Outfits of the Day #ootd
I love to put together outfits. I find something calming and exciting in the process. And if I think I look good, I tend to feel great! Hopefully, you can find some inspiration here for feeling amazing in your own body.
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A Ray of Sunshine in a Hate-Filled World
If you are friends with me or follow me on Facebook, then you already know that I have been receiving some pretty nasty messages and comments in response to my post about the Presidential election. Toward the end of that post, I stated, “Also know that I guarantee that I will NOT respond to harsh and unkind words. So if you are looking for a debate or an argument, you will not be satisfied here.” Being a person who reserves my right to change my mind, I have done just that. I have changed my mind. And at the end of this post, you will find my response to the…
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My Religion: The Greatest Of These Is Love
I began a recent post My Response to the Presidential Election with the words “I am not a political person. Nor am I a religious person. But I am a passionate person.” The post then went on to discuss my political (or lack thereof) views. And the part about not being religious was just left hanging out there undiscussed. Not wanting to just leave it hanging there undiscussed, I figured now was as a good a time as any to share my religious views with you. They are quite similar to my political views. My feelings are this: if what you believe gets you through the day and the night…
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Spreading Kindness & Link Up On the Edge #22
“Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt “Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.” -Albert Schweitzer “Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.” -Barbara de Angelis “Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” -Scott Adams “The level of our success is limited only by our imagination…
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My Response to the Presidential Election
I am not a political person. Nor am I a religious person. But I am a passionate person. And I am an intelligent person. I am an optimist. I have opinions. And I sometimes pass judgments. For the most part, I will keep my judgments to myself. And I generally will only share my opinions when asked. I mind my own business and I stay out of the business of others. I do not like confrontation. But if pushed too far, I will engage. I am soft when the situation calls for it. I am hard when I need to be. I am compassionate, empathetic, kind, and understanding. I am…
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Styling a Kimono and a Poncho: Fashion Mia Collaboration
Finally, I am able to write my post on these two fabulous pieces that I was gifted from Fashion Mia in exchange for a review. At first I was hesitant in agreeing to a collaboration with Fashion Mia. The fact that they are based in China and knowing that their sizing runs much smaller than in the United States combined with being a size 14 woman, I was afraid that I would be unable to find something that would fit me. As I was choosing the items that I wanted to review, I focused on looser fitting, free size pieces like kimonos and ponchos. With the sizing issue, I really…
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Unexpected Blogging Break & Link Up On the Edge #21
I was forced to take an unexpected break from blogging this week…once again due to crazy unreliable technology. My computer, it seems, had come to the end of its life without warning. While I am not so very mournful over its demise (this particular laptop kind of sucked since day one), the price tag attached to replacing it (especially 7 weeks before Christmas) really did cause some pain. So after much research, advice and suggestions from friends and family, and tons of deliberation about which way to go, I decided to just be done with traditional laptops (which I have been replacing about every 2 years for the past decade) and…
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Easy Way to Mix Patterns: Add a Scarf
Pattern mixing has been trending in the fashion world for quite some time now and I know that there are probably a million posts already published about how to successfully mix prints. But I figured I would go ahead and share some of my tips anyway. But first let me tell you that other than a simple combination of polka dots with stripes, I do not think I would have dared to combine two contrasting patterns until I started blogging. Now I find that I do it quite frequently. And I kind of like it. Mixing unexpected patterns definitely adds lots of interest to an outfit. There are so many…
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5 More Life Lessons & Link Up On the Edge #20
In my last post When a Talker Runs Out of Things to Say, I mentioned that I currently am suffering from writer’s block. Unfortunately, it is quite the persistent bout with the block. So here are 5 more life lessons that I have learned along the way (numbers 6 through 10 from my original post), another fall outfit, and a link up. 1. I have learned that all romantic relationships will be the wrong ones until you find the right one. So know that with each failed relationship, you are that much closer to the right one. 2. I have learned that each person will handle and react to identical…
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When a Talker Runs Out of Things to Say, Some Lessons & A Fall Outfit
It surprises me how often I run out of things to say. Because I am a talker. Like the kind of talker who talks non-stop, for hours on end if you will listen, about anything and everything and sometimes even about nothing at all. I very rarely sit in silence…except when I am writing (but that is just another version of talking, isn’t it?). However, it seems that I often run out of things to talk about in my blog space. Yes, I do have a list of topics I want to address, but right now none of those topics are interesting enough to me. Even as I am attempting…
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Ivory Lace with Denim, An Apology & Link Up On the Edge #19
I love to pair feminine lace with a more masculine fabric like leather or denim. There is nothing more feminine than an ivory lace dress. There is nothing less feminine than slouchy ripped boyfriend jeans. Throw said dress over aforementioned jeans and it is a match made in sartorial heaven. I styled this particular outfit on a very cool day back in July, but I felt it was more appropriately shared during a warm spell in October. And yesterday, we had temperatures around 70 degrees, so the timing seems just right. Today is rainy and cooler and I was fully prepared to photograph my very autumnal outfit that I am…
