How Do You Like To Shop?

I love online shopping. Mainly cause it allows me to be at home and see what I want without any pressure. I do love to shop don't get me wrong, but I shop differently online than I do in a store. I want and crave everything in a store; when I shop online, I feel like I am "window shopping". It must be something about not touching and loving on the item and needing instant gratification. I don't really purchase online because I would then have to wait. I gather ideas of things from online and magazines things, I want, things I desire and put into my fun binder (see right: I created these in the 90's and love them. I have several. I even made one for a friend that was fantastic! I hope she still loves it.) Also, you are able to find really great deals sometimes with online shopping and stuff you wouldn't normally see in the stores, especially not on sale. Many of them if you join, and invite a friend, you receive $10 if they purchase, which is a pretty good deal.Think about if everyone you knew signed up and just bought one thing? Fantastic! $$$ for you! Some of my favorites are Rue La La, Bluefly, Gilt Group (where you get $25), Beyond the Rack and YOOX and for home, One Kings Lane. I am not sure I know that many of the online home furnishings stores, but have a good feeling my friend Shay would know.

If I email you, and you haven't already joined, sign up under me and if you have joined tell your friends to do the same for you. I would like to see what happens!

Let me know what other online shopping sites you like and which you like better online or instore?

Jack and Diane....

I WANT this puppy! It is one of the live auction items at The KidneyTexas luncheon this coming Wednesday, September 8th. I have been wanting a black and white dog, little girl, for sometime now. I want to name her Diane, which I find hilarious and have had many crying, peeing, laughing fits with my friend Nikol on this very subject, so that I will have Jack and Diane, from the John Cougar Mellencamp song. "little diddy bout jack and diane" She is just too precious. I can't stand it. I hope she goes to an excellent home. I may be searching for a look-a-like Mi-Ki! Are you kidding? Those eyes, and little round ears. and that sweet little mouth and nose! so yummy, needs a kiss! I hope it raises tons of money for KidneyTexas and the programs it serves in the fight for kidney disease.

What's Your Personal Style?

Will you be dawning lace, pearls or fur this season? What is your personal style? What would you like it to be? I loved this letter from Ken Downing and I thought I would share, I am sure all you fashion lovers have already read it, but let me know what you think!

I'm also looking so forward to Fashion Night Out! blog to come... where are you going to be spending it?

TOMS WEDGES- not on my game!

I just noticed a Toms ad on my blog and it KILLS me that I was not the first person to have the Tom's wedges in Dallas. (right) I still haven't gotten them! ugh. and now the fall line is out!! However, I do not know anyone yet in my circle that has them.... shall be looking into that little purchase!

I went to something similar to this last year and it was a blast! and it's a great organization! I even won a $500 gift certificate for facial treatments. Still deciding what to do...

Trend Report: Green!

As I read my latest Neiman Marcus trend report email, I fell in love with several of the items and even more so the fact that green is a trend for fall. I love green, I have it in my home furnishings and because I am a red head, don't look half bad in the color. These five items particularly caught my eye as they aren't the bright green that you would think of, but a more subtle way to wear the hottest color and make it more of a neutral. I also love the trend of camouflage, which seems to be prevalent as well in shoes, wallets, clothing.

So it's time to start thinking about fall (even though it's the heat of the summer and we are still buying summer wear) and start finding your perfect item so you aren't green with envy when everyone else is in the newest color trend! l

Post what you find for your go to green item if you get something, I would love to see your green items!

My Rebirthday #?

something just dawned on me. when I have always had my surgeries it has been in the summer, more b/c I was out of school, as was mom and so it made it a natural selection for timing. I was born in the summer. interesting. many of my surgeries have been on or around my birthday. many of my birthday parties, which my sweet mother has held, some even being surprises, have also been good luck, we love you as you go into surgery parties.

with each surgery I have been given a sort of "new life" and it just dawned on me that it is a rebirth each time. a REBIRTHDAY! I am looking forward to my rebirth this year.

take care of your heart,

XoM