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Ever Feel Like Pulling Your Hair Out?

I do. Literally. I mean, I literally pull my hair out. It’s called trichotillomania and I’ve been doing it since I was nine years old. If you’ve been following the blog for awhile, perhaps you’ve noticed a big bald spot on the right side of the back of my head. Yeah, that
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Worth the Wait

I have had this plus sized striped top from Avenue for ages. Probably at least five years. And it was fine on its own but I always prefer that third piece when possible. When I bought it I thought it would be a simple matter to find a grey cardigan to go over it.
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CH-CH-CHANGES

I feel like I’ve named at least three other blog posts that over the years. Forgive my redundancy. This old tired brain can come up with just so many new ideas. That said, I’ll explain a bit about something I mentioned in last week’s Year in Review post. Specifically, that I will
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Week in Review: Week 148

First week of the new year, woohoo (she said with little to no enthusiasm). Ha. I’m usually a little more “into” New Year’s. Not the night itself, but the start of a new year, new start, new promise, yadda yadda yadda. I’m not feeling too rah rah. My pom poms are still
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Year in Review: 2018

2018 was a challenging year for me I lost my wonderful boy. I lost…that other guy. I found out I will be losing my wonderful home (details soon). I entered the world of crazy anxiety. My daughter moved even further away. After “cancer year” in 2017 I thought this year would HAVE to be
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The One at Queens Museum

In between Christmas and New Year’s, relaxing and productivity, I always try to have a couple fun days with friends.  One of the days we headed west to the Queens Museum at Flushing Meadows, which is the home of both the 1939/1940 and the 1964 New York World’s Fair. As a plus-size, over-50
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No Need to Think Up Resolutions this Year

Because this woman already has it covered. This is, by far, the most amazing list of resolutions I have ever seen. Even if you’re not interested in the photography goals, just cross them out and leave the others. “Live with empathy,” “work with less,” “Stop wasting. Wasting food, wasting money, wasting products.”
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Week in Review: Week 147

The Christmas Bunny A little story about the concrete porch bunny. I had one many many years ago when Katie was little, like 3 or 4. I kept it on the covered wraparound porch of our 1800s victorian farmhouse, next to the front door. One day I came home from running errands
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Fashion Schlub’s 2018 Bloopers & Outtakes

2018 was kind of a rough year for me – I had some significant losses and entered the world of anxiety in a way I never have before. But through it all, I tried to find things to laugh about…and there have definitely been some silly/funny/ugly/awkward moments during photo shoots this year
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How to Properly Take a Break

No one can Take a Break like I can. I have no problem leaving the dishes unwashed for days or eating saltines and Earth Balance for a week rather than going grocery shopping. So I am well-equipped on advising people how to take some time off for themselves. And for many people, the
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Happy Holidays

I want to wish all you wonderful friends, readers, commenters, followers, etc., a happy holiday – whichever you observe – and a peaceful new year. Today, just some scenes from my Christmas…and I’ll see you again later this week.  
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Week in Review: Week 146

Busy week, last week of work before the break, a couple deadlines and the accompanying stress, things going right down to the wire, BUT….it’s all behind me now til after the new year. Finished this book. Liked it. Started reading Big Little Lies awhile back and just couldn’t get through it. So
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Santa Challenge

Holiday Outfit Challenge So, Jodie from Jodie’s Touch of Style threw down a holiday challenge that I could just not pass up  – a Santa-inspired outfit. GAME ON!!! Those ladies really went All Out and could easily pass as Mrs. Claus and a couple of Santa’s elves Santa Style Inspo I have
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Hot Mama

No, LITERALLY I did a 3-look photo shoot last Friday. It was 8am and 39 degrees when we started. I had on no coat and no socks (per usual). I’d just done my hair and it was so so good, but by the second look it was curling up (I create my
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Week in Review: Week 145

Hmm, what kind of week was this?? It was a little short as I had Friday off. The Powers That Be at work decided since Christmas and New Year’s Eve both fall on Mondays this year, that they would just make them honorary vacation days…and since I had already put in to take
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Five Things You Don’t Know About Me

Yep, I’m doing this thing. Five Things You Don’t Know About Me 1. I used to love scary things – like movies and books, haunted houses. In the past few years, though, I find I get SO so disturbed by them it’s just not…good. I KNOW they’re not real. But that’s irrelevant.
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My Favorite Fall Outfit

On September 1, other blogs were showing photos of Pumpkin Spice Lattes and young women snuggled into cozy cardigans, while I was traipsing around a summery flower garden in white jeans and a wispy birthday cake blue top. Now in December, Instagram is a sea of Christmas decorations and party dresses…and here
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Week in Review: Week 144

It’s feast or famine around here. Last week I had NUTHIN and now this week there’s a TON. I really made it a point this week to GET OUT and not just come straight home after work and stay here. I succeeded. Even if I had nothing planned, I would take a
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Holiday Casual

The holidays are not just about parties and glittery sequined fancy things, they’re also about good times with family and friends – picking out a tree, driving around to look at holiday lights, sharing a meal. For those times you want something seasonal but also cozy and comfy. I remember so many
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Happy Accidents

Don’t you just love a happy accident?? You know, like “hey, you got peanut butter on my chocolate!” or when Bob Ross accidentally dabbed a little black paint onto an otherwise green forest bed and turned it into a stream – “we don’t make mistakes – we have happy accidents.” Or in
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