Sentence a Day 08.2024

Good morning, good evening, good night, my friends.  Thanks for joining me for Sentence a Day 08.2024 – a long-winded review of my August in one run-on sentence a day.

As I have always said, I write these sentences for me.  As a way of keeping track of what all has happened and when.  I know this is really a lot of gibberish.  A bunch of stuff I really don’t expect anyone to wade through!!  But it helps me to reflect on each day, and record the important things so I can keep them straight, if not in my mind, on ‘paper’ at least.  So, with that being said, please know you are free from any expectation that you need to read every word.

Sentence a Day & OGT

 

Every month I try very hard to get my SaD post together, in order to make the What’s Been on Your Calendar? link-up with Deb at Deb’s World, Sue who blogs at Women Living Well After 50, Donna from Retirement Reflections and Jo who can be found at And Anyways, which opens on the last Friday of each month.  But the last day of the month isn’t always the last Friday, so I never seem to make the What’s Been on Your Calendar link-up!!  I am always adding sentences through the last day of the month, whatever day that falls on.

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Sentence a Day 08.2024

 

Started the month forgetting to write my sentences.  No hope for me.

Behind Out of the Gate

• Ha!!  Already a day behind and the month just started but we are on vacay; Cami didn’t come into our room this morning so we slept a little later after staying up 3 hours later than we would at home; after breakfast we began moving toward the beach, getting the chairs, umbrellas, coolers, beach toys all together; looked for shells, walked the beach, boogie boarded in the ocean and swam in the pool; lunch on the balcony of our room; then to the pool until Brennyn noticed from her balcony some women going through our things down on the beach; we all scampered down to our site and made sure nothing was missing; midafternoon PC and I took Cady to the surf shops where she bought her boyfriend and herself matching tee shirts; I made this crockpot Alfredo pasta dish for dinner; played “25 Words or Less”, walked down the boulevard and back for ice cream and a ride on the Ferris wheel; long busy day with my beautiful family.  08.01.2024  OGT:  being together

Butterflies Abound

• The second anniversary of my mom’s death and we were surrounded by butterflies all day on the beach, yellow and white ones that I have come to call ‘mom’ and an occasional orange one like the ones I call ‘dad’ and then a neon green butterfly!!; after breakfast PC and I went to the outdoor pool to swim laps but my new snorkel was cracked so I just swam without it; beach time until about 2:00 pm, play with Declan in the tide pools; walked with Cady on the beach; the water was calm, clear and warm; lunch on the balcony again – delightful but watched the stock market crashing; back to the beach to just sit and watch the world go by; ordered On the Border for dinner, shrimp tacos; hit the tennis ball with Cady afterward; snuggles from Declan; loved seeing all of my babies in one place together; tearful goodbye to Declan – will tell Bren, Tafa and Cady goodbye in the morning.  08.02.2024  OGT:  a bounty of butterflies

El Paso Strong

• Five years since the El Paso Walmart shooting that left 23 dead.  God bless them and their families. We were escorted out off the island by butterflies this morning; Bren was on the road by 6:30 am, Lauren by 8:00 and we were off to San Antonio by 10:00; both of us were sleepy the whole 4 hour drive and my foot had begun to swell and throb from the blisters from my beach shoes and flipflops; checked into our adorably cozy Air BnB Tobin Hill Maid’s Quarters; split a frozen bean burrito and took an hour nap; showered and walked to Southerleigh and Pearl Brewery for dinner – fried chicken, cheese and jalapeño grits, crab bisque, then along the Riverwalk in hope of seeing the bats ascend into the night but they were timid; walked home, PC ran to get me some Aleve for my foot; watching “Presumed Innocent” in bed.  08.03.2024 OGT:  safe travels for all my family today

