Is She Really Wearing That?!

Well, it's Wednesday and I've had a busy, busy week so my What She Really Wore post is a day late.  

It's been a busy week so far and next week is about the same, but let's back up to Young Living for a second.   If you were thinking of ordering something you can use my Link to save 15% off through April 30th.  Normally, it's 10% so you get a bit more this month.

I was working and apparently interrupting her nap.   I thought we should start off with a little Rouxby Sue!

Back to my Young Living segment:

If you order $100 or more you can check out the gifts for the month of April right on this link: 

April Flyer     The Purification Oil is one of my must have oils!   If you cook any foods that have lingering orders, this one is for you.   Drop some in your diffuser and watch the icky smells just drift away.  You can bet I'm going to make sure I have $100 on my loyalty order this month.  If you have a good size order at $200, you can grab a Thieves Oil for free as well.  I think it's well documented all the glorious benefits of Thieves oil, it's definitely one I'm never out of.  And if you've got a much larger budget than I, you can add a bottle of Detoxyme in addition to the other two oils at the $300 mark.  Detoxyme used to be an everyday supplement for me and I'm not sure why I stopped but it's good, so I may have to add that back into my rotation.  

Ok, let's get on with the clothing, you gotta run get your taxes filed, or paid in our case.  OUCH indeed.

Let's go back to last Thursday, April 8th.

#1- Morning Pj's- I'm going to continue to sing the praises of these pajamas but let's talk about the sweater first.  It was a chilly morning so I had on my trusty Barefoot Dreams sweater that I wear as a robe.  You can grab these during the Nordstrom Annual sale, in July, for a great price.  I have two and they are perfect for chilly mornings. 

#2- I picked up these JoySpun pajamas at Christmas time. This particular color isn't available now but these pj's are so very good!  I'm in my usual size Small.  

#3- Time to get dressed and I had to run to the UPS store to pick up a box that got returned. So I threw on that old Zelle skort that you've seen several times and a fun t-shirt that came from a little place in Louisiana called Fleurty Girl but she doesn't have them anymore.  It says Louisiana Charcuterie and you can see a similar one here.   

Also,  I thought you should see the inside of those PJ's.

I know that picture is HUGE but the stitching says You Are Gorgeous and I think that's the sweetest.

Thanks JoySpun for the positive vibes!

Moving on....

#1- Thursday the 9th brings another pair of pj's that I love.  These were from a couple of years ago but they still have the pattern but it's blue instead of pink.    PrintFresh. These are 100% cotton poplin and get softer with each wash.  The pattern is called Hen House and I think they are just adorable, must like little Rouxby Sue who worms her way into my pics.   

#2- you can see a close up of the pattern.  Also, these pajamas are NOT cheap, you will want to watch for a sale for sure.   Mine are a medium, because I bought them before I lost weight and while they are big now, they generally run a little on the small side, if you are between sizes, I'd size up.

#3- Now I had nowhere to be last Thursday so I popped on my trusty Wallyworld shorts that you've seen a hundred times already and a t-shirt from a Denton clean up day.   I did not end up going but the sweet Merebear got my shirt anyway for me.  Hubster went and helped out though.

Thursday was also Nuuly delivery day.  If you click that link, that's my referral code so you will get $30 off your first rental.      I have a specific way I deal with my rental clothing, I don't want it to get mixed up with my clothing so I hang it in a separate section of my closet.  It also helps me to remember to wear it more often since it will have to go back. 

This month I got three pairs of shorts, 1 short sleeve top, 1 long sleeve top and 1 dress.

I probably should have grabbed a pair of jeans instead of so many shorts but I'm on the hunt for denim shorts so there's that.   Also, that super light wash pair on the far right....DEVINEEEEEE!!  I put them on and they are like that old pair of cutoffs that you've had for years and would never dream of giving up, except they are new and pricey but who knows, maybe Hubster will treat me to them if I stop finding projects for him in the yard.  😂

This is the nifty little bag that your order comes packed in, it includes a return postage slip that you affix to the outside when it's time to send your clothing back.   I pop it on the shelf underneath the clothes so I know everything is right where it should be when it's time to return.

I'm not going to lie, I really would like to keep everything in this order, except maybe one pair of shorts.

It's a good order so we'll see how it goes. 

#1- Last Friday I was running to the Botanical Gardens plant sale so I wanted to be comfy.

I wore my new shorts, Gap was having a really great sale so I ordered these denim shorts, size 26, I'd say they run true to size and they have a nice modest 5 inch inseam.   The t-shirt is the old one you've seen before from Boshamps in Destin.  I'm sure I put on some kind of tennis shoe before I left because you can't be going barefoot to the Botanical Gardens plant sale and grocery store.

#2- Another repeat, these are the Kut From the Kloth shorts (4) and my Chicago Cubs t-shirt.  I wore this on Sunday, we went to Sam's Club and the neighbors house for dinner, kind of a lazy day.

