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s. For me, the moment of truth came a few weeks ago when I could no longer squeeze into my jeans. Any of them. Faced with the rather unpleasant possibility of living my life in sweatpants, I swallowed my pride and set off for TJ Maxx, where I purchased two pairs of name-brand jeans in a larger size for less than I typically pay for one. After all, these would be transition jeans. They would remain in my closet only until I’d lost the extra weight that had migrated to my thighs. I don’t think I’m alone here.  After a...

s It has now gotten to the point where I am matching my face masks to my work outfits AND classifying them as "dressy" vs "casual". Please tell me that I'm not the only one who is doing this now? It has been hard buying "off the rack" when it comes to face masks with most being too big for my face and not being adjustable. Last year I had turned to Asian online retailer Yesstyle for some face masks that hopefully fit a bit better and had interesting designs. I was not disappointed! Purchased by me  I was overwhelmed...

Fall has finally hit us here in North Texas! That means we’ve had highs in the 70s this week. Hahaha! But seriously, this weekend we’re expecting the 60s, so everybody will be breaking out their UGG boots and sweatshirts! (Including yours truly!) Remodel Update As I shared in this Instagram post, I will miss my warm yellow house that gave us such a cozy feeling. Unfortunately, it also gave everyone a pale, yellow, sickly skin tone in all of our family photos! Last weekend, I told you that Bob and I spent hours right before he left town trying to...

    I normally have very good self control with online shopping. However, my normal self control was definitely not showing up during the first few weeks of staying home for COVID-19. 😬The sales that my favorite retailers have been offering online have just been too good! Like, better than Black Friday prices.      A disclaimer before sharing all of these things: I know that things are very tough financially right now for a lot of folks between the mass layoffs, furloughs, and other employment hardships right now. I have been extremely lucky to still be employed. If I...

I love wearing sweatpants while working from home—or, at least, I loved it at first. After a few weeks stuck in the same jammies and old college sweatsuits, I started to wonder if there were stylish, comfortable pants I could opt for instead. (Spoiler alert, there totally are.) I didn’t want to sacrifice the loungewear feel, but as a fashion-lover, my look really does impact my mood, and I felt, much like my go-to sweatpants, just fine. That’s not good enough for me, folks! Luckily, there are some alternatives. God bless streetwear trends for making pants other than tight, restricting jeans...