Win, Place AND Show !!!!

Yesterday, our hospital had the wrap up for our latest fitness challenge. The idea was to walk 7500 steps per day for 6 weeks, ending up with 315,000 steps. I have been a runner for 38 (gasp) years, so this is right up my alley. Well, I am not the only runner in town - I came in third place. One of my coworkers logged over a million steps in the time period. Second place logged over 800,000, and yours truly clocked in with 715,000. So here's my prize :

A bronze medal, of course!!! Now I have all three - gold, silver and bronze!!!

They also raffled away other prizes, and I ended up with this:

My friend didn't want it, but I did!!! It's called a camel back and it's a hydrating system for bikers and hikers. The tubing connects to a bladder that goes inside a backpack. When you need a drink, you just sip out of the tubing. Here's what the inner bladder looks like:

 

 

After that, I had a delicious lunch of chili with cheese, onions and tomatoes, carrots, and Brussels sprouts. They also had a make your own trail mix display where we could mix up our own concoction.

 

 

 

It was yummy!!! But let's move on to something REALLY important - What is Rosie wearing today?

This cute, simple, comfy dress is from Victoria's Secret catalog. I have had it for years. It's a sweater knit, with pointelle details. Here are two closeup views.

The open weave makes it mandatory to wear black undergarments. At first, I forgot and put on my everyday nude bra, but that was quite a show, so I changed to black. the key to this look is the jewelry - a gob of sapphires set in gold. First, a long necklace

Then, a shorter version to fill in the neckline.

Incidentally, the dress has a cute scalloped trim at the neckline, which you can see here. My arms are likewise loaded down. On the left, a diamond tennis bracelet, a sapphire bracelet, and a London Blue topaz ring.

On the right, two more sapphire and diamond bracelets, and a matching ring.

And now for the kicker !!! Cherie at www.stylenudge.com is hosting Shoe and Tell, so I busted out a pair of awesome shoes that don't get a lot of lovin'.

They are perfect for this getup. They are made by BCBG girls. Aren't they awesome??

There are two other linkups going on today. Lovely Rachelle at www.pinksole.com is hosting How I Spring, and this is how I do it. Also, Rhea at www.rheaetcetera.com is hosting Style to Inspire. I am desperately trying to inspire you all. Check these fun links out!!

For a parting note, one of my other friends sent me this.

One of his neighbors wrote to Cesar Millan about his dog who attacked other dogs, so the Dog Whisperer came out to help. The show will air in 2016. Isn't that the coolest??

Animal Attraction

Well, I guess my Winter recap inspired me to mix some of my old items together. As you saw from the post, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. Well, I think that today I am a "Winner winner, chicken dinner!!" I really like this outfit. Cute and comfy and all made of older pieces.

On top, I have a nice thick knit cardigan made by Charter Club ( a Macy's brand). Underneath, I am wearing my Theory dress/jumper.

I cinched it all together with my Dolce and Gabbanna belt.

 

My necklace is also a rerun of many years. It's a combo pin/pendant/clip made of Swarovski crystals, although it's not that brand. I got it at Nordstrom.

On my left hand, two genuine Swarovski pieces - my Nirvana in Black Diamond and my Platinum cuff.

On my right hand, a costume ring that I got as a souvenir in Baltimore.

 

 

 

I am wearing my cheapie leopard fabric booties that I got for $5.98 at the Forever 21 after Xmas sales a couple of years ago.

 

 

I am wearing brown tights with them. I am carrying my Beverly Hills Bag Lady equestrian themed handbag.

And that's about it for the outfit. Over the weekend, I went to the Clipper game on Friday night. We played the Washington Wizards, and we won. We actually led for the entire game.  As always, here is the floor just prior to the game starting.

 

 

They did something a little different on Friday - they threw out these big lighted balls for the crowd to bounce to each other. They looked like they were made of parachute material.

 

 

I just wore jeans, a silver lurex cowl neck sweater, and a jacket I got at this year's after Xmas sales. It's by Style and Co, which is yet another Macy's brand.

Here's a closeup of the skull, made entirely of tiny silver studs.

I got home late, about 11:30 or so. On Saturday morning, I got up at 6:30 to go for a company sponsored hike in the Orange/Tustin area of town, about a half hour away from Huntington Beach. It was at a regional park called Peters Canyon.

 

 

It was a beginner/intermediate hike. There was one big hill to give it the intermediate classification.

 

 

We hiked for 5 miles, which took about an hour and a half.

 

 

Everyone seemed to have a good time. The hospital does these every third Saturday of the month. I will be attending whenever I can.

Today, it's Monday, so of course I am linking to Patti at www.notdeadyetstyle.com for Visible Monday. Go see this beautiful lady if you have a chance. And..... have a great Monday!!!

Winter Winds Up

It's time for my winter wardrobe wrap up.!!!! As a licensed scientist, I know that analysis of the data sometimes yields conclusions that we weren't counting on. A case in point is this winter's outfits. I would have thought that black would lead by a mile as my preferred color, but the actual results were much closer.

