tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80758867653448629422024-03-28T04:01:00.175-04:00lynette marieLynette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14286562694053564626noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075886765344862942.post-54854466011628657752014-10-15T06:00:00.000-04:002014-10-15T06:00:03.237-04:00Fabletics!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's crazy for me to think how when I started this blog two years ago, I owned literally two pairs of workout pants, one sports bra (yes, <i>one</i>), one pair of gym shoes and I wore old t-shirts to the gym. Activewear felt like a waste of money to me because the gym was just a place I went to 3-4 times a week to get on the elliptical until I no longer felt guilty about that day's indulgences, and then I went home. </div>
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Nowadays, as a person who works out 6 days a week (often twice a day!) and works as a personal trainer, I feel like all I'm ever in is gym clothes.. so they better be cute! My #1 favorite place for cute workout gear has been TJ Maxx for a long time, because they had such a large variety and prices for tops, bottoms and sports bra's ranged from $10-$25 usually. But I now have another activewear provider that is challenging TJ Maxx's first place position in my heart.. and that is <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/">Fabletics</a>.</div>
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Fabletics is a monthly subscription service that provides customers with several different activewear outfits to choose from every month (and by several I mean like 15-20+), and for anywhere between $50-80, you get to choose an outfit consisting of 2-3 pieces and it gets shipped to you. What I like also is that should a month come where you don't like any of the outfits, you can skip that month (as long as you designate in your account by the 5th of the month that you want to skip!). I've ordered two outfits from Fabletics in the last few months and I was very happy with both. High quality, cute, and fun colors!</div>
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This outfit in particular can be found <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/index.cfm?action=shop.viewproduct&featured_product_location_id=0&product_id=932416&psrc=my_looks&master_product_id=932416&original_master_product_id=932416">here</a>, and the scarf <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/index.cfm?action=shop.viewproduct&master_product_id=1550485&psrc=product_detail_bundle_component">here</a>.</div>
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One of my favorite type of posts to read (or video to watch) is someone's favorite products or things they've been loving lately. It's always been a fun way to find out about other things I might like, so maybe you guys will find a new favorite in the post below! This is a collection of a few things I really loved in the month of September. </div>
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<b>The Nudes palette by Maybelline</b></div>
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I briefly reviewed and swatched this palette <a href="http://lynettemarieh.blogspot.com/2014/10/my-everyday-eye-makeup-tutorial-and.html">here</a> and did a makeup tutorial with it. I purchased it to bring on my trip to Disney and have been addicted ever since. It's a great budget-friendly neutral eye shadow palette for anyone looking to try some nice everyday eye looks or something a little smokier. Can be purchased at most drug stores!</div>
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Most of the polishes I wear are some shade of blue, purple or red/pink, so these were an easy grab at my local TJ Maxx when I spotted them (and for two name-brand polishes at $2.99-$3.99 a piece? Take my money.) Both wore without chipping for at least several days (which is miraculous on my nails). Left is <i>Sylvia by Julep</i>, right is <i>Chills & Thrills by Essie.</i><br />
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So yes.. this is what I typically look like during my runs (and how I feel!) but I ran 5 mornings a week for the whole month of September, and while I don't think I'm much of a better runner yet, I know it's helping me get there. And I feel AMAZING after a brisk 3-4 mile run in the chilly fall air. Seriously, it sets my mood right for the beginning of the day and wakes me up. With the help, also, of this product here:</div>
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I'm really not usually one for a ton of supplements, but my coach recommended this to me and I am <i>OBSESSED</i>. It is supposed to help with fat burning, appetite control, etc, but what I really have noticed is that when I take it upon waking and before my run, it zaps me awake. And not in a shakey, overly-caffeinated kind of way, but in a I've-been-awake-for-hours-and-also-I'd-like-to-run-a-marathon-right-now kind of way.. if you can even imagine. ;) Can be purchased <a href="http://www.cellucor.com/products/37-super-hd-powder">here</a> for $49.99, but I know you can also get it at GNC, just wait for a coupon or a special to get it a little cheaper!</div>
