I found this great maxi skirt at Burlington Coat Factory , 

and realized that I didn’t own a mint top, 

as one option to pair with it.

Lo and behold, shortly after purchasing it I found this great mint t-shirt on 

Jane.com , which sells things for a few days , then the deals are gone.  

I wore the shirt just once, when it came out of the wash I noticed what looked to 

be a few bleach marks right in the front and center.  

I don’t have bleach in the  house, so don’t ask me what happened?  

So, I bought dye and researched how to mix two colors to make mint. 

I tried that and got a nice color for the result, but alas the bleach spots didn’t take the dye. 

Frustrated I threw the darn shirt out .

Two days later I saw my lovely mint shirt on sale, again…

It’s obvious I was suppose to have this lovely gem, so I promptly ordered a new one.

I added a tone on tone mint floral necklace , which I bought from Burlington Coat Factory.

I have to say I love that store for jewelry, in fact I think their prices beat Charming Charlies because this necklace and most I purchase there are around $ 7.99.

My Gili Obi belt  is going to be seen a lot as it truly is a wonderful belt , 

and finishes off a look perfectly.   

I may just have to get one in brown sometime in the near future.  

Dear Readers , there is something to be said for having a few outfits put together in your closet , as I always do.

This morning my alarm didn’t go off at 9am for our homeschool bowling.  

It wasn’t until 9:41 when my SIL called me that I woke up, because I had this outfit hanging altogether, 

I made it out the door on time!  

Gotta love pre-planning for days like this..

The most important thing about pre-planning outfits is to actually try them on to make sure 

the proportions work right together.  I originally tried this on with my signature knot at the waist of the top, 

but didn’t love it, so played with tucking and adding my new belt and viola , knew I hit it right.  

If I hadn’t pre- done all that, it wouldn’t have been useful to just have items together that MIGHT work together…

Hope this was a helpful hint for even one of my dear readers…

Gratitude

I am grateful for bowling Wednesdays ,  as it is a wonderful mid-week pick me up

I am grateful that my husband had a day free and headed out to work after 4:00 today, it was nice to come home from bowling and see him relaxing and watching “Three Weddings and a Funeral”. 

I am grateful that the laptop I ordered for my son arrived while we were at bowling, and that I was able to give it to hime today since my husband was around to witness it!  

I am grat4eful that it was a total surprise as he only expects things like that for birithdays or Christmas.  

I am grateful that he literally came out after exploring it dancing with joy and unable to contain it.