MAXI & DUPES, LINK-UP..OH AND FIXING BLOGGER

Maxi and Dupes, sounds like a kind of retro restaurant doesn't it? I always thought it would be fun to have a diner. Just love old school diners. Anyhow, today is the last Wednesday in our Style Perspective series. No fear, the rest of the summer we will be Freestylin'. Basically link-up anything fashion related, no pressure. Just a fun Summer Style Free Style!

Today the prompt chosen was office looks and since I no longer an in an office, rather a home office, I did manage to find something that I would've worn in the summer to the professional office scene. On this particular day, a day in a Lake town meant a breezy, easy and cute Maxi (under $30) with a jean jacket before it got warm. Those lake breezes always call for a cover up morn or evening. The "dupe" part comes in because these Sandal Slides are the Steven Madden dupes from Wal-Mart I told you about a few weeks ago. This was the first day I wore them and they are sooo comfortable! 

DRESS HERE // Pearl Slide Sandals HERE

It's also the last Wednesday in the month which means What's Up Wednesday. What's Up is that is summer is going waaaay too fast!

Now, time for some What's Up in the Nine neck of the woods

1. WHAT WE’RE EATING THIS WEEK: Making this crustless quiche for the boy's breakfasts, patriotic treats!

RECIPE HERE

RECIPE HERE

2. WHAT I’M REMINISCING ABOUT: It's been a year since we first dug ground! 

And LOVE this pic of our handsome boys from a few years ago on our annual beach vacay, super sad the middle one will not be with us this year as he chose a fishing trip to Minnesota instead. We will miss him. #Makingchoices #Raisingadultsnow

3. WHAT I’M LOVING: The Pool

4. WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO: Landscaping, taking care of all my flowers like this gorgeous hibiscus and eagerly anticipating the back yard install.

5. WHAT I’M DREADING: Nada

6. WHAT I’M WORKING ON: Already thinking Fall ideas..decor and a trip or two.

7. WHAT I’M EXCITED ABOUT: 4th of July Vacation, and Going to See Brett Young up close in the pit at a local Fair.

I think he'll remember me! LOL!

8. WHAT I’M WATCHING/READING: The Handmaids Tale (chilling), Younger, Goliath season 2 and Shooter season 3

9. 10.WHAT I’M LISTENING TO: 80's, Country and Pool/Beach music mixes

10. WHAT I’M WEARING: Maxi dresses..and let's be honest, PJ's til about 9am somedays & work out clothes.

Pineapple Kensi Jammies from TJ Maxx...so soft!

11. WHAT I’M DOING THIS WEEKEND: Celebrating Mr. Nine's Birthday & Vacay starts BABY! 

12. WHAT I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT MONTH: See #7, oh and our new TBB theme for the Fashion Link-Up...Free Style...Summer style as I mentioned above. I'm proud of this graphic I made. My favorite one.

13. WHAT ELSE IS NEW: A New TBB ASKS on Monday! Join US!

AND THIS IS HUGE!!! EMAIL FIX for BLOGGER'S NOT RECEIVING THEIR EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS!!! IT WORKED!!

Sweet Julie from Julie's Creative Lifestyle sent me the fix.

How to get comments made on your blog go to your email again.

Go into your design wall and on left hand side go into your settings and then click on email and then where you have your email address in the comment notification box, delete it and then save and then re enter your email address and save again.

Then you will get an email from blogger with a invitation to receive comment notification and then click on SUBSCRIBE and then your emails will start coming through to your email address. 

Make SURE you hit SAVE when you delete your old email address and then re-enter the address and save it again.

IT WORKED!! YIPPIE!!

*Note: Some of the emails are going to my junk mail but it is working! I just mark it as not junk and it moves over into my inbox! 

Now Let's Link-Up your fabulous style and head over to The Blended Blog and see what one of our beautiful ladies is styling and loving!

