Happy Sunday! I made it here two weeks in a row. This week was kind of quiet compared to the past few weeks. Tell me this, have searched high and low for a specific color dress and struggled? That’s me. I really wanted to hit up a few places looking for the perfect green dress to wear with a new pair of (colorful) shoes. That didn’t quite work out. Luckily I had an alternative that did.
Specifically, this dress. I had my heart set on a a different color green dress like I mentioned before that didn’t work out. I had this dress hanging around and I think it worked out perfectly. I was determined to pair something with my new shoes 🙂 .
I love this color and I think it goes well with my complexion. I’m all about the yellows and greens. As summer comes to a close I’m determined to get in all the colorful outfits I can. Although, I am looking forward to Fall and all the hues associated with the season. How about you?
I started out accessorizing with a like color necklace and gold earrings. Then I changed into these earrings. They pulled out a few more colors in my shoes. I did a little matchy, matchy with the necklace and bracelets. Ok, let me get to these shoes since I can’t seem to stop talking about them.
This was my annual splurge. And yes I was excited to wear them. I’m loving all the colors of this Satin Fleuri Print Pointy Toe Heel. They can be paired with just about any color. I’m in LOVE! I want to wear them again next week. Who knows, if I find the right green dress, it’s ON…
I also had a like color handbag picked out, I noticed it was peeling, its seen better days 🙁 . I opted for an all white luxury bag that can never be a wrong choice 😉 .
Looking forward to next week, as the fashion wheel turns.
Hello! Hope you guys are well in addition to being safe in the mist of Covid! We’v all managed to stay well, praise God for his blessings. Quite a bit has happened since I last blogged. Mainly, one of our granddaughters left for college. When I tell you I was so emotional the night before she left (we celebrated her 18th birthday) and the day of. I didn’t know I had that many tears. I miss that little face already. I’m proud of her accomplishments. Literally counting the days until I see her again. Let me stop before I start crying again… we also celebrated the baby granddaughter’s birthday too!
Have you ever purchased something and forgot about it? Of course you have. I’m notorious for doing so. I purchased this dress three or four months ago. Somehow it hit me, “where is that dress”. In the back of my mind, I’m wondering, will it still fit.
It’s a very simple wrap trench dress. Linen fabric and lined, accessorized very simply. Sometimes simple is enough. No pockets, which was the first thing I searched for. I (we) love pockets don’t we 🙂 . I also love Linen, but once the wrinkles set in, they make a crisp clean look go from good to, well you know… But, that’s the nature of the fabric.
We made a stop at a nearby park on the way home. I wasn’t planning on doing a Blog post today. I thought I would get one pic and move on. Well, my photographer had other ideas. I had to do something with the pics. We were fortunate enough to get a picture together today. Yes we match! We also played good samaritan, we found someone’s money clip and returned it to them. Today was a good day 🙂
My Photographer
School is starting and I pray that God not only keep my grand-girls safe but all the children and teachers returning to school. We have a freshman and 5th grader!
Hey guys! A little MIA the last couple of weeks after I said I was hoping to do regular Blog Posts. All I want to do is get out of my clothes after I finish lunch. We always have lunch or brunch immediately after church. By the time I get home it’s hard to take a photo sometimes 😉 .
This past week we celebrated our daughters 36th birthday. Her celebrations turn into full blown outings. We celebrated in our normal (family) fashion with food and fun! It was nice to see the family all dressed up!
The Birthday Girl and I
Todays outfit was fitting for backyard photos. All I need to do is take off the heels and I’m ready to lounge by the pool. Everything is so colorful and I enjoy looking at Gods creations.
I chose this black jumpsuit with thin straps and wide legs. It has pockets! It’s linen and viscose of course, you know me and linen in the summertime. I love this mix of linen and viscose it doesn’t wrinkle as much.
(This jumpsuit runs large, I would size down if you plan on purchasing)
I was excited to accessorize with a matching set of earrings and ring I recently purchased. It paired well with the black.
Hello guys, I’m still here in spite of being off a while. Soooo much has happened since the last time we talked. The one thing I’m mostly excited about is that I have a new great-grandson. He arrived April 7, 2021. This is the first (grand) boy for our family and we couldn’t be more excited. This little boy has stolen all of our hearts♥.
What else has been happening you ask? My granddaughter graduated High School in May. I was so proud to see her walk across that stage and accept her diploma. She is on her way to Alabama A&M to further her educational studies. She will be playing division one Soccer for the University as a goal keeper. We have partied and celebrated all the occasions!
Let’s talk about the Christopher John Rogers collection that Target showcased. If you were lucky enough to snag a few pieces, I’m jealous. I was only able to snag this one dress in my size. Unfortunately, I didn’t shop online when the collection went live. I received a tip today that another Target may have some of his collection on sale. I will be running over there as soon as I’m finished blogging. His entire collection was so COLORFUL and I loved all the puffed sleeves.
