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Women Igniting Women & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #46
Last week, I attended a power networking event for women in business. It was called Women Igniting Women and was created by the very inspiring Kathi Buskey of McEvoy Insurance, Ltd., a family-owned and run insurance company in Watertown, New York, offering both personal and commercial insurance. *This is not a sponsored post, but there will be lots of business links at the end! Just my way of supporting women in business in my community. All thoughts and opinions are my own. *Top: Victoria Beckham for Target (No longer available). Kathi came up with the idea for this power networking event when she attended a similar event in Syracuse,…
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The Softer Side of Fall with Rosegal
If you are a regular reader here and follow along to see my clothing choices, then you know that I generally opt for darker colors in my wardrobe decisions. With my black hair and fair skin, I find that dark hues or jewel tones tend to work best and I am always drawn to black, olive, burgundy, and navy or cobalt blue, deep red, and forest or kelly green. *This is a sponsored post. This tunic was provided to me for a review. As always, all thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. *Off Shoulder Plus Size Asymmetric Tunic Top ($24.29) c/o Rosegal. In general, the fashion industry tends to…
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Respect for College Athletes & Link Up On the Edge #68
College athletes in sports such as football and basketball often take on celebrity status as their college careers are followed by die hard fans and made public through national broadcasting. While I am a huge supporter of college athletics, sometimes the love of the game and the passion that has brought these players so much success in their chosen sport can get lost in all the media hype. So today, in conjunction with another one of my college football game day outfits, I want to bring the topic of college sports back to reality and let you all in on some little secrets about the life of a student-athlete. *This…
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The Holiday Series Blogger Collaboration: 11 Thanksgiving Day Outfits
Ada of Elegance and Mommyhood has done it again! She has managed to coordinate a group of amazing bloggers to bring you a multi-blogger collaboration in a series of 6 holiday inspired posts. Today, we are featuring 11 different outfits to inspire your Thanksgiving Day apparel. Whether you dress up, down, or anywhere in between, there is something for everyone brought to you by all these fabulously stylish women! Make sure to check them all out to get lots of ideas for what to wear on Thanksgiving Day. *This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. This year for Thanksgiving, we will be spending the…
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Hockey Fights Cancer & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #45
Cancer. That dreaded “C” word that we all fear and dread. The disease that has effected every single one of us in some way. A diagnosis that feels like a death sentence and literally changes lives forever. No, I have not been diagnosed with cancer. But too many of my friends and family have. Both of my parents lost their battles with the disease many years ago. Both of them were quite young. Not much older than I am now, in fact. So the topic of cancer is one that is near and dear to my heart because it did change my life forever. My husband and my children never…
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The Velvet Trend with Zan.Style & Link Up On the Edge #67
I know some women my age who grew up in the late 80’s-early 90’s have some mixed emotions about the velvet trend that has taken over the fashion world the past few years. For me, I simply cannot get enough of it. Whether I see it in warm autumn hues, cool jewel tones, or soft pastels on shirts, pants, dresses, or shoes…I pretty much feel the burning urge to have it all. I have quite a few velvet pieces that I picked up last year at the end of the winter season when it was all on clearance, so you can bet my velvet clad bottom that you are going…
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12 Quotes About Kindness with DressLily & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #44
Today, I am going to share some of my favorite quotes about kindness from the internet. Because even in all the craziness and the negativity that flies through interspace…you can still find kindness there. Proof that it is a virtue that is alive and well in this often cold and harsh world. *This is a sponsored post. However, all thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. 1.”Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt *Dress: Plus Size Flare Sleeve Babydoll Dress ($23.36) c/o DressLily. Unfortunately, the olive green is…
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What to Wear on Game Day (with DressLily) When You Have No Fan Gear
Yesterday, I let you all know about the college football festivities in our house every Saturday and how we have started a new tradition of me styling a game day outfit for Instagram. If you don’t already follow me on Instagram, you should! Just click here and then follow. Easy business. Way easier than understanding the rules and strategies of football. *This is a sponsored post. As always, all thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. *Shirt: Plus Size Back Lace Up Panel Striped Knit Top ($20.61) c/o DressLily. My college football game day outfit posts began back in September when I randomly took this photo in my mudroom with…
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Shameless: How I Halloween with DressLily & Link Up On the Edge #66
*Warning: This post goes from light-hearted fun to some deep and serious stuff at the end! Just be prepared for the switch. Halloween is here. And I am not really all that festive about it. I am much more of a Thanksgiving and Christmas kind of girl. But with two young boys who seem to have an affinity for all things dark and gruesome these days, I suppose I have no choice but to give in a little bit or be known as the buzzkill mom who doesn’t know how to have fun! So when it was time for me to choose an item from DressLily to add to my…
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When Passion Takes the Wheel & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #43
Did you ever meet a person who is so driven by their passion that it moves you to tears? A person who speaks with so much conviction in their beliefs and exhibits so much intensity in their dedication to their mission that it just inspires you to be more driven in your own individual pursuits? I met a person like this last weekend at NEPA BlogCon in Scranton, Pennsylvania. People like this are rare and when I have the great fortune of being in the presence of someone like this, I feel compelled to share it with the world. So today, I want to share a little bit about this person…
