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My Writing Life & Link Up On the Edge #138
For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by words. The way we can create the most vivid images by stringing together the perfect combination of adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and verbs. I always found peaceful escape in reading books when I was younger. I remember hiding away from the world with my face in a book, living in fantasies that were far removed from the reality in which I existed. It was a beautiful thing. When I was in grade school and the teachers asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”, my answers always involved something literary from writer and poet to editor…
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Inspired by Passion Fruit, Paws and Peonies & Link Up On the Edge #137
I know. I know. You are all probably so tired of seeing my snowy photos. Unfortunately, I still have a lot of them to use up before it is even warm enough for me to begin sharing Spring fashions. So please bear with me. I have no control over the weather and I live in a place where it is Winter 11 months out if the year! But today, I have taken some inspiration from my dear blogging friend Maria of Passion Fruit, Paws and Peonies and have styled a lightweight dress for a wintry day. Granted, Maria shared her post, How to Use a Summer Dress in Winter, a…
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The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book:Long Cardigans & Link Up On the Edge #136
Welcome to The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book! Welcome! This is The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book. Over a year ago, Nancy and I started The Bad Buy Book, a monthly series about our worst purchases. It was a lot of fun to do and we both learned something from it, too! Nancy learned that off-white against her face is not the most flattering color. And I learned that I have a serious problem resisting a good thrift shop find when it comes to pieces that fit “good enough” but “not quite right.” However, after running that series for a year, we decided to change it a bit. For this series, you can choose whether you want to…
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Life’s Great Paradox: The Ambiguity of Time with Jord Watches & Link Up On the Edge #135
I find myself pondering the anomaly of time lately. At nearly 45 years old, right in the middle of my life (based, of course, on the current life expectancy of 78 years for an American woman), I often experience this strange sensation of inconsistency as I hear myself saying, “Life is short, live it well,” followed quickly by, “You have all the time in the world to get things done. Take your time and do it right.” And it makes me question, which is it? Do we have all the time in the world? I guess, sometimes we do. And then we see lives ended abruptly due to tragic events,…
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Inspired by Monica and Ewa: Poncho Love & Link Up On the Edge #134
Happy Friday, my friends! I have to say I am getting seriously bored and frustrated with the Winter weather now. I’m cold and there is always snow on the ground. And at this point in the season, the snow is all mucky and black and splotchy and just plain old gross! Although just the other day, we did get a fresh new coating of clean snow…again. It will be all icky in a day or two. But complaining about the weather really is quite fruitless. It brings me no joy and it changes nothing. So I’ll stop there and move on to sharing with you another outfit inspired by some…
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My Bipolar Life & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #109
Oh dear. Here I am again sitting in an ugly cycle of Bipolar. I hate to share that information in this space where my goal is to keep things light and happy. But another mission of my blog is to be transparent and raw and real as well. Bipolar Disorder sucks. Plain and simple. There is nothing glamorous about it. Even when it is controlled, episodes still occur. And. It. Just. Sucks. I can’t even be eloquent about it. I can share a very helpful resource, however, if you find yourself stuck in a bad place…visit BetterHelp.com. Afte decades of dealing with this disorder and years and years of introspective…
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Inspired by Doused in Pink: Olive Jeans & Link Up On the Edge #131
As this winter and the crummy weather continue on, it gets more and more difficult to get creative with my wardrobe. I am one who truly believes that every day is a special occasion for which we should get up, dress up, and show up with a smile. I mean, we have to get dressed every time we walk out into the world anyway, so why not feel great in your clothes? But as the snow continues to pummel us here in the North Country, followed by rain, followed by an ice storm, followed by a weather forecast that includes more snow for 6 of the next 9 days, I…
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Inspired by I Do deClaire: Leggings Outfit & Link Up On the Edge #130
I wanted to share my inspired look yesterday on the blog, but life just seemed to get away from me. We are snowed in. Again. And while my intention was to take advantage of the unexpected free time at home and catch up on some writing, I decided instead to take a nap, drink some wine, and make homemade pirogies with my neighbor. As it turns out, that was much better for my soul than writing at that moment. A mere 24 hours later, I find myself snowed in. Again. As the second wave of blizzardy conditions is pummeling us into oblivion. Since I have nothing else to write about,…
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My New Cowgirl Boots & Link Up On the Edge #129
Back in November, the Fab 40’s took on Western wear and we were all outside of our comfort zones. But it seems when I was pushed outside of my comfort zone into the realm of cowgirl style, I kind of liked it there. And as the universe works in her weird magical ways, shortly after that post, I spotted these Durango cowgirl boots on clearance in DSW. I really liked the distressed look about them, but I wasn’t all that thrilled with the shaft height as it hits me right at the widest part of my calves. When choosing boots, you should look for ones that hit at the thinnest…
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Organic Pain Relief with White Cedar Extracts & Link Up On the Edge #128
I am sure many of you have heard about the newest trend in organic pain, stress, and anxiety relief with CBD oils. I have been reading about the medicinal benefits of these extracts derived from hemp plants for some time but never really went too deep into investigating it. Until White Cedar Naturals reached out to me asking if I would be willing to try their Organic Full-Spectrum Hemp Extract Oil. Before I agreed, I decided now was a good time to research the benefits as well as the side effects of using these oils for things such as pain relief, anxiety, stress, and sleep. What I discovered was not…
