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Feeling Patriotic
Posted on: November 10, 2016
- In: fall | Gratitude | Mom On the Go | Outfits with scarfs | skinny jeans
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We all have experienced disappointment when our favorite
Candidate lost , but this reaction is beyond reasonable.
It was sad to see friends attacking each other on Facebook and threatening to
unfriend any supporters of Trump or 3rd party candidates.
I think it’s hit a new low when Grubhub puts out a company email
calling for the resignation of those who support Ttump or Macy’s cancelling of Trumps clothing line.
I am not going to get political here,but going to just stand strong in my faith in our Democracy.
I decided to wear my flag scarf today , as I pray for those disappointed in the
election results to find peace within themselves as it is something we all can relate to
and have experience with (unless like my son who experienced the craziest of first elections )
I learned a new way to wear a infinity scarf from my private style group.
Normally, just put it twice around my neck and fluff it….
Today I hung it over my neck then twisted it twice before putting it
back over my head the second time.
I kept my boot color the same as my pants here to extend the leg line ,
which is important as a petite with the length of the sweater.
The hi-low front is a help in creating good proportions as well.
I have this sweater from last year in two colors and so does my daughter.
The good news is that it is back for the season and available HERE
Dear Readers please don’t leave comments getting into a political debate or
venting your frustrations, there are plenty of places to do that and my blog is not one of them.
I’ll leave you with one last thought I saw on Facebook yesterday :
” We should all wish President-elect Trump well , as he’s like a pilot of a plane
we are all on together. ”
P. S. Let me know if my directions on how I styled the scarf or if you
would do better if I made a video for you?
Gratitude
I am grateful for my friends and the wonderful support they offer in so many aspects of life.
I am grateful that I took a nap yesterday and didn’t get caught up in any toxic discussions on Facebook.
I am grateful that I did express compassion and a solution for more peaceful thoughts to someone.
I am grateful for this country and the wisdom of our forefathers who designed our government.
I am grateful for the conversations that this election process has brought out with my adult and teen children.
I am grateful that the stock market is doing well with the election results.
Mocha Delight
Posted on: October 28, 2016
- In: Boho Outfits | Boots | Brown | Fall Fashion Colors | Gratitude | Mom On the Go | Neutrals | Outfits with scarfs | Weight Loss
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Some days I feel like an outfit of Neutrals,
however that doesn’t mean boring.
You might notice my brown pants have a faux leather front , which of course adds
an element of texture to this look.
Alas these fabulous pants by Diane Gilman are from previous season.
Here is a close up of the alligator like design.
DH did a double take at my look today and quite to my surprise complemented it.
He’s not much for all neutrals or my love of kimonos ,
so his approval meant more.
Here you can see that the back of the pant is a knit
While these pants are great, these boots are my new Vionic,
my first of what I hope to be a yearly addition for boot comfort.
I had wanted a lighter pair of ankle boots,
so it was nice to embrace the comfort in something that was on my wish list.
They come in 4 other shades including merlot and navy.
I found this cute owl scarf on Jane and just had to have it
as I have loved owls for most of my life and collected them as a child.
I added the leave pin for just a bit of bling and thought it was a good play off the branches on the scarf
My mocha open kimono sweater is from Jane, bought previous season.
After a week of migraines, this neutral look felt just right and had
a calming nature that was just what I needed for today.
After all , I have said it before, I am a mood dresser and use outfits for energy some days.
Dear Readers I have mentioned my love of Diane Gilman pants and with all the talk about the Velvet
Trend for the season, thought you might enjoy these pants in great colors. She had a bootcut version I found over the summer on clearance that I bought it Navy and Grey. I look forward to styling them soon. Note, I recommend her line because I love it and do not receive compensation .
Gratitude
I am grateful to be feeling a little better today ( sinus issues today) after beginning the week with a terrible migraine , that came back every afternoon.
I am grateful to my daughter for taking today’s photos as my son was still deep into his homeschooling in which he is writing note cards in preparation of doing CLEP exams.
I am grateful that I’ve done most of the xmas shopping for my daughter and can now begin the boys.
I am grateful for staying on track and losing about half a pound per day this week.