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If you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/lynettemarie1">Instagram</a>, then I'm sure you're aware (or you live under a rock and missed the 30+ photos I posted from this trip!) that I went to Disney World with my husband for our two year anniversary. It was a surprise trip from Matt to me, and we were both <b>SO</b> excited to go because neither of us had been and are <i>huge</i> Disney geeks. Needless to say, I love Disney (especially the Magic Kingom!) more than ever and literally have been dreaming of (and planning on!) going back ever since!</div>
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If you're anything like [the old] me, then you might be a negative thinker, a cynic, a critic, or maybe you have just learned not to expect the best. I am naturally all of those things, unfortunately. It's not natural or easy for me to stay happy, joyful, expectant, and positive on a daily basis. I've read this book at least once before and will always partially accredit it to my major mindset change over the last few years, helping me get in control of my thoughts and emotion and use them to progress me forward, not keep me down in the dumps. If you're looking for guidance in getting out of that negative, life-sucks kind of attitude, I can't recommend this book enough! Read through it again in September and I am more inspired than ever, and will probably reread it every couple years for the rest of my life. Can be purchased <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Battlefield-Mind-Winning-Battle-Your/dp/0446691097">here</a>.</div>
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<b>My Local Farmer's Market (Farmington, MI)</b></div>
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I've never been to a farmer's market as far as I know, and I knew there was a really nice one nearby. Since I have most Saturday's off by myself now, I decided recently to venture down to the one near me and I was most pleasantly surprised. I got many of my fruits & veggies from there, and a lovely bouquet of flowers for my living room. It was just the ultimate fall experience, talking to local farmers and walking around the chilly morning weather with my cup of local coffee and just enjoying the day. I plan on going back every Saturday until they close in November!</div>
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Good morning and happy Saturday, friends! Ever since my first round of blogging (about two years ago!), one of things I've had requested again and again is how I do my makeup how you see me wearing it on the blog (or Instagram, or wherever you know me from!). I am about as technologically advanced as the average nursing home resident, so I've avoided making videos at all costs, but I finally sucked it up and made a video tutorial of how I do my eye makeup! Check it out below!<br />
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To be completely honest-- I've yet to wear this outfit out of the house. But I've been <i>thinking</i> about this outfit since the moment I acquired this sweater at HM a few weeks ago. As you may or may not have read in my last post, I'm a personal trainer now. So my day to day outfits consist of: yoga crops, Nike's, and v-necks with "ANYTIME FITNESS" plastered across the front. Not exactly up to par with the clothes I used to wear as a realtor. </div>
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But back to this outfit. I bought the sweater and could see this outfit come together in my mind. And I was determined to find a way to wear it. So far, all I've come up with is this: wearing it in the parking lot while my husband photographs it. But word on the street is that someone is going to take a hard-working little personal trainer on a date to an extra long play this upcoming weekend. And that personal trainer is me. And that "someone" is my husband. Or any woman, man, small child, or blood relative willing to sit through a 3+ hour play with me. I'm not picky. ;-)</div>
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So after a very long leave of absence (almost a year!), I've decided to come back to the blogging world! I've missed it so much! I love the community and the connection that blogging always brought to me, and I can't wait to utilize my blog more to help and hopefully entertain people once again in a number of ways, including some new ones!</div>
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I plan on taking the theme of this blog in a slightly different direction than it has been in the past, which was mostly style and beauty. While I still definitely plan on having plenty of elements of style and beauty involved (because it's still a passion!), I also plan on including a lot more health, food, and fitness related posts. If you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/lynettemarie1">Instagram</a>, then you know most of what I post about is fitness or food related... with elements of cats, nail polish and selfies, of course! ;-)</div>
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Sorry for my mini blog absence for the last couple of weeks! I'm still trying to pull myself back into the swing of regular blogging. I know it's a matter of making the time for it, which shouldn't be as hard as it's been because I <i>love</i> doing this. But bear with me! :)</div>
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One of the many perks (or something) of blogging is being able to see photographs of your clothes on your body. I think it's a bit more realistic than the mirror. Maybe? One thing the mirror did NOT tell me about this outfit that these photographs are telling me loudly & clearly is that this skirt does not fit as well as it used to. I blame all the squats in the gym, making my butt and quads fill out this skirt. Yeah, that's my story and I'm sticking with it. You guys would tell me if I was getting fat, right? ;) </div>
