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Songful Style | “All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #651
Are you ready for the next song choice to musically inspire your style? I am! So here we go… About Songful Style Songful Style is an ageless style challenge series hosted by Suzy of The Grey Brunette, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, Marsha of Marsha in the Middle, and Michelle of Funky Fashion Style. Each month we will share a song with the lyrics and video and we invite you to use whatever aspect of the song that inspires you to create an outfit. It is similar to Style Imitating Art where we use artwork to inspire our outfit creations. Except Songful Style gives you lyrics, music, video, and album artwork to inspire your fashion creativity.…
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Because I’m Here and I Can & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #650
Last weekend, I went to see Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, the new movie based on Judy Blume’s 1970 award winning coming of age novel. It was a fantastic movie that made me laugh, cry, and wax nostalgic. If you are a woman of a certain age who grew up in America, then you probably know this novel and would really enjoy this film. I do love a story that pushes the boundaries of appropriate and apparently discussing our periods and our boobs and sexual desires was and still is highly inappropriate in our puritanical world. A world that seems okay with violence but not at all okay…
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Date Night with the Dead & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #649
Jeff and I had a long overdue date night two weeks ago when the in-laws were here to visit for Easter and Spring Break. We took advantage of the overnight childcare and headed off to Funk ’n Waffles in Syracuse for their weekly Dead Night. We learned of this Monday night ritual when we went to see our dear friends of Fireside Collective perform at this venue a few months ago. It’s a really tiny, dark, and dingy bar that is attached to a waffle eatery with just a big black curtain separating the two sides. You are welcome to grab some waffles and eat them in the bar area…
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If Yesterday Were a Fish…& #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #648
If yesterday were a fish, I would have definitely thrown it right back into the waters from whence it came. Not because I felt bad for the fish. Rather because the fish was super stinky. Not the kind of fish anyone would want to keep. It was one of those days that began in a melancholic way from recently received sad news. And then it seemed to spiral from there. Nothing terrible. Just a series of tiny little annoyances all throughout the day. The sad news delayed my post for yesterday’s Your Own Twist All Zipped Up post. When I finally sat down in my fabulous new living room to…
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Songful Style | “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #647
It’s time to get musically inspired once again! About Songful Style Songful Style is an ageless style challenge series hosted by Suzy of The Grey Brunette, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, Marsha of Marsha in the Middle, and Michelle of Funky Fashion Style. Each month we will share a song with the lyrics and video and we invite you to use whatever aspect of the song that inspires you to create an outfit. It is similar to Style Imitating Art where we use artwork to inspire our outfit creations. Except Songful Style gives you lyrics, music, video, and album artwork to inspire your fashion creativity. You may even find inspiration in a memory triggered by the…
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The Power of Paint: My Gypsy Living Room & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #646
I finally (almost) finished my living room makeover! Although I did want to wait until it was totally complete to share photos, it may not ever be totally complete so now is the time. This first stage of the makeover really was just about the power of paint and how a fresh coat of a new color can dramatically change the whole vibe of a room. My living room went from boring old neutrals (like my dining room) to beautifully tranquil shades of teal. The colors I used are Gypsy Teal (close to Bay Teal) for the fireplace, the accent wall, and the built-in bookcases, Sea Breath for the other…
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Radical Ralphie Turns Ten & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #645
My second born child has reached that double digit milestone birthday of a decade and I feel like it has left my head spinning a little bit wondering how ten years could have zipped by so quickly. In just a few short months, he will complete his 4th grade year and move onto middle school. Middle school ages are so weird for everyone involved, aren’t they? It is the age when puberty begins its long slow torment on pre-teens and their parents. And I am unlucky enough to be right in the midst of menopausal chaos just as my children are entering the most hormonally volatile stage of their young…
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Pink Plaid Poncho & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #644
I have been wanting to share my pink plaid poncho that my mother-in-law gave to me for Christmas since, well, Christmas. In fact, I was so eager to share it that I styled and photographed it on New Year’s Day and then life got crazy and I never got around to posting it. But that’s okay because the outfit and not-so-snowy background of these photos are much more appropriate now that the spring equinox has occurred. Ironically, there is much more snow on the ground today than there was on January 1. And we have more to come according to the 10 day forecast. So if you were looking for…
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Songful Style | “Sweet Baby James” by James Taylor & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #643
It is time for another song to inspire another outfit and you are invited to play along on March 27, 2023, with your own sartorial interpretations of the this month’s song pick. I am a day later than I had hoped sharing this (I have been painting my living room), so let’s get right to it. About Songful Style Songful Style is an ageless style challenge series hosted by Suzy of The Grey Brunette, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, Marsha of Marsha in the Middle, and Michelle of Funky Fashion Style. Each month we will share a song with the lyrics and video and we invite you to use whatever aspect of the song…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Combat Pants & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #641
For March’s Good Buy/Good-Bye Book, we are inviting you to share with us your favorite (or least favorite) Combat Pants, also called Cargo or Utility Pants. I suppose if you have cargo shorts, those would work as well. And maybe even camouflage bottoms without the cargo pockets. As you know, our rules aren’t strict. We just want you to join us for some dress up fun! What is The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book? The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book is a monthly series hosted by Nancy of Nancy’s Fashion Style and myself. Every month, we invite you to share a photo or two of your Good (or Bad) Buy items that fit the stated theme. We ask that…
