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Five on Friday June 2, 2023 “Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.” — Voltaire One: Summer Reading The summer allows adults and kids more time to read. Take advantage of that time to create a fun summer reading list for you and your…
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Five on Friday May 26, 2023 “Oooh nice vest, Wambsgans. It’s soooo puffy. What’s it stuffed with, your hopes and dreams?” — Roman Roy in Succession to Tom One: Quiet Luxury “Quiet luxury” or “stealth wealth” have been trending recently. These terms define a style that has been around for years, but the labels are…
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Five on Friday May 19, 2023 “As you commence to your paths, press on with pride and press on with purpose.” Chadwick Boseman: Howard University commencement (2018) One: Advice for Graduates Graduation season is here! Students of all ages dress in caps and gowns and pick up their hard-earned diplomas. These students might be graduating from…
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Five on Friday May 12, 2023 “I love summertime more than anything else in the world. That is the only thing that gets me through the winter, knowing that summer is going to be there.” — Jack McBrayer One: Prep for Summer The official first day of summer is Wednesday, June 21, 2023. The unofficial…
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Five on Friday May 5, 2023 “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” — Audrey Hepburn One: Stop and Smell the Flowers “April showers bring May flowers.” Take some time to see and smell the beautiful spring flowers. Ways to smell the flowers: plant a garden, visit a garden, or take time to…
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Five on Friday April 28, 2023 “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! — When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” — Jane Austen One: Independent Bookstores Independent…
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Five on Friday April 21, 2023 ”Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. And don’t lose the passion and the love for what you do.” — Nadia Comăneci One: Five on Friday I started my weekly newsletter, Notes of a Fashionista, on Friday, April 22, 2022. I’ve been updating it and editing…
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Five on Friday April 14, 2023 “I encourage women to step up. Don’t wait for somebody to ask you.” — Reese Witherspoon One: Reese Witherspoon You know her from her movies and successful series, but she is more than a famous actress. Reese Witherspoon has a clothing line, book club, and production company. Her newest…
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Five on Friday April 7, 2023 “I wish you well,” — Gwyneth Paltrow One: The Gravity of Gwyneth Like it or not, Gwyneth Paltrow has the ability to pull us in. We are pulled to her news stories, her products, her diet, and, most recently, her trial. Read about it: https://lifestyleofafashionista.com/2023/04/07/the-gravity-of-gwyneth/ Two: What to watch Sources: PureWow,…
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Five on Friday March 31, 2023 “It’s like our time together is just ours. It’s our own creation. It must be like I’m in your dream and you’re in mine or something.” — Celine, Before Sunrise One: Rom-Com Core and Spring Trends Spring is in the air, occasionally, when the weather cooperates. April showers bring May flowers, but…
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Five on Friday March 24, 2023 “I’m A Very Needy Person And I Am Deeply, Deeply Insecure.” ― Tanya McQuoid (“The Lotus-Eaters,” S1.E5) One: Hate-watching shows What kind of shows do you watch? Reality? Drama? Comedy? With the popularity and ease of streaming, there are too many options to watch. In addition, most of us need…
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Five on Friday March 17, 2023 “Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking.” ― Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada One: Spring Trends: Part One From Thrillest, How Aline Brosh McKenna Wrote One of the Best Lines of the 21st Century for ‘The Devil Wears Prada.’ The first day of spring arrives on March 20th. It is the…
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Five on Friday March 10, 2023 “If the Internet has taught us anything, it’s that sometimes it’s easier to speak our minds anonymously.” Ted Lasso One: Ted Lasso The third season of Ted Lasso premieres on Apple TV+ on March 15. There are twelve episodes, and the finale airs on May 31st. You have time to watch…
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Five on Friday March 3, 2023 “I’m a woman and proud of it. I really feel like I have plenty to offer… and I think we all should be able to express ourselves however we do.” ― Dolly Parton One: The Wang Theater – A Boston Landmark On March 8, 2020, I attended a PhotoWalk Tour…
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Five on Friday February 24, 2023 I knew my life would be a fight, and I realized this: I had it in me.” ― Viola Davis, Finding Me. Viola Davis achieves EGOT with Grammy win for her audiobook One: Get Creative What are your hobbies? Do you like to create things? Draw? Paint? Or do you feel…
