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My Flexible Saturday!

Good evening!

I have had a really nice day today! If you read my post this morning, you know that I was heading out for a day downtown.

My first stop was my favorite clothing store, Torrid. I had ordered a cardigan that had come in, and I had some items that I needed to return so I was happy to oblige the need to go! Here is a pic of the cardigan that I took in the store last week.

So, of course, I just HAD to try on some clothes!!! You know, to get ready for Spring!!! πŸ˜‰ This is a pic of the clothes I had picked out to try on – I had planned on taking my time and being there for quite a while!

What you may not be able to see is that these clothes are hung two levels deep! I really was determined to find the perfect somethings!!

Here is what I wore there:

This cute little top came home with me.

Cardigan, yep, that one came home too!

Another white blouse, guilty! Although, as you can see from the picture, this one is going to need some kind of undershirt. I am actually debating taking this one back, what do you think??

After I tried this shirt on, I got a call from my dad. My dad, and his wife, Trudi were in town, by my house and wanted to visit, so I cut my downtown trip short, and zipped over back to my side of town. Once I got home, we headed over to a pizza place for yummy pizza and a very nice visit. On my way, I told myself, “Self, don’t forget to take pics this time!” and of course, I did!! So, unfortunately, no pics!! Maybe next time!!! πŸ˜‰

After Dad and Trudi went home, I didn’t want to go back to downtown – we are trying to conserve gas, and I was looking forward to getting a manicure, so I was going to get bummed about it, but instead of throwing a pity party for myself, I decided to step up the loveliest nail salon – the one I had created in my living room!!! You can see that they even served me a refreshing drink with cherries – YUM!! πŸ˜‰

My hands were in need of some SERIOUS attention!

Here is the before shot:

Here is the after:

Of course I chose red! It is still my FAVORITE color! The color of PASSION!!! πŸ˜‰

That is the end of my pictures for today, but I did get to run a couple of other errands and then spend some time hanging out with my sweetie after he got done with work today. After I am done here, I plan on snuggling with him on the couch and watch another episode of BONES!! I really do LOVE that show! Bones and Booth should just knock off all of this foolishness and just get together already!! WHEW! I am glad that is out in the open!!! πŸ˜‰ We are still somewhere into season two, so it will takes a month or three more to get caught up, but slowly and surely – we will get there!!

OH, and for those who might be curious, I came home from Torrid after purchasing 3 cardigans, 2 blouses, 1 tank top and 1 blazer!! EEK!!! Maybe I had better stay away from the mall for a while, what do you think??? HEE! HEE! HEE!!

Have a FABULOUS evening!! πŸ˜‰

Note to Chunky Dunker’s: Dress for your body as it is today! Even if you are in the process of losing weight. Purchasing clothes that are too small for yourself because you may fit into them someday could backfire, and you will wind up with a closet full of a lot of somethings that make you feel bad because you can’t fit into them. (Take my word on that!) YOU CAN DO IT!!! πŸ˜‰

Takin’ M’Bad Self Out!

Good morning!

I woke up this morning feeling energized and ready to go, so I have gotten myself all ROXIED out, and I am going to take myself out for some me time!! πŸ˜‰ I am not sure exactly where I am going just yet, but I do know that I am heading downtown! It is kind of nice, because I am such an easy date – I ALWAYS know what I want, and because of that I am easy to please!!! LOL!! Does that make me a floozy??? πŸ˜‰

Anyway, I don’t really have any definite plans for any part of my weekend, except for at some point I am going to have to focus and get my house chores done!! I am also feeling froggy and would like to get some cooking done this weekend as well!!!

Today, as I am out, I am going to take a ton of pics, and post some of them here – kind of like “A Day in the Life”, just to share. If I would have had some time to think about it, I would have seen if I could have called on some of my girlfriends and maybe we could have gone out together – oh well! Maybe next time!!

Have a FABULOUS day!!! πŸ˜‰

Lookie What I Found!!

Good evening!

I have stumbled upon this amazing plus-sized clothing store this evening! I may have spent the last hour of my life drooling over the many pieces that I would LOVE to have in my personal wardrobe!! I have no choice but to share my find with you!!!

City Chic

As you can see, I am in a red, white, and black phase of my life right now!! And I am sooooo loving dresses, with a touch of a vintage pinup style!! I will take one of everything, please?

Have a FABULOUS evening!! πŸ˜‰

Note to Chunky Dunkers: I have a confession to make. I found a small stash of candy left over from Christmas, and I would LOVE to tell you that I resisted temptation and didn’t eat it, but alas apparently my temptation skills are lacking.

How to Be a Bombshell!

Good evening!!