Today I began wanting to wear my
and ended up doing a fun four way
to accessorize the look.
This dress is a fun thrifted one that I adore and have yet to wear
in all the various ways possible with so many different color options for toppers.
Today I just stuck with an all brown background.
In this look I added my new GILI OBI belt in the color of the year, Serenity.
The belt is leather and reversible with a plain side and a snakeskin embossed side.
My teen photographer picked this one out as his favorite and highly recommended I wear this version for my Parent’s Night out Dinner.
This is my Liz Lange Faux Fur Collar that has great clips to attach it to any collar,
allowing it to be extremely versatile.
Currently still available for just $9.95, I bought the M/L one.
When I bought this on clearance, I went crazy pulling out items in my closet, styling it in
so many ways and was so excited about it.
Unfortunately, I never actually wore it this season.
Perhaps I need to remedy that this week…
A big chunky scarf this one I bought from Jane.com
There is nothing like a sweater knit chunky scarf to take an outfit
and make it scream winter!
I have a few scarves in this style and love them.
And for my final way to accessorize this look,
I chose what is actually a sash from a summer tunic, but
used it as the skinny scarf trend.
I rather liked this option, my teen son giggled about it and when I asked why,
he said, he instantly got a picture in his head of the girl on Scooby D00…
Dear Readers, This was quite fun to do , accessories really do change an outfit and is the most fun thing
about styling looks. In Fall/Winter it’s pretty easy with so many options.
Summer is harder since it’s to hot for scarves, unless I wear them as a belt.
Self Care
Today is Parents Night Out , and that certainly counts as self care as we all agree it is so great to get out and just chat it up and laugh with other women. It isn’t just the night alone that’s great but the anticipation of it in the weeks leading up to it!
I’d also say that I was very careful with my breakfast and lunch options today, so as not to keep things in balance with going out to eat. That just might be my favorite thing I learned to do as a Weight Watcher and it sticks with you.
After playing around with my Pilates machine last week, yesterday I went to the Dvd workout that came with it and loved it. Today after my Parent’s Night Out , I will do the Cardio workout option on the beginner DVD. So excited to move up in options are there are 3 DVDs…
Gratitude
I am grateful that my son was so patient in taking my photos today. He really makes this enjoyable!
I am grateful that I found currency for my teen homeschooler, as there is something he wants and I am using his writing to earn it. He has very little options for currency and is so strong willed that this is a rare thing, something the school never understood and I still laugh at the time they turned to my husband and asked if he could get him to do it, lol.
I am grateful that I’ve gone rogue this week on my style challenge group and am stying pieces that I have either not worn yet the season or not worn enough before Spring arrives.
I am grateful that I thought of finishing this week with all dresses as I havent styled enough for my liking and wearing dresses really lifts my spirit and helps me to celebrate my femininity.
Boho, Triple Fringe
Posted on: February 18, 2016
- In: Boho Outfits | Boots | Burgundy | exercise | Gratitude | Mom On the Go | Outfits with scarfs | Teal | Winter Looks
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Wednesday Is All About Bowling…
It begins with homeschool league and ends with traveling to another city for
a late afternoon bowling Clinic.
I originally planned to wear my black and white poncho with the burgundy leggings.
It was shorter than I liked with the leggings….
My teal one was laying on the chair in my room as I’d worn it but hadn’t photographed it recently.
It’s not colors I automatically would have paired together, but I was in the mood for a poncho
and quite frankly I didn’t feel like changing out of the leggings.
So, a new color combo was born!
I already had the black boots on so thought I’d add the necklace to book end
them and make them work.
Then it occurred to me that I was wearing double fringe.
Just for kicks I grabbed my hobo bag as it has a big fringe tassle.
It doesn’t photograph well here, but trust me it tickled me to have triple fringe
without it being overkill and look ridiculous.
Self Care
Yesterday, when wearing this outfit, I went out to lunch between the bowling events of the day
and I had Jason’s Deli Salad Bar, Chcken Breast and A Fruit Salad bowl. I was to tired to go home and cook at 6:30 when
we got home ,so I opted for Special K Protein with bananas.
