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Week in Review: Week 294: Part 2: The Trip

My apologies. Part 2 could practically have Part A and Part B. This week was a LOT. Feel free to read half now and half later. Or just go have a doughnut and skip the whole thing, ha ha. WEDNESDAY, NOV 24 So. As you read in Part 1, I took little
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Nov 21-Dec 3

This is two partial weeks combined, starting the weekend before Thanksgiving. I didn’t do any OOTDs while I was away. SATURDAY Gotta stay in today and clean and do trip-prep. Just running out for breakfast so….clothes. This is cozy on top…a little cool on the bottom, I’m craving thick warm cozy fleece
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Week in Review: Week 294: Part 1: Jane

AKA: The Week That Grabbed Me By the Throat and Slammed Me Down on the Ground a Bunch of Times…and Then Air-Lifted Me to Another World It’s just too much for one post…and I’m still gathering my thoughts of the past week…so this is Part 1. The “slam me on the ground”
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Week in Review: Week 293

Aiming for a quiet, structured week this week. Let’s see how that goes! MONDAY Went back to work today after vacation. A moment of silence, please. A friend reminded me that a few weeks (months? I have no concept of time anymore) ago I was on a good schedule of doing some
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day: Nov 15-19, 2021

I guess I’m back. I took a mental health break while on vacation last week…PLUS had hair trauma after my unfortunate haircut and just wanted to wear a paper bag over my head. I kind of still do but…I had to come back to work…and wear something other than the two outfits
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Week in Review: Week 292: Vacation Edition

MONDAY A piddly, indoor, study, internet rabbit hole day, with a break for the tutor from 6-7pm then watched the end of a so-so kdrama (yes, there are so-so ones). TUESDAY     Oh boy. I WISH it had just been a piddly, indoor, study, etc day. But no. I drove all
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Where Bloggers Live: Everybody’s Got One

  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! So…WHAT is it that everyone has??
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Month in Review: October 2021

Each week in October I would think, oh, maybe I will do a Week in Review post this week…but then I was like…but There’s Nothing to Review!!! So I opted to shield you from the relentless monotony of my days. Here’s what I did in October: Worked. Studied Korean. Did OOTD pictures/videos
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Oct 30-Nov 5

Getting a little chilly out there. Just enough for light layering. But a tad too cool for dresses cuz bare legs. In my next life I will be able to reach my feet. SATURDAY Another week. Intentionally unplanned today. Well, I’m PLANNED, I’m just not GOING anywhere. This is a Stay Home
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Colors of Fall: Brown

I think brown gets a bad rap. People love the various shades of brown: khaki, camel, rust and chestnut, cognac, mahogany…but as soon as you say BROWN you get EW. But chocolate?? The warm lustre of old wood? A sleek seal brown horse? The perfect cup of dark coffee? Cascading brunette waves? A
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Oct 23-29

SATURDAY It’s a stay-at-home day. Cablevision is supposed to be coming this morning (spoiler alert: they did not) to hook up something that’s supposed to better, for less money. I had to really talk myself into keeping this brown(?)ish sweatshirt tunic thing. I like the color, I love the fabric – it’s
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Oct 17-22

SUNDAY The inspiration for this outfit was…the mustard hoodie was laying on the floor next to the clothing rack…and the green tee was thrown over the clothing rack…so they were together in my field of vision and I went HEY! YOU GOT CHOCOLATE IN MY PEANUT BUTTER! And poof, a color combination
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The Colors of Fall: Mustard

  The Colors of Fall is a series where I share styling ideas for the different colors of fall. Mustard is seeing a resurgence of popularity after being relegated for years to the category of “those ugly colors from the 70s.” You know, mustard/harvest gold, brown, rust, orange, avocado green. Just think
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Week Not in Review: Week 291

I’m losing, guys. I’m not keeping up. I’m not keeping up with homework and studying. My apartment looks like…I can’t even say. But it’s bad. I’m just barely getting my blogging done. I have some other personal things I’ve been trying to complete for AGES, that I just never get to cuz
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ October 2-8

It’s the third (??) week of fall but it’s Not Quite Sweater Weather. I pushed the envelope a couple days, but… SATURDAY I SWEAR I had clothes on. SUNDAY An outfit as old as time. Jeans and a button-down. I wish I could find this same button-down in different colors. It’s SUCH
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Where Bloggers Live: I Got the Music In Me

  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! HELLO, MUSIC LOVERS! Well, I HOPE
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Week in Review: Week 290

MONDAY I was having a nice peaceful productive afternoon and then BAM. BTS ANNOUNCED FOUR CONCERT DATES IN LOS ANGELES LATER THIS YEAR!!! SCREAMING AND KEKEKEKEING ENSUED. This will be their first live concert since November 2019, before I was even a fan. I immediately got myself signed up for the third
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Sep 25-Oct 1

First full week of fall plus size outfits! So excited to pull some things back into the rotation that I haven’t worn in many months. Sunday FALL LAYERING FOR THE WIN!!! YAY! I’M SO HAPPY! HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!!! It’s THAT striped tee and THAT plaid flannel button-down…back from the winter side of
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Week in Review: Week 289

Quote of the Week: Every choice we make is the beginning of change. ~ Kim Namjoon MONDAY Is there even life beyond BTS?? I think not. Sorry. They just keep doing things Every Day. Today was their address at the UN. This is the first time they’ve all spoken. The past two
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