tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15859943232503013702012-01-22T13:03:12.755-06:00my life in three flavors: sweet, semi-sweet, and darkcindy kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926229674044895164noreply@blogger.comBlogger3621100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585994323250301370.post-29557454482798305892010-12-11T12:06:00.002-06:002010-12-11T12:08:18.181-06:00

When I started this blog several years ago, I wanted to use it as an outlet for my writing, and possibly find friends and encouragement. I found that much of my life was made up of my relationships with people, and that’s what I wrote about. At one point, I wrote a few blog posts detailing some incidents that happened between me and my sister-in-law, describing how I perceived them and how I felt

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My blog background is going to disappear on Friday, or so I'm told. It's a free background from The Cutest Blog On The Block. I think that means I'm done here on Chocolate After Supper. I've loved this look, this header (the chocolate! the roses!) but it is time to move on. I'm not sure yet what I will do with the blog itself--do I delete it? If I do, do I want to save any of my archives? And if

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"It takes creativity to wear one dress ten ways; any dummy with a credit card can buy out the mall."--from Rebekah, via Academichic

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There have been a lot of things going on around here in life, and in my head. Much of it has been too complicated or too personal to write about here. Also, as I've mentioned before, I've discovered Facebook, where I can sum up my life in short blurbs, and I read all the blurbs of my friends' lives.I have just a few items of interest to share. One, I'm going to be a grandma in a few short months

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For your entertainment and edification I now present one of my favorite video shorts: the Veggie Tales version of the story of Saint Patrick.

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This is an auspicious day: I found a designer whose designs I like, and would actually buy and wear if I had a big pile of money in my back yard. Here are a few of my favorites from Elie Saab's Fall 2010 lineup.I could see myself wearing this one to church:Or this one (with a camisole):I like this one too:The bandage neckline and body-hugging skirt catch my eye on this one:And this jacket! Oh, I

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Here in Nebraska we are still in the tight clutches of winter. Yet last week when I was out shopping I saw spring clothing boldly displayed, and all the winter stuff was crowded onto a few clearance racks. I can understand that. Even though we are probably at least a month away from being able to wear any of the new styles, I can see that it's fun and interesting to plan ahead. Plus, it's a

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"Haute Couture should be fun, foolish and almost unwearable" - Christian Lacroix, high-end French fashion designer.To wit:Givenchy Spring 2010Christian Dior Spring 2010Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2010Chanel Spring 2010Valentino Spring 2010Alexis Mabille Spring 2010

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Looking at photos of myself over the years, I realize I used to have pretty nice clothes. They weren't expensive, but I looked reasonably put together, especially in college, where at my Bible college I was required to wear dresses to class; and in the early days of my marriage, when I still had those college clothes. But somewhere along the line I lost whatever sense of style I had, little as it

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My memorable quote today comes from an unexpected source: On Writing Well, by William Zinsser. The author is discussing the subject of good taste in your writing style, and then he gives this example: A woman with taste in clothes delights us with her ability to turn herself out every day in a combination that's not only stylish and surprising; it's also exactly right. Taste is the instinct to

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The most helpful book about personal style that I've read so far is this one: The book approaches style from the perspective of art. Using many illustrations from famous paintings of women (usually nudes), as well as charts and diagrams, the authors show that all body types are just that: types--not problems or flaws--and all are beautiful. The key to showcasing your personal beauty is in the

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These are some photos of me that I entered in YouLookFab's Maxxinista contest a while back. I didn't win the $300 gift certificate from TJMaxx (boo) but I did get to see myself from the outside, so to speak, by taking pictures of my outfits and looking at them objectively. There are several more that didn't make the cut, but they are buried in the bowels of my laptop, which is inaccessible right

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I didn't title this Peeve, because I'm not sure how to phrase it in a pithy way. It's going to take me a whole paragraph, or at least a sentence, and here goes:What's with the fashion experts who tell us that the cheap way to update our Look every season is with bags and shoes? Bags and shoes are not necessarily inexpensive, especially not the ones the same experts are telling us to update with.

