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Catch a tiger by the toe….

…..Eeny Meeny Miny Moe, my mother said to pick the very best one…. And which is it?? I got this kooky skater skirt from Gwynnie Bee in a running tiger print (can you even??) and wanted to show three ways to style one item. Obviously, solid colored items are easy to match
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My Week in Review: Week 8

Just gonna give you a heads up, this was a pretty boring week. It’s been grey and rainy Every Single Day so I’ve mostly stayed indoors. So, work at Day Job all day, then there’s Job #2 in the evenings…and keeping up with my little photography business…and FashionSchlub…it was just mostly work work
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I Had a Baby….

….25 years ago today. So I have to torment you Just A Little Bit…with my favorite pictures of my baby over the past 25 years… And what does this have to do with Fashion Schlub? Well, unlike my triple chins and my bumpy hips…she is the very BEST part of me. She’s
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Only Got a Hundred Years to Live

When I was in my late-30s I had a little pre-mid-life event…I lost about 180 lbs (aka got a divorce) and decided that by 40 I wanted to be the best I’d ever been. It didn’t quite happen. In my mid-40s I decided I wanted to be the best I’ve ever been
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My Week in Review: Week 7

Was a pretty quiet, uneventful week. Tuesday was our “Special Night for Special Kids” at Adventureland. I go and take pictures. It was a little chilly but a lot of kids had a good time. I want this mirror in my apartment. My legs are totally that long. My first day of vacation
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Cleanin’ Out My Closet

Well, I think the weather is *finally* going to hold here in NY and today I started switching out my winter clothes for spring and summer. I love pulling out all the big bulky sweaters and coats from the one narrow closet I have and having more SPACE. I keep my off-season
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My Week in Review: Week 6

This week started out EXHAUSTINGLY…and then I pretty much took it easy the rest of the week. I work for Nassau Suffolk Services for Autism and Saturday was our biggest fundraising event of the year. I was there all day to help set-up, and all night to take pictures and help pack-up at
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My Week in Review: Week 5

We had vegan doughnuts in Brooklyn at Dunwell Doughnuts. These are the best doughnuts anywhere ever, vegan or no. Yarnbombed tree outside the art gallery. I bought a piece of art off the street from this artist. I already want more. He doesn’t have a website. Boo. We went on a gallery
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Building a Wardrobe: Part 1

G-A-A-A-A-A-H !!!!! Ha. I’ve always had a closetful of clothes, but I’ve really never had a WARDROBE. A collection of pieces that make sense for my life, *all* parts of my life, that all go together in different ways to create different outfits and looks, with *all* the necessary components. Probably *most*
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Still Dressing for Cold Weather!

It was yet another cold and windy day on Long Island. I keep thinking I can break out my warm weather wardrobe…but no. So, layering continues to be my friend. Summer is so much easier when you don’t have to think about Things to Put on Your Legs…but when it’s cold, nothing feels
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My Week in Review: Week 4

It was a pretty quiet week. It’s still cold and windy here on Long Island…and I had a bout of kidney stone pain one night, so I mostly stayed close to home the rest of the week. I took stock of my make-up bag. It’s a little sad. Janey loves Caleb. I
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Zen Style

Do you ever wonder where our sense of aesthetics comes from? Sometimes it can be obvious – a favorite art teacher in school who favored cool watercolors, or the whimsical illustrations in a beloved childhood book. And sometimes it’s not so easy to pinpoint where a love for a particular style or
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My Week in Review: Week 3

New shoes. Can’t find black flats that I like/can afford/fit/that aren’t leather ANYWHERE. New shoes woes 🙁 Easter stroll with my boy. He had to rest mid-stroll. Got my hair cut and colored. I drove by two of my old houses on the way to the salon. I miss them both. Hello
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What’s Your Style?

Ever feel confused by what your style is? I do! I feel like there’s such a disconnect between what I LIKE, what feels appropriate to my life/place in the world, and what feels comfortable. I LIKE sort of a boho, hippie, Free People, festival, artsy look – lots of long flowy layers,
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My Week in Review: Week 3

Went with my BFF to a Kenny Scharf exhibit preview at Nassau County Museum of Art.  It is said that Scharf’s work “leaves you with hope, joy, play and optimism, and a sense of love” and can’t we all use a little of that?? There was an amazing room, a la PeeWee’s
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My Week in Review: Week 2

Last week went FA-A-A-A-ST! The weeks when I have A Lot to Get Done always seem to have less time in them than other weeks. I did a LOT…and have more waiting for me in the coming week. I need a catch-up week soon!!! So, last Saturday was tons’o’fun – I headed
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But how does it make you FEEL???

(Warning: this post is a little venty/whiney. You’ve been warned.) So, today I tried to pull off a St. Patrick’s Day outfit…I finally have a green dress…but given the “it might be 60 degrees today” forecast, I didn’t want to go with tights/leggings and the usual black booties. I’ve really wanted leopard
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Just the Right Amount of Kooky?

So, this outfit post is about a few different things: Transitional Dressing Pattern Mixing What is just the right amount of kooky?? Transitional dressing is making clothing items work for more than one season…like putting tights underneath and a cardigan over a sundress to carry it into fall…or wearing a slouchy sweater
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My Week in Review: Week 1

This past week was a quiet one for me…although it started out with a very full day on Saturday. First our little photo shoot for the week’s outfit post… While I was in that area I went on a little shopping expedition, my first time in a Fashion to Figure store…there were
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