Dress Form Outfit: Black Velvet

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In December, I styled my dress form in a gold sleeveless Bob Mackie top and three layers of Christmas garland. This month, I’ve gone to the dark side and styled my dress form in a more casual outfit featuring a black velvet fitted blazer and my Patricia Nash crossbody bag. The weekends are the only time I can really show off my own personal style, mainly because I’m dressed in scrubs during the week {my day job is as a registered medical assistant for a surgeon who wears bow ties, but not while operating; only in the office, seeing patients}. […]

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Links I Love: January 2018

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I haven’t posted much in the past couple of months, but that’s okay {I think}. One thing is for sure though… I’ve been catching up on some reading; or more specifically, I’ve been reading some great posts from some of the other bloggers I follow. So in this month’s “Links I Love”, I’m going to share with you some of the posts that I’ve bookmarked to read again later. January 2018 Reading List – The Stripe, by Grace Atwood I’m always interested to see what other people are reading, especially bloggers I follow. I’ve even gone to my local library to […]

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Dinner Party with my Fellow Capricorns

I’m starting out this year’s Dinner Party series by throwing a birthday dinner party for me and a few of my fellow Capricorns. As Capricorns, we know how to get the party started so don’t let our initial reserved demeanor fool you. This dinner party celebrates those of us born between December 21st and January 19th, and includes several honored birthday guests. My guests include British actor Eddie Redmayne (Jan. 6th), English American actress Sienna Miller (Dec. 28th), musician John Legend (Dec. 28th), American model Christy Turlington Burns (Jan. 2nd), Australian actor Liam Hemsworth (Jan. 13th), former First Lady Michelle […]

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Celebrating My #2017BestNine from Instagram

I can’t believe we’re already into the second week of the new year. Where has the time gone? I was thinking about last year (like it was so long ago), when I remembered that I posted my #2017BestNine Instagram photos on my IG account. In looking at those nine photos, I realized that they were all photos I posted to promote a blog post I wrote, with the exception of the ninth photo. So as a recap of last year’s “best nine” {I mean, today is #flashbackfriday, am I right?}, I thought I would share the blog posts that match […]

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Steal Her Style: Chrissy Teigen

Chrissy Teigen may be rocking her pregnancy style nowadays, but a couple of years ago, she styled a monochromatic look with a herringbone coat. This is still very much a classic look that can be worn this winter. Chrissy is an American model born in Delta, Utah, which is just two hours south from Salt Lake City {where I was born}. She is of Norwegien {her father} and Thai {her mother} descent, which is where she gets her exotic good looks. She is married to musician John Legend, and they have one daughter and is pregnant with their second child. […]

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