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Rainy Day Outfits & Your Own Twist Link Up #31
I am back with my monthly Your Own Twist link party. Unfortunately, Monica is unable to join me again this month due to some troublesome health issues right now. Please continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers and send her lots of healing energy and virtual hugs. 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 style. The idea behind this collaboration is to take one common piece or theme and style it our own way with our own twist…Monica and…
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The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Florals
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 April is Florals because April…
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#SpreadTheKindness Link Up #218
Featured Favorites Reader Favorite (Most Clicked) Pamela of Style Yourself Confident shared her post, 5 Ways to Hide Tummy Fat, offering some really great style tips for disguising that sometimes troublesome area. If you struggle with how to dress your body, Pamela shares lots of wonderful style inspiration for all body types. Fashion Favorite Lucy of Lucy Bertoldi: Confessions of a Montreal Styling Diva shared her post, Fabulous Friday’s Linkup Party-What I Wore This Week…, which features some super creative outfits like this amazing combination of crochet and floral for a magnificent vintage look. Go check out her post for more inspiring outfits! Non-Fashion Favorite Mitch of Gay NYC Dad…
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Everyday Luxe | April Stylish Monday Link Up
“True luxury is being able to own your time – to be able to take a walk, sit on your porch, read the paper, not take the call, not be compelled by obligation.” Ashton Kutcher Luxe is a word that I don’t think I have ever used in my entire life. Certainly, I have used variations of this word like luxurious and luxury as well as deluxe but I was never really certain what the base root of these words, luxe, really meant and so I have always just abstained from incorporating this word into my life. Until it was presented as this month’s Stylish Monday theme. And you know that…
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Lizard Legs: How I Really Dress These Days & Link Up On the Edge #239
I love to dress up and get creative with my personal style. It has always been my favorite method of self expression right along with the written word. But you know this past year has been a difficult one to stay motivated when it comes to style. Before the pandemic, whatever I put on for the day and photographed to share on my blog was what I wore for the entire day. There are rare occasions when I style something super formal that I really only wear for the photos. But for the most part, the outfits I share here are the outfits that I generally wear in real life.…
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Style Imitating Art: Soundsuit by Nick Cave
I might be more excited about this Style Imitating Art prompt than any other one so far. The outfit is quirky and a little bit strange, but somehow I felt very much like myself as I kept adding the layers and textures and colors. The final result made me feel a little bit like art myself. 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 Meadow Tree 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…
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What to Wear for an Early Spring Hike & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #217
I am back after a relaxing and productive holiday weekend and I wanted to share a bit of our Easter activities with you. We are not a religious family and so we do not plan much for the Easter holiday. Instead, we view it as an opportunity to spend some family time celebrating the hopefulness that comes with the arrival of spring. The day began for the boys with a little sweet treat and some cash to spend on video games. I also had promised them that we would try Dee’s Coke with Peanuts so I figured that would be a nice Easter surprise as well. We tried the Coke…
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A Foolproof Guide to Making Your Next Thrifting Trip Successful
5 Tips to a Successful Thrifting Experience *This is contributed content. Sustainability is the new buzzword in the fashion world. However, successful sustainability can be difficult to attain when shopping from mainstream retailers. Especially those in the fast fashion sector. Not only do they lack in unique styles, but it is hard to discern brands that are truly sustainable from those that merely say they are. This is where thrift shopping enters as the perfect way to shop sustainably without having to engage in extensive research about each brand. Simply buying second hand clothing is a sustainable shopping method. By purchasing preloved clothing, you keep garments from making their way…
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Adventures in Thrifting Part 8: Seersucker, Gingham, and Argyle for Easter & Link Up On the Edge #238
I haven’t written an Adventures in Thrifting post in over a month so I guess this is the perfect time to share how I created a fun Easter outfit from some thrifted pieces that were hanging around my closet. Do you remember the purple argyle and green argyle sweaters I found in a donation bag in the basement? This pastel pink one was in the same bag along with this seersucker blazer. There is something very nostalgic about seersucker for me. I remember my very first seersucker suit. It was a blazer very similar to this one with matching trousers. I purchased it in the late 1990’s when I was…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Florals
“Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking.” Miranda Priestly, The Devil Wears Prada It is one of the best known lines from any fashion inspired movie ever. And it has inspired this month’s theme for The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book. As I am typing this post, however, I am sitting in wait watching a giant storm move our way that is threatening to dump 5-10 inches (12-25 cm) of snow on us. How’s that for an April Fool’s joke played by Mother Nature?! So let me get started by flipping my hair and rolling my eyes at Ms. Nature while I find some fresh springy florals to share with you. Eventually the ground will…
