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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ January 27, 2022

14 degrees this morning when I left the house this morning, so something up on my neck was vital. I like those muted tones together: the heathery taupey-beige of the merino pullover and the soft chambray blue of the buttondown. When I was in my early 20s I had the palest of
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ January 26, 2022

Navy and white, always summery! Ha. Maybe, “always classic” would be better considering it’s 23 degrees outside?? Added a long sleeve tee shirt underneath just for a little added warmth and a peek of pattern. I usually wear the black collarless coat with this turtleneck but I kinda wanted the perkiness of
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ January 25, 2022

My passion for lilac has not waned over the past two years. I’ve seen a couple good examples of lilac combined with red around the interwebs and loved it. Like @shokotatara. This “mannish” red/black/white plaid flannel is not quite what I had envisioned for this outfit. I would have preferred something more…whimsical?
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Product Review: Versed Dew Point Hydrating Gel Cream

VERSED DEW POINT MOISTURIZING GEL-CREAM FIRST: This is Not Sponsored. My daughter put this magical (o’crap, I just gave away the ending) moisturizer in my Christmas stocking. So I’ve been using it for a month and have already purchased a second tube <- serious endorsement right there, ha ha. When I first
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ January 24, 2022

Monday again. I remembered to try and not wear something DARK dark…though it’s still a little dim and foglike. That’s okay. I actually prefer grey skies to bright sunny ones. Bright light hurts my eyes. While I LIKE this plaid button-down, I haven’t LOVED it with the other items I’ve worn it
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Week in Review: Week 302

MONDAY 1.17.22 I really wanted to read on the sofa today. But. Sigh. I was getting more things ready to list on ebay and it took way longer than it should have cuz I was obsessively checking Discord all throughout the day to see if I was selected for Bangtan Academy (the
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ January 21, 2022

  b-r-r-r-r. It’s super cold (teens) AND I’m going out to dinner after work so will be OUT AFTER DARK. Whoa whatta concept. Had a hard time deciding in what order to layer. Buttondown UNDER crewneck would have been neater BUT. Meh. Ha. I was just cold and Warmth and Comfort were
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ January 20, 2022

Overslept. Keeping it simple. Black and cream. Done. I’m finally wearing this sweater more since I moved it to a more prominent spot in my closet. Do you have things that are just a little too “out of sight out of mind” so they don’t get worn/utilized as much as they should?
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ January 19, 2022

The outfit is fine. No. Really. It’s fine. I have no major complaints (I ALWAYS have MINOR complaints, ha ha) and it’s fine. We’re good. Plaid Button-down: Terra&Sky/Walmart, 3x. 2021. Thrifted. Brown Cardigan: Old Navy, 2x, 2020 Coat: Lands End, 3x. 2015 Jeans: Gloria Vanderbilt Amanda, 20 short. 2020 Sneakers: Converse Shoreline
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ January 18, 2022

It seems that without intentionally doing so, I often dress “dark” on my first day of work after a weekend or vacation. I’m considering this ensemble a fail…wait, let me spin that in a more positive light. It was an EXPERIMENT that I will not be trying again, ha ha. In my
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ January 17, 2022

I’m home from work for Martin Luther King Day. I’m just running up to get coffee. I managed to not “deli” over the weekend but Saturday I wanted a coffee so bad that I finally said to myself JUST MAKE SOME INSTANT COFFEE AND STOP YOUR WHINING. I didn’t even have milk
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Week in Review: Week 301

MONDAY 1.10.22 Apartment Therapy January Declutter: Day Something. Today’s post started with “Humans are designed to become desensitized to things they see most frequently.” YES. And I don’t think that’s limited to “seeing,” but that’s another topic. But…haven’t we all walked past piles of junk, sinks full of dirty dishes, chairs heaped
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ January 13-14, 2022

Yay for a non-bitterly cold day 🙂 and I’m back in one of my favorite autumn/winter outfits. I still love this cardigan so much. In my mind I want a black one and a cream one and a burnt orange one but I haven’t actually assessed my wardrobe to see if those
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Where Bloggers Live: My Home Away From Home ~ My Car

  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 taking a look
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ January 12, 2022

Another cold one! We’ve been fortunate…it was mostly mild (of course, I do prefer the colder temperatures) right up through the new year. But now is that time of year when I WISH I HAD MORE CHUNKY TURTLENECKS! This 2-month period – Jan-Feb – is when that’s all I want to wear.
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Tuesday, January 11, 2022

TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022 Oh, this was not the plan. I knew it was going to be VERY cold today, so today was supposed to be my WARMEST get’up…but then I realized that a) my black cashmere crewneck is missing (WHERE DO THESE THINGS GO???) and b) I didn’t really want to
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Monday, January 10, 2022

Surprise! I’m trying out something new. Instead of a weekly round-up of all my outfits from the week, I’m going to post one outfit each day. So there will be MORE posts…but they’ll be much shorter. Also, I’m going back to only sharing M-F outfits and cutting myself a little slack on
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Week in Review: Week 300

Woohoo, Week 300! That’s a lotta weeks! MONDAY 1.3.22 Back to work. I’m flying solo as we’re going remote for a couple days while everyone gets tested after holiday gatherings and travel. So I’m in the office but it’s nice and quiet. With my usual beginning of the year optimism, I am
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Jan 1-Jan 7, 2022

Since I was on the last legs of my vacation and I didn’t leave the house once all weekend (not even for deli breakfast), my nightgown and I never parted ways…so. Yeah. Let’s just start with Monday when I actually put on clothes and left the house. MONDAY 1.3.22 We had a
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The One Where I Went to a BTS K-Pop Concert

!!!!!! Finally! Ha. This has been…just a BEAR to complete. I almost didn’t WANT to complete it cuz it was like…once it’s all down on paper (ykwim) and released into The World…it’s out of my hands…there’s a THE END at the bottom, it’s done, it’s OVER. But…it’s already been over a month
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