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“There I am! “

Posted by: versatilestylebytracey on: May 30, 2017

In: Boho Outfits | Brown | Dresses and Skirts | Gratitude | Green | Orange | Vest | Weight Loss
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Today, I was suppose to go to my Weight Watcher meeting and had this outfit all planned out.

Getting enough sleep reigns supreme in my life, so I opted to go back to bed and get some much

needed rest, as too many nights in a row without had taken it’s toll.

Here is the outfit I had ready for the day.

When I put it on and looked in the mirror , I instantly thought

“Oh , there I am! ”

It became glaringly obvious to me that I have not been myself

these last 6 months and even my style choices were exhibiting that.

The awesome vest adds just the right wonderful element of texture to the tone on tone look.

It is by Indigo Thread, a very boho company I adore.

Here is the link to my vest which is limited to one color now and Here is all the vests they offer now.

My turtle necklace was handmade by sister and is much loved and cherished.

My saddle bag style cross-body purse is by Naturalizer and sold out.

This will probably be last purse purchased for a while as I am pretty satisfied with what I have.

I did recently throw away my beautiful green leather one and told my kids and husband that they should put in on my

birthday wish list as it was the first purse I bought myself after years of using diaper bags and sadly was beyond repair.

I love how my hair color bookends the purse shade.

One last note , if you haven’t tried block heeled shoes yet,

I highly recommend it as these are so comfortable to walk in.

Alas they too are Naturalizers and sold out because I always buy off season on clearance.

Gratitude

I am grateful that I took care of me today and skipped my WW meeting because nothing replaces the need for sleep. As for my WW journey so far,

it has been a slow first month with just over 3lbs lost, but I have managed to use my Simply Fit board to lose 3 inches from the 7 I gained in my stomach from menopause!

I am grateful that my husband too got to catch up on sleep and didn’t have to go to work until 2:30pm today!

I am grateful that my kids are so supportive of each other and truly care deeply.

I am grateful that our allergy laden Lhasa Apso is currently at the vet with two of my adult kids.

Red ,White & Blue

Posted by: versatilestylebytracey on: May 29, 2017

In: Gratitude | Mom On the Go | red | shoes | Spring Outfits
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I have reached the 6 month mark in the mourning process of my sister ,

and am just now being able to talk about her without crying every time,

still plenty of tears flowing.

I think I am ready to get back into the flow of blogging again, so going to give

it a shot this week and see how it feels .

My Memorial Day Outfit.

Of course with my love of Kimonos, I had to find one in stars and stripes!

Joan Rivers from Qvc made this one and I love it.

My Red espadrille wedges were an addition for the season after

loving my pink and blue ones last year.

These are sold out from TJ Maxx .

I am cringing as I see my weight gain here,

but it is what it is and I am back at Weight Watchers

and on the road to losing it.

I spent Memorial day at the nail salon

having a pedicure and my nails done because I needed some serious pampering.

We have spent the last few days clearing out our garage

and our attic, literally taking everything out and laying down a rug.

We are moving our Air Hockey table and the basketball set up that folds into a cabinet

out of the house and into the garage and everyone is pitching in and excited.

I have bruises to prove of my hard work ,

but all is well after an hour of chair massage,

during my pedicure and she did an awesome lower leg and foot one too.

Gratitude Journal

I am grateful for getting back to blogging as I have missed it.

I am grateful to the lovely reader at my WW meeting who informed me that she liked my blog and checked often to see if I was back to doing it. Forgot to get her name!

I am grateful that my children are so enthusiastic about the purging and cleaning up.

I am grateful for this last week with my 21 year old Nicholas who is home from college , but will be heading to Quantico for Officer’s training with the Marines ( to be seen what he chooses after graduation in a year and a half) .