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Black and Blue

“The trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let dead things go” ~ Anonymous It can be hard to let go of the loveliest time of year and let ourselves be dragged into the dreariest. But the world needs time to rest…hibernate…build up energy for spring growth. We
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Week in Review: Week 249

monday I JUMPED 16 JUMPS!!! Ha. Jumping rope. Well, really “skipping” rope. And 16 might sound like nothing, but for the past month I’ve been stuck on 5-6. It is HARD  for me to get this body up and off the ground. So I’m really happy with 16. Sixteen rope skips today.
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Plus Size Workday Wardrobe ~ Nov 30-Dec 4, 2020

MONDAY This is my “Thought I Was Working From Home But Got a Text from Co-Worker at 9am saying HEY WHERE ARE YOU” outfit of the day. When push comes to shove and I have to get ready hurriedly, I always go with comfort. Plus, it’s rainy and windy. There’s some hard-core
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What I Bought: November

I keep thinking about things I’d like but I never quite get around to shopping for them. Which is not a bad thing. November 2019 was like my largest $ shopping month ever and I’ve made it a point to be more controlled. Bed Skirt This was debuted (ha ha) in this
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The Beauty of a Simple Day

So much significance is put on holidays, anniversaries, etc…but to me, the nicest days are usually just simple days. When I look back at my life and remember the nicest moments they were not the biggest moments…or even moments that anyone else would even notice. I know I’ve mentioned here before how
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Week in Review: Week 248

MONDAY Day started rainy, ended up sunny. But it was too late. My hair was ruined. Ha ha I’m so vain. Seriously. I would rather be gifted with naturally sleek, swingy hair than with a slim body. I’m looking at earrings on Amazon. Here’s part of the description: “You can wear it
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Workday Wardrobe ~ Nov 23-27

MONDAY Ooh, Formula Redux! At long last, I am the preppy boy of my 1970’s dreams. Creating a look that appears unstudied and casual is as challenging as creating that perfect “no make-up” make-up look! It’s not just “put A over B over C.” There’s so much more to it. I think
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I Have Everything I Need

I hope everyone is having just the Thanksgiving they’d hoped for (under our unusual circumstances). Ever since Katie left home (sniff) my personal Thanksgiving tradition is that I don’t have to do anything with anybody…and over the years people have come to accept that and I get to have a lovely day
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Dressing Defensively for Thanksgiving

Ahh, Thanksgiving dinner is almost upon us. Literally. The gravy, the biscuits dripping with butter, the cranberry relish…the red wine. I don’t know about you, but…sometimes I feel I end up wearing more of my food than eating it. So, while deciding on an outfit for Thanksgiving dinner, consider wearing a small, busy print
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Week in Review: Week 247

MONDAY I’m trying to remember now to take a picture of this view every day (ish). I think it will be fun at the end of the year to put them all together and show how nature changes a little bit every single day. It’s not always beautiful, but that’s how life
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Workday Wardrobe ~ Nov. 16-20

MONDAY Just kickin’ the leaves. As one does. Top: Tahari merino wool sharkbite top, size 3x. So old. I have it in this blue and one in oatmealy taupe and I’ve worn them both a million times. I got them from Marshalls in I think 2013 and felt like I was spending
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Random Thoughts: My Mother’s Things/Photography/Light

I’m thinking about (and we all know there are SO MANY things I THINK about but never DO, so…) a photo series of “things that were my mother’s.” This photo by Holly Farell (do you guys know Holly Farell? She does the LOVELIEST paintings of just normal, everyday things that we tend
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Success is the Sum of The Details

This past weekend a friend and I went out east to Greenport, NY to do fun things for her birthday. Greenport is a charming, historic, waterfront village on the south side of the north fork of Long island’s east end. It was a perfect fall day – cool and blue-skied. I like
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Week in Review: Week 245

MONDAY I like seeing the world changing just slightly each day in response to the season. After taking this exact shot 57 times over the past 16 months, how did it just occur to me at this moment that I should take a picture of this view every day for a year?
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Workday Wardrobe ~ Nov 9-13

MONDAY The world is so pretty right now. I love autumn colors. I hope Mr. Landlord doesn’t blow my leaves away just yet. I like walking through them on my way to the car. Top: Navy Rossriss/Vislilly Top. Remember the wine top with the perfect v-neck and sleeves? This is it’s big
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Where Bloggers Live: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

  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! This month’s theme is “Where I
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Finding Peace

I was feeling very peaceful this day. It was the day I was finally going to get out and away from my home area a little bit. The drive in to Brooklyn was nice. There were only a few other cars out and the roads even felt smoother than usual. I was
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Week in Review: Week 244

MONDAY A quiet day at home doing blog work. A quick coffee run in the afternoon. Oh, I have a question. How do people feel about those pop-up things on blogs/websites asking you to subscribe? I’m not a fan but the ConstantContact (email list thing) guy is suggesting it. I wonder if
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Vacation Wardrobe ~ Nov 2-6 2020

MONDAY Making Myself Get Out of the House for at Least a Few Minutes outfit of the day. I think I went out for a cup of coffee. I wish I had a cup of coffee now. Shirt: White J Jill Linen Buttondown, 4x Cardigan: Old Navy Light Grey Cotton Knit, size
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What I Bought in October

It was a relatively light shopping month. I think I was just so busy I didn’t even have time to think about shopping. But I did manage to get a few things. Kept: PLANT GROW LIGHTS In an effort to keep some of my patio plants alive. I don’t have the plant area
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