It’s the holiday season, but you don’t have to rely on the big guy to fulfill the wishes on your list. Taking charge of your own destiny is easier than you may believe…but you do need to believe. At the beginning of each year I create a list of the things I hope to accomplishContinue reading “Making a List”
Author Archives: Kelly D
Essential Elements
Our days are filled with elements that are essential to our existence. The must-have cup of morning coffee. An encouraging text from a trusted friend or loved one. And a closet filled with ready to go pieces that require zero thought before putting them on. Enter Danielle Bernstein, founder of the world-renowned fashion blog WeWoreWhat,Continue reading “Essential Elements”
My Second(hand) Wedding
Everything is better the second time around. Isn’t that what they say? Secondhand means a second chance to be amazing. And in my case, I am referring specifically to love, marriage, and fashion. When I met the love of my life three and a half years ago, I was already three and a half yearsContinue reading “My Second(hand) Wedding”
Hello, (2nd) Dream Job
I did it! After thirty years, three libraries, and an unfathomable number of reference questions answered by yours truly, I quit my day job and took a leap to pursue the second job of my dreams. Yes, you heard that right, The Posh Librarian, is now without her library. It is hard to leave aContinue reading “Hello, (2nd) Dream Job”
By Default or Design
Everything that comes to you in your life arrives in one of two ways, either through deliberate intention and purpose, or by a lack of independent choice. Either way gets you something in the end, but that does not necessarily mean that you get what you want. So, what do you want? It’s up toContinue reading “By Default or Design”
Dive Right In
Summer is just around the corner, which makes it the perfect time to take the plunge on any project or idea you’ve been contemplating, imagining, or daydreaming about. If you are dipping your toes at the edge of the vast unknown, going in with the full force of a cannonball might not feel like theContinue reading “Dive Right In”
Mom’s the Word
Mother’s Day is just around the bend, and for me, this particular Mother’s Day is an extra special day because it is also the birthday of my first-born daughter. She is turning 24 this year, and in twenty-four years, I have embraced, absorbed, and enjoyed the honor of being mother to four amazing children IContinue reading “Mom’s the Word”
Attain to Sustain
It’s Earth Day, everyone! April 22, 2022 marks the 52nd birth of the modern environmental movement known as Earth Day, a nationwide celebration created to inspire the people in America to draw their focus to the importance of creating a healthy place to live. It is a call for all of us to invest inContinue reading “Attain to Sustain”
The Spring Edit
Ahhh! Spring is in the air. Sure, depending where you live you might still be dodging snowstorms like I am and staring at a monotone landscape of barren trees and uncovered grass that is so discolored that it doesn’t even know what it is anymore. BUT…the promise of sunshine and warmer days are just aroundContinue reading “The Spring Edit”
Signs of Style
Hey baby, what’s your sign? Instead of thinking about that question as a cringe-worthy pick-up line best left to the B-rated movies of the 1980s, let it be a lead into the fascinating topic of astrology. Just how much do you believe you know about yourself and what makes you tick, and how much youContinue reading “Signs of Style”