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Spring Vibes: Adding Pastels into Your Winter Wardrobe

This is where my mind is these days. Yes, me. Miss Dark Low Contrast Greyed Down Neutral. I want to roll around in the ice cream tubs at Baskin Robbins. Daiquiri Ice, Rainbow Sherbet, Bubble Gum, Mintcho. All those soft pastel colors. Yum. To me, the fall is all about those rich,
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Week in Review: Things I Love About Myself

Ooohhh…this is a “challenge myself” week, but I’m thinking you guys should do it too 🙂 So I’m not out here loving myself all alone. To be clear, you will share things you love about YOURSELF. Ha. The exercise is of finding positive things about yourself, not just finding fault with yourself.
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Feb 6-12

Winter Dressing. I’ve had just about enough. SATURDAY Saturday morning errands. Just a simple look for getting in and out of the car several times. I hate getting in and out of the car. Turtleneck: Jessica London cotton/cashmere blend, 22/24, similar Jeans: Gloria Vanderbilt Amanda jeans, black wash, 20 short Coat: J
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Where Bloggers Live: Come On In!

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 workspaces, homes, towns, and more! This month’s theme is Entryway/Landing Strip. That
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Week in Review: Week 258

MONDAY We had all the snow today. It was glorious. Sadly, Snow Days are a thing of the past, as everyone is now equipped to work from home. I guess now the only Snow Days will be power outages. Power Outage Day. Doesn’t have quite the same poetic ring to it. TUESDAY
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What I Bought in January

The monthly post where I share reviews on the things I bought. This month could be more appropriately called, “What I Returned in January,” cuz yeah…pretty self-explanatory. Not a successful shopping month. What I’m CRAVING is low-saturation, cool-toned pastels (of course I am), AND hot pink. Ha. Just to be contrary. I
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Feb 1-5

What do plus size 60-year-olds wear? ANYTHING THEY WANT. SATURDAY Uhm…I think the only thing I did out of the building was going to the deli for an egg sandwich (I’m so predictable). So this was just comfortable for being around the apartment all day, mostly at the computer. Turtleneck: Jessica London
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Pretty In…oh, I just can’t do it

Some colors, like people, drift in and out of your life over time. Pink is one of those colors for me. Do you have colors you’ve liked at certain times in your life, that you’ve wanted nothing to do with at others? I remember in my 20s specifically, really loving the color
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dark blue winter vignette collage

Week in Review: A Very Special Gratitude Episode

So. I’ve been feeling like Week in Review has been getting a little stale, since I don’t DO very much these days (#covidpluswinter)…and I’m mostly just sharing my THOUGHTS on things. And while my thoughts are INSANELY exciting to ME, they may not be for everyone…so I’m going to try to come
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Jan 23-29

Sharing a week’s worth of plus size outfits, for better or worse! Question: is the jump to seven days (from five) of outfits too much? Apology: I’m a boob and didn’t realize I had my camera in manual focus for the first 3 days so I had to swipe video stills from
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Product Review: L’OrĂ©al Age Perfect Rosy Tone Face Moisturizer

I’ve been using L’OrĂ©al Age Perfect Rosy Tone Face Moisturizer for about six weeks. I was sent it from Influenster but this is an honest review of the product. The packaging claims to “Renew and Revive a Blushed Rosy Tone From Within. Skin is hydrated and has a healthy blush. Instantly revive
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Week in Review: Week 256

Another week primarily spent avoiding contact with humans, but living a rich fantasy life. MONDAY Martin Luther King Day. A favorite quote: “People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they don’t know each other because they have not communicated
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bettye wearing a weeks' worth of plus size outfits

Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Jan 16-22

Seven plus-size work and work-from-home outfits. SATURDAY   I took an actual picture of this on Saturday, I know I did. And yet…it’s nowhere to be found. So here’s a screengrab of the tiktok video. I was sort of a hot mess that day cuz rain. Sweater: Black Catherine Malandrino Cashmere Crewneck,
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About Me: We’re Not Necessarily the Best Judges of Who We Are

I like perusing the personal ads. Not in an “I’m looking for someone” sort of way, but just purely for the entertainment factor. Reading people’s descriptions of themselves is a hoot. I think sometimes people identify with who they would like to be. “I’m funny,” “I’m youthful,” “I’m a free spirit,” “I’m
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Week in Review: Week 255

How is it only the second week of January?? I feel like it’s been 2021 forever. And I STILL can’t get the hang of writing 2021 on things, ugh. MONDAY Don’t you just love spam comments? “What a data of un-ambiguity and preserveness of valuable familiarity regarding unexpected feelings. Blinny Marlo Bandler”
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Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ Jan 9-15

The one where I wear clothes. Which is, you know, all of them. Saturday Jan 9 2021 Casual Saturday. Just deli-ing and working at the computer. Do other people do other things on Saturday?? Sweater: Tahari merino wool handkerchief pullover, size 3x Tee Shirt: H&M rayon/cotton jersey, size 3x Jeans: Gloria Vanderbilt
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2020 Plus Size Clothing Purchases: Nailed or Failed?

At the beginning of 2020 I started logging EVERYTHING I wore and EVERYTHING I spent money on. I wanted to really keep track of what I was buying and to watch over time to assess whether things were a good investment or not. THEN Covid. I kept it up for about a
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About Me: INTERNET BETTYE VS REAL WORLD BETTYE

I can remember (oh those many years ago) the first time I ever heard of THE INTERNET – a magical place for exploring and communicating. From behind a computer monitor. In the privacy of your own home. ALONE. In your nightgown. At 2am. And I just knew that it was for me.
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Week in Review: Week 254

MONDAY Return to work life. Held hostage by computer… Not in a good way. Ha, not old yet 🙂 Well, to me, anyway. But yeah, back to work today…though the adjustment was made a little easier by working from home. I actually got up on time, after 10 days of sleeping laaaaate.
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Plus Size Workday Wardrobe ~ Jan 2-8

I’m wondering if I should change the name of this series as it’s no longer just “workday.” Now that I’m filming 60-second videos of my outfits every day for TikTok it’s just another few minutes to do photos as well. If only I could put this much thought energy into something truly
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