#LetsTalkLinkUp – Hair & Makeup Products

Happy Monday! Today I’m linking up for #LetsTalkLinkUp and sharing makeup and hair products. I’m certainly no expert on makeup and I’ve used a wide range of products, from behind counter service to over the counter drug store and that’s pretty much where I’m at these days. So, here’s what I’m using on the regular…

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Moving: the final decorating projects

My new place is definitely feeling 100% like home, and I’ve been working on the last couple of projects to finish up decorating. Things that got put to the side after move in and unpacking/decorating (click here for more) and a couple of months of non-stop going. One of my sweet besties gave me this…

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What I’m Wearing ~ The Layers Edition

So it’s been a while for a wearing post. Somehow the moving and the unpacking and losing Barney and Rodeo all took over for a couple of months and time gets away.  I haven’t been snapping pics daily like last year, but still do from time to time, usually also posted on Instagram (follow here).…

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#NashvilleForAfrica

This is long overdue…. I went to Nashville in February for an African Children’s Choir fundraiser at the historic Ryman auditorium. This was my 3rd trip to the Ryman, and as a country music fan, I respect this auditorium, commonly known as the church of country music. I love the history, the sound, the moments…

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The 6’s…

….are hard I believe in transparency and being honest when really it’s not all “ok”…and as the calendar flipped from 2015 to 2016, a part of me dreaded it, the 6’s have been hard years for me, marked by significant loss. In 1996, as a sophomore in college, I lost my best friend Wendy, one…

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Settling into new space…

This time 2 years ago, I had just finished up hanging words on my walls and feeling like I was settled in after 18 months of living on the road, with family and friends and the majority of my life packed away in storage. Routine quickly followed and when I changed jobs, I was back and…

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10 Years…and a lifetime of memories

…today my little Barney would have been 10.  Hard to believe just 2 weeks have gone by, when it seems like a lifetime and a blink of an eye at the same time.  Tears still sting most every day, and today seems especially sad thinking back on nearly 10 great years for him! From just…

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Dear Barney….

I can’t even think where to begin, but writing it therapy for me and there are some things I want to remember of these couple of days.  I grew up with dogs, and I know getting a dog is pretty much signing up for a broken heart. But, I just didn’t think it was his…

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Compliments: Freely give them away!

Happy  Friday! I am in the midst of moving this week, trying to make a little progress for a couple of days before the movers show up on the weekend. In addition to the move, I’m fighting a cold that comes and goes and yesterday I fought it all day, plus being tired…the day looked…

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Lettering Lately

Hard to believe it’s almost the end of January…here’s a few pieces I’ve worked on lately…and in case you missed the last post, {click here}. This piece was for a hairdresser, on a 16×20 canvas and I feel like this is how most of us feel when we walk out of the salon! A hair…

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