I love your Toy Story ensemble. I think it is one of your best ones.
I have an Eddie Bauer parka like your black one, except in silver. It is nice and warm for such a lightweight coat. I have to walk from the train to my office in downtown Chicago, about a 13 minute walk, and I wear this coat when it gets below freezing. I also have a shorter coat (not Eddie Bauer) that is great for when I'm home for the weekends and driving to stores, spending very little time outside. It seems like I need a lot of different weights and lengths of coats for my commute to work.
Thank you - I just love Toy Story anyways, it pulls at my heart strings - all 3 movies, I always feel like it's a theme I want to have in my collection.
And then the plaid, and the red handkerchief, and the rope, and the cow print... I just love all of them together. LOL It's a fun theme to work with.
This is so good to know... Quite honestly - I really want both coats in black... The medium came up on the website this morning in petite black - so maybe there is hope for the large to come back in stock too? I honestly feel like I would use both coats quite a lot - probably the shorter one a bit more, and the long one would keep me warm enough on the super cold days, but sigh - it's so hard to decide. LOL Who would have ever thought a person could put so much thought into a winter coat? LOL I guess those of us who freeze on a regular basis know that it's like - and prefer to avoid it. LOL
I love both of the coats, and i think you’re brave for having a white coat — with my luck, I’d spill coffee on it the first time I wore it! After three winters in DC, I’m coming to terms with the fact that I need a more versatile winter coat; I have several cute ones, but none that are the perfect everyday coat — and I don’t need one that is as intense as yours! I have a LL Bean Barn Jacket on my Christmas list that I hope fits the bill.
Also, I don’t think I commented earlier, but I love the new bag and ears (I’m just not someone that can pull off ears), and your Christmas decorations. So fun and festive!
So many people have said that, LOL... I've had my current white coat for 5 years now... Sure, I've spilled coffee on it many times - I just come home, plop it in the washer and I am good to go again in a few hours... The hardest part for me - is around the neck, when I am wearing make-up and it rubs off... I honestly don't wear a lot of foundation - but I might as well apply it directly to the coat. LOL
I love LLBean too - I looked at several of their coats as well... My current one is a Lands End, and I love that one as well - but they discontinued that style years ago. I hope your LLBean coat is gifted for Christmas and it's just what you need.
Thank you! I am so excited to have a few new sets for this trip - considering, when I was first planning my bags and outfits - I had no intention of making anything new for myself... and here I am, 5 new sets later.
It's part of the fun of trip planning for me.
I think the black jacket is more slimming, but it does look a little long. I also would never buy white because I would have to be washing it all the time, but that's just me. I only have 1 winter jacket that I rarely wear and a longer nice coat. For most of the winter I wear a fall coat unless I'm going to be outside a lot. I just don't like being too warm and find a fall windbreaker works for me unless it's below 0. I think I would just pick one and I really liked the one you tried on at the outlet. It was a good length and color and it fit you really well.
Love your new bag. I think the colors are so vibrant.
Looks like you had a nice weekend with your brother. Safe driving today when you take him home.
That's what we all think too... I did hop on to the EB website this morning, and they did get the medium petite back in black, so I am going to try to cross my fingers that the large will come back too... I honestly think I will end up with both coats in black, and if I really like the short one - next year I may splurge and get it in white too.
We'll see.
I knew I'd regret not getting the one at the outlet. LOL I did like that coat a lot - they had hundreds there on black friday when we were there, then when we went back (when I took the picture) last week - they had only that ONE left... So, I really doubt it's even still there.
I have gotten a lot of use out of my fall jacket this year - we've had several months of very fall-like weather.
Thank you - I love working with the Toy Story theme!
Thank you - it was a very nice weekend.
All traveling went well.
I like the black one better but I'd never buy a white jacket. I wouldn't make it out the front door without getting it dirty.
It sounds like you're having a great visit with your brother. He looks like he's enjoying his birthday.
The toy story bag turned out really nice. It's one of my favorites.
Yesterday I did my last 5k of the year. It was a Christmas themed one. We met at the local brewery that was sponsering it. The weather was a little cool but nice. I don't know how I did as the results having been posted yet.
I did get a tree. I used my extra discount and my savings catcher dollars. It ended up costing me nothing. I did pay for $45 dollars for the rest of the stuff I bought. It is up but no decorated yet. I'll do that today.
Have a safe trip taking you brother home.
Liz
You guys are so funny... I didn't realize so many people didn't like white jackets. LOL To be honest - I never liked them either, until Allison had her North Face down jacket - and it was so cute on her - and also very easy to care for... That's when I got mine 5 years ago - and I've honestly loved it.
I love having my brother here - and I love that I am able to connect Dad and Jonathan... I wish I had the energy to do it more often - it's not the caring for him that takes it out of me - it's all the driving.
Yay!!! Congratulations!!!
That is awesome too!!! What a great deal you got!