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<br />Lynette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14286562694053564626noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075886765344862942.post-24373854441151606192013-11-21T23:24:00.000-05:002013-11-21T23:26:20.625-05:00Honesty.<br />
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Just so we keep things nice and honest around here, I did not end up wearing this exact outfit today. At the last minute, I decided that the skirt was just a touch too short to be considered office appropriate, and I ended up changing into a longer skirt. But I really hope I can find a place to wear this outfit, because this is one of exactly two outfits I have been able to come up with for this skirt (the other can be seen <a href="http://lynettemarieh.blogspot.com/2013/03/flats.html">here</a>). </div>
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I got the skirt because it was one of the least ugly things I could find when I first (and last) tried shopping at a thrift store (and by thrift store I mean consignment shop). Husband didn't like the skirt, and I think I just liked the color, without realizing the style might be a few years old, so I bought it. But I actually liked this possibly-outdated-layered-skirt situation paired with my favorite sweater from H&M (which I purchased this season and I've seen in other fun colors like indigo and emerald, and I'm considering picking them up too because I just love this sweater!). And the giant necklace (the one I so lovingly refer to around my apartment as "my fishtail necklace") kind of makes this outfit look holiday party-esque. So maybe I will find a way to wear it to one of the three holiday party's I'll be going to this year (<i>doesn't that make me sound so popular? One work party a piece for myself and my husband, and a family party. Has there ever been anyone more socially active than me?</i>).</div>
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Lynette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14286562694053564626noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075886765344862942.post-81955078745261777272013-11-21T12:37:00.003-05:002013-11-21T12:37:57.224-05:00A little bit of life (& fitness)<div style="text-align: center;">
Just a little bit of my life today. That's all I have for you. I don't plan on regularly inundating you all with the boring details of my personal life, but I figured since most of you have hardly heard a thing from me in 4+ months, I'd post a few little things from the past week.</div>
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So if you follow me on Instagram, you're aware that I went hunting (and ate my weight in pancakes) with my husband this past Sunday-Tuesday. It was my second time ever hunting, and I feel like I can't even say that I <i>actually </i>hunted. Because what I <i>actually </i>did (other than eating copious amount of afore mentioned pancakes) was sit in the woods in the blind and play solitaire on my phone. I also fell asleep sitting up and started snoring. Maybe that's why we didn't see any deer...</div>
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A rose my husband left in my car and I found on my way out of work Sunday afternoon. Swoon. He's magical. ;) Must be pre-payment for going hunting for three days!
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My cute little husband and I in the woods. I could just eat him up! Don't gag!</div>
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And of course, stylish as ever in the woods with my ponytail similar to that of Michelle Tanner from Full House, and my giant camo hunting boots. It was a fun little trip! Though hunting isn't necessarily my jam, being away from home and pancakes are. :)</div>
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Also, one of the things I've probably gotten the most e-mails/questions about is my diet & exercise regiment. I'm always a little cautious to do full-on posts about my diet & exercise because I've just done so much experimenting in the last year, I hate to commit to a post and say "This is what I eat, I swear it makes you skinny!" only to find later that that type of diet made me tired/cranky/fat/whatever. And by diet I don't mean any kind of crash diet or anything unhealthy like living off of Special K and protein bars, but just a set diet that focuses on a certain number of macro-nutrients (fat, carbs & protein) and amount of calories. Also, to tell someone what I eat and expect it to work for them without them also doing exactly what I do in the gym is not going to be good for them either. At the end of the day, you've kind of got to just experiment with your diet (ALWAYS staying within the realm of healthy and balanced!) and your workout regiment to find what works for you, because what works for me may not work for you. But<b> let me know if you guys would be interested in more fitness posts, or at post about my diet/exercise, or any other questions.</b> Lord knows that for those of you who <a href="http://instagram.com/lynettemarie1">follow me on Instagram</a> are probably getting pretty used to all the shots of me flexing my little baby biceps or posting about my workouts. ;) You've probably also seen the following videos, but in case you haven't... who wants to be impressed by my muscles?!?! (That first video, I deadlifted 135 pounds, my friends!)</div>