I am spending some quiet time this evening reading my Self Magazine. They have this GREAT article in it about Sofia Vergaras. Have you heard of her??? She is someone that has recently caught my attention! She is the saucy mom on the television show, The Modern Family. This article is called,

Sofia Vergara’s Rules of Attraction: Start your engines, ladies. The Modern Family bombshell shows you six ways to put a little va into your voom.

Now with a title like that, who could possibly resist??? I know I can’t, AND my va could TOTALLY use some voom – so here I am, honey!!! πŸ˜‰

Instead of copying her 6 steps to Va-Va-Voom-ness, I thought I would paraphrase and make them my own!!!

  1. Tap into your inner Latina – Confident people have a way of carrying themselves that makes other more attracted to them. Latin women are very comfortable with their bodies and their sexuality. We aren’t afraid to show off a little bit more. Be proud of who you are and what you look like! If you have 5-10-15-100 pounds yet to lose – dress those pounds like you are SOOOO PROUD to own them!! They will eventually go away, but you will still be rocking your FIERCENESS!!
  2. Flaunt your assets – Go look in the mirror and decide what physical feature of yours you like the best, and HONEY PLAY IT UP!! If it is your eyes, wear some smokin’ eyeliner and mascara every day, or if it is your decollete then always rock v-neck tops that feature your best asset! But, again, it is about being proud of who you are, and what you have and just WORKING IT!!
  3. Laugh away stress – In my opinion, nothing can make you look more tired, and run down then when you have lost the lightness in you, that laughter and a sense of humor bring. Be able to laugh at yourself and be happy even under the worst conditions. When you see people in difficult times, that’s when their true nature comes out.
  4. Eat what you crave – Constantly denying yourself is decidedly not sexy. Find a small way to indulge every day, but then balance that out with other healthy habits. By doing so, not only do you feel like you have just had a treat, but it will make healthy habits easier to stick to because you will not feel like you are depriving yourself of something that you “can’t have”.
  5. Know when to say no – Take time to take care of yourself. You are not a machine, or the Energizer bunny! You NEED to have downtime to pamper yourself, and to re-energize from all that life may throw at you! It is hard to feel sexy when you are too busy looking haggard from running around like crazy, and constantly being on the go. Don’t be afraid to say no to someone who may want you to volunteer for one more activity, or trying to add one more thing to your to-do list. You will feel empowered that you took charge of your time, and you will look more relaxed and attentive for that next event where you are able to get in there and lend a hand.
  6. Trade sit-ups for Salsa – Doing a physical activity that is fun, in my opinion, is not exercise, it is fun!! so make sure you get involved in activities that make you happy, while causing you to work up a good sweat! Dancing, swimming, sports with friends, biking your neighborhood, all fun. As my niece likes to say, LET’S GO PLAY!!!

I hope these tips motivate you to go out and give some of these a try. They are simple ways to feel your absolute BEST, and you never know you may just get a date with some hottie while you are out living in your new sexy self!!!

Have a FABULOUS evening!! πŸ˜‰

A Naked Sunday!!

Good morning!!

Did I tell you how divinely and utterly happy I am? I am enjoying a nice quiet morning at home! I am washed, buffed, coiffed and ready to enjoy the day!!

Jason and I have no real plans this morning, but I think I am going to let him kick my booty at a couple of games of chess! He LOVES doing that, and I honestly STINK at chess!! QUEL RAT!!! πŸ˜‰

This evening my sweetie and are heading to Albany to go to a church service with my dad! My dad is going to be sing a solo, and I haven’t heard him sing in a long, looooong time!!! Maybe I will be able to take a recording and post the video clip here. Hmmmmm….I will get back tyou on that!!

Yesterday, when I spent some time browsing at Tar-Jay!! I found a lot of pieces that made my current color scheme, make sense, and I thought I would post them here, to not only share them with you, but to also record them here so I can call on these at a later time!!! πŸ˜‰

Have a FABULOUS afternoon!!!

Girl Crush!!

Good morning!

I am totally loving all things Adele, at the moment!!! I ABSOLUTELY fell in love with her as soon as I heard her song Chasing Pavements.Β  With her soulful music, her incredible retro-vibe style, and seemingly old soul , she seems like a really cool person to hang out with, like you know you would have a lot of fun with her!!! AND not only that, but she is a plus-sized girl!! You know what I mean! I mean, she is out there rockin’ it as a REAL WOMAN!!! What an inspiration!!!