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Five on Friday February 17, 2023 “I think the most important thing in skiing is you have to be having fun. If you’re having fun, then everything else will come easy to you.” Lindsey Vonn One: Winter Sports and Activities This winter has been mild in the northeast; it was 50 degrees in Boston this…
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Five on Friday February 10, 2023 “Happy: smile. Sad: frown. Use the corresponding face for the corresponding emotion.” ― Meg Ryan as Kate in French Kiss One: The Rom-Com Love is in the air. Valentine’s Day is a few days away. In honor of this mushy holiday, I’m going to write about rom-coms. What is a rom-com?…
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Five on Friday February 3, 2023 “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis One: 2023 Goals From Gallop, Seven in 10 Americans Likely to Set Goals for 2023. Seven in 10 U.S. adults are poised to set goals for themselves at the start of the…
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Five on Friday January 27, 2023 “Great teamwork is the only way we create the breakthroughs that define our careers.” – Pat Riley One: Supporting the Team – In person Do you have a favorite sports team? Do you watch the games at home and follow their progress through the season? I don’t watch a lot…
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Five on Friday January 20, 2023 “Who is FICA? And why is he getting all my money?” – Rachel in Friends One: The 90s – “Don’t call it a comeback” In honor of the release of The 90s Show on Netflix, I’d like to highlight some trends and things that have become popular in recent…
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Five on Friday January 13, 2023 “The town was Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.A., Earth, Solar System, Milky Way. The walls were those of the Rumfoord estate.” –The Sirens of Titan By Kurt Vonnegut One: Newport, RI: off-season Living in Boston, MA, allows me to take fun road trips all over New England. I don’t take advantage…
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Five on Friday January 6, 2023 “I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way.” – Georgia O’Keeffe One: Pantone Color of the Year 2023: Viva Magenta: “Viva Magenta is a nuanced crimson red with pink tones that presents a balance between warm and cool. Rooted in nature,…
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Five on Friday December 30, 2022 “I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.” – David Bowie One: The Best of 2022 As you reflect on 2022, think about some of your favorite shows, movies, clothing items, beauty products, and trips. Sharing your favorites from 2022 with friends and…
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Five on Friday December 23, 2022 “A little ‘Bonjour’ goes a long way.” – Emily, Emily in Paris One: Cheesy Movie Update I wrote about cheesy Christmas movies on December 2nd and challenged myself to watch 25 cheesy movies by December 25th. When I started the challenge, I was going only to watch 2022 movies.…
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Five on Friday December 16, 2022 “This is the season when people of all faiths and cultures are pushing back against the planetary darkness. We string bulbs, ignite bonfires, and light candles. And we sing.” —Anita Diamant One: Holiday Traditions Last week I wrote about the December holidays; this week, I will write about traditions…
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Five on Friday December 9, 2022 “Of all the months of the year there is not a month one half so welcome to the young, or so full of happy associations, as the last month of the year.” – Charles Dickens One: December Holidays Can you name all the major holidays that occur in December with…
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Five on Friday December 2, 2022 “Who are you, and what are you doing in my palace?” — A Christmas Prince One: Cheesy Christmas Movie Challenge One of my favorite holiday traditions is watching Christmas movies. Last week I wrote about my favorite movies but didn’t include any cheesy Christmas movies. What are cheesy Christmas movies? These…
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Five on Friday November 25, 2022 “I thought maybe we could make gingerbread houses, and eat cookie dough, and go ice skating, and – maybe even hold hands.” — Buddy, Elf One: Christmas Movies Thanksgiving is over; it’s time to focus on the next big holiday, Christmas. So take out decorations, cue your holiday playlist,…
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Five on Friday November 18, 2022 “One of the greatest traditions we have is the Thanksgiving Day football game and the biggest, most important tradition of all is the kicking off of the football.” — Lucy, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving One: Thanksgiving Traditions and Outfits Turkey day is less than a week away. Are you…
