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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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Grab a Spoon!

All my life I’ve lived where other people wanted to – my parents, my (ex)husband, my daughter…and I never gave it that much thought until one day when I had several hours to kill in Park Slope, Brooklyn…and I fell in love with it. There was just an energy about the place,
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The F Word

Alrighty. Now we’re getting down to it. This is an outfit I wear. A LOT. Overall I like the components – the olive green jeans, long navy blue cardigan, and navy and white striped top, and I like the colors together, the stripes, etc. And the sneakers are COMFORTABLE. But when I
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I Wanna be a Cowgirl

When I was little I didn’t want to be a nurse or a teacher or a “Mommy” like other girls my age in that era. Whether it was from my love of horses…or as a result of spending many of my formative years in a cowboy-and-bucking-bronco theme wallpapered bedroom….I was pretty well
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30 Days to a New Life

Sometimes it takes just one single event to change your life, or your outlook on life. For me it was a (what seemed silly at the time) photo project last fall that I called “30 Days of No Repeat Outfits.” It was a personal challenge to really use all the clothes in
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The Comfort Zone

First off I have to say…OH MY GOSH!!! YOU GUYS!!! The support and kind words I got in response to my first blog post…it blew me away. It really did. I thought like 3 people would see it…and honestly, there was some security in that. I felt that if it grew slowly,
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What’s a Fashion Schlub?

I’m a fashion schlub. I never quite have it altogether. I can have a great dress but not the right shoes. Or a lovely outfit but on a cold day I’m putting my dog walking jacket over it. Or everything is pulled together…and my hair is 6 months overdue for a grey-covering
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