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Weekend Wish List: Bellelily
Tie dye is having a big moment this summer. While festival season has basically been canceled, we can still show off our favorite festival styles from the peace and beauty of our back yards. If lockdown mode continues throughout the summer months, I have major plans of back yard barbecues, my favorite music blasting from my windows (I hope my neighbors like the same kind of music as we do), and wearing brightly colored dresses with vibrant prints and patterns. Bellelily has some really adorable options in tie dye and other fun summer prints for super affordable prices. With dresses being a constant staple in my wardrobe especially in the…
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Weekend Wish List: Dresslily for Spring & Summer
I am on a mission to keep things cheerful and light hearted and positive as we look towards the arrival of warmer weather. While we still have snow in our forecast in Northern New York, it is not stopping me from daydreaming about all things spring and summer. I am currently crushing on tie dye, bright colors, cute swim suits, pretty dresses, and anything that screams bohemian and festival style. Although I may be celebrating festival season in my back yard if this quarantine isn’t lifted soon. But at least I can still celebrate in my best boho style. I know many people have reduced their shopping habits during this…
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The Last Kimonos of Summer with Shoe Dazzle
Hello, Shoe Dazzle! Where have you been all my life? This site is a blessing and a curse. I am in shoe addict heaven trying to hold tight to my money which seems to have some sort of fantastic magnetic pull in the direction of this seemingly endless selection of adorable, affordable footwear. Yes. Yes. I understand that membership sites like this target weaknesses like mine. And in my case, they have targeted me quite successfully. Actually, I had no intention of joining at all. Except gladiator sandals. *This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own based on my personal experience. If you follow me…
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A Necklace Made of Dreams & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #33
A few weeks back, I joined a little Shopping Extravaganza hosted by EyeCrave Optics and I met the loveliest young woman at this event. Her name is Tricia and she is a representave who sells Premier Designs Jewelry. *This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. First, let me tell you all about Tricia…this girl is nothing short of fabulous! Her personality bubbles over with enthusiasm and excitement…about life in general. She just might be the happiest girl on earth. You can see it in her beautiful eyes and in her lovely smile. She exudes kindness and joy at every turn. Hers is the kind…
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Weekend Wish List: Yoins
For this weekend’s wish list, I want to introduce a new collaboration with Yoins. Yoins is an online retailer that was started in 2014 with the mission to offer some of the hottest trends in women’s fashion at affordable prices. They want to be the inspiration for women to move away from the herd mentality in fashion trends and begin expressing their unique individuality through the clothing they wear. As I am scrolling through their pages of adorable styles, it is difficult to narrow down my favorites, so here is a small sampling. *This is a not sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. *Cover photo: T-Shirt Midi…
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The Right to Change Your Mind & Link Up On the Edge #49
Way back in the infancy of this blog, I wrote a post 39 Lessons I Have Learned on My Journey Out of the Darkness into My Happiness. It is still one of my favorite posts. It took a lot of energy to draft and it’s long. But it’s heartfelt and intense at points. Just last night the topic of women always changing their minds came up. Often, among couples this is a common joke…how the man in the relationship is steadfast and consistent in his wants, needs, ideas, and beliefs and how the female is fickle and flighty and inconsistent in making decisions. In light of this age old (mis)conception,…
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The Perfect Accessory for the Antique Boat Museum and #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #26
For Father’s Day this weekend, my husband and I decided a nice outdoor family activity would be a great way to celebrate. So we packed the kids into the car and headed out to Clayton, New York. Sunday was hot and humid and downright disgusting, so when I saw on my weather app that Clayton was going to be about 5 degrees cooler than Watertown, it was totally worth the 30 minute drive from our house. Plus I wanted to photograph my adorable new crocheted neckerchief made by a local crafter, Linda Gibbs Handmade. I picked up this cute little accessory on Wednesday when I ran into Linda at our…
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Stepping Out of Summer: 20 of My Favorite Summer Outfits
As the Fall season is upon us and it is still way too hot in northern New York for my perimenopausal self to be donning the latest in autumnal fashions, I thought I would share a little roundup of some of my favorite summer outfits that never made it onto the blog. And if it is still scorching where you live, maybe you will find some late season inspiration as our summer fashion ideas are becoming stale. So to kick off September and the final days of summer…here are some of my favorites from this season! (I generally post my outfits daily on Instagram so if you follow me there,…