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Five on Friday November 11, 2022 “657 Boulevard is my job now, my life, my obsession, and now you are too, Brannock family. Welcome to the product of your greed.” — The Watcher One: The Outfits in The Watcher Netflix released the series The Watcher on October 13, 2022. A family moves into their dream home and…
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Five on Friday November 4, 2022 “Color! What a deep and mysterious language, the language of dreams.” — Paul Gauguin One: Monochrome outfits A monochrome outfit is a full dress combination (usually including headwear, purse, footwears, and other accessories) that uses only variations of a single color, usually differing only in lightness and darkness. Wikipedia…
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Five on Friday October 28, 2022 “Gozer the Gozerian, good evening. As a duly designated representative of the city, county and state of New York, I order you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin or to the nearest convenient parallel dimension.” — Dr. Raymond Stanz (Dan…
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Five on Friday October 21, 2022 “I believe in dressing for the occasion. There’s a time for sweater, sneakers and Levis and a time for the full-dress jazz.” – Ginger Rogers One: Sweater Weather Time to get cozy in your favorite fall sweater. I will explore five basic sweater options for the fall season: Read about…
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Five on Friday October 14, 2022 “This is my costume. I’m a homicidal maniac. They look just like everyone else.” – Wednesday, The Addams Family (1991) One: Halloween Prep Witches, ghosts, and monsters, oh my! Things to do for Halloween: Read more in my Halloween post: https://lifestyleofafashionista.com/2022/10/13/halloween-prep/ Two: What to watch My fall TV list…
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Five on Friday October 7, 2022 “I don’t see how a pumpkin patch could be more sincere than this one.” —It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown One: Pumpkin Season If September brings us apple season, October brings us pumpkin season. Pumpkin season lasts through November. Keep out the decor and keep baking those pumpkin desserts.…
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Five on Friday September 30, 2022 “There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents, and only one for birthday presents, you know.” Lewis Carroll One: Birthday Celebrations Today is my birthday. As the above quote mentions, we have one day a year to celebrate. (Technically, you can celebrate for more…
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Five on Friday September 23, 2022 “Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me wanna buy school supplies.” – You’ve Got Mail One: Fall Traditions Fall has arrived! Yay! Can you tell it’s my favorite season?? Things I love about the fall: fall activities, fall foods, fall weather (in the northeast), and wearing…
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Five on Friday September 16, 2022 “Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.” – John Wayne One: Saddle Up Horses are beautiful animals. From Britannica,”The relationship of the horse to humans has been unique. The horse is a partner and friend. It has plowed fields and brought in the harvest, hauled goods…
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Five on Friday September 9, 2022 “The purpose of education, finally, is to create in a person the ability to look at the world for himself, to make his own decisions.” — James Baldwin One: Back to School The school year has officially started for most of the United States. I’ve seen many back-to-school photos…
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Five on Friday September 2, 2022 “Life is grey and dull, so you might as well have a little fun when you dress.” — Iris Apfel One: Breaking Fashion Rules When I think of breaking fashion rules, Iris Apfel is the first person that comes to mind. She just turned 101; follow her on Instagram…
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Five on Friday August 26, 2022 “I’ve learned to love me. I’ve been like this my whole life and I embrace me. I love how I look. I am a full woman and I’m strong, and I’m powerful, and I’m beautiful at the same time.” — Serena Williams One: Tennis Anyone? The U.S. Open is…
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Five on Friday August 19, 2022 “The morning had dawned clear and cold, with a crispness that hinted at the end of summer.” — George R.R. Martin One: Five Basic Pieces The first day of fall is September 22, 2022. Fall is my favorite season. I love the cooler temperatures, the changing color of the…
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Five on Friday August 12, 2022 “What a documentary is very special at doing very well is depicting somebody experiencing something, so that the viewer experiences that as well.” – Albert Maysles One: Documentaries As an avid book reader, television show binger, and movie viewer, I love stories that entertain and educate me. Documentaries provide…
