Love of beauty is taste-The creation of beauty is art. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sponsored Post that includes affiliate links You all know I am a huge fan of the Shop Local Shop Small movement! A great example of a local and small business hub is Barracks Road Shopping Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. This shopping center is located just off the Rt. 29 bypass, conveniently a short drive off […]
Read MoreHello friends – and those newcomers to my blog who may stumble upon this post. I have a very specific request for a very special and heart-wrenching reason. This post centers on a family many in the blogosphere know about or have heard of. Some (like me!) may have followed the Mom, April, and her […]
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This post contains affiliate links. Hey all! I hope everyone enjoyed their 4th of July holiday. Yesterday the 5th was M’s birthday, so we went to the Virginia Museum of Fine Art (“VMFA”) to see their Napoleon exhibition and then briefly stopped in Carytown so I could get a couple of his last minute gifts […]
Read MoreOriginally wrote this on my Facebook page – but wanted to share it here – Happy New Year!! I started the WorthyStyle blog on Google’s Blogspot platform in 2008. Previously, I had blogged since 1999/2000 on Livejournal, MySpace, and so many other places online. I’ve always loved sharing my interests, recipes, music obsessions, and fun […]
Read MoreLast Thursday I went to the Tobacco Company for a Virginia Bloggers happy hour. Anytime there is a blogger event within walking distance from my office and parking garage I just have to go! No excuse not to, right? It was a great evening – being around like-minded people in our city always seems to […]
Read MoreAre you on Klout? I remember getting messages about it when it first launched in late 2009 and I just was not impressed. I am a big supporter of waiting until things have their kinks worked out. I know a lot of people signed up early on but I was not entirely sure if this […]
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Read MoreWell today I am dressed down a good bit due to having to help this AM for a couple hours on a project involving sending older files to archives. Not a bad job, just a little messy. Here is my OOTD, and yes, I am still learning with Polyvore. It is fun, but tedious! (blog […]
Read MoreWell, the poll results were interesting! No one wants me to write about fashion on here (really?), and I got a majority of votes towards people who want me to write about “Life in general.” “Wedding plans” was a close second place. Thanks for those of you who voted! I hope to start recalibrating my […]
Read MoreWell guys, I tried taking off the comment moderation thing. I did it during lunch while at work yesterday. Guess what? I woke up this AM to 35 SPAM comments that now I have to report as spam, etc. etc. So while some of you may be in non-spam bliss for the comment moderator being […]
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