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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Another cute one Tania! You have helped me with being more confident wearing the sleeveless vest/dress combo. Love the colors. This Florida girl is praying for Texas!!!
Hi Tania. I have a question that meds a Southern answer. Not about clothing or Plunder or R + F. I need to know about tomato pie. Apparently this is a Southern thing and I have a whole bunch of tomatoes to use up. Problem is I’ve never had one so I have no idea if a recipe is good or not. Do you or your Southern readers have a good recipe for this?
Susan, I have heard of tomato pie but I have never tried it myself. Maybe some of the other ladies might know about it.
I don’t usually leave comments on blogs or Facebook, but I just felt like I wanted to in this case. I sense that you are sincere in what you’re doing and truly want to be helpful. I just want to say that I appreciate this in you. I went to the post you mentioned with the shorts and truthfully I think you look great. I don’t even know why someone would say that. I see so many bloggers wearing clothes that are way too young for them and I would rather see women wear more classy, age appropriate clothing. My mom would always tell me that just because you CAN wear something doesn’t mean that you SHOULD. It took me a long time to really get the true meaning of this. I will always remember that just because a woman is thin and fit, doesn’t mean she should be wearing what the younger generation is wearing. My mom was a very wise woman! I also want to say that I enjoy your sense of humor! Keep up the good work!
Thank you, Karen. Yes, I am sincere and I do try to be helpful. I love it when I get emails or comments that some of you are inspired by something I said or wore. The comment was left on Pinterest and when I got to looking this same person had left loads of comments on my outfits and very few of them were flattering. Lol! I am not sure why she is following me since she doesn’t seem to like anything I am wearing. Lol!!!
I think this outfit is very fashionable and it looks really great on you. Whoever said you shouldn’t have stepped out the door with it must’ve either been 20 years old or 80 years old. They truly have no clue as to what the styles are for those of us who are 50ish, 60ish, or even 70ish!!! Thank you for inspiring those of us who want to continue to dress with style!
I tried to see who she was just because I was curious and of course she doesn’t have a picture. Lol!
I think your pictures are fine and maybe you’ve gotten a lot of helpful ideas already but PT pictures finally stopped being grainy once I researched resolution. Once I started using the correct res for the application, everything was fine. You might look up some articles about it and see what you think
thanks Tania – Houston is my Home and instead of streets and highways we have rivers.
Everyone is pitching in. Don’t want to be political but this is the USA I know and love.
I had no idea that was where you lived. I hate that for you, I hope you are staying safe. Things can be replaced but lives can’t. BTW, I have a pair of your earrings on today.