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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What It’s Like to Live in a Snow Globe
Who doesn’t love a pretty snow globe? A symbol of childhood, innocence, and the happiest days of our youth. With or without a music box, these glass spheres create a feeling of warm fuzzies all while sharing a cold winter weather scene. Created by glassblowers in France in the early 19th century as adjuncts to paperweights, these pieces eventually made their way to the United States and became popular collector’s items in the 1920’s. They have featured everything from movie scenes to tourist attractions and are a very common gift given to children even today. We have quite a few snow globes around our house and I know I have…
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The Struggle is Real & Link Up On the Edge #80
First, before I talk about the struggle, I want to introduce you all to Sherry of The Life of the Party who is co-hosting the link up with me today. If you don’t know Sherry, here is a brief introduction in her own words. “I started The Life of the Party as a way to document past parties for my children, family and close friends and it’s since morphed into a fashion and interior design and healthy lifestyle blog. I’m very passionate about design and find my brain constantly swimming with ideas of new and interesting color combinations and mixing of fabric textures and patterns. This blog has turned my passion…
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100th Thursday Moda Link Up with Ada & Target Giveaway
Today is a very special day for Ada of Elegance and Mommyhood! She is celebrating her 100th Thursday Moda Link Up post. To commemorate this blogging milestone, Ada has invited a bunch of her blogging besties to join her today for the biggest, grandest link up party in blogland! We are also giving away a $200 Target gift card! You can enter the giveaway below. For my outfit today, I completely shopped my closet. Everything has been hanging in my wardrobe for at least 6 months…and most of the pieces are from last winter. My vest and boots are both from Target…my favorite place for one stop shopping…where I can…
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4 Ways to Try a New Trend without Breaking the Bank
Let’s face it, fashion is as fickle as the weather. With every new season, we see new trends surfacing while older trends drift off into oblivion only to be resurrected into a modernized version of their original form two decades in the future. When the coolest fad from winter is eclipsed by the next fresh thing of spring, how do we possibly stay abreast of it all? And for the person who loves to stay fashionably en vogue with the ever changing trends, how can it be done without completely breaking the bank? *This is a sponsored post. This scarf was provided to me for purposes of this publication. As…
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Good Health is a Blessing…Are You Caring for Yours?
We women, especially those of us who blog, are constantly talking about bringing to light women’s topics that have previously been taboo. For example, I have openly discussed my issues with sex drive, menopause, and finding proper breast support in lingerie and loungewear. Many of us have discussed body image issues and being real and authentic and proud of all of our imperfections. Isn’t it time we also granted men this same opportunity? *This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. I have received no compensation in return for this publication. Hims is a company that is doing just that, opening the discussion around…
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Polka Dots, Unicorns, and Link Up On the Edge #79
So you all know from my post yesterday that I am currently obsessing over all things unicorn. And you should also know by now that I have always obsessed over all things polka dotted. So today, I am going to share with you my new polka dotted dress and unicorn iPhone case as well as a little round up fun quotes. (Yes, this is my way of saying I am completely overwhelmed right now so I am cheating and giving you quotes. Sometimes you just need to give yourself a break and take the easy way out and that is perfectly okay!) *This is a sponsored post. As always, all…
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How To Style a Kimono for Winter (Part 2)
While the snow often makes a beautiful backdrop for blog photos, when it starts to melt away we are left with gray slimy sludge which isn’t all that pretty. To make matters worse, it really is not conducive for preserving the quality of my shoes. I have to be honest here…I do wear these outfits in real life. I love clothing and fashion and the way it makes me feel. However, the one part of my outfits that may be a bit of a lie is my shoes. I style them with my outfit, take the photos, then sit at home with my shoes off…perching them ever so daintily in…
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How To Style a Kimono for Winter (Part 1) & Link Up On the Edge #78
“Colorful garments – ball gowns, kimonos, evening pajamas – made from yards upon yards of iridescent silk or velvet. I own an unjustifiable number of such outfits and jump at the chance to wear them. Against the etiquette about which I am otherwise all too conscious, I frequently, and unrepentantly, overdress for the occasion.” –Julia Glass *This is a sponsored post. This kimono was provided to me by Rosegal for purposes of my blog. As always, all thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. *Kimono: Tribal Argyle Printed Plus Size Maxi Robe Coat c/o Rosegal. If you followed my blog throughout this past summer, you already know about my love…
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Wear the Red on Your Pants Not on Your Skin This Winter & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #55
Okay. That might be the corniest blog post title ever in the history of blogging. I was trying to be clever and it simply didn’t work. But like I discussed the other day, sometimes you need to just a take a chance and see what happens. So there it is…my chance for today. My attempt at forcing two unlike things into one blog post. So if you haven’t already clicked away from my page shaking your head in dismay and silently saying, “This woman is odd. I’m outta here,” then keep reading and I will get to my point as quickly as I can. *This is not a sponsored post.…
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When You Go Outside Your Comfort Zone and Find Yourself…Uncomfortable
I am a huge proponent of pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone. Pretty much in any area of life. Great things happen out there. Wonderful opportunities and fabulous possibilities can be discovered just on the other side of where our comfort ends. And we can never find those things if we don’t occasionally dip our toes into that zone of discomfort. I have preached this concept time and again to athletes whom I have coached and to friends who are exploring major life changes as well as to people who just want to up their style game. *This is a sponsored post. This velvet turban was provided to me…
