Guess what? It is in the 50s this morning!! Yay! My morning walk was so great! Oh goodness! I enjoyed it a lot today. It was wonderful. Well, today I just wanted to share my delicate upkeep routine. I shared this delicate spray from the Laundress last week. This is what I use in my undergarment drawer. I spray all of my delicates about twice a week.
photo credit: the Laundress
I also wanted to share this laundry checklist from the Laundress. What do you guys think? I know I follow the bra rule and when I do wash them I use my mesh bag to keep them from being caught in something or getting damaged in the washer.
How often do you take care of your delicates? Also, do you know of any other products to use? Please share in the comments section below. Have a great Wednesday!
I had a good and hard weekend if that makes sense. Within 48 hours three people that I knew died. Two of them died from Covid and the other was a young man who was shot. I don’t understand all of God’s reasonings for these deaths. I try not to get into my “head” too much because I could get really sad and that would not be good for me or my family so I try to do what I can and pray.
Okay, now on to today’s post. I was watching another video from Dominique Sachse and I heard her say, “love the season that you are in” and that stuck with me. My 39th birthday is approaching and with this year getting close to the end, I am trying to understand some things and learn to trust God more. It is very hard for me to trust the Lord. I don’t trust easily it is a hard thing for me to do. I think my childhood has a lot to do with it and the older I get the more I realize that.
photo credit: Brigitte Tohm
As I am looking toward the future and also reviewing my past. I am seeing a lot and beginning to understand why I went through a few things. That’s another reason why I am so glad that I journal. I talked about this before. Journaling is so important. Especially when you are trying to grow as a woman.
I was just recently thinking about how much I hated my 20s. I won’t lie I hated my 20s. I was super stressed all the time. I had a baby young, married young, and took on two stepchildren in addition to working full-time, trying to build my career, make a beautiful home, and don’t forget about the normal cooking and cleaning. My 20s were hard! I tried to enjoy them as much as a could because Lauren was young but it was so hard!
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I journaled the entire time in my 20s and I am so glad that I did. Now when I read it there are a lot of, “oh that’s why that happened, or awe now I understand that”. I am so glad that I did. My 20s were hard but there were a lot of good things going on. The kids were healthy and growing, we bought our first home, purchased a brand new car, I started a new job at my current office with better health benefits and more money so that season was not all lost. “Love your season”.
Then my early 30s got a little better. There were still some challenges of course. The crazy ex-wife couldn’t stop being petty, then the co-worker crap began but in the midst of that blessings were still flowing. My husband’s company was doing well, I got promoted, we built our second home, got to go on more vacations, I traveled more for work, and started the blog! And honestly, this is when I started to “fight to enjoy my season”.
There were still things going on but my mid-thirties was when I began to understand okay, you can’t control everything. Do your best and trust the Lord. Now here I am approaching 40. I got promoted! Honestly, this was the final position that I was attempting to reach. I didn’t believe that I would get it so soon but here I am. I am still blogging, I started a boutique (I hope to keep it), and I am really enjoying this journey so far. I am trying to love my seasons. I am hoping that I can. There is so much going on in life right now and it is very short. So I say this to you as well as myself. Love your season!
Have a great Monday!
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So I made it through my first week of walking around my neighborhood. I got up around 6:15 each morning and left my house at 6:30. I walked for 2 miles and it took me about 30 minutes to walk the 2 miles. Each day I felt better and better. And I noticed that in the evenings I would begin to look forward to walking in the morning which is a good sign. I hope to keep this up. I will keep you guys posted.
Alright, so today I wanted to share this beautiful historic venue that I discovered on Instagram. I am always surprised when I find something beautiful in my city. I found this venue called Laurel Hall. Laurel Hall was built in 1916 for one of Indiana’s wealthiest families.
It is the perfect backdrop for insanely chic wedding photos!
photo credit: Amy Mulder Photography
photo credit: Ashley Link Photography
photo credit: Instagram
I would love to take a tour of this home. It has wrought iron front doors as you are greeted, timeless details, luxurious oriental rugs, and rich hardwood.
photo credit: Instagram
This is the romantic sweetheart table! What a great date night setup!
photo credit: Amy Mulder Photography
Oh I love this! I still can’t believe this is available in my city! What a great bridal shower dinner table setup. I love everything about it. It’s so regal.
photo credit: Instagram
I would love to know where they got these beautiful roses from! They look almost like the roses from Grace Rose Farms. This venue has me thinking about my Renewing Vows post. I would love to have my renewal here. I may have to share this with my husband. I don’t think it would hurt having a tour in the future. But honestly, I think I just found my venue. Let me know in the comments section below what you guys think.