Cozy Accommodations

• Slept like a champ, the AC is really good in this cozy space; we ate leftover cheese grits and crab mac-n-cheese in bed for breakfast; showered, dressed and drove to the Mission San Jose, then Mission Espada and finally Mission Concepcion – all lovely, historic, and impressively still in remarkable shape; saw my dad (butterfly) at the last stop, back to the AirBnB to cool off and eat sandwiches, finished “Presumed Innocent” then left for a Double A San Antonio Mission’s baseball game; great seats behind home plate, enjoyed a hot dog and beer, a Blizzard after the loss to the Frisco Riders; my feet and ankles are swollen again so I iced them while we watched a new series, “Under the Bridge” on Hulu; got our family photos back and I love them, the colors of our clothes, the sunset, the water and sand…just so pretty.  08.04.2024  OGT:  finally having family photos

Happy Tourists

• Another good night of sleeping, I could get used to being lazy in the mornings like we have been in San Antonio; ate a breakfast bar a piece and the rest of the delicious grits from Saturday night; Lauren sent early morning pics of the girls on the first day of school, Cami did very well; showered, dressed and headed to North Star Mall – very nice, lots of shops, lots of shoppers;  bought Cady some fun socks (she was wearing Christmas socks at the beach); delicious seafood lunch at Pappadeaux restaurant; walked around the (Chinese) Japanese Tea Garden whose name was switched from Japanese to Chinese during WWII, beautiful ponds, a waterfall, gardens, fish; home to cool off and rest my feet; drove to the Riverwalk, meandered up one side and down the next, stopping for drinks at a German restaurant; picked up cookies for breakfast tomorrow; back to the AirBnB to watch “Under the Bridge” and enjoy the last evening of vacation.  08.05.2024  OGT: the girls had a good first day of school

Heading Home

• Woke up early in anticipation of packing up and heading HOME – no place like it!!; got to the airport in plenty of time; flight was early into El Paso and we were home by 11:30; the kitties were mad at us but by bedtime we had been forgiven for leaving them for a week; got all of the laundry done and suitcases put away; soaked my shells in soapy water to wash the ocean off; worked on upcoming blog posts, updated book club bibliography – ugly job!!; dinner at Casita Linda’s, back on the horse or back in the saddle (which is correct?) tomorrow with eating better and exercising again; ready to sleep in own bed!!  08.06.2024  OGT:  safe travels, great vacation, coming home

Day One

• PC’s first real day of retirement at home; we did pretty well together; after breakfast, we cleaned downstairs, Paul vacuumed and mopped; I cleaned the kitchen, bathroom, dusted and put away laundry; all of our peaches fell off the tree while we were gone and the tree look like it is burning up, PC raked up all the fruit from the ground; had lunch together, I put together this chicken detox soup for supper; organized pictures for my next scrapbook pages while Facetiming my sissy; Supernatural workout, weights, abs, this new hip workout and a walk around the neighborhood before bed; finished “Under the Bridge” on Hulu, started our book of the month, Nora Goes Off Script.  08.07.2024  OGT:  figuring out our day together

One Day at a Time

• Every night before bed or on our after dinner walk, we decide what we are doing the following day; today was grocery day at the commissary but not before we worked out on the gym equipment in the garage (my 1-1-1 mile on the treadmill, bike, elliptical and then rowing) and settled down to write in our offices; showered and headed to get groceries, dropped supplies off with Lucia’s teacher at Lundy, then shopping, then home to put it all away, leftover chicken detox soup and cheese for supper; watched the Reds; took a walk at dusk, started “Serpent Queen” on Prime – historical fiction about the life and reign of Catherine de’ Medici in France.  08.08.2024  OGT:  having money for groceries
• Over the mountain early to take my babies to school while Paul went for his stretch, Lucia requested that I come…made my 💗 happy; we had the quickest game of ‘Babies’ we’ve ever played, then they tumbled out of the car and ran into the school together; home to finish my Where Bloggers Live post and get it published; cleaned the litter boxes and filled them with fresh litter; made lunch; accepted 3 sub jobs; talked with our accountant in Kentucky about our retirement finances; fixed dinner, this pork chop recipe which I liked very much; felt very tired mid-afternoon so curled up on the couch for a 30 minute nap; swam our laps; ate dinner, did our Supernatural workouts and took a sunset walk, watched “Serpent Queen” on Prime for the second night in a row.  08.09.2024  OGT:  quiet day

