NO NEED TO BUY A LOTTERY TICKET

It was a really really long trip back to Virginia. Traffic was HORRIBLE. I don’t think that it had anything to do with the eclipse, I think most of that traffic was the day before. However, there was a lot of road construction that was spread out the entire trip home. Joe was not a happy camper. He kept fussing the entire trip and saying something about he knew we should have flown. Lol!After we had fought the traffic for hours when we got about an hour and a half away it really came to a stand still. Joe decided to go a different way which is longer but he figured with the traffic being backed up that it would still work out for the better. NOPE, that was a mistake. lol! Everyone else must have thought the same thing because that back road was jam packed. The school buses and all the red lights that are on the back road just made it ridiculous. It got to be to the point that it was comical. Especially when we came to an area where you could see the Interstate and you could see that traffic was flowing pretty good over there. It was just one of those days where we couldn’t pick the right lane if we had to. We stopped at Target for just a few minutes to buy some coffee and the checkout lane we picked had to end up having a manager called over to it. As we came into town I saw that the lottery is up to 700 million dollars but I didn’t think we needed to bother buying a ticket today. Lol!!!I took these pictures before I left town last week. It is really hard to take pictures when you are on the road. I am so used to being able to use my tripod and my camera and not having depend on anyone else to take my pictures that I am spoiled. I don’t like saying, “I need 10 pictures of my entire outfit and 10 pictures from the waist up.” Instead, I will just let them take 4 or 5 total and try to make do with those. It does not usually turn out that good. The first thing I see when I look at these pictures is the scarf. It is center stage and really ties everything in the outfit together. This is one that I bought at Express, and I know that because the tag was still attached. None of the scarves that I have linked to below are over 18.00.

I didn’t wear a necklace but I did add several bracelets. I love stacking my bracelets, it makes a huge impact. You can’t go wrong when you are stacking, just keep adding until you think you have enough. I have the Gail bracelet on that is the one to the far left. It says HOPE on it. The Celine is in the middle and once again my monogram is turned backward. Lol! I can’t ever seem to take a good picture with that bracelet. Haha! The last one on that arm is the Amanda. I bought this bracelet back last year and it was in the silver tone but now it is only available in gold tone. If you can see the navy and rhinestone bracelet on my other hand it is the Ritta. It has become one of my go to bracelets because of the color and the fact that it is magnetic and easy to get on and off. If you want to place an order just go to www.plunderdesign.com/taniastephens and pick a party with my name in it. I guess you recognize my shoes. These are c/o Nina Shoes and I just keep finding things to wear with them. I love the espadrille heel but it is the playful bandana design that I really like. Maybe it is because I am from the south but these Muriel shoes just speak to me. I can dress them up or wear them casually and I like them either way. I wore them here to add a pop of color.I wore this shirt dress back in June but it looked completely different than the look today. This is just an example of how you can take the items you already own in your closet and make it look like your closet is bigger than it is. I prefer this look but you might not. You will have to let me know what your thoughts are. Joe voted for this one too! Lol! This shirt dress was from Cato Fashions but you can find a shirt dress almost anywhere, this is a style that has been around for a while.

The short sleeve cardigan is by Joan Rivers. This is a purchase from the overstock store in town. I like it because it is on the longer side without being down to my knees. Every one of you needs a navy cardigan in your closet! It doesn’t have to be long like this one but you do need a navy cardigan because it will go with so much and extend your wardrobe.
IT”S BACK!!! Lash Boost is once again available but only with a regimen/lash boost combo. The good news is that this is a GREAT deal. Let me break it down for you. I am going to use the Redefine regimen as the example. If you bought the Redefine regimen and the Lash Boost serum separately the retail cost would be 349.00. The retail cost right now with the 20% combo special is 279.00! Here is where the fun starts, the cost, if purchased as a Preferred Customer (PC), would be 251.00 and because I have a 15% off special running for purchases made as a PC until Sunday, that would mean you would get a refund check from me of 37.50. That brings your cost down to 213.50 before taxes. Of course, the shipping is always FREE for PCs. Even if you have to pay the one-time signup fee of 19.95 you are still saving a ton of money. Message me if you have any questions. I am hearing that Lash Boost won’t be available as a single product until the first week of September. To place an order you go to www.tstephens5.myrandf.com and go to the subscribe and save option to become a PC. The Lash Boost combo can be found under the Enhancements tab when you go shopping.

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