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The Sunday Afternoon Quarterback #17: Fantasy Football Converted Me
Way back in early November, I shared a bit about my rookie season in Fantasy Football and how beginner’s luck was no such thing as I consistently got my ass kicked week after week. Originally I was predicted to come in second place in my league and ultimately I ended the season in second to last place. I guess that’s better than absolute last place, but still not a stellar performance on my part. And while I had every intention of paying closer attention to professional football this year, my intentions fell apart at the very beginning. I did watch lots of college football as I usually do, but the…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Sweaters/Jumpers & Link Up On the Edge #177
On January 15, Nancy and I will be posting the first edition of 2020 for The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book and we would love for you all to join us! It is that time again to share some of your favorite and least favorite items for January’s Good Buy/Good-Bye Book. This month we are featuring Sweaters and Jumpers. Whether they be long or short cardigans with or without buttons, chunky oversized knit pullovers, turtlenecks, cashmere or cotton, plain or embellished or anything in between, we want to see your favorite (or least favorite) sweaters or jumpers. We are firmly planted in cozy sweater weather in the Northern Hemisphere, however, sweaters are really a four season closet…
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Inspired by This Blonde’s Shopping Bag: Styling Windowpane Print Pants
The new year has arrived and I am ready to tackle all the big things in life. At least that is what I am telling myself. Actually, I feel no different nor do I feel more motivated or inspired since the calendar flipped to January. But I have taken lots of outfit photos in December that I have yet to share with you all. Because when my motivation is lacking, I do still enjoy adding my own personal twist to contemporary fashion trends. I was doing great with not adding any new wardrobe pieces to my exploding closet room but right at the end of December I had some Old…
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A New Decade: Regrets, Resolutions, and Reinvention
Welcome to a new decade. The year is 2020. And I am not really sure how to proceed from here. Do I leap blindly into the future paying no heed to the dangers that may lie ahead? Do I tiptoe cautiously forward hoping for the best? Do I stay the same as I have always been and consistently fly by the seat of my pants? Or should I be more diligent in carefully laying out detailed plans with specific goals in mind? One would think that with 45 years of life experience, I would have a better clue. But I suppose with the wisdom of the years, the only thing…
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A Holiday Whirlwind & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #154
The past week and a half has been a whirlwind of activity and holiday travel. I was at first hesitant to take some time off from blogging, but I am sure glad that I did it. In fact, I barely opened my laptop over the holiday break. December 20 was my last post for the holidays as it was the day Jeff was returning home from Georgia after two weeks away. Sensing that I was nearing the end of my rope from two weeks of single parenting, a series of really crappy weather days in the North Country, holiday preparations, and an overall sense of ennui that was taking hold…
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The Fab 40’s are All Dotty About Polka Dots
Oh, sweet polka dots. Who doesn’t love them? According to Marc Jacobs, “There is never a wrong time for a polka dot.” And there is really no better time to combine all the polka dots for this month’s Fab 40’s theme as we bid farewell to our dear friend Jennie of A Pocketful of Polka Dots. Jennie will soon be celebrating a very big birthday which will take her from the Fabulous 40’s straight into the Phenomenal 50’s and as a result, this is her last month participating with us. So to honor our amazingly stylish, wonderfully kind, super creative, and overall beautiful friend, we have asked Jennie to pick…
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The Sunday Afternoon Quarterback #16: Record Setting Cotton Bowl
We are back after a 9 day holiday blogging break and what a break it was! I will share more this week about my holiday travels and festivities. But for now, Jeff is back as the Saturday Afternoon Quarterback with his recap of yesterday’s Cotton Bowl played at At&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. #10 Penn State Nittany Lions 53 – #17 Memphis Tigers 39 Penn State entered the Cotton Bowl yesterday with an overall record of 2-0-1 in that particular bowl game. When the Nittany Lions made their first Cotton Bowl appearance in 1948, the game was marked with racial bigotry. Penn State featured two African-American athletes on their team…
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Inspired by Little Blonde Book: Haute Holiday & Link Up On the Edge #176
It seems a little surreal that Christmas is just 5 days away. I am ready and I am not ready. In an effort to feel more in the holiday spirit, I have been trying to create festive outfits, but ones that would also work post-holiday season. Reds and greens and whites with splashes of plaids and animal prints have been the things drawing my attention recently. And you all know my fondness for colorful tights. Brightly colored legs are definitely putting me in the holiday mood! Like most fashion-conscious friends I know, I often go scouring Pinterest for inspiration every now and then. I was on a recent quest for…
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Holiday Looks & Your Own Twist Link Up #15
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. 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…
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What to Wear on a Holiday Date
Yesterday, I shared all about my holiday date in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, over Thanksgiving weekend but I didn’t show you what I was wearing. And since this is a bit of a fashion blog, I didn’t want to confuse you all into thinking that I wasn’t dressed appropriately. Of course I was. And any outing is a photo opportunity when you are a blogger. Everyone knows that. We spent 6 days in Pennsylvania during the week of Thanksgiving and in my attempt to pack light, I only brought a few sweaters and scarves, two pairs of jeans, three pairs of boots, one set of jewelry, and one coat. All carefully…
