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Wear Your Personality on Your Feet
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not one of those people hip to the latest fashion trends. Frankly, I’m more about how things work for me. How they look with my body shape. Whether they are...
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Back to School With a New Style
My emotions are always pretty close to the surface. Scott is always prepared with tissues and my girls roll their eyes at how even the simplest of things can trigger the waterworks. Even knowing the...
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She Picked Color; He Picked Cognac
To say that my wardrobe isn’t very colorful is kind of an understatement. I gravitate toward black, various shades of black and patterns that include… black. Oh yeah, and various shades of brown. I...
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High Heels and Housework
As the title implies, I’ve been walking around this morning doing housework in high heels. Don’t judge. June Cleaver did it and nobody judged her. Well, maybe they did, but they didn’t have Facebook...
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Overjoyed with Under Armour
Being a tween is hard. I am good at dancing, singing, drama, gymnastics and track. I play violin and flute, do well in school and have friends. But there are two pieces missing from the puzzle that...
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My Kids. My Boots. My Problems.
As a mom, I like to tease my kids about how they are growing up too fast. It’s halfheartedly a joke and half completely serious. Everyone says that babies become children then graduate then become...
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From Normal to Nautical for Not Much
With fewer than 2 weeks left in the Christmas season, have you finished all of your shopping? I have to embarrassingly admit I still have a couple that I’m having a hard time buying for. You know the...
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Share, Shop and Save with PatPat App
We don’t hide our thrifty nature. It’s something we’re proud of and regularly discuss the amazing deals we find at thrift stores. Sometimes we discuss other deals we discover and last September I told...
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Purr-fectly Functional Fashion Statement
I remember when I was a tween and desperately wanted to wear what everyone else had. By the time I hit high school, I had given up on trying to follow other fashion trends and decided just to do my...
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Classic, Comfortable Oxford Sneakers
Sometimes I wonder what kinds of shoes I owned as a kid. My mom had cowboy boots that I loved (and wore whenever possible) and a pair of clogs I happily borrowed when I was in about 6th grade. That’s...
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The Reasons I Tolerate Autumn
As I stand at my sink washing dishes, I look outside and see some leaves on the trees turning beautiful colors while others lay on the ground waiting for someone to rake them up. I’m filled with a...
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Wardrobe Upgrade with Lugz Mallard Boots
Once (or twice) upon a time in a prior life, I was a direct marketing rep. This was well before you could hawk your wares on the internet so the landscape of the business was very different back then....
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Am I The Only Person Who Hates Shopping for Unmentionables?
At 47 years old, you would think that I would have outgrown the problem of blushing whenever someone mentions anything unmentionable. Yes, I turn beet red at the slightest inference to (shhhh) S-E-X....
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Getting Comfy with Lugz Sneakers
Today is Madison’s last day of Junior High. In a couple short months she will officially be a high school student. With each day, I continue to see changes in how she presents and expresses herself...
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A Back to School Task You Probably Forgot
Thank you JCPenney Optical for sponsoring this post. Visit your local JCPenney Optical to find your perfect frames! It’s that time of year again. The time where moms and dads toast to the return of a...
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Teens Change Their Fashion Interests
Kids grow up so fast and their personalities can change on a dime. One day, Madison will want nothing but graphic t-shirts or a hoodie. The next, she wants something “nice”. As a high school freshman,...
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Mother Nature Missed the Spring Memo
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind. Hectic schedules are the norm as pretty much every school activity hit the calendar over the past couple of weeks. Among those, Spring Break followed by the...
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For When You Want to Sneak Around
How did the chicken sneak across the road? In his sneakers, of course! Ba-dum-bum! Okay, so telling jokes isn’t really my thing. What is funny is how some memories come back to you at the oddest times...
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Top 20 Halloween Costumes of 2018
You’re in the market for a new costume for yourself or the kids. But you want to know what’s cool and hip this year (are those words still cool?). You’ll find plenty of Halloween costume guides...
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Wear a Favorite Board Game on Your Feet
It’s no secret that we have a house full of shoe-lovers. Madison won’t admit it, but she loves wearing the proper shoe for the task, no matter the style. Kennedy, on the other hand, shops by brand...
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