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Looking Cool to Feel Cool (and other stuff)

This post is actually a mash-up of a couple different topics. Bear with me. Dressing in crisp colors to look cool Do I look cool? You be the judge. Do I feel cool?? Rarely. But do blue and white look crisp and cool?? YES. I think blue and white is “crisp” personified.
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Week in Review: Week 231

A short week cuz last week finished up on Monday. TUESDAY Tropical Storm Isiasi (I never get this right) caught us by surprise a bit. It was earlier than expected and never really lost strength as it moved north. Usually, we end up not getting much of anything from the storms and
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Workday Wardrobe ~ August 3-7

MONDAY Worked in office. Not so hot today so I took a chance on a slightly more fitted dress. Dress: Old Junarose, size 24 Sneakers: Keds Champions, canvas, with… Inserts: Vionic TUESDAY Worked from home in my nightgown all day, just threw this on to run outside and move my car to
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HOW TO VOTE…

…because Vote You Must. I am not here telling anyone WHO to vote for. But in case there’s anyone else out there like me, who lived under a rock for 99.9% of her life, saying “this doesn’t affect me,” here’s HOW to vote. And why. I never used to think who the
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Week in Review: Week 230

MONDAY It was time to come home from Woodstock. Too soon. Boo. We stopped for breakfast on the way home, saw the spaceships, some good signs and buildings…and got home just in time to get to the gas station before running out of gas. TUESDAY Back to work. Apparently there was an
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Ageless Style: The Heat Is On

Welcome to this month’s Ageless Style linkup where each month, ten women share their sense of style.  This month Debbie of Fashion Fairy Dust suggested the theme The Heat Is On. And is it ever! It actually only really hit here on Long Island about ten days ago or so; July was
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Workday Wardrobe ~ July 27-31

Last week of July, wow. I feel so discombobulated these days with doing something different, going somewhere different, for work every day. I’m lucky I get any clothes on at all and am at least semi-appropriate for wherever I am or whatever I’m doing. MONDAY This was Monday off and you already
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What I Bought in July

After June’s “no clothing purchases” goal AND the fact that after three months of working from home I was feeling Very Bored with my wardrobe, I was afraid I’d go wild in July, but I managed to keep it to a dull roar. I think? What I kept I’ve been looking for
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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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