Sunday, November 30, 2025
It has been a busy two weeks. In early November, I decided to capture most of my activities, in hopes of creating content for a video. I did, however, decided to only use the content mainly from the Thanksgiving meal preparations.
Below, the video I finished editing this morning, Sunday, November 30,
2025.
This is one of my longer videos and one that helped me to decide I really do not have the time to create this type of content on a regular basis. If you have stopped by my Youtube Channel, you will note, I like short videos showing an outfit I chose to wear or try on.
Do you ever wonder if Youtube content creators have editors or are they doing the work themselves? I created several voice overs for this video, and though had no problem with the scripts, had to re-record the voice overs several times before use.
That said, I like doing this type of work, I simply do not have the time. I also like the power Davinci Resolve offers for this type of production effort.
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving and yes, I thought I did a pretty good job with the Thanksgiving meal. How about the roast beef? I love roast beef sliders on Hawaiian rolls with Heinz 57 sauce.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
It seems for the last week, all I have been doing is handling minor business issues, cooking, and trying to find the deals I want for holiday gifts.
I think today, I finished most of the hard work for the Thanksgiving meal. In addition, I also completed most of my holiday gift buying.
This year, again- I went with more practical gifts rather than extravagant.
A gift I wanted this year? The new book by John Grisham, "The Widow ". I have not had the chance to read a good book in awhile.
That said, every Wednesday, The New York Times updates its Hardcover Fiction Best Sellers list and I, in turn update the WiredPages Libraries page to reflect their new listings. (See this post to see how I accomplish this.)
Below the HTML I inserted this evening to the WiredPages Libraries page in the form of the images and
Amazon links to the new list of New York Times® Best Sellers.
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As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Hope your holiday plans are taking shape. I was not worried about the plans I made. Everything is mostly going to plan. My concerns are the many issues out of left field I did not plan on. That said, I am getting through each issue one at a time. Happy I can say this.
Sunday, November 23, 2025
My mother's birthday is in mid November and relatives were in town. Lots to do for both her birthday and Thanksgiving.
On Saturday, another gathering and I decided to wear an old black jumper my
mother gave to me, a brown knit top, long black socks, and my brown clogs.
I have also been thinking about styles for the holidays. Here are options I
am thinking about for Thanksgiving.
Earlier this month, I ordered an inexpensive black faux fur jacket to wear as the outer layer with evening clothes (gowns, cocktail dresses, etc.).
In the description I missed one of the features, it zips- so I wanted to
return it, however, decided to sell it instead.
I do not have a Poshmark account, however, can setup "for sale" listings with
my business PayPal account.
I am still looking for the black fur evening jacket that will work with some of my styles. I think I also want a style with a more sheared fur look. Do you know what I am looking for? Please drop me a line reginadenisethomas at gmail.com.
Below, a short video of the outfit I wore, Saturday, November 22, 2025.
I have been filming many of my activities since the beginning of the month. I thought I would be providing a longer video of things going on in my life for the month of November, however, decided I am just too busy to edit more than I am for these Outfit of the Day, shorts I am currently uploading.
Lots of respect for those who have the time to do all of that editing work.
Hope your holiday plans are coming together.
Wednesday, November 05, 2025
Holidays and a birthday are on tap these days. I had several errands to run yesterday, November 4, 2025.
I chose an easy outfit that included- a black pencil skirt, knit black v-neck blouse, gray wool vest, and black suede Aerosoles.
I also played around with a holiday style, however still thinking about
where I am going with these efforts.
Below, a short video of the outfit I wore Tuesday, November 4, 2025 and the
holiday outfit I thought I would try on.
Halloween was quiet, however, seems like a lot is going on in my area. Since I am taking a low key approach to the holiday season this year, maybe I am surprised it is busier in my area than I thought it might be.
Friday, July 04, 2025
It was a long end to the month of June with more issues than normal.
The problems began on Sunday, June 22, 2025 when the air conditioning failed. One electrician, an HVAC tech, and two plumbers later everything is repaired, however, it was a very hot two days.
I have been out and about over the last two weeks, however, did not have a lot of time to post about outfits.
Yesterday, I was out again for last minute items for today, (4th of
July), and other errands, so I decided to share my outfit of the day.
