Hello Spring!

Old Navy blouse; Target skirt & shoes from like 3 years ago??

Outside - gorgeous again....but this time with much pollen in the air
At the Job - extremely busy and cold....again
At Home - relaxing, loving as always
My Mood - would have been great, but I see that Spring is definitely here. I can't stop rubbing my eyes & nose, and can't keep from feeling so tired. I truly wanted Spring to get here...I just forgot about everything that comes with it - pollen.
My Outfit - I looked more polished, alert and put together earlier in the day. My allergies have taken over. And my outfit was all wrinkles.

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Tuesday...

Couldn't think a better or clever title...
And to elaborate on Tuesday...

Outside - it was beautiful, sunny, warm, and pleasant.
At the Job - cold, hectic, crazy and crazy.
When I got Home - pleasant, loving, wonderful.
My Mood - calming (only at lunch and when I got home from work)
My Outfit - since the color pink means contentment, calming, relaxed and acceptance...I felt all of these feelings. And I actually wore a pink(ish) blouse. It wasn't my initial outfit for the day...I changed my mind 15 minutes before I was to leave for work. Here's the outcome:

H&M blouse; JCPenney's sweater; NY&Co pants; Shoeland shoes; Coleman men's watch

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No Pictures are Allowed....seriously

Target cardi & shirt (purchased a couple years back); JCPenney's pants; Coleman men's watch

Hello everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I did! The weather on Saturday was gorgeous; Sunday wasn't so bad either...It was pleasant.

On Sunday, my daughter and I went to the Mall of Georgia  - to the H&M store. She was looking for some jeggings and insisted that H&M had the best ones. Sure....

Anyway, as she was trying them on in the fitting room, there were some girls in the fitting area taking pictures of various dresses they were trying on. Well, that was put to a halt when the sales associate came in and told them that it was H&Ms policy that no pictures can be taken in the fitting room.

They were like...seriously?? And he was like ...yes. He actually waited until they put the camera away.

Is this an H&M policy? I've seen so many people take pictures in the fitting rooms and put them on their blogs and stuff...really?

Anyway...on to my Monday. Really good Monday!! No complaints.

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Happy Friday!

It seemed like a very long and exhausting week - but it's Friday and the weekend ...time for fun, food, relaxation, and more fun!

Hope you all have a great weekend!!

Today my attitude was, as always, casual - no stress - and my clothing reflected that.

NY&Co Jacket & Pants; Shoeland Shoes

H&M Sweater

closer look at the shoes - which were super comfy!

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Facebook...

Yes... I'm on Facebook and no I do not accept every friendship that comes along my way. Why? What if we weren't really good friends in the past? What if we couldn't stand each other - and - when we ran into each other we still didn't speak?

I have friends who nearly lose sleep wondering if they should accept a friend request or ignore it. For what? See here's my thing...I will not accept a co-worker's request (well I have accepted 1); simply because I separate my professional life from my personal life. I do not get on Facebook from work (not anymore) because ... I can simply wait until I get off work, besides I'm not on it often. If you were not a friend of mine back in the day...that possibly means that we're not friends now so I more than likely will not accept your friend request.

Why is my friend having issues? She feels as though she's offending the person who requested the friendship. I asked her a series of questions and all of her answers were negative. I felt that she answered her own initial question which was if she should accept a friend request from an enemy from back in the day. But I don't know...that's me. If we didn't like each other from the beginning and still don't when we see each other out, why then accept a friend request on Facebook???

What do you guys think?

Anyway, I had a wonderful day...it was gorgeous outside (really hate that rain is coming our way)...and I got so many things accomplished. Here's what I wore...my attitude was casual ...casual...casual

forgot to take the keys out of my pocket

Target cardi; NY&Co cropped pinstriped pants (can barely see); Wild Pair shoes

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Everything Else...

Not much of a post today... 
I'm going out to enjoy the beautiful weather we're having - looks like I'm going to the park! Happy Tuesday!!

