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Thursday, July 28, 2011

A Story You Won't Believe!!

Remember how I professed my love for this little number yesterday - the new gold gingham shirt from Old Navy? I thought I would stop by today and just take a look at it and try it on so I would know my size come sale time! I went straight to the rack and couldn't believe they didn't have my size! I was leaving sad, when I looked up and saw one on the display. I asked the clerk if I could try it on - she said sure. As she was taking it off the mannequin, she unpinned the back. She said - "It has holes in it from the pins." I said, "They will come out in the wash." She said "They don't come out, so if you want it, you can have it for 75% off." What????? I was about jumping up and down in the store - ended up it was on sale for $20, so I got it for $5!! Now I can't wait to wear it!!


Check it out here on a gal from The Young and the Restless seen on The Young and the Stylish.
Oh yeah, I can create that with my navy blazer!
And check it out here on Living The Dream!

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Old Navy Fall Picks!

Old Navy Fall Picks!

Old Navy v neck cardigan
$27 - oldnavy.gap.com

Old Navy print shirt
$25 - oldnavy.gap.com

Old Navy jersey shirt
$25 - oldnavy.gap.com

Old Navy sequin t shirt
$23 - oldnavy.gap.com

Old Navy top
oldnavy.gap.com

Old Navy knee length boots
$45 - oldnavy.gap.com

Old Navy nylon tote
$23 - oldnavy.gap.com

Old navy scarve
$13 - oldnavy.gap.com

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Healthy Eating

Recently I watched "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" a documentary by Joe Cross journaling his 60 day juice fast and segue to a healthier lifestyle. It was amazing! The transformation you can make in your body with only FOOD and movement is nothing short of incredible.

I'm ashamed to say I've been lured into eating too many items from the SAD Diet (Standard American Diet) of late......ice cream, chips, candy, chocolate, cheese. I always eat great food, but then add in these "treats" too often and that is a recipe for becoming fat, tired and perhaps sick too!


We are re-committing to watching every bite that enters our bodies. Will we never have ice cream again? No.......but it will be the rarity and not the every day occurrence. I believe Christians have an obligation to care for their bodies (I Cor. 6:19-20, Rom. 12:1-2) and do our part to keep healthy so we can do the Lord's work during our time on earth.

Tonight's Dinner Dani Spies Turkey Zucchini Skillet made with organic vegetables fresh from Farmer's Market!

Look at all the beautiful colors in this Jason Vale Super Chute Juice! Juicing is so easy to do and adds so many benefits to your health! We drank a small glass of this juice before dinner to give our digestive system plenty of raw live enzymes to digest the cooked food. Raw foods are LIVE and full of energy for the body. As we age, we don't produce as many enzymes and it makes eating cooked foods harder on the body. Adding juice will give you that boost you need. This juice contained organic beets, carrots, red pepper, yellow pepper, kale, chard, lemon, apple, ginger, celery, zucchini and cucumber.

This morning we had a Hot Pink Smoothie ala Green Smoothie Girl to start off our day! With food this good, you don't need to eat processed! It contained coconut water, beets, carrots, cashews, dates, vanilla, strawberries and rice protein powder- BAM!

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Old Navy and Organizing!

Did anyone go to the Old Navy buy 2 get 1 free sale for the 4th? I had a $10 gift card plus a $10 coupon, so I stopped by. I was thrilled to find these ruffle henleys on a low markdown of $7.99 each. I already have the white one and am using it quite a bit as seen HERE and HERE. After getting these 3 shirts AND making a donation to our Troops, I still only paid $1.00 per shirt!! Whoot! These make great layering pieces under cardigans because no sleeves to bunch up under the cardi.
I have been wanting to organize my jewelry for a while now. I saw these little gadgets today at Ross and thought I'd give them a try. "Bling-Eez" - makes your Bling easy to find!
This is how it turned out. Now I can see all my pretty necklaces at a glance!
Ugh- my IKEA shoe bin is a disaster. I have to dig through shoes and crawl under my bed -no fun! I made it my mission today to organize these shoes!
Ross again! They had this shoe rack - now I can see all my shoes at a glance. Getting dressed is going to be soooo much easier tomorrow with everything in site.

