OOTD
I hope everyone had a good Saturday.
The weather today was fantastic so after doing a few chores in the house I was outside for the rest of the day.
Camis – Old Navy
Black Jeans – closet staple
Sandals – circa 2000
Outdoor garden shoes – Avon
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Archive for April, 2012
OOTD
FRI-YAY
Denim cropped jacket and Capris – Goodwill
Top – Ross Dress for Less
L.e.i. Sandals – Walmart
Wood necklace – Flea Market Vendor
Wood bracelet – jewelrymax.net
Ring and Earrings – Payless
Power To The Coupons
OOTD
Today’s outfit includes a two piece, stripped Sag Harbor top and jacket courtesy of my grandmother. When she passed in 2009, I donated most of her clothes and accessories, however, there were a few pieces that I held onto. This two piece will always remind me of her and her good taste in clothing!
Long black shirt was thrifted from Goodwill and has a zipper that brings the slit thigh high – I chose to keep it decent for work – lol.
Wedge shoes are part of my urbanog.com shoe haul featured in my previous blog.
Earrings and multi-color bracelet from Jewelrymax.net and ring from Avon.
5 Ingredients or Less Dinner
Last night’s dinner was made with less than 5 ingredients in less than 1 hour
Ronzoni noodles were prepared according to the package instructions
Hillshire Farms Chicken Sausages were cut into bite size pieces and heated for approximately 10 mins as they are fully cooked
Added frozen Schwan’s Mediterranean Veggie Blend, stirred together for another 5 mins
Added Philadelphia Cooking Creme and stirred all ingredients until heated through
Drained and added pasta – dinner was done!
Sprinkled with Parm and Hot Sauce – lol
OOTD
The weather has turned and now it’s a bit more brisk so I covered this sleeveless top with a 3/4 sleeve print blazer
Blazer – Goodwill
Top – part of a pantsuit, circa 1990’s
Green Stripped Pants – Goodwill
Wedge Sandals – Kmart
URBANOG.com – Major Shoe Haul
I LOVE LOVE LOVE shoes and have been know to buy several pairs at a time if the price was right. Needless to say the prices were definitely right this time because I purchased 8 pairs!
A few weeks ago, I found the website, URBANOG.com and on this particular day they had several shoes on sale/clearance as well as a 30% off discount code. The shipping cost was $9.99, but I paid less than $145.00 for everything which worked out to be less than $20.00 per pair!
Shipping was quick and the shoes were packaged securely to arrive in a perfect condition. I am looking forward to “shoecasing” them in my outfits of the day (OOTD).
Packaged securely and shipped quickly
Arrived in perfect condition
Liliana Mortimer-3
Beige
Kayleen Inez-1
Red
Bamboo Aileen-17
BluPT
Qupid Burke-31
Coral PU
Qupid Adel-14
Black
DbDk Fashion Lucas 1-R
Grey
My Delicious Shoes – Hall-S
Teal/Twilight
How about you, are you a shoe fanatic?
Have you ever purchased more than one pair at a time? Leave me a comment and let me know.
Bamboo Dorothy 03
Red
RESTORE Deck Kit – PASS
REPOSTING FROM LAST YEAR – THE DECK STILL LOOKS GOOD AFTER 1 SEASON!
A few weeks ago we purchased Deck RESTORE from Home Depot because it was time to start the outdoor projects and staining the deck was #1 on my list. In all honesty, I don’t like using stain because it’s messy, time consuming and never seems to last long enough for me. Staining usually highlights the imperfections of the wood, however, this product although a bit pricey hid the imperfections, wasn’t messy or time consuming, I just hope it lasts longer than 2 seasons!
My OOTD was thrifted from my oldest son’s closet – he put the tshirt and shorts in the box slated for a Goodwill donation – lol
We purchased the 5 gallon container (cheaper than the kit which contained only 2 gallons and a roller)
a Restore Roller; we had a pan and brush in the garage.
The color is Adobe
Because the product was sitting in the garage for 2 weeks, I had my son do a little “remixing”
Swept the deck to remove dust and debris
It wasn’t necessary to Power Wash the deck, so just used ammonia and water to clean off surface dirt
The lid was very easy to open once the plastic tab was removed.
I thought I would need pliers which is why they are pictured in the tray above.
Very easy pour – thick consistency
Roll the 1st coat and allow to dry at least 3 hours – it took me a little over an hour to complete.
I went grocery shopping and did the 2nd coat the next evening after work.
After the 2nd coat
From this …
To this!
The best part was the easy cleanup with just plain water – definitely beats staining any day!
OOTD
Corporate Casual
LV Inspired loafers, purse and attache '- circa 1980's
Pants and Sleeveless top - Goodwill
Belt - removed from another pair of pants
Easy Breezy Crock Pot Meal
In my house crock pot cooking isn’t just for fall and winter months, it’s actually more convenient and a real time saver in the warmer months. After work the last thing I want to do is turn on the oven or stove especially when it’s hot like it was yesterday. I would prefer to walk into the house to a fully prepared meal smelling good! Using the crock pot gives me more time to sit on the “back 40” or take a walk around the neighborhood.
These were the ingredients for Monday night’s dinner.
1 bag of frozen mixed vegetables
2-3 chicken breasts
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can of cream of chicken soup
1 jar of mushrooms
Pam Cooking Spray
You can use any cream soups
Spray Crock Pot with Pam or any cooking spray
Put in frozen veggies
Top with chicken breasts or thighs
I cut up an onion and added the mushrooms
You can use dried onions if you don’t have fresh
Sprinkled a dash of seasoning and dried thyme
Covered chicken & mushrooms with soups
Cooked on low for 7 hours
If desired, add a cup of uncooked white/brown rice when you get home
Poured in a cup of long grain rice
Turned off crock pot, stirred in rice, recovered and let sit for 30 mins while I changed my clothes
Dinner is served - I sprinkled mine with cayenne pepper