Costing nothing - can't get better than that!
Thank you - I hope you had a nice weekend too!
It sounds like you really want to return the down jacket from earlier this fall and exchange the black new coat in petite length and keep the white jacket. If this is what you really want I would say go for it.
Personally I would never have a white jacket because all the dirt will show on it really fast and it would have to be washed often. But since you are used to this, it's probably not an issue for you.
Happy Birthday to your brother. Sounds like you all had a great time together this weekend. Sounds like the "cheese crust pizza" V made for you was a hit and that you will have it again in the future
I'm still working with getting all my stuff from the old computer to the new computer. I think I've managed to get everything I really want to save over to my new computer, but I won't know for shore until later tonight when the computer is done getting everything transferred. Crossing my fingers this will work.
I think I am going to end up exchanging the white jacket for black... The black jacket for a petite black... So then I will have 2 black coats. Then, next year, if I still want a white one - I'll order this white one again... We'll see. That would be 3 jackets - but if I get as much use out of the shorter one as I think I will - it could be good to have it in two basic colors? We'll see.
Thank you - We had a very nice weekend together.
It sounds like you are making good progress with your computer - I hope it's all up and running by now.
I really like the white. But I could never keep it clean .
If you have any sites on the IF I would love to have some good ones. I have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with splenomeagly (enlarged spleen) so I have to change my eating lifestyle. I’m a nurse and I see all to well what end stage liver liver looks like so I have to do this. I just don’t know what route to go. Most sites I read say to do KETO.
I love the toy story bag. You could fund a few trips if you sold your bags lol. I’d be on if the first in line. I have a slight purse obsession.
We don’t have credit charges. We pay cash for everything but our budgeting sucks and I have to get it figured it soon. It’s so frustrating.
Hehehe... That is what everyone said. LOL I haven't had a problem with my other white one so far... Just a bit of Spray n' Wash and into the washer it goes - two hours later, it's washed and dried and good as new.
I initially found information on IF through
www.leangains.com - it gives a nice basic synopsis on how to do it and some of the benefits. I also belong to a private IF group on FB - though they are pretty strict and sometimes harsh... I lurk there and don't post - but some of their info is motivating. It's not necessary to do keto while doing IF... I know that keto is the "thing" right now. Though it is EASIEST to do low carb (ie: be a fat burner), because then the hunger isn't there. I personally don't recommend keto - just because (like WW and other programs) - people will eat and concoct anything just because it's "keto" - it can be loaded with crap and non-food items, and I personally cannot go along with that. I do (mostly) low carb Paleo - which is basically "keto" - using real foods. I cannot imagine trying to do IF as a carb burner - as when using carbs for fuel, a person is ALWAYS hungry - which is part of the reason our society is at the place it's at - 90% of our population is burning carbs as fuel - so they are always hungry...
Let me know if you have any other questions - I can try to help.
As for budget... Do you have Microsoft Office? I have a blank Excel document of our personal budget that I'd be happy to pass along to you, if you'd like? Otherwise - I highly recommend Dave Ramsey's (free) budgeting app called Every Dollar - so many people use it and love it. We follow a zero based budget - so every month, we have zero dollars left... It's not how it sounds though - we don't *really* have zero dollars left... It's just that every dollar is given a job - so we have $$ left, but it's designated for specific purposes... Like currently - mattress, car repairs, home repairs, savings... things like that.
We have truly turned our finances around this year by paying for everything with cash and sticking to our budget. It has been amazing!
Being an adult is so hard - no one teaches you how to budget, they just throw you out into the world and expect you to know. I am so glad that I taught my girls how to budget - whether they do it or not is up to them, but at least they know.
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Just a quick check in today... My plate is so full this week, I honestly doubt I'll be back here before the weekend. Apologies in advance.
We had a great day with my brother yesterday... One of our local bars was having their Christmas brunch with Santa and "sleigh" rides... Jonathan was so excited because the sleigh came past our house several times - and he was in his glory! It's difficult to see in the photo - but the horses had Elf hats on, it was so cute!
We picked up Dad and went out for lunch... As usual, I didn't eat - they like to go to Burger King and I don't eat there.
So, I just hang out.
And then Allison and I brought Jonathan back.
I worked upstairs until bed time - hoping to get caught up to no avail.
It's going to be a tough week for me, it will be OK, but it will be a lot of long hours.
I have to go to Dad's this morning - we have a conference call to do for Jonathan, then Dad has a dentist appointment... I've already warned him that this may be my only trip to town this week, my schedule is that crazy!
I've consoled him with Christmas shopping next week though - so hopefully that tides him over. I might even venture out and take him to the mall with his wheelchair?
That's all for me today - I've gotta work out and get ready... I still hope to put in a full day of work after I get home from Dad's today.
Have a great week all, if I don't make it back here... And I WILL get the rest of my daily plans posted asap!!! Prayers and pixie dust to all!
D~