Weekend

• Whew, this heat is getting to me, not sure how we withstood the 75+ triple digits of last summer, I must be getting old; we were at the ball field before 9 am; I walked around the lake while PC’s team warmed up; the game was long and very hot and another loss for the Sun Kings but alas, they play in a second championship game next week; stopped to get Paul’s phone screen repaired then home for lunch; Paul cleaned the pool filters and chlorinator while i put out new solar lights in the front yard and trimmed bushes; dinner at Boozy Taco, home to watch the Reds and more of the “Serpent Queen” – talk about a conniving crew; very tired tonight; read blog posts and worked on my own.  08.10.2024  OGT:  air conditioning

• Busy night of dreaming, awoke cold near the foot of the bed; decided to skip church today, hoping that once we adjust to retirement, we will get back to going regularly but the messages haven’t spoken to PC for some time; instead we had breakfast, worked out on our machines in the garage then drove up to the carwash to wash and vacuum our cars; parked the cars in the driveway when we got home and used Armorall and Windex on the inside; PC went to Walmart to buy a new wallet, I scrapbooked with my sister but we spent all our time trying to figure out how to create a design we saw on Pinterest; talked with Paul’s mom who sounds very depressed, reminds me of my mom; PC and I swam our laps and floated until almost 6:00 pm; sandwiches for supper; Supernatural workout; watched a very strange movie, The Wonder, on Netflix, blog reading before bed; Declan is proudly sleeping in a big boy bed.  08.11.2024  OGT:  floating and talking

Week Two

• New week of retirement; nice start to the morning, quiet time in bed; breakfast, checked emails and banking then did some writing in our offices and read what we had to written to each other; did a weight and full body workout; I dusted the rooms upstairs, cleaned the 2 bathrooms, folded laundry and put away, while PC vacuumed and mopped; found a very old Cici’s Pizza gift card I had given to my parents that I got back when Mom died so we went there for lunch, took our pool water sample to Leslie’s – water is en pointe, and library to pick up books; got a kick out of Cami – she ate 2 lunches, her packed lunch and the cafeteria lunch; fixed this creamy sausage-bean soup and cornbread for dinner; did a Supernatural workout after we ate then took a walk around the park and ran into my canine friend Gertie, sweet angel.  08.12.2024  OGT:  finding a bit of Mom and Dad in the gift card

Working Girl

• Slept like a champ, didn’t want to get up; showered, dressed, ate breakfast and over the mountain to sub for a resource teacher at Lundy, met Lucia and Cami at the door, so nice to get loves from them; took Cam into the cafeteria where she promptly got in line for breakfast even though she ate at home and Cia went out to play; enjoyed being with the kids again and hearing the lessons being taught, worked with about 8 students; Declan made a poo-poo in his big boy potty and was so proud to call and tell me!!; took Cia and Cami home from school; the mountain road was closed when I tried to cross so had to turn around and drive all the way around town; made this WW-friendly taco salad for dinner; Supernatural workout, walk around the neighborhood;  clouding up but only sprinkles.  08.13.2024  OGT:  grandbaby loves

Falling Behind

Two days behind on my sentences.  I can’t remember what I did this morning.  Hmm, should I just make up something for these 2 missing days??