This song is #1 in the US, right now! You go girrrl!!! πŸ˜‰

 

Do you see what I mean?? She is FREAKIN’ FABULOUS!!! If I could just borrow a SCOSCHE of the down-to-your-soul-kind-of-style – MAMMA would be in HEAVEN!!! πŸ˜‰

Her second album, 21, has been released, and I am going to go pick up my copy today!! I am going to play it all the freakin’ time and I am sure it is going to completely drive my husband INSANE, but I have a tendency to do that to him anyway!! LOL! πŸ˜‰

I want to know how she does that incredible hairstyle of hers – very 60’s throwback, and see if I can figure out how to rock this myself!! and HONEY, I LOVE FALSE EYE LASHES!!! FABULOUS!!! She seems to have taken all of the GLAMOUR that I LOVE in old movies and made it accessible! Think Sophia Loren!?!?

I would LOVE to hear what do you think – let me know in the comments above!!!

Have a FABULOUS day!! πŸ˜‰

Friday Evening of Inspiration!

Good evening!!

I have had a surprisingly good day today at work! I KNOW – I REALLY DID SAY THAT!!! Work was good! Yes, there were a couple of stressful moments today, but I felt I was really productive, and there MIGHT be a light at the end of this crazy tunnel!! and I may have realized today that the light ISN’T a TRAIN!! LOL! πŸ˜‰

What a good day!!! My hubby and I just got home, and Jason is in the kitchen cooking my FAVORITE DINNER!!! Shake ‘n Bake pork chops with mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli!!! This dinner reminds me of home!!! Comfort food!!! God bless that man of mine!! What a KEEPER!!! πŸ˜‰

After dinner this evening, I think the plan is that we are going to watch another episode of Bones off of NetFlix, and then we are going to go enjoy a late night walk through the neighborhood!

I thought I would share a couple of pics that have been inspiring me lately!!

If I were to psychoanalyze these, I think I am being drawn towards strong, sexy, powerful women, a luxuriously scrumptious home, a FABULOUS hairstyle, and a rockin’ load of self confidence!! Of course these are all things that I am longing for and in myself!!!

Tell me what kind of things are inspiring you, in the comments above! I am always curious to know what makes other people tick!!

Have a FABULOUS evening!!! πŸ˜‰

It’s Snowing!!

Good afternoon!

I know I am getting to my posting late, this is twice in the same week!! Don’t worry, I will get it back together in the morning!!! LOL! πŸ˜‰

Can I tell you, it is snowing!?!?!?! Well, it is!!! Ok, so nothing too substantial yet, but we are hoping that we wake up to a Winter wonderland!! THAT WOULD BE DIVINE!!!

Jason is running around the house singing “Let It Snow Let It Snow Let it Snow!” Man, he makes me smile!!! HAHAHAHA!!! If I could film him without him knowing, you would hear him singing, but you would ALSO see him doing his “Let It Snow DANCE!!!” HAHAHA!!!

I thought tonight I would take some time to do something creative off of Polyvore and share it with you! Polyvore is one of my FAVORITE web sites to REALLY waste some time having fun on!! It just seems to be a fun and easy way to put different outfits together with accessories, shoes, etc.

Here is a work outfit:

Here is a day with the girls outfit:

Here is a date night outfit:

I am off to spend some quality time with my sweetie!!! OH and let’s not forget – I will be praying for LOADS OF SNOW this evening!!! LOL!

Have a FABULOUS evening!!! πŸ˜‰

Outfit of the Day!

Good morning!

After not posting an outfit of the day for the past few days, on of my favorite aunties reminded me that I HAD TO GET IT OUT THERE!!! Well, because of timing and how long it takes to get pictures ready to post, I usually post my outfit from the day before. However, because I didn’t take a picture yesterday, so I will have to pull one from last week:

Dress: Lane Bryant
Cardigan: Torrid
Belt: Torrid
Shoes: Payless

This was the outfit that I wore on Valentine’s day! Even though that was just last Monday, I have been so busy that last Monday feels like eons ago!! LOL! It took a lot of courage to get out of the house in this dress. First, it’s a dress, which I don’t wear many of these out of the house without either leggings or pants underneath them. Second, I was worried that it was too tight or to busty!! Looking back now, I think that I may have been being silly – it took me a little while, but I soon felt very comfortable in this outfit!! Anyway, I would LOVE to hear your thoughts!!!

I am going to finish getting ready for work today, but I have to tell you, now that I have signed up for belly dancing classes starting in March, my attitude about work has kind of changed. This “job” facilitates me being able to take this class, which I think will helpΒ  me grow my courage muscles, not to mention BE A LOT OF FUN!!! YEAH!!! It is AMAZING to me how perspective colors your outlook on life!!! πŸ˜‰

Have a FABULOUS day!!! πŸ˜‰