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Channeling Blossom & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #183
I am back from my blogging break and channeling some Blossom vibes with an outfit that I shot back on a really cool day in mid-June. It seemed like the perfect occasion to finally share this outfit as we start looking forward to the transitional fall weather and back to school styles. Although I imagine back to school styles are probably going to look a lot like loungewear this school year since many children and college students will be receiving remote education rather than learning in physical classrooms. Another reason to share this outfit is that I haven’t taken any outfit photos since July 20. I have gotten dressed but…
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An Exercise in Self Confidence & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #182
Whenever I look in the mirror or at photographs of myself, the very first thing I see are the flaws. Every single one of them. It is where my eye and my mind go immediately. The focus is on all the negative. With 46 years of mileage on this body of mine, there are a lot of flaws to draw my attention. Believe me. I know. I have studied myself in thorough detail over the years. I know every oversized pore, every mole, every scar, every stretch mark, every stray hair that pops up in the same place on my chin within a few days of me extricating it with…
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What to Wear Star Gazing & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #181
I just revealed myself as a space geek in yesterday’s post, Looking for Neowise, so today I thought it might be fun to share the perfect star gazing outfit to provide a bit of inspiration for other space geek fashionistas who may be reading. Actually, this outfit was not specifically chosen for star gazing and comet seeking, it just happened to be the outfit I wore the day we went to look for Neowise. It is an outfit that I have worn at least once a week since the summer temperatures arrived and I only just now got around to taking photographs of it. I have definitely been on a…
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Little White Dress Take 2 & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #180
Yesterday I shared this same little white dress styled with a velvet burnout kimono. During the same photoshoot, I wanted to show a second way that you could style the same exact dress. This time, I switched out the floral kimono for a sueded reversible ruana and a reversible obi belt. I chose the brown sides of both the ruana and belt because they matched my boots. But now I am wondering how differently this outfit would look with the belt on the black side and ruana on the rust colored side. Or the belt on top of the ruana. Hmmm. Perhaps I have some ideas brewing. What to do?…
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Organic Aromas Giveaway & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #179
I am super excited to share my new Explorer Aromatherapy Diffuser Kit from Organic Aromas with you all. I received my kit a few weeks ago and I have used my diffuser nearly every day since then. Not only I am really impressed with the features of the nebulizing diffuser, but the selection of essential oils that came with this kit are all so great as well. The pretty wooden storage box comes filled with six 0.3 ounce bottles of Organic Aromas essential oils: Rosemary, Lavender, Sweet Orange, and Peppermint as well as their Purity and Energy essential oil blends. The kit also includes an additional 0.17 ounce bottle of…
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The True West: Children’s Book Review & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #178
How much do we really know about the prominent characters who were instrumental in settling the American West? More importantly, how many of us realize that many of the renowned figures from the American West were women and minorities? Historians have estimated that 1 in 4 cowboys during the settling of the Wild West were black, latino, Native American, or women. So why have their powerful and inspiring stories not been given the same amount of attention as the white European men who also played an enormous role in settling the American West? Well, you don’t have to answer that last question because I am certain we all know the…
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No One is Listening & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #177
I feel like no one is listening. I feel like everyone just wants their own voice to be heard. I feel like we are all just screaming at each other. And the result is completely ineffective communication. How can we possibly view an issue from all angles and make appropriate considerations that will result in successful changes if we are so unwilling to even hear what anyone else has to say? Changes happen on a million different levels. From within ourselves which is then filtered down to our children and extended out to our personal networks. Change will grow from there. Outward, upward, downward, and inward. When we patiently and…
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The Meaning and Purpose of Life & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #176
Sunday, January 23, 2005. 11:11 p.m. I was reading The Heart of Philosophy by Jacob Needleman and I wrote a journal entry in response to it. But first, I need to set the stage… I was revisiting this journal from 15 years ago and what I found was an abundance of quotes jotted down from whatever books I was reading at the time. I followed a very strict and unwavering pattern in these entries. First, I would write the title and author of the book. Then when something would strike me from within the pages of that book, I would also write that down. Every time I wrote a quote…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Formal Wear & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #175
Last month’s Good Buy/Good-Bye Book was so much fun featuring pre-loved items. I want to thank all of the amazing ladies who joined us! Keep in mind that you are always welcome to share your pre-loved items for any theme that we feature here. But we are shifting gears in a very dramatic fashion for June’s theme. Formal wear is what we are looking for this month. You can submit any outfit or outfit pieces that would be appropriate for any type of formal, semi-formal, or dressy event. You absolutely do not have to get all dressed up and take new photos to submit, just send us pictures of your…
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Seeking Redemption & SpreadTheKindness Link Up #174
Today is a day that I will be seeking redemption…all day long. You see, between losing all track of the days in quarantine and then suffering from a severe abdominal issue yesterday (which turned out to be nothing more than really bad gas), I completely and totally forgot today was Jeff’s birthday. We woke as normal, went through all the normal morning routines, I kissed him good-bye as he left for work, and about an hour later I looked at the calendar and I gasped. And I cursed. A lot. And I sent off a hasty text message which could in no way make up for my oversight. The guilt…
