That’s what my helpful seventeen year old son and photographer

declared as he stood there in his short sleeves feeling the 15 mph winds .  

I am pretty happy about my look today…

I like the teal with yellow  and the opportunity to don my booties for the first time this season. 

I am so glad that I icked up thei Nine West bag at the Williamsburg Outlets,

as it is a great color for this season and it was a great way to add another pucnh of the teal to play off the top and necklace.  

Dear Readers, A tough Monday to start off the week and the worst part is that I can’t freely talk about it as the emotionally draining problem is related to my husband’s job. It’s been going on for a full week now and I feel like my angst has greatly impacted my blog writing as I have felt empty.  I have very strong feelings about things and don’t want to say anything that will hurt him in any way.  Biting my toungue is a tough thing for me.  I was raised by parents who really drilled into me the philosophy that “All it takes for bad things to happen is for good peope to stand by and say nothing. ”  I’ve instilled this in my children and have been so proud of how they have stood up to their peers when they saw bullying or injustices,  without ever stopping to consider that it could have resulted in social suicide.  I think this is a lesson for me in how much we can stretch ourselves for others.   So hang in there with me as I hope this passes soon and i can get on with things! 

Gratitude

I am grateful that I am a woman of character and strong morals.

I am grateful to my husband for how hard he works for our family.

I am grateful that  Monday is over, it was a tough day !

I am grateful for the love and support of my children.

I am grateful for the phone conversation with my sister-in-law, whom I love dearly!  

I am grateful for my gratitude list and the opportunity it gives me on tough days to take a breath and look for light among the chaos.