This particular dress the Floral Puff Sleeve High Low Dress is so colorful. One added touch I liked is the self-tie belt to help shape the fullness of the dress. And it has pockets! This dress screams “Twirl “
For accessories, I already had the black earrings with colorful threads that matched every color in the dress. I added a black necklace for contrast and colorful beaded bracelets. Open toed sling-backs completed the look.
Church will be starting back full time July 11. I hope to share my Sunday looks with you more frequently. Things seem to be getting back to some sort of normalcy. It has been a rough year and a half for all of us. I’m looking forward to better days.
Hey guys…… Can I tell you how excited I am to be writing another Blog Post after all these months and elated to say “Sunday Look”. Today was the first time in a year that I attended church. Being fully vaccinated and past my two-week immunity phase, it was due time.
Church looked a little different than it did a year ago. Upon arrival and before entering the building I was required to take a temperature check. Next, the completion of Covid-19 paperwork, issued gloves and a wrist band to show I’d been cleared to enter the sanctuary with my mask. It was sure nice to sit in my regular worship spot again.
Anticipating today, last night I tried on two different outfits. I was planning on wearing the second outfit I tried. This morning when I stepped outside it was windy and cool. That meant another outfit change. I went to my closet and franticly starting looking for something a bit warmer to wear. This leads me to today’s outfit.
I settled on this two-piece gold pant suit. I purchased this suit on sale about two years ago and had never worn it. I was saving it for a holiday event, but we all know how that didn’t happen. I asked myself, why save it? Today was a golden day to wear it.
What I love most about the outfit are the skinny legged slacks. They look so good with pointy toe heels. I was able to keep the one button jacket buttoned because of the relaxed fit. I didn’t want to be too warm so I opted for a gold cami to wear underneath.
I accessorized with pearl and gold jewelry.
I can’t express enough how excited I was for today. It was great seeing everyone that I haven’t seen in a year. It was hard not being able to hug them. 🙁 .
The pictures are few and taken in my closet by me. Until next time.
Hello everyone, I certainly hope this post finds you happy, healthy and doing well. I don’t know about you, but this PANDEMIC has been hard on me. I’ve pretty much been hibernating since March.
I’m going to be transparent. I find it hard to get dressed most days. Who knew that my love of fashion, jewelry, make-up and taking photos would dwindle as it has. Honestly, I don’t care about any of it anymore. You all know I love my heels, nope, not even bothering going upstairs to my closet that I took so much pride in designing and showcasing all my beautiful things.
Just when I was trying to build my brand the Pandemic hits and it hit me very hard. How do I recover? I have no clue how to bounce back. I admire the women I see on social media all dolled up. I don’t know how they do it. I do, but I don’t.
I’ve been wearing a mask since March, that means no lipstick or make-up. Why bother when all its going to do is smear and dirty your mask. You can’t see it anyways. The one thing I do, eyeliner because that’s the only thing that shows. Some days I don’t do that.
I’ve been carrying the same crossbody bag since March. I have no desire to carry my designer handbags nor do I want to expose them to this virus. I will never place my handbags in another grocery cart.
I pride myself in my jewelry choices, again, NOPE… I’ve only worn earrings. They were saying if you wore jewelry (rings, watches and bracelets) when you washed your hands it was possible to miss areas. So I don’t.
I’m not buying anything (besides groceries). I take that back, I purchased this Kaftan almost three months ago (online). I decided with encouragement from my children to wear it or something. I purchased a pair of sandals (online) about the same time. I left them in my cart for weeks. My current mindset, why purchase, I’m not going anywhere. Plus, plus, I need a pedicure 🙂 . I wore the sandals for the first time last week. I also purchased a necklace (online) that I haven’t worn yet. And that’s it since March.
What are you buying if anything? I know the retailers have to be hurting.
When this first started I said “oh, I’m going to have the most stylish masks out there”. Wrong again, I have one kente cloth mask, the rest are simple solids of grey and blue.
I miss going to church. My church has started having services again twice a month. But with the infected numbers being so high and no vaccine, we can’t take that change on our health. We are at the age where we have to be cautious. I miss eating out, every Sunday we had a standing brunch with our close friends. I miss date nights that consisted of going out to eat, going to the movies and hanging out with friends.
I know, this too shall pass. I know many are feeling the same way or worse. I’m grateful I didn’t have to quarantine alone and that I’m not alone. I’m grateful I had some household projects I had to oversee. This gave me something else to focus on. You know, that just may be the answer for those that are struggling. Find something else to focus on to better occupy your time.
My son called me today and told me I needed to continue my Sunday Look. I thought I would take his advice and give you the old me with my “Sunday Look” Even though it was a struggle to get all dolled up, I did it for you! I’m going to make an effort to do better. I felt good!!! I don’t look like what I’m going through.
