Sunday, October 06, 2024
I started my weekend on Friday, with the Real Estate Coffee House Zoom meeting. Yes, I am still a Maryland licensed real estate salesperson, see resume.
Maryland laws which affect areas associated with real estate recently went into effect and I wanted to sit in and listen to some of the local experts.
After the meeting, since I did my hair and makeup, I started to try on things I recently pulled from the back of my closets. Though the charcoal sweater with the detachable fur collar is something I wear normally in the Fall and Winter months, I never wear the collar.
I purchased the sweater because of the collar, however for whatever reason
I could never find a look I liked using the collar. So Friday, I looked into
one or two things I could do to use the collar with the sweater.
Today, I pulled out more of the pencil skirts I purchased as separate pieces for the corporate workplace. Some of those skirts (black & charcoal gray wool skirts) are shown above.
Other pencil skirts I purchased like the leather and lined linen skirts shown below, were worn on weekends or on other outings. The style worked with my body type and I always liked a more conservative look for most outings. I played with color a bit more, outside of the workplace. Most of the skirts are size 6 and lined.
I am still going through my closets to see what I can wear again- because of weight loss.
Other things I took care of this weekend included updating the renewal
terms for a CD that will mature later this month, some work in the
garden, and I added to the clothes donation pile.
Some of the movies, videos, and sports events I watched over the weekend.
- Silent Witness w/Dermot Mulroney
- Hypnotic w/Ben Affleck
- Madeline Argy recent vlog
- Baltimore Ravens win over the Cincinnati Bengals
My days are pretty active, and because of this I have been able to lose more weight than normal over the last year. The activities discussed in this post are in addition to my normal routine.
Wednesday, October 02, 2024
It rained today, however I decided to go out as planned. The high in my area was about 71 degrees so I wanted a light jacket to wear with my dress.
In the illustration above, I included the prices for the items I had on. The dress is available at this link. The 14K gold earrings were a gift, however, I found an exact match and noted the $500+ price tag.
In a recent post, I provided a photo of a wool lined suit I purchased in 1983 or so in Falls Church, VA.
I paid about $50.00 for the suit at a discount center. This is not a noteworthy stat, however interesting to me insofar as how my buying habits changed after leaving the corporate workplace. Okay, my weight also played a factor.
Monday, September 30, 2024
Over the years, I have spent a lot of time in the mirror putting together business styles that worked for me. I have also purchased a great many outfits to accommodate my business world.
A type of suit that worked for me- included a tunic jacket with a matching pencil skirt. Two examples from my closet are shown below.
How am I defining tunic jacket? The jacket to the suit could be worn without a blouse underneath because it had some type of closures from top to bottom.
What I do not have in my closet is the suit shown below.
I would like to own the suit illustrated above. I know this suit will work for me in black, caramel, and the gray shown. Leave a comment if you have answers.
Thursday, September 26, 2024
The new flyer for Costco arrived Monday, and I wanted to pick up several sale items on Wednesday with the start of the new promotion.
The problem, it rained all day Wednesday. So I made plans to go today,
Thursday, September 26, 2024. Though it rained earlier in the morning it was
not raining around 11:00 AM when I left the house. Because it was steamy and
wet, I
decided to wear jeans and a sweater. Below photos taken before leaving the
house.
Below, closeup photos of the items I wore.
What is amusing about this? Before I could reach the entrance to the store I had to
pin my hair up because I had absolutely no curls left. Outside, it was like a
steam bath. You would think, I would simply pin my hair up before leaving the
house on days like today.
I managed to purchase most of the items I wanted on sale. In addition, I noticed a
bright LED OttLite being offered for $49.99. These days I need all the bright
light I can find and the lamp on display seemed to cast a bright light.
Happy to report, the lamp worked out well in the area I wanted to use it. See this link for a similar offering on Amazon.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Yesterday, I ate so lightly, that this morning when I made my morning espresso, I was surprised I wanted nothing else.
In addition to the items shown above, I also had the following drinks-
- Morning espresso
- Glass of Pepsi
- Capri juice drink with my daily B12 vitamin (noon) (the only pill I take)
- Hot Chocolate w/Whip Cream (5:00 PM)
This morning, after my AM routine (see below), I had some fruit and a small amount of candy/nut mix. Then I decided to re-transplant a new plant I recently transplanted.
I purchased the original snake plant in late August (2024), and noticed last week a new bud peaking through on the side. I was able to dig out the smaller plant without damaging the larger or smaller plant.
Initially, I thought the copper planter would be perfect, however decided this morning, in the initial stages of the new growth, the ceramic planter would be more aesthetically pleasing.
How is my diet going? Okay. Are you surprised I am losing weight?
I have a myriad of financial issues that I manage daily, not only for my personal and business accounts, but also for the house and other matters. Some days I spend a good part of my morning taking care of just the day to day as related to financial matters.
This morning, I ensured the 20 or so bank accounts I manage, all report the numbers I have and I paid off my PayPal Business Mastercard.
It is now 12:10 PM. Today, I think I am having chicken fajitas around 2:00 PM. I used to purchase the frozen Weight Watchers Chicken Fajita entrée when I wanted to maintain a Misses size 6/8 for my business suits. My version of this entrée is also effective.
Monday, September 23, 2024
I seldom wore or purchased sweaters to wear to the office. Three sweaters I owned before I started or early in my professional career are shown below.
On occasion, I did wear the brown sweater to the office with a long brown
plaid pencil skirt if I had no meetings planned. One of the photos below shows
the brown sweater with a dress similar in style to that of the skirt. Keep in mind I was a lot
smaller when I worked in the corporate world (resume).
When I started my small business it seemed I purchased a lot of sweaters.
This probably due to the fluctuations in my weight and working from home. Below
photos taken in October 2009 showing styles incorporating sweaters I wore back
then. Note the tweed lavender college sweater from above.
See this post for my corporate business style.
In the previous set of photos did you notice the burgundy sweater I have on in the top left photo? I like that style and since leaving the corporate world I have purchased several in the same style however different colors.
I can also change the look of the crew neck sweaters shown above- by clipping on the black velour collar shown below.
Three of the sweaters I purchased after leaving the corporate world came
with collars and are shown below.
And finally, okay yes I have purchased other sweaters, however these are the
sweaters I wanted to use for business style, I purchased the following
sweaters to wear with pencil skirts rather than a business jacket.
Why are the tags still on these sweaters? Though I love them and only paid $15.00 apiece for this designer brand, they are men's sweaters and have pockets where I need no further adornment, breast pockets. Because the sweaters are thick the pockets added too much. Now that I have lost weight, the fit is more to my liking. Purchased the sweaters over 15 years ago.
