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At Home for the Holidays & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #304
We are right smack in the middle of the holiday season and a long overdue shift in perspective has finally happened. After years of dreading the holidays and harboring an overall disdain for this time of year, I finally felt the holiday spirit seep into my soul and I am thoroughly enjoying all the preparations and the family time. I have never liked the over commercialization of the holidays and I have always felt the pressure of the expectations of others. Those two things alone are enough to damper the holidays. Then add in the uncertainty of planning things when you are a military family and the holidays take very…
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Cats Golfing by Louis Wain | Style Imitating Art
Next up for Style Imitating Art… About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Terri of Meadow Tree 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 presenter, 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 presenter by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the presenter will share all…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Hot Pink (Barbiecore) & Link Up On the Edge #324
“Life is a sea I’m sailing, riding the winds of time. Looking to find a course that is mine. Striving to find direction. Starting to understand, every wave’s a part of the plan.” Barbie as The Island Princess, 2007 When Barbie expressed the above sentiment, she was exactly my age, 48 years young. And my goodness, does that make me feel better that even this iconic doll, a symbol of femininity and power, grace and strength, struggled a little bit through her midlife years. I guess that is one of the reasons this toy has reached such iconic status. Barbie will be 64 on March 9 and now I am…