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I got an interesting piece of mail the other day. It was addressed to The Main Grocery Shopper {well, that would be me} and the letter inside began:Dear Shopper,As a Nebraska resident, you play a key role in our Consumer Surveys.Once in a while we carefully select individuals {oh, you do, huh?} in your community---those whom we feel represent the smartest, most value conscious shoppers {well,

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I started very early to believe in an inside-out concept--that if you look as good as you can, you will feel better. ~~Jil Sander, designer.How you feel in clothes is as important as how you look in them. ~~Leah Feldon, author of "Does This Make Me Look Fat?"

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....that's what I'm like at the annual Library Book Sale. There are tables and tables of books set out for sale, either library discards or donations, priced at ten cents for a paperback (twelve for a dollar!) or fifty cents for a hardcover. Them's penny candy prices!In spite of the fact that I love the annual January sale, I never seem to keep up on what week it actually transpires each year,

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I stole this list from 1stholistic.com via It's Almost Naptime. I especially like (read: need to work on) number 11. Also, my response to number 35 is "Thank God!"1. Pray2. Go to bed on time.3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.4. Say "No," to projects/activities that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.5. Delegate tasks to capable others

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Here are some looks for this spring I'd like to copy. Well, either the look itself, or certain aspects of it.1)For example, this outfit from Ann Taylor:See the nice, soft gray/black slacks? See the blue sweater? Yes, I like this. I've begun experimenting with the black+blue or dark gray+blue vibe, after I saw a write-up about black and ink blue that inspired me, and it's working. I actually

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A year ago I had two black items in my wardrobe: a pair of slacks, and a long (ankle length) skirt. Those were worn approximately twice a year for worship team events. Since then, I've learned two things. One, black is considered every woman's safe/good color, and everyone ought to have some black because you can wear it almost anywhere and be appropriate. Two, I look good in black! I never knew

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...our ultimate goal: to be highly selective in your clothing choices; to choose only those clothes and accessories that balance or are in harmony with Your Body's Design Pattern.By balance and harmony we mean capturing a visually pleasing relationship between you and your clothes so that your total presentation looks stable and in proportion, and that your clothes are "in tune with" the design

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I want to write a book review for a book called "Flatter Your Figure" by Jan Larkey, but I don't remember exactly how to write one. Or maybe I wanted to write a book "report" instead of a review, but I'm not sure what the difference is....Well, whatever. I am going to tell you a little about the book, and what I think of it. How's that?Here's the book:This is actually a sort of workbook, with

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Today I want to do something new and feature some cute clothes that have caught my eye lately. If I can't actually buy stuff, I can pretend, right?1. I love this motorcycle sweater jacket from Banana Republic:I like the slightly asymmetrical zipper, the wide collar, and the odd twist of a motorcycle jacket made of merino. (Or else the odd twist of a merino wool sweater made to look like a

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And if I'm not careful it will be my word in 2010 also, since this New Years Quiz to review the past year should probably have been posted, like, oh, three weeks ago.1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?~Well, I joined Facebook.~I started using fabric shopping bags (that I designed and made myself).2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next

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Christmas came in this year with a blizzard. Fortunately, LovelyDaughter and JD agreed to come over a couple of days early, so they got snowed in at our house instead of theirs. And a friend of ours who was coming for Christmas also came early and got snowed in here, so we were set.(Many other families were not that fortunate. JD missed visits with his family because some of them were snowed in

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So, I messed around with my blog a little and made it into a three column layout. Do you like it this way?

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Last night we received some tragic news. A friend of ours called and told us that his daughter (a couple years older than GuitarGeek, and newly married) was hit by a snow plow and killed. Our hearts are grieved and aching for the pain our friends are feeling right now. What can you say? What can you do? This kind of thing always rocks my theology. About the time I think I have God figured out,

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I was reading the online Divine Hours yesterday and part of the prayers included the old Thanksgiving hymn, Come Ye Thankful People Come. I was struck by the familiarity of the words, even though I haven't sung that hymn for years. It was a Thanksgiving Day tradition at the church I grew up in. But reading the words, with no music, I suddenly SAW the words. Isn't funny how you can sing words over

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I've been on a bit of a kick now since I joined Facebook. A desire has grown in me to find out what has happened to many people I knew in the past. Where are they now? What are they doing?I feel a bit like I've been on a long mountain hike. I started out at the bottom with many other people my own age, and we took off on our own paths. Now I'm at a lookout point, where I can stand and look out