• Hmm, Wednesday…what did I do?  Quiet time first thing, we had breakfast, fooled around on our computers for a bit then did our 1-1-1-row workout in the garage and added in some weight bench exercises; walked around the block with our kettlebells; showered and went to Walmart – we seem to be doing this a lot – to pick up prune juice, my new BFF; stopped at the library to pick up more books; swam laps, floated for an hour while watching the Reds game, just delightful; leftover sausage-bean soup and cornbread; struggling to find a new show to watch; my foot is still hurting from the nettle I stepped on the first day at the beach, Paul removed the splinter but I think maybe there’s something else in my foot; Cady’s first day of 9th grade.  08.14.2024  OGT:  stresslessness of floating (is that a word?)

• We both woke up at 6:30, wide awake; PC had ball practice in the morning; I finished up my second blog post scheduled for today and got them published; did Supernatural; made these cranberry Havarti turkey sandwiches and a salad for late lunch, so good!!; baked a Weight Watchers cheesecake, also delish!!; enjoyed an hour-long nap, fell asleep praying for Lucia, Lauren and Francisco as baby girl is transferring out of the dual language program and into monolingual, which I think is for the best; did a weight and abs workout; started watching The Bear on Hulu; thundered and rained, hallelujah.  08.15.2024  OGT:  rain, glorious rain

Clean Kitties

• Awoke in a kind of panic after a long series of nightmares that seemed to build on one another; first order of business was washing the kitties – Purrcy loves rolling in the dirt and he smelled like it;  after breakfast, we brushed the kitties and rid them of another kitty-worth of fur; did our gym equipment workout, 1-1-1-row then walked around the neighborhood with our kettlebells; showered and drove over to the westside so I could donate blood; walked through Academy, then around the outlet mall followed by an early dinner at Taco Tote; home to watch the Reds, more “The Bear” with cheesecake for dessert.  08.16.2024  OGT:  waking from my bad dreams

All Hail the Queen

• We seem to be staying up later at night but getting up as early as ever but we don’t jump out of bed, we enjoy about 30 minutes, catching up on texts, Instagram, emails, reading; showered, dressed – PC for his ballgame, me in workout clothes; once Paul was off to his game, I read blog posts, purchased a new CD online with the credit union, did the new hip exercise video and Supernatural; then scrapbooked with my sissy between her Mrs. (60+) Cumberland County (TN) interview and the actual pageant; PC’s team won!! and will play in the championship championship game next Saturday (didn’t stutter – it just seems each week lately has been a championship game); catnapped on the couch for 45 minutes; picked up Lucia and Cami to see “Inside Out 2” so Francisco and Lauren could have a date night; movie was cute and the girls were cuter; home to their house and just colored a few minutes and played a duet on Lauren’s violins before mom and dad were home; GUESS WHAT? Valerie won Mrs. Cumberland County!!; her platform was fighting childhood cancer and supporting Relay for Life – so PROUD of HER; home to watch more “The Bear”.  08.17.2024  OGT:  All-around RED LETTER DAY!!

Stay-at-Home Sunday

• We haven’t been to church in several weeks and didn’t go again today; just not feeling like it, and I am not sure why; hoping that with cooler temps and the arrival of fall, there will be some kind of upbeat message that captivates us and draws us back; instead I fixed a good breakfast at home, we goofed off for a bit on our computers, then mowed the grass, cleaned the patio and deck and furniture; just so hot; fixed us a snacky lunch of apple, cheese, nut thin crackers, cashews; I scrapbooked with my sister, the Queen, and PC watched the Reds lose; we swam laps and floated a bit before showering and going to our new Union Draft House where the beer was refreshing but the food was lacking; home to read blogs and watch “The Bear.”  08.18.2024  OGT:  our yard and outdoor space looks so nice
• Near perfect day…we slept until after 8:00 am…WHAT??; quiet time, fed the kitties, fixed breakfast – biscuits and turkey bacon; we did some tinkering on our laptops while starting the laundry; threw pork loin into the crock pot for BBQ; did our 1-1-1-row workout, so HOT; did a bat wing workout to try to address these flapping upper arms; cooled off a few minutes, then put together some cheese, fruit, nuts and crackers for our lunch and we both went upstairs to write; I cut out some acorns for my scrapbook page, we swam laps and floated while watching the Reds win, just so peaceful on our mattresses in the pool; inside to eat dinner, took a walk around the park; watched more of “The Bear” – whew, what a ride; loving my life right now.  08.19.2024  OGT:  Life right now is a whole bunch of good things happening at once