 Old Navy blouse; The Loft cardi; NY&Co pants; Shoeland ballet flats; Fossil watch

OH! Before I go...here's everything else I want to do (my bucket list):

• 
  
  Learn Salsa Dance
• 
  
  Witness a Solar Eclipse
• 
  
  Run a Marathon
• 
  
  Join a Bowling League
• 
  
  Learn to Ski
• 
  
  Go Kayaking
• 
  
  Learn to Sail
• 
  
  Learn to Play Tennis
• 
  
  Become a Triathlete
• 
  
  Get my PhD
• 
  
  Get Master's
• 
  
  Get a College Degree

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Contributions...

Hello to everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend - I know I did. My daughter totally enjoyed her birthday weekend. We woke up 1st thing Saturday morning and I exercised...then it was off to the nail shop to get pedicures.

After my daughter and I got our pedicures, we then went to go pick up her friend and headed off to do some shopping. First at a shopping area called Atlantic Station,

Atlantic Station

then to a mall called Lenox. I decided that it was easier for us to take the train to downtown so that we could grab some food. It was way too much traffic and I'm sure I would've never found a place to park. So I parked the car in the mall parking deck and we headed over to the train station (less than a block away) and got on the train to go to Hard Rock. When we got there,  the wait (at Hard Rock) was about 45 minutes; so we walked over to the Westin Hotel and had taken the express elevator (72nd floor) to the Sun Dial. It was awesome!

Westin Hotel Atlanta

Cool pic taken while in the Sun Dial

Daughter racing down the train station escalator - she's terrified of this thing!

Then the girls decided that after they'd finished eating, they wanted to see a movie (it was to start at 9:55 pm). We left Hard Rock around 8:35 pm - then had to hall butt to get to the train - then to the mall (Lenox) - to the car - to the Interstate - to home to take care of Levi - then to the movie theatre. We got to the movies at 9:55 pm. We actually made it!

All in all we had a pretty good weekend. And to top it all off - it was like 75 degrees on Saturday and sunny :-)

But now it's Monday...it was a cold day, and in some parts of Atlanta there was snow and sleet and rain....*sigh*

Here's what I wore, and here's my bucket list  - Contributions:

The next 10 for my bucket list:
Contributions

Make a difference in one persons life
Build a Habitat for Humanity Home
Join Americorp
Join Peace Corps
Join Big Sister program
Donate clothes I no longer wear to a Battered Women's Shelter
Donate children's books to a hospital near my home
Mentor someone at work
Donate blood
Volunteer at a homeless shelter

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All about Music

Well, my day was busy and fun! My daughter's birthday is today and she wanted to take her phone back to get another one...didn't turn out so well - due to a bad spell with the customer service with Verizon, I cancelled them and returned to AT&T (I got my iPhone back!). Soooo...she wanted to go out to eat and shop a little. Then we came home, I sang Happy Birthday to her, and we ate cake & ice cream. Later on - around 11:45 pm - she wants to go to WalMart to get the Twilight new Moon movie. She basically didn't want a party....she said she just want to chill out and do something with her friends over the weekend...I was ok with that.

Her big gift from me is a trip to New York for this summer...she was super duper happy!

Tomorrow is all about more shopping, eating at Hard Rock (one of her favorite restaurants) and then movies with her friends.

Here we are posing for the camera while Levi sniffs around in the back

Here's the now 16 year old birthday girl!

And now for my bucket list - I was thinking music for this one...

• 
  
  Learn to play the piano
• 
  
  Learn to play the guitar
• 
  
  Compose a song
• 
  
  Release a hot single
• 
  
  Learn to Opera sing
• 
  
  Sing in sign language
• 
  
  Form a band (group)
• 
  
  Sing karaoke
• 
  
  Learn to play sax
• 
  
  Take singing lessons

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Rip the Runway....sort of

I'm going to nix the bucket list for this post. Tonight I went to my daughter's high school's fashion show. I had a lot of fun. It was waaaay better than the one they had last year; but still room for improvements. The show started off with a scene called the Berkmar Video Music Awards. Each model ripped the runway showing all of the stylish formal dresses for special events - like prom.

Then there were a couple of performances from the school's dance team, and some of the school's upper class performers (singers). Very nice...