#3- Monday, 13th, I had a class at 3pm.  Today's class was Bucket List books and we talked about the Book of Ruth.  I love discussing books of the Bible as literature so it was a good class.  But the weather cooled a bit so I popped on a pair of pants that Hubster can't stand. hahahaha.   These are from last fall at the Gap but they are still available.   These are a Small and I really need the XS in them but I continue to wear them because they are lightweight and comfy as all get out!    My T-shirt was from last years Target/Kate Spade collaboration.   It's a size small, and I have worn the bejesus outta of this.   In case you can't read it, it says, Champagne & French Fries and that's a fact!   I finished it off with my old but good, Birkenstock clogs. I don't think they make this color anymore, it's a deep maroon.  

My class wasn't until Monday afternoon so I initially had this on before I left the house.

Also, I didn't intentionally chop my head off in the picture but my hair was wet. 

So you might think this is the same old skort you've seen a hundred times but it is in fact a new one.  I got this one from Amazon as part of their Vine program.   (meaning I didn't pay for it in exchange for a review-which also means I can't return it) This is a Small and I'm telling you, order up.  It's not uncomfortable snug, it just runs small and that was noted in several reviews.  It's just tight enough to show all the bumps and lumps so save your ego and order a size up.   This is the Red color.   The t-shirt is also from last year, Target and I had to grab a pic of the graphics, the top right is the back and the small lower right is the front.  We've already established my love of a good hot dog!

Aaaannddd Finally;

#1- Tuesday the 14th.   I had my first Kings of France class and it was a bit humid out so I grabbed my shorts from Sanctuary, I grabbed these last year from Evereve. This color is Ultrapale and I don't think it's available in that color any longer.   These are a 26 and I've got plenty of room, I also have these in white. They are a good basic twill short but they do run big, I could honestly drop to a 25 in these.   The shirt is from my Nuuly rental, it's the same Pilcro shirt from last month just a different color.  If this one was priced as well as the one I had last month I'd keep it but it's not so maybe I'll just rent it again and see if the price goes down.  The size is small and it's true to size, although it barely tucks in so it is a bit cropped.

#2- We are finally at today and I had an acupuncture appointment.  You always want to be in loose comfy clothing, I try to wear shorts or a skort as often as possible so my lower legs are readily available. 

This is the 32 degrees skort (XS) that I picked up at Costco and my old Nirvana t-shirt, that you've also seen before.  I have the t-shirt knotted with a hair tie and tucked under.  My sandals are my silver Birkenstocks.  I've had them a few years and they go with everything.   Metallics are a neutral, go for the fun silver or gold shoe, you'll be pleasantly surprised!

Well, that's finally a wrap and with me having to leave the house so often, at least most of my clothing choices are quite so embarrassing.  I have a Gardening group event tomorrow, class on Friday and every day but one next week so you'll be seeing all those rental clothes before long as long as the weather stays warm, I have a feeling I'm really going to wish I added a pair of jeans in that rental order.

I better run get some work done before it's dinner time!

Peace, Love, and Hot Dogs

Samma

Monday, Humid Monday

Hey peeps!!!

Coming to you on this lovely humid Texas day!   Today was hair washing day and by the end of today money is on that my hair looks like this!

If the bigger the hair, the closer to God is true then I'm gonna be touching Angel wings soon!

So before tomorrow's edition of What The Heck is She Wearing let's go back and see what the heck we're eating around here.

Last Monday we started the week off with a Hello Fresh Meal.

Steak Salad with Blue Cheese & Griddled Onions

This was good, but I love Blue Cheese. Hubster is not a big fan of blue cheese so I didn't add the extra blue cheese to the top of his salad.  See, I can be nice.   My salad was full of that tangy flavor.  This was a good salad and one that would be easy to replicate on your own.  

Tuesday was a day of leftovers.  Sometimes we have a very full refrigerator and need to get some of it cleaned up.   I actually couldn't even tell you what I ended up eating. 

Wednesday was our second Hello Fresh meal of the week.   We had Southwest Burgers with Potato Wedges.  Listen, there's one thing that Hello Fresh is pretty reliable with and that's their burgers.  It's always fun to see what interesting combo's they come up with.   My only complaint with this meal was there was too much of the southwest fry seasoning on the potato wedges.   

I also cooked up a batch of spaghetti sauce and popped it into the refrigerator so we can have it for dinner tomorrow night. 

Which brings us to Thursday and that spaghetti sauce that I whipped together yesterday.

Let's do a quick recap of how I make my sauce, because it's easy peasy.

This is the recipe, the bottom larger page is from Hubsters mom, Ms. Janie.   The sticky not is my additions & revisions we've made over the years.   You can go here and go back in time to 2010 when I posted the recipe in detail.   