My next want - Joy Mangano hangers to do my clothing!!

OOTD-Compliments of My Closet Travels

I was happy to win Molly's Jcrew giveaway and I got this Tuxedo Henley with my winnings! I had looked at it for a long time and really loved it. Molly has great taste in Jcrew and Anthro. We have become great friends because of meeting in the blog world. She is my WV connection since that is my home state! We are fellow "Mountain Mamas"! She and I have talked a lot about clothing, budgets and keeping the balance of it all.

Thank you Molly for the gift card and thank you for being a great friend!


Shirt: Jcrew Tuxedo Henley
Jeans: ON Sweetheart
Shoes: H&M Hasbeens
Earrings: Stephanie Hamilton Designs
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Friday, July 1, 2011

OOTD- Old Navy and The Not Bummer Summer

I am wearing Old Navy today. I have a good story about this shirt. I wore it once, then when I went to put it on a second time, I noticed a snag in it. I took it back and asked the manager if I could just exchange it for store credit because of the snag- she refunded what I paid $17 and let me buy it at 75% off the current clearance price- so I paid $1.99!! That will cover a few more wears! The necklace is an Old Navy find as well.

I'm headed to my shift at the Fireworks booth for our soccer teams- I have to work for my daughter's team today and my boy's team another day!

Can you see our "Not Bummer Summer" list we have created on the board ala Judy Moody? It's been fun knocking out the kids summer wishes one at a time!

Shirt: Old Navy
Jeans: Liz C.
Shoes: Aerosoles
Necklace: Old Navy

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A Very Nautical Giveaway!!

WINNERS!!!
#10 - Laura
#2 - Stacey
#24 - Tiffany
#14- Caitlyn
#17 - Kim

Congrats ladies! I will be sending you an email to gather your shipping info. Have a wonderful 4th of July weekend!



Ladies, I am very excited to be approaching 200 followers! I enjoy so much my interaction with the blogging community and I have made some great friendships along the way! To say thank you, I thought it would be fun to do a Very Nautical Giveaway featuring Old Navy jewelry. If you have been reading my blog for very long, you know Nautical is one of my very favorite looks, if not THE favorite!


When I saw this line of nautical jewelry at Old Navy, I pretty much went ga-ga over it! I love them ALL!

To enter the giveaway follow these steps below:

1. Become a follower of my blog and leave a comment that you became a follower (if you are already a follower please leave a comment stating this). If you post anonymously, please include your email address so I can contact you if you win. Tell us what your favorite nautical look is: stripes, white, navy, blazer, etc.

For two additional entries you can:
2. Mention this giveaway on your blog and then post a link to your blog in an additional comment.
3. Tweet or Facebook about the Very Nautical Giveaway and copy and paste your Tweet or Status in an additional comment.

*Please leave additional comments for any of the three additional ways to enter. Combined comments will be only be counted as one entry. You can earn 3 entries total!

The winners will be chosen using random.org on Thursday June 30th around noon and the winners will be posted here.
This giveaway is sponsored by me and is not affiliated with Old Navy.



Set #1-Tiny Pearls and Navy & White Grosgrain Ribbon Necklace & Bracelet Set

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Set #2- Pearls, Navy/White Grosgrain, Denim and Chain necklace and bracelet set
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Set #3- Pearl cluster and navy/aqua Grosgrain ribbon necklace and bracelet set
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Set #4- Pearl, Chain, Navy & Aqua Grosgrain, Aqua Beads necklace and bracelet set
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Set #5- Pearl, Chain, Navy & Aqua Grosgrain, Aqua Beads necklace and bracelet set