Well, it’s the end of August and summer is beginning to end slowly. The boutique is having its end-of-summer sale! If you use code End50 it will take 50% off of anything in the boutique with the exception of the Lillian Dress and the Autumn Mauve Cardigan. Those are my new arrivals and are not on sale yet but you can use it on anything else! Please don’t forget that I am offering international shipping. If you have any questions, please use the Contact page. Have a great weekend all!
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I feel like saying, “it’s another beautiful day in Zamunda”. It has been so hot out! Goodness! I am trying my best not to complain but I can’t help it. Today was my third day walking in the morning. I mentioned on Monday that I started walking for exercise in the mornings instead of getting on my elliptical. It has been so great! I have enjoyed it. I can’t wait for the temps to drop and for the humidity to disappear. My husband did join me yesterday morning. He did a great job! He hates cardio but wanted to join me so we speed-walked and talked the whole time. It was nice. We walk about 4 laps around our section and it comes up to 2 miles. I am drenched with sweat when we come in but I feel amazing.
So I will let you guys know how this goes for the rest of the week. I have been sore for two days but I know that in a few days the soreness will go away. Well on to my favorites for the month of August….
First is my new Poshmark purchase!
photo credit: Mrs. Shockley
Oh my goodness! I can’t believe that I found these on Poshmark, oh my! These are pink rose gold Banana Republic pumps and they are brand new! I had to get these. I didn’t even make an offer. The price she had was perfect already. I only paid $30 plus shipping. How great is that?
And there is a surprise detail, the heels are gold! I can’t wait to wear these for the holiday season! Oh and the earrings are from Etsy. I love vintage clip earrings. These are Weiss vintage clip earrings from the 40s. Whenever I am on Etsy or Poshmark I always type in “vintage Weiss clip earrings” in the search space and the most beautiful earrings appear. It is such a treat searching for these.
photo credit: Mrs. Shockley
My second favorite has been my new lavender deodorant. I love Dove deodorant. I have been wearing it for years. I was so surprised to find it in a lavender scent and I have enjoyed wearing it so much this month!
Third has been Dominique Sachse’s Daily Wellness Routine video. I have watched this video a few times already this month and it has provided so much inspiration to me. She is the reason I decided to finally start walking around my neighborhood. My husband always told me to try it but I never did. I think I just needed some time to “grow” into the idea and when I saw her walk two miles around her neighborhood I thought, “you know what I need to try this”. I also love her eating routine, how she incorporates swimming into her day, the video just screams a great morning to me. I hope you all enjoy it.
Fourth is and of course my new handbag. I do love my new Louis. I still can’t believe that I have one. I have this bag all over my Pinterest Feminine Accessories board so to finally own it is a very good feeling to me and a blessing.
photo credit: Mr. Shockley
Fifth are my new arrivals for the boutique. I love the new autumn mauve cardigan and our new Lillian Vine dress. These are great transitional pieces for the boutique.
I will be beginning my end-of-summer sale on Friday so stay tuned for a 50% off code on Friday! Also adding international shipping was huge for me. It was a “boutique goal” set for next year but I was able to accomplish it this year.
photo credit: Mrs. Shockley
Sixth was a humm I don’t know. So I tried a new polish color and it was suppose to be mauve but it looks lilac to me. I have never worn lilac polish before. What do you guys think? It’s not ugly and I do like it but it’s a bit out of character for me.
photo credit: Mrs. Shockley
Seventh are the new products that I decided to try from the Laundress. I purchased two bottles of the delicate wash and one bottle of the delicate spray. I love spraying the delicate spray in my bra drawer. It keeps them smelling fresh.
photo credit: Mrs. Shockley
And my eighth favorite has been the $6 roses at Kroger! I can’t believe these were only $6 a dozen and our Kroger has had this sale going on for weeks! I am savoring every minute of it. You should do the same!
