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Month in Review: April 2019

Doesn’t it seem like I just did the March Month in Review?? Ha ha, I DID. I was late then, and now I’m right on time (for a change). my top 3 posts march Angry at ASOS! Well, that’s too bad. As they say, bad news travels faster than good. (DO “they”

Some Springtime Ramblings

Bear with me here, I don’t have a real specific topic today. Just thought I’d share some random thoughts and what’s going on with me. I may say this every year, but I feel like Real Spring is taking FOR. EVER. to get here. It LOOKS like spring. The grass and trees

Grateful for Gloria (Vanderbilt)

After last week’s ASOS debacle, I’m pleased this week to be wearing a new pair of Amanda jeans kindly gifted to me by Gloria Vanderbilt (not GLORIA Gloria, you know what I mean). I’ve been wearing Gloria Vanderbilt jeans since the SEVENTIES. It was the one brand I could count on fitting

Week in Review: Week 164

I’ve got the last day of vacation blues, fo sho. And, you ask, how did I do on that vacation to-do list? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. Ha. Moving on 🙂 Borrowed view of a neighbor’s cherry tree. Yet another dress I can’t wear to a

Angry at ASOS!!!

Subtitle: And It’s Not My Fault! SO. About a week ago I got a weird email saying my ASOS account had been blocked for too many returns. Obviously spam, right? I deleted it without a thought. A day or so later I tried to sign into my ASOS account to look at

Best of British ~ Match Made in Seven: April

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

Week in Review: Week 163

Get yourself a cuppa cuz this week feels like two week’s worth of week. Monday: Went to the urologist about the kidney stone (which has turned into two kidney stones so Let’s Take Care of This Right Away says Dr. Uro.) and he recommends a lithotripsy (shock wave stone breaking up procedure –

Month in Review: March 2019

Here we are, more than halfway into April and I’m just getting around to the March month in review. That will give you an idea of how things are going around here! There’s a little different format here this time. It was another month when I did not have time to browse

Low-Key Ways to Wear Red

Red is the color of extremes. It’s the color associated with passion, fire, love, danger, anger. It’s a powerful color. What color is a power tie? Red. What color dress does the seductress wear? Red. POWERFUL. Such a strong and vibrant color for people to work into their wardrobes, especially if they’re

Catching Up

Am I the only one that feels like I can’t get caught up with life?? Every time I think I’m just about to get a handle on it, something new pops up and sets me back again. I’m trying so hard to get to a place where I won’t keep falling behind,

Week in Review: Week 162

I feel like I never quite got myself together this week. I wasn’t feeling super great and I just wasn’t getting as much done as usual. Wednesday was National Sibling Day. I’ve probably shared this picture before of me and my sister. She’s the pretty one. I’m the short one. I love

Happy (Kind of) Anniversary to Me

I’m writing this on April 9…which would have been my 30th wedding anniversary. We were only married 8 years, though we were together, on and off, for 7 years before that. I remember the wedding day like it was yesterday. And while the marriage didn’t work out, I will say, he’s the

Paris in the the Springtime

Remember that old word illusion? What is wrong with this sentence: Paris in the the Springtime Because people are familiar with the phrase, they tend to not notice the second “the.” I always liked things like that – or those paragraphs that are written, missing most of the letters, or with jumbled

Week in Review: Week 161

Gonna make this a little brief. It’s Sunday night and I’m exhausted. I thought I had already started this and just had to add “sunday,” but lo and behold, there is nothing here! Good news for you, I won’t be all blah-dy blah blah. Week in Review: GO! Monday was blood work

Step Up for Autism Awareness

If you haven’t been reading here for a long time, you may not know about where I work. I work for Nassau Suffolk Services for Autism (NSSA), which is a nonprofit agency that provides services to individuals with autism and their families. We have a day school program for 24 children between

A Bit of a Vent

I’m going to confess up front – I dialed it in a bit with this post. When I got this wine and navy striped cardigan from Gwynnie Bee I knew I wanted to wear it with my blue and white striped oxford shirt that’s been in the “sell” pile for ages (you

Week in Review: Week 160

Sheesh, I felt like we were in the 150s forever! This was a lean week as far as having anything to show for it. I worked, blogged, ebayed…went to birthday dinner one night with friends, did a photo shoot. Period. I’m still looking for the missing pieces for my Ikea bookcases  -haven’t

Match Made in Seven: Accessories Make the Look

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

On Not Being Fancy

I love looking at beautiful clothes as much as the next person. I love to look at bloggers like Blair Eadie of Atlantic-Pacific in their extravagant outfits…and sometimes I dream of a life in which I actually dressed in beautiful clothes as a matter of course. And certainly, as a style blog,

What Does Spring Look Like to You?

And by “spring,” I mean spring wardrobe, spring outfits. To many, it’s bright colors and pastels. To others, it’s baring more skin. To me, it’s about quieter, softer colors. Fall is for the warm, highly-saturated tones like chestnut, rust, wine, pumpkin. Spring is softer – silvery sage green, robin’s egg blue, cream.


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