Happy Wednesday! I hope y’all are having a great week. This is the last week of regular classes, so I’m knee deep in grading right now. And next week is Finals Week so stress barf. I’m teaching two classes and feel like I have no time to breathe. Needless to say, I’m looking forward to…
Geek is Chic
THIS POST CONTAINS AFFILIATE LINKS, IF YOU PURCHASE SOMETHING USING THE LINK I WILL RECEIVE A COMMISSION. THAT COMMISSION GOES TOWARDS MAINTAINING MY BLOG. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT. In my “real life” I’m a librarian. And like many librarians {at least the ones in my circle}, I’m slightly obsessed with kitschy bookish…
Hello, I’m Fabulous
When my daughter saw this tee, she just started laughing and said “Oh my gosh, that is sooooo you!” A few weeks ago I received an email from Glenda at So What to Twenty telling me that I’d won the #HelloImFabulous contest that she hosted on her blog. Of course, I was beyond thrilled! I’d…
Come to Momma
Have you ever seen something and thought that’s not quite my style but I love it? That was me with both the lipstick and the faux leather midi skirt. For about three months I let both of them dance around in my head: they did the Tango, the Cha Cha, a couple of steps from…
Librarian Chic with Modcloth
Every so often I like to peruse the web and do some virtual window shopping, especially when the weather starts to change and all the fun new styles start to come out. But I’ve never been challenged to create an outfit and share it on my blog until now. One of the ModStylists at Modcloth…
Casual Clothes Mini Challenge: Skirt with a Loose Top
Happy Wednesday! How was your weekend? Mine was nice. We spent it celebrating my twins’ graduation from high school. Unfortunately, I don’t have any pictures of the actual graduation because I was crying and they all turned into a blur. Funny, right? Anyway, this is Casual Style Formula 5 of Sylvia’s Casual Style Mini Challenge:…
Where Bloggers Live: A Day in the Life {Workday}
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Hey, y’all, hey.…
Fab Forties: Snake Print
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. About the…
Polka Dots and Library Books
Hey, y’all, hey! I hope you have plans for a relaxing weekend. Right now, we don’t have anything planned. We’re just gonna sit around the house and relax. I should probably clean up, but that ain’t gonna happen… I’m usually not a kitschy dresser, but I do fancy library themed clothing {like this dress and…
Book Review: The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe
Author: Antonio Iturbe Translator: Lilit Thwaites Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Publication Date: 10 October 2017 Format: Kindle Edition Pages: 424 ABOUT THE BOOK {from the back of the book} Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague,…