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                                                               . Blessings to All,  It has been a long time coming for this post. The last time I blogged was back in May 2014.  Fast forward to January 1, 2015.  I am very happy to see another year.  I am so glad that 2014 is in the past.  Today is a time to look forward to new opportunities.  On my agenda this year is to get better and wiser.  I am on the path of eliminating baggage out of my life. I am very much interested in the minimalist movement.  A minimalist voluntarily simplifies their life.  It can include buying less things, reducing consumption, working less, and even eliminating toxic things from your life.  I always admired the Japanese culture.  They practice minimalism; however some may argue that is due ...

Blessings To All, Wow is all I have to say.  I have not blogged in two months.  I am busy as usual.  I have been occupied with getting my offspring off to adulthood. Yes, my only daughter will be graduating from high school next week.  Her plans after high school are to attend college here at home and work in retail part-time.  My daughter is an artist by heart.  She paints, draws, plays guitar, and takes pictures.  Sounds like a jack of all trades; right? Well, I am trying to guide her the best way I know how without forgetting she will be an adult in a couple of months.  The hard part is trying to define the relationship of child to adulthood; while the adult to come is still living under your roof.  The only thing I can do is pray for wisdom during this transition. It looks like spring is finally here in the big city; however, mind you, we had snow last week. I don't know whether to wear my mink jacket or windbreaker.  It has bee...

Blessings To All, I have been on a little hiatus from blogging.  I lost my way and I have been is some kind of funk.  Lately I have been pondering on the idea of where I would like to take this blog or to continue at all.  I must admit I get bored with things all the time and I can bet on  its cause of not being content.  In regards to finding passion in what I do, I am exploring ideas on where I can generate revenue and love what I do.  I am in a bit of a crossroad with my career; juggling two jobs; one in education and one in fashion.  I am passionate about style and making people look their best; however, I sometimes hate going to work at my job in fashion.  I come to work and feel like I am going through the motions. I don't feel motivated whatsoever; and the people around me are not helping.  Don't get me wrong, I am not the person that feels she needs to be motivated by others to do a job well done; however it does help to have serio...

Blessings To All. I would like to take this opportunity to say Happy New Years.  I hope 2014 is a very blessed year for you.  I have been rather busy this past couple of weeks. Dealing with things in my personal life beyond my control and the year end blessings that the Creator has bestowed on my family.  My husband and I received job promotions in which were not expected. Also, we had some unexpected FBI activity in our home due to a bank robbery that occurred behind my condo.  It was a scary experience and inconvenient.  However, the job promotions were the silver lining and people were not hurt. I was reading an article the other day about the surge and popularity of blogs.  Blogs are used as a personal diary or account of the writer which can be viewed by many people all over the world.  Blogs can be a way to promote a business, personal interests, or vent out your personal feelings.  What I retained out of the article is t...

Many Blessings, I am sure most of you are going through a winter blast.  In the Chicago area, it is the norm.  What has been on the minds of most people; those fashion forward people like myself is finding warm and fashionable outerwear.  The outerwear that comes to my mind is shearlings and furs. To everyone's mind it may be that parka or puffer.  You know the parkas and puffers that make you look 100lbs heavier than you are and are hard to walk in.  Well, my fellow blogger out there Feather Factor ( http://www.featherfactor.com ) blogged about the perfect parka the other day and I just wanted to piggy back on what she discussed with a brand that I stumbled upon. I have found the most stylish and warmest parka made by Mackage the other day.  This Parka has several ways you can wear it.   There are three layers of zippers to adjust the look of the coat. I had to go up a size in the parka because this brand tends ...

Blessings To Everyone, I hope all is well.  I am re-cooping from cooking Thanksgiving dinner and working a full eight hours at Ann Taylor on Black Friday.  It wasn't too crazy; however, the store became really busy within the last hour of my shift.  It takes a patient person to work retail when you have 6 different questions coming from 6 different women at the same time.  However, I welcome the challenge because it tests my limits.  Anyways, I am sitting here typing and stretching out my new Christian Louboutin Geo Pumps ( http://www.barneys.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BNY-Site/default/Product-Show?pid=502682721 ).  As I mentioned in earlier posts, I have the most difficult time with shoes especially Christian Louboutin.  Every pair of Louboutins that I bought, I had to send them back to the store.  I like the Geo pump because of the low kitten heel.  These shoes are more realistic for me to wear than the sexy skyscraper shoes...

Hello All, October is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  This is my favorite time of the year.  The crisp air.  The changing of the colors, and of course my birthday.  My birthday is coming up in about 2 1/2 weeks and it is a special one.  I will be turning the big 4-0 .  Most people have qualms about getting older and I am one of those people.  However, I look at getting older as a blessing.  Hopefully you have learned the lessons and you are able to move on.  I look back on my life and there are some things that I could have done differently; or I lament over not being where I want to be .  As I really look beyond that, I am exactly where I need to be at the moment.  I am a work in progress.  Society pressures us on what makes us successful.  Success is measured on who you know, what you know, what you have, and where you live.  I am reading a book called The 7 Laws of Success by Herbert W. Armstrong.  What I have...