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Exploration

I love to explore. I love finding new places, trying different things, learning new skills (even when I suck at them). There’s just something so energizing about going or doing something you’ve never done before. It enriches your mind and enlarges your world. And you don’t need to travel halfway around the
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Week in Review: Week 229

MONDAY Work. AT work. Hot. Went to Target afterwards. I still mostly avoid big stores but I needed kitty litter. I finally cancelled my Pretty Litter subscription…well, I canceled it again, I’d renewed right before I went to CA in February so the Landlady/Cat Sitter would have an easier time litter box cleaning…and
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Workday Wardrobe ~ July 20-24

A legit week of workday outfits. In the office every day. This is the week it got hot in NY. It’s been pretty mild til now. So now I only want to wear the same four things (as I explained here) but it’s harder to dress on hardcore repeat when you’re at
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Throwback Thursday: 10 Great Ways to Start the Day

This is a re-post from July 2018, seemed like a good reminder throwback.  I recently saw a list of 10 ways to start the day, they were all very positive and the list was lovely, as though someone had hand water-colored it. Very nice. The first thing on the list was “#1
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Styling Session: How to Hot Weather

Well, it’s here. That hot, humid, hot hot heat. And there are really only four things I want to wear (well, five if you include my nightgown, which is always Choice #1) once it gets to this point: Sleeveless Tencel (Lyocell) loose dress in a light color. No collar on my neck,
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Week in Review: Week 228

I think 228 was the house number of the first house that The Ex and I owned. Isn’t it funny the random minutiae you remember…and the important things you forget? Speaking of memory, what is your very first memory? I feel like my earliest memory is when I was in SoCal during
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Workday Wardrobe ~ July 13-17

MONDAY I was off from work and stayed home all day in my nightgown, puttering in the living room. GUESS WHAT I FINALLY DID?!? TUESDAY I know you just saw this but I did wear it to work on Tuesday. Black sleeveless jersey dress, size 22, old. Madewell striped blouse, size 3x,
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Inspired By….

I haven’t done one of these in a long time but I saw this picture on Instagram the other day and was like I could recreate that outfit! Obviously, I own an invisible black dress and I bought this striped Madewell blouse back in the spring and haven’t actually worn it yet.
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My Favorite Content Creators

I like to periodically update my lists of favorite content creators, be they bloggers, vloggers, or Instagrammers. Recently I did something to the back-end of my website and lost all the thingies that were on my right-hand sidebar, like subscribe button, Instagram feed, and favorite bloggers. Boo. I gotta get that sorted
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Week in Review: Week 227

Monday-Friday workworkworkwork, in the office, out of the office, long hours, all of the hours… BUT… THE EVENT IS LIVE NSSA’s Brighten Our Future I feel like such a weight has been lifted off my shoulders now that my part (videos and journal) are done. There will be follow-up social posts to
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If You Can’t Say Something Nice (A Bit of a Rant)…

via GIPHY I just have to have a little rant today…and this is not directed at any of you, my regular readers and friends…but there are have been more comments lately that I have not approved…and frankly, I’m weary of it. I get that I share my pictures and stories of my life
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Where Bloggers Live: My “This Ain’t No Instagram Kitchen” Kitchen Tour

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 seven bloggers share their workspaces, homes, towns, and more! Make sure you visit everyone to see
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And It Was All Yellow

I’m coming at’ya with another style session today – ha ha ha – that’s my deejay vibe, can ya dig it? Listen, I’ve been working 12+ hour days for….so many days, ha. My brain is SO OVER IT and yet…it’s still not over. So if I seem to be a little slap-silly…that’s
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Week in Review: Week 226

(Note: I’m taking a little artistic license here and spreading the pictures out amongst the days…otherwise like 3 days would have all the pictures…and the rest would have none. But I did take all these in the past week.) MONDAY A day off for me. I headed out east by myself and had
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Ageless Style: Summer Love

Welcome to this month’s Ageless Style linkup where each month, ten different women share their sense of style based on one person’s theme. Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks came up with this month’s theme, which is “Summer Loving.” While I immediately started humming the tune from Grease, “Summer Lovin,” I didn’t
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Work from Home Wardrobe ~ June 30-July 3

monday No work for me today! I headed out east alone to look for anything interesting. Didn’t know where I’d end up so jeans and sneakers seemed safest. Old Navy polka dot tee from last summer, 3x | Gloria Vanderbilt Amanda jeans self-cropped 22w short, maybe 2 years old? | Keds Champions
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What I Bought (and donated to) in June

If you’ll remember from What I Bought in May, “I came to the decision that in June, I won’t buy any new clothing. Instead, I’ll take the money I save by not buying clothes and donate it instead to groups supporting black people and causes.”  It’s hard to say what I didn’t spend as
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Week in Review: Week 225

Monday Ten years ago today I moved into the Bushwick, Brooklyn apartment I loved so much. TUESDAY Primary day. Dogs are voting now. Wednesday A better view of the pond this summer. Coloring up. THURSDAY Dinner at a friend’s. With rainbows. FRIDAY Friday. Nuff said. SATURDAY Nephew’s graduation party at the ex’es.
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My Skin Care (and Curology Update)

I wrote about my history of skincare, challenges with moisturizers, etc., back in March, here. At the time I said I would give an update on my Curology trial in a few weeks (but #coronavirus) and a reader recently asked about my skincare. So while I am really no skincare expert, I’m happy to
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Work from Home Wardrobe ~ June 22-26

Monday My hair is having A Moment. A BAD Moment. Too long without a trim + humid days = Rebellious Bangs. And I’m just dealing with it now while I don’t need to make myself presentable for public consumption…but starting next week I’ll be in the office 2-3 full days a week
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