Self Portraits

Since Doc started working Monday through Wednesday, I was missing a lot of outfit photo opportunities. Finally, my giant brain figured out a way to capture my costumes. Let's go back to July 30th:

I used two JFK bookends that were my mom's to prop my phone up.  It works okay - not great, but serves the purpose.

This is a dress that I got at the nice shop in Philadelphia. I think it's Carole Little, but I could be wrong. Anyway, I love this dress. It's comfy and flattering.

This next outfit is one that could be worn to work, to an event, or to church, depending on the accessories. The top is White House Black Market and the slacks are Amanda Smith.

They are both silk. The top has a matching cami underneath that is the same print, but more of a lingerie type material.

The shoes I have on in the pictures above actually fell apart when I walked out to my car, so I changed into these Skechers slides.

 I wore my two opera length necklaces that I got in Orlando a few years ago.

This silk sundress came from a very unusual location - Denver !! I guess it was in the consignment shop because there are not a lot of sundress occasions in Denver.

I wore a gold Paloma Picasso belt with this.

On top, a white collarless jacket from Theory.

Now we move to this week. On Monday, August 5th,

I wore a Vince Camuto animal print top with the pants from one of my Antthony old lady pants sets that I love so much.

This top can be worn with a lot of different colors. I wore a jade and lapis necklace with it.

On Tuesday, my gay Paree dress from weekend Traffic, and a Versace belt.

On top, a soft slubbed knit waterfall vest.

My black coral necklace was the perfect compliment.

On Wednesday, I wore some Ann Taylor slacks, a tank from Walmart, and a lace jacket with no label.

I doubled up on Hermes - belt and CDC cuff.

The heart shaped pendant was my mom's.

Yesterday, I wore a dress that came from a little boutique in Newport Beach called Chantal and Vicki.

I stopped working in Newport in 2003, so that tells you how old this dress is.

I wore a gob of garnet and opal jewelry that I got as gifts over the years.

Today, Doc took the pictures, but Pandi decided to photobomb.

This is a DVF dress with a vintage link belt.

I wore mostly gold jewelry and my London Blue Topaz ring.

She loves to sit on things, especially if they are soft, or if they are dirty clothes

I know that I am on a shopping moratorium, but I have given away a lot of stuff this year, so I used that to justify buying a new St John jacket.

The square studs are a deep pewter color.

And, since I lost a pair of Dior glasses at the fair, I got some new glasses also.

I love Dior sunglasses - the lens tint and size are perfect,

My August Birchbox came - very early this month.

Here is what I got, left to right:
1) Love of Color One and Done Shadow Stick in Empress Me - a deep rose gold shade - oooh.
2) Purlisse Watermelon Energizing Sheet Mask - scheduled for tonight.
3) Living Proof Perfect Hair Day 5 in 1 Styling Treatment
4) Dr Lipp Balm for Lips
5) Marcelle CC Cream SPF 35 Complete Correction in Golden Glow
6) amika Bushwick Beach No-Salt Wave Spray

All good things that I will use. A successful box - no blush and no lipgloss - I have too much of that stuff.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed my wardrobe adventures, and see you all soon!!!

Gettin' Irie!!

Last Friday, I went to see Ziggy Marley at the Orange County Fair. His dad, Bob Marley, is my favorite musical artist. But....... Ziggy may be even better !! I had no idea that Ziggy has won 8 Grammys. He did all of his songs, plus he played some of his father's hits - Jammin', One Love, Get Up Stand Up, and my favorite Bob Marley song, Is this Love. As expected, there was a lot of ganja smoke in the audience. Toots and the Maytals opened for Ziggy, and the crowd lost it when he played John Denver's Country Roads. Toots is an old school reggae artist. He was great.

On the way in, I just had to hug the cutout chicken.

And I had to stop and smell the flowers. As you can see, I wore the exact same outfit that I wore on the Fourth of July.

I was inspired to take this Fabio portrait in the bathroom, because they had air blowing at the sinks for some reason. I lost my Dior sunglasses, but a new pair is on the way, courtesy of the Real Real.

I also noticed some interesting and funny signs on the way in. We had lasagna nachos and fried Mac and cheese egg rolls. The egg rolls were delicious. These pictures will be used for pranks at a later date!!

This steer weighs 2500 pounds. He lost one horn, but the farmer wouldn't say how it happened. He is keeping the steer's secret.

This billy goat was the most magnificent goat that I have ever seen. He had a really long beard and cool little horns. He was also huge.

Well, the big news around my neck of the woods is that I took my board exam and passed !!

Our Board Certification is good for 5 years, so I won't have to do this until 2024, if ever again.

One of the members of senior leadership sent me flowers to thank me for my hard work. It was unexpected, and very nice.

I got a new plant - this is some kind of indestructible lily. At least I hope it is indestructible.

I also found a new candle at Hobby Lobby. It's a mixture of rose and grapefruit.

I managed to get a picture of the leader of the neighborhood pack. I call him Gray Kitty, for obvious reasons. Whenever he sees me, he starts meowing really loud, and if I meow back, he will come over and visit.

Onto the backyard bloomies. The African daisy is doing well - that's not surprising, because they are really easy to grow.

And the orange rose that I planted over Memorial Day weekend is going great gangbusters!!

I was a little worried that it wouldn't take off, but it loves the spot outside where it gets full sunlight for about half of the day.

The roses start off as a very deep orange, and then get a bit lighter, but still very vivid.

I didn't get a chance to show you my July Ipsy bag. Here it is:

From top to bottom:
1) Ciate Glow To Highlighter
2) Mellow Precision Pen Eyeliner
3) Murad Environmental Shield Essential C Cleanser
4) Red Earth Brighten Concentrate Oil with Kakdu Plum
5) Smashbox Always On Liquid Lipstick in Babe Alert - it's a good neutral color, and it does stay on, but it has a weird feel.

I have four outfits to show you. Doc is at work Tuesday through Thursday, so I guess I am going to have to find some way to take my pictures. You all are missing out on some great looks.

On July 15th, I wore a Celine skirt with a knit top from Saks Fifth Avenue Black.

This silver necklace was a gift from my mom for one of my birthdays, just before she died.

On my right arm, a moonstone bracelet, a diamond tennis bracelet, and a pink tourmaline ring.

On July 19th, I wore my Antthony knit pants with a silk top from INC.

Somehow, the strange combo of brown and green works well. I guess it works for trees, so why not people? I wore my weird green resin necklace that always gets a lot of comments.

On July 22nd, I wore a black, tan and white knit skirt. On top I wore a black tank layered over a white tank. Then I wore a black waterfall vest on top of all that.

We had a heat wave here last week, and sometimes the AC gets a bit out of hand.

Friday was the peak of the heat. I wore some black capris (the zipper broke, so they are now in the recycle bin) along with a mango colored knit tank from Cache. The sandals are Skechers.

The tank has mango rhinestones along the zip front. I wore a yellow diamond necklace, and a semi-precious citrine pendant.

Today is vintage Mary McFadden day. This is a great sundress, that always looks wonderful, and is very comfy to boot.

Here's a close up of the trim at the neckline. I wore all turquoise with this and my trusty Target Gladiators. 

Well, I have purchased a few new fall items, and they have all arrived. So stay tuned for a preview of the goodies later this week !! Have a good one !!