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Make a Classic Floral Dress Edgy: Part 2
Since I haven’t worn my floral maxis much lately, I have been finding ways to wear them without layering a jacket over them. Last week, I shared how I added a cropped denim vest to add a little of an edgy vibe to one dress (here) and today, I am sharing another way to style a wrap floral dress. I still love these dresses, but I seem to wear them more in the fall and spring with either a sweater or a denim jacket over them and with boots. I love how this outfit turned out, and while you can’t see it in pictures, the way the dress flew while…
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Booth Western Museum: Western Costumes from the Silver Screen
A few weeks ago, I decided to take a gander at the temporary exhibit at our local western museum. I am trying to plan more regular outings in my weeks, so it is not all about errands and necessities all of the time. It can be something as simple as a picnic or a visit to a local farm, or in this case, a local museum. The exhibit was part of the Davey collection. John Davey lives in New York and has been collecting Hollywood related items for several decades. He has more than 3000 Hollywood and fashion related items, many of which are from western movies and television programs.…
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Birthday Celebration in a Lemon Print Dress
What fun 50th birthday celebrations! I shared a little about both in last week’s summer recap post. Today, I am sharing the dress I wore for the brunch celebration 2 of my running besties threw for me. The sunrise crew (our group of gals who run Saturdays at 6 AM) brought food and we enjoyed a delightful time around the table! I thrifted this lemon and orange print dress in Chattanooga earlier in September. It caught my friend Rachel’s eye and since it didn’t fit her, I decided to try it on. While I did not have the right attire under, I could imagine how it would look done right,…
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Classic Floral Maxi Dress Made Edgy: Part 1
My style has evolved over the years, I have gotten more confident about what I like to wear and am drawn to certain elements. A couple of years ago, I wrote a blog post describing my style as colorful, practical, boho, fun and textured (read the post here). I think that definitely still describes my style. I also like to add some edge to feminine outfits and not have them be too sweet. Because of this, I haven’t worn my floral maxi dresses much: on their own, they are very feminine and I just want something with a little more oomph and interest! So this week and next, I will…
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Fall Bucket List 2025
It’s time to share another quarterly bucket list! If you want to read a recap of my summer, you can read last Wednesday’s post here where I share some of our summer highlights and how I am progressing with certain goals. I do not have much of a bucket list for this fall: the end of summer brings with it school and all that it entails which is a pretty busy schedule especially during the week when I have to remember where I am supposed to be. Add to that my twice a week visit to my parents and I enjoy anytime I have a quiet weekend or a couple…
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Inspired by Jacqui: Tan Crochet Skirt and Vest
I am always excited when one of my blogger friends wears an outfit that inspires me to wear 2 items in my closet in a new way. A few months ago, Jacqui wore this pretty outfit on her blog (here) and I knew I had similar items I could wear to replicate her look. I have worn my tan vests a few times, but not in a monochromatic column and I really liked the added texture of the skirt. I was a little too quick to delete pictures this summer (I took these at the end of June) so I only have 3 pictures to share instead of my usual…
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Colors of Fall with the Ageless Style Link Up
When Colors of Fall was suggested as our September theme for the Ageless Style Link Up, I knew right away that I wanted to wear this skirt that I thrifted for a few dollars in August. I had no idea which top I was going to wear with it, but when I realized how nice the lighting was an evening a couple weeks ago, I decided that we were going to take several sets of blog pictures. My youngest had just spent some of his money on a ninja dress up outfit, so he wanted to replenish his coffers. One of my favorite colors to wear in the fall is…
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Summer Recap 2025
Here are a few posts that recap some of my summer adventures: June trip to New York and Long Island Trip to Arizona to visit Jodie Atlanta Botanical Gardens In other news, I have been starting my meals including breakfast with veggies and added a lot more fresh veggies to my diet. I also increased my protein intake and make chia pudding to eat for breakfast every day. I also enjoyed the occasional treat from the French Bakery (Bonnins) about once a month and cut zinnias from our little garden to bring color to the kitchen. We enjoyed butterflies, foxes and deer in the yard! And of course, birds of…
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Another Boho Look: 3 pieces from Just BeYoutiful Boutique
Since I went shopping with Jodie at Just BeYoutiful, a local to her boutique on my trip to Arizona, be prepared to see a lot of cute clothes from there on the blog. I spent the majority of my fun money there and came home with some treasures! Today’s outfit is inspired by a Pinterest Look which I will share at the end of this post and I combined new pieces with a couple of my own. Kym does not have a shopping website, but she shares on her Facebook and Instagram pages and you can reach out to her and she will ship. She always have new pieces at…
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How to Style a Strapless Tulle Dress for Everyday
While I love this dress styled on its own (I loved my birthday post outfit!), I do love the idea of wearing it for every day. So, this summer, I styled it for church and for errands too. It’s just a matter of toning the dress down a little and layering over and (and I will need to try under it too)! Here are some ideas that you can also use with other fancy dresses, so you can wear them for every day. Layer a Blouse Over This was my first idea on how to style the dress and I was so glad the outfit turned out as I imagined.…