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The Bad Buy Book: September 2017-Skirts
Welcome to September’s edition of The Bad Buy Book! The theme this month is Skirts! The Bad Buy Book is a series hosted by Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge and Nancy of Nancy’s Fashion Style. Together, we wanted to establish something fun and new. We had both talked about our Sitting Shoes and so we came up with the idea for The Bad Buy Book! We all do our best to look great in our outfits, choose the right accessories, the right makeup, the perfect shoes, and wait for the best light to shoot the most flattering outfit photos. And now we are asking you to show us the…
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No Link Up On the Edge: Guest Posting at Doused in Pink
It’s Thursday and it is very near the end of the week…which means I would normally be posting my Link Up On the Edge at some point today. However, I am skipping my link up this week because I am guest posting for Jill of Doused in Pink today while she is on her dream vacation! And I am co-co-hosting the Thursday Fashion Files Link Up with Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom. So hop on over to Jill’s page to see my post and add your fabulous links. And be sure to visit Carrie’s page as well! My Link Up On the Edge will return next Thursday, September 21, and…
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The September Issue: How to Style a Little White Dress for Fall & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #37
For those of you who may not be quite ready to pack away your summer wardrobe as the cooler Fall temperatures start sweeping over you, this post is for you! Today I am joining forces with eight fabulous bloggers to show you nine different ways to style that little white summer dress for Fall! This is all the result of the creative mind of Ada of Elegance and Mommyhood, so I want to thank her for inviting me to join! She is always so much fun to join in collaboration. Ada is such a great example of how kindness is spread throughout blogland! So have a scroll through to see…
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Be Your Own Art with Zaful
This post is inspired by a comment that I received from a dear friend last week in response to The Appropriate Trap. Her name is Hallie and she and I were very good friends many years ago back in our days of singledom. Marriage, kids, careers, moving, and life in general separated us long ago, but with the power of social media we have remained connected. I think of Hallie often as she always inspired me creatively especially with regard to fashion. (She and I also have 2 matching tattoos which tends to keep her close to my heart as well.) *This post is sponsored by Zaful and DressLily. All…
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The Last Kimonos of Summer with Shoe Dazzle
Hello, Shoe Dazzle! Where have you been all my life? This site is a blessing and a curse. I am in shoe addict heaven trying to hold tight to my money which seems to have some sort of fantastic magnetic pull in the direction of this seemingly endless selection of adorable, affordable footwear. Yes. Yes. I understand that membership sites like this target weaknesses like mine. And in my case, they have targeted me quite successfully. Actually, I had no intention of joining at all. Except gladiator sandals. *This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own based on my personal experience. If you follow me…
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The Appropriate Trap & Link Up On the Edge #60
There’s a lot of talk in the blogging community as well as in the fashion world about where women of a certain age fit into the whole spectrum. And by a certain age, I mean my age, or midlife, or any age over 30 really. We are told by society what’s appropriate at our age as far as our style goes which includes everything from our clothes, our shoes, our hair and makeup. In fact, it is being dictated exactly how we should act, feel, and present ourselves once we cross that threshold (30 years) into official “mature adulthood”. Whatever the hell that means. I figured it was high time…
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Feeling Like a Movie Star with JJ’s House & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #36
The title of this post is a bit misleading as I didn’t actually feel like a movie star…at first, anyway. Actually, I was just feeling rather silly walking around Watertown, New York, in this gorgeous black evening gown. At 10:00 in the morning. In the rain. Having myself photographed. Movie star, I am not. But fashion blogger with obligations, that I am. And finally, two years into this gig, I am just now owning that. But that doesn’t make me feel any less ridiculous in scenarios such as these. *This is a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Let me be clear…as much as I love blogging…
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How To Feel Like a Million Bucks in an Eleven Dollar Dress
I have been planning this post for quite some time (these photos are from my professional shoot done back in July with Sarissa Marissa Photography), all the while planning to title it “How To Look Like a Million Bucks in an $11 Dress”. But something in that title was not sitting well with me. Who am I to say that I look like a million bucks? It felt sort of pretentious and arrogant. And that is so not me. Plus, how I look is completely subjective to the viewer’s eyes. And I am never one to dictate to anybody what they should think, perceive, feel, like, or dislike. But I…
