FAVORITE TRICK TO LOOK SLIMMER
I think I just wasted 100.00 dollars. I tried using Lightroom again on this set of pictures. I imported them and cropped, adjusted, etc., and then I uploaded them to my blog post. They were grainy again. Ugh! So, I decided to try uploading the same photos to my normal iPhoto and see if the same graininess would show up on the photos. The ones I edited on iPhoto came out much much better. Well great, I just spent money and a lot of time to find out that what I was doing was working better. Don’t get me wrong, I know it is probably user error but since I am the user I am going to use what works best for me.
I spent Saturday getting a much-needed manicure and pedicure. I haven’t had one in a long time and my fingernails and especially my toenails were looking pretty shabby. These pictures do not have the new nails, these have the shabby ones. Lol! I took my DIL and little Miss Emersyn with me also. Emersyn thinks she is such a big girl when she gets to get her nails done. She picked out purple with sparkles for her toes and a deeper blue with sparkles for her fingernails. The polish on her fingernails is mood polish and is supposed to change colors when the temperature changes. I am sure she will be sticking her fingers in cold or hot water trying to see if it works. Lol! 
One of my favorite tricks for looking slimmer is adding a long vest. The length makes me look taller and the way it falls in the front makes me look thinner. Win, win!!! Because you can’t see where my sides end you have to guess. I am betting on you guessing wrong. Hahaha! I bought this crocheted vest by Umgee last year. This vest is great to wear with swimsuits as a coverup also.
I am opening a new Plunder party under the name tania15 so be sure to pick that one if you go shopping for this really, really cute jewelry. I am starting at the top and going down so the first item is the earrings. They are called the Hayden and they look like ivory roses to me. They have a 2-inch drop which is perfect for me. If you notice they just match the carved rose on the long necklace. The shorter necklace is the Ryan. The 18″ necklace is perfect to fill in the deep V of this top. The silver cross is filled with tiny seed beads in that match the beads in the necklace. The long necklace is the Gabbie. This necklace has so much going for it. It has a mixture of chain and beads plus the carved rose and leather fringe. The beads are the perfect colors for upcoming fall, I can’t wait to wear this on a mustard or dark teal top. 
I choose a neutral shoe to wear with this outfit. I tried to match the vest as close as possible. This is a pair by Isaac Mizrahi that I bought at the overstock store in town last year. They have an espadrille heel (probably about 2″) and are just a little bit higher than a kitten heel. This is a very comfortable and easy to wear heel size for those who don’t like really high heels. This pair has a small bow on the top for some added visual interest.
Now for this wonderful dress. I just bought it so if you call or email Kim right now you might be able to grab you one too. This is a sleeveless knit dress by Z Supply that I bought from Trendy Threads, a local boutique in town. Click on the link and it will give you the contact information. This dress is so comfortable that I couldn’t wait to put it on. The great thing is that it is a great color for the upcoming fall season. I also bought a wonderful long cardigan that will just match this for when the weather turns cooler. That is the great thing about sleeveless garments, you can wear a jacket, sweater, or cardigan with them and not have to worry about the sleeves “bunching” and creating those ugly humps and bumps.
Instead of my normal R+F post today I am just going to ask for everyone to please say a prayer for Texas and the surrounding states. There are so many people, businesses, and small towns that will are facing incredible hardships. I hate seeing all the pictures of the devastation, it is just heartbreaking. 
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Dearest Tania,
You look absolutely beautiful, today! Your dress, on my iPad, looks dusty periwinkle, and your bag, somewhat a dusty lavender. Very soft, very feminine. Love, love, love your vest!
So thoughtful of you to ask for prayers for The Great State of Texas, Houston and all her surrounding areas. God Bless Our Beautiful America!
Hope you have a super good day!
What a beautiful feminine outfit! Love that best and the jewelry is perfect- as always! I can’t believe someone said that to you in your other post!! How rude! Believe me, you always look stunning! I don’t know how you do it every single day!
Charlcy, that made me laugh. It reminded me of the show, “Full House”, “How Rude!” Lol!!!
Thanks Tania for asking prayers for Texas. I have a lot of friends and my daughter, son in law, and grandbabies are there. Everyone is safe so far. My daughters home is high and dry thank God. They went to her mother in laws because the feeder roads and creek by her home was overflowing and they wouldn’t have been able to get out. They have a circus~4 adults, 4 dogs, 2 kids, and my son in law added and a partridge in a pear tree. LOL I live in Lake Charles, La and we are getting heavy rains today. So this is not over yet. Supposed to have rain all week. Thanks for the prayers. Please PRAY hard for the Texas area. They are going to have a long recovery ahead.
Super Cute outfit today ! Love all the jewelry ? Praying for everyone in Texas?
Thanks for the prayers for Texas! This has been an unbelievable storm, and it continues. We have had a ton of rain, but are safe, while there are many others who are not. Please continue to keep them in your prayers!
Fantastic! A home run!
Tania you knocked it out of the park this morning absolutely lovely!
Thanks for your shoutout for Texas! We are in the midst of the worst tropical storm event that has occurred in our lifetime. While my family personally is safe and dry, so many of my fellow Houstonians are facing the biggest challenges they have ever seen. My heart and prayers goes out to all! This will change the face of Houston for many years. For a major city to have so many displaced persons is unfathomable. And it is not done yet. There is still a down-graded ‘Tropical Storm Harvey’ churning out more distruction this morning. And it is not yet daylight! Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers, but please contact The Red Cross or your other favorites charities and add a small donation. The cost of this storm may be the biggest that has ever occurred in our beautiful country.
Thanks for prayers and please keep them coming. My daughters homes are ok(Rockport). But this isn’t over.?
Continued prayers for Texas. I wish I had an overstock store in my town!