Never Seem to Outgrow Nazi Nightmares

• And just like that – snap – I wake up terrified after a dream about Nazis, so scared by my nightmare that I didn’t want to get out of bed; the whole day I felt like a cloud was hanging overhead (or a swastika?); PC had ball practice so while he was gone I worked on blog posts and did my Supernatural workout; folded laundry; gathered the few pieces of ironing I have this week; had lunch when he got home; worked on a writing assignment for writing tonight; swam laps and floated; tried to get our passport photos taken and applications submitted but need money orders so will try tomorrow; Mexican corn chowder in a bread bowl at Panera; writing was uplifting; DQ blizzards on the way home; tired tonight.  08.20.2024  OGT:  many blessings and much praise for all the goodness right now

Grand-sitting

• Quiet start to the morning then PC got busy cutting film he bought to put on west-facing windows to block out some of the heat while I made a big pot of spaghetti for dinner; ran by Walmart to pick up bread sticks, more bottled water (PC is drinking the heck out of Clear American flavored water) and then over the mountain to pick up the girls who had early release from school for teacher training; brought them home, we did homework, played in the pool for several hours, had snack, I gave them a bath and got their pjs on; then they drew in their composition books I had given them while I finished up dinner; Lauren and Francisco ate with us and then took the girls home; we were pooped!!; watched the Reds win against the Blue Jays then a couple of episodes of “The Bear” before bed.  08.21.2024  OGT:  bed time  

• Housecleaning day before we leave for Tennessee and Ohio on Sunday; PC had ball practice so I did my Supernatural then worked on blog posts, then cleaned the upstairs bathroom, and our bedroom; we had lunch when he got home then tackled the downstairs together; floated in the pool and watched the Reds lose; watched “The Bear” – we are dragging in this heat.  08.22.2024  OGT:  clean house
• The neighbor’s dog wakes us every morning like an alarm about 6:15 am, barking and carrying on for many minutes until we are so awake we can’t fall back to sleep when they finally let Muffin in; off to PC’s stretch on the far east side of town; then we checked out trees at a nursery, flagstone at Desert Rock Co. for our path on the side of the house; ate lunch at Jason’s Deli, strolled through Versona hoping to find a Game Day tee with no luck; walked the stores at the Fountains at Farrah; picked up sodas and jalapeños at Walmart, dropped off books at the library, had my eyebrows threaded; bought new glasses and finally home around 2:00 pm; sat for a few minutes then fixed leftovers for supper and the jalapeño poppers for Paul’s baseball game tomorrow; finished the last episode of the last season of “The Bear” – now have to wait until 2025 for the next season.  08.23.2024  OGT:  getting lots of errands run

• PC rolled around a lot last night and was awake for the day at 5:00 am, thank you, Muffin, so I was awake from about 5:05 am; Paul left for his championship baseball game at 8:30 and I did more blogging – trying to get in the habit of starting posts waaaaaaaay in advance so I don’t have so much to do right before they publish; did my 1-1-1-row workout; watered all of the outdoor plants well – hate to leave them; ironed all of the (5) pieces in my ironing basket (love this!!); packed my suitcase; scrapbooked with my sister and almost finished another page from my last visit to Tennessee; now we make new memories together this week; Paul’s team WON their division of the over 50 baseball league and he had a great game, 3 for 5 with 2 doubles; watched the Reds win; off to bed early.  08.24.2024  OGT:  Facetiming with Brennyn and Declan twice

Fell off the sentence writing bandwagon when we left home for our vacation home to Tennessee and Ohio.  Going to try to catch things up so we can wind up this month’s post and get it published.

