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A Bipolar Battlefield & Link Up On the Edge #106
Life inside of a Bipolar brain is tricky to say the least…even after you have reached a point of mostly understanding it all. You see, the last week as been a rough one for me…mentally and emotionally. I can’t really pin point the reason. That is the mystery of Bipolar Disorder. Why and when and how it operates the way it does. I have talked a lot about how I have come through this disorder to the other side and what brilliance and happiness I have found by coming through it. Actually, the good life lies not in coming through it, but in working through it. If you need help…
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4 Ways to Deal with the Unstructured Days of Summer
*As I browse through the internet, blogs, and social media, I am reading how everywhere it is nearly back to school time. A week or two is all that is left of summer before school is back in session. However, in Northern New York, we still have a full four weeks of summer break remaining before the kids head back to their regular school schedules and this mother of two can finally return to my normal state of sanity. At this point in the summer, four weeks seems like an insurmountable time for me to survive to the end! So I thought it would be a good idea to revisit…
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Strut Boutique & #SpreadTheKindness Link #84
This past weekend, I ventured out into my little community of Watertown, New York, to do some shopping in the downtown area. I have visited Strut Boutique on a few previous occasions as I had collaborated with the owner, Ashley, on a local fashion event and had attended her first annual Strut the Runway ~ A Cancer Survivor Fashion Show last year. Ever since I first discovered her adorable little boutique which opened in 2016, I had been wanting to feature her in a blog post. Well, as you know, life often derails us from our intentions and we get too bogged down in the mundane necessity of daily responsibilities…
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Get Better Lighting with Brightech
Every once in a while, a brand will reach out to me requesting a product review for something that I would have never even considered as a thing that I would put on my blog. Many of the requests I decline. However, sometimes after thinking about it for a bit, I come to realize that the product in question is probably something I could actually use and fit into the structure and relevance of my blog content. Recently, I received an email from a representative of Brightech stating that my blog came up in their search for wedding blogs and they were looking for bloggers to share about their lamps.…
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Shelbee Asked…”How Can I Manage My PMDD?”
I am a woman who has suffered from moderate PMS symptoms since the onset of my first menstrual cycle at 12 years old. However, in the past year, I have noticed an increase in the severity of my symptoms. Oftentimes, in the days leading up to my period, I end up losing days of productivity due to the extreme fatigue, debilitating cramps, and various other symptoms that sometimes feel like the onset of the flu. Rage and depression take over my mood all too frequently during these few days. To say it is frustrating is an understatement. It is an absolute interruption to my life. Knowing that I cannot possibly…
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The Chase for the Perfect Panties & Link Up On the Edge #105
Just last month, I shared with you my Great Underwear Debacle where I vented my lifelong frustrations about the women’s underwear market…”I have spent my entire life chasing the perfect panties. I think they may be quite like unicorns. And if I ever do find them, I am going to capture them all!” Well, I do think I have found them…the unicorns of panties. Keep reading… Strangely, coincidentally, serendipitously, or by whatever other paranormal forces were in action, a few days after I published that post, I was contacted by Tommy John inviting me to try some pieces from their new women’s intimates line. Naturally, I had assumed that someone…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Kimonos
In just two weeks, Nancy and I will be posting the sixth edition of The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book and we would love for you all to join us! The theme for August is Kimonos! You all know how much I love a good kimono. Any kimono, really, it doesn’t even have to be all that good. If it is a kimono, I will wear it! And I would love to see all of your kimonos, too. So won’t you join us for the August Good Buy/Good-Bye Book and show us your favorite kimonos styled for summer or any season that you choose…they do after all provide the perfect topper for four season wear!…
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When Bloggers Meet & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #83
When bloggers meet in real life, magic happens! Every single time that I have had the opportunity to meet a blogger friend in real life, it has been the most amazing experience. Never did I ever imagine what a fabulous group of people I would be calling friends when I first began my blogging journey. But through all the posts that we each read and share, you do begin to sort of “know” these bloggers before you ever meet them in person. And you get a good feel for the ones with whom you are sure to make a connection. Two weeks ago, I was traveling to visit family in…
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Inspired by One Mother Hen: Making My Momma Proud
Today, I had planned on writing a post reviewing some underwear that I had received in exchange for a review. But I didn’t get it done last night as scheduled and I woke up this morning feeling uninspired. Then I started making my morning blog rounds and inspiration hit me smack in the face when I read Alicia’s post at One Mother Hen. Alicia shared a very special moment with her parents in Memories with the olds. Please go give it a read…it is the perfect reminder to cherish those moments while we still have them. If you are a regular reader here, then you know that both of my…
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Lazy Summer Days, LipSense, and Link Up On the Edge #104
These summer days are as lazy as can be! I haven’t left the house since Monday’s visit to the dentist for the kids’ appointment. I barely get dressed and I often go the entire day without ever putting shoes on my feet. I take a shower and throw on something easy, cool, and casual…and now that I have lost my fear of my tummy sticking out, I have transformed a few ill fitting tee shirts into crop tops. If I feel compelled to take photos of what I am wearing, we head off to the back yard and snap just a few improperly lit and poorly posed shots. However, today…
