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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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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Sep 18-24

And we’re back! The temps are decreasing JUST enough to start layering on some light sweaters HALLELUJAH and I’m starting to pull a couple things from THAT side of the closet. SATURDAY Oops. SUNDAY We’re heading into the city for a leisurely walk in Central Park and some brunch. The button-down will
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Happy K-Drama-versary to Me!

One year ago today, on September 23, 2020, I watched my first Kdrama (Korean drama). And as of today, the ONLY English-speaking show I have watched in the past year since then was when Katie was here at Christmas and wanted to watch a baking competition show on HGTV. I really didn’t
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Styling the Colors of Fall: Rust

This will be a new bi-monthly (ha, the “twice a month” one) series where I share styling ideas for the different colors of fall. Rust, which covers shades of brick, cinnamon, clay, chestnut….is one of my personal favorite colors for fall (well, anytime, really, but especially in fall). It’s warm, and both
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Week in Review: Week 288

Warning: This is a long one…and heavy on BTS content. It was just one of those weeks! MONDAY Did we even DO Monday this week? I have zero recollection. TUESDAY Okay, I have to boast about The Boys (youknowwho) a bit. They have been appointed by South Korean President Moon Jae-In as
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Sep 11-17

SATURDAY This is not what I’m actually wearing today. But I was trying on this shirt I got from Amazon Prime Wardrobe and figured I’d share the picture of that vs what I actually wore. I DID wear the jeans and Okey Dokey Yo shirt. Can you guess what I wore over
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Love Letter to Old Navy

I know I am Very Particular (others have a different word for it)…and under the best of conditions, I can usually find 1, 2, 3 things that could be improved on. I don’t really think of this as complaining…it’s said more in the spirit of “there’s always room for improvement.” But I
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What’s on a 61-Year-Old’s Bucket List?

When you’re young, you never really think, “I may not have much time left, I need to prioritize the things I want to do so I don’t leave important things til it’s too late.” No, you go, “I want to travel/learn foreign languages/volunteer/foster a puppy/get another degree/salsa dance/run a marathon/ride in a
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Week in Review: Week 287

Quote of the Week: If you eat a thing with cheese filling…then you become a thing with cheese filling. MONDAY Labor Day. Quiet. Read, watched a movie, cleaned up a teeny tiny spot in the bathroom. Continued to not continue doing laundry. TUESDAY Made myself run some errands today. I DESPISE ERRANDS.
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Sep 4-10

SATURDAY Nightgown day. SUNDAY My birthday outfit. Back to stupid cell phone pictures cuz my %*$%#! camera was being uncooperative. This is the sister to the green and white polka dot dress I got last year. That was a 3x and QUITE voluminous. This is a 2x and just a TINCH snug
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Where Bloggers Live: Where I Have Lived

  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! This month’s theme is one I
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Week in Review: Week 286

MONDAY Actual Vacation Day #1. Do Nothing. Eat. Read. Watch shows. TUESDAY I may or may not have spent the ENTIRE day on the computer (except for deli and bank runs). This may seem like a big time-waster, but a) I enjoy it, so it’s a recreational activity for me, b) I
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Aug 28-Sep 3

It’s a vacation week so keep expectations low. There might be some nightgown-all-day days. SATURDAY Alrighty. Sick of my weekend dresses + sick of jeans equals leggings. Also an example of column dressing. Black underlayer with a contrasting item over top. An easy-peasy formula for when you have no think. Chambray Button-down:
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Week in Review: Week 285

  MONDAY It’s disgusting out. Like living in the rain forest without the pretty birds. I’m at work this week, but the school program is closed so there’s only a handful of staff in this building, and no students. So there’s less going on than usual. My office-mate is on vacation this
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Aug 21-27

SATURDAY Hot. Drizzly. Earache. Main goal in life is getting breakfast sandwich from the deli and then staying on sofa all day. I think I’m dressed appropriately. Dress: Junarose, 22. 2017. Linen Shirt: J Jill, 4x. 2019. Some colors and sizes available at QVC. Sneakers: Navy Converse Shoreline slip-ons. 2021 SUNDAY Pass.
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Week in Review: Week 284

MONDAY I am feeling helpless and sad. The horrifying news out of Afghanistan today, the scenes from the airport, all unimaginable. And yet. It is happening. I can’t even conceive of my home being taken over by enemies – I know this is more complex than that, but. And when you hear
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Aug 14-20

SATURDAY The Saturday Shirt. And the 25-year-old pants. Linen Shirt: J Jill, 4x. 2019. Available at QVC Pants: Elisabeth/Liz Claiborne, 20 petite. 1995 SUNDAY Pass. MONDAY Monday. A normal Monday. At work. Not like Africa hot outside. Normal. A normal dress for a normal day. Dress: Junarose, 22. 2019 Cardigan: Old Navy,
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