My first job was at an ice cream shop - I was a crew leader for almost three years before the shop unfortunately closed down, but it was one of my favorite jobs. I worked a lot - through spring breaks and busy times when other people were taking vacation, I would always work double shifts. I ate a lot of ice cream there, and honestly, the smell of dairy never truly left my work shirts. And while I enjoy ice cream now, it's never something I truly crave. But I do have a birthday cake cone tattooed on my skin forever, because scooping ice cream will always be a part of who I am. It certainly taught me a thing or two about leadership and work ethic.

Anyways, when Netflix released the Stranger Things Season 3 promo for The Starcourt Mall (which is actually Gwinnett Place Mall, about 45 minutes from my house), I was obviously obsessed. And when I saw my favorite mom, Steve Harrington, working at the ice cream parlor Scoops Ahoy, I was even more thrilled.






Not even weeks later, Totally Good Time introduced a brand new ringer tee, very similar to the one I used to wear back in my ice cream scooping days, and I knew I had to have it! It's certainly a fun choice for the summer, and would be adorable with high-waisted button front sailor shorts. I chose to instead go in a bit of a different direction, with a look that would work year-round, but certainly has more of an autumn feel with the colors of the belt and the (unseen in the pictures) teal Minnetonkas.









I like this look because it's so versatile, honestly. The skirt shown is actually a dress, and the shirt is tied in a front knot and tucked under itself to look like a shirt tucked into a skirt, with an accompanying belt to tie it all together. I also love the look of the denim jacket, oversized, and in a different denim shade than the dress.









I'll certainly be wearing this shirt over and over, especially when I binge watch Season 3 of Stranger Things, which will likely be out in 2019 - a bit later than it's usual fall release date for the past two seasons.