Window Shopping Wish List

Here is my wish list, although short, its some of the things I hope to get ...on sale of course. One of the items my sweet moma got me as an early birthday present. I posted on FB and have several inquiries. Here are a few of those items I am losing sleep over..well, actually the only thing I have lost sleep over is the camera. I broke my SLR camera  which is why I haven't been able to show any outfits posts and decided I wanted a point and shoot. I have a spare camera right now that takes a lot of photo editing. I will be reminding my lovey every day, that I really really need this camera, oh and a tripod (wink wink). Any hoot, tell me about your window shopping wish list and remember Santa is watching maybe if you're a good girl you will get what you want.

This is the item you have been asking about:

Adorable huh! Thank you sweet moma! and i emailed the company and they actually changed the red bow to pink for me! Thank You, Cutie Hats!

(source)

http://www.nikonusa.com/

http://www.forever21.com/

with mine, lovey and I's names

http://www.lisaleonardonline.com/

Lucky Brand Suzani bag ON SALE from $89 to 66.68

http://www.shopstyle.com/

Happy Wednesday, XO, D

linked up with the pleated poppy, rolled up pretty

The Workout..oh boy!

I think I have mentioned that I am going on a ski trip in December and I am turning 40 (November 1st). As these events are up and coming, I am reflecting on my life. Actually, I am reflecting on my butt and reducing the "watch it wiggle, see it jiggle" attitude. Yeah, butts have attitudes and mine seems to have a bad one. I am not overweight by any means (120 pounds), but after 6 years of missing a 6 pack which I know I will probably never have again - which is ok; I just want things to firm up. Plus, there is a hot tub at our cabin and I insist that in 25 degree weather, hopping my jello in a bikini and enjoying a few cocktails with my peeps. So, I have decided that with no rhyme or reason that I must decide to make a change. A lifestyle change. You always read that you need to be healthy and it should be a lifestyle. I agree, but I refuse to give up a good cheeseburger. So I as I slather the mayo on this chicken sandwich I have made for dinner (for my "I" of course), I have devised a workout. I am also going to hold myself accountable, so every Tuesday I will be giving updates of what I have done for my workout (and promise to not lie). You don't know me, you don't see me, so I could just easily say, I ran 8 miles, hiked a mountain trail, took a spin class, swam the ocean, and completed the Chicago marathon, but if you know me well enough, that will never happen.

I started yesterday and walked for 20 mintues. I am not doing miles, math isn't my forte, so I decided that wearing a watch is much easier than multiplying or adding up mile markers. Tuesday, see above, I ate a chicken sandwhich, duh! So here is what I will be doing in my quest to have Jennifer Aniston's body. Follow along if you dare and let me know how your workout is going. I am sure somewhere a pee pill, laxative and a seaweed wrap will be included in my quest for health.

walking (source)

Zumba Rocks (source)

boot camp (my own dvd)

kickboxing (source)

Self workout (source)

Self toning (source)

The End Result

I better look like this rump and all or this biatch is going to be pissed!

Work it! D

Hat Attack

After the dreaded laziness last week, this week I promised myself to do ten different things which includes posting. I am loving this more and more and I still have more to do. Someone asked me the other day "why did you decide to do this, your a pretty private person?" I am turning 40 in a few weeks. I just feel like this is a time in my life to enjoy it. So many things have happened this year and I have so much to be thankful for. I also love to share. Everyone always says where did you get that hat, or asking me personal advice. I try to always be there for my friends and family. I also love to write and I love to laugh, so why not combine the two. Two years ago, I got laid off from a very good job and made pretty good money, and wham! I went from shopping every weekend to shopping maybe once every three months and that was mostly for my son. So, I learned to love window shopping, getting ideas to recreate from my own closet and shop on a budget. Some of my posts will definitely be wish lists. I have never bought much of anything unless it's on sale anyway, so budget shopping whether at the mall or grocery is in my personality.

Any hoot, anyone that knows me knows I am a HAT GIRL! I would wear one every day of my life if I could. There is something about a hat that makes you confident yet mysterious. Plus, they are cool and they cover up my hair when I am in desperate need of a root stimulation from my wonderful hair chick, Stephanie. Here are some I found on line. TJ Maxx currently has a great selection right now and I am in need to add another to my collection. You can also find the rest of my choices on my Pinterest.

Enjoy!



XO, D

New Look!

I have a new look! Tell me what you think. All blogs, I believe are still a work in progress. I still have more to do, but I hope you all like it. Feed Back is appreciated! Go to my face book page, hit like if your new or follow me on Bloglovin or sign up to be a follower.