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So Hubby fixed my computer cord AGAIN, and here I am!But not for long at the moment, because it's time to make supper, and hungry people don't go away, they just keep getting hungrier.However, I have been busy doing many different things, and NOT doing many different things. After all, it takes time and energy to cook, clean, procrastinate, and shop. And now I have a list about six feet long of

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Oh, that's the SUN! Gee, it's been so long, I didn't know.... But it's definitely nice!And now the leaves are falling like rain, and getting crunchy on the ground. I need to take a nice long walk in the crunchies--it cheers me up.Friday and Saturday Hubby and GuitarGeek and I played with One Chord, a itinerant worship team we play with several times a year. It was fabulous and very enjoyable. We

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The last three days have been cloudy, cloudy (sad face); and cold enough to keep the wood stove going (smiley face). The east wind has been blowing (sad face) and that makes me ache all over (sad face). Hubby is feeling kinda low (sad face) and I'm having trouble with procrastinating (sad face).Actually to be completely accurate, I'm not having trouble with procrastinating, I'm doing very well at

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Shortly after I wrote my last post, my laptop cord died again. Ho hum, here we again, sharing the main computer.Ornery's Wife, at Thoughts from Miller Manor, wrote a list of things she's loving about life lately, and I decided to steal her idea. Here are some things I'm enjoying:--Putting up garden produce as a hobby instead of a project. You know, where you only do it as long as it's fun and

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I had a week or so where I was without my laptop because my cord died; it died while I was using it, and I didn't realize it till my battery switched to reserve power, and there I was-- a dead cord and a dead battery.So I had to go back to sharing the desktop computer with my husband, which made me be frugal with my computer time! Instead of using my feed reader to check blogs multiple times a

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At least, I personally laughed until I cried. Your results may vary.

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When All Else Fails, Steal A MemeI'm stealing this from Beck.!1. The phone rings. Who will it to be? Someone wanting tree work done.2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?Yes.3. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?a listener; unless you start asking me about myself, and then I talk too much. Or if you ask me about my kids, and then I monopolize the

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Last week I made a mini shopping bag for a two-year old's birthday gift.Here it is in use:To see another creative use of the same bag, go here.

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Well, things are speeding up around here. DrummerDude leaves in 10 days to go to Lakeside, Montana for YWAM's Discipleship Training School (DTS)-- the same one LovelyDaughter went to a few years ago. He will have classes for twelve weeks and then go off for a two month outreach in Thailand, or Ukraine, or Nepal, or somewhere--he won't know till after he starts school. So now that he's put in his

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I haven't been around here much because I've discovered the joys of Facebook.It's funny, because I kinda always figured I'd never get into the Facebook/MySpace/Twitter stuff. But one day I decided to try it out. Not MySpace--I have a blog, after all. And Twitter doesn't make sense to me. I think it's too ADD or something.Anyway, Facebook has been great. It seems like here in our busy, rural

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Another example of looking good in pretty much the same color, head to foot: This a reasonable facsimile of what I wore Sunday, except the tee shirt is exactly the shirt I wore. I know the shirt looks plain and casual, but, somehow, on me, it looks dressy. Can't explain it.Black and White by cindykay featuring Old Navy

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So I've been working on my style, and here is a sample of what I've discovered looks good on me:summer brown by cindykay featuring Rocket Dog shoesThis outfit is very similar to what I'm wearing today. The cardigan I have actually has embroidered flowers on the front in green, blue, and tan, and, while I haven't worn it yet today, I will take it along tonight to Worship Team Practice, in case the

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Snippets from my summer thus far:--Tanking on the Cedar River with friends. --Exploring Fort Hartsuff, with the same friends--Eating fresh sweet corn--Celebrating with MB3 on his new motorcycle license (by eating fancy ice cream).--Helping LovelyDaughter with her new "fitness program"--lose 12 pounds and tone your abs!--one that no one else wants to try, since it involves an unidentified bacteria

cindy kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926229674044895164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585994323250301370.post-45615900150531041032009-07-21T07:56:00.003-05:002009-07-21T08:18:58.798-05:00

A few weeks ago I wrote about some things and kind of left y'all hanging, so here's the wrap-up.1) You may remember that I wrote about buying this: That's a Doctor's Choice Plush mattress from Denver Mattress Co. At first, we were very disappointed in it, because we were so sore all over from trying to sleep on it. (Notice I said "trying" to sleep!)We called the store and told them our concerns