As noted in the illustration above, I received a package earlier in the week, containing new undergarments I needed because of weight loss. I decided to get the Vince Camuto summer top because it was on sale and I need more short sleeve tops to wear underneath jackets. I think it is going to be a long hot summer.
Below, a short video of the outfit I wore yesterday.
Happy 4th of July!
Friday, February 14, 2025
I had a couple of things to do this morning. The high today was about 41° so I chose a long black pleated wool skirt, Ann Taylor light sweater, short black wool jacket, and my NineWest black suede boots. Ref post showing the same skirt and jacket.
When I returned, I felt warm so I donned a pair of thick shorts and a knit
top.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Wednesday, January 01, 2025
Had several things to take care of yesterday morning. It was about 40° F when I left the house.
- Brown Suede Jacket - Holiday 1997 gift or so.
- Dark tan suede high waisted, cuffed slacks - Mom gifted 20+ years ago
- Cashmere tan crew neck sweater - June 2024 wholesale sample (research for my shop)
- Saks Fifth Ave Dark Brown Pumps - On sale December 2024
Relatives stopped by later in the afternoon, and when they left I tried on
several New Year's outfits, only to check my diet progress. It was wet and
rainy in the Washington/Baltimore region last night and I did not mind staying
in.
- Black high waisted slacks - June 2024 wholesale sample (new slacks discussion)
- Black velvet tank top - 2002 or so Dress Barn Arundel Mills
- 9West patent dress slings - August 2022 9West online (four pairs of new shoes discussion)
Happy New Year.
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Yesterday, was a nice day for Christmas. Relatives stopped in and everyone seemed happy with their gifts. Because I cooked and had other chores to attend to, I decided to dress for comfort with the expectation of guests.
- Cherokee Corduroy Black Jumper - Mom gifted 20+ years ago.
- DKNY City Knit Top - Purchased 1997 or so TJ Maxx Bethesda, MD
- Black Over the Knee Socks - Purchased December 11, 2018 Amazon
One of the gifts (ZacURate Oximeter
) I gave is shown below with my stats..
Hope you are having a wonderful holiday.
Saturday, December 21, 2024
Since Thanksgiving, I have been in the kitchen more, while trying to lose weight. How is that working out? I am trying things like making only half of a recipe or having smaller portions.
For example, yesterday, I made only half of the Banana Nut Bread recipe I love.
That said, last week I made the Fruit Tarte w/Cream Cheese using the recipe's original ingredient amounts and still have about a quarter of the dessert left in the fridge. That dessert keeps well in the cooler.
I think trying on older items that were too small two yeas ago, keeps me focused on dieting. Below, photos of recent pieces I tried on for fit, or in the case of the sweater a wholesale sample purchase. Love the sweater, however not stocking for my shop.
This year, holiday gift giving- not as in past years, more on the thoughtful
side. Below, photos of wrapped gifts and items (links below) I gave myself.
Finally, this week (December 17, 2024) I was notified a Dun & Bradstreet
D-U-N-S® Number was assigned for my business, QiSoftware.
There is also more interesting news about my business. I have received two phone calls from an early morning talk show wanting to feature my business, QiSoftware as related to software consulting. I had to decline because of ongoing legal issues, however, happy for the notice.
Amazon Purchase Links
Sunday, December 01, 2024
I have no big plans this holiday season, however, I have been thinking about holiday inventory I would have wanted for my shop. Of course, this year it is way too late in the season to try and order inventory or offer styles that are shipped directly from the source. I also have a number of legal issues which are more the reasons preventing me from stocking inventory for my shop.
That said, since most of my personal holiday shopping is complete and Thanksgiving went off without problems, today I began thinking about styles I would have wanted to offer for the holidays via my shop.
In this post, I discuss a sweater style I love which I believe is versatile enough to dress up or down. Below, I paired the slate gray version of the sweater with a jacket and fur trimmed cape, which in both cases added a more festive look to the sweater.
I love dressing up for the holidays. The styles shown in the post are more for my office holiday look, however I continue to look through my closets. I am excited about trying on my old gowns and cocktail dresses as I lose more weight.
Not sure why none of the tripod shots were in focus. Thought I used autofocus. Did not have my readers. Used one of the photos anyway to show the full length style.
