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Where Bloggers Live: Favorite Furniture

Welcome to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live. It’s kind of like HGTV’s “Celebrities at Home,” but…Bloggers! Who doesn’t like to peek behind the scenes and see inside people’s homes? Every month a group of six bloggers share their work-spaces, homes, towns, and more! Before we start, let me just welcome
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ April 6, 2022

Well, THIS is not nearly as entertaining an outfit as it was in my mind’s eye. Maybe if the plaid shirt didn’t have the white lines in it? Why do I struggle so with “white in shirts”? Ha. Cuz I LOVE “a white shirt.” PLUS, this long-time reliable favorite merino wool top
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ April 5, 2022

Am I happiest in a button-down with a pull-over? Possibly. A cardigan has to be REALLY GOOD to beat out a pull-over for me. Like the (charcoal) grey one I’ve had for over a decade. I like saying that. That I’ve had an item of clothing for over a decade. I do
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ April 4, 2022

I was happy with my Monday outfit. I needed easy, comfy, cozy, and to feel like me. I was dreading the day a bit, but…at least I was comfortable. I LOVE charcoal grey. My father had a cashmere cardigan almost this exact color. I still have it. He died in 1982 and
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ April 1, 2022

I think I’m covering it well in the photo but I AM CRANKY. Aggravated and agitated. Ugh. Other than for food, I do not plan to leave the building this weekend. I just want to hide out here where it’s safe and quiet and I can do what *I* want, they way
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ March 31, 2022

Is she EVER going to pick up all that mess on the floor?? Ha. Here’s how things go: My garment rack is stuffed full of ebay clothes…when I’ve sold some stuff off and made some room on the garment rack, I can open up a big plastic tub of clothes and start
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ March 29, 2022

Uhm. Okay. It’s fine. I like the palette in theory. I like light grey sweaters in THEORY. But once I put them ON…I’m never happy with them. I do like the low contrast of the light grey with the faded chambray blue and the light-ish wash jeans. This sweater is also a
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What I’ve Bought in the Past Six Months

Not much! Ha ha. I think fall 2019 was the height of my purchasing. I spent so much that November that I scared myself a little. It’s taken me too long to get OUT of debt, I can’t be sliding back into that pit so easily. But I started being more mindful
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ March 28, 2022

Hey Mother Nature, whatcha doin’?? 60 one day, 20 the next. So I’m back in turtleneck and under-layers. I’m drawing a blank on when I got this turtleneck. I had the blog and I was living in the apartment in Brentwood but it was before the cancer year…so 2016? I can usually
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ March 25, 2022

Have I worn all my plaid shirts this week? Who knew I would end up loving plaid shirts so much! They were such a “boyfriend shirt” back in the 70s when I, well, had boyfriends, ha ha. My favorites were the ones with snaps. I called them kiddy snaps. Cuz they were
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ March 24, 2022

Oh, hello. Welcome to Day Four of I’M ON FIRE THIS WEEK WITH OUTFITS THAT I LOVE BUT NO ONE ELSE WOULD NOTICE IF I WASN’T PLASTERING MYSELF ALL OVER THE INTERNET SAYING HEY LOOK AT ME. But *I* like them. So, WIN. Red Plaid + Taupe = Yes. Red Plaid +
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ March 23, 2022

I had to put on clothes. So I put on these clothes. Ha. FEELING. SO. UNINSPIRED. Which is exactly the time that I am most grateful for tried-and-true favorites. Like yesterday, I like each item in this outfit and I like them all together. I like the chambray blue with the black.
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ March 22, 2022

Today was a lot of daying. I would like less daying tomorrow. Please and thank you. At least I liked what I was wearing. But…this is one of those outfits that because like it so much, whenever I consider it, I think, oh, no, I wear that too much…so I end up NEVER
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ March 21, 2022

I’m at that point in the season where every time I look at the clothes hanging in my closet I am just so uninspired and don’t want to wear ANY of them. That’s a lie. I’d wear the black plaid flannel and one of the blue chambray button-downs every day if I
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ March 18, 2022

Annnnd the day began with…a flat tire. Yes, another one! Flat tires are my destiny. Headstone Idea #187: Here’s Where The Flat Tires Stop. ANYWHO…today in a meeting with my supervisor and a colleague, all of a sudden S stops and goes, “Bettye!” (I was like ruh-roh) “I just noticed there’s a
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ March 17, 2022

Happy St Patrick’s Day! I know I am part Irish, at least I think I am! Ha. But a small part, like way way back. But on St. Patrick’s Day isn’t EVERYONE Irish?? So, I got the wearing’o’the green. I really wanted to wear my swooshy green and white polka dot dress
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The One Where I Went to a Korean Spa: Body Scrub Edition

When I was in California my cousin took me on a terrifying unique adventure. We went to a Korean spa for body scrubs. Sounds delightful, right?? A gentle rubdown with scented scrubs and luxurious lotions? IT’S NOT THAT. “Seshin” is an intense Korean cleaning process that entails soaking in hot water then
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ March 15, 2022

Shot outside today for the first time since they cut my (MY) little trees down on the hill. Still sad. I’m not in love with this overall dealie. I’m feeling tired and lazy and unimaginative. I like the blue chambray with the green cardigan. The color of the cardigan has a cool
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ 3.14.22

After the week away, I’m struggling with re-entry into LIFE. But I managed to get showered and dressed this morning and to work on time (more or less). I don’t think I’ve worn this plaid button-down with this grey cardigan before…and I really like them together. I’d been waiting to wear them
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