As the time of year is quickly approaching since we've had record low temps (YES!!!), that means I can start to wear one of my FAVE things EVERRRRRRRRRR! It kinda rhymes with everrrrrrrrrrrrrr, and kinda rhymes with brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (for BRRRRRR it's COLD out!). Yup! FURRRRRRRRRRR!!! YOWZA! I swear, don't get me started on how giddy I feel thinking about putting on fur in the winter months. I sometimes think I need to move back to Chicago … [Read more...]
How much is that LION in the window?
I saw this and was BESIDE myself. Literally! It seems SO scary but, if you know me and my love of cats, so cuddly! Bold and daring, YES. Fascinating, YES! Risky? YES! Interesting? Very. So I had to share. Is it relevant to any of our lives? Probably not! But it was the wildest most amazing thing I had seen in a long time, I couldn't resist sharing! So, if I took a survey of most Americans and asked what kind of pet do they have, I'll … [Read more...]
Hello Fall!
It happened. This week. Today it happened really hard. Fall didn't ring the doorbell. It pounded HARD on our doors and shouted, "I'm HEEEEEEEEERE!!" via Dropping temperatures, expected record lows, (YES!!!!!) and a crisp wind. Such a NICE change from hearing "RECORD HIGHS". So I guess the boots are now officially out! via I'm coveting these, just in case you wanted to get me an early Christmas gift. I'm a size 7, thank you. :) My … [Read more...]
Closet Classic
Fall is here which means transition weather. We wake up and it's crisp and cool and later in the day it has warmed up. The basic white shirt is one of my favorite things and belongs in every girl's closet and it's perfect for days like these. Classic, timeless, sharp, can be dressed down or dressed up. In my opinion it's an essential. I have several.... I'm so bad! I can never have just ONE of anything because what if something HAPPENED to … [Read more...]
Protein Pancakes
Hi lovies! I'm always trying to be the good mommy, trying to come up with alternatives to feed them things they LIKE and things that are healthy at the same time.... and not be boring. So, here's a twist on regular pancakes that are YUMMY, super easy to make, and way healthier than regular pancakes. Before we begin, I have to admit that being raised by a Greek mom whose dad owned restaurants and he just "whipped up" meals for his customers, … [Read more...]
A girl’s gotta have….
I thought I would share with you a few of my ESSENTIALS in every girl's bag. These are the things that, in my opinion, we can't leave home without. No matter how big or small your purse is, these are must have and should go with you EVERYWHERE! So what does every chic need with her? Her favorite Lip Liner (I feel like lipgloss or lipstick without defining them just seems incomplete, AND it creates an illusion of a fuller lip) and Lip Gloss … [Read more...]
It’s FINALLY HERE!
I can't believe the day has come! It's F R I D A Y! Now, I know I'm not the ONLY one around here who has stuff going on. We ALL have it. But doesnt it feel like sometimes we just have MORE s**t than other times? Well, folks, this seems to have been one of those weeks for me. I mean, here I am listening to my son sleeping and I hear this hard biting noise, as my husband checks on him, finds a POOL of blood (not kidding!) on his pillow, … [Read more...]
All in a day’s work.
Can someone say BREATHE? Day starts with prep for Joy of Connecting women's luncheon which I host each month.... Realizing my 3rd child, Angel, is missing. ( HEART SINKS! ) TRYING so hard to be the hostess with the mostess and trying to keep my cool.... (my spanakopita in the oven) So finally after my guests depart, kids come home from school devasted, we find Angel hiding in one of my son's armoire drawers, with the door CLOSED, just … [Read more...]
Reunited and it feels so good!
Words can't even tell you how I'm feeling right now tonight as I write this blog to you lovies today! Oh if you knew the story of our summer, my mom's illness, and having her with us but not really "with us". When my dad called me that frightful morning to tell me that she put her bra on over her robe ready to leave the house, my heart sunk. Thankfully, she is well, healed, praise the Dear Lord, and she's "back"! And today I shipped her off, … [Read more...]
Brassy Furnishings
Ok lovies. I swear I'm all over the place this week... with a networking luncheon in my home tomorrow, sending my parents off to Panama tomorrow, about to begin a new construction add on in my house, if I am not A.D.D. then lawd have mercy! WHEW! So I'm sitting here thinking about different parts of my home that I wanna "freshen up" you could say. And I spotted these beauties.... oh MY! Love these nesting tables! I've … [Read more...]
