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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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Week in Review: 224

Monday Day off. Always good. Woke up early, lay in bed listening to podcasts for almost four hours. Maddening ones, hopeful ones. Some that make me cry. One that finally made me get up and do something. Went out for bakery breakfast for the first time in a long time. Made a
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Work From Home Wardrobe ~ June 15-19

MONDAY Was not a fashiony day. Was a clean the kitchen, empty out the back of the car, break down boxes, pot some plants day. I’m dressed accordingly. TUESDAY Today was “photograph a graduation, go to the office, meet a friend for sitting and walking.” We’ve had low humidity the past couple
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Update (aka I Got Nuthin’)

This was a weird week…with one particularly low day…and I just didn’t get anything prepared for Friday. So…my options were to either tell you guys I had nothing for today cuz the dog ate it…or just…chat. So. I’m here to chat. If you were looking for an in-depth discussion on pant lengths
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A Little Escape

You’ve seen a lot of this place lately; Peconic River Herb Farm. It’s a favorite spot of mine to visit. To buy plants, take pictures, or just to wander around enjoying the serenity of the space. It was an eventful outing as it was my first time in a car with another
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Week in Review: Week 1,223,978

Or so it seems…. Monday June 8, 2020 I had the day off from work today. I took it easy. It was nice out – dry and mild – so I had the windows open for a change. As soon as the slightest bit of moisture comes in from rain or humidity,
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Work from Home Wardrobe ~ June 8-12

No theme this week. Just dressing on a whim. MONDAY I dressed to shoot my “column dressing” post…and just left this on when I went out for a bagel. Not exciting but it did the job. TUESDAY Dressed for sitting on the patio much of the day watching work webinars…and to make
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Where Bloggers Live: Outdoor Space

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? Over the next few months, a group of seven bloggers will be sharing their workspaces, their homes, towns and more! Make
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Style Session: Column Dressing

What the heck is column dressing?? It’s a super-easy formulaic method of putting together outfits. I’d bet you’ve already done it and just didn’t know it had a name. Step One: Put together a top and bottom in matching colors. Black top, black bottom, White top, white bottom. Grey top, grey bottom.
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