Saturday, November 30, 2024
Having a nice Thanksgiving week. With the exception of eating more than I intended, things are going according to plan.
I have found the success to my Thanksgiving meal is in the prep. Hope you and your family are having a wonderful holiday.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Life has been moving along. Mostly I have been preparing for a birthday and the holidays. Spending this year is not as much as in recent years, however thinking it will be a nice holiday season in any case.
Went out on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 and decided to wear a pair of 9West over
the knee boots I have never worn. Paired the boots with a long black wool
skirt, black v-neck tie blouse, and the brown sweater I have been using a lot
lately.
I am loving the new OttLite LED Wellness lamps placed in different locations around the house.
Recently, replaced the banker's lamp on my desk with one of the newly
purchased lamps.
Also taking photos of the Fall foliage in our area.
Still working on my diet, however, as noted, worried about how much I love holiday foods. Also wanted to update the progress on the new planting. Hope your holiday plans are going well.
Friday, July 05, 2024
Since Monday, July 1, 2024 I have been reseaching issues with my office lighting, purchasing equipment, cooking, and celebrating the holiday.
Below, photos from recent days.
As noted in the above illustration some of the new lighting equipment has arrived. I will provide more information about my lighting solutions as related to video and photographic productions in the coming weeks.
Hope you are having a wonderful holiday weekend...
Wednesday, July 03, 2024
I cannot remember the last time I saw someone writing a check in the checkout line, that is until yesterday.
One of my errands yesterday, stop by Costco for these staples:
- Water
- Bathroom Tissue Paper
- Fruits
- Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
While there, a lady two customers in front of me in the checkout line- paid with a check. This seemed to take forever.
Do you want to ask why it is taking so long to put the Microsoft Publisher Check Writing Template on a WiredShops product page?
The answer is complicated. I want to say something like DOJ is allowing sales from my online site to be blocked, however, I cannot say for sure because my information is only abstract in nature.
I believe there is a similar issue with Maryland Bloggers. I get Maryland Bloggers emails from the online forms, however there is no contact information. It is as if the email information is being stripped. Yes, I installed the email forms correctly.
In abstract, I am also told DOJ is trying to correct this situation. That said, I have been told many things over the years, however, I am not holding my breath.
I tend to move on and come up with my next plan of action. These plans are mostly to do with business and not anything to do with hiring a lawyer. I have become a serial entrepreneur of sorts.
What I wore yesterday while out running errands? The dress is a long sleeve t-shirt type dress that I belted to distract from my slightly lumpy midsection. The good news, my midsection is a lot less lumpier so I did not wear shapewear nor a blazer. These days, the less I wear the cooler I am.
What I put on upon my return? Biking shorts and a t-shirt.
In some of the photos, I am trying on a leather blazer I hope to wear in the fall and winter months to hide unwanted curves. Need to lose a bit more weight. Happy with the purchase of all that fruit from Costco.
What are you having for the fourth?
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
I spent the day gardening, cooking, videoing, and taking photos.
It was a quiet weekend and I spent most of it planning business projects.
Are you ready for summer? In my area it is already hot and sticky, so I am planning activities accordingly.
Friday, December 29, 2023
This holiday season will be memorable because in the week before Christmas, I was at the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) center in Columbia, MD on the Wednesday and Thursday leading up to the 25th, and on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. Why? Legal issues with transferring an automobile title.
A week prior to all of that, the automobile in question had to have emergency repairs. I thought the repairs were going to be about $1000. The repairs came to $250 plus my very first Uber ride to pick up the car for about $11.00.
Needless to say, along with preparations for the holidays and other business projects, I have been very busy.
Another successful project related to the holidays- getting my mother's holiday cards out the door.
Last year, I gave my mother a new HP Laptop for Christmas. In April 2023, I installed a new version of Microsoft 365 on the laptop. The version of the software I installed on her laptop did not include Microsoft Access, so in November (2023) I installed the Microsoft Access Engine (currently a free program) which allows users to run MS Access applications without the full MS Access installation. Now her contacts database is accessible from her new laptop.
This year, I convinced her to let my program print the recipient addresses on Avery labels I keep in my business stash.
Below, photos of the Avery labels I had on hand and the holiday cards in the mail box ready for pickup.