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And then there's me, today, just chillin' at my desk at work. A little sleepy, a little thoughtful, and certainly looking forward to Thanksgiving next week! Matt and I will be visiting his family in Grand Rapids, and I'm excited to see family and eat tons of delicious food. And then spend the following three days in the gym trying to work it all off. 'Cause that's the best way to maintain a healthy weight, right?** </div>
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1. I feel like such a stereotypical style blogger when I see these photos of myself ("sunnies" on, coffee in hand), but I laugh because I literally took these photos in a rush. It's a miracle that I didn't have my car keys in my hand while my husband snapped these, because I was literally outside of my car with my gym bag balancing on the hood of my car and my door open. It was one of those mornings where I said "I'm gonna be out of the house by 9:45!" and by the time 9:45 rolls around, I was barely even dressed, let alone have my gym bag packed, my meals packed (<i>yes, <b>meals</b>, this girl is a hungry girl and I eat like 6 meals a day</i>), my work bag packed, etc. I feel like a soccer mom everywhere I go, toting around snacks and gym shoes and portfolios full of paper. </div>
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2. Fur around my neck makes me feel fancy. I would like to add fur to the collars of all of my tops and jackets, please. My pinky is up in the air as I type this. (<i>jk..</i>)</div>
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3. I don't usually wear my hair up on the blog (<i>because hair up means it hasn't been washed in 3+ days, and I don't need to expose you all to that kind of nastiness</i>), and I'm laughing at these photos because my bangs are back in what my husbands calls, "the poof". Husband does not like "the poof". He thinks it's weird. He can't explain why, he just doesn't like it. But you know what? I like the poof. The poof is there for me when no amount of hair product will de-greasify those bangs. The poof understands. :)</div>
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4. The shoes I'm wearing were $11. <b>$11</b>, people. This is my third pair of nude heels in a year. I generally don't spend more than $30 on heels but earlier this year I spent a very pretty penny on nude heels from Nine West (photographed <a href="http://lynettemarieh.blogspot.com/2013/07/coffee-buzz.html">here</a>). Oh how I loved those foxy mama's! And they were ridiculously comfortable. Except, guess what? $100 heels apparently get worn out just as quickly as $30 heels. Those heels lasted me approximately <b>three</b> <b>months</b>. Granted, my job often requires me to walk sidewalks and hills and whatever scary thing might be inside of a bank-owned home, so I don't exactly give my shoes an easy trip. But I do expect more from expensive heels! And after coming across these $11 heels at Payless, I figured, why not? If these are 1/10 the cost of my Nine West shoes, I'm free and clear as long as they last me at least 1/10 the amount of time my other ones did. So check back with me in approximately 10 days. I think we might be okay. :)</div>
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One thing I'm certain I'll never have enough of is jackets. Well, that and heels. One makes me taller and one hides my food baby (there is <i>always</i> a food baby). The dynamic duo! I love this jacket in particular. I've been looking for a cream/tan colored moto jacket for a while, but I didn't want a bomber style (which is the style I see the most) and I didn't want the shade of cream/tan to clash against my skin color. I think I nailed it with this one? Seems to look okay against my complexion! If not, just leave me be in my naivety. What I don't know can't hurt me. ;)</div>
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And I have to say, I avoided cap-toed heels for a long time because I felt like they'd be hard to wear. Is that weird? I don't know, every time I tried them on I felt stumped as to how I'd wear them. I eventually let a girl at Payless who was wearing an aqua skirt with pink tights talk me into buying them. She said she had them and wore them with everything. And I mean, if someone's confident enough in their fashion choices to wear an aqua skirt and pink tights, I feel I can generally trust you with my fashion choices. So I bought them, and now I can't take these shoes off. Because guess what? Cap-toed heels go with everything. Aqua skirt girl was right.</div>
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Last year sometime I bought a navy blazer due to blog-y peer pressure (you know, them feels that make you feel like you need to buy something because every other blogger has one), and after fighting to come up with one single outfit with it, I returned it. I figured navy and I were just not meant to be. Until recently, when I started seeing navy jackets around and falling in love with how classic they looked. Wouldn't luck have it that Charlotte Russe would send me this lovely gem? The gold zipper down the front is just dreamy. And it's not as hard to come up with ways to wear navy as I remember last year. Probably because this time around, I threw caution to the wind and said "I can wear navy with black. I can and I will." And I did.</div>