That’s all, I just wanted to stop by, say hello and let you know how I’ve been doing during this PANDEMIC. I would love to know how you’r doing. Stay safe, stay well. Wear your mask, wash your hands.
Happy Mother’s Day! Its been a while since I’ve shared anything via the blog. SO much has happened since we last talked. Who would have thought these United States of America would be part of a Pandemic that resulted in a complete quarantine lockdown.
This pandemic hasn’t been easy for anyone I’m sure. So many lives lost to this terrible virus. So many emotions. In the beginning, I cried everyday. Somehow I’ve adjusted to what I believe will be our new normal.
This Mother’s Day is different. The biggest difference from the past, not being able to attend church. I don’t think I’ve missed a Mother’s Day church service in many, many years. Secondly, going out to celebrate with the family. We would all gather together at a restaurant to celebrate.
Today was good day in-spite of… It started off with brunch here at home. I had one of my favorite Mexican soups “Menudo” with all the fixings. We also had the most fabulous Raspberry Lemonade Cocktail Spritzer. (I will share the recipe below).
Today’s outfit was lounge wear, because there is nowhere to go AND home is the safest place right now. I’m wearing a Caftan with vibrant colors. I haven’t worn accessories especially rings and bracelets since the pandemic began. Today was no exception. My only accessory, Sophia drop earrings. There are no shoes or handbag. A day like today, called for a turban! Outfit complete.
I pray each of you maintain your health and safety as we navigate our way through these uncertain times. I hope to see you back here soon!
Happy Sunday! Wow, what a difference a week makes. The Coronavirus (Covid-19) has changed the world we live-in right now! Please, please follow what the CDC has recommend. All of our lives depend on it.
Today was an unexpected cool day. I was so shocked when I stepped outside. Y’all know I love the cooler weather. That prompted a whole wardrobe change. I was completely dressed, ready to go and changed 🙂 . So happy I did!
The “Abagail Leather Dress” I honestly wondered if I was going to be able to wear it at all this season. I love (real) Leather, although I never wear it. I pondered buying this dress for three years. I finally bit the bullet and purchased it. This is why I jumped at the chance to wear it today. This particular dress is sold out for now. Grab it next Fall/Winter season. You won’t be disappointed.
Not much is needed when wearing Leather. It’s such a rich fabric that can stand alone. Of course I wanted to jazz it up a bit. I did so by adding a lion faced statement necklace, black sequence earrings and black leather pumps.
My BAG today, a black crossbody in faux leather, quilted and chain framed. (I shortened the chain to carry as a handbag) This bag has a wear-with-anything appeal.
Happy Sunday! Who else is sleepy? I’m really feeling that lost hour of sleep. Today happens to be “International Women’s Day”. Cheers to all the trailblazers that have led the way.
Even though I was very sleepy this morning, I managed to put together the first thing I pulled out. This Currant colored wrap jumpsuit. The lantern sleeves and wide legs allows for a beautiful flow. The contrast stitching highlights the entire jumpsuit, especially the tie belt.
The contrast stitching made accessorizing a breeze. I adorned my face with very large glittery hoop earrings and disc necklace. But the show stopper had to be the white boots. Yah, yah you can wear white in the Winter! Trust me I tried regular pumps and high heel sandals. When you know, you know. And I know these white boots were the right choice to bring this look to LIFE.
My BAG today, a magazine clutch!
I want to give a special shout-out to my favorite photographer, my husband Mr. Rick. He is very supportive, scouts different locations, guides and direct me on every photoshoot .
There is BEAUTI in everything, find it…
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Bag: Sam Moon (posted similar bags on the LIKEtoKNOW.it app)
Happy Sunday! Did we enjoy that extra day in February? Good-bye Leap Year! Hello March. Spring is right around the corner. There’s no stopping it now. Like years past, I failed to maximize my closest. Mostly because we don’t have heavy Winters and I have quite a few heavy Winter clothing. Don’t ask me why, especially knowing I live in Texas. It really makes it hard to maximize your closet. Take today for instance. It was a Spring-like day, even though we are still in Winter.
I have the habit of bulk shopping and may not wear an outfit right away. I’m trying to break that habit. 😉 .
Today’s outfit is giving me old Hollywood Glam. I wore a split back houndstooth cape dress. Guys, I love the fit and style of this dress. It’s so elegant and can be worn to any special occasion. Not only is houndstooth one of my favorite prints, but when you mix it with a cape, bodycon/pencil skirt type fit, I’m here for it all. There are only a few smaller sizes left in this dress. Grab it!
In keeping with the elegant look I was going for, I accessorized with pearls. A long strand of pearls looped and a second multi-strand pearl necklace gave a major layered effect. Next, pearl beaded earrings. Patent leather pointy toe heels added to the look.
My BAG; I have to be honest, I struggled between this houndstooth bag and a solid black patent leather bag. Both worked. I just felt some type of way about the houndstooth bag. It’s certainly unexpected! And I like to push the unexpected!
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