Posts Tagged ‘Winter Coats’
Warm & Cozy
Posted on: January 18, 2013
- In: Boots | Mom On the Go | Petite | skinny jeans | Winter Coats
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Well the Temperatures dropped and it is a miserable wet and cold Thursday. What better way to cope than to find my cozy sweater, a pair of skinny’s and fur lined boots… May not be the most fashion forward look, but works for this kind of day! I apologize for the quality of photos we took them on the porch to stay dry and the lighting wasn’t great!
Did I mention that big drops in temperature wreak havoc on sinuses, so woke up to pain when I moved my head. No worries there though I took some great medicine and it went away. It just makes mornings go a little slower.. Must be why we didn’t start home schooling until 11:30 am.. Notice my metal dolphin sculpture. It was a birthday gift from my mother and I cherish it!
Funny thing about this warm sweater… It was my very first purchase from QVC three years ago and I have loved it ever since…. Who knew purchasing online could turn out so well, but this was the beginning and now I am hooked. These jeggings are Diane Gilman via HSN. Before I know it I am going to be one of those reviewers who confesses that I own 50 pairs of her jeans. I use to think that was crazy when I first read some of those reviews. Not anymore in fact let me count how many I now have….I didn’t check my closet, but off the top of my head, I think I am at 12 right now. In only a year.. oh yeah, I could easily become obsessed….I’ve never even owned more than three or four pairs of jeans before. Then again there are trouser jeans, jeggings, skinny jeans and straight leg, boyfreind and bootcuts these days…
The weather update has changed and what was originally suppose to be an inch of snow was predicted to be 2 to 4 inches. For Virginia Beach that is a big difference. Then, later the forecast changed and it was north and west of us, we didn’t get anything. Oh apparently it snowed but melted immediately as it didn’t get quite cold enough. That is the constant story here in Virginia Beach. My daughter who is at Longwwood, north west of us had several inches but it should melt today…A huge disappointment for my 17 year old who had to go to school on time while cities all around us were delayed two hours… I decided to pose in my purple puffer coat (currently on clearance at QVC) and Sporto boots. If I have to have a puffer to keep me warm, at least it has to be in a Fabulous color!
I never wear this coat without the scarf down the front, I think it helps to make it more fashionable. At least that is my delusion and I am sticking to it!!!!
As a follow up to yesterday’s Paisley post, fellow blogger mentioned they were getting in paisley items in her Dressbarn store, so I looked online and they have a total of 88 Paisley items right now!
I also realized one of my two pairs of Talbots printed slacks are in Paisley too!
Gratitude: My daughter’s psychology professor called her business partner and vouched for my daughter and she was given an internship!!!! I am grateful that my daughter, Ashley is so strong and focused, as this final semester at Longwood University is going to be her toughest yet with an internship and a professor who required her to do community service hours. I am grateful to have had the strong mother who fought the school on things for us and set the example for me to do the same, as I have a meeting with my son’s Principal and a fight on my hands….
As always, my dear readers, your comments are welcomed and appreciated. Come back tomorrow and see my look of the week in my Red-Orange Jeans.
I am so excited about my new pants, that I couldn’t wait until morning to post this,but is around midnight so it qualifies as tomorrow, Right?
I was so happy to receive these Diane Gilman Tribal Print Jeans yesterday and couldn’t wait to style them and wore them all day. I was beyond thrilled when UPS came so early, as that doesn’t happen! It was windy and my hair doesn’t look good at all today….
I paired these with one of my favorite jackets. It is a microsuede swing jacket with an obi belt. I purchased this jacket as one of my first items from the tv shopping channels. It is by Wayne Lucas Scot previous stylist on What Not to Wear. I have worn this so much over the past two years and am so happy to report that this is going to be one of the very few items that will survive my total weight loss of about 50lbs once I get to my goal. I also have this in brown. I so wish this was still available to direct you to purchase because it is one of the most favorite things I have ever owned….
I took this side pose so you could see how cute this jacket really is!
I have to say that I am so loving my black booties. The heel is just the right height and does wonders to increase my leg line, which is important for us petite women. They are clearance right now at Payless for just $15. Last year I wore mules a lot,but have found that my new love of booties has made my mules obsolete.
I was thinking of what other ways I could style these pants and my first thought was to add a yellow top. If anyone has any suggestions, I am open to hearing and trying them because I want these to be something I wear often… I found it very funny that when I showed my husband these pants online, he got that funny face as if to say , “really?” He was still sleeping when I put this outfit together(remember he is on vacation) and when he saw my outfit he complimented it. I reminded him of his initial reaction to the pants and he said, “well, I like them now!” I told him I like them in green too and he repeated that he liked them. I am not going to get the green, but am tempted…
Gratitude: I am grateful that my husband got some much needed sleep. I am grateful that everyone pitched in and helped me straighten up the house today. I am grateful that we all just hung around the house today. I am so glad my husband changed his mind about these pants!!!
