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Where Bloggers Live: Put Your Records On
If you read my Ageless Style post last week, then you already know two things about my musical taste: We were not allowed to listen to secular music My first Walkman was a game changer My mom and stepfather are both preachers, so we grew up in a conservative household where we were not allowed to dance, listen to secular music, play cards, blah blah blah… So I used to listen to Contemporary Gospel artists like The Clark Sisters and the Winans. Their gospel music was set to a funky beat that my parents were able to {barely} tolerate. But I loved them. Two of my favorite and most often…
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Where Bloggers Live: Where I’ve Lived
I always tell people that growing up some place and living some place are two very different things. My sisters and I grew up in Italy. Our time was managed by our parents, so traveling and exploring were left to them and school field trips. Once we hit our teen years, we’d been in Italy for so long that we took it and its surrounds for granted. We never thought we’d leave. We had the same feeling about Italy as some folks have about their hometowns. We don’t appreciate the things that tourists travel to see. ABOUT WHERE BLOGGERS LIVE Welcome to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live. It’s…
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10 on the 10th: All About Life-Long Learning
Hey, y’all, hey! How’re things in your neck the woods? Yesterday was our official return to work day after the summer break {I’m a 12-month employee, so no summer break for me} and it was good to see a bunch of familiar faces. We couldn’t have our normal convocation because COVID, so we had a virtual professional development day for our faculty. I presented information about the library, but I always get nervous with online presentations because you can’t tell if you’re connecting with the group or not. And I didn’t get any feedback when I asked if there were questions, so… Of course, I spent all last night overthinking…
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Happy #FistBumpFriday
HAPPY #FISTBUMPFRIDAY Everyone who doesn’t have a pandemic puppy raise your hand. *keeps hand down* Yep, we adopted a dog last week and her name is Lola. Now that I’m back at work on a regular basis, I thought Bleu would like some company during the day. Bleu is all crickets chirping. I mean, she hasn’t snapped at her but she hasn’t exactly welcomed her with open arms either. Lola has been trying to lick her, but Bleu keeps turning the proverbial other cheek. The pictures above were taken after I went to the store and bought them matching beds. Bleu kept curling up in the smaller bed instead…
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Happy #FistBumpFriday
HAPPY #FISTBUMPFRIDAY Do you remember {in the before times} when I used to do a little something called #FistBumpFriday? I didn’t start it, but I certainly had fun with it. It was a way for us to share a bit of happiness in a world that seemed full of everything but… I don’t know why I stopped, but I thought I’d bring it back. So here goes, some things that made me happy this week: New music: Anywhere Away from Here by Rag’n’Bone Man & P!nk I discovered Rag’n’Bone Man earlier this year and, y’all, his music is a whole vibe. I love the sound of his voice, it’s both…
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Where Bloggers Live: My Favorite Books
Hey, y’all, hey! I hope you had a relaxing holiday weekend. We did. The Hubs and I went to Mississippi to visit my family. I didn’t take many pictures, but you can see the few that I did take on Instagram. Mostly, this trip was about making sure my parents are doing OK. And they are… I also got to see my sister and her family, which is always nice. We took her youngest son and walked around Lowe’s to look at plants and pick out tile for her new house. You guys, even that little bit of normalcy was enough to make my heart happy. ABOUT WHERE BLOGGERS LIVE…
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Where Bloggers Live: How I Organize
Hi. It’s so appropriate that I’m writing a post about organization on the morning that it’s due even though I’ve had moooooonths of notice. sigh I just can’t seem to get my blogging life together. Especially now. We’re on our summer schedule at work {4 ten-hour days}, so by the time I get home the last thing I feel like doing is sitting down at my computer. Truth be told, I barely have the energy to take Bleu out for a walk. My family says they take her out just before I get home, but she still insists upon going outside as soon as I walk through the door. She’s…
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Where Bloggers Live: Can’t Let Go
Hi. I hope you all are doing well. Things have been a little hectic over here. We went straight from one accreditation visit at my college to a new accreditation application to graduation prep, with graduation on Saturday. Y’all, I’m physically and emotionally exhausted. Fortunately, I did get a chance to relax and spend Mother’s Day weekend with my daughter and her boyfriend. They treated me like a queen. And the grandpups were as adorable and attention-hogging as ever. I’ll write a post about my visit this weekend after I decompress from graduation… ABOUT WHERE BLOGGERS LIVE Welcome to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live. It’s kind of like…
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Where Bloggers Live: Why Not Do It Yourself
The Hubs and I celebrated our 26th anniversary on 11 March. Yes, we got married the day after my birthday. What was I thinking? I don’t really have a story about how we met because it’s one of those stories that is best heard rather than written. And it has to be told by the both of us because we each have our own version {mine is accurate} but I like to give him space to share. However, I do have a story about how he rescued my daughter and me from a truck stop in the middle of Nowhere, Louisiana. Do you wanna read it? Click here. THE THEME:…
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Where Bloggers Live: The Entryway
ABOUT WHERE BLOGGERS LIVE Welcome to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live. It’s kind of like HGTV’s “Celebrities at Home,” but…Bloggers! Who doesn’t like to peek behind the scenes and see inside people’s homes? Over the next few months, a group of seven bloggers will be sharing their work spaces, their homes, towns and more! I should note – because this is super important – the creative brain behind this project is Bettye at Fashion Schlub! Love her! The Celebrity Bloggers Bettye at Fashion Schlub Daenel at Living Outside the Stacks Em at Dust and Doghair Jodie at Jodie’s Touch of Style Iris at Iris’s Original Ramblings Leslie at Once Upon a Time &…