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I saw this at real style real people and it made me curious. I am, after all, actually reading a book right now, and I have to try it.Here's how it works:*Tell the title of the book you are currently reading*Turn to page 77*Write the eleventh sentence on that page.Here's the 11th full sentence on page 77 of Lord Peter, by Dorothy Sayers:" 'It's a crime crueller and infinitely worse in its results

cindy kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926229674044895164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585994323250301370.post-35392697653132202332009-07-11T11:01:00.000-05:002009-07-11T11:01:00.083-05:00

(Originally published August 1, 2007)Two years ago, my life in the kitchen took a dramatic turn: we bought a dishwasher. Except for a brief respite of a year or so (when I was sick and we had been given a used dishwasher which we used till it died) I have done dishes the old-fashioned way: make the kids do'em.Of course, many times it ended up to be my turn as well, and with four growing children,

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Here we are: another whole week gone, and for my Seven Quick Takes let me take you through my week.-----1-----Last Saturday:My house guests (brother and his 10-year-old daughter and her 12-year-old sister) went home after a two-week visit. Big general sigh of relaxation among all the household.LovelyDaughter and JD showed up in time to say good-bye to the visitors, and then stayed for dinner (our

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-----1-----It's been a busy week, what with three house guests (my brother and his two girls). As usual, I feel like I spend most of my time planning meals, cooking them, and cleaning them up.Here's what we had today:How'd I do for my first time to grill steak?Dessert: "Mud-from-the-Crik," aka Ice Cream Sundae Cake.Would you like a closer look at that?(Pix courtesy of DrummerDude, who I think

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-----1-----I enjoyed this post written by the author of the blog Zen Habits. To summarize: he suggests that you do only three things today, and choose them for importance, not urgency. However, I remember when my children were small, the organizational rule of prioritizing by importance-not-urgency did not work unless you counted urgent things-- like changing diapers or doing laundry-- as also

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This week I have come up with some tips for how to keep cool in 90-some degree weather with 109 degree heat index in a house with only a window air conditioner.1. Don't cook. Serve meals of sandwiches and fresh fruit and salad. This keeps the house from additional heat.2. If you do have to cook, put the food in a roaster on the porch. (If you have plug-ins on your porch like I do!)3. Make

cindy kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926229674044895164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585994323250301370.post-31088519859982521742009-06-22T22:03:00.004-05:002009-06-22T22:18:08.226-05:00

We've been busy enough lately that I can't even remember what we've actually been doing. The next activity blots the memory of the last one!However, I can tell you that Friday my brother and his two girls arrived for their annual two-week visit (which requires the usual preparation, you know, cleaning, making up beds, planning menus, etc.), and then Saturday four of us left for Holyoke, Colorado.

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"Individual style is about doing your own thing, not someone else's. It's taking bits and pieces of what's available and putting them together in your own personal way, breathing your own life into them."~~Leah Feldon, in Dress Like Million (On Considerably Less): A Trend-proof Guide to Real Fashion.

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So I went shopping for clothes on Monday and spent way too much money (mostly on, um, undergarments) but now I think I have everything I need for summer. I bought four tee shirts in bright colors (at $4 each), two black cardigans (one of them on sale for $7, and one on clearance for $3--how could I resist?), and a NEW SWIMSUIT. That merits all caps because I think it's been about ten years since

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"Style comes from knowing who you are and who you want to be in the world; it does not come from wanting to be somebody else, or wanting to be thinner, shorter, taller, prettier. Many of the most stylish women in the world have not been great beauties, but they have all drawn from an enormous amount of self-confidence. They made us think they were beautiful simply by believing it themselves."from

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Saturday was the annual Garage Sale Day in our small town. It's usually a big event and lots of people turn out to drive, walk, or bike to all the different sales. A couple of times we've packed up all the kids and their bicycles and driven to town in the truck, and then let everybody off with their bikes to cruise around. We could ride our bikes into town, yes, rather than carting them there--

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I don't have much free time these days, but what time I do have I've been spending on my wardrobe (STILL!) Do I seem obsessed? I have bought a few new things lately: some tee shirts (black, gray, white) from Old Navy, a pair of black sandals from TJ Maxx, a wonderful black and silver pashmina from Ebay ($9!). I also ordered several pairs of shoes from Zappos. Actually, I prefer to say that I had

cindy kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926229674044895164noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585994323250301370.post-48825876366005247572009-06-03T09:36:00.002-05:002009-06-15T09:07:12.141-05:00

Style at times seems to be a balancing act between what objectively looks best (most flatters our figure and coloring) and what speaks to us on an emotional level.from Une femme d'un certain age.

