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Friday Favorites #5 & Link Up On the Edge #192
I just realized that I haven’t shared a Friday Favorites post in over a month. This has given me plenty of time to accumulate a list of some new favorite things to share with you. First, can we talk about menopause for a moment? Where does all the freaking facial fuzz come from? Is it the multivitamins that I need to take to manage the unsavory menopausal symptoms or is it the menopause itself? And why did the hair growth on my legs slow down so much in midlife (I am not complaining about that) while the hair on my face seems to grow faster than a chia pet? It…
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Smile Brilliant: Use Your Smile to Change the World & Link Up On the Edge #191
“Use your smile to change the world; don’t let the world change your smile.” Chinese Proverb *This is a collaborative post with Smile Brilliant. The at home teeth whitening system was provided to me for purposes of this review. As always, all thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. We are living in very difficult times at the moment, but that doesn’t mean we should allow the challenges that face us to change who we are. We should try our very best to rise above the chaos, maintain our positive outlooks, and smile through it all. For when times get dark, sometimes a smile is the best way to brighten…
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Watching and Wearing 1 & Link Up On the Edge #190
In yesterday’s post, I admitted to my lack of motivation in getting dressed these days, opting mostly for sweatpants and leggings. On the rare occasion, I will put together a dressier outfit that lasts for the duration of a photoshoot before I am promptly snuggled back up in my comfy clothes, generally braless. Seriously, I cannot stand my bras these days. I am hyper aware of their existence around my body and I can only tolerate it until about noon. At which point, a fly on the wall would bear witness to me doing that old pulling out the bra through the sleeve trick. You know, the lazy way to…
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A Guide to Creating Your Personal Style & Link Up On the Edge #188
*Guest post by Isabella Goode. Style can be difficult to master for some people and that is okay if it doesn’t always come easy to you. We do not all have an eye for style or design, but that doesn’t mean we can’t make a change. Defining your style can be both confusing and scary and that is why we are going to look at some tips that can help you on the way. Build a Wardrobe Most fashion consultants advise that you have basic wardrobe pieces such as jeans, t-shirts, and other casual staples as well as investment pieces like blazers, skirts and more classic items. These pieces will…
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Friday Favorites 4 & Link Up On the Edge #187
Here we are on day I-don’t-even-know of world quarantine. In the interest of staying positive, I am going to share some of my favorite things. While many people may be experiencing extra down time at home, I actually have much less down time with staying on track with my own writing and blogging goals and home schooling my children. My silly little guys were under the impression that they were getting a 5 week vacation. Little did they know that mom and dad can be hard asses when we want to be! Actually, we aren’t being all that hard, but we are implementing structured days that consist of morning yoga,…
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Journey into the Weekend & Link Up On the Edge #186
Y’all know I don’t often do straight up “what I am wearing” type of posts. But I have been trying my hand at some seriously deep thinking and philosophical writing this week that my mind might be too exhausted for sharing anything deep today. You will have to check out my profile on Medium to see some of the other things I have been writing. In case you don’t already know this little fact about me, I have my bachelors degree in Philosophy. I also majored in English with a minor in Religious Studies. I share this information because it evidences the fact that I have always had a passion…
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Pantyhose That Don’t Suck: Sheertex Opaque Tights Review & Link Up On the Edge #185
You know how I love my tights. I would wear them all year round if the temperatures stayed mild enough on both ends of the seasonal spectrum. I love the way they feel. I love the way they make my legs look. I love the way they erase all the little blemishes and dimples that appear on these 45 year old limbs. I love the way they accentuate that curve of the calf and the way they highlight the contour of the thigh. But there are a few things that I don’t love about tights. I don’t love if they are too tight or too loose around the waist. There…
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Festival Season is Coming & Link Up On the Edge #184
Y’all know that last summer was My Bluegrass Summer and I had the best time ever being introduced into the Bluegrass community. I made so many great friends and discovered so much amazing music that I cannot wait for this year’s festival season to kick off. While I will only to be able to attend a few due to budget and time constraints, there are so many great music festivals coming this summer that are within driving distance for this road tripping girl. As I was scoping around the internet to develop a basic plan for my festival travels this season, I figured why not share some of it with…
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Winter Break & Link Up On the Edge #183
Every year during the week of President’s Day, my kids have a winter break from school. I am realizing that this is sort of unique to Northern New York as most other school districts only have Christmas break and Spring break. When you add in this third long break during the school year, the end result is that my kids don’t finish for the summer until the very last week of June. However, I have to say that I don’t mind this mid-winter recess because winters here in the North Country are long and cold and those old winter blues begin to take hold some time around Thanksgiving (yes, before…
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Eggplant Inspiration & Link Up On the Edge #182
I know I talk about inspiration often, probably too often, but I guess it is our inspiration that gets us out of bed in the morning, pushes us to be creative, pulls at us to make a statement, motivates us to do things, something, anything. It could be as simple as what you are going to wear today. It could be something as monumental as how you plan on changing the world. Whatever it is, we find our inspiration all around us and sometimes in the very unlikeliest of places. Like produce. You know, fruits and vegetables. Now I suppose if you are inspired to create a new recipe from…