The next scene had to do with Alice Trapped in Wonderland. All of the dresses in this scene were designed by a senior named Brittani Bumb...every outfit. I thought she did a pretty good job on all of the dresses. Here are just some of the ones I could catch on camera:

Here is the dress she designed for my daughter - kind of hard to see but the dress was made of glass

The last scene was a tribute to Michael Jackson. It was pretty cool as the high school's dance class did the dance moves from the Thriller video. After the dance - more fashion was on the way.

Overall it was pretty fun. I just had to remember that it was a high school event. But everyone did a great job.

And this is what I wore to the event:

Delia's T-shirt; JCPenney's sweater; NY&Co cropped pants & belt; again another necklace I created with thanks to Love Maegan

Here's my daughter after the show (white high waist pants) - on stage, and, outside of the school as we were on our way to the car...headed for home

Well, that's all I have...tomorrow is my daughter's birthday so I may be M.I.A.

But I hope everyone have a happy Friday!

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A Spiritual Path...

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of you! It's hump day and I am soooo happy. It just means that we're that much closer to the weekend. I still have lots to do for my daughter's birthday (Friday)...I'm making progress however.

So, now I will give the next 10 items on my bucket list; this time I'm going down a more spiritual path:

• Meet the Dalai Lama
• Meet the Pope
• Visit Tibet
• Spend a week at a silent retreat
• Heal my past
• Take up Tai Chi
• Take up Qi Gong
• Take up Yoga
• Learn to live in the now

NY&Co sweater and belt; Apostrophe jean skirt for Sears; JCPenney's tights; Charlotte Russe shoes; DIY necklace -  but I got the idea from Love Meagan;

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Need More Hobbies in my Life

Happy Monday...night! I hope everyone had/having a good Monday. The whole time change had me a little off track but ... I made it!

So, my next 10 on the bucket list are all about hobbies I want to take up. Now some I've already accomplished and couldn't think of any newer ones.

+Using a pogo stick
+Play chess
+Play poker
+Make pottery
+Learn to sculpt
+Take up photography
+Create Jewelry
+Take up astronomy
+Perform magic tricks

What are some of the hobbies you want to take up or are taking presently?

my daughter was like...smile...I was like...take the picture please!...she didn't get a good picture so, this is all I have for you today. Besides, this is taken after work and everything else I had to do - leaving me all tired looking and wrinkled.

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Wonders of the World

Picture I had taken after it stopped raining.......an hour later it started right back again.

I hope everyone has had a great weekend so far. Mine has been pretty good. I was soooo happy to finally get a break from all of the rain we've been getting (raining since Wednesday); rain just puts a damper on a lot of things. However, like I said - my weekend has been pretty ok. Just another casual weekend...

Love this sweater...most fav!

I'm getting ready for a new week. This week is my daughter's birthday. She'll be turning the big 1 6, so....I'll be pretty busy trying to get things together for her big day. She also has a fashion show at her school the day before her birthday...I'll be attending that and will take mega pics & video!

And now for the next items on my bucket list:
Visiting the 7 Wonders of the World

• Machu Picchu, Peru
• The Colisseum, Rome
• Petra, Jordan
• Christ Redeemer, Brazil
• The Great Wall of China
• Chichen Itza, Mexico
• The Taj Mahal, India

Wouldn't it be wonderful to visit these remarkably beautiful places?

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Monuments...

Ok, so I've worn this shirt dress before shown here...I can't help it, it's Friday and I just wanted to be really casual. After I had taken this pic, I went to the nail shop to get my nails done then came home to wash my hair. I am feeling sooooo much better now. (yes, those are bobby pins in my hair...that's why I had to come home and wash my hair! Tomorrow I shall have a much better picture up...hair and all.)

Now - moving on to my next list of items for my bucket list - I've decided to add the monuments I want to visit:

• The Basilica di San Marco, Venice
• The Sydney Opera House, Australia
• The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
• St. Peter's Basilica, The Vatican, Rome
• The Acropolis in Greece
• The Alhambra in Spain
• The Statues of Easter Island, Chile
• Kiyomizu Temple, Japan
• The Kremlin in Russia
• Stonehenge, UK

One day.....

I'm out for the night...time for some me time!

