Have you noticed the 70’s touches in style currently?  

When I saw an article on Jeans for Fall in Instyle Magazine, 

I was delighted to see embroidered ones among them…

When I checked my favorite jean designer, Diane Gilman 

and found these, I swooned. 

Does it get more modern with flared cropped jeans with the 70’s embroidery?  

When my son took this photograph where I was trying a different pose , 

than my normal one with my legs crossed,  he looked through the lens 

and said, ” Mom , those jeans really do makes you look slimmer!” 

When I saw these pictures, I saw exactly what he mentioned.  

So, of course I ran and found my measuring tape and lo and behold, 

I have lost an inch in my hips!   

That’s a huge pay-off for not quite two weeks of cutting calories 

and exercising every single day!  

I had been concerned as the scale was showing only a 3 lb weight loss from 

week one , but nothing for week 2…

So , ignoring my scale and going to keep doing what I’ve been with the treadmill as soon as 

I wake up everyday for 2 miles and then a Pilates or 10-15 lb handweights doing arm work and squats.

PS.  I also lost 1/2 inch in my waist and each thigh!  

Dear Readers, asking for prayers today as our beloved mini-lop goes in for surgery

for what they suspect could be cancer.  

She is in Richmond with my son

who is at college for Summer classes and 

my daughter and youngest son joined him last night to be there

for the day and in the days afterwards to 

help watch out for her during the recovery period.  

 It’s hard letting them do this without me, but in 

the end it really will be a great bonding for them all.  

This rabbit is technically my daughter’s but she allowed her 

brother to take him to college last year and again this coming year ,

so it’s great that they are doing this together. 

I joke my son who is studying for a future as a Dr. that he is going through this now

to get experience to help him later understand how his patient’s families feel.