Today, instead of focusing on everything going on in my life, I focused on getting things done! The positive energy helped me finish the tasks faster and in a better mindset!
Today’s to do list was filled with evil chores that no one enjoys. My aunt is in town this week and she’s coming to our house Thursday night for drinks before dinner at Mas. Therefore, our kitchen, which was still a wreck from the weekend’s Derby Party, had to go from dirty to shining. The finished product only took 20 minutes of suds and elbow grease! I highly recommend listening to your iTunes library on random while cleaning. I had the chance to scrub to both Adele and Salt & Pepper. 
I proceeded to shine our Armetale after cleaning it so it will be ready and waiting for our next shindig. Shining Armetale and then cleaning our silver definitely delivered an arm workout.
My next item on the to do list was doing a survey of my summer dresses. I have 10 different dressed I hadn’t tried on since last summer, when most of them didn’t fit. Today, thanks to 5 weeks of personal training, improved eating habits, and smart choices, 8 of them fit! The craziest thing is that these dresses range from size 4-10.
Last but not least was dinner! This was far more delicious and fun than I expected. I forgot that we had delicious leftovers in our refrigerator, just screaming to be used in a cool, delicious salad. Like Meghann and many others, I crave huge salads all summer long along with fruit desserts! Tonight’s salad included leftover tomato & okra, barbecue, chopped red onions, chopped tomatoes, and iceberg lettuce. It came together in less than 5 minutes and was a crunchy bowl of goodness!
Last but not least, I need your help! I’ve chosen my dress for this weekend’s wedding in Atlanta but need help accessorizing! I want to give this cute black dress some spring fun for the afternoon wedding we have on Saturday. What type of earrings or bracelets should I wear? Should I go with strappy shoes or fun, bright heels? HELP!
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Add something turquoise! Turquoise and Black go great together!
Agree with Kelly! Love turquoise and black. Definitely use your accessories to brighten up the block. P.S. Your hair is looking fab these days.
adele and some old school salt & pepper…love it!
congrats on the dress fits. I am not someone who weighs myself ever but I definitely notice when I do/don’t fit into my clothes. I just unpacked all of my dresses for summer and there’s this one j crew dress that was just a littllle too small last summer, I’m hoping it fits now with all this ironman training going on!
Just a note — your hair looks fantastic! I actually went to Marie Bove today for a cut after seeing your post about going there, and I LOVE my cut. So, thank you to you for indirectly referring me over there. I mentioned your blog when they asked how I found out about them, too.
I would definitely do a bright colored shoe, and some fun gold jewelry – chunky bracelets or a bunch of gold bangles. Are you wearing your hair down or up? If up, definitely some big fun earrings!
I love the neck line on that dress. I’d pick some dangly earings and some bright shoes. Not sure what your stash is like, but knowing your fashionability, you probably have a lot of fun jewelry.