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What I Wore: Animal Print Card, Blue Toile Shirt, and Dark Denim Jeans
Hey, Friends! How are things with you? It’s the last week of the semester and we’re prepping for graduation – life is busy. I’ve spent the last four days taking, editing, and posting photos of our soon-to-be graduates. I love this time of year, but ohmygosh is it exhausting. I have one more set of pictures to take on Monday and then I’m finished until next semester. This is the first year since I started working at the college that I won’t be taking the graduation photos… It’s gonna be weird, but I’m happy for the break. Trust me, I love taking the pictures, but editing and posting can take…
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Where Bloggers Live: My Favorite Things About Me
How are we in May already? I feel like this April was simultaneously the slowest and fastest month of my life. Work was crazy busy. I had the privilege of serving on an off-site reaccreditation committee for three community colleges and it was quite the learning experience. TLDR, the committee reads over documents to ensure that the college is meeting its responsibilities to its students by meeting educational standards, providing the services advertised, and ensuring that facilities are safe and appropriate for the course offerings. I’m responsible for the library section. This was my first time serving on an off-site committee, which means that my committee read over the documents…
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{Book Review} The Revelation of Dionne Daphne by Mara Brock Akil
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. I want to thank NetGalley for gifting me an advanced copy of this book for review. BOOK REVIEW In my graphic, I stated that I enjoyed reading this book, but I think that may be a little too “happy.” I enjoyed the honesty, realness, and grace with which the story was written. In reflecting on her sexual past,…
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Where Bloggers Live: My Favorite Rainy Day Activities
Hey, y’all, hey! How are ya? NGL, I’m bouncing between absolute rage at the state of this country and childlike wonder at the Artemis II space mission. For the past few days, this mission has connected me to my dad in a way that few things have. My dad was a Star Trek fanatic {he went to the conventions, cos-played before it was a thing, and had a massive collection of ships and miniatures}. To say my dad would have been obsessed with this mission is putting it lightly. I know he would’ve been stalking the NASA website for collectibles. What I didn’t realize is how much my Gen X…
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What I Wore: Berry Suit with White Shirt and Repurposed Tie
I work with some of the most creative people on the planet. Our team is a mix of welders, wire artists, fiber creators, writers, and ministry leaders, and so much more. I recently discovered that one of my coworkers repurposes men’s neckties, and they are stunning! On Monday morning, she greeted me with a smile and a “Dani, I have something for you…” before gifting me a collection of these beautiful pieces. Naturally, I couldn’t wait to build an outfit around my favorite one. WHAT I WORE Initially, I’d planned to wear a basic black suit, but y’all know I’m anything but basic. Then I remembered that I had this…
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{Book Review} My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney
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. The Hubs and I spent last weekend binge watching His & Hers on Netflix, and I was so *mind blown* by the ending that I wanted to read the book to see what was left out of the series. During my search for the book, I ended up taking a deep dive through Alice Feeney’s catalog and found…
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Where Bloggers Live: Glimmers, Life’s Little Miracles
As always, I’m late with my submission. However, this time, I have a legitimate excuse reason. Actually, I have two. On 10 March, I celebrated my 53rd birthday and on 11 March, The Hubs and I celebrated our anniversary… To say it has been two days of surprising, yet, beautiful days of celebration would be putting it mildly. First, our son drove down for a visit — we went to lunch, toured the local museum, and just hung out. And, y’all, hanging with your adult children is something incredibly special. Like, you know you raised this person, so there’s part of you that knows him or her, but then they…
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What I Wore: Black Blazer with Zuri Dress and Black Boots
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. Hi, I know it’s been awhile since I’ve updated the blog, but life has been lifin’, y’all. I’m not complaining, though, because I like the busy work. It keeps me from doom scrolling and stressing. I’ve also been reading some really good books. I recently finished My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney and, omg! If you’re a Frieda…
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February 10 on the 10th: 10 Things I Hate to Love
As is my usual habit, I’m late with this month’s prompt. This time, I do have a somewhat legit excuse: work has been crazy busy. We’ve had a combination Black History Month / Heart Month celebration going on for the past week, which has resulted in toooooooons of pictures that needed to be edited and uploaded to my college’s social media and, by the time I’m finished, the last thing I wanna do is write a blog post. The events have been incredibly fun and well-attended, so that’s been great. THE PROMPT: 10 Things I Hate to Love Dirt – specifically, the smell of my houseplants after I’ve watered them.…
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Closet Tour: Spare Bedroom Turned Walk-In Closet
A little over a month ago, The Hubs and I converted our spare bedroom into a walk-in closet for me. We’d been talking about it off and on for a couple of years, but never got around to it. But schedule conflicts made the conversion necessary. The first thing I had to do was figure out what sort of vibe I wanted and then how I wanted things laid out. The vibe was easy — I wanted my space to have a bohemian , vintage store, found pieces feel. Vintage shops are my happy place; I wanted to feel happy every time I got dressed in the mornings. The next…