In addition, I exercised on my Pilates Machine and am commited to do so 6 days a week for the next 30 days.
Gratitude
I am grateful that I am not the only one enjoying my new Pilates machine, as my teen son thinks it’s too heavy for me to set up, so has decided he is in charge of unfolding it for me (shh don’t tell him it’s not that heavy especially with the wheels) and he exercises on it first after setting it up for me…
I am grateful to my son for setting up my Fitbit(replacement one I bought on Ebay after my dropping the original down the sink) and he even put an app on my phone for me.
I am grateful for my meat tenderizing hammer ( I hadn’t had one for a while and got one recently) as it is so fun to pound out chicken breasts for marinating. Yes, little things make me happy.
I am grateful that my son had more success yesterday and upped his high score by two more points, can’t wait to see how he does on his Saturday league when he is with the more serious and talented bowlers.
I am grateful for my friendships and how we support each other, love the givers of the world!
Today’s Challenge was Pinterest Inspiration
and I had just recently pinned this Jennifer Aniston one.
I adore her style and have quite often admire outfits on Pinterest.
It’s fun to actually put one together, finally…
I’ve had this scarf for a few seasons and love it against the all black background.
If you are regular reader, you may notice I am not much for dressing all over in black.
I quite often love all black looks but don’t feel like they are me, so having the purple scarf was
just enough color to still feel like myself.
My Faux leather moto jacket , can be found here in several colors.
I could have gone with a black purse, but
why would I when I own this fabulous Joy & Iman one?
It comes in several colors, but I think this Purple one is incredible!
One of the easiest ways to bump up a look is in a fabulous handbag and I think
I have more than made up for my past of not carrying a purse.
You see as a mother of four who spread her kids out 4 1/2 years apart,
I carried a diaper bag around for many years and gave up a purse….
My Dear Husband put up with my lipsticks and Id in his pockets
on many a date night back in those days, lol
Self Care
I think taking double dose of sinus meds and making it out to homeschool bowling counts as self care.
I had spent the past several days with headaches and actually am pinching myself that I had relief today…
I also planned our next Parent’s Night Out Event and Let me tell you that is definitely self care as we all need those nights
and have come to look forward to it…
Gratitude
I am beyond grateful that my son got out of his funk today and had a wonderful time bowling today, he even got a better score than he’s had all this season ….
I am grateful that my brother stopped by last night and I got to hug him before he went to coincidentally spend his birthday in Cancun for a work reward trip.
I am grateful for a phone call with my son away at college and that he talked to his younger brother as well.
National Wear Red Day!
Posted on: February 5, 2016
Wearing Red Today to Bring Awareness to Heart Health!
I took pictures earlier today, so not as great for the position of the sun…
Wearing my Loft printed pants, a red peplum to with aceessories in black
A colder day of winter after a few days of warmth.
I’ve been wearing my fringe black ankle boots and neglecting these ones from Ireland.
I really love these Loft pants and think when I get back down in my
weight that I will be buying a few more from that line.
I had turned a lot of my pants shopping toward Old Navy, thinking as a stay at home mother,
that is all I needed…I love the better quality and feel of these.
I added my purple coat ,hat , gloves and switched to my flat ankle boots
for my walk to the grocery store.
Self Care
I’ve been looking at the new Weight Watchers Smart points program, reading blogs and checking out my breakfast smoothie , lunch and dinner preferences to see how it would work out.
The program is quite different from the previous where my Chia seeds and MCT oil for my breakfast smoothie doubledand where fruits were now free, they are in the new program EXCEPT if you put them in a smoothie!
They give you a few more points, but not enough to make up for having my moring smoothie now be half the points for a day…
Still deciding if I am going to indeed go back to WWs….as reading blogs a lot of lifetime members are saying it feels more like a diet and not sustainable for life…
Gratitude
I am grateful to have slept unit 9 am this morning…not something I can take for granted with this crazy menopausal sleep disturbances…
I am grateful that my homeschooling son is finished with his World History class, making room for the Driver’s Ed course.
I am grateful for phone calls from both my kids away at college today, literally had to get off the phone with one to talk to the other, lol
I am grateful for a day that had no rain and for the return of Sunshine!
