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A Day in the Life of a Busy Stay at Home Mom & Spread the Kindness Link Up On the Edge #825
We are two weeks into the new school year and I feel quite like a chicken with its head cut off. Running around in a frenzy all the time, trying to keep the schedules of four people in order and get everyone where they need to be on time. Mom’s Uber service runs 24/7 it seems…however, Dad’s Uber service takes over after dark. My old eyes play wicked tricks on me in the darkness which makes me feel very unsafe if I have to drive by the illumination of headlights and street lamps. My younger child likes to quip that while he’s at school all I do is sit on…
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What to Consider When Planning a Road Trip With Friends
A road trip with friends can be one of the most memorable ways to travel, but the best road trips aren’t totally spontaneous. Before anyone packs a bag, it helps to agree on the kind of trip you want: relaxed and scenic, packed with activities, budget-focused, or built around food, music, hiking, or nightlife. When everyone understands the overall goal, it’s much easier to make decisions and avoid tension later. To help you out, here’ are a few things to consider when planning a road trip with friends. Pick the Right Vehicle It may sound obvious, but transportation is usually one of the first major choices to settle. If no…
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The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book: Dusters
Dusters are one of my favorite types of garments. Long and dramatic, feminine and bold, they perfectly suit my old lady hippie aesthetic. Nancy, on the other hand, hates the concept of dusters. They just aren’t for her. But I’m grateful that she has indulged me for this round of The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book featuring Dusters! A duster is a long coat-like garment that is meant to be worn as a protective top outer layer. They got their name from 19th century duster coats which were long, lightweight coats worn by carriage drivers and equestrians to keep the trail dust from permeating their regular clothes. Over the generations, the duster…
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The Concert by Johannes Vermeer | Style Imitating Art
It’s time for another dress up prompt. Won’t you join us for this round? About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle. It challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as presenter, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the presenter by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day,…
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Restyled: Brown and White Split Legged Trousers & Spread the Kindness Link Up On the Edge #824
Although summer doesn’t officially end for 12 more days, it seems like September brings out all the fall feels long before the weather reflects it. I get in the mood for autumn clothing weeks before it gets cool enough to wear them. So this is the time of year when lightweight fabrics in fall colors really come in handy. You can create an outfit with an autumnal vibe but still remain cool in the heat of the late summer sun. If you stopped by last Friday, you might recognize the brown and white split legged trousers peeking from beneath my chocolate brown maxi dress. This outfit is sort of the…
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Adventures in Thrifting Part 32: Blue Pineapple Dress
I just realized that I have been highlighting my preloved wardrobe pieces in this Adventures in Thrifting series for almost 5 years! Clearly, I don’t post these with any sort of regular frequency, otherwise, it probably would have way more than 32 parts. Oh well. Here goes number 32… I found this adorable navy blue pineapple dress back in the early spring but had to wait until the summer weather arrived to wear it. I styled this look at the end of June to keep cool in the immense heat and humidity that blanketed us for most of the summer. I even contemplated wearing this outfit for the 4th of…
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Style Imitating Art | Landscape by Huang Binhong
About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle. It challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as presenter, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the presenter by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the presenter will share all of the submissions on her blog. You don’t…
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Something Old, Something New & Spread the Kindness Link Up On the Edge #823
But nothing borrowed and nothing blue. Just a whole bunch of brown and white. With school beginning yesterday, I thought today’s outfit share should feature some of my former school colors. I never really liked any of my school colors during the years I was in school, but now many of those color combinations appeal to me. My elementary school colors were blue and gold (aka yellow), my high school colors were black and gold (also yellow), my college colors were brown and white, and my graduate school colors were red and white. But these days, you can mostly find me donning purple and white…my kids’ school colors. Back in…
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LINTICO Sustainable Linen Clothing: 3 Pieces, 5 Outfits
Linen clothing is making a huge splash in fashion right now. With a very large demographic of female fashionistas hitting their menopause years, we midlife women are craving comfort, coolness, and ease in our wardrobes without sacrificing our personal senses of style. LINTICO seems to have received our message. Establishing their clothing brand in 2023 with a profound belief in the healing power of nature, LINTICO took their reverence for organic European linen and transformed it into the pursuit of uninterrupted comfort for the modern woman. LINTICO was started by women, for women, so they understand how to honor, respect, and dress a woman’s changing body throughout all the stages…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Dusters
September already?! Where did the summer go? My goodness, time really starts to speed up the older you get, doesn’t it? Yikes. Won’t you join us for another edition of Good Buys and Good-Byes. For this month, we are featuring one of my all time favorite styles of garments…Dusters! A duster is a long coat-like garment that is meant to be worn as a protective top outer layer. They got their name from 19th century duster coats which were long, lightweight coats worn by carriage drivers and equestrians to keep the trail dust from permeating their regular clothes. Over the generations, the duster has morphed into any garment worn on…
