Living Outside the Stacks

Navigating through life away from the library.

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    What I Wore: 10×10 Capsule Wardrobe Challenge Day 2

    20 November 2023 / 0 Comments

    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. For the next few posts, I’ll be answering prompts provided by @feliciafollumfairtradefashion. These posts are late because, well, lazy… 02| ROUTINE OR HABIT When I was a kid, I lived with my bio dad for a period of time, during which, I’d spend time with my grandma. She, like many grandmas from back in the day, was addicted…

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    What I Wore: Wrapping Myself in Velvet

    14 November 2022 / 1 Comment

    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 would drape myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable. There are very few things that George Costanza said on Seinfeld that I’d agree with, but that single line so accurately sums up my feelings about velvet that I could’ve written it. Velvet is one of my favorite fabrics, the others are faux suede and leather.  In…

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    What I Wore: Styling a Blazer

    30 October 2022 / 0 Comments

    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. How are y’all doing? I’m doing well. Just working and that’s about it. In my down time, I’m reading Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson. Have you read it? It has me thinking deeply about the inequities within the justice system and the death penalty. Stay tuned for my book…

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    Style Imitating Art: Snow Shadows by Tom Thomson

    13 December 2021 / 0 Comments

    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 STYLE IMITATING ART Welcome to Style Imitating Art.Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar {14 Shades of Grey}, Terri {Meadow Tree Style}, and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspiration image and we each post the image on our blogs. The…

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    26 August 2019
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    19 August 2019
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    Style Imitating Art: Solar System Quilt by Ellen Harding Baker

    15 November 2021 / 2 Comments

    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 was finally able to watch Passing. And, oh my word, the cinematography is beautiful. I wasn’t sure how the movie would come across in black and white, but I think it was perfect. I cannot wait for the ‘But Have You Read the Book‘ discussion on Tuesday. If you haven’t read Nella Larsen’s Passing yet, please do…

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    Style Imitating Art: Girl with the Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer

    11 January 2021 / 1 Comment

    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. Welcome to Style Imitating Art. I hope your visit means you’re planning to join us, because we’d definitely love to have you… ABOUT STYLE IMITATING ART Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar {14 Shades of Grey}, Terri {Meadow Tree Style}, and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other…

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    Fab Forties: Inspired by Space

    30 November 2020 / 0 Comments

    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 Fab Forties The Fab Forties is a group of style bloggers from around the globe who come together once a month to share their common love of fashion. Each month we choose a different theme and invite a guest blogger, who is also in her forties, to join us. The group’s goal is to take on…

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    Style Imitating Art: Boudoir Slippers

    2 November 2020 / 1 Comment

    Welcome to Style Imitating Art. I hope your visit means you’re planning to join us, because we’d definitely love to have you… ABOUT STYLE IMITATING ART Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar {14 Shades of Grey}, Kim {Fierce Fashion Blog}, and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspiration image and we each post the image on our blogs. The following Monday we share our art inspired outfits. And that Wednesday, the curator shares all of the submissions on her blog. THE CURATOR This week’s image was chosen by me. INSPIRATION ART WORK For…

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    Style Imitating Art: Cap

    21 September 2020 / 1 Comment

    Welcome to Style Imitating Art. I hope your visit means you’re planning to join us, because we’d definitely love to have you… ABOUT STYLE IMITATING ART Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar {14 Shades of Grey}, Kim {Fierce Fashion Blog}, and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspiration image and we each post the image on our blogs. The following Monday we share our art inspired outfits. And that Wednesday, the curator shares all of the submissions on her blog. THE CURATOR This week’s image was chosen by by me. INSPIRATION ART WORK…

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    Style Imitating Art: The Little Fourteen-Year Old Dancer by Edgar Degas

    10 February 2020 / 0 Comments

    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 hope you had a restful weekend. The Hubs and I went to visit my parents in Mississippi. We had a good time… My mom is still sick and my dad is now undergoing radiation therapy for cancer, so it was nice to see them up and about. I also hung out with my sister, we got…

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