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A New Year is Almost Here & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #633
“Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings.” Jonathan Lockwood Huie “New beginnings are in order, and you are bound to feel some level of excitement as new chances come your way.” Oscar Auliq-Ice If you celebrate any December holidays, whether it is Kwanza, Christmas, Chanukah, Festivus, the Winter Solstice, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve or any combination of these occasions, I hope you are enjoying the holiday spirit in whatever ways bring you joy and happiness. We had a lovely quiet Christmas at home with the boys which was, thankfully, our plan for this year anyway. With Snowmageddon canceling all sorts of holiday travel plans across the nation, we were grateful…
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Songful Style Link Party 11 | “Here to Forever” by Death Cab for Cutie
I hope you all had a most wonderful Christmas! It is time for this year’s final Songful Style collaboration with my beautiful band of creative friends. As I mentioned in Friday’s post, we are excited that Michelle has joined us once again for our monthly musical style challenges. Welcome back, my friend! About Songful Style Songful Style is a new ageless style challenge series hosted by Suzy of The Grey Brunette, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, Marsha of Marsha in the Middle, and Michelle of Funky Fashion Style. Each month we will share a song with the lyrics and video and we invite you to use whatever aspect of the song that inspires…
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Songful Style | “Here to Forever” by Death Cab for Cutie & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #632
I had intended to have this post written last week but things have really gotten away from me this month. Although we are heading into Christmas weekend and I really wanted to take a short blogging break, I still wanted to share some musical inspiration for our final Songful Style collaboration of the year, which we will be posting on Monday. I also wanted to let you all know that Michelle has returned to our little band of fashion lovers and we are so excited to have her back! So she will be choosing our next song for January which I will share with you on Monday. Until then, enjoy…
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Feels Like Home with The Thrifty Six
It was my turn to choose a theme for December’s thrifty style post and I ended up quite thoroughly stumping myself. I wanted a style prompt that was suitable for the holiday season without getting locked into creating an actual holiday outfit. As much as I love a good festive outfit for any holiday, not everyone does so a broader prompt was needed. Feels Like Home felt like the perfect answer to my theme choosing dilemma especially since I will be spending the duration of the holiday season snuggled up all cozy and warm at home! As I was trying to think of preloved pieces in my wardrobe that feel…
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Staying Stylish and Comfy This Holiday Season
The holidays are a special time of year when some of us want to look our very best to show our festive spirit. However, finding fashionable outfits that also keep you comfortable during all the hustle and bustle of the season can be challenging. When getting dressed for the holidays, it is important to prioritize both comfort and style so you can look and feel great as you celebrate the season with family and friends. This post offers six ideas for dressing stylishly and comfortably this holiday season. You should never have to sacrifice comfort for style when you can easily create looks that are both comfortable and stylish! 1.…
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The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book: All Pink (Barbiecore) & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #631
“The ugly duckling is a misunderstood universal myth. It’s not about turning into a blonde Barbie doll or becoming what you dream of being; it’s about self-revelation, becoming who you are.” Baz Luhrmann Welcome to The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book! The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book is a series that I co-host with Nancy where you can choose whether you want to share a Good Buy (which is an item you are really exited about) or a Good-Bye (which is an item you are going to say good-bye to, previously known as a Bad Buy). Every month you can choose which item you want to submit, a Good Buy or a Good-Bye. We will provide the theme for each month. Photos…
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Evergreen & Your Own Twist Link Up #51
Monica and I are back with this year’s final installment of Your Own Twist where we are featuring our sartorial interpretations of an Evergreen theme. I wanted a style theme for December that was festive without locking us into holiday or Christmas outfits. And also, as you are probably already well aware, green is my forever favorite color, so Evergreen just made me happy. When a style challenge makes me happy from the start, then I usually end up creating a look that I absoluely love. That is exactly what happened in this case. In fact, I have worn this outfit two more times since shooting these photos last weekend.…
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Style Imitating Art: Cats Golfing by Louis Wain & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #305
About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Terri of MeadowTree Style, and Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as curator, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the curator by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the curator will share all of the submissions on her blog. You…
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10 on the 10th: December 2022-Christmas Gift Giving
Let the Christmas countdown begin…we are down to just 2 weeks away and I have managed to get the bulk of my shopping finished way ahead of time this year. That really does relieve a lot of the holiday spending stress when you start early and buy a few things each week starting in September or October. I have even been wrapping everything as it is arrives so I am not overwhelmed on Christmas Eve with giant gift piles that need to be covered in paper. And now it is time again for Marsha’s 10 on the 10th questions. 10 on the 10th is a monthly series with Marsha of Marsha in the…
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It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Teal Fine) & Link Up On the Edge #325
I took some inspiration from Laura’s Big Book of Punny Titles because I have been tealing fine lately. And while it’s not necessarily the end of the world as we know it (or maybe it is), it is definitely the end of the year as we know it and in just a few weeks 2022 will be nothing but a memory. When the present becomes the past, events do sometimes take on a dreamlike quality so I chose this classic R.E.M. earworm for representing my newly discovered obsession with the color teal…and all other variations of blue-green colors such as turquoise, cyan, azure, or cerulean. As soon as 2022 ends,…