 XO, D

Girly Girl

I have been so lazy this week. I have all these thoughts and ideas in my head and not the energy to do it. I need to get my etsy up and going, start my desk make over, figure out how to link pages to this blog, pick out a new camera, etc..to be continued...Do you ever get like that? Last week I made a headband for .49 cents. Now i want to make more. I want to decorate my table and mantle for fall, yet can't muster the energy to get up in the attic. So this weekend I will get on the stick (ha that's fitting for Halloween huh!) I did however stay on Pinterest for two hours last night. For some reason I was feeling overly feminine. I think I looked at everything that had a ruffle and a bow. And thank god I am the mother of a boy or he would look like one of those girls from Toddler and Tiara's. Any hoot, here are a few things I found that made me feel like a southern girl with honeycomb's dripping sweet drops of honey on a full moonlit night on the bayou with the wind blowing threw the whipper willows setting on a patio with fireflies reflecting off a pond full of lilies. And all that's a crock of crap. I am from Tennessee, you set out on the patio and all you get is eaten alive by the mosquito's. But it sounded good!

Love Love these leg warmers

All images found via my Pinterest.

XO, D

Makeup Stuffs

Since starting this blog, I have surfed the net until I am cross-eyed. In this case, I was looking up products on-line, MAC mineralized blush in Dainty. I love MAC products although they are expensive, they really are faboo then I came across this blog called Miss Natty's Beauty Diary.


This chick has tried every product imaginable. I sat up reading her every post back to 2010. She and I have a lot in common - our addition to pinky peach color lip gloss (I am always on the hunt for the perfect shade) and she gives tutorials and reviews of every product she tries with pictures and end results. The eye shadows, blushers, bronzers, brushes, falsie eyelashes, lip gloss - OH MY! She also throws in some fashion finds and her other lifestyle posts, but...


I love love love this blog! I follow her on Bloglovin and I am sharing with all of you. She makes me want to get up every morning and put on a full face and go to Wal-mart all gussied up.. NOT! But enjoy the blog, beautiful women. Thank you, Natalie for letting me share!


XO, D

DIY Headband

I know there are forty eleven million blogs, websites, DIY kits to make headbands. After a conversation with Rolled Up Pretty about how we loved hairbands I decided I wanted to purchase a new one because all the one's I have were just not hippie enough. Well, after being on "headband overload", I decided to make my own. I purchased 1 yard of black elastic for .49 cents at local craft store. I had a flower arrangement that had a flower that had fallen off a year ago and I kept telling myself I would repair and put it back. The arrangement is so sentimental to me because it was an arrangement that was sent to me after my father died. I couldn't bare to throw it away, so I set the flower aside. I thought what a perfect way to reuse the flower and then afterwards I realized the headband would make me think of him. Here is the end result. Took me all of 30 minutes. This is for Rolled Up Pretty and my sweet daddy, a beautiful flower in heaven.

XO, D

Weekend Warrior

After a long weekend, I am now thinking of what I am doing this weekend. Well, I know what my Saturday consists of.. Hair Day yahoo! With the best hair systlist in the world, Steph! She rocks! My local followers should go see her (email me if you want to know where she's located). Any hoot! It's also wedding time. My besties daughter is getting married and I can't wait. (Remember the A Brides Pail blog)? It will be a faboo time. All the blue hairs will be coming out in their 1985 large flower print dresses, pearls, Dr. Scholl's pumps..ummm hmmm. I can't wait! Me and granny are gonna do the Electric Slide. The only downfall to this is I have to wear a dress in which requires me to shave my legs which requires me to be forced to realize I haven't been out in the sun since July. Oh, well, a faboo dress, my hair all dittied up with my beautiful family and a flask in the car for later. I will be set.

But this is what I really want to wear this weekend. I went online dreaming last night. I have no H & M store where I live and the closest one is 300 miles away. (if anyone would like to be my personal shopper that lives close to one I will gladdly send the money and my list). Online shopping for them will not start until 2012. Anyway, here's is what I think would "rock" this weekend out on the town either for date night, girls dinner or Chick-Fil-A with your son's Boy Scout troup ...just kidding. You can find all of these items besides in my dreams, online or via my Pinterest. Enjoy and early happy weekend!