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Five on Friday August 5, 2022 “People give people money for all sorts of reasons– guilt and love are two of the biggest.” – Anna Delvey (Anna Sorokin) One: Scammers and Con Artists Some of 2022’s most discussed topics include scammers and con artists, and I can’t stop watching documentaries, movies, and series about them.…
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Five on Friday July 29, 2022 “So I’m just gon’ sittin’ on the dock of the bayWatchin’ the tide roll away, oohI’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay, wastin’ time” Otis Redding One: Sitting on the dock of the bay When the summer temperatures rise to record-setting numbers, I’d like to chill by the…
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Five on Friday July 22, 2022 “And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” –John Muir One: Hiking The great outdoors is fun to explore. You are wandering around the trees, plants, and wildlife, taking in the beauty of nature. Does this sound nice to you? If so, hiking…
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Five on Friday July 15, 2022 “I believe in Communism. Rom-communism, that is. If Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan can go through some heartfelt struggles and still end up happy, then so can we.” Ted Lasso One: 2022 Emmy Nominations On Tuesday, July 12, 2022, the 74th annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominees were announced. The…
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Five on Friday July 8, 2022 “Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink in the wild air.” Ralph Waldo Emerson One: Summer Fitness Summer brings warmer temperatures and longer days; these two things should get us outside for some summer activities. Last week I wrote about yoga and taking an outdoor yoga class,…
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Five on Friday July 1, 2022 “Yoga is the practice of being close to yourself, no matter what is happening within or around you.” — Elena Brower One: Practicing Yoga and the Yoga Retreat I started a regular yoga practice about ten years ago. I found an instructor I liked, and I enjoyed my weekly…
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Five on Friday June 24, 2022 “Summer bachelors like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be.” —Nora Ephron One: Summer Activities and Trends Summer officially arrived on June 21st. The summer season brings warmer temps, longer days, outdoor events, travel, and family fun. When planning your summer activities, plan on creating…
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Summer Reading
Do you remember when you were assigned books to read over the summer? Did you enjoy tackling the summer reading list or need reminders to complete the assignment? I remember liking some books (The Lilies of the Field) and struggling with others. I read these assigned books on the beach while vacationing with my family.…
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Quiet Luxury
“Quiet luxury” or “stealth wealth” have been trending recently. These terms define a style that has been around for years, but the labels are new. Part of the popularity of these labels is due to the HBO show, Succession, and some buzz is due to the obsession with the Gwyneth Paltrow court case. From Refinery 29,…
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Five on Friday April 7, 2023 “I wish you well,” — Gwyneth Paltrow One: The Gravity of Gwyneth Like it or not, Gwyneth Paltrow has the ability to pull us in. We are pulled to her news stories, her products, her diet, and, most recently, her trial. Read about it: https://lifestyleofafashionista.com/2023/04/07/the-gravity-of-gwyneth/ Two: What to watch Sources: PureWow,…
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Five on Friday January 27, 2023 “Great teamwork is the only way we create the breakthroughs that define our careers.” – Pat Riley One: Supporting the Team – In person Do you have a favorite sports team? Do you watch the games at home and follow their progress through the season? I don’t watch a lot…
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Five on Friday November 11, 2022 “657 Boulevard is my job now, my life, my obsession, and now you are too, Brannock family. Welcome to the product of your greed.” — The Watcher One: The Outfits in The Watcher Netflix released the series The Watcher on October 13, 2022. A family moves into their dream home and…
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Summer Reading
Do you remember when you were assigned books to read over the summer? Did you enjoy tackling the summer reading list or need reminders to complete the assignment? I remember liking some books (The Lilies of the Field) and struggling with others. I read these assigned books on the beach while vacationing with my family.…
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Quiet Luxury
“Quiet luxury” or “stealth wealth” have been trending recently. These terms define a style that has been around for years, but the labels are new. Part of the popularity of these labels is due to the HBO show, Succession, and some buzz is due to the obsession with the Gwyneth Paltrow court case. From Refinery 29,…
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