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I've been so very busy over the last few days. The highlight of last week was when the very pleasant Ornery's Wife, along with Ornery himself, came for a visit.Aren't they sweet? We've known each other for maybe a year via our blogs, but never met-- till now. It was a wonderful visit, and the exciting thing is that we don't live so very far apart that we can't sometimes do it again. It's

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In every makeover I've seen, the girl with glasses has to lose them to look beautiful. What-- glasses automatically make you look dumpy? You can't be beautiful and have bad eyesight? What does the poor girl do now without her glasses? Bump into things? Make other people drive her everywhere because she can't drive without glasses? Yes-- I know. The obvious answer is to wear contacts instead. But

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This is taken from "Word of God Everyday," which comes every day to my inbox.Come, Holy Spirit! Bend the stubborn heart and will, melt the frozen, warm the chill;guide the steps that go astray. ~Pentecost Sequence

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"While {supermodels} Linda and Naomi, or Shalom and Amber, might look perfectly slim and adorable in an old tablecloth cinched in with a clothesline, the rest of us have to choose our outfits a little more carefully."~from Does This Make Me Look Fat?: The Definitive Rules for Dressing Thin for Every Height, Size, and Shape, by Leah Feldon

cindy kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926229674044895164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585994323250301370.post-55573051495467878672009-05-26T09:49:00.003-05:002009-05-26T09:53:51.300-05:00

We planted our garden Saturday! Some of it was already in, like the spinach, peas, lettuce and onions. And the broccoli. And some of the tomatoes. But we got the rest of it in Saturday: peppers, okra, beets, carrots, beans, zucchini, summer squash, watermelon, cucumbers, more tomatoes... and one garlic plant.As we were planting the sky clouded up, the breeze cooled down, and about the time we

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I'm not doing real well at remembering to use the Novena to the Holy Spirit this week. When I do remember, I end up adapting the prayers, because they are after all Catholic prayers, and sometimes my Protestant sensibilities object. But there is one line I really like. It's from the prayer called "Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit":Mercifully guard my every thought and grant that I may

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from Saint Padre Pio: The spirit of God is a spirit of peace. Even in the most serious faults He makes us feel a sorrow that is tranquil, humble, and confident and this is precisely because of His mercy. The spirit of the devil, instead, excites, exasperates, and make us feel, in that very sorrow, anger against ourselves, whereas we should, on the contrary, be charitable with ourselves

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Glamour, n. (also, glamor) 1) the attractive or exciting quality that makes certain things or people seem appealing or special. 2) beauty or charm that is sexually attractive.~~~~~~~~~~*Age. A woman needs to be at least thirty before she can achieve glamour, and even that is a stretch. With age comes confidence and the ability to be comfortable in one's own skin, as the French say. It takes a few

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-----1-----Do I have sore muscles today! I've been a lot more physically active this week than I've been for a while, and every muscle is protesting. But I'm not going to let that stop me! Also, new discovery: Opening and closing an enormous sliding door (like, 12 feet wide by 15 feet tall) is a great abdominal exercise. So I've decided to use our cute Z3, which resides behind that huge door, as

cindy kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926229674044895164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585994323250301370.post-39580166129764471462009-05-19T10:29:00.002-05:002009-05-19T10:50:13.230-05:00

This morning I woke up early-- 5:42 by the clock-- to the sound of a guinea outside our window. Ba-GAHK! Ba-GAHK!Ba-GAHK! Ba-GAHK!BA-GAHK! BA-GAHK!(And so on and so forth.)And we don't even HAVE guineas this year. I think it was a renegade from Hubby's folks' place over yonder. At any rate, there was no sleeping with that alarm going off, so I got up and tried to herd it back toward home. That

cindy kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926229674044895164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585994323250301370.post-53996942175665970682009-05-14T21:10:00.002-05:002009-05-14T21:14:25.777-05:00