Linked up with rolled up pretty

Hearts!
D

Hair Diddy's

Always looking for inspiration for the hair do’s! I am dire need of a cut and color for sure, but in the mean time, I have been reading all these blogs (I am in overload) and being a major hair person, I tend to look at the hair element first. I am very picky about my hair and am of the philosophy, if my hair doesn’t look good, I don’t look good. Which is bizarre because I will cover my head in any type of hat in three seconds flat. I am a total “HAT GIRL”. But I also beg every single day to wake up with beautiful bed head and it never happens. Being blessed with naturally wavy hair in which I flat iron everyday, I am just waiting for it to fall out or just singe like a wild fire in Colorado.

I battle with myself every day when I am doing my hair for work and/or play, cut off two or three inches, go back to my natural color, (ash brown), bangs are cool, no let them grow, I want Jennifer Aniston hair!!! So I want to be creative and I wanted ideas on how to switch things up. I am soooo digging headbands right now. I have a few but always think they look silly, but I am going to try it. Tennessee is a little conservative but hey, I am sure they have seen a few hippies in their day. I also am loving the messy buns. The picture of the double knots on the top of her hair look like an updated version of Princess Leia from Star Wars or cinnamon rolls from Cinnabon , but I actually did this a few weeks ago and my mom who was visiting loved it. It’s not a hairstyle you wear to a wedding, but a casual cookout-  yes and throw in some pinned flowers and cute! cute! I am an avid supporter of the pigtails and the Swiss Miss braids, so maybe that is why I am drawn to very loose, let yourself go hairstyles. I am also a product of the 70’s so that might have something to do with it as well. Although I do use enough product and hair spray that if my hair caught on fire, I would evaporate in two point two seconds. And if all else fails, put on a hat.

Anyway, I hope you all like these. You can see all these images via my Pinterest. Show me your favorites. Pick a style, remake on your own, send me a photo via my email and I will upload. Happy Hair Diddy day!

XO

D

Spices

Leaves are changing and the air is brisk. I love the warm colors of fall. The spices, the smell of vanilla and cinnamon, pumpkin pie (which I think is gross, but I love to smell it baking in the oven). I love warm chocolate tones, cozy rooms with candles and fireplaces. I can’t wait to decorate my table for fall and the holidays.

This past Sunday, a great friend “H” invited me to a Bead for Life Party at her beautiful friends (let’s call them Jawow and Harry).  The beautiful message behind these products is to support Ugandan women who turn pieces of colorful paper into lovely bracelets, necklaces and earrings and shea nuts into creamy lip balms and soaps. I bought sweet bracelet and have worn it every day since then. One of my favorite parts of the party was the story Jawow told about Harry making his mother this necklace out of his old comic strip books. I know that his mother probably thought that was her most prized possession and I love that something so simple meant so much to her to display it for all to see. I could have just kissed him right on the lips for loving his mom enough…my son better take a note…

I also was drawn to their home and how beautiful it was and the hard work they have put into it. I noticed it feeling familiar yet couldn’t put my finger on it. I went home talking about it and my baby daddy said, “sounds like all the things you like. Look around you have very similar tastes.” And that’s when I said, “oh, yeah, we do, that’s why it was familiar.” So, it inspired me to put together a collage of decorating ideas for fall that maybe Jawow would love to do and I am sorting ideas for my own home.

Again, thank you to my sweet “H” for inviting me. Love love you and to the Harry Wow family for an inspirational day!

PS…the sock photo I just threw in there. I couldn’t pass up cozy socks. I am loving my new Pinterest account and you can find all these photos and product websites on my Pinterest sight. 

XO, D

via my Pinterest

Pea Salad

This is a simple and easy recipe and it makes a ton. For my friend R- enjoy!

1 head lettuce

1 cup mayo

2 tablespoons sugar

6 eggs hard boiled

2 cups cheddar cheese

1 bag frozen peas

1 pound bacon (as you see I use Hormel bacon pieces in the jar

Salt/pepper to taste

Chop lettuce put in bowl.

Boil eggs, peel and dice

Prepare peas as directed on package (make sure you drain excess water)

Add bacon pieces

Add cheese

Add salt and pepper to taste

In separate bowl mix 1 cup of mayo and 2 tablespoons sugar and mix until creamy. Then add to lettuce mixture. Refrigerate for about 1 hour and serve.

Can't get any more southern than that! 

A Brides Pail

Here is my bridal tea vs shower blog as promised..

