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Affirmations for Love and Compassion & Link Up On the Edge #254
I am continuing with my yoga affirmations, this time focusing on the Heart Chakra and Affirmations for Love and Compassion. I have previously shared Affirmations for Confidence and Self Esteem (the Solar Plexus Chakra) and Affirmations for Creativity and Sensuality (the Sacral Chakra). I have been following along with Yoga with Kassandra on Youtube and really focusing on her chakra and shadow work. Many of her yin yoga practices also incorporate some affirmation work as well which I may share at a later time after I finish all seven chakras. I have not been sharing these in any particular order as I turn to these practices with a focus on…
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Feeling Ever Pretty: One Little White Dress Styled Three Ways & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #232
It has been quite a while since I have had any occasion to style a fancy dress. So when Ever Pretty reached out to me to review a few of their special occasion dresses, I figured right now is the perfect occasion to wear a fancy dress. A bit about Ever Pretty: Anna Shi, CEO and co-founder of Ever Pretty, had a vision of enhancing women’s fashion globally by producing exquisite, high quality special occasion dresses for women of every style and shape to have a selection of apparel that makes them look and feel as amazing and unique as we all are. The company began in 2005 offering beautiful dress…
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The Thrifty Six in Creative Cover Ups
For this month’s thrifty prompt, Lucy originally chose kimonos and kaftans but after some discussion amongst the group, we decided to broaden the theme to include any type of cover up piece that could be layered on top of an outfit. And so we ultimately settled on Creative Cover Ups. If you have been visiting my blog for even a short amount of time, you might be aware of my great fondness for kimonos. I have a collection of these dramatic topper pieces that is nearing 100 if I include my ponchos and ruanas and other toppers as well. Now you might be wondering what the heck is the difference…
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4 Tips for Sundays to Prepare for the Work Week
Whether you work from home or outside of your house, many people dread the arrival of Mondays and the transition back to the weekly work grind. If you are in this category of people, you are hardly alone in your struggle. You would be hard pressed to find someone who prefers the rigidity of a structured work week over the easy, relaxed nature of the weekends. Unfortunately, there is no way around having to resume your work week every Monday. But you can make the transition easier by preparing adequately for the upcoming week. Consider the following four tips to help ease you into the work week with much less stress…
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The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book: Tie Dye & Link Up On the Edge #253
Welcome to The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book! This is The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book. A series that I co-host with Nancy where you can choose whether you want to share a Good Buy (which is an item you are really exited about) or a Good-Bye (which is an item you are going to say good-bye to, previously known as a Bad Buy). Every month you can choose which item you want to submit. A Good Buy or a Good-Bye. We will provide the theme for each month. Photos should be submitted to us by the 10th of the month with a few sentences explaining why it is a Good Buy or Good-Bye. The theme for July is Tie Dye, one of…
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Summer Loving & Your Own Twist Link Up #34
It is that time again for our monthly Your Own Twist Link Up and I am happy to report that Monica of Jersey Girl, Texan Heart is back this month for July’s Summer Loving theme. Monica had to take a little hiatus from blogging the past few months…and as you can see, she is glowing with pregnancy as she anticipates the arrival of her wee Halloween baby at the end of October. About Your Own Twist Your Own Twist is a monthly link party hosted by Monica of Jersey Girl, Texan Heart and me on the third Thursday of every month with the goal of inspiring some of our friends to get creative with personal…
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Style Imitating Art: Cravat Jumper by Elsa Schiaparelli
About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks, Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, and Terri of Meadowtree Style. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as curator, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the curator by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the curator will share all of the submissions on her blog. You do…
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Affirmations for Creativity and Sensuality & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #231
I am super late with getting today’s post published because Sunday night I stayed up way too late engaging in some intensely physical pleasures of the carnal nature. It was well worth the sleep deprivation, but my mind and body were so exhausted yesterday that putting articulate words onto a page was nearly impossible so I didn’t even try. On Friday, I shared a post about the solar plexus chakra work I had done through yoga practice and the responses were so wonderful that I thought I would continue with the other chakras. I have been following Yoga with Kassandra and her yin yoga series for chakra alignment. Since sex…
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Sizzling Styles for a Backyard Barbecue | July Stylish Monday Link Up
Backyard barbecues are one of our favorite summer traditions. Amongst our friend group, we are the frequent hosts of small gatherings that revolve around food. While food planning and preparation can take lots of time and energy, I also like to put some extra time and effort into my outfits. You know, so I can fill that role of hostess with the mostest! As much as we enjoy hosting these little (and sometimes big) social gatherings, it is nice sometimes to be a guest with no hosting duties at all. Two weeks ago, we joined my wonderful neighbor and friend, Dani, for a little backyard barbecue at her house. We…
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Affirmations for Confidence and Self Esteem & Link Up On the Edge #252
A few weeks ago, I shared a post about my struggle with reconciling humility and confidence. For my entire life, I believed that one could not be both humble and confident until I had an epiphany that was triggered by this quote… “Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” Rick Warren These 13 words delivered a powerful punch to my psyche with the very desirable result of helping me to find my own confidence. But finding my confidence completely was not the result of reading one simple quote. It is the result of some really hard introspective work that I have been doing this…