I've been following quite a few blogs recently that have to do with fashion and style, and I decided it was time to share them with you. So if you look over to the right in my side bar, you'll see a brand new list. Some of the blogs give advice; some show photos of "what I wore today." They are all interesting to me, at least for now!

cindy kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926229674044895164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585994323250301370.post-53044602666125172992009-05-12T09:57:00.002-05:002009-05-12T10:19:32.092-05:00

I think we've been hanging around our friend Swede too long. Why? We're starting to do crazy things like what we did Sunday for Mother's Day.We drove four and some hours to Kansas City, and then turned around and came right back.Well. Not right back. We hung around for about four hours first.What did we do?We packed up a picnic-- which included what I thought was a great inspiration: hot sloppy

cindy kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926229674044895164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585994323250301370.post-23040794494906492622009-05-08T17:03:00.006-05:002009-05-08T17:24:47.551-05:00

Hubby loves how I look today, so I'm going to try to share the look with you. Here's a pic, taken with Photo Booth, meaning, I stood my laptop on its side on the picnic table.... blue plaid tank: Goodwill, probably a couple bucks (it was a long time ago)gray tank: Shade, $11crop jeans: hand-me-downspink sash: recycled from a skirt I cut off and hemmedgray and black flats: Pamida, $15stud earrings

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It's a bee-yoo-tiful day here today, and I've got the urge (finally!) to get a bunch of stuff done. But I just have to take a minute to tell you about my eensy weensy shopping excursion yesterday. I stole an hour from my grocery expedition in order to do it-- and you have never SEEN the power shopping I did at the grocery store to make up for it!For a few weeks now I have been unsuccessfully

cindy kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926229674044895164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585994323250301370.post-67820901982406184582009-05-02T08:28:00.002-05:002009-05-02T08:29:54.568-05:00

This morning as I lay in bed awake (oh the joy), I came up with my own fashion quote. It goes like this:Being stylish is like eating chocolate: not strictly necessary, but oh so fun, and you feel better.How's that?

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I have been trying to find a cute pair of flats, preferably in red, to spruce up my casual outfits. You know, something comfortable but still stylish. But no luck.Beside the fact that despite the fashion pix everywhere red shoes are not that easy to find, there is the problem of fit. Every single pair of flats I have tried on-- and I have tried on many in many colors-- is too tight in the toes,

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I like this. It's sort of an antidote to yesterday's review.I'm of the view that the older you get, the more quietly you should follow fashion-- follow it, of course, but at a distance.--from Things I Wish My Mother Had Told Me, by Lucia van der Post

cindy kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926229674044895164noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585994323250301370.post-28263656679940618262009-04-29T16:39:00.003-05:002009-04-29T17:49:06.835-05:00

As I said last time, I just finished reading "How Not To Look Old: Fast and Effortless Ways to Look 10 Years Younger, 10 Pounds Lighter, 10 Times Better" by Charla Krupp.(How's that for a mouthful?)Her introduction is called "Forget Aging Gracefully" and she spends several pages discussing how awful it looks to get old and how likely a woman is to get kicked out of her job if she doesn't look as

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I just finished reading "How Not To Look Old" by Charla Krupp, and I want to give you a review, or synopsis, or at least my opinion of it. And as soon as I sort out my thoughts, I will.In the meantime, here's another fashion quote for you:But I remain dependent on The Jacket. Even jeans and a plain t-shirt will look pulled-together with a good jacket. I probably splurge a bit more on jackets

cindy kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926229674044895164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585994323250301370.post-85582443949619117442009-04-25T21:36:00.006-05:002009-04-25T22:12:29.028-05:00

We spent the afternoon today playing a music program for a Volunteer Appreciation Tea. And since Hubby had said this would very likely be the last time we would play a program as a family, we decided to do all of our favorites. We didn't spend any time thinking about pleasing our audience, only ourselves.So we played "Hannah's Song," a song GuitarGeek wrote, and "It's Good to be Home," a song

cindy kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926229674044895164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585994323250301370.post-19594657188718000892009-04-24T07:30:00.002-05:002009-04-24T09:08:39.420-05:00

1. I finally got my seeds planted. You know, the ones that say "start indoors six to eight weeks early"? We have approximately five weeks till we usually put our garden in. Close enough.2. However, I think I got a little carried away with some of them. I have something like 47 baby broccoli plants. And if every hot pepper seed sprouts, I will have about a hundred of them. And those aren't even

