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Wardrobe Remix

I don’t want it to seem like I’m just jumping on the sustainable fashion wagon because it’s currently in vogue, but the truth is that reading about it and hearing about it over and over and over again has definitely put it more top of mind for me than it ever was
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Mad About Plaid

I keep reading about plaid being a hot trend for fall 2019. Uhm. Plaid is hardly a TREND. It’s a CLASSIC. Plaid has been around for centuries. And it’s not going anywhere. I’ve had this Old Navy black watch (dark green, navy and black) plaid dress for going on three years now.
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Week in Review: Week 188

Since I have always shared with you when I feel down or anxious, I thought it only fair to also tell you when I was feeling pretty good. And by good I mean neutral. Which for me, is good. There’s no big in your face rah-rah, life is so amazing, it’s just
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Workday Wardrobe ~ Oct 7-11, 2019

Monday A regular workday, possible rain, definitely a trip to the farm. The top is lightweight, as is the cardigan – they’re the perfect combination for a mild day in the low 70s. The flats are a nice pinky-nude shade that I like with the white jeans. I have a hard time
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Where Bloggers Live: My Apartment

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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How to Wear a Blazer Casually

For years I have admired the style of bloggers like Lizzy Hadfield and Emma Hill and coveted their blazer collections. I have longed to emulate their cool, minimal, almost androgynous vibe with straight leg jeans and longline blazers. Of course, this seemingly effortless look that they convey is not so easy for a
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Week in Review: Week 187

Monday Day 3 of 4-day weekend consisted of sleeping very late, cleaning and organizing my closet (good times!), finishing an odd book, watching some tv and going to the market, WHERE – Big Day for Bettye – I got my first-ever SQUEEZE bottle of mayonnaise! Woohoo! Welcome to the….whatever century it is! How do
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Workday Wardrobe ~ Oct 2-4, 2019

I’m giving this weekly series a try, sharing what I actually wear to work everyday…for better or worse. You’ll see how often I repeat articles of clothing and how I mix and match pieces from my wardrobe to make new outfits. Wednesday Remember, it was a short week for me. I went
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A Little Touch’o’Fall

I know, I know, I’m a good six weeks behind the PUMPKIN! SPICE! ON SEPTEMBER 1ST! bloggers. But first, September was like a non-month for me. Where did September go? I don’t know. And second, so many fall COLORED things are also fall WEIGHT, and it’s just been Too Warm for that!
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Oh, Sugar Sugar: Detox Recap

Well, the 2-week sugar detox ended on Sunday. I took a day off (where I had McD’s sweet tea and take-out lasagna) and am now onto Week 3. So, it was not as difficult as anticipated. I’m a little weird in that any sort of “eating control” is not that difficult for
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Week in Review: Week 186

It’s getting a little boring to keep saying I’m super-busy and exhausted, but.  I’m not exhausted in the way I was earlier this spring when I was not feeling well, and I was low energy and getting shaky and having dizzy spells. I’m just exhausted from being busier than usual, more active
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Animal Motifs Through History: Match Made in Seven

Well, MY history 🙂 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
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Week in Review: Week 185

This week was a LOT. It was Week 1 of Sugar Detox, it was the week before our big golf outing, I went to Brooklyn on a school night, and I started doing Camera Club at work Every Day (and twice on Thursday!). It was just a LOT. By the time Friday
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It’s That Time of Year

No, not FALL. We’ve all heard that enough by now! But right around this time every year, I get so TIRED. And I hear others say the same. I think it’s the shortening of the days, the increased darkness, the slight coolness to the air now. All those things cause animals to start
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Week in Review: Week 184

It was a pretty uneventful week. I didn’t go out. I was reading a lot. Work is getting busier as we ramp up for our big golf outing on September 23. Monday I went to Target for a couple things and did a little try-on video for Instagram stories. Do you follow
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My Favorite Summer Outfits

I’m calling it on summer. Yes, technically there are ten more days until the autumnal equinox, but…it sure feels like fall already. So I don’t think I’m really jumping the gun by taking a look back at my outfits of this summer and choosing my favorites. My summer wardrobe (sw) felt a little
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Farewell, My Love

Sugar. Sugar is my love. SWEET sweet tea. Crunchy coffee. Bottle Caps. Pasta. Brownie dough. Frosting. Two years ago I read this blog post by The Sequinist about how she gave up sugar. I was intrigued. Of course it’s no secret that Sugar is the Devil, but I had never really considered trying
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Week in Review: Week 183

Before I get into the week I’ve been meaning to ask, do those of you who comment, get my responses sent to your email? I think I “fixed it” a couple weeks ago and kept meaning to ask if it was working. Jodie, I think you said you’d gotten my response to
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HAPPY NATIONAL READ A BOOK DAY!

Before I realized THIS important day was upon us, I’d started writing another blog post about reading, so please indulge me this one now and another in the not too distant future. HAPPY NATIONAL READ A BOOK DAY! I was always a big reader. I was an only child, I was a
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Happy Birthday to Me!!!

She’s’a my Birthday! I’m turning 59. Wow. My last year as a fifty-something. I can’t even conceive of the fact that next year I will be SIXTY. Sixty-year-olds are OLD! Ha, sorry. What I mean is, when I was younger, 60 SEEMED SO OLD. Like, grandparents and even GREAT-grandparents are in their
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