Two weeks ago, I went to one of my besties daughter's bridal tea. Traveling to my home town to see people I haven't seen, some in twenty years. On one of the hottest days of the year, I slap on a dress, faboo heels by Lauren Conrad for the Kohl's collection and off I go. On the way, I started to think about the term bridal tea then I was thinking bridal shower? Do they really have "teas" anymore? Is that just a Southern thing? I wanted to rush back home and check my invite just to see what it stated. After this event was over, the next day I researched the terms. Here is what I found: A bridal tea is a come and go during a given time frame without bringing a present at high tea time. A bridal shower is a come and go during a given time frame but bring a gift, play games, etc.. Hmmmm... Here's my take:

Blue hairs vs Party Bitches is what it boils down too. I attended a bridal tea with cake, punch, nuts and mints. The formality of the small town "lets do this for grandparents" because they know everyone from hear to the yonder red light. I by no means am saying this wasn't a wonderful event. It was and it's sentimental because I held her in my arms as an infant. But, its 2011 so don't you want to see grandma drunk off wine coolers doing the conga line with redneck Billy Jo Bob! I do! I think that at the wedding someone should spike the punch bowl and the great aunt will be doing the Cha Cha slide in the church community hall while eating special brownies.  I write before you today in saying, All Blue Hairs Take a Stance! Demand spiked punch at the reception, veto the formal china and bring the happy couple the gift laughter, love and many pictures. Seriously, you want it documented that your 75 year old Grandma did the worm with your best friends husband to Funky Cold Medina.

In the meantime, here is the gift I made and gave to her. It's called "A Brides Pail". Filled with a homemade apron, bucket for beverages, 4 of my favorite recipes, spoons, the fixin's for homemade strawberry poppsies, and candle. They are for sale for $35 and I also do a bridesmaid pail as well. These will be for sale on my site. Email me if you are interested.

Ciao, D

A Brides Pail

No leg waxing in my future!

I bought this kit about 2 weeks ago thinking I would try the approach of waxing my legs because I hate to shave and it lasts up to 4 weeks (i do shave by the way). So after doing the chores like feeding my son, cleaning the floors, slopping the hogs and making an Amish rocking chair (ha), I sat down to try it. This should come with a warning label! I wax my eyebrows and it doesn't affect me at all. This was tragic in every sense of the word.

I sat down on my couch, read the directions, warm strips between hands, pull strips apart, place towards ankle area, smooth in the direction of the hair growth, hold skin taunt and pull in swift motion.. Hey, holy bleep. I raised about 3 inches off the couch, my son started laughing hysterically and I now have one strip of hair removed from my leg and the rest of my leg can just wait for the Venus Embrace. I had my wassa waxed once and I said I would never in my life do it again. My grooming will be on my own terms not at the hands of a hair removal beast named Helga. This time, at my own hand, this girl ain't dumb. After 10 minutes its still stinging, so I obviously ripped through 8 epidermis layers of skin. If I ever tried this again, I will require the "brace yourself for a wax kit" which will consist of 8 glasses of Sangria, pain pill and a chew towel.

I have to say, I will leave this waxing BS to the experts! Ouch...D

Charlotte Ronson..this is NOT the JCP collection

Oh the dream of going to New York. I know one day I will go with one of my best pals or two and we will have a wonderful time. I want to see the Hamptons, Long Island, Manhatton, the shopping, pizza joints, deli's, Rockefellar Center (at Christmas) and the bakeries. And I will have to grow a money tree first! I also will go to fashion week..if only to set outside a tent, act like a homeless person and snap a few pictures. Maybe if I could make a sign that says "Will work for Winter Kate maxi dress" then I could sneak in and get a fancy dancy sandwich, you know like avocado turkey bacon with sprouts on a 2 x 2 square piece of what they call bread (yuck!) Anyway, the first thing I do is check my blog lovin' and Pop Sugar and Fab Sugar  websites every morning. This morning I came across the new Charlotte Ronson Spring 2012 line. Let me say ...LOVE LOVE! Then of course it clicked that I had read in one of my mags about her new makeup line, so I decided to check it all out and share with you! I am in love and I can't wait for the SALE (its a little pricey for this Southern Chick) but it gives me great inspiration. Check it out and Enjoy. You can find her pieces on Shopbop  and her makeup line on Sephora

XO,
D

Things I am digging for Fall

Come on December! Oh, hold on let's tackle the Fall season first. In December we are taking our first annual family ski trip. If I could pack for it right now, I would. But until then I will love the season lurking upon us ...Fall. I love Fall. The change of the leaves, college football, Halloween, cool evenings, bonfires, s'mores and fall parties. Here are a few things I am digging for the upcoming season.

Skull Tee: Delias $19.50

Suede Boots: DSW $59.95

H&M Scarf: $17.95

H & M Sweater: $24.99

Long Sweater Cardigan: Delias $39.50

Fur Vest: Wet Seal $39.50

Enjoy and Happy Shopping!