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More from The Pocket Stylist, by Kendall Farr:All women should worship the almighty unbroken line. Meaning, we're always looking for silhouettes and proportions that will create the longest-looking body line.-----If a "must-have" piece you've clocked in the fashion pages doesn't help you achieve thet vertical line it created on the model, you'll leave it in the dressing room and look for a

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A trend is only relevant for you if it has a shape that fits and flatters your body.--from The Pocket Stylist, by Kendall Farr.

cindy kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926229674044895164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585994323250301370.post-76366020500944831692009-04-15T11:45:00.001-05:002009-04-15T11:48:12.810-05:00

Stylish: wearing clothes that suit your personality, your body shape, proportions and colouring along with good grooming and a great pair of shoes will make you stylish.--from Inside Out Style.

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So. Yesterday I felt pretty crummy. Tired, wrung out, and coughing all day. Actually, that should be COUGHING. It wasn't so much the quantity as the quality, meaning, I didn't cough non-stop, but when I did cough it was powerful.Anyway.I took the time to do some hands-on internet research about fashion, style, clothing, and creating your image, and I'd like to share. (I've also told myself no

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I had a chance to try out my new wardrobe this past weekend at the conference we were at. It was a smashing success: the other ladies on the worship team-- who had no idea I had been making myself over-- had incredibly nice things to say about me and my new look. (One outfit I wore: Black tailored, fitted shirt; black leather skirt; black tights; black patent sandals; grey metallic cardigan;

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We're home after our weekend adventure. I say "adventure" because after a beautiful spring day Friday, on Saturday a spring storm came through and threatened to snow us all in. By mid-morning, the interstate was closed west of us to the Wyoming line. Therefore, the people in charge decided to end the conference early: at noon Saturday, instead of five o'clock.We got out of there at two, after

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Tonight I'm trying to head off to bed early, but it's not working. MB3 is working with someone else (besides Hubby) tomorrow and needs a lunch packed by 6:15am. Have you ever had to pack a full meal and two snacks for an 18-year-old boy who is working on a roof all day? It's quite a task believe me. However, I have all but the sandwiches ready to go already, so I won't have to think too hard at 6

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I've had a lot on my mind lately, but I'm not sure how much of it is suitable for the entire internet to see. Not that anywhere near the entire internet reads my blog or even knows I exist. That's one of the things on my mind: No one knows I'm here. Unlike some other bloggers I know, who have several hundred readers after a couple of years of posting, I have an average of 20 visits here each day

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-----1-----I know this day is almost over, but here are my (really quick) quick takes for the day.-----2-----After having several good weeks, I have had a not-so-good week. I've been so sleepy all day most days that my head hurts from trying to stay awake, and it's not from lack of sleep. I've been ache-y, tired, sore, and a little weepy; along with having a strange disinclination to move.

cindy kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926229674044895164noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585994323250301370.post-58143803337222066412009-03-10T10:06:00.006-05:002009-04-15T11:53:42.079-05:00

Just in case you're wondering, I do like my new haircut. It makes my eyes look bigger for some reason, and also my hair thinks it has a little natural curl now, which is a bonus. And while Hubby-- as I predicted-- is a little disappointed that my hair is no longer LONG, he likes my hair and my new look just fine.However, that does not lessen my frustration with uncommunicative hair stylists. I

cindy kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926229674044895164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585994323250301370.post-70068285223551221112009-03-07T08:20:00.002-06:002009-04-15T11:53:42.079-05:00

Yesterday's hair fiasco had me frustrated and almost in tears. However, I was determined to make the best of it, so the first thing I did (after recording the look for posterity) was re-wash my hair with my own shampoo and conditioner, and then style it my own way. And look what happened!BEFOREWhat I wanted it to look like:What the hair stylist gave me:AFTERThis is my hair still partly damp after

cindy kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926229674044895164noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585994323250301370.post-31189846086414725922009-03-06T19:07:00.005-06:002009-04-15T11:53:42.079-05:00

Okay. I'm disgusted. And Hubby is going to kill me. Take a good look at the following photo which I showed to the hair stylist I went to today:Does that look like this?:I've always wondered how a stylist can look for two seconds at a picture and say, "sure, I can do that." Ha.As soon as she started washing my hair I knew she was going to get it wrong. She was definitely not into details and being