My Coat Collection Part Two
Posted on: November 8, 2012
So, last week I showed you my knee length coats and promised to finish this week with the shorter ones. Here is a quick view of the ones I showed last week in case you missed them. 
Now on the ones you haven’t see before:
This first one I purchased and wore all the time last year. That was when I was 34 pounds heavier… So adjustments had to be made:
I just took the two buttons in the back and moved them over two inches and buttoned the sash piece back on which tightened it by quite a bit.
The next three are all the same coat in different colors. I bought them on clearance at the end of the season last year for just $26 each from QVC. The first one is a merlot color. Sorry for the lighting as I was trying to get these photos done before a storm was blowing in…
These coats are all too big now, but I adjusted the above Merlot one, by taking it from a single breasted to a double breasted and love how it turned out. My plan is to make the same back adjustment as above to these when I lose the additional 20lbs to my goal….
Here is the navy blue one which has not been altered yet…I really needed this basic color in the shorter coat, as I had no other neutral..
And just for emphasis to show what I am really dealing with…Just another challenge to contend with in my weight loss journey…
No need to put this one on as it also is not altered, yet and that storm is coming in….
This last one was purchased last year from Sam’s Club and did not fit me. I knew I wanted to lose weight and bought this in anticipation of doing so.. It is a Kenneth Cole and I love it. The hat is a recent purchase from Walmart. I love hats!
Maybe next year, I would like to add something in brown and maybe a hounds-tooth print. I recently saw a Calvin Klein hounds-tooth at Macy’s that I fell in love with but too expensive and no need to make big purchases until I reach my goal size…
Gratitude- I am grateful for the silence of my phone today and the cessation of the political phone calls. I am grateful for the right to vote and to be a citizen of The United States Of America. I am grateful for fuzzy warm blankets to cuddle up with on cold nights.
Tomorrow I announce my first Challenge as a blogger!
Dear Readers, comments are welcomed and appreciated…
My Winter Coat Collection
Posted on: November 1, 2012
In the past few years I went from owning only two wool coats, both in black, one short, one long, to owning coats of all different silhouettes and colors. I am one happy mama over my coat collection. I just spent the week changing buttons to take my coats in for my weight loss since last year. Some were too tight and now fit as I purchased them knowing I wanted to lose weight. I still have one or two to tweak.
I previously posted two coat pictures in the last two days and will just start off repeating those looks. These are two photos of my Red Ruffle Front Coat.
This was before I took up the too long sleeves
And after taking up the sleeves
Next is my Puffy Purple Coat , I love this color
This is just a basic Navy coat, but a must for my collection since my mother who was very ill, worked hard on the treadmill everyday to get strong enough to take a trip to Scotland and purchased me this scarf. This scarf represents not only my mother’s strength, but her last gift before the dementia set in.
And a dressier one with a faux fur collar. I will be adjusting this to become double breasted by moving the buttons to accommodate my weight loss.
This final one is the last of my longer, knee length coats and is a unique grey leopard print with a ruffle and a fun addition to my coat collection.
I will post the collection of shorter coats next Thursday, so come back and see my fuschia one...
Anyone who is not a new reader knows by now that I pride myself on being quite the frugal shopper. I love to get things at awesome prices. Accumulating my coats was such a fun endeavor,as I waited and watched for clearance off season sales and then additional bonus days. I purchased the grey leopard coat for only $25.00 . It started off at around $139.00 and was marked all the way down to $49.00. As a valued customer I received an email for 50% off one item and used it to secure this coat. I had coveted it for months. The red ruffle coat, navy and the grey one with faux fur collar were all purchased around the same as the grey one from either Chadwicks of Boston and their sister company Metrostyle. The purple one was on “Today’s Special” one day price with 5 interest free payments on QVC last year and to my best recollection was around $69.00
I promised to include a photo of Connor’s Halloween Costume, which is Master Chief from Halo
Of course my generation didn’t know about Halo and were calling him Bobofet from Star Wars….
I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween! I now have to have really good control and not ruin my weight loss by eating too much candy…. I am, however going to indulge in a few Tootsie Rolls. This is gonna be tough, he brought home 11pounds of candy!
Tomorrow is Friday and I will be posting”My Lucky Finds” from both ebay and thrifting.
Gratitude- I am grateful for the laughter of children in my life and the traditions that allow childhood to be so special. I am grateful to my sixteen year old for helping me take the coat pictures. I am grateful to my husband for taking my son trick or treating and my ability to stay inside and stay warm, since my sinuses are messing up…
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