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SmartChicks: Women Empowering Women & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #75
Women empowering women. That is so my jam. People empowering people. Even better. There is enough crazy and chaos and competition in this world that I really don’t need to add to it. Instead, I opt for empowering and inspiring others to be the very best versions of themselves. One person’s success does not take away from another’s person’s success…especially these days. In this generation of technology and social media where we have the means to reach an infinite number of people and various different audiences around the world, competition really seems a little silly. Because there is enough room for all of us. And as we help each other…
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How Nature Can Teach Us Resilience
Have you ever really considered the power that exists within the tiniest and most delicate things in nature? A seed, for example, any seed really, so small and easily moved by just the gentlest of winds, holds within it life itself. From the tiniest seeds grow the most beautiful things in nature. Plants, trees, flowers, and even weeds. Within each tiny seed lies everything that is needed to produce new life. *This is a sponsored post. This shirt was provided to me for purposes of this post. As always, all thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. *Shirt: Plus Size Sheer Embroidery Long Sleeve T-Shirt c/o Rosegal. Unfortunately, this top…
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Shelbee Says…”The only choice you have is to survive…or don’t.”
The last few weeks have been somewhat of a roller coaster of emotions for me due to some recent unravellings in my personal life. And while I am slowly adjusting to a new normal, it got me to thinking about all the shit that I have been through in my life and how I have made it this far completely in tact and stronger than ever. Since I don’t have a reader question to answer, I am using this opportunity to share my own words of advice that I have to remind myself of when times get really rough. I have talked in the past about the choices that we…
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The Wedding Weekend & Link Up On the Edge #96
Last weekend, we celebrated my brother-in-law’s wedding in Pennsylvania. It was a long, hot weekend, but we had a fantastic time. Both kids were in the wedding and I was completely dying over them in their tuxedos. It’s moments like these when the little devils are just too cute for me to even get all that mad at them! I am just going to flood this post now with photos from the weekend! If you have a wedding coming soon, especially if you are the mother of the bride or groom, check out FamilyHype for some great tips on choosing what to wear. Friday: The Rehearsal and Rehearsal Dinner Saturday:…
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I Scream, You Scream, It’s Oogie’s Ice Cream & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #74
With Memorial Day in the United States being the unofficial start of summer, there’s no better time than now to share a post about ice cream! After all, who doesn’t love ice cream? And who doesn’t get all the nostalgic feelings of childhood rush in upon them when you hear the ice cream truck rolling down the street? For me and my sister, the nostalgia runs deep. When we were kids, my father had ice cream trucks in the summer to earn some extra cash. My older sister, Lori, who was 16 at the time, was sent out on her own truck back then and would sometimes take me along…
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Shelbee Says…”Losing a pet is like losing a family member.”
“Dear Shelbee, Our dog has recently become very ill and we have to put him down soon as he is suffering a lot. I cannot write much as I am suffering a lot as well. I consider him to be a son to me. I understand he is not human but I have had him since he was a baby. He is now a little more than 2 years old and I love him more than everything. I am trying to make his last days as happy as possible. What else can I do?…I have lost grandfathers and also a friend to cancer, but this loss is unbearable. Some people…
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I Ditched My Bra & Link Up On the Edge #95
I have to apologize if you are feeling bombarded by all of my Ruby Ribbon posts lately, but ever since I shared my review of their camisoles, I have been wanting to show you how well they wear under your clothing. In these photos, I am wearing the Lace Full Support Cami in Deep Sea instead of a bra. Yep, I am officially braless in these photos! *This is not a sponsored post. As always, all thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. I also have the Sheer Full Support Cami in Black that I have styled another outfit that I will be sharing with you soon. Both camisoles offer…
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A Ruby Ribbon Story & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #73
Over the past few months, I have written about Ruby Ribbon, a wonderful company which I recently discovered that specializes in shaping camisoles that allow you to ditch your bra! They also offer an amazing line of shaping swim wear and other women’s apparel. If you missed my previous posts and would like to catch up, you can find them below. Weekend Wish List: Ruby Ribbon Ruby Ribbon Lace Leggings Weekend Wish List: Ruby Ribbon & Cami Review *This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. I have praised the products that I have tried and many of you have expressed an interest in them.…
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When You Realize Your Strength is a Weakness
When you possess a quality inherent in your personality that has been viewed by many as a strength for your entire life and you wake up one day and realize that is was an extraordinary weakness that has broken your entire sense of reality, it can rattle you right to your core. This is what I have been dealing with this past week and the reason I have been quite absent from my blog and social media. It takes a lot of internal processing to figure out what exactly to do with it all. I had to bring into question my entire sense of self and a large part of…
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Floundering Through Life & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #72
I have been floundering through life lately. For months now. And I have been trying to put my finger on the reason. It is a bit out of character for me to be so discombobulated. So I did a lot of soul searching the past few days. I was about to take a nice long blogging break but then decided that my blog is my outlet for processing the things that weigh heavy on my soul. So no break for me. Except a short one next weekend for my brother-in-law’s wedding. I had every intention of sharing a true #SpreadTheKindness post about my dear friend Carol Tsacoyeanes and her inspiring…