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1. I wore this outfit when I held an open house this past weekend. I've learned a few lessons from the few open houses I've held, and rule #1 is this: <b>don't wear heels</b> (rule #2 is to try and sell the house, but I mean, first things first).</div>
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2. I still am not a fan of how I look in flats. I guess because I've worn heels 4+ days a week for the last three years of my life, and so I'm used to passing my reflection and seeing a wonderful, proportionate 5'11 glass of water. Flats make me feel... stumpy. I'm not body snarking, I swear. Just sending out the wish into the Universe that I'd like to be about 5 inches taller.</div>
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3. You can only catch a glimpse of the earrings I'm wearing (third photo), but I just bought them a week ago and fell madly in love with them, only to realize today I've lost one of them. It could be anywhere, honestly. This is why I can't have nice things. It's truly a miracle that I get myself out of my apartment every morning and back into it at night in one piece. Sans one earring, I guess. :( So if anyone sees a pretty, gold earring lying around, let me know, it's mine. Also if anyone has seen any stray cats anywhere, those are mine too.</div>
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For being a dress that I was so apathetic about when I found it, I sure have fallen in love with this dress. Granted, I've pretty much just been wearing it in this exact outfit, but I have a feeling it could be quite re-mixable if I put any amount of effort into it. This was a dress I found on clearance at Target for around $8, and you know how it goes at Target. Pretty much anything in your size under $10 on the clearance rack at Target comes home with you, am I right? </div>
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Speaking of cheap clothes, the jacket I'm wearing was only $15 as well. I found it on a trip to Chicago over the summer. I can barely fit my burly biceps in it anymore (<i>har har</i>) but turns out that fake pleather jackets give quite a bit if you're as unrelenting as me and my biceps are. ;)</div>
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Somehow I managed to take about two dozen shots of this outfit this morning and exactly zero of them had me looking at the camera. Well, I take that back. A few of them had me looking in the general direction of the camera, but I either had hair across my face from the wind or else it was just very obvious that at 8:30am this morning, my face still had not woken up entirely. So I hope you enjoy these clumsy-looking, cliché fashion-blogger poses this evening. Along with the clothing I am wearing.<br />
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I challenged myself to find a way to wear this tweed blazer. I bought it last fall when I started blogging, and it was one of those pieces I bought thinking more about the ways I could wear it on the blog rather than the ways I could wear it in real life and feel cute in it. Most of the time, it makes me feel like an 80 year old man, and no matter how much pink and pearls I pair with it, that feeling never quite fades. So I kind of went with it today and wore pants and a button up in the manliest color I own. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.Lynette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14286562694053564626noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075886765344862942.post-55748711257097254762013-11-06T15:17:00.001-05:002013-11-06T15:17:30.254-05:00A stab at a fall outfit.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I bet some of you had started making me out to be a big fat liar, huh? Over a week goes by after my promise to start blogging again, and I'm a no show. Well, turns out that I'm still living most of my life at my office or in gym clothes, but I dragged myself outside to take some pictures for you all, because I meant what I said and I said what I meant! A style blogger's faithful 100%. </div>
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It sure is strange to be back in fall clothes for photos. I started this blog almost a year ago, and was most active in it while wearing winter clothes. And it's funny how one's personal style changes and trends change, because I feel lost all over again when looking at my closet. I definitely have a healthy-looking closet, but having spent most of the summer focused on pretty much anything but fashion, I feel like I'm starting over in the world of fashion. But I believe sweaters and tortoise-shell glasses are still in for fall, no? That's two steps in the right direction, hey? :)</div>
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I've been trying to figure out how to properly come back from a nearly-four-month blogging break, but I'm not sure there's a formal way of saying "Hey, sorry I let all of you Internet friends thing I may have died or gone missing or gotten myself stuck in an underground cave, but here I am!". I would like to say thank you to all of you pretty people who e-mailed or tweeted me in my absence. It was so nice to be thought of!</div>
