffle Bodysuit, Asos. Almost exact here and here (only $10!)

Distressed Skinny Jeans, American Eagle. Similar here and here. 

Straw Fedora, Boutique. Almost exact here. 

Gladiator Sandals, TJMaxx. Super cute Pom Pom Gladiators for this summer or Valentino Dupe

Watch, Charming Charlie. Very similar here. 

Kendra Scott Alexandra Earrings in Magenta, c/o. 

Kendra Scott Owen Cocktail Ring in Turquoise, c/o. Similar Turquoise Cocktail Ring

Tasseled Clutch, Target. There are SO MANY cute tasseled and embroidered options for this summer so I collected them for you in the widget below!

Ray Ban Aviators, here or here. 

Monogram Bracelet, Jane.com. Similar monogrammed bracelet.  

MAC Candy Yum Yum, Nordstrom. 

So, I realize this was a long post but I hope you're as excited as I am to start a new chapter for More to Mrs. E! Many thanks to those of you who've been there from the beginning and for new friends who have inspired me to take the next step!

Thanks so much for visiting! Next week I will come to you live from www.moretomrse.com!

Linking up this week with: Sincerely Jenna Marie |  More Pieces of Me | Style Elixir | Pumps and Pushups | Living in Color Blog | Stylin' in St. Louis | The Red Closet Diary