A Few Beautiful Things

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Have you ever had a weekend where you found lots of beautiful things? It happens to me more than often and sometimes I like to take a step back and just take it all in. 


I did some shopping recently and decided to change my curtains in my home. I have always been afraid of white or cream curtains. I like to keep my privacy so I always steer clear of these but I decided recently to take a chance.

I really love these beautiful cream DKNY curtains that I found at HomeGoods. The room feels like it has been refreshed some how. The original curtains that I had were gray and with these cream curtains the room now feels bright. The price made the decision easier too. I only paid $29 per set! Wonderful right? 

Once I saw how great they looked I hurried to HomeGoods to get the last set and hang them in our loft. This is where the office is. I love the way these look and they are nice and thick. So my room looks elegant without showing the inside of my home. 

The next item that I found was this beautiful blue and white pillow from Ralph Lauren. I also found this at HomeGoods for only $20! It’s gorgeous in person! 



Last weekend my family and I went to our outlet mall here in Indiana. I am not a huge fan of our outlet mall. We don’t have a lot of selections there. I did stop by the Coach store and picked up this beautiful cognac tote for under $200. These beautiful nude Coach pumps I found on Poshmark (brand-new) for under $60!

I also saw these down in the Ann Taylor Factory store. It is so much better to see items in person. These rhinestone pumps are stunning in person!  I had to get a pair. 



And last but not least is this arrangement sitting in my clear chair. Now that may not be a big deal to anyone else but I just love it there. You know how you may be moving things around in a room and you place something somewhere and look over and think, “well I actually like that there”. That is how this happened.  Accidentally beauty…. 

I am still in a funk at the office. Trying to decide what to do, see here if you missed my blog post about that. But I am trying to find the beauty in things and focus on gratefulness and learning to just be still and know that he is God.

I have searched and read some of my past posts about beauty and poise. Life is interesting but worthwhile when you found your purpose. 




(photos via Mrs. Shockley)








A Little Magnolia

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Good Morning Everyone,


It is so nice having a three-day weekend. It’s funny how you try to cram things in when you have that extra day. 


I keep visiting the grocery stores trying to get flowers on sale. No one has marked them down yet. No fun! In today’s post, I wanted to share this beautiful little mirror that I found at Draper James. 


Draper James is a lifestyle company started by actress Reese Witherspoon. It is a cute website and has lots of wonderful things. 


I particularly loved this beautiful compact mirror. I love pulling it out of my clutch and using it. It’s lovely.

It has such a vintage look to it. I love the magnolias, the clamshell shape mirror, and the gold trim. The price is wonderful too!
I am going to love using this beautiful, feminine item. I hope you all enjoyed this beautiful and affordable find. Have a great Monday!



(photos via Mrs. Shockley)

Scrumptious Salads for Me

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Hello Friday Morning and Happy Valentines Day,


It’s a three day weekend again. I am thinking about going to see a friend. She had a massive stroke in July of last year and has not been the same. Her birthday is coming up and I want to take her some flowers and spend some time with her. 


In Wednesday’s post, I talked about my recent decision to take probiotics. I wanted to share in this post the recent salads that I have been making for lunch. 


This is my little Kate Spade Lunch Bag that I found on Poshmark brand new. It is really small so I would not encourage you to buy it if you plan on having large meals. I love it because I can pack small items and they will be protected in my tote. 

I have been buying bags of spinach and veggies. I like to place my salads in large zip-lock bags because I like to fix my salads together when I get in the office. I don’t want everything being in the bowl and getting soggy. So here I have my spinach and shredded cheese in one bag and my cucumber and tomato in the other. 

Here I have some crispy chicken tenders chopped up. I placed these in the oven and let them cool off. Once I go to the office, I place them in the microwave to warm them and put them in my salad. 



I can’t forget my favorite salad dressing. If you love the salads at Olive Garden then that means you love their Italian dressing. You can buy this at the store now and I love it on my salads! So good!

All finished now time to pack everything up. 
It all fits including the cinnamon almonds that I have for a snack. 



In this photo, I am at the office and have put my beautiful salad together. It is so good and I have a green tea to drink with it and my lovely cinnamon almonds as a snack.


Simple pleasures in life and make it wonderful sometimes. I hope you all have a great weekend and share in the comments section below your favorite salad ingredients. I would love to know!

Thanks for reading!
(photos via Mrs. Shockley)

Trying Probiotics

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Good Morning Everyone,


I recently shared the vitamins that I am taking and the recent appointments that I have scheduled. I did go and see the vein/ leg specialist and they found NOTHING wrong with my veins. That is a good thing. I have no idea why it hurts sometimes but I won’t let the crazy thoughts bother me anymore. 


I was talking with my supervisor recently about probiotics. Now I have seen lots of commercials about these but did not know much. I also just watched a video on YouTube where Will Smith and his family just had blood tests taken to try to find answers as to why they are having stomach issues. 