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I wish I had a really fantastic reason for being gone all summer (like being trapped in an underground cave) but the truth is, life happened. Life and other goals and work, etc. But outfits did happen as well. A few of them anyway. Here is photographic evidence of such:</div>
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What else has happened since I got sucked into a black hole?</div>
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I moved on up in the real estate world.</div>
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I got into the best shape of my life:</div>
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I turned a year older (22 on August 16th!) and celebrated one year of marriage with this hunk o' hunk o' burnin' love.</div>
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And last but not least, my husband and I acquired our first little love child:</div>
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But I have missed blogging so very much, and I feel like I've lost touch with the fashion world due to my lack of blogging. What do I wear with navy? Are denim capris okay, sometimes? What about mom jeans? No? Even if they're belted? Okay. See? Clueless. </div>
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And to be serious, blogging was such an outlet for me. Obviously. Why do any of us do it? It's fun. It's an outlet. It's a million great things, and I've missed having it in my life. And tonight, like many other nights, I leaned over to my husband and said "We should start taking photos of my outfits again so I can start blogging again." And usually he just nods and agrees, but tonight my husband said, "Okay. Tomorrow." And being the type of person that cannot commit to anything (seriously, how did I even end up married?), I decided to promise all my Internet friends (or what's left of them after my four month hiatus) that I would be back within the next few days. Just give me a chance to put on something cute, okay? You don't wanna see what I'm wearing now. I'll give you a hint: it starts with "Yoga pants" and ends with "covered in cat hair". ;)</div>
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I have a feeling that no matter how much I promise I'm going to crank out 4 or 5 outfit posts a week this summer, I'm just going to have a hard time keeping that promise. Because for most of this summer so far, I've spent many of my days covered in sweat from a workout, or running around without make-up on, or <a href="http://lynettemarieh.blogspot.com/2013/07/toasty.html">wearing the same pair of short</a>s again & again with an uninspiring t-shirt, or I'm laying by the pool in clothes so scant that no one wants me to post it on the blog, I'm sure.<br />
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There was something about fall, winter & spring that makes me want to blog more. I think I know what it is: freezing cold temperatures that make me hate the outdoors and force me to stay in and indulge in my one indoor hobby: blogging. But in the summer, it's too easy to spend my time shopping, laying by the pool, working out outside, biking, etc. It's hard to stay concerned about a blog when summer is here.<br />
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But I'm not abandoning ship! No way, Jose! I'm sticking it out this summer, and posting whatever strange mix of outfits I find myself in this summer. I just have a feeling my post frequency will pick up a lot once it stops being so beautiful outside.<br />
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Speaking of beautiful weather: these photos were taken when the weather was not being so beautiful. I don't know about all of you, but us Michigander's have been experiencing so. much. freakin'. rain. It's really annoying. Especially when your job involves you driving around half the state, showing houses. So this outfit happened on one of those days, when the weather was not sunny or stifling hot. I recently purchased this top as part of a <a href="http://www.forever21.com/Product/Product.aspx?BR=f21&Category=intimates-pajamas-sleepwear&ProductID=2073291387&VariantID=">pajama set</a> at Forever 21, but I've just been wearing the top as a normal top because it's so comfortable and if there's one thing I love, it's sneaking pajamas into real outfits. :)<br />
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PS: Don't mind the creepy veins all over my hands. I've recently switched up my workout routine with a personal trainer and let's just say, the results are showing. Everywhere. Even in my hands. Say hello to Lynette's new man hands. It's fine.<br />
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Ever since finding these shorts, it's hard to get myself to wear anything else on my days off. They're just ridiculously comfortable and I'm so proud to have a dang pair of shorts, I just want to wear them all the time. Even to a freezing cold movie theater, which is where I wore this outfit. Movie theaters are generally known for being ice cold in my opinion, and I usually bundle up before going. But I couldn't bribe myself out of these shorts. So I bribed myself <i>in</i> to a denim jacket, to help keep warm. And it worked! I was toasty the whole movie. </div>
