THERE IS NO ME WITHOUT YOU

It is so good to finally be sitting at my kitchen table, with Lucy at my feet, and working on the blog. I have to give a shout-out to Joe who actually had the house pretty clean. Normally, he will punish me for being gone by leaving dishes everywhere, clothes on the floor, and the trash that needs to be taken out. I think he missed me this time because not only was the kitchen countertop clean and clear of dishes, he had even cleaned out the refrigerator. I told him that he might have messed up since I will be expecting this kind of treatment from now on. I asked him what he wanted me to cook him for supper and he told me not to worry about it. He said that he knew I was tired and that he would pick something up from the Chinese Restaurant on his way home from the airport. He is almost done with the new paint job that he and a few of his buddies have been doing on his plane. He goes to the airport every night to “supervise” and to rub on his baby. Years and years ago when he bought his first airplane he would go to the airport and wash it at least once a week. He was constantly waxing or washing that plane. We nicknamed it “baby” because he doted on it so much. I even laughed at him once and told him that he was going to rub the paint off of it. This plane that he has now must have been someone else’s baby since it was in bad need of a paint job. Now he will have to see if this thing will still fly after all the layers and layers of paint that he has put on it. As you can see, it is still in progress but I know that he would love hearing all of you brag on how good it is looking. Lol!
I have no idea why that I have been in a gray mood lately. Everything that I have ordered has either been gray or cream and neither of those is colors that I normally gravitate toward. I am blaming it on the changing of the seasons and all of the fall colors. Last year I was in a purple mode. At least this year it is neutral colors and they will go with a lot more things. This cute and cozy sweater has a twisted detail in the front to give it some style. It almost looks like I am doing a half-tuck to the side. It is extremely soft and I love the way it feels when you are wearing it. The 3/4 sleeves are perfect for this time of year since they are not too hot and keep you from getting too cold. This top is machine washable and I am wearing a size medium since it was suggested to size down. Here is the link to the top which comes in several colors. I didn’t want to do a pop of color with this outfit so I stayed in the same color family with my jewelry. My Judy earrings are a gunmetal color with a filigree design. This is a nice mid-size earring and they are very lightweight. The Jazlyn bracelet is one that I kept meaning to order all spring and I just got around to getting it recently. I liked the neutral colors of gray and black with just a hint of gold and I also like the little tassels for some added texture and variety. This is a magnetic bracelet so it is super easy to put on and take off. 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. You will love the new fall collection! I placed an order while I was in New Orleans and I can’t wait for it to arrive. These website stores are really starting to get on my last nerve. I am sure that they want us bloggers to link to their clothing but by the time I order something and get it on the blog they have already sold out. If you are a buyer for a department store, order more inventory!!! These plaid pants are by Wit & Wisdom and I loved them. I am not saying anything else about them since I feel like it is just rubbing it in your face since they are already sold out. Instead, I am now on the search to see if I can find an alternative for you.

I am trying to get back in the habit of wearing ankle booties. Everytime that I put them on I feel weird like they just don’t belong on my feel yet. Lol! I see women wear them all summer long but I have never been able to pull that look off. That doesn’t mean that I am willing to give up though, so here are my Marc Fisher black leather booties with a silver buckle. These are a couple of years old and I am currently searching for a new style. All of the shoes below do come in the color black even if that is not what the picture shows.

When I arrived on Wednesday morning to start a full day of Rodan + Fields training, I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect. One thing that I didn’t expect was for all of the women in this company who have already hit the TOP of the pay grade to be greeting us as we walked in. They all had on t-shirts that said, “there is no ME without YOU” and then they clapped and cheered for us as we walked in. It really started the morning off in the most positive way. Then, the entire convention was centered around how much they appreciated each and every one of us. They went out of their way to tell us that every time that they got an opportunity.

NOW, I want to make sure that you know how much I appreciate YOU. Just like the t-shirt said, THERE IS NO ME WITHOUT YOU!!!

So, this entire week, I am going to be asking a different question and everyone who comments will be entered into a drawing for a Vince Camuto Vegan Leather Tote. Today’s question is: who do you appreciate? Is there someone in your life that you would not be “you” without “them?” Give them a shoutout today!!! Don’t forget, if you are not a subscriber for the daily email please enter your email in the box that says Subscribe To Blog Via Email and then watch for the confirmation email to come through. If you don’t see the confirmation email right away be sure to look in the junk or spam folder. I don’t want you missing out on a single outfit or giveaway!

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