Slinky Cat

I remind myself of a black cat today:

I am wearing black slacks that are older than the hills. My knit sweater is by INC, and it's all black except for the collar, which is embroidered in red and gold. Underneath it, I have a gold lurex tank top.

          Since it was in the 40s this morning, I wore my red leather jacket on top of my outfit.

             My matte gold chain with the black cabochons was the perfect complement.  

Another perfect match are my Spiegel boots - they are black suede with gold embroidery.

             On my left arm, a red leather/crystal bracelet and my yellow gold wedding set.

On my right arm, two items from Saks - a white enamel/crystal ring and a stretchy gold tone and crystal bracelet.

                                         Last night, my November Birch Box arrived.

                                                        Here's what was inside:

1) Living Proof Perfect Hair Day dry shampoo
2) Liz Earle Superskin Moisturizer with Natural Neroli
3) Make Face Gloss - the tiny tube
4) LOC One and Done Shadow Stick - this was broken, It was very soft. Not a good first impression.
5) Temple Spa LaLa Lagoon Aromatic Bath and Shower Gel

Lots of big products this month!!! Too bad about the eye shadow, because the color, Impress Me, is a soft brown shade, which I would have used.

So every night when I get home, Elli comes to greet me and ask me about my day.

      Last night, I guess my day was so boring that she didn't even stay to hear the end!!

I did get rid (FINALLY) of a pesky individual yesterday - she didn't even care about that!!!

Links for the day:
1) Lindsey at www.thepleatedpoppy.com for What I Wore
2) Liz at www.shoppingmycloset.com for Style Me Wednesday
3) Tameka at www.pastriespumpsandpi.blogspot.com for Who's Wearing What Wednesdays
4) Sydney Fashion Hunter has Fresh Fashion Forum at www.sydneyfashionhunter.com

Have a great day, and exterminate all the pests in your life!!!

Let's Get Down to Business !!!

I have a slew of meetings today, so it's all bizness all the time for me today. So here is what I ended up with:

This tweed sheath is made by Calvin Klein, my personal favorite. I had to add the belt, at least until i regain my little beer gut. I covered it with my BCBG Max Azria knit blazer with the silver studs.

My cross necklace from JC Penney ( another all time favorite) seemed to be a perfect match and covered up my bony chest nicely.

On my left arm, a white gold wedding ring, a Swarovksi wide band, and a marcasite cuff that I bought on Ebay.

                 On my right arm, a wide mabe pearl ring and my Swarovski Infinity bracelet.

I wore my New Nine West black smooth/patent pumps and carried my new Anne Klein purse.

Of course, the new TWTRCG feature - today's out take:

                                                       I am an action star !!!

Two links for today - first, Jess at www.elegantlydressedandstylish.com for Turning Heads Tuesday. Then, Kileen at www.cuteandlittle.com has On Trend Tuesday.

Have a good day!!!

Happy Vinn-A-Versary !!!!

So Friday, November 6th, marked one whole year of Vinnie Barbarino Holtzman's living at Casa de Holtzman. So of course, we celebrated in style:

Double cheeeseburgers from Mickey D !!! Kenni, being the one who has lived with us the longest, knew what was gonna go down.

                               The other two culprits caught on once they smelled the aroma.

                                      Vinnie made quick work of his anniversary treat.

                              Hmm, I guess next time, I will have them hold the pickles!!!

Of course, we humans deserved a treat, as well. I bought two large boxes of Mrs Field's cookie dough from a neighbor kid, and so I baked up a few - half Rainbow Chip and half Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup.

   I have repeatedly said, and I'll say it again - Mrs Field's Cookies are the best ever!!!

Well, I started exercising again last Friday night, since my bad cold seems to be getting better. I lost 5 pounds on the Cup A Noodle diet. I worked out for an hour Friday, and then ran a light run on Sunday morning. I did feel better afterwards. My pants are held up with safety pins today. Beer and chips needed.

Wanna know what else made me feel better besides puppers, cookies, and Doc? Macy's sent me a 25% off coupon that was good only yesterday. I was looking for a dark colored tote bag, and so I picked up this Anne Klein beauty:

It is half black leather and half animal print. The animal side has the AK lion logo, and there is a gold plate. The hardware is gold and the lining is bright orange. It's exactly what I had in mind.

One of my coworkers said that she heard on the radio that El Nino was supposed to start on November 9th. And, just as predicted, we had a nice rain storm today that lasted about a half hour. Here's what I wore to greet Mr. Nino.

This is a Nipon Boutique jacket, along with Talbott's slacks and a Joseph A silk knit sweater. I got the jacket during the summer at the same clothing swap where I scored my Yves St Laurent blazer.

It's sort of a greenish-gray color, with fuzzy trim on the collar and pockets. Here's a look, without the jacket.

My Joan Rivers statement necklace was the perfect accompaniment to the look. It tied all the colors together.

                         On my right arm, my new sapphire ring, and a sapphire bangle.

 

          On my left arm, my yellow gold wedding rings and a gold and diamond dust bangle.

Even though I couldn't tell, I guess Elli had fun going into the office on Thursday. Here was her poor little face when Doc told her she couldn't go with him today.

                                             Then she tried to sneak into his bags.

                            Then, to top it off, it rained, and she had to put her pink sweater on.

                                              I know how you feel, my poor little Elli !!!!

So let's do a ton of linking. First, Cherie at www.stylenudge.com has Shoe and Tell. Then, Rachelle at www.pinksole.com has How I Fall. Next, Melissa at www.mahogany-closet.com has Mahogany Closet Mondays. After that, Ana Luiza at www.northwestblonde.com has Start the Week Stylish. And last, but certainly not least, Deb at www.elegantlyfashionable.com has Classy Monday. Thanks for looking, and see you all later!!!

PS Another great action shot!!

The Working Girl

So as you know, my little Elli lives quite the life of a lady who lunches. And she gets very upset if her routine is interrupted by such trivial matters as the housekeeper doing her job. So we devised a new plan for every other Thursday. Here was Elli's face when Doc told her that she had some excitement in store:

So far, so good. Then he brought her into his office and set her up in her own little corner with an office of her very own.

So plush !!! So executive level!!!  She paid rapt attention to all the high level decisions that needed to be made.

She heard that walking meetings are better for your health, and also more productive.

But, she is not exactly a work horse, and so she decided that reclining meetings were better.

           Then it was break time, and she had already had enough of this working crap.

She was a "less than model" employee. But there is a silver lining. She has always wanted to marry a doctor, and she found the man of her dreams :

Dr T !!!!   Looking for love in all the wrong places. Dr T is my husband's associate, and we all love him - but now, he is even Elli approved!!!

Well, enough medical office drama - back to me !!!! What did I wear today?

I am having a Stevie Nicks kind of day. I have on a midi length reptile print chiffon skirt, a grey lurex cowl neck sweater, and a sweatshirt jersey lace trimmed waterfall cardi. So elaborate.

                             Love this outtake. I wasn't aware that I ever stood like this.

The necklace I chose is my silver link that alternates with reptile links. On my right arm

A grey leather and crystal cuff and my mother of pearl spaceship ring. On my left arm

My favorite silver and crystal bracelet and a white gold wedding set. The criss cross band is Swarovksi. I finished the look with grey patterned hose and my grey Nine West shoes.

Two more links today !!! Christie from www.theclosetbychristie.com has Friday Favorites, and Dawn Lucy of www.fashionshouldbefun.com has Fun Fashion Friday !!!. Let's hope that our Elli has a good Friday, loafing as usual.