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Fall Fashion with Rosegal & Your Own Twist Link Up #12
The shift in seasons signifies so much more than just a change in weather. Seasonal changes are reflections of life and the necessary cycles that come with it. In Fall, we celebrate new beginnings with the start of the school year. We celebrate friends and family with the coming of the holidays. We celebrate abundance with the autumn harvest. We celebrate the earth as she begins her slow descent into the frozen hibernation of the Winter months whereby rest is granted in preparation for new life to emerge in Spring. Every season is significant in its own special way. Every season is important in the endless cycle of life. The…
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The Sunday Afternoon Quarterback #3: An Ugly Win is Still a Win
#13 Penn State Nittany Lions 17 – Pittsburgh Panthers 10 One hundred and twenty-six years of rivalry ended on a rainy day in Beaver Stadium with Penn State clawing, biting, and scratching their way to a 17-10 victory over their bitter in-state rival Pittsburgh. This was the 100th meeting between the two teams and on a lightning delayed rainy day in State College, Penn State will hold the series lead 53-43-4 for the foreseeable future. There are currently no scheduled games between these two teams after the current four game series wrapped up on Saturday. Penn State would go 3-1 against Pitt during the four game series winning the last three. Pitt’s only victory…
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Fashom Style Subscription Box Review #1
I am sure by now many of you are familiar with styling subscription services. Stitch Fix hit the scene about 8 years ago and then it seems that many new styling services started following suit. I sort of ignored the whole idea of a styling subscription service, being quite content with my own ability to style myself. I started paying attention when Gwynnie Bee, a subscription service that specializes in plus size clothing, started making its rounds into my pop up ads. But still I didn’t have much interest in such a service. Many fashion bloggers were reviewing all sorts of subscription box services extending beyond style and fashion. I…
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Painting the World in Tie Dye with Sherri’s Shirts & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #139
Did you know tie dye was trending? It seems kind of odd calling tie dye a trend when it has been a classic garment in American culture since the 1960’s. However, it has been around in the States since as early as the 1920’s and remained popular through the Depression era as people used tie dying techniques to redecorate their homes by refreshing old fabrics into new and unique pieces. But it dates even further back than that as a classic method of dying clothing in Ancient Asia. As far back as 6th century India, tie dye techniques were used to color fabrics for garments and this dying process is…
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Getting Ready for Fall with Rosegal
It’s no secret that I love all shades of green, but there is a special place in my fashion loving heart for all things olive green. For as long as I can remember. It is the traditional base color in camouflage, which is also a life-long love. Olive green also represents the traditional color of peace. When combined with shades of blue, there is a strong representation of nature as well as new growth of the forest and of water. While most people strongly associate Spring with growth and rebirth, for me, Fall has always carried a significant life changing force that touches me somewhere deep inside my soul and…
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The Sunday Afternoon Quarterback #2: Second Half Surge
No ranting about polyamory this week, but if you would like to read more about it, I just shared an article on Medium titled 5 Absurd Myths About Consensual Non Monogamy. Turning it over to Jeff now! #15 Penn State Nittany Lions 45 – Buffalo Bulls 13 After last week’s long Saturday at Penn State, I was extremely happy to be watching college football in the comfortable confines of my living room this week. Not to mention, I would also be able to follow more games outside of my ESPN app. Quite a few games captured my interest yesterday beginning with Army versus Michigan, Clemson versus Texas A.M., LSU versus…
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The Benefits and Detriments of Contributed Content & Link Up On the Edge #161
I have been struggling recently with the whole idea of accepting contributed content on my blog. When I first began this journey four years ago, blogging was merely a hobby and a creative outlet for me to share my personal stories and my personal style. But it has evolved into something that I am so passionate about that I recently quit my actual paying job in order to focus more time and attention on writing and developing this space into one that could actually sustain me financially as well. This word count tool is helpful in tracking how much I am actually writing to determine how much I can be…
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Inspired by A Blonde’s Moment: Green Summer Dress
I know everyone is getting in the mood for all the Fall stuff like sweaters and jeans, boots and jackets, football and pumpkin spice things. However, we do still have a few more weeks of summer remaining and where I live if you don’t embrace these final warm days, you’re just kind of silly. Because once the Autumn Equinox arrives here, the temperatures will drop quickly and before you know it, I will be buried in snow once again. For a very long and cold six to eight months. So before I delve deep into Fall fashion (which is my absolute favorite, by the way), I have this green summer…
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Embracing the Tights Trend for Fall & Link Up On the Edge #160
After four years of blogging in the style niche, you would think that I would pay more attention to fashion trends as they come and go. But honestly, I have always just worn what I like regardless of trends. Granted, when a certain style is on trend, it is much easier to find in stores. But I hold onto most things in my closet even when they drift out of fashion because they will always cycle back around. Fashion is fickle that way. Certain styles go through mild metamorphoses over the course of a few years before they fade into the What Not To Wear abyss. They rest out of…
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Inspired by Vintage Style Files: Parasol Trend
I can often be complicated. But I am easy to please. My brain can go traveling on complex railways without a driver. Sometimes, I enjoy letting go of the wheel and allowing it to wander at its own whim. Other times, I can turn into a raging control freak. I wax and wane between two opposite poles and very seldom settle somewhere in the middle. I am a dichotomy of contradictory thoughts and emotions. Shifting and changing with every tide, my mood depending on the haphazard collection of trinkets that may wash up on the shore. The paradox of life, of humanness, reigns strong inside of me. I ponder and…