I hope you all enjoyed my August favorites for this year. I can’t believe that September is next week! Crazy right. I feel like we have been in Covid part 2 this whole year. Goodness, I just want some normalcy back but we will see. I will be linking my previous years’ favorites below. Have a great Wednesday!
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I had a pretty good weekend. I got most of my house chores done and we went and picked out carpet for our home. We are going to be replacing our carpet soon and I CAN NOT WAIT! It is long overdue and I will be so happy to get rid of this brown carpet.
On Friday I shared the 100 Ways to be Elegant list. As I said before, I love this list. How could you not but that got me thinking. We all have our own way of living well and beautifully. What’s on your list?
photo credit: Victoria Magazine
Do you have an elegant dish that you like or a favorite scarf or shoe? What about activities? Is there anything that you do that gives you a sense of beauty?
photo credit: Mrs. Shockley (home life)
You all know that I can’t go without my fresh flowers. I love how they look and I adore the light scent that they give. I also love wearing perfume. There is something about smelling your favorite scent and living it behind when you walk out of a room.
What about you? What is your elegant list? Please share your elegant list I would love to learn what they are!
I actually had a really good weekend! On Saturday I ran my normal errands, took Lauren to the hair salon, did some antique shopping, and had dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. I will share my beautiful and soooo delicious dinner on Wednesday for my monthly favorites post. I tried a new dish. I tried the herb-crusted lemon salmon. Oh my word!!!! So good! I will share a photo tomorrow.
In today’s post, I wanted to share my recent antique finds! You guys know me I love going to antique stores. I went to my normal one in Beech Grove but then discovered that two more antique stores were right next door! Yay! Below is what I purchased….
photo credit: Mrs. Shockley
Here is my antique shopping loot so far! The first item was this beautiful gold and marble corner stand. I saw this in the first antique store and it was called Y Shop Vintage and More. I really liked the staff. The original price was $175 but he let me buy it for $110. I was so happy that he dropped the price for me.
photo credit: Mrs. Shockley
The top of it is real marble and that stand is vintage. He told me the year but I have since forgotten it. I think it was around the 80s or 70s but I love it! I will be going to my downtown office today.
Now let’s talk about my goodies on top…
I purchased the blue and white tureen bowl and the white and gold small Lenox vase as well. Both came from the same location. The bowl is made by Johnson and Brothers and was a whopping $4.95! Can you believe that? The white Lenox vase was only $8! Steals!
The blue and white ginger jar was from a third antique store that we found and this lady had shelves and shelves of blue and white! I wanted to take a picture but I didn’t want to disturb her. She was working as I was walking around. I only paid $18 for that and it is real porcleain.
photo credit: Mrs. Shockley
I wanted to share an upclose photo of the legs of the stand. I do love this. It’s unique and no one will have one like it. I did purchase some vintage earrings from the store that had the blue and white porcelain.
Aren’t they lovely? They were only a few dollars each. I love all of them! I have already pictured them with some of my dresses and cardigans this upcoming season. I hope you all enjoyed this post. Maybe one day I will get up enough courage and do a vlog. I am still on the fence about doing one but we will see. Have a great Monday!
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It is Friday and it has been a very productive week for me at the office. I got my file organizational project done and I now feel like I can finally move forward with other things. Yay! Lauren starts school next week. The horror…. I am not even ready for this upcoming school year. There will be some changes for her. She now can leave school grounds for lunch and she will be driving. So exciting for her.
I have my normal errands this weekend. I just want to sit. I feel like I need to but will that happen? Probably not but anyway I wanted to share this item with you all that I received from a friend years ago. I think I may have shared these on here before but does anyone own a set of these?
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I think they are called Hospitality Snack Sets. Sometimes when I open my entertaining cabinet I pull these out and imagine what I would use them for. I think of a day in my sitting room with a friend just chatting away while we each have one of these in our laps or on the table eating sugar cookies and drinking tea.
They are beautiful pieces and I always feel bad for not using them when we have guests. But there have been moments when I want to pull them out but then I always have that “oh these might be too fancy” feeling.
What do you guys think? Do you think these are too fancy? Would you use them? I’ve got to find a way to use these this year. I hope I can figure something out soon. Let me know your thoughts below. Have a great weekend everyone!
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