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Holiday Looks & Your Own Twist Link Up #15

December 19, 2019 / 21 Comments
green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40

Your Own Twist is a monthly series hosted by Monica of Jersey Girl, Texan Heart and myself where we showcase our own interpretations of a chosen style theme. We share the theme with you ahead of time in case you are interested in joining us. You can see the upcoming themes below if you would like to create your own post around the theme and share it with us in the link party at the end of the post.

green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40

Well, here we are, less than a week away from Christmas, and honestly, I am looking forward to it coming to an end. We don’t have much planned this year just an ugly Christmas sweater party at a friend’s house this weekend then staying rather low key until we travel to Pennsylvania on Tuesday. We will be having Christmas breakfast with my mother-in-law and then in true military fashion, we will be hanging by ourselves at my mother-in-law’s house for the remainder of the day as she had made previous plans for the rest of Christmas Day.

It took us some time figuring out what our plans would be and as such we kind of missed the ball on a lot of planning. After traveling for Thanksgiving, we weren’t sure if it made much sense financially to travel again just a few weeks later. Y’all, traveling gets expensive even if you are just driving a few hundred miles. But when the expense falls on us to travel for every single holiday, sometimes we just can’t make it happen. However, we decided to go for broke this holiday season so the kids can get the heck out of this cold and snowy North Country hell for a few days! Well, maybe it isn’t all just for the kids. I might need a few days out of this cold snowy place.

green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40

Thursday morning we will head to my sister’s for a day-after-Christmas celebration and then back to my mother-in-law’s on Friday for the remainder of the weekend. Then we will leisurely head back to New York on Sunday morning. Calm, peaceful, and lacking any kind of fanfare this holiday season. But this week has been crazy with lots of appointments and kids’ karate practices, so calm and peaceful are what I am craving right now.

When I get dressed for the holidays, I like to keep it casual, especially when I will just be lounging around all day. But I also like to be somewhat festive without going over the top. No one except my kids and husband are going to see me anyway! I might get cozy in a cute sweater dress like the one I am wearing here or I might just stay in my pajamas all day long!

green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40

While the kids are playing with their Christmas gifts, I am sure Jeff will occupy himself in a book or sports reruns, so I may take advantage of the opportunity to get some writing finished. I have not written a new article on Medium all month long because the time just keeps running out on me and inspiration keeps escaping me. Every single day for the past few weeks. So here’s hoping that inspiration hits me right along with some free time.

But when inspiration is lacking, I have started allowing myself time to read for pleasure. Lately, when I make time for reading, I always have it in my head that the reading must be for educational purposes. So I focus often on reading philosophy and psychology books. You know, the stuff that gets your brain reeling with deep and intense thoughts and are in no way relaxing. So I went a different route this time at the suggestion of a friend and some long term prompting by Jeff and started reading The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. I finished book one and I have to admit that I am hooked. Completely intrigued and fascinated and I have no problem drifting off into the world of Stephen King’s mind for a few hours a day. I am about to dive into the second book. I will keep you posted. If ever I return to reality.

green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green sweater dress, combat boots, houndstooth coat, winter outfit inspiration, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40

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What are your holiday plans this year? Do you go all out with a long list of holiday activities or are you more of a low key kind of person?

Keeping it on the edge,

Shelbee

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Outfit Details: Sweater and Tights-Torrid (Old) / Coat-Old Navy (Exact) / Turtleneck and Hat-Target (Old) / Boots-JustFab (Old) / Necklace and Earrings-Old

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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