It was such a fascinating video. The doctor in that video also discussed probiotics and how everyone had leaky gut and how that would help so that got me thinking. Maybe I should give these a try. 


Now I have been taking them for two weeks and my stomach issues have calmed down a bit. I was encouraged to take the entire bottle for 30 days then wait and see. 


So my question to you guys is this, have any of you taken probiotics for more than 30 days and if so what were your results? Please share. I really want to know. 


Thanks for reading!

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Blue and White in my Cabinets

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Good Morning,


I am back online after taking a week off. If you watched my YouTube video last week I discussed how my boxer chewed my cord to my home computer! Not fun! Now I did not catch him in the act but as soon as I picked it up I yelled at both of them, “You chewed my cord”! The baby boxer (he is 5 years old) just sat there but the older one (who is 8 years old) ran down the stairs. GUILTY!!!


It’s okay, I got a new one and here we are. In today’s post I wanted to share a very small project that I did. I know we all probably have had or do have drawer pads. I saw this beautiful role of blue and white drawer padding at the store and just had to pick it up.

I could not find the link but I found it at my local grocery store. It is lovely.

I decided to put it under my sink cabinet on my side. I am now showing you guys my business. One of my oil sheen spray cans busted and I have been trying everything to get it out. 
Another reason why I decided to place this there. 

It looks so much better now. Now all I need are some beautiful organizing boxes to place inside with all of my products. 

I hope you guys have a wonderful Monday and I pleased to announce that we had SNOW this weekend! I pray that the heavens above are hearing my prayers. If you watched my fashion video on YouTube I had a small rant about how I hate how warm it is. Please let the seasons go accordingly. Everything is beautiful in it’s time. 
(photos via Mrs. Shockley)

My Dream Desk ~ The Chinoiserie Secretary

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Good Friday Morning,


Already February is upon us! Wow! 2020 is on a role. My husband asked me recently if I wanted to get any new pieces of furniture. Now why my husband would ask me that is crazy. He knows how much I love to look at furniture. 


My eyebrows raised when he asked me. I said, “Well I would like a chinoiserie desk”. Of course, he has no idea what that is. So I tried to explain it but he still did not get it. 


So that had me thinking. What kind of desk would I like to have if I could purchase one?  There is no great inspiring website than Pinterest.


So below are the chinoiserie desks that I would love to have…




This is still one of my favorites. Remember I shared this office in June of 2019.

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I think I am loving the secretary look. It seems so sophisticated and whimsical. This desk is from the Ralph Lauren collection. I should have known. 






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I would love to have a little pink in it. Especially some cherry blossoms. Now wouldn’t that be wonderful?



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Oh my gosh, you guys. I found a blue and white secretary desk! ADORE! Pinterest is so dangerous!

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There are so many beautiful options. But I do hope that sometime in the near future I can find one. I did see a chinoiserie desk at my local antique store but the price was about $795! Not something I was willing to pay at the time. Even right now I don’t think I would like to pay that. 


I do hope that you enjoyed this post and that it provided some inspiration for you. Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy your time with family. 






(photos via Pinterest)





January Favorites~ 2020

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Good Morning,


It’s been a week. Horrible news… I know many of you have heard about the news of Kobe Bryant, his 13-year daughter, and the other passengers on the helicopter. All I kept thinking of was his wife Vanessa. I can’t imagine what she is going through right now.  My family and I said prayers for them… it is truly heartbreaking.


Well, let us move on into my favorites for January before I get sad all over again. 




I’ll start off with my new Day Designer that I found at Target. Now I did not find this online. I found it inside my local Target. 

My new one is the black and gold one. I love it! I have more room to write, I love the tabs and extra stickers. It was a great purchase for $18! I can’t seem to function without my Day Designer. I open it every day. Sometimes before I even touch my phone!
My second favorite was Alena Pettitt’s interview on the BBC Network regarding “trad wives”. I thought she did a lovely job standing up for femininity and embracing being a stay at home mom.  Way to go Alena!


My third favorite has been my toile inspired bangle bracelet from Talbots. Beautiful, isn’t it?

Fourth on my favorite’s list are these beautiful Coach Wren Pumps from Von Maur. I have not worn them yet but they fit well and I am looking forward to wearing them this spring and summer. 


Fifth on my list has been my long lost love fragrance…. night-blooming jasmine.

It is still sold out online. I have had numerous women stop me left and right and ask me what I am wearing. I love this scent! I have already emailed the customer service staff at Bath and Body Works asking them to please return it on a permanent basis. We shall see!

Sixth on my list has been baby’s breath. I don’t know why but that has been the only floral bouquet that I have been buying at the store. It gives such a light soft scent in my office and home. It has been really enjoyable. 



I also love my black cape and faux fur gloves that have been my winter gear for this season. I forgot to take a photo of them. Maybe I will share it in a video. 


I hope you all have a great day and we will chat soon!






(photos via Mrs. Shockley)