As the new year has begun, I am thinking about how the 2017 fashion color trends apply to actual outfits. I love working with color, so this is a very fun task for me! One of this season's trends caught my eye: the inclusion of the shades of pinks that really appeal to me. I am not much of a fan of the typical color pink you might dress a baby girl in. You won't find that in my closet. But this year, the pinks have an appeal for me. Pale Dogwood Pink Yarrow The paler pink of the season, affectionately named Pale Dogwood by Pantone, is more neutral, leaning toward beige, and easy to mix and match with other...
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I actually ended up reading this book due to a recommendation for a different book. My sister suggested this authors’ newest book, Small Great Things, which sounded really interesting. You can read about it here. I immediately went online to reserve it at the library, only to discover that I was not the only one. I put in my request at spot #993 on the list. So I decided that should give me plenty of time to familiarize myself with this author by reading one of her other books, and really, I just randomly chose this one, I have to admit. I’m glad I did! Well, in a way. I didn’t get much sleep that first night because I just...
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Book Review of: Quiet: The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain I decided to start adding a book review to my blog: not all about eco-fashion. Just books I’ve read and thought you might find interesting. I love getting a good tip about a book! I hope you do, too. In Quiet, the author takes a deep and wide look at what does it mean to be an introvert. I was surprised by some of the famous people who were introverted at heart: Rosa Parks, Mahatma Ghandi and Eleanor Roosevelt, to name a few. It was also interesting to find that the definition of “introvert” is not clear-cut, but rather varied according to who is defining it. There were themes,...