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Learning a New Language

Old Navy dress; Target cardi & tights; NY&Co belt; Payless shoes; Delia's leather bracelet

It's a rainy, gloomy day out today. However, I still managed to get a photo in.

As for my next 10 bucket list items...I have chosen foreign language I would like to learn:

1. 
   
   Become fluent in Spanish
2. 
   
   Become fluent in French
3. 
   
   Learn to say hello in 50 languages
4. 
   
   Learn Latin
5. 
   
   Learn Chinese
6. 
   
   Learn Italian
7. 
   
   Learn to speak conversational Portuguese
8. 
   
   Learn Mandarin
9. 
   
   Study the Indian culture & history
10. 
    
    learn to speak Japanese

Today is also my Levi's 1st Birthday!!!! Yay! We'll get him ice cream later on today.

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Bucket List...second 10

sweater: Loft; cropped pant: NY&Co; ballet flats: ShoeLand; necklace: So Good; watch: Fossil

Today actually got up to 70 degrees! I surely cannot wait until spring gets here!

Here's my second list of 10 items I will like to do:

Adventures

1. Ride a hot air balloon
2. Go paragliding
3. Climb Mt. Everest
4. Ride a mechanical bull
5. Swim with sharks
6. Go snorkeling in a shipwreck
7. Go scuba diving
8. Go on a helicopter ride
9. Go bungee jumping
10. Go sky diving

And you? What are some adventures you will like to accomplish?

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Bucket List...first 10

I just finished watching the movie The Bucket List with Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. It was, in my opinion, a very good movie. At times I thought of it as a sort of feel-good movie, however, it was sad throughout.

After watching the movie, I came up with a thought to start my own Bucket List. Of course I'm going to categorize it (my daughter says I have OCD); but I thought it would be a fun project for myself. Each day I'll come up with 10 'to do' list items. By day 10, I should have 100 things that I want to do before I pass on.

So....here I go:

Places to Visit

1. The Grand Canyon
2. Victoria Falls (between Zambia & Zimbabwe)
3. The Galapagos Archipelago
4. Iguazu Falls (between Brazil & Argentina)
5. The Fjords of Norway
6. Paris
7. New York
8. Brazil
9. Toronto
10. Peru

What are some places you will like to visit?


Saturday was a nice and sunny day out. It also felt so much like a casual dress day for me:

Out at a local park with my daughter. I'm wearing a Target T; H&M sweater; NY&Co Jeans; Old Navy tennis

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Challenge

sweater: George for WalMart; Old Navy skirt from like 3 years ago; shoes: Aldo; necklace: So Good

"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are." Bernice Johnson Reagon

Everytime I challenge myself, I meet a new part of me.

Happy Thursday!

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Blogging...

So this is sort of a piggy back response to a blog that Christina from Second Skin posted yesterday. To make it short; she basically put out a series of questions...why is blogging so interesting? "Is it because of social validation? Artistic expression?..."

The comment I left was that I blog because I want to, I like it, and it's sort of an online diary for me. Definitely more fun and interesting than writing in a book. I look at and read other blogs because I enjoy reading them...looking at everyone's individual style; what goes on their lives.  I love that we're all unique. And, it's a great feeling to meet new people.....blogging!

Her blog post was reminiscent of a post I made not too long ago. It was the one where an associate asked me why I blog and post pictures of myself...blah blah blah...

For those who know me, and are around me often, can assure you that I don't care what people think about me, or how they see me. I don't blog for self validation...I like who I am and what I wear. I didn't see anything wrong with posting photos of myself or my dog or my daughter....

This is me; this is who I am. I'm sharing my experiences with you all. The posting of the photos is just a reflection of how I was feeling that particular day (usually I feel good everyday). I bargain shop and I wear clothes that look right for my body type and size. I don't wear fancy, expensive items...I put together an outfit based on how I feel.

I thought Christina's blog was very interesting. You all should read it. Makes you think...

This is what I wore today...I dressed more relaxed for work (no heels). And because I've been sticking to an exercising regimen...my pants do not fit like they use to (that's a good thing!):

sweater: NY&Co for $7.99; black pants: Old Navy; oxfords: Wild Pair; bag: H&M; watch: Fossil

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