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I'm a sucker for jewelry. It's definitely no secret. But I'm also pretty picky about my jewelry. If something is going to cost as much as a top or a pair of shoes (or more), it better be beautiful enough to catch just as much attention as those clothing pieces would. And jewelry like that is what you'll find at <a href="http://www.aranicole.com/">Ara Nicole Online Boutique</a>! When the lovely lady behind this brand offered to send me a piece, I spent forever trying to decide which piece I wanted. The <a href="http://www.aranicole.com/product/chevron-zig-zag-necklace/">beautiful necklace I'm wearing</a> eventually won the race, <a href="http://www.aranicole.com/product/josie-necklace-set-2/">this stunning necklace</a> and this<a href="http://www.aranicole.com/product/crystal-channel-drop-set/"> handcrafted Swarovski set</a> were certainly runner-ups!</div>
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Two things that I have always been pretty certain would never grace my closet were light-colored denim and short shorts. <a href="http://lynettemarieh.blogspot.com/2013/06/short-white.html">We've been over this</a>. But I was at Forever 21 the other day, and my husband spotted these little shorts and begged me to try them on. Sometimes I will try on hideous clothes for my husband just to appease him (and trust me, some things are much more hideous than these pink shorts could've potentially been...), and that's what I thought these shorts would be. But surprisingly, I didn't hate them. And when it comes to shorts, my standard basically is "not hate". If they meet that standard, I will buy them. Unfortunately, only two have made the cut (<a href="http://lynettemarieh.blogspot.com/2013/06/short-white.html">see Exhibit A</a>), but summer is not over yet! I can almost smell the end-of-summer shorts clearance at my local Old Navy...</div>
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Oh and here. A face made to appease my husband. Because that is what good wives do.</div>
<br />Lynette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14286562694053564626noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075886765344862942.post-51268826480031457852013-06-27T21:49:00.001-04:002013-06-27T21:49:26.155-04:00Things that fit the bill.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I must have been looking for this exact black peplum top for three months now. I don't know when I decided I needed one. It must've been right around the time that they stopped selling <b>ANY</b> in stores because I literally could not find a single good one. The one I saw at Target was too short, while others I found seemed to be too big around the waist, no matter what. So when I finally bumped into this little baby sitting all by it's lonesome at Forever 21 in my exact size, I prayed it would somehow fit. And it did! It's a bit snug right in the waist (I think you can spy a baby ab muscle in the photo above, whoops!), but that's what my personal trainer is for, eh?! But really though, I think it's a good fit, and the length is exactly what I wanted, as are the sleeves, neckline, etc. And it's a very thick, structured top. Which was surprisingly only $10.80. And I searched the F21 website high and low for this puppy so you could all order it and be peplum'd out like myself, but I couldn't find it. Oh, the anguish and mystery that is Forever 21 stock.</div>
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Another thing I've been looking for is the perfect cognac tote. As you may have noticed in some of my recent photos, I've been carrying around <a href="http://lynettemarieh.blogspot.com/2013/06/repeat.html">this</a> light brown bag for a while. I got it in a clearance bin at some teen store for $10 a number of years ago (back when I bought stuff I didn't like because it was cheap) and I've hardly used it since. But with my job as a real estate agent, I don't really have time to switch around purses to match outfits anymore (and am too afraid of missing something important by switching purses so often!) so I decided I needed a purse that</div>
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<li>Would match most of what I wear (black is too boring for me, but I figured cognac/tan would be nice)</li>
<li>Was structured and professional looking so that I didn't look like a teenager while trying to sell homes (even though I practically am...)</li>
<li>Was big enough to carry my giant folder where I keep all of my listing sheets, etc. so I could always have those on me (did you know a real estate agent's job never ends? Not even at home or at the gym or anywhere? Well now you know.)</li>
<li>Had handles long enough so I could put it over my shoulder. No more of this elbow-toting nonsense. Ain't no agent got time for a purse to be dangling off your elbow and disabling one of your arms. AIN'T NO AGENT.</li>
<li>Was under $50. I knew this price was asking a lot of my purse but I also was not requiring it to be incredibly well made or real leather or anything, so I thought I might get lucky and find something at this price!</li>
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So during the same exact lucky trip where I found this peplum top, I found this purse! I also can't hate that it resembles Celine totes (I know, this girl is a bandwagoner if there ever was one, BUT OMG CELINE BAGS ARE SO CUTE), and it fit the bill for everything else on my list (was $49.99!), so I bought it! And I'm quite happy that I did.</div>
