A few housekeeping notes. I have started a TikTok account called Livin' La Vida Rosie. I already have 5200 followers. The goal is to get to 10k, and then I can be monetized. I am giving myself a year to reach my goal. I also started a Lemon8 account with the same title where I post my daily outfits and describe them in detail. So from now on, I will just show my outfits without a lengthy description.
On January 28th, we had Buca de Beppo for my birthday lunch. Here is my outfit:
On January 30th, this is what I wore to dog walk and just generally hang around the house:
On February 2nd, I went to the bank to roll over a maturing CD. Here is my outfit for the day:
On February 3rd, Doc and I helped Win got to Costco. This is what I wore:
On February 5th, I went to an American Cancer Society fundraiser. This is what I wore:
February 9th was our 23rd wedding anniversary. This is what I wore. We didn't do anything special, but Doc got me some beautiful gifts for both my birthday and anniversary.
Here are the silver coins that Doc got me:
The Queen's beasts - the Scottish Unicorn 1 ounce and The White Horse of Hanover 2 ounce
And 1926 Peace Dollar and 2026 Year of the Horse
On February 10th, we took Mimi to her memory doctor in Newport Beach. This is what I wore:
Preston was in Washington DC from February 9th through the 15th for a Model United Nations Conference. Here are some pictures that he sent back:
He won Best Delegate!
I got an amaryllis from Tawn for Christmas. She is blooming!
February 12th was Pandi's 15th birthday. She's getting very old. This is what I wore to do some errands and wish her a happy birthday.
My Ipsy bag came. Inside, from top to bottom:
1) Beauty Vaulte Pencil Eyeliner in Purple
2) Beauty Creations Cosmetics Plump and Pout Lip Gloss in Pink Lemonade
3) Dew of the Gods Claydate Mask
4) Haus Labs B Structural Mascara
5) Sleeke Silk'e Leave in Conditioner
February 13th brought more dog walking and not much else. This is what I wore:
There are now two hawks that live in the star pine down the street. Maybe they have a nest!
February 14th was Valentine's Day, but we don't really celebrate. This is what I wore:
I got my Birchbox. Inside, from left to right:
1) At the Borderline Kohl Eyeliner in Teddy Bear
2) Smashbox Shadow Intensifier brush
3) Butter London Lush Tropics Eyeshadow Duo
4) 417 Sensual Essence Mineral Shampoo
5) Dermatologist's Choice pH Balanced Cleanser
6) dr Botanicals Grapefruit and Watermelon Cleanser
On February 15th, it got really cold and started to rain. This is what I wore:
February 16th was my brother's 68th birthday. This is what I wore to go grocery shopping:
February 17th was Fat Tuesday as well as the start of Tet, the Lunar New Year. This is what I wore:
On February 20th, I went to the Salvation Army sale. I only got a few pairs of yoga pants, since mine were worn out from using them so much. This is what I wore, and I got this outfit at the same sale about a year ago!
On February 21st, it was freezing and pouring rain. I wore an angora wool sweater from New Zealand.
On February 24th, it was back to Costco. This is what I wore:
On February 26th, we went to the tax accountant to file our 2025 taxes. I wore two outfits that day. This one was worn for dog walking.
This outfit was worn to the tax office.
February 27th was 85 degrees here! It was the complete opposite of the week before. This is what I wore to the bank to roll over another CD and get the dividends to use on my trip to New York next month.
I got Jacki a couple of toys at the bank. She got two frisbees and this plastic pig, which was her favorite.
It was still hot on February 28th, but less hot than the day before. This is what I wore to go to Grocery Outlet.
Pandi in her Donut Dreamer bed, my first piece of content creator PR.
On March 1st, we saw a flock of glossy ibis in front of Total Wine. They were poking around in the grass.
Today, we saw some Egyptian geese in Heron Harbor. We have never seen them there before.
