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Making It Work

Sometimes things “just work,” and….sometimes they don’t. I try Very Hard to only buy things that REALLY work. Some may think I’m too picky or too particular or that I dismiss too many options because they’re not PERFECT. And I would agree. I am picky. I am particular. And I deserve perfect. I’ve come a
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New Year New Resolutions

I’m taking a look back at my new year’s resolutions from the past decade…did they stick?? 2010 – Drink more! Ha. This was just after I’d left Suburban Mommy Life to start Bettye’s Big Adventure in Brooklyn and I felt I needed to go just a LITTLE bit wild! Plus, there was
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Week in Review: Week 199

monday After last week of full-on Go Go Go, I was grateful for this little quieter day. I slept in a little later than planned, but didn’t stress over it. Ran some errands, including going into TJ Maxx on Christmas Eve Eve (which my friend’s family calls Christmas Adam, ha ha), which
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Nordstrom Trunk Club Try-On Haul 12.27.19

In lieu of a Workday Wardrobe post this week, since there was no workday wardrobe…I thought I’d share my experience with my second Nordstrom Trunk Club trunk. Nordstrom Trunk Club is a subscription styling service through, you guessed it, Nordstrom. There is a $20 per trunk styling fee, unless you have a
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Developing Your Own Style

I have gone through so many phases of looks throughout my lifetime – some conscious and others that just sort of happened due to laziness, situation, or financial reasons: High School Horse Girl: Perpetually in corduroy jeans with docksiders and crewnecks over “popped-collar” polo shirts, and in warm weather, random tee shirts.
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Week in Review: Week 198

Get a snack. This is a long one. Monday Had a pretty productive day off… MONDAY DID * Slept straight through til 8am, lovely, then read on the sofa for 2 hours * Shoot two outfits for this week, done, shot THREE * Make shopping list to make chocolate bark for work
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Workday Wardrobe ~ Dec. 16-20

Workday Wardrobe is normally on Saturday, but it was pre-empted this week by Where Bloggers Live: A Very Special Holiday Edition. So…a Sunday Surprise, woohoo! tuesday                       I had the day off Monday so we’re starting with Tuesday. I can’t believe that
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Where Bloggers Live: A Very Special Holiday 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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Match Made in Seven: Brown is the New Black

Welcome to the monthly edition of Match Made in Seven! We are an international group of fashion bloggers who meet virtually once a month. One of us chooses a theme each month, and that can be anything: a book, music, a color, a movie. And then we all style an outfit based
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Week in Review: Week 197

Wow, I’m almost to my 200th Week in Review. I realized a couple weeks ago that I’d hit my 500th blog post. Woohoo. This week, Monday-Friday was werkwerkwerkwerkwerk. Work has several projects that have GOT to be completed before the holiday break (this coming Friday is the last day before the break),
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Workday Wardrobe ~ Dec. 9-13, 2019

This is my weekly series where I take a look back at the outfits I actually wore every day to work. Monday I’m still loving this cream cashmere v-neck from Ellos.com, but for crying out loud, what is going on with my jeans?! Could they BE more baggy and wrinkled?? The legs
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Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone

I usually play it pretty safe with my style. Neutral colors, classic pieces. But sometimes I step outside my comfort zone a bit because something glittery caught my eye…or, more than likely these days, I saw a blogger wear it and I thought I MUST HAVE THAT (hence, the term “influencer,” ha
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Feeling Foxy

Seriously. What did you think you were going to see here?? Wearing a dress with a novelty fox print is about as foxy as I get! Wearing novelty prints can be A Lot of Fun, especially around the holidays. You can really express your personality! And if you’re wearing a doughnut-print dress on
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Weeks in Review: Week 195 & 196

Cuz I skipped last week. And I don’t really remember the specific timeline of the past two weeks so you’re just sorta getting…time passing in a random way. Thanksgiving morning’s orange glow. I like being able to see the pond again. Thanksgiving cupcakes. Hi. Afternoon. View out a coffee shop window. So
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Workday Wardrobe ~ Dec 2-6, 2019

This was not a fashiony week At All. It was a “just get some clothes on my body so I can leave the house” week. So set your expectations WAY low. Also, sunset’s like five minutes after I get home now so I took all my ootds in the living room. Ugh.
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Month in Review: November

I decided to do a pictorial Month in Review of November in lieu of an end-of-month Week in Review as there really has been just so little going on of interest. At first I was just going to do a “What I Wore This Month” wrap-up, but I know there were some
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Three Ways to Style a Ruana With ShopNational

What the heck is a Ruana, anyway? A Ruana is a poncho-style wrap – it’s heavier than a traditional wrap and has seaming like a poncho. Kind of like a blanket that your head and arms go through. They’re easy to throw over an outfit on cool days, less structured than a
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Workday Wardrobe ~ Nov 25-28

Monday Reunited…and it feels so gooood! She’s back! The missing green utility jacket! She was all rolled up in a long cardigan in a clothes hamper, so when I rifled through it, SHE was not be seen. But now she’s back. And just in time for this lovely weather we’re having. 50-60 is
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