Yes, you can wear white after Labor Day

Scarlett Image Helps Me Get Dressed

This tidbit from Scarlett Image showed up in my personal inbox this morning.  I am so pleased because I have had a few conversations about wearing white after Labor Day already.

In my younger days I worked retail and have loved fashion as long as I can recall.  I work from a home office now & rarely dress up unless I have to.  I love my casual lifestyle but that's for another post on another day.

This tidbit from Scarlett Image showed up in my personal inbox this morning.  I am so pleased because I have had a few conversations about wearing white after Labor Day already.

In my younger days I worked retail and have loved fashion as long as I can recall.  I work from a home office now & rarely dress up unless I have to.  I love my casual lifestyle but that's for another post on another day.

I met Scarlett at a Business Women's Networking Event some years ago. I watched the makeovers she she had a hand in and loved her style. One of the things I love about Scarlett is the way she helps women (me) choose the best look and fit with ease.  I follow Scarlett's social media action and receive updates that inspire.  I decided to reach out to Scarlett when I was clearing out my closet and preparing for a couple of business trips.  I needed help choosing what to keep, what to donate, and what to toss.  I had a large assortment of wonderful clothes when we finished our first session. My closet began looking like a dream come true.  

The wonderful assortment of outfits we put together came with photos of me in those outfits so I'd know what to bring on my trips. 

On a personal shopping tour with her I had a ball trying on the items she'd prepared for me in advance. I felt like a celebrity having the sales woman ready for our arrival.

I trust Scarlett to help me whenever I shop for seasonal wear. I have accumulated a look that I love.

Yesterday I stepped out the door in this 90 + degree heat wearing one of the original outfits I purchased with Scarlett in late spring 2013 and was greeted by two neighbors on a walk. The gals complimented my look immediately.  I won't lie. I loved it. (Thanks A & S).

This remains one of my favorite casual outfits. 

I love feeling good in my clothes. Working from home office, I do not need to dress daily.  A gal can find herself feeling lousy wearing tee shirts and shorts all the time.  I prefer dresses.

Scarlett, thanks for clearing this up.  Now, who has been asking me about wearing white this week?

Follow this link to Scarlett's Website where you will find some great tips for your wardrobe.

No need for something new her

Lots of black was in my wardrobe

 

Easy breezy summertime 

More black.  

Not my favorite top.  It's heading out this season. 

Jeans, a white top, a sweater

Okay thats it for today.  Thanks for checking in!

Promises - Promise's

Promise & her little Baby Face

Sunday was a great day to go for a drive. Vin and I jumped on I84 toward North Chelmsford, MA. We were meeting Promise this beautiful sable rough collie who will be six in December. We were early and stopped at an Applebee's for lunch before our 1:00 meeting. 

Promise has been looking for her forever home. She gave birth to a litter of four sable roughs in early August.

There were 3 perfect female puppies and 1 male puppy born. The male is the 8-10 wk old recently weaned pup in the picture. He is blind in one eye and wanted a fur-ever home too.

The moment we met his mama - this little guy rushed over to me then to Vin rapidly chewing and untying both our pairs of shoes. Then, he did it again and again. So very grateful for our Sunday drive last weekend. We were back on the road nearly 3 hours later and had a nice visit. Guess what? The dogs are ours now. The duo will be coming home to live with us shortly. We are making arrangements!

Baby Face is on the left

Make A Choice

September in Provincetown

I decided to head to town on my bicycle this breezy September morning. Oh it is my favorite time of year. Here in Provincetown, my neighbor is heading out to fish and may return with a bounty of striped bass which I gladly trade an empty parking space for. My husband has the van in CT. I am here with my feet and my bicycle as means of transportation. Parking spaces here are a commodity.

My Type 2 diabetes responds well to exercise - yours will too. Until I started testing before and after physical activities I had no idea how much improvement would come as a result of regular exercise.

But what "they" say is true. Numbers drop when I am consistent.
I read on another's blog this morning that when put to him bluntly, a very overweight man who said he just cannot exercise at all at a lecture told the diabetes educator, 'If I had to choose between changing my diet and exercising or death, I'd choose diet and exercise." After reading the article I wondered how I may have responded to my GP if he said that to me ten years ago? What he did say was, you have high cholesterol. My mom who was 80 had high cholesterol all her life - and I didn't think all that much about it.

I have turned a corner due to diagnosis. I now choose diet and exercise to prolong my life.

What would you do if given the choice between diet and exercise or death?