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I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.
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Living Independently After 75: The Safety Setup That Actually Works
There’s this moment that happens in a lot of families. One of your parents hits their mid-70s, maybe they’ve had a health scare or a minor fall, and suddenly everyone starts talking about “what comes next.” The frequent assumption is often that living alone isn’t safe anymore and something has to change. But the truth is a bit more nuanced than that. Plenty of people in their 70s, 80s, and even 90s live independently and do it well. The difference usually comes down to how their home is set up and what safety systems they have in place. Independence doesn’t mean doing it all completely alone. It means having the…
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“Autumn” by Giuseppe Arcimboldo | Style Imitating Art
Autumn has definitely arrived making this a perfectly appropriate artwork for the season. 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…
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Bedroom Furniture Upcyle Project & Spread The Kindness Link Up On the Edge #777
A few months ago, my neighbor had an old dresser that she was going to throw away unless I wanted it. Of course, I wanted it! One of my favorite things is to give new life to unwanted junk. You know the old saying…one person’s junk is another person’s treasure? Well, I have found that there are always treasures to be found amongst the junk. With a little bit of care and some creativity, you can transform old broken furniture into beautiful new functional one of a kind pieces. When I accepted the dresser, I had no need and no room for another piece of furniture so I decided to…
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Style Imitating Art | The Ten Largest, No. 7, Adulthood by Hilma af Klint
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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When Youthful Invincibility Departs & Spread The Kindness Link Up On the Edge #776
Remember the days of youth when your young healthy body never let you down or made you question your mortality? Ahhh, those were the days when hope abounded and worry wasn’t a daily activity. This week abruptly forced me to face the fact that I am indeed aging. Like old machinery, old bodies start to experience glitches and other malfunctions and don’t recover as quickly as young bodies. About 2 weeks ago, my 14 year old caught a coxsackievirus, the sort that causes that awful illness known as hand, foot, and mouth disease. He went to the school nurse on a Thursday complaining of painful blisters on his hands. She…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Pink
October is internationally recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month so we decided to feature the color Pink in recognition of this important health campaign which is symbolized with a pink ribbon logo. What is The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book? The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book is a monthly series hosted by Nancy of Nancy’s Fashion Style and myself. Every month, we invite you to share a photo or two of your Good (or Bad) Buy items that fit the stated theme. We ask that you also provide a short description explaining if the item you are sharing was a Good Buy or one that you will be saying Good-Bye to (formerly known as Bad Buys). Nancy and I…
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Songful Style Link Party #42: “Who’s That Girl?” by Madonna
Another month has flown right by us making it time for another round of song-inspired outfits from me and my musically stylish friends. 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…
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The Ten Largest, No. 7, Adulthood by Hilma af Klint | Style Imitating Art
New art to inspire your style… 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…
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Making My Summer Wardrobe Work for Fall & Spread The Kindness Link Up On the Edge #775
Fall has officially arrived but the weather is indicating otherwise. We have been steadily experiencing summer-like weather all month with the average daily temperatures sitting around 10-15 degrees Fahrenheit above normal for this time of year. Granted, summer didn’t officially end until a few days ago, but if you are familiar with the North Country climate, then you know that we generally have two seasons here…Winter and July. In fact, in the 12 years that I have lived in Watertown, New York, the only months that I have not seen snow are July and August. It is not at all uncommon for frost to occur from September through June with…
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Cannabis Strain Potency: Understanding THC Numbers and What They Really Mean
Walk into any dispensary and you’ll see those little percentage numbers plastered everywhere from 15% THC to 28% THC and sometimes even higher. But here’s the thing that catches most people off guard: those numbers don’t tell the whole story about how a strain will actually affect you. The cannabis industry has gotten pretty obsessed with THC percentages, and honestly, it’s created some confusion. People think higher percentages automatically mean better effects, but that’s not really how cannabis works. It’s kind of like judging a movie just by its budget…sure, those numbers matter, but there’s so much more going on. What THC Percentages Actually Measure THC percentages show the concentration…
