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The Fab 40’s are Clad in Plaid
I think the world may just have gone crazy. I think we have all lost our minds. And I truly believe that we have passed it straight on down to our youth. Crazy as the mad hatter, I say. Insaner than a mixed up outfit combining plaid, camo, flowers, and a graphic tee. But it is a Wonder Woman graphic tee, damn it. Because it needs to be in this place that has morphed into a deranged lunacy of self-loathing. Okay. Okay. You are probably wondering what on earth I am talking about. And you are possibly quite curious what any of it has to do with The Fab 40’s…
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Shelbee’s Sunday Morning Quarterback #4: Friday Night Football?
#10 Penn State Nittany Lions 63- Illinois Fighting Illini 24 Welcome to the fourth episode of Shelbee’s Sunday Morning Quarterback! I am turning it directly over to my husband, the Sunday Morning Quarterback, as I am rushing off to work in a few minutes! Friday Night Football? For the first time since November 26, 1982, Penn State would play a regular season game on a Friday night. In that game 36 years ago, the #2 Nittany Lions faced their in-state rival #5 Pitt and a quarterback whom most people have heard of…a guy named Dan Marino. The Nittany Lions would come away with a 19-10 victory and go on to…
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Inspired by Style on the Daily: Boss Lady & Link Up On the Edge #112
I have seen a lot of blog posts recently sharing the break down of a day in the life of a blogger and I have been intrigued. All too often, I have wondered how other bloggers, especially those who have jobs other than blogging, get it all done. Equally as often, I have received comments on my blog expressing feelings of awe at how I can possibly get it all done. So the idea has been running around in my head for a while now to share my daily routine in a blog post. Two things have prevented me from sharing my daily routine until now. The first being that…
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At the Cornerstone Eatery & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #89
There is a new eatery in town and it is the most splendid addition to downtown Watertown with its menu of light, healthy, fresh lunch fare, its warm and welcoming ambience, and the ever so charming staff who greet every patron with a smile and an entire day’s worth of enthusiasm. The aptly christened Cornerstone Eatery opened its doors this summer on the corner of Franklin Street and Public Square where the humdrum ole Subway was once located. I have driven through Public Square about a million times and never was I once tempted to go grab lunch from that Subway. In the wake of its recent closing, some brilliant…
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Follow the Work Wherever It Leads You
I keep telling myself these seven words. Over and over again. Follow the work wherever it leads you. I started this blog over three years ago as an outlet to express myself creatively through my writing and through my personal style. I also wanted a forum where I could share my mental health journey in the hopes that it would help others on similar paths to the one I have traveled. Time and again, I am met with this deep urgency to find a larger forum to spread my message…a message of self-care, empowerment, strength and courage, kindness, love and light. And time and again, I find myself right back…
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Shelbee’s Sunday Morning Quarterback #3: A Memorable Day
#11 Penn State Nittany Lions 63 – Kent State Golden Flashes 10 Welcome to the third episode of Shelbee’s Sunday Morning Quarterback! If you recall from last week’s episode, my husband was taking my older son Archie to his very first Penn State game this weekend. Both were so excited when they headed out of town on Friday afternoon. I stayed home and enjoyed some one on one time with my younger son Ralphie. But I did manage to get some photos of a blue and white outfit for today’s post before my husband/photographer left town for the weekend. Let me turn it over now to my husband, Jeff, the…
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The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-September 2018-Summer Dresses
Welcome to The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book! Welcome! This is The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book. Over a year ago, Nancy and I started The Bad Buy Book, a monthly series about our worst purchases. It was a lot of fun to do and we both learned something from it, too! Nancy learned that off-white against her face is not the most flattering color. And I learned that I have a serious problem resisting a good thrift shop find when it comes to pieces that fit “good enough” but “not quite right.” However, after running that series for a year, we decided to change it a bit. For this series, you can choose…
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My Top 6 Must-Have Fall Trends & Link Up On the Edge #111
If you wear clothes, then you are probably acutely aware that fashion is fickle and trends that make their appearance on the sartorial stage tend to change frequently. However, there are certain styles that remain steadfastly classic year in and year out. Fortunately, we live in an environment where pretty much anything goes as far as personal style is concerned. With fashion bloggers of every age and generation supporting the empowerment of all women to wear whatever they like, the fashion climate has experienced a shift where you can find basically any style your fashionista heart desires. If it makes you feel good and you smile with confidence while wearing…
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Making Connections & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #88
Recently, I talked about making transitions and how the experience has been exhausting and energizing and everything in between. Granted it has been less than 3 weeks ago that I have ventured back into the work force, but in that short period of time I have made so many amazing connections! I have to tell you this, in case you weren’t already aware…the world is filled with spectacular, beautiful, kind, inspiring people. They are quite literally everywhere around us. I have encountered them in all three places of my employ and pretty much everywhere else I go lately. People with rich and lively stories, interesting and empowering histories, brilliant and…
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Shelbee’s Sunday Morning Quarterback #2: A Tale of Two Halves
#13 Penn State Nittany Lions 51-Pittsburgh Panthers 6 Welcome to the second episode of Shelbee’s Sunday Morning Quarterback. Turning it right over to my husband to recap the highlights from last night’s Penn State game. A Tale of Two Halves Penn State has played Pittsburgh more times than any other team in the history of their football program. The only team that Pittsburgh has played more times than Penn State is West Virginia. Due to the long history between the two Pennsylvania teams, they have become bitter state rivals. The rivalry was on a 16 year hiatus, but was renewed in 2016 when Pittsburgh intercepted Trace McSorley in the end zone…