I Made a Styling Trick Video…
Posted on: January 28, 2016
- In: florals | Gratitude | Mom On the Go | Navy | Outfits with scarfs | Pattern Mixing | prints | shoes | Winter Looks | Yellow
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A question came up today among my fashion friends on how to make a dress
that was below the knee look good with boots and jackets as it felt too dumpy…
I’d had that exact issue a few weeks ago when I wore my striped dress to
Parent’s Night Out and this is how I fixed it…
Today’s color for the challenge was Yellow…
I began this with my Old Navy Pixie Pants that I bought to got with my
Steelers gear. I’ve also worn it with non -gear beause they are versatilve…
Here is a way I styled them this past Summer…
I love a print pant because they really make a solid top more special…
I turned this into a Sporty Luxe look by adding my sneakers..
It was practical for my active laundry day!
It’ was colder today so the turtleneck and hat were great for my outside trash runs…
Dear Readers, Pairing these pants with Green and Blue or my Black & Gold Steelers tops are my first instincts…
Of course I named my blog Verstatile Style because I want a variety of ways to wear each piece…
Any thoughts on other colors I should try with these yelow print pants?
Self Care
Well today my husband was home so we decided to give the cottage cheese and fruit a try…
I have to say with just juice from the fruit I could taste the salt and didn’t like that. It was better
when I added a bit of Truvia to it and in fact reminded me of our favortie Peaches and Creme cheesecake.
I however am concerned about the amount of sodium and don’t think this will be a go to snack for me unless I check other
options to see if they are all that high. I did end up eating Pumpkin seeds and an apple instead for my lunch. I have to
the 1/4 cup of pumpkin seeds were very satisfying and had only 35mg of sodium and packed a good 10 grams of protein.
Gratitude
I am grateful that I finally gave cottage cheese a try as it had been on my radar for quite awhile.
I am grateful for the fun time trying the new food was for us as our little family of 3.
I am grateful that my sinus equilibrium issue went away and allowed for my active day…
I am grateful for the inspiration to do the video as it was so much fun and for the eager willingness of my son to record it for me.. his support with my blog photos is amazing!
- In: Boots | Dresses and Skirts | Mom On the Go | Outfits with scarfs | red | Winter Looks
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This week, I am Getting Outfit Inspiration from a spin off,
Private group of my style challengers and today’s oufit called for
THE COLOR RED
I had this outfit hanging together in my closet as I often have a few,
so knew exactly what I was going to use for the Day of RED…
In my youth, I steered away from red, believing it wasn’t a good color for me…
My husband loves it and over the years I tried it and lo and behold , deeper reds work well for me!
So my Dear Readers, What’s Your Shade of RED?
I added this red leather motto, late summer on clearance.
It’s actually a faux leather or I should say , Vegan Leather, as it sound better, lol
Its a Marc Bouwer via Qvc and sold out now…
Sweatshirt dress (F21), grey boots( Issaac Mizrahi,QVC) , handbag ( just Fab) and scarf (Kroger-my grocery store, lol)
are all pieces I’ve had previous seasons.
I got these red fleece lined leggings in a set of 6 colors last year and never
wore them, so thought why not for today on a day of being home, with maybe a quick walk to the grocery store.
I am not sure I’d wear them on a regular basis, but I don’t hate them, so who knows?
Self Care
I had a meditative morning with no electronics or noise, lit a fire in the fireplace and enjoyed the silence while sipping my morning smoothie. I treasure the quiet in the morning with my late sleeping husband and son….
Tomorrow’s color inspiration is Orange, if anyone wants to join me!
Gratitude
I am grateful for a beautiful sunny day, I kept making excuses to go out to take out trash in every room in the house , etc, just to bask in the sunlight.
I am grateful that my husband was able to change out the turtle tank before he left, it need it!
I am grateful that yesterday after existing on only 3 1/2 hours sleep that I went to bed at 7:00, woke up at 10:30 pm, went back to bed at 12:30 and slept another 7 hours! It was nice to feel well rested!
I am grateful that we got just a dusting of snow and had the romantic pleasure of snow , without the clean up.
