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Merry Christmas to All & Link Up On the Edge #225
“The way you spend Christmas is far more important than how much.” Henry David Thoreau Merry Christmas everyone! I am feeling the need for a little break from overtaxing my brain and I don’t feel like writing much today. So I am going to share my Christmas outfit from a photoshoot we did earlier this week. This outfit features the snowflake sweater that is the same as my mint green reindeer sweater from Wednesday’s post. I do think this color (pink? peach? salmon?) is bit better for my complexion and I really loved the way it paired with my thrifted red satin skirt for some good holiday vibes. We took…
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A Visit from the Grandparents: A Holiday Poem
As I sat down to share this cute festive sparkly reindeer sweater outfit just two days before Christmas, the poetry angels seemed to be whispering in my ear to write my own little parody version of A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clark Moore. Of course, you are all familiar with this traditional Christmas poem. And I am certain that you have read parody versions of it as well. Our favorite version of this poem is The Soldier’s Night Before Christmas. In case you have been living off the grid for your entire life, or maybe you don’t celebrate Christmas, let me share the original work first. A Visit…
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‘Tis the Season for Gratitude with Bellelily & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #191
As soon as October rolls around, I feel like we have to abruptly shift our mindsets into holiday mode. And I have to be honest, I hate holiday mode. I don’t like the commercialism. I don’t like the pressure to buy more. I don’t enjoy expectations placed on my time for the onslaught of celebrations and gatherings. And as much as I enjoy giving gifts to people, I really don’t like to be forced to choose something for the mere sake of giving a gift on a randomly designated day of the year, especially one that has drifted so far away from its original meaning. To be blunt, I really…
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Inspired by Little Blonde Book: Haute Holiday & Link Up On the Edge #176
It seems a little surreal that Christmas is just 5 days away. I am ready and I am not ready. In an effort to feel more in the holiday spirit, I have been trying to create festive outfits, but ones that would also work post-holiday season. Reds and greens and whites with splashes of plaids and animal prints have been the things drawing my attention recently. And you all know my fondness for colorful tights. Brightly colored legs are definitely putting me in the holiday mood! Like most fashion-conscious friends I know, I often go scouring Pinterest for inspiration every now and then. I was on a recent quest for…
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Inspired by Elegantly Dressed and Stylish: Red Sweater Dress for the Holidays
For my entire life, literally for as long as I can remember, green has been my favorite color. But ever since I started this blog, which obviously requires lots of photographs of myself, I am realizing that while green might be my favorite color, red might possibly be just my color. Over the past few years of blogging, I have been adding more and more red items to my closet. I will often add bits and splashes of red into my outfits which tend to be heavily anchored in black. But every once in a while, I will step out of the black and into the red and what better…
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So Many Blessings & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #103
While I am grateful every day for the blessings in my life, the holidays tend to bring on an overload of emotions. Lately, I have been feeling overwhelmed by love coming at me from so many directions. This type of abundant love used to make me question if I deserved it all, but I have reached a point in my life when I can accept it with gratitude and acknowledgement that I do deserve all the blessings in my life. I know that I am not unique in my journey that has included many struggles and pain and heartache and loss. I know that I am not unique in my…
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The Holiday Series 2018-Christmas Outfit Inspiration
We are nearing the end of The Holiday Series, which is a collaboration among fabulous bloggers featuring different outfits for various events throughout the holiday season. This series was created by the very lovely and inspirational Ada of Elegance and Mommyhood. I joined Ada last year for this series as well and it really is one of my favorite collaborations. Today there are 11 of us sharing some wonderful outfit ideas for Christmas Day. In case you missed the other posts in this series, we have already shared outfit ideas for Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday shopping, and a Holiday wedding. Next week, we will be sharing New Year’s Eve outfit…
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My Random Holiday Truths & Link Up On the Edge #74
If you are a regular reader here, then you know one of the qualities of my personality that I take great pride in is that I am open and honest in all things while at the same time remaining sincere and kind. With the year 2017 coming to an end, I wanted to take an opportunity to share with you some of my deepest random truths…with regard to the holidays, to blogging, and to life in general. *This is a sponsored post. This coat was provided to me for purposes of this blog post. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. *Coat: Plus Size Faux Fur Hooded Button Up…
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My Instagram Husband & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #48
Do you have an Instagram Husband? I know I sure do. And man, do I appreciate him! While I have some great friends who very frequently volunteer to take my photos for the blog, it is my husband who falls victim to all the craziness that happens behind the scenes in this blogger’s life. *This is a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. Take for example this dress which was provided to me in exchange for a blog post. On the day I wanted to photograph this dress, I didn’t realize how completely disgusting the weather was when I got dressed. But I was already dressed…
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‘Tis the Season to be Mindful (with Zaful)
People have a tendency to get a little crazy during the holiday season. Whether it is stress over money or gift buying, attending or hosting holiday events, relationship or family issues, or cramming in work obligations with year end deadlines, problems just seem more amplified at this time of year. And as a result, people get harried and oftentimes quite nasty with one another. *This is a sponsored post. This top was provided to me. All thoughts and opinions are my own. “Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs.” -Pearl Strachan Hurd I have been seeing a lot in blogland over the past few months about…