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Navigating through life away from the library.

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Fab Forties: The Shirt Dress

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26 August 2019
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Friday Favorites: Long Weekends and Good Music

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31 August 2019
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Where Bloggers Live: Favorite Holiday Tradition

First of all, I owe my cohosts an apology — I am so late on this post. It’s the end of the term and I’ve been incredibly busy trying to…

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18 December 2021
Style

What I Wore: Felt Denim by Laurie Feltheimer Unboxing

Hey, Friends! How are y’all doing? I’m doing well. Trying desperately to get back into the habit of blogging, but you know how that goes. Hopefully, I’ll be back on…

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25 July 2026
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Bleu Wednesday: Her Story

unedited. Nikon D7500 | 15mm | f/5 | 1/125 | ISO – 1000 Sunday, ‎18 August ‎2019, ‏‎7:40:00 AM   edited. Do you remember Wordless Wednesday? It was a big…

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21 August 2019
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    The Snugg iPad Case Review {#Sponsored}

    10 September 2013 / 8 Comments

    When the hubs first presented me with Inez, aka my sweet little iPad 2, I was all What am I gonna do with this thing? I mean I was grateful and everything but it wasn’t at the top of my list of must haves or wants or even kinda sorta would like to have. I really was not interested. At all. Well, I can honestly say, this is one of those cases where the hubs knew me better than I knew myself. I take my iPad just about everywhere. It’s convenient and fits perfectly in my handbag. To protect it, I was using a hardback case with a zippered pouch,…

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    Daenel
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    Thrift Store Chic {In the Closet}

    4 September 2013 / 17 Comments

    Happy Wednesday! I hope you guys had a great Labor Day Weekend. I did, I got to see my twin sister and her family. Two days. In a row. By accident. The first trip to Nashville was on purpose, as in we fully intended to surprise her by just showing up at her front door. Which we kinda did. We ended up giving her a head’s up, ’cause, you know, driving 3 hours and then finding out she wasn’t home wouldn’t have been cool. That night as we were driving home, we realized that I had her boots and her stroller in my car, so we turned around the next…

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    Coffee Talk {In the Cafe}

    2 September 2013 / 2 Comments

    Hi, and welcome to Coffee Talk. In case you’re new here, this is where I share some of the great and not~so~great stuff that I find on the web. Topics range from news stories that leave me scratchin’ my head to DIYs that I think are absolutely clever. And, who knows, there may even be a recipe thrown in here or there just for fun. So grab a cup of coffee {or tea or whatever floats your boat} and let’s talk… 1. What is going on with kids today? And why are their parents supporting/defending/protecting them? I’m speaking specifically about the teen who shot and killed a baby after attempting…

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    Share Your Good News {In the Cafe}

    30 August 2013 / 6 Comments

    A few weeks ago, I received an email from Amber at Section 391 asking if I’d like to join her, Jen  at Librarian for Life and Style, and Shelley at Miss Lady Librarian for  a CHECK US OUT: A back~to~school link up for librarians. Get it? Naturally, I said yes. I mean, how fun is it to see how other librarians dress for work ~ are they formal or casual? Do they play it safe or add a little bit of funk? I wanna know! And I know you do too, so check ’em out. See what I did there? School is now in full swing at the University and as much as I…

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    Weekend Wrap~Up {In the Family Room}

    26 August 2013 / 4 Comments

    Are you ready to begin a new week? I am. Kinda sorta. This is the first full week that the students are going to be back on campus, so things are gonna be kind of crazy for a minute. My own kids have been back at school for a week now, so we’ve pretty much settled into a routine which is pretty nice. Our weekend was pretty non~eventful but there were a  few hiccups, some laughs, a triumph, and a new beginning… 1. Can’t Multi~task Yes, this really happened. Lesson: I cannot talk to my aunt and cook dinner at the same time. Between the laughing, sharing memories, and catching…

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    Coffee Talk {In the Cafe}

    20 August 2013 / 4 Comments

    Hi, and welcome to Coffee Talk. In case you’re new here, this is where I share some of the great and not~so~great stuff that I find on the web. Topics range from news stories that leave me scratchin’ my head to DIYs that I think are absolutely clever. And, who knows, there may even be a recipe thrown in here or there just for fun. So grab a cup of coffee {or tea or whatever floats your boat} and let’s talk… 1.  Before I bring up this topic, I want to make it perfectly clear that anyone who engages in sexual (be it physical or emotional) relationship with a person…

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    The MV Mississippi: Largest Diesel Tugboat {In the Neighborhood}

    19 August 2013 / 2 Comments

    The Hubs and I often have deep and meaningful conversations, especially on Saturday mornings when we’re trying to decide what we want to do besides eat breakfast… The Hubs: “What do you want to do?” Me: “I don’t know. What do you want to do?” The Hubs: “You can’t answer a question with a question.” Me: “Oh.” We finished eating breakfast in relative silence, both of us checking our cell phones and sending each other goofy jokes. Yeah, we’re those people. Then I saw a tweet from Visit Cape announcing that the MV Mississippi would be docked in Cape Girardeau and they’d be holding an open house. So I casually…

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    Share Your Good News {In the Cafe}

    16 August 2013 / 1 Comment

    If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you know that I like to do a little something called “Fist Bump Friday”, where I encourage my friends to share something that has made them happy during the week. Sometimes we get so bogged down with life and the crazy that comes with it that we forget to recognize the good things. So I thought it’d be fun if we all shared and celebrated together. So please, share your good news in the comments below. Remember, it doesn’t have to be big or earth shattering. If it’s important to you, it’s important to me. This week, I’m happy that the kids…

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    31 Days 31 Photos 31 Stories {In the Dark Room}

    15 August 2013 / 0 Comments

    I’ve decided to join my friend, Beatrice Clay, for a photography challenge called “31 Days 31 Photos 31 Stories: My Favorite Things“. Each day, she provides a prompt and we interpret it however we wish. The catch is that we must tell a story in six words with each photograph. Fun, right? 8. Recent Purchase Very weird items decorate my home. 9. Sound I love the sound of family. 10. Book Never forget. Made my heart ache. 11. Word Thanking God; every day’s a gift. 12. View Nothing compares to God’s original art. 13. Writing Utensil Best pen ever; order in bulk. 14. Fruit Snack of choice while pregnant… Huh?…

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    Share Your Good News {In the Cafe}

    9 August 2013 / 2 Comments

    If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you know that I like to do a little something called “Fist Bump Friday”, where I encourage my friends to share something that has made them happy during the week. Sometimes we get so bogged down with life and the crazy that comes with it that we forget to recognize the good things. So I thought it’d be fun if we all shared and celebrated together. So please, share your good news in the comments below. Remember, it doesn’t have to be big or earth shattering. If it’s important to you, it’s important to me. This week, I’m happy that I was…

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