For the Love of Wool…
Posted on: January 22, 2016
- In: Boots | Gratitude | Green | Mom On the Go | Outfits with scarfs | Pattern Mixing | prints | red | Winter Coats | Winter Looks
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I showed a thrifted wool sweater in my last post.
Living where it hovers above freezing with occassional times of just below that,
doesn’t call for owning much wool clothing.
For days like this one, my Old Navy Wool Cocoon Coat found HERE was perfect!
It really is a chic piece, very surprisng from Old Navy.
I’ve worn it once before with all black underneath, this time the added striped turtleneck works just as well.
I think I could just sub out for my tan Ann Taylor jeans for another option.
Playing off the energy level of my delighted teen homeschooler for a snow day,
I matched his level of joy and threw my hands in the air and did a spin around….
He took pictures of my entire antics, lol!
I traded out my fringe boots for my thrifted Naotak boots and my Old Navy jacket, for my
Eddie Bauer for a quick walk to the store to extend our outdoor adventure, which my son appreciated.
We didn’t really get any accumulation, so that was about the extent of our fun, except for the snowball he made, photograhed and texted to his brother…
Here is my third wool piece, my Aran Poncho bought on last years Ireland trip.
I paired it with a Old Navy pants and loved how the this outfit pulled together with
pattern mixing from the scarf.
I love having these colder temperatures and getting to bring out some beloved winter pieces.
I will always love this poncho and the memories of my trip to Ireland !
My daughter ventured to the Primark store in Boston today , which we went to while in Ireland
and I was actually jealous when she told me that all the upper management was in from Ireland going
through the store making recommendations for improvements.
She loved hearing their irish accents and that was what caused my jealously, lol
Dear Readers, Do you have any coveted pieces you love to wear during the winter season?
If so please share, I adore reading your comments!
Self Care
Today in self care, I brought out the exercize trampoline that had been put away for the holidays
and had fun jumping on it followed by strength training.
Gratitude
I am grateful for the fun and delight my son had today with our little bit of snow.
I am grateful for the fun group texting we have going among my husband, myself and all our children.
I am grateful for the daily phone calls I’ve had this week with my daughter as she rides the bus home from her internship.
I am grateful for how snow always conjures up memories of my dear mother who would always sit at her desk on snow days when I was a child and write letters to family and friends ,as she was homesick for Pittsburgh.
Cozy Sweater for Our Cold Temps
Posted on: January 21, 2016
I am a Southern blooded woman, through and through!
I love living where it rarely reaches freezing temps , resulting in not alot of snow for winter.
Right now everyone around us is bracing for the weekend snow storm, while we are slated to get
less than two inches if anythng…
We actually had temperatures in the 20’s on Tuesday, so it was time
to break out my thrifted Talboots wool cardigan!
The marbled olive top is really a super long asymetric hem tunic from Jane. com, but alas
it really was too long for my petitie height, no worries I like it better
by taking the two long points and tying them off the side.
Wearing a scarf, hat and gloves is must even just for the short time
of taking outside photos, I am not one for suffering for my blog, lol…
There truly is nothing better than a nice cozy warm wool sweater and
I was thrilled at how warm I actually was on this day.
I don’t own much in wool due to my area, but a few items are necessary for the occassional days below freezing.
My next outfit during this cold stage, should be my beloved Irish wool poncho from my Ireland trip!
Dear Readers, What is your favorite way to stay warm for winter?
Would love to hear from you, so please leave a comment to make my day!
Self Care
I treasure the early morning hours before my homeschooler awakens and began that time
by slowly peeling a clementine orange,taking in the smells and mindfully enjoying every piece.
When done right, it’s a meditative lovely experience…. Try it, it’s a great way to start the day!
Gratitude
I am grateful for fun texts with my son who went back to college, missing his presence so much!
I am grateful for bowling Wednesdays for a chance to get out and talk to adults!
I am grateful for a toasty warm house and a stack of wood ready for my fireplace to face this cold spell.
I am grateful that depsite crazy 4am awakenings, these past two days that I was able to go back to sleep and catch a few more hours.
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