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Sustainable Scandinavian Gallery Wall from Poster Store & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #235
When it comes to interior design and home decor, I am the absolute worst. It’s not that I don’t have an eye for things that are aesthetically pleasing. And I definitely have the ability to create magnificent color and print combinations…in my wardrobe. But when it comes time to decorate my home, I simply get too overwhelmed with the available choices that I end up doing nothing at all. Enter Poster Store with their extensive collection of beautiful prints on sustainably produced high quality paper and their selection of gorgeous wood and metal frames in a variety of sizes to fit any poster that they offer. When Poster Store reached…
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Family Trip to Niagara Falls with Trendhim & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #234
I promised last week this post was coming after I shared the first day of our family weekend trip to Buffalo, New York, to experience Jurassic Quest. The following day, we had a leisurely morning, waking when we pleased, enjoying breakfast at the hotel, and then we packed up, checked out, and headed to Niagara Falls which was about a 20 minute drive from the hotel. Jeff and the boys were so excited about seeing the falls. None of them had ever witnessed the magnitude of this natural wonder of the world. I was very excited to be with them to witness their reactions to the astounding beauty of what…
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Style Imitating Art with Ever Pretty: Girl in Rose and Gray. Miss Carmel White by Robert Henri & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #233
About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks, Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, and Terri of Meadowtree Style. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as curator, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the curator by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the curator will share all of the submissions on her blog. You do…
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Feeling Ever Pretty: One Little White Dress Styled Three Ways & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #232
It has been quite a while since I have had any occasion to style a fancy dress. So when Ever Pretty reached out to me to review a few of their special occasion dresses, I figured right now is the perfect occasion to wear a fancy dress. A bit about Ever Pretty: Anna Shi, CEO and co-founder of Ever Pretty, had a vision of enhancing women’s fashion globally by producing exquisite, high quality special occasion dresses for women of every style and shape to have a selection of apparel that makes them look and feel as amazing and unique as we all are. The company began in 2005 offering beautiful dress…
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Affirmations for Creativity and Sensuality & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #231
I am super late with getting today’s post published because Sunday night I stayed up way too late engaging in some intensely physical pleasures of the carnal nature. It was well worth the sleep deprivation, but my mind and body were so exhausted yesterday that putting articulate words onto a page was nearly impossible so I didn’t even try. On Friday, I shared a post about the solar plexus chakra work I had done through yoga practice and the responses were so wonderful that I thought I would continue with the other chakras. I have been following Yoga with Kassandra and her yin yoga series for chakra alignment. Since sex…
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Patriotic in Pink & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #230
I know it’s a little late for sharing a patriotic outfit, but this is exactly what I wore for our lazy 4th of July celebration at home this past weekend. Since we had planned to just spend the day hanging around the house, I didn’t put much effort into my outfit but I still wanted to feel festive for our Independence Day. I found this cute LC by Lauren Conrad tee shirt on clearance at Kohl’s a few months back for less than $5 and I snagged it for exactly this purpose. I love the fun little stars and stripes popsicles for some whimsical summer vibes with a splash of…
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My Favorite Summer Dress & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #229
My favorite summer dress is a few years old and I have never shared it on the blog before now. I picked up this black and white tie dye sundress when I worked in my local consignment shop a few years ago. I honestly cannot even remember when I worked there…all the days, weeks, months, and years really do start to blend together the older I get and the more pot I smoke! If I am not mistaken, I worked there for the duration of the school year when Ralphie was in kindergarten and Archie was in second grade. That would have been 2018-2019. Now Ralph will be entering 3rd…
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A Very Special Souvenir Scarf, the Best Pants Ever & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #228
As much as I love a weekend getaway to unplug and refresh my soul, the mad scramble to catch back up with life’s demands is something that my soul could do without. I always feel like I need a vacation after my vacation to help me ease back into the daily grind. As I am sitting here in the early hours of the morning, which is usually my best time for writing, I seem to be tripping over each and every word as I try to get something typed onto the page. Perhaps I should drink more coffee before I continue. Or maybe I should just blame Mercury in its…
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Style Imitating Art: Heather, Sweet Peas and Butterfly by Anonymous & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #227
About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks, Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, and Terri of Meadowtree Style. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as curator, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the curator by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the curator will share all of the submissions on her blog. You do…
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The Beauty in Strangeness & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #226
“There is no exquisite beauty… without some strangeness in the proportion.” Edgar Allen Poe This famous Edgar Allen Poe quote has been truncated to the shortened version on my tee shirt and, for some reason, it carries a bit more punch when it says, “There is no beauty without some strangeness.” Yet strangeness is a thing that makes many people cringe and run away in fear. I, on the other, find myself drawn to strangeness in very powerful and profound ways. I was having a little thinking session on a long drive the other day and it occurred to me that I have always struggled with conformity of any sort.…
