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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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Week in Review: Week 306 California Edition

I’m still in lovely SoCal… MONDAY, 3.7.22 After a couple of run-around days, this was a quieter, at-home day. My cousin had errands to run to get ready for Monday Night Family Dinner: Mardi Gras Edition, and I stayed home and did some TEFL work and got myself ready for the Bangtan
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Where Bloggers Live: My Dream Home

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 we’re sharing our dream homes.
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Week in Review: Week 305

Hello from chilly Southern California! Not complaining; last week was in the 80s and that’s too hot for me. Just people are “oh it’s so nice to go someplace warm during the NY winter,” and honestly it’s like 7 degrees warner here today than back home. So. The past week was about
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ March 3, 2022

This is a very favorite outfit. I LOVE this cardigan. It’s a wool blend, not thick but warm. Good fit in the shoulders and sleeves, good length. I can actually put my hands into the pockets! I like the v-neck style on a cardigan, i like buttons. This is different than the
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ March 2, 2022

I got a little haircut. I’m still recovering from the bad bad so very bad haircut I got back in November so I still won’t let anyone touch the top or sides or bangs..so this was just a “getting the back closer to my head” cut. It’s good. It’ll look better tomorrow,
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ March 1, 2022 ~ POP QUIZ EDITION

I hope you’ve been paying attention, cuz this is a POP QUIZ. Charcoal cashmere crew-neck over: a) Disney princess costume b) Old Navy Luxe tee c) Harley Davidson tee shirt I damaged these Converse by: a) getting detergent on them b) stretching out the back elastic when stretching c) stepping in poop
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ February 28, 2022

Got a bit of a Canadian Tuxedo situation going on here with the Tencel chambray button-down and the mid-wash jeans. I broke it up a bit with a low-contrast “breaker” – the taupe cardigan. I do love a good taupe + chambray combo. Was chilly today so I had the long-sleeved (long-SLEEVE
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February Check-In

Since I haven’t been doing the weekly Week-in-Review posts (since there’s nothing interesting going on to review!), I thought I’d just give a high overhead catch-up update of what’s going on with me. SOUTH KOREA ADVENTURE I’m going to say it out-loud here so then I guess it has to be a
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