But since I'm not one to leave well enough alone...let's talk about what I do now.

This round of spaghetti got Italian sausage only instead of ground beef.  I also softened up some zucchini slices from the freezer, some yellow bell pepper with those onions and then browned up the sausage.  Some extra veggies aren't changing the taste and you know you need them!

Funny story....this is not the spaghetti we ate. This is from about 2 weeks ago when Hubster asked if we could have spaghetti one night.   I made the sauce and the whole time I kept thinking, something is "off" with this meat.   Not one to stop and reevaluate....noooo, let's just plow on through.  Turns out, the meat was bad.   I had to dump the whole huge pot of sauce out.   Lesson learned, hopefully.

Anywho, I just rolled with the pics. 

Here's what it looks like when you dump all the spices into the sauce.

Now let's get those all stirred in and let that sauce simmer a bit.

Sauce is all done and ready to cool and go for a rest in the refrigerator.

I'll load up a big jar and pop it in the freezer for another time, then we'll still have plenty for dinner and leftovers.    

Sadly, I forgot to take a picture of our plates.   We had some fancy garlic toast, you know the kind you make from old hot dog buns in your bread box?  Yep, no food goes to waste here, well unless you happen to be a bad batch of spaghetti sauce.

This is Hubsters plate from Monday evening.  We had leftovers tonight.

Trying to clear some space in that refrigerator.   It is VERY full.

Now, let's head back to 2010 again for a portion of dinner Friday evening.   The Merebear came by to visit and since it was kind of last minute we weren't really sure what to have for dinner.    I found some burgers (yes, again) in the freezer, put those out to unthaw then I headed off to the Ft Worth Botanical Gardens plant sale.   Had a little stop on the way home at Central Market to grab some other essentials and then home to get dinner going.     We had some black bean burgers for the Merebear and we just grilled up all four patties for us.  Yay....more leftovers!    Merebear had asked if I would make some potato salad some time and I obliged.    This is where that second 2010 post comes in, go here if you want the potato salad recipe. It's my mama's and we love it.     

(I put some leftovers in a bowl to grab a quick pic)

Sorry, it was late we were hungry so there are no food pics.  😩

I also grabbed an Angel Food cake at the ole' Central Market and we had a little cake with strawberries and whipped cream.

What you need to know about this picture is that as soon as I snapped the photo, it was immediately covered in whipped cream.  Like that little bit is enough.....puh-leeeeze!!!  You got cover that baby in whipped cream!

Saturday was kind of a dreary, off and on rainy day so Hubster worked on a little addition to my greenhouse.  He had the Merebear out there helping him out. 

I asked him to build the garden beds on each side of the door and he finished those up earlier in the week.  Then I mentioned that he was supposed to build a ramp going up to the greenhouse so I could roll the plants in and out easier so he got that done.  Now, those plants came from the botanical garden sale and the one on the left is a blackberry bush so now I'm going to need him to add a trellis on both sides.   I'm a delight aren't I??!!!  haha.   We have other blackberry bushes but they are on the back fence and the deer stick their heads in and eat them all.  Hopefully we might get a few blackberries this year.  

Look, there's a few little blackberries already on the vines.   

He got the new pear tree planted, it was the item he requested from the botanical garden sale.

Look at the eensy teensy little pears on the tree.

There's another, aren't they cute.   Hopefully we'll have a few this year.

Our 2 plum trees and 2 peach trees from last years sale are fruiting this year so we're pretty pleased with that.  The fig tree from last year has gotten a late start leafing out but it's chugging along now and we're thrilled the last freeze we had didn't get it.   

Merebear decided to stay for dinner so we scrounged around trying to see what we could feed our vegetarian girl and we landed on homemade pizza in the Ooni oven.   Merebear had to scoot back home after dinner but we were glad to have her pop in for a visit.   Since we forgot to get a picture again so here's a one of the glorious cherry tomatoes in my little patio bed.   They get so much sun here so they are already fruiting and growing like crazy!

I picked a big bunch this afternoon, they are yummy.   Nothing like fresh tomatoes!

Finally, we are on Sunday.   We had a lazy day because it was rather dreary.  Quick run to the ole Sam's Club for Hubsters drinks. Later we zipped down to the neighbors for a little grill out.   We took some pork chops and they had some steak, for some reason we weren't in the mood for a steak yesterday.  It was a bring your own protein kind of dinner.   Then we had baked potatoes, salad, baked beans and broccoli salad for dinner.   Sorry, we were visiting and I forgot to snap a pic again so you'll have to take my word that it was all rather delicious!

And now, you're all caught up on all the things we've been filling our bellies with this last week.

April is already half over and that's just crazy talk!   I'll try to catch you up tomorrow on my latest fashion disasters but I do have class again tomorrow so there's no telling what'll transpire!

Peace, Love, & Tomatoes!

Samma