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<br />Lynette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14286562694053564626noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075886765344862942.post-30803261511843166092013-06-26T12:14:00.001-04:002013-06-26T12:14:31.652-04:00Golden Corral.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is my last outfit I photographed from vacation! And also proof to all of you that my legs aren't as skinny as many of you seem to think. I just regularly turn myself into a giant optical illusion by wearing 5 inch heels, leading you to believe that my legs are five inches longer than they are. But alas, the truth is out: I am only 5'6" (most days). And not pencil thin. I hope you're not mad. I'm honest about just about everything else on the blog. Mostly.</div>
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I wore this out on a hot day in Tennessee with my family. We went to a rainforest zoo and then ate at a buffet called Golden Corral, which is where the best humans America has to offer come together to eat everything in sight. Buffet's are not safe for me. I remind myself of what my vet said about my parent's dog a few years back: that you can't just leave food out for her because she will literally eat until she dies. She need someone to portion out her food, or else she'll never know to stop eating. I'm kind of like a dog. You can't just release me into a never-ending supply of food. I don't know when to stop. Usually my husband has to intervene, and often tears and stomach aches are involved. It's fun for everyone. </div>
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<br />Lynette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14286562694053564626noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075886765344862942.post-18540138087519037352013-06-23T20:07:00.001-04:002013-06-23T20:07:33.888-04:00Summer sweaters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another outfit from vacation! This sweater is quickly becoming something I have to stop myself from wearing every single day. We've been having some hot days lately, which means that everyplace indoors has their AC cranked to somewhere between Antarctica and Alaska, so having a lightweight sweater like this seems to be handy. Well, unless you're me. In that case, a thick, winter jacket would be handy. Or your husbands shirt. </div>
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But what is weird is that my husband has a chambray shirt and I don't. Who's the style blogger here, anyway?!</div>
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<br />Lynette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14286562694053564626noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075886765344862942.post-79351702247589477022013-06-21T22:35:00.003-04:002013-06-21T22:35:59.872-04:00Home!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After a lovely six days in paradise (commonly known around my apartment as "Gatlinburg, Tennessee"), I'm home. And just wishing I could go back. I've decided that vacation is officially the greatest thing ever and plan to start viewing my job as the Enabler of More Vacations. Makes it a lot easier to have to be back at work 12 hours after being home from vacation.</div>
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This is the outfit I wore on the long 10 hour drive down to Tennessee. And what I wore back up. When stuck in a car for that long, all I really want is clothing that kind of doubles as a blanket. Which, obviously, is a maxi dress. And I rarely wear flip-flops (I honestly have like two pair, both of which I think are from dollar stores) because they just don't look nice with outfits most of the time, in my opinion, but I hate wearing shoes on long drives. So flip-flops it is! It was also lots of fun taking these photos outside of Fazoli's in Kentucky at dinner time. And by fun I mean really awkward, because everyone was staring at me from inside the restaurant while they ate. Kind of like dinner and a show, right? Hmm. Maybe not...</div>
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Either way, I took a couple more outfit photos while I was on vacation so my next few outfit posts will be of that. I also may post a couple photos from the trip, but possibly just host the photos on another site and leave the link. Because I know some people are annoyed by onslaughts of vacation photos when they expect to just see outfit photos. But I'm nosey. And I love snooping through everyone's vacation photos. So to accommodate both, I will probably host the photos elsewhere and leave a link. :) Hope you all had a great week!</div>
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<br />Lynette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14286562694053564626noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075886765344862942.post-60697545337922325582013-06-18T10:33:00.003-04:002013-06-18T10:33:46.366-04:00Vacationed!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So just in case some of you were beginning to wonder if I've abandoned my blog again, I just wanted to pop in and say: I'm not! I'm just on a much, much needed vacation in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. One that I was so busy planning for that I didn't take any outfit photos ahead of time to post or find any friends to post for me while I was away. Whoopsies! But the good news is, I'll be back on Saturday. Rested and able to think straight, probably. Hope you all are having a great week!Lynette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14286562694053564626noreply@blogger.com4