EMPOWERED WOMEN EMPOWER WOMEN

Well, well, well. I hope everyone is having a wonderful Saturday so far. I don’t have any plans for today even though Joe and I talked about going to Baltimore for the weekend. He fell in love with that area about 15 years ago and was talking about it the other night. We bought a boat that was docked in the Inner Harbor at Fells Point, at least that is where I think it was. We never took it out and never really did anything with it, but we would occasionally go there and sit on it. Lol! Those plans must have gotten ditched because he hasn’t mentioned it since Thursday night. I also have had some plans get ditched although it was nothing that I did. Remember the lady that I trained to take over my job at the lumber company so that I could retire? She QUIT! Today is her last day on the job. Did you all gasp like I did when I found out? So, come Monday, guess who will be going back to work and starting the training process all over again? This time we are going to be doing a detailed, step-by-step, journal of every process that we do. I want anyone who takes this job to know “how” and “when” to do all of the things that I used to do. You never know when that will come in handy. So, today, I am just going to sit back and enjoy the day. Empowered Women Empower Women!!! I want to thank my Energizer Bunny Friend for giving me this wonderful t-shirt. I love it!!! I love the slinky material, I love the deep v-neck, but what I love most is the message. Women who can, should empower other women. There is never a reason to tear another person down and there is always a reason to build someone up. If I am going to wear a message across my chest then I want it to be one that I can stand behind. All at once I heard Helen Reddy in my head singing, I am woman! Finally!!! I have some of the new fall plunder items and I am so thrilled with everything so far. I know that I did a horrible job showing you the Charma earrings but you can trust me, these are super cute. They are tortoiseshell oval hoops and they are 1.5″ big. There is a matching necklace that I am ordering next called the Maren. Tortoiseshell is one of my favorite prints and I have a lot of jewelry with that print on it. The leopard print cuff bracelet is called the Rochelle. This is really nice and it is a hinged cuff so it is super easy to get on. This is not a flat print on the bracelet, it is hair so it looks really expensive. I have been celebrating my 3 year blog anniversary by offering a free piece of jewelry with every 50.00 purchase (excluding taxes and shipping) for this entire month! Go here and have fun shopping! Make sure that you pick a party with my name in it so that I can track the purchases. My little ballet slippers are very old. I have had these at least 3 or more years and for me, that is a long time. These are by Isaac Mizrahi and they are really comfortable. I wore these when I was on my way to New Orleans in the airport. I can walk in them for long periods of time and they were easy to slip on and off to go through security. You can become fashionable simply by wearing a leopard print shoe. People will look at you in a whole different way when you put these babies on. Lol!

You would be surprised at how many women I saw in New Orleans wearing fringed hem jeans. This must be a huge trend right now because they were everywhere. I love this pair that I bought by Reba back a couple of months ago. These are more affordable than most other fringed jeans that I have seen. I am wearing my normal size which is a 10. This was my first purchase by this brand but I don’t think that it will be my last. Here are a couple of other things that I have my eye on. I am really considering the black fringe jeans. What do you think?

Whenever I get a phone call from a telemarketer I will say “no, thank you” and then hang up. How many of you are saying no, thank you every day? How many of you can think of something that you wish you had said yes to but you turned down the opportunity? I have heard Joe tell about some man who had the opportunity to be a part owner of this company but he turned it down. The company went on to become HUGE and the poor man talks about the missed opportunity now all the time. It is like his “glory days” that he missed out on. Today’s question is hard. Comment below what you have said no to that you wish you had a “do-over.” The Vince Camuto handbag will be given away on Monday.

•  gorgeous skin – no, thank you!
•  longer looking lashes – no, thank you!
•  extra paycheck – no, thank you!
•  personal growth – no, thank you!
•  amazing new friendships – no, thank you!
•  sharing about stuff you love – no, thank you!
•  earned trips, jewelry, gifts, etc – no, thank you!
•  helping others! – no, thank you!
•  partnering with the #1 Skincare brand in North America – no, thank you!