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The White Dress & The Tornado

Posted on July 28, 2015 by LFFL

Dress—Maurice’s

I just love when I can take myself shopping at the mall. It had been a while since I’d been mall shopping so I made an entire day of it. Not only did I need new clothes in general—but I wanted to find things to wear on my next trip overseas.

Yep, I was at the mall from mall opening until mall closing—10am-9pm (probably a man’s nightmare). But I mean—there are so many stores there to venture inside of that it didn’t surprise me I was there that long.

One store I ventured inside of was Maurice’s where I found this cute little white dress. I thought it was simply adorable. It’s perfect whether I go to India for my next trip or whether I go back to the United Arab Emirates.

But the real fun came when there was a sudden torrential rainstorm going on outside and everyone in the mall was ushered from the stores into a tunnel-type hallway because tornado sirens were going off in the surrounding area.

No one could get a signal on their cell phones inside this narrow passageway either which was irritating. So there was just a lot of standing around and waiting for the tornado warning to pass—while hoping an actual tornado would not hit us directly.

And although a couple of small twisters did touch down in surrounding areas, fortunately, one did not touch down directly where I was—thank goodness—or I’m sure my car would have been in the next state over when I left the mall to go home.

And since it was raining so hard when I was ready to go home, I had to wait it out so I could actually SEE to drive home because you literally could not see more than a couple of feet in front of you. There was just no telling when the rain would die down either.

Well—more shopping for me then!

So, if you have nothing else to do today, spend an entire day from morning until evening buying yourself nice things if for no other reason than you deserve it.

Take-Away Life Lesson: Always look at the positive side when you get stuck inside a mall because of bad weather—a little more unexpected eating and shopping never hurt anybody.

A Lovely Charity Event

Posted on September 27, 2014 by LFFL

All dolled up and ready to leave for a charity event. I had never been to a major charity event before this one and always wondered what it was like to attend one.

All the donations for this charity event went to one of the local hospitals for cancer research—always a good cause.

I arrived there early enough to see the stage being set up for music, a lady practicing her aerial stunts, and the tents being set up with tables, chairs and whatnot.

Aerial acts.

The tents, food, and a famous country singer.

And, oh my. Food was EVERYWHERE!!! So many different restaurants had their own little areas where they were giving away samples of their food to all the attendees all night unlimitedly. I just loved seeing so much food surrounding me. It was a dream come true—to be surrounded by various types of food and unlimited eating! Heaven!

Everyone was dressed in their finest attire. The men were, oh so, very dapper in their suits and ties and the ladies so lovely in their cocktail dresses and 4-inch stilettos. It was all very high-society, dahling.

So, if you have nothing else to do today, find a local charity event in your hometown and attend it while dressed to the nines in your finest attire. You’ll have lots of fun and help out a good cause at the same time.

Take-Away Life Lesson: It’s always nice when you can give your money to attend a fun event while at the same time knowing your money is being put to good use and was well worth the cost to attend.

Colored Hair & Pink Pastels

Posted on March 23, 2014 by LFFL

AVERY
Student
(At a fashion show)

Zachary’s sister stood out with the green color on the tips of her hair for a bit of fun. The neutral and subtle colors of her outfit made the green pop out in her hair. With a pretty sheer pastel dress and the addition of a fur around the neck, she’s ready to go.

So, if you have nothing else to do today, have some fun with hair coloring or accessorize with a great fur.

Take-Away Life Lesson: To make a tiny bit of color stand out, keep the colors around it subdued and neutral somewhat.

Fun With A Scarf

Posted on March 17, 2014 by LFFL

CAMRYN
(At a fashion show)

What a cute blue dress with a fabulous scarf! I just love that she even thought to toss a scarf around her neck in a stylish way. She has a style all her own for a young one.

So, if you have nothing else to do today, try the many different ways there are to wear a scarf and/or infuse yourself with the color blue.

Take-Away Life Lesson: If a young’un can manage to put a little style and thought into her outfit, there’s really no excuse for anyone older than she is.

Waterfall White Fashion

Posted on March 5, 2013 by LFFL

This is an outfit I chose for an outing with a date. I couldn’t begin to tell you where I got the dress, shoes, or bracelet, but I pulled them from my closet and thought the combo would be a fun date outfit—the all-white look. And I’m definitely one of those people who believe you can wear any color any time of year. If you know you’re a person that can pull anything off any time of year, then hey, you don’t have any problems. So I don’t believe in that ‘no-white-after-Labor-Day’ nonsense.

Needless to say, the date didn’t turn out to be so fun—but it was what it was. You only get one shot with me, sweet cheeks!

I loved the background where this picture was taken. It’s directly in front of a hotel in a ritzy part of town that had a fabulous waterfall. The perfect spot for a picture. Sadly, this was the only good memory from the evening. And, thank goodness, I got it on camera!

So, if you have nothing else to do today, try the all-white look or any look for that matter, go out and do a photo shoot in front of some beautiful scenery, and put your pics into a photo album as a keepsake.

Take-Away Life Lesson: Find people who are deserving of the time and energy it takes you to get ready for a date and will be great company. Ugh!

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