Linking up Oh Hey Girl // Trendy Wednesday // Visible Monday //Style Me Wednesday // THT // Spotlight of the Week //Fashion Moda // WIWT// Thoughts for Thursday  // Fashion Friday // Lizzie in Lace // Shoe and Tell // Trend Spin // Fab Favorites //A Labour of Life // Confident Twosday //I will wear what I like // Jersey Girl Texan Heart// Fancy Friday  // Fashion Frenzy //#fakeituntilyoumakeit // Straight A Style // Metamorphosis Monday

xoxo

An InLinkz Link-up

DENIM AND BAREFOOT

Just call me your down home prairie companion. I love this Maxi dress but I do look kinda look like a prairie girl. We live in farm county Indiana, so I guess it fits. I love to be barefoot. The soft grass, the sand, dirt, plush carpet, a smooth path, but pebbles, no, don't want to walk on pebbles.

I wanted to show off this dress to discuss actually, the denim to throw on with such dresses.
 Denim jackets rock! I have one from the GAP that I adore and this sleeveless one I just picked up from Target. I threw them both on with this dress and like them both. Also, this dress is cute with flat sandals, wedges and yep, cowboy boots.

 

 Taking off my boots....ready to be barefoot the rest of the day!

Great link up with Classy Yet TrendyHere

    Target Vest HERE                               GAP Jacket HERE                            American Rag Boots HERE

The dress came from, believe it or not...Meijer. It's a chain of grocery+ stores. 

Nicer than a Wal-Mart but not quite as nice as a Target. If you live near a Meijer, their collection of Maxi dresses right now is outstanding. It caught my eye on the way to the checkout and turned out to be a great impulse purchase.

Have an WONDERFUL Wednesday...we're half way there!!!

xoxo

"Denim has always been an everyday symbol of style"

~Ritu Kumar

MAXI Love

I have really been loving Maxi dresses the past couple years but this year I fell in love with the pleated ones like this one I'm wearing from J.C. Penny. They are even more forgiving and just look cool. Pulling out this oldie but goodie for AGELESS STYLE

I have to buzz through Penny's to get into the Mall and I had seen this dress twice, but on the 3rd time though, I knew I had to bite the bullet and try it on. My hands were clamming up on the way to the dressing room. You see, twice, yes, twice I have been stuck in a dress at Penny's!!! The first time I was with my mom so at least she was there to help me. It still wasn't easy and we were laughing so hard I am sure our fellow dressing room patrons were wondering what we nut cases were doing. By now I have learned to always try on the larger size dress first. However, the 2nd attempt, I tried on the smaller size first. Sure it was a little snug, but it's not like I couldn't zip it up. My tummy pooched a little, but it was on!! 
Whoo hoo. Until....it was time to take it off. 
The zipper was stuck halfway but I truly believed there was plenty of leeway room to get it over my head...wrong!! The gorgeous red sheath was suddenly now too tight to get over my head and to0 tight to pull down over my thighs. "Help I can't breathe", I yelled in my head, sweat pouring down me. Up and down I danced around the dressing room my claustrophobia escalating my the second. Oh my, not my best undies today, how can I go out and find help?? Determination replaced dread and the sweat, making me somewhat slick suddenly assisted when I yanked for the umpteenth time and that zipper broke loose. Free, I'm free. I had not been back in a J.C. Penny's dressing room since that day. So, here I was desperately wanting this Maxi but with no time to return it before vacation knew I must try on. Got in the dressing room and guess what, no zippers. 
I panicked for a brief moment when the lining got caught on my gold hoop earring but I had conquered this obstacle and I ended up trying on 6!! This is still the one I came home with.

Necklace similar here from the I CRAVE JEWELS shop by Erin on Etsy 

HERE 

She has gorgeous stuff!!

Similar Shoes HERE

Have a Glorious Day my Friends and if you get stuck in a dressing room, call me!
xoxo
 

"Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins."

~Mae West