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How To Become a Fashion Stylist & Link Up On the Edge #210
How do I become a fashion stylist? Making beautiful people look more beautiful is not an easy task. It requires someone with a keen eye, someone who can make people look just the way they are, and someone who loves fashion. Fashion is frequently changing and a fashion stylist needs to always be ahead of everyone when it comes to trending styles. As an industry that is in a constant state of change, this makes being a fashion stylist the hardest career ever as one has to keep up with the ever-changing fashion trends. Otherwise, the only person you will ever be able to style would be yourself. Most fashion…
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Inspired by Aquamarina Style: Cute Summer Top for Casual Days
Summer feels like it is coming to a screeching halt as our nighttime temperatures are now dipping into the 40’s. It is that time of year when we start to see the temperatures swinging 30 degrees in either direction throughout the course of a day. Is it hot? Is it cold? What should I wear to be comfortable? There is sort of a sartorial art form involved in getting transitional outfits right. In the season of strategic layering, it is important to ensure that your outfit is complete and coordinated even as you add or shed layers throughout the day. Lightweight cardigans and sleeveless tops seem to make the most…
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New Band Tees & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #187
When the whole world has gone wild, independent artists have found innovative ways to raise funds to support their art and careers. When we all went into lockdown in early spring, we saw so many musicians streaming free live shows from their homes in an effort to bring love and light and hope into our homes. These concerts were instrumental for my survival when the long weeks led only to unfulfilling weekends that looked much the same as the weekdays. Except, of course, when I was able to stream my favorite bands straight into my living room on any given Friday or Saturday night. These weekend shows certainly uplifted me…
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End of Summer Style & Link Up On the Edge #209
It seems as if summer has flown by nearly unwitnessed. I guess that is what happens when I rarely leave my house. But for some strange reason, even in the midst of summer flying by, this past week felt like an eternity. To be honest, I am beat. So I am going to keep today’s post short and hopefully sweet enough for y’all. Jeff and the boys are headed to Pennsylvania for the Labor Day weekend and I am taking full advantage of 3 days alone in my house. No kids, no other adults, just me and my solitude. Peace and quiet and lots of weed. You know I am…
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Inspired by Cheryl Shops: The Ultimate Classic Outfit
The ultimate classic outfit. We all need those easy outfit formulas that always work for those days when our creativity may be taking a rest. While I love playing dress up every day and enjoy a fun pairing of unlikely pieces to create some wild outfits, I have just as many days when I don’t feel like thinking about what I am going to wear. Those are the days when I rely on no-fail outfit combinations. Because even when my creativity may be sleeping, I still want to feel great in what I am wearing. One of my favorite no-fail combinations is distressed jeans, a tee shirt, a blazer, and…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Blazers & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #186
It is almost time for the next edition of The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book and we would love for you all to join us! Nancy and I have chosen Blazers as the theme for September because they are the perfect layering option to transition into the cooler fall temperatures. So won’t you join us this month with some of your favorite (or least favorite) blazers whether they are silky or corduroy, velvet or plaid, paisley or striped, or just a classic black blazer that we all should own. Whether you love them or hate them, we want to see them! What is The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book? It is a monthly series that Nancy and I both publish…
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The Fab 40’s Traveled the World
“Everything I do, writing, touring, traveling, it all comes from the punk and hardcore attitude, from that expression – from being open to try things but relying on yourself, taking what you have into the battle and making of it what you will, hoping you can figure it out as you go. Make some sense of it.” Henry Rollins The Fab 40’s are returning after skipping our July post. We had some reorganization to do and the summer months spent in quarantine sort of left us all a bit overwhelmed. A break was necessary so we took it. The biggest change (or addition) to our group is that we have…
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Friday Favorites #7 & Link Up On the Edge #208
I am not certain why I started calling these random Friday posts Friday Favorites when I rarely share actual favorite things. I usually focus these posts on things I have watched or read. Sometimes I include things that we have eaten or recent purchases as well. But since I haven’t eaten much that is out of the ordinary and I haven’t purchased very many things either, I guess I will stick with the Friday Favorites theme and share whatever the heck I feel like sharing. So let’s get to it. Reading I finally finished A Brief History of Everything by Ken Wilber that I mentioned in my last Friday Favorites post.…
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Inspired by Jersey Girl, Texan Heart: Gearhead Gal
If you have been visiting my blog for any length of time then I am certain that you are already familiar with my badass blogging buddy Monica of Jersey Girl, Texan Heart. She and I host a monthly link party, Your Own Twist, where we invite you all to create an outfit around a chosen theme to showcase just how versatile and fun personal style can be. While you may know Monica from visiting my blog, you may not know all the great stuff about this fascinating and inspiring woman. Born and raised a Jersey girl, she spent a short time in Texas and fell in love with that great…
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What Does Sexy Mean? & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #185
The actual definition of sexy is a very simple one. According to Merriam Webster, sexy is defined as sexually suggestive or stimulating, erotic; generally attractive or interesting, appealing. As simple as the dictionary definition may be, the overall feeling of sexy is so much more complicated. Last week I shared a post about the importance of loving our bodies and while I struggle through cycles of both negative and positive body image, I really fight with the idea of being or feeling sexy. And I have to admit that compliments of the sort that imply sexiness make me really uncomfortable for some reason. I am not talking about feeling or…
