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My Fashion Haus: Back to School

August 24, 2017

My Fashion Haus: Back to School, 8.2017

Fashionistas, hello! I am back to school!  And that means getting dressed up everyday.  Well, not necessarily dressed UP but dressed for sure! As you may remember, last week I was called to work as a substitute librarian in an elementary school not far from home.  I was so happy to get that call.  But […]

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June 15, 2016

My Fashion Haus: Create28 Series Week 2 & Link-Up

Fashionistas, happy Wednesday! And if it is Wednesday, it is time for The Blended Blog “Create28” Week 2 recap and link-up.  Did you try any of the outfit prompts for this week, girls?  I actually played dress-up a little bit this week with a couple of the looks.  I sampled #9 Fringe Fun, #11 Summer […]

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March 30, 2016

My Fashion Haus: Bright Pants, A TBB Style Perspectives Link-Up

Style sisters, so glad you are here for another “Style Perspectives” link-up with The Blended Blog-gers. Today’s prompt was bright pants as chosen by Shaunacey who blogs at Simply Shaunacey.  She is the bright- pants wearing queen and as been responsible for encouraging the rest of us to try them.  Check out her look here […]

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March 14, 2016

My Fashion Haus: That’s a Wrap, Part 2

Happy Monday, lovely ladies! A few weeks ago, I wrote the inaugural post for The Blended Blog’s “Style Perspectives” series.  For the series, each Wednesday one of us TBB contributors is styling a favorite piece from our wardrobe, and then the others of us are styling something similar we have in our closets.  Last week, Lisa […]

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February 4, 2016

My Fashion Haus: Pattern Mixing and Photos from the Faculty Restroom

Hey, fashionistas! It has been awhile since I have posted from My Fashion Haus. Had to beat back the weeds to get in the door and  knock down the cobwebs once I had climbed inside.  I am doing a shopping ban through a Facebook group created by Carrie at A Lovely Little Wardrobe.  I have […]

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October 2, 2015

My Fashion Haus: What I Wore to Work, Yeah, to WORK!

Hello, Fashionistas! Guess who has worked all five days this week? Oh, yeah! This RETIRED librarian. And guess what else? I worked in a library all five days this week.  Two different libraries, in fact.  On Monday, I subbed for Beverly at Dr. Green Elementary and Tuesday through Friday, I subbed in a vacant library […]

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