Tennessee

• Slept well considering we were leaving on our trip today; got to the airport in plenty of time; flights were on schedule; arrived in Nashville right on time; picked up rental, off to Crossville to stay 2 nights with Valerie and Roby; enjoyed delicious appetizers, wine and a steak dinner followed by lemon bars and those sinful magic bars with coconut and chocolate chips; off to bed fairly early after a long day of travel.  08.25.2024  OGT:  safe travels, being with my sister

• Valerie and I volunteered at the Martin Elementary School, where she helps on Mondays, we shelved books and one little girl gave me a big hug; we picked up the boys back at the house and headed to Ozone Falls for hike; the area has been so dry that the falls were just a trickle but wet enough that I slipped and went down on a wet rock; snapped beautiful photos of the ferns and moss and weeping rocks; stopped for lunch at Long Road Cafe, delicious sandwiches and mac-n-cheese; Valerie did some book selling work and I worked on blog stuff; we made a video reading bits from each of the books on the book club consideration list; leftovers for dinner; enjoyed the cool evening temps for sleeping.  08.26.2024  OGT: nature is never better than in Tennessee

Ohio

• On the road early for Ohio but took the long way through Mayslick, KY, a small town that is the setting of one of Paul’s books he’s writing; visited the Travisville cemetery and met the family member, Ida, who meticulously cares for its grounds, found a deep blue butterfly (my dad) hit by a car in the middle of the road, still living, and tucked it in to travel with us to Tipp City; stopped at the Loft Outlet in Dayton; arrived at my MIL’s house at dinner time; visited with PC’s brothers, their wives, his mom, and 2 nephews before bed.  08.27.2024  OGT: family; stepping back in time at Mayslick

• All the Clingan clan went to breakfast at Bob Evans then went out to Maple Hill Cemetery to visit PC’s dad and grandparents; I ordered groceries and they were delivered bright and early so I could put a pork loin in the crockpot to make BBQ for dinner, fixed fruit and dip, jalapeño poppers, and a lot of salads so folks could eat and May didn’t have to be in the kitchen; the fellas had a homerun derby at a local park, I walked and listened to my book, The Women; we played Pictionary and ate an early dinner; in bed before 10 pm, so nice and cool here at night.  08.28.2024  OGT:  family time

Bad Owwwwie

• The boys went fishing this morning and I located a scrapbook store nearby, grabbed our rental Kia Soul and went on an adventure by myself; The Paper Cottage was delightful – so many unique scrapbook papers; pig heaven; home for a bite of lunch, to play a little more Pictionary and then we hit some stores in Troy looking for Reds tees for the guys and house dresses for May; headed to Dayton for a Dragon’s baseball game; it was so humid and hot; everyone ate hot dogs and enjoyed being together; at the 7th inning stretch, I climbed over my stadium chair to go to the bathroom and my foot got caught, I freed it and it slammed into the concrete under the seat and sent such pain through me that I had to sit down immediately; my foot started swelling and when I tried to walk on it, I could tell I had done some real damage; emergency medical techs working the stadium took me up the stairs then by wheelchair to their office, bandaged my foot and leg, suggesting I go right away for X-rays; had to gather everyone up, take John, Greta and Matt back to Tipp City, then headed for the hospital; X-rays/CIT scans indicate my foot is broken in several places; they wrapped it, gave me a prescription for Percocet and told me to get to an orthopedic specialist; I hobbled with crutches back into May’s house and to bed.  So FRUSTRATED.  Just when I was saying how great our lives are right now.  08.29.2024  OGT:  medical care, prayers of family and friends

