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My Winter Workout Routine: The Snow Shovel Shuffle & Spread The Kindness Link Up On the Edge #792
My winter workout routine. This is it, right here. Just me and my shovel named Sunshine doing the snow shovel shuffle. I have done it almost every morning this month and I can feel it in every muscle. Some days, I have shoveled 3-4 times though the course of the day just keep up with it. When the snow piles get too high to toss the snow on top, that’s when the snow shovel shuffle kicks in. Squat, scoop, stand, and shuffle the snow one shovel full at a time to a different location. I will never understand why we use the term “snow removal” when there is no removing.…
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Starting a Local Business: Easy Ways to Begin
Becoming a local small business owner does not always require the expense of a rented storefront or a small business loan that barely covers operating costs. Some of the best small businesses emerge from the comfort of home, parlaying skills you already possess and connections you have already established in the community where you have settled. The beauty of starting small and local is that it allows you to take baby steps without risking too much while simultaneously and organically growing at a pace that makes more sense for your life. How Do You Know What Kind of Business to Start? Most of the best small businesses emerge from what…
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SIA Gallery of Style | The Liberation of Aunt Jemima by Betye Saar
And now for the Gallery of Style for Betye Saar’s powerful found object assemblage, The Liberation of Aunt Jemima. About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle and it challenges us to draw fashion inspiration from works of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as curator, selects an inspiration artwork 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…
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Style Imitating Art | The Liberation of Aunt Jemima by Betye Saar
About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle. 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 of the submissions on her…
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Songful Style Link Party #45: “The Greatest Man I Never Knew” by Reba McIntyre
My musically inspired friends and I are back after our holiday break with our next round of songfully styled outfits. About Songful Style Songful Style is a style challenge series hosted by Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, Marsha of Marsha in the Middle, and Suzy of Suzy Turner, The Grey Brunette. 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 you to create an outfit. It is similar to Style Imitating Art where we use artwork to inspire our outfit creations. Except Songful Style gives you lyrics, music, video, and album artwork to inspire your fashion creativity. You may…
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Happy A-Day to Us & Spread The Kindness Link Up On the Edge #791
Today is our wedding anniversary. 16 years of love and laughter since we said I do. Forever is a really long time but we committed to it and there’s no turning back now! We had breakfast plans at our favorite diner today but the weather may be preventing it. Plus premenopausal PMS is really kicking my butt this week and making me not want to eat very much. I suppose we will be celebrating by moving snow off the driveway instead! But that’s okay as long as we are doing it together. The weather has been hindering my ability to take photographs all month long so I haven’t had much…
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Making Birthday Parties More Fun With Unexpected Surprises
Adult birthday parties can become boring after a while. There’s food and drink, maybe some decorations, and a cake that just becomes a routine as somebody has to bring it out while everybody awkwardly sings Happy Birthday. It is obligatory at this point in life. But just because we’re past the need for a bouncy castle doesn’t mean birthdays have to be boring. There are ways to add surprise and laughter to the day to make it a party people actually remember. Adults Need Surprises, Too At some point, adult birthdays become something that nobody puts any effort into. Children get birthday parties with themes and cakes that feature their…
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The Thrifty Six in Faux Fur
The Thrifty Six are back in 2026 with more budget friendly fashion in preloved styles! Emma chose our January theme of Faux Fur. I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with fur whether it is synthetic or real. I appreciate the necessity of wearing animal furs for survival hundreds of thousands years ago. And considering where I live, I appreciate the desire for the warmth offered by an authentic fur coat. But real fur grosses me out. So the next best thing would be synthetic fur. Just slightly less gross but soft and warm and fun to wear sometimes. Some years ago, I was deep in the love phase…
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The Liberation of Aunt Jemima by Betye Saar | Style Imitating Art
Are you ready for another round of Style Imitating Art where we share an art lesson with some fashion inspiration? Let’s get straight to it. Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle, and Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw fashion inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as presenter, selects an inspiration image that will be shared by all three of us on our blogs. The following Monday, each host will share her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to…
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Adventures in Thrifting Part 21: Gray Hooded Cardigan & Spread The Kindness Link Up On the Edge #790
I wore this outfit a few weeks ago to run some errands. I had no intention of even photographing it as I literally just threw it on to go shopping with my husband. I decided to share it only after a very kind man in Best Buy enthusiastically complimented my “whole look.” Since it features a few thrifted pieces, I decided to share another Adventures in Thrifting post. The last thrifting adventure that I shared was all the way back in August so it was time to highlight some more of my favorite preloved wardrobe finds. The focal piece is this amazing long gray hooded open front sweater that I…
