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The Magnificent 8: How Does Your Garden Grow?
When Spring finally decides to arrive in the North Country, the flowers bloom with a passion and intensity that any seedling would possess after being buried in the frozen ground for a very long and cold 8 months. I know. Because I am quite similar to the frozen seedlings. I have been so cold for so long that I am running out of patience as I await the arrival of some warmth and sunshine so I too can bloom with passion and intensity. And all this time spent in quarantine has further fed my desire to bask in the warm air while the sunshine gently kisses my face. While Spring…
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What to Wear Hiking in the Chaumont Barrens Preserve & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #170
You might think I’m a little bit crazy (actually you might know that I’m a little bit crazy), but I wore tights and a dress to go on a family hike. More specifically, I wore my Sheertex tights and a sweatshirt dress to go hiking. On Sunday, we had this really beautiful sunny day nestled between weeks of rain so we decided we must take advantage of the weather and get some fresh air and exercise in the great outdoors. Since photo opportunities have been few and far between, I decided to also use the opportunity to take some outfit pictures. With that in mind, I got creative with my…
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The Fab 40’s Interpret Harajuku
You are never too old to learn new things, explore different ideas, and experiment with your personal style. You can decide to reinvent yourself at any time or you can be content with the same old routine of you if that’s what makes you happy. For me, I am rarely content with the same old routine of anything. I get bored of the mundane so quickly which leaves me always willing to stir things up whether it is through my writing, traveling, music, or style. Life keeps us busy and structure is so important to keep us grounded and responsible. But really, that can get so painfully boring sometimes. We…
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Friday Favorites #5 & Link Up On the Edge #192
I just realized that I haven’t shared a Friday Favorites post in over a month. This has given me plenty of time to accumulate a list of some new favorite things to share with you. First, can we talk about menopause for a moment? Where does all the freaking facial fuzz come from? Is it the multivitamins that I need to take to manage the unsavory menopausal symptoms or is it the menopause itself? And why did the hair growth on my legs slow down so much in midlife (I am not complaining about that) while the hair on my face seems to grow faster than a chia pet? It…
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Inspired by Pinterest: Black Tulle and Combat Boots
A few weeks ago, I was scrolling through Pinterest to find inspiration for our next Fab 40’s theme, which is a really fabulous theme by the way, so be sure to stop by on Monday and check it out. During my scrolling session, I came upon these all black Gothic-ish outfits which featured voluminous black skirts (most of them tulle), oversized black tops, and black boots. While the style has absolutely nothing to do with the upcoming Fab 40’s theme that I needed to be preparing for, I found myself pinning all of these looks like an obsessed person. Something about them was just screaming to my inner punk rock,…
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How to Style a Kimono 2 Ways &#SpreadTheKindness Link Up #169
My well of inspiration is running dry these days spent in lockdown mode. Since I draw my inspiration and motivation from human connections and my experiences in the world, it was only a matter of time before I ran out of things to say and topics to discuss that I haven’t already discussed a million times over. I have been digging through my old journals and finding lots of gems in there that have inspired a few pieces of writing, the most recent being Sunday’s post, Sunday Sillies: The Diarrhea Song. As much as I enjoy potty humor, it is not always appropriate and it can get tiresome very quickly.…
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Sunday Sillies: The Diarrhea Song
I was paging through an old journal last week that was written in the fall of 2004 and I came upon a 7 page entry where I penned 75 verses to the Diarrhea Song. As I sat in my basement haven, smoking a bowl, I suddenly found myself in a fit of hysterical laughter. So I figured I would share some of the best verses here. If you do not appreciate toilet/bathroom/poop humor, you should probably just stop reading now and move on to something more intellectual, more practical, or more inspirational. I do have lots of posts in my blog archives that fit those descriptions, but this post is…
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Smile Brilliant: Use Your Smile to Change the World & Link Up On the Edge #191
“Use your smile to change the world; don’t let the world change your smile.” Chinese Proverb *This is a collaborative post with Smile Brilliant. The at home teeth whitening system was provided to me for purposes of this review. As always, all thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. We are living in very difficult times at the moment, but that doesn’t mean we should allow the challenges that face us to change who we are. We should try our very best to rise above the chaos, maintain our positive outlooks, and smile through it all. For when times get dark, sometimes a smile is the best way to brighten…
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Celebrate Earth Day in Boho Style & Your Own Twist Link Up #19
Wednesday, April 22, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in the United States. The first Earth Day celebration happened on April 22, 1970, as a unified response of 20 million Americans to an environment in crisis. As environmentally conscious citizens were witnessing extensive destruction to our earth through smog, oil spills, and rivers that were so polluted that they were literally catching on fire, they united in protest to environmental ignorance and demanded a new way of living and respecting our planet. This very first Earth Day celebration is credited with igniting the modern environmental movement that is in full force these 50 years later. Earth Day is…
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The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book: Denim Jackets
Welcome to The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book! Welcome! This is The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book. A series co-hosted 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). We will keep purchasing Bad Buys every now and then for a variety of reasons…it was so cheap, you were in a hurry and really wanted (needed) to buy something, it fit almost quite right. But, of course, we also have those purchases that can make us so very happy. A piece of clothing that you have had for…
