Sick Kitty

I may not be blessed with children yet,

however, I have my own little fur baby, thing is, 

he is officially a teenager! 

Can you believe that!?!

Poor little guy :(

He has been sicky for a few days now, so we finally had to take him to the vet.

Luckily it wasn't anything too serious although he has scared us in the past!

He came out with a cone though...he hates it!

Nibiki is the sweetest little guy, 

he likes to hide his face in your body when he goes for a car ride and at the vet.

Now, if he only stopped waking me up early for food on the weekends...

Read more on him Here!

Do you have any fur babies? Tell me about them?

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Don't get me wrong,

I enjoy rainy days.

However, I've stayed couped up at home for 2 days straight.

I felt a bit of cabin fever coming along.

So since the rain had been light all day yesterday,
we decided to go out for dinner,

and of course right then and there, 

the skies decided to open and the wind started to blow...

and just like that I was drenched!

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Thank goodness for my rain boots! 

I can't believe I've lived all these years without them! lol!

I gotta say I'm thankful for the little rain and the day off.

To everyone living near the Gulf Coast please be careful as the storm is said to strengthen! 

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Cool, Not Cool, Undecided: Oh what a week!!

I'd thought I'd spice up this blogpost a bit by linking up with sweet Janette from Janette The Jongleur. She is a lovely blogger and avid photog from SoCal and you should definitely visit, link up, and follow her if you haven't yet...so what are you waiting for?!?!

COOL:

This has been a very interesting week to say the least...

On the bright side, work may be *IS* cancelled Monday (thanks Isaac)
My friend gave us tix to the Miami Dolphins game tonight...
Hubby is making sure we party it up tonight at his brother's bar for Michael Jackson night!
 I'll make sure to have my big ass drink and hopefully it looks like this...!!!!

NOT COOL:

Waaah...waaah introducing my Debbie Downer post...

My car breaks down Monday on the first day of work

Demanding parents began visiting work on Tuesday and my work laptop crashes

Hubby's car visits the auto shop on Wednesday

Played work politics on Thursday

My work laptop is stolen from the trunk of my car last night!

I think I deserve a big ass tall drink tonight!

UNDECIDED:

Spending the day indoors knowing that everything around town is closed because of the rain and the wind.

Using the extra time to work from home to catch up...I guess I will see the fruits of my labor later!

To have folks over at home for a Hurricane party...do I want to clean up later???

hmmmmmmm

Stitch Fix: Get Yours!

So this is quite of an overdue blog post. It took me a little long, only because I didn't know where to start and I didn't have a good pic of me with my Stitch Fix...uhmmm..."Fix"!

What is Stitch Fix? Stitch Fix is this really cool website where you get personalized style fixings delivered to your door! Once you sign up, you complete a style profile of what you like, what you don't like, your size, your price range, and other "important" things. You are then assigned a personal Stitch Fix stylist who selects 5 items that are sent to you for a $20 "styling fee". When the package arrives you  try on the items at home and do a little fashion show for your friends. So you fell in love with one, two, or maybe all five items? The ones you want, well, you can apply the $20 styling towards their cost. The items you don't want? No sweat, return them with the included prepaid envelope. You can schedule your box to arrive as often or as seldom as you want.

What I really liked is that with the items, you also get a card with suggestions on how to wear the pieces that are sent to you. Dress them up, dress them down, with a belt, cardigan, or boots. Uber cool for the lazy fashionista that I am!

Pretty easy cheesy, right?

Just as a quick FYI: I was not compensated in any way to do this. 
Also, this is my first fashion post/review of any kind so any feedback is welcomed! :)

Here are the items I received in my first shipment:

This black linen dress is by Keepsake. It is a pretty cute rocking dress with cut outs on the back side. Unfortunately, it was a tad bit small on me (I blame it on my weight gain). I also wasn't too thrilled about the material and the price attached to it (almost $100). 

I loved the suggestions to wear the dress though! I think this was one of my "wildcard" picks.

This is a floral racerback tank top by Tulle. I really liked the sheer material and the racerback style on the back. Since I own a similar top in my closet, I had to send this one back.

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It may have been the fact I needed an outfit for my little sister's birthday, but I found so many ways to wear this tank by Bluejuice with things already in my closet! I love the detail around the neck and the color was my favorite! Although I wasn't thrilled that it flowed out at the bottom so much, I managed to tuck it in into a black tube skirt, sorta like the styling suggestion seen below.
Let's just say that it was h-o-t! I got lots of compliments that night:)

This tank by Olive and Oak was adorable! I loved the sheer material, the colors, and the racerback once again. However, it fit a little odd on me. Maybe I just wasn't used to the way I looked in it.

This skinny wavy bangle set by Rachel Eva was a little pricey for my range. I would've kept them, but I own similar ones I bought some time ago.

After you receive your pieces and try them on for size, log on to your Stitch Fix account and make comments about your items so that your stylist knows why you either loved or did not love the pieces. This way, they get to know about your style a little better.

Stitch Fix is a great way to add items to your closet. You can schedule your Stitch Fix to come in once a month or once every three months, YOU decide!! 

Rocking my Stitch Fix!

Don't worry...about a thing

I was so nervous for the beginning of the school year...well for the first week at least. 

After finding out everything I needed to know (very late) I was able to move in and make it through the first week of planning, even though I'm not even in the classroom. 

The kiddos go back to class on Monday and I guess that's when the real test starts. 

I am already creating a plan of action (in my head) for everything that needs to be done..but oh goodness, can you believe there's a meeting I'm already "dreading"? 

It's ok...everything is gonna be all right!

I'm determined to do the following so I can stay "happy" and "stress-free" this year. 

Do what you can in the time allotted. 

Avoid stepping on others' toes.

Say "no" even before my plate is full.

DO NOT GET OVERWHELMED!

EXERCISE: Must go to GYM and do YOGA!!!

What do you do to battle a stressful day at work?

I Hope You Dance

I stumbled upon a printed email sent to me by an old coworker (2 jobs ago). You see, we worked as group counselors hoping to help others and many times, we forgot about ourselves. Giulia always managed to send out the right vibes and words to make it through the day. The email read:

Author unknown:

"When I meditated on the word 'Guidance', I kept seeing 'dance' at the end of the word.

I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing.

When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. The movement doesn't flow with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.

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When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead, both bodies begin to flow with the music. One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back or by pressing lightly in one direction or another. It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully.

The dance takes surrender, willingness, and attentiveness from one person and gentle guidance and skill from the other.

My eyes drew back to the word Guidance.

When I saw 'G': I thought of God, followed by 'u' and 'i'.
'God, 'u' and 'i' dance.'
GOD, YOU, and I DANCE.

As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust that I would get guidance about my life.

Once again, I became willing to let God lead.

Dance together with God, trusting God to lead and to guide you through each season of your life."

--Author Unknown

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And I Hope You Dance!!!!!!!!