FRIDAY, MAY 9TH

Everybody have a great weekend! Mint Green Pin-Dot Shirt - Dillards Black Blazer - ZINC Brown Jeans - Mossimo (Target) Brown Mary-Jane Pumps - Nine West Velvet Fuschia Chain Link Bag - David Bitton

Black Halo “Jackie O” Dress

I had my eye on this dress for awhile. I really love the cut on the Black Halo “Jackie O” Dress. Right now it retails for around $345 to $300 dollars. Steve Madden did a replica of this dress for $158 bucks, but of course its sold out at nordstroms.com. But I did what I do best ladies, and it turned up on Ebay like I knew it would. I got it for $52 including shipping. I actually like the one from Steve Madden better because of the eyelet pattern. It gives the dress more “richness”. Textured fabric also works well with hiding any flaws, especially when wearing a fitted dress. Let’s see how it works out when I actually get it.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH

Off to work in a Merona Brown and white Pin-Dot Shirt Dress. I love this dress, I just wish it wasn’t so flare at the bottom. It also has cute little side pockets but I never opened them up for fear the skirt portion would flare out even more. I may look into getting it altered if its not too expensive. Brown & White Pin Dot Dress - Merona (Target) White Double Ankle-Straps - Rouge

TUESDAY, MAY 6TH

Black and Creme Blouse - Forever21 Tulip Skirt - French Connection Teal Replica Bag - Ebay Red Ankle-Straps - Guess

This is my first post, since my mother passed away. I miss her dearly, but I’m trying to get back to a regular routine, because I know she would not want me to keep suffering because she is gone. My mother wanted her children to be “okay” and I know she is resting now, finally after many years of battling a heart that was failing. Please to all the women who read this blog. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women. Get yourself screened, cut back on salt, discontinue eating any pre-packaged foods, especially soups in the can that are loaded with hundreds of miligrams of salt. Walk more and keep getting yourself checked on a regular basis. Every month I plan to list positive information about maintaining a healthy heart! I finally got my camera back from Canon, they were excellent about turning my repair over very quickly. If something happens to my camera again, I will definitely send it back to them for repair because they obviously know their product. I will also use UPS/ FEDEX, I would never entrust my camera to the US Postal Service, they are horrible! I plan to upgrade to the Canon 650A- SI sometime at the end year, when the prices go down. Canon is a winner in my book. Customer Service was exceptional!!

KATHY VAN ZEELAND SWAGGER BAG

I got this bag over the weekend at T.J. Maxx for $40. I actually have the silver, pewter color which is very pretty. I mentioned earlier in this blog I was looking for a pewter colored handbag. So I found a good one! It goes really great with my Guess Silver Mary-Jane Pumps. I been trying to find decent bags under $30, but it just ain’t happening. I’m going to have to stay in the $40 to $50 range.

MY CANON POWERSHOT HAS A RECALL

My camera started acting up a few weeks ago and I had to send it out to Canon to have it repaired. I wanted to buy a new camera but I love the fact this particular one has the pull-away viewfinder. It makes it really easy to take self-portraits without a tripod. Canon does not have many of their cameras with the movable LCD viewfinder. They have a new version with that same viewfinder but that camera is selling for around $200-$270 dollars. So obviously its cheaper to repair my existing camera. I contacted Canon and found out that the problem I’m having (dark exposure, distorted image) is a known issue with my series of Powershot and that they are repairing those camera at no charge. So I send it off on Monday and hopefully they’ll resolve it and I won’t have to pay if they determine my problem is related to their current recall.

What type of digital camera are you using to take your self-portraits and what Camera Manufacturer do you recommend?

New Replica Handbag

I managed to get myself out of the house today and do a little window shopping. A friend of mine was determined to get me out of the house to lift my spirits. So I went to a few retail stores for the first time since my mother passed away. I saw this replica Chloe bag at the Mall at one of those handbag carts for $45 dollars. I thought it was so cool and I needed something to pick me up from this numbness I’m feeling. However, I didn’t want to pay $45, so I did my Ebay thing when I got back home and found it online for $36 with shipping.

Update

I will start reposting in about two weeks.

I’m just trying to deal with my mother’s affairs and I also had to send my camera out for repair today. I’m just kinda hanging in there right now. I feel lost and incomplete, like I’m just going through the motion, and everything is just really mechanical right now. It hards, but my family and friends have been a big help to me and I’m trying to keep my head up. I know my mother would want me to be “okay” and keep striving. Even though my mother is gone, I don’t want a part of me to die with her, I want to celebrate and remember what an incredible woman I had as a mother. A close friend of the family told me that she “worried about me alot” and she was very tired and wanted to rest. She prayed that I would be okay, after she was gone. So I’m trying to pull myself together.

I want to thank everyone who have given me words of encouragement through this site. Thank you all for your kind words it is deeply appreciated during this difficult time in my life. I was overwhelmed and I’m so graceful for the written support I received through this blog. Thank you Monica for your support, I know you understand what I’m feeling right now.

Living now that she is gone

I just wanted to update everybody.  It’s hard…….its soooo hard.  I’m just a wreck right now.  I miss my mother sooooo much.   the world just don’t seem right without her……i can’t even begin to tell you how am going to get through this, cause I just don’t know.