Thankful for Family

• Didn’t get home until 2:00 am or so, slept with my leg raised on 4 pillows, felt very wobbly on crutches going to the bathroom at night; PC returned to the hospital to retrieve the CD with the images on it and my prescription for pain, Percocet, I sat on the front porch most of the morning then rested in bed most of the afternoon; everyone ate pizza together; Paul, his brothers and nephew went to the McDonald’s where Matt, his son, works for our fantasy football draft while I drafted from his mom’s couch, tiresome day trying to get comfortable.  08.30.2024  OGT:  PC’s care
• Said our goodbyes to all the Clingans about 10:00 and got on the road to return to Crossville, TN; long, uncomfortable ride in the backseat, had to delicately maneuver my way to the bathroom at a Dollar General, scares me to death on these crutches; arrived at Valerie’s about 4:00 pm after driving the last miles in a torrential rain; laid down for an hour before dinner; my foot has swelled significantly, and my foot, ankle and leg are achy and sore; enjoyed a good dinner of pork and sweet potatoes; watched Astros ball game but early to bed, ready to be home.  08.31.2024

1 Sec Each Day

 

Here is a quick video clip of much of what has happened since my last SaD post.  August was a very good month until it wasn’t!!  I jinxed myself on 08.19 when I said life was going so well.

 

2024 Word of the Year (WOTY)

 

My word of the year has lighten (up) has only crossed my mind a few times in August.  But we have had a very good month so I haven’t felt bogged down by life.  The need to lighten up wasn’t really there.

PC had been officially retired almost a month as I type this sentence.  By the time this post goes live, it will have been 5 weeks since his last day at work.  I am pleasantly surprised at how well retirement is going.  Now and then there are times when I miss being home alone for a bit, but right now Paul is at baseball practice (10:00 am on a Thursday) and I have some down time to read and work on blogs.

My house is pretty well a mess.  But we are going to start a big spring cleaning early this fall.  Ha!!  We are going to Tennessee and Ohio this coming Sunday for a week, and then we plan to hit the housecleaning and projects pretty hard when we get back.  It is difficult to want to clean the garage or pumice the pool tiles in 100+* heat.  Surely, it will cool off in a week or two.  All of this to say, I have been able to lighten up about housekeeping and worrying over kitty fur and dust bunnies.

I am wearing my little white beaded bracelet everyday, too.  Using it to remind me to take my troubles to God.  But more importantly, to remind myself how very thankful I need to be for this great life.  For all the good things.  We are smiling over here these days.

Update

**Wrote this part before my accident in Ohio.  Things have become significantly ‘heavier’ since 08.29.2024.  Trying not to get frantic about my broken foot and the question marks about what the next months look like but that hasn’t always been easy.

A Few OOTDs

 

Most days you’ll find me in some kind of active wear, if I am going to just be at home.   We have upped our exercise game this month so I have been in shorts every day.  But for volunteering, errands and church, here are a few of the outfits I have put together.

• tiered, white, eyelet sundress from Amazon, here
• foldable, straw, wide-brimmed beach hat with 50+ UPF/UV protection from Amazon, here
• Loft paisley, tie back, yoked top in pink, pale purple and gray-blue, here
• Loft puffy sleeved top with smocked detailing, similar and Gloria Vanderbilt Amanda shorts in white from Belk, here
• It’s a Beautiful Day for Learning graphic tee, here, from Amazon

Your Turn

 

Are you ready to transition from summer to fall?  I am!!  Will be getting out my fall decorations as soon as we get home from TN-OH.  Bring on the cooler temps, the pumpkin everything, sweaters and fall colors.

Wishing you a peaceful week.  What do you have on your calendar for September?  I hope our calendar is wide open!!

Thank you for popping by to spend a few minutes with me.  Off to read blogs and to stop by to see YOU.

**Suddenly, my September looks a little different than I had hoped it would.  My foot is broken in several places and in several pieces and cannot be repaired by surgery so we are hoping it will repair itself.  Will be in a removable boot for 8 weeks but cannot put any weight on the foot during that time.  Might be doing a whole lot of reading, writing and blogging!!

Hugs and kisses,