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Here we are again, another Friday. Is it just me, or do the days just FLY?-----1-----Tomorrow is my birthday. I'm turning...um, let me see...it's 2009, subtract 1962...oh, gee. It's too early. YOU figure it out. Whatever that number is, that's how old I'll be. And to celebrate, LovelyDaughter and I are going shopping ALL DAY. In particular, we want to hit a slew of thrift stores in BigCity that

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Some of you have lobbied for "real" photos of my new outfits, that is, you want to see me actually model my clothes. Well, I can't promise anything, but maybe some time I'll do that. It's just that it requires a fair amount of prep work: I have to get dressed, and then I have to find someone to take my picture. Repeat half a dozen times or so. Then upload and post photos.So since I already have

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Welcome to another edition of "The Makeover Continues," starring your host, me, and the makeover-ee: ME.First, I'll show you what look I was going after, and then I'll show you what I ended up with. But before that, an explanation is in order. You see, I have Ann Taylor/Eddie Bauer tastes on a Walmart budget, which means that I may see an outfit I like on the Ann Taylor or Eddie Bauer websites,

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-----1-----This quote from yesterday's prayers in The Divine Hours has me thinking:Exalt joy as we may—and there is surely no joy to be compared to that of the Christian adventure—it is not to the pilgrim in quest of joy, but to the lover of the cross, bent on sacrifice, that the secret of the Lord is revealed. ~from CREATIVE PRAYERI believe there is nothing wrong with joy. That's something I've

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...the camera batteries are charging right at this moment, getting themselves ready so that I can take pictures of my new clothes for you. I've been shopping again, and I've done something I've never done before: I put everything on the credit card 'cause this time of year we're pretty broke. Our tree work is seasonal, and we're usually running a little tight here at the end of winter before the

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-----1-----Today for supper we are having company-- JD and LovelyDaughter, and JD's mother and sister who are here visiting-- so I will be busy cleaning up the house and planning a great meal.-----2-----Unexpectedly, JD's dad had a heart attack this week-- he's only 43-- but fortunately he will be fine. Oddly enough-- though less unexpected, since she's elderly-- Swede's mother had a heart

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Someone has started an interesting thing: Sending a red envelope to President Obama with the message you see in the picture. The goal is to send 50 million of them!In case you can't read it, here's what the envelope says: This envelope represents one child who died in abortion. It is empty because that life was unable to offer anything to the world. Responsibility begins with conception.I

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Some sort of nasty virus has been making the rounds at our house, and now it's my turn. I did my best to avoid it, but nothing has helped, and here I am today with the whole shebang.I don't want to be sick! I want to go shopping!See, I've had a little time lately to revisit my "makeover" plans, and I've been doing a lot of online window shopping and reading about fashion. I've saved pictures,

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-------1------We are in the middle of a doozy of a snow storm. It started about 7:30 this morning, and I'm so glad I talked DrummerDude into staying home from work today. Am I horrid? He's been fighting a cold all week, and I could see him getting very fatigued. So when the forecast for today was 6-10 inches of snow with 25-30 mile an hour winds, I thought the time was propitious for him to stay

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I have always said about myself that I do not form habits, either good or bad, very easily. This is mostly true. I have no large, harmful habits that I need to do away with-- I don't smoke, drink, cuss, abuse my family, watch too much tv, or overeat.I do have a few small ungood habits: leaving the dishes on the table after a meal till later; a tendency to stay up too late; leaving my clean

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I did it I did it!The party last night was a smashing success. I made a huge batch of dough and put big balls of it on pizza pans-- eight of them-- and let everyone make their own pizza. I had tomato paste and salsa and all kinds of toppings, like peppers and olives and anchovies. I had mozzarella and American cheese (in case someone wanted to make cheeseburger pizza). There was cooked hamburger

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-----1-----I'm joining Quick Takes Friday over at Conversion Diary. I'll try it in place of my Chocolate Box.-----2-----Well, today is the big day, the day of MB3's birthday party, and I have been working my tail off. Some sort of cleaning ogre takes over when I get ready for an event like this, and I start feeling like I have to make up for all my housecleaning inadequacies over the last

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