In November 2022, I ordered 100 USPS Forever postal stamps for about $48. I used 21 of the stamps for this mailing- costing about $10 for postage. The cards were cards she had on hand from earlier years, so the cost of each card was negligible. The return address labels were also free because various charities provide them without charge.
Research provided the following estimates for sending the 21 cards my
mother sent out and that of a 200 count order using an outside professional
service.
In 2024, I am going to be looking into any number of ways to cut costs. I decided to get started right away.
Hope you are enjoying the holidays.
Saturday, November 25, 2023
Again, this year it was a quiet Thanksgiving. I did most of the grocery shopping on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 because I also had a birthday celebration in the works. Completed the grocery shopping on Monday, November 20, 2023.
Started cooking for Thanksgiving on Tuesday and pretty happy the meal turned out as planned.
It's been a busy week, with everything going according to plan except an issue with one of the cars. Just some of the projects I have been working...
- Updated the Microsoft Access database that maintains all of the affiliate links for my Amazon Stores. So happy this project is mostly complete.
- Holiday meal preparations
- Online holiday gift shopping
- Wrapping gifts
- Minor holiday decorating
Lowkey holiday spending on the table this year. Several issues with cars and other repairs which may turnout to be expensive.
Last two days...
All things considered, pretty upbeat about the holidays, and hoping you and yours are in the spirit as well.
Friday, November 03, 2023
I have been working various projects recently, however took the time to notice how beautiful the fall color turned out.
This fall, I have also tried new food items or prepared a lot of my old favorites.
I love fall and preparing for the holidays. Though I have no big plans, I
try to ensure that if I have an event, I have options. Last night, before
preparing for bed, I played around with a holiday look...
Hope to get to my hair in the coming weeks.
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
I thought it was a nice holiday. Relatives stopped by on Christmas Day and Monday. I spent Christmas morning baking, prepping a roast, and putting together the side table shown in the following photos (click the photos for details about the table).
Tuesday, I planned to be at the bank bright and early however, my bank deposit receipt is timestamped 11:31AM. I also wanted to get somethings heading into the weekend. I am making glazed pork chops and dressing for the first.
After leaving the bank I went by Costco. The velvet jeans I discussed in the last post were no longer on sale, however they had the deep burgundy in my size so I figured I could splurge on another pair at full price.
I felt the sweater and dark brown booties by Anne Klein, items I already owned- would match the burgundy jeans. The sweater is a good contrast however another pair of caramel suede Anne Klein's, here again- I already owned, was a better match.
Last night, after all my chores I had to set my hair. I meant to touch up my roots by the first, however feel I am going to miss the deadline.
I took some photos then started flipping channels. I noticed "Three Days of the Condor" was being aired on one of the cable channels. Are there movies you just stop and watch? This is one of mine.
I have a lot of plans for the new year, however I think I am going to close out the year doing mostly nothing. Oddly enough, I am looking forward to the next few days.
Monday, December 05, 2022
Maybe some of you are aware that I am an admin for my high school's alumni group on Facebook. This year, the varsity teams for girls volleyball and boys football have been involved in regional and state championship games. Over the last several weeks, it has been fun watching and reading the reactions from some of the 6K members of the alumni group to these events.
Though Arundel did not win either of these finals, they were pretty impressive throughout the season and many of the alumni members let them know.
What else have I been up to? Cooking, baking, shopping, working, being annoyed (last post), researching tech layoffs and financial news, and taking photos.
On Cyber Monday, I was at Costco bright and early to pickup a gift I wanted. There was a sizeable saving if I purchased the gift by November 28, 2022. Once I knew I had the gift (out of stock concern), I was able to order other gifts which arrived by Saturday, December 3, 2022. I am mostly finished with my holiday shopping, and Mint is happy to let me know I went over budget.
This year, I had a budget of $400 and spent about $425.
That said, if I had paid full price for everything, I would have spent about $650, so I had an overall savings of about $225.00.
Do you think that is a low budget for holiday gifts? These days, I tend to purchase things that are needed on the spot. Gifts are received throughout the year.
Do you want to know if I am losing weight with all of the holiday treats shown in the photos for this post? Yes, believe it or not. I have been getting exercise through chores and eating in moderation.
Hope your holiday plans are going well.
