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Where Bloggers Live: NEW YORK

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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What Inspires Me: Blogger Anna Newton of The Anna Edit

I’ve shared Anna Newton of The Anna Edit with you before, when I selected one of her outfits as a favorite blogger outfit of the month back in June 2018. Recently I was reading one of her blog posts about productivity and I stopped to admire her outfit and thought ooh, I
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Week in Review: Week 209

Monday I don’t like Mondays. I don’t care if Monday’s blue. Love is Blue. Blue, blue, my world is blue. That was my first “favorite song” and the first 45 record I ever owned. Paul Muriat? I’ve been kind of wanting a turntable again. Maybe once I end up wherever I end
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Weekday Wardrobe ~ March 2-6

MONDAY Temps were expected to go above 50 today…and the next few days will be rainy, so I wanted something a little lighter today. At this point almost all my cardigans are duster length…so I don’t wear them often in cold weather because they’re longer than all my winter coats. Not in
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What I Bought: February 2020

February was a weird month. I feel like I bought less. Yet more. Ha. The trip. That made the difference. Anyway, here are all my purchases – both what I kept and what I returned…and why. WHAT I BOUGHT AND KEPT Vanity Fair Women’s Beauty Back Full Figure Underwire Bra (76380) I
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Week in Review: Week 208

MONDAY, FEB 24 Last week of February. Back to a 5-day workweek. With people.  TUESDAY My mother gave me that little red new testament when I was young and still went to Sunday school (until my friend and I started ducking out and going to the nearby hardware store and buying goldfish
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Ageless Style Linkup: Spring Forward

Welcome to this month’s Ageless Style linkup where ten women share their sense of style.  This month Shelly from The Queen in Between suggested the theme Spring Forward for the group.   March is a tricky month. It SEEMS like it should be spring. It SEEMS like it should be getting warmer
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Workday Wardrobe ~ Feb 24-28

Okay, there are people in the building again so I guess I have to make an effort at dressing 🙂 (said like a true fashion blogger, ha ha). MONDAY It’s going to be pretty mild today so I opted for cropped jeans and flats. I couldn’t get myself out of bed when
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Plus Size Preppy

When I was in high school (mid-70s) the “look” I most coveted was the preppie look. Polo shirts, khakis, docksiders, a cardigan tied around my shoulders. I could never pull it off. I’m no longer sure what the reason was. Mother still dictating my wardrobe selection? Feeling like a phony cuz I
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Happy 4-Year Blogiversary to Fashion Schlub!

Oh gosh! Every Year something is happening and I barely notice the passing of my blogiversary. Maybe it was a mistake to do my first blog post in the middle of February right around Presidents Week! My first anniversary I was stranded in Maine snow on a work trip, the second I
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Week in Review: Weeks 206-207

Since last Monday’s Week in Review was slightly pre-empted by California in Review, I’m including about a week and a half in here… Friday, Feb 14 Got home late from the airport last night and let myself sleep in. Had a really bad dream about Mr. & Mrs. Landlord who were watching
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Workday Wardrobe ~ Feb 18-21

It’s a short week due to Presidents Day on Monday…and it’s a casual week cuz the school is closed and most people are on vacation this week. There’s just a handful of administrative staff in this week. So I might just wear the same thing every day 🙂 TUESDAY I actually have worn
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What I Bought: January 2020

I thought I might start this as a new monthly series. Not sure if I’ll do All The Things…or just clothes. But I figured I’d start with both, especially thinking that my clothing shopping is winding down this time of year. Let me know what you think! Is it a help…or boring?
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But Who Doesn’t Like Cute Lil Lambs??

In marketing, they say it can take a consumer seven times seeing a product before they feel comfortable enough about it that they might buy it for themselves, or even just consider it. I know there have been style trends over the years that when I first saw them I was like
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California Vacation in Review & Travel Tips

This California trip recap preempts the weekly week in review post, as most of the week was in California. Plus, some packing and travel tips along the way. Speaking of packing, this was my first experience ever of having my suitcase weigh more than the 50-pound limit and I had to be
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Vacation Wardrobe ~ Feb 8-14

This is an extra added bonus version of Workday Wardrobe for this week only… Saturday Day One. We drove up to Los Angeles from San Diego to have dinner with more family…and spent the afternoon having lunch and browsing Melrose Ave, going into shops and people-watching. Maeve top from Anthropologie, size 26.
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Where Bloggers Love: Valentine’s Edition

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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AsoRock Watches: A Company with a Conscience

I was approached a couple weeks ago by Ben from AsoRock Watches, an African luxury watch brand. But before I tell you about the watches, let me tell you what interested me in this company in the first place. It’s not just a watch company. The two young men who began AsoRock
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Week in Review ~ Week 205

This week was mostly trip and tax prep. Checking things off to-do lists. Staying up late and getting up late. Blah blah blah. All work and no play makes Bettye a very dull girl. AND THEN…. I was in California with my people! I got to San Diego late, late Friday night.
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