Black = 14
Brown/Tan = 10
Blue = 5
Red = 4
Ivory or white = 3
Green or grey = 2
Pink or purple =2

As for shoes, my black ankle booties were the favorites, followed by my brown suede boots and my Calvin Klein pilgrim shoes. And dark colors clocked in 19 wears, whereas light colors had 17 appearances. So let's start by looking at MY favorite outfit, which I wore on February 17th:

 

 

 

My tan and black faux lace INC pants, with a black crocheted sweater and my matte gold leather jacket. I got compliments ALL DAY LONG and I was comfy and felt great. Number Two was also a pants outfit that I wore to my niece's baby shower:

 

 

I wore gold raw silk cigarette pants with a Catherine Malandrino sweater and Sole Society shoes. It was so luxe, yet so comfy and easy. Number Three was an outfit I repeat on occasion, since it is sooooo cool.

 

 

 

More pants!!!! This time, it's my Bebe lace up ankle pants, with a double layered sweater vest and an ivory blouse. One of my favorite doctors actually said that this was the cutest thing he had ever seen. I also wore an oldie but goodie on March 5 - a wrap dress with all the trimmings. Finally, a skirt makes an appearance!!!

 

 

This lovely, flattering outfit also incorporated my new deep red leather jacket that I scored at the swap meet. January 5th marked a day when I got a lot of compliments. I felt very exclusive and luxurious in my tan suede maxi skirt.

 

 

Glittery and swishy and flappy and full of texture and shine!!! And an honorable mention goes to the cute and sexy outfit I wore to take the older gals out for birthday lunch on 1/31.

 

 

My matte gold leather jacket also topped this sweet little number. Now for the duds. The outfit I hated the most occurred on February 6. The red pants were just toooo big, and I felt generally baggy and saggy and yuck. I have worn this same outfit with better fitting red slacks, so this will never happen again.

 

 

My second most hated getup also involved something that didn't fit so well. The white dress that I wore on March 16th definitely needs some taking in around the midsection area.

 

 

I am grabbing a HANDFULL of fabric in this hot to make it look decent. In reality, horrible. Next, we have the disaster I wore on January 12 -  a classic, but sadly dated look by Pendleton.

 

 

 

I looked like I belonged in a 1970s vintage Seventeen Magazine spread. Yuck, Next, we have the mistake of March 20th:

 

 

Blech, yuck, gross, bad bad bad!!! I have worn these pants with success and will revert to that outfit the next time. Lastly, we have the outfit I wore on February 2:

 

 

 

Some people liked this one - I got a few comments that I looked like a teeny bopper. Well, I just didn't feel like this dress was flattering, and I will not wear it again, so I am going to give it to someone who will.

Here's a real quick look at my most popular shoes :

 

 

 

 

 

My black ankle boots, my brown suede knee boots with the gold chains, and my all time favorite Calvin Klein pilgrim shoes. I wasn't really surprised - I love all three of these pairs of shoes.

Well, now we are in Spring. Any predictions ??? I am staring it out with tan and brown, so we will see. Thanks for taking this little e review trip with me, and let's not repeat our mistakes. That's one big advantage of blogging - I get to remember just how bad or good my selections were on any given day. But in the end, fashion is fun, it's a hobby, and I enjoy it, so I will keep on trying until I have all successes. See you all later!!!

Seek and Ye Shall Find

Remember the pin I wore yesterday?

I took my mom to the CPA to file her 2014 taxes. When I got out of the car and put my cardigan back on, the pin was gone!!!! BooHoo - it was from my MIL Mimi, and it was vintage. But this morning, I parked in the same spot, and dang if it wasn't laying there in the parking lot. YAY!!!

So a bit of good luck there. And here's what I am wearing today.

A navy blue satin dress from some random store somewhere, sometime. On top, I have my favorite ivory waterfall cardi.  Here's a better look at the embroidery around the neckline.

For shoes, I wanted to go with something that had a huge comfort factor.

 

My Lauren Conrad wedges fit the bill. As far as jewels go, I decided to wear one of my East Indian parures - that's a matching set of jewelry. It includes a necklace, ring and earrings. This one is sapphire - that seems to be the preferred gem this week.

 

 

Here's a peek at the matching earrings.

 

 

The matching ring is on my right hand, along with three Austrian crystal bracelets.

 

 

On my left hand, another sapphire ring and a gold/diamond dust bangle.

 

 

 

And that's all, folks!!! Except for the links. Since it's Thursday, Alice at www.happinessatmidlife.com is hosting Throwback Thursday. It's always fun!!. Then, Christina at www.poshpair.com is hosting Style Link Up, featuring florals. I guess the embroidery on my dress qualifies me. Christina's featured blogger this week is Sophia at www.stylishlyinlove.blogspot.com,
so I figured that I would link to her and then check her out later.

Remember when I put the pedometer on Kenni to see why he is so fat?

 

 

It just so happens that I wasn't the first one to think of that idea.

I guess that great minds think alike!!! Have a great day !!!