LIGHTING IT UP BLUE IN APRIL

I am lighting it up blue in April! Some of you might have heard me talk about my activities in the woman’s club. I have been a member of the woman’s club for around 15+ years. One of the things I like about being a member of the woman’s club, is that we are involved in activities that affect members of our community.I am in blue today, not because it is a color that looks good on me, but for Autism Awareness and Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention month, which are both in April. In an effort to bring awareness to both of these issues, our club is putting up pinwheels, the symbol of Child Abuse Prevention, and blue puzzle piece’s, the symbol for Autism Awareness, in our town. Some of our club members met, and put up the symbols and blue bows, at a few places in town.

One of our club members has an autistic child, and when she joined the club I asked her if there were any issues she would like to see our club get behind. She immediately said Autism. I told her to let us know what we could do, and she got right on that. We sponsored a “Light It Blue” program in town and encouraged businesses, along with individuals, to put blue light bulbs on their porches and in their windows. And we sponsored a 5k run/walk with the proceeds going to a local group of teachers and parents who use the funds for local children with autism. We also met with county and town officials, and had them sign proclamations. You can read about her story in an article she wrote for out website here, it is beautiful and touching.You have seen me in cobalt multiple times since I started blogging eons ago in September. It has always been one of my favorite colors. I bought this Joan Rivers longer cardigan at the QVC outlet for next to nothing. If I tell you how much I paid, I feel like I am just rubbing it in. Lol! Here is how I styled the cardi last time I wore it. This Liz Clairborne (on sale) is very similar. This Ralph Lauren in the plus size is more like mine, but this one here is just as nice, and half the price.I love the Vera Bradley leather purse that I bought in Florida at the Vera outlet. I carry it almost constantly, and I can always say I am adding a pop-of-color when people give me that, “That purse doesn’t match” look. Haha The pants I have on are very old. They are Karen Kane, and I bought them years ago at a little boutique in town. This pair is as close to mine as I could find. I am wearing my Marc Fisher wedge sandals. I like the gold circle buckles down the front, I think it adds a little dressiness to the shoe.I decided to wear some vintage jewelry today. I have on a two strand glass bead necklace with gold metallic stripes. It is strung on a yarn type material. The other necklace is on a braided navy string with navy glass beads and interlocking glass circle beads. It has a dangle of carved glass that looks oriental. The dreaded back, or side view. I just can’t make myself do a full back view. Haha I almost forgot my top, it is one that I have had so long, that I can’t remember buying it. The tag says Cato, so I’ll give you three guesses to figure out where it came from . Haha This tank top buttons up and is a silky type material. I like wearing this in the summer with shorts, it is just cool and easy. It flows away from the body, so no bumps are visible. That is my kind of shirt. Here is a similar top that has sizes up to a 4X.

Here is a forewarning about the next couple of days. I am over booked in my activities. I am going downtown tonight to help with the decorating of the bridge in blue. On Saturday we will be having a District meeting of the woman’s club and I am the President of the District. So I have to finish my script for the meeting, do the agendas, make a program, make sure the decorations are ready to go, and oversee the food for breakfast. If that wasn’t enough, we are going out to dinner (and karaoke) on Friday night with the President, and the 3rd Vice-President/Director of Junior Clubs, of GFWC Virginia Woman’s Clubs. SO, my upcoming posts might be brief.

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