Peridot Skies: Celebration

Forever Fierce

February 19, 2018

Happy Monday lovelies!! It is a great day! I am so excited to be sharing with you not only my idea of what I think it means to be fierce in midlife, but the ideas of a few thousand other ladies as well! Yes, you read that correctly. Today is Forever Fierce Day and I have collaborated with 50 other bloggers; who just happen to be fierce sisters! We all have asked a few friends, neighbors, and even family members to share what they think. Read all of their stories here #Foreverfierce. Is midlife the wrong side of 40? I don't think so, actually I know it's not! So I am asking you today too... what does being fierce in midlife mean to you?

Below are the things I have discovered in midlife:

I let go of the drama that people surround themselves with. I embrace the changes in my body and still rock a bikini. Gravity is inevitable, but self esteem and pride in your life is priceless.

Skincare has always been important to me and I continue to take good care of my skin. Adapting to the changes has just meant adding a few new items!

Wisdom is grand; with age comes the knowledge that it is sometimes better to observe rather than speak. Changing my diet has been a huge benefit! I eat more fruits and vegetables and have cut out processed food. About 6 years ago I switched up totally and became mostly vegetarian. (With the exception of sushi of course). So technically it's called pescaterian.

Happiness is something that you are; a state of mind. I have been called brave for my journey and I'll take that with my head high! I was brave, still am actually. If you read my post, Life Begins at the end of your Comfort Zone then you will see that I may have been down, but I am now back up and empowered! My passion burns brighter than my fear and I am full of drive and motivation and I won't get in my own way. Change is always on the horizon and I choose to grow with it. I will reach again for what is in me. I will fiercely forge a new path and set out on it - boldly, while making no excuses.

So, tell me...what does fierce in midlife mean to you? Click here to join the movement!

February 19, 2018
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Southern Most Beach Resort

September 19, 2016

Beach

I am finally getting around to sharing the resort we stayed at while in Key West. This post is heavy with pictures but they are all necessary to help you experience the same wonderful time we had while on vacation. I did some research prior to our trip down to Key West and after checking out several hotels and wonderful places to stay I kept coming back to The Southern Most Beach Resort. I was drawn to the fact it was the southern most point, offered beautiful views and had great reviews for their service. We arrived with no reservations. Yes you read that correct, none!! I shared my thoughts behind this concept that you may read when I shared my Vacationing in Key West post.

Truly a resort atmosphere with lush greenery and well manicured lawns; we enjoyed all the amenities. The grass was so fine and soft, it was like baby hair. With multiple pools to enjoy while staying at The Southern Most Beach Resort, one being all adult, we opted for the pool with the bar. No surprise there. The staff would see to your every need and gladly delivered our cocktails directly to us while we enjoyed the pool. We informed them upon check-in we were celebrating my birthday and they offered us complimentary beverages! Yay for birthdays!

Our room was a Ocean front balcony king room. The balcony opened up to the ocean and offered a wrap around view of the water. Other than the soothing sounds of the ocean it was a nice and quiet area. We enjoyed chocolates on our pillow at turn down, and friendly service by everyone on the entire resort grounds.

What a gorgeous way to wake up to the day with views like this.

This balcony was directly across from ours and shows you how nice the wraparound porch is and opens to the ocean.

Our favorite place to be..... pool side with pina coladas!

You can bet we are already planning a trip back to The Southern Most Beach Resort. Man, I miss these views.

September 19, 2016
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Vacationing in Key West

August 18, 2016

Beach

While I have several other outfits to share with you from my trip to Key West and Palm Beach, I want to share with you today a little of the trip itself. As I have mentioned before, Gayle and I have been best friends for over 26 years. We were married within a few months of each other, we were pregnant with our second child within 4 months of each other, and well believe it or not, got divorced within a year of each other. So when we talk about what we have been through the other can truly relate! Through the years there have been many girl friends of ours that have wanted to capture the essence of our friendship. Weather it was with one of us, or their own friend, we couldn't duplicate it for them. A treasured friend who knows you is something everyone should have.

We have taken many girls trips over the years. There were road trips to Dallas a few times and Atlanta, and then we took other trips to Las Vegas and Acapulco, not to mention the numerous times we traveled to Mexico City and Taxco. When we first started talking about me coming to visit Palm Beach a road trip was almost immediately in the plans. Both of us beach lovers.... it only seemed right to go south to Key West. We weren't settling on Key Largo or Islamorada either. We wanted the full trip down to the southern most point! It was only a four hour drive too! I flew in and we spent the first two days in Palm Beach. Early Monday Morning we headed out on our road trip! If you follow me on snap chat then you saw what a trip it was too!! The one constant in our relationship is laughter; there is never a shortage of it. We enjoyed the scenic drive across all the causeways and bridges and arrived in Key West before noon. We had no reservations and only a plan. Typical us!

A little travel tip: If you show up in a resort location and walk in for a room the chances of scoring a great bargain is almost guaranteed. Here's the thing, you walk in and ask for a room and they check availability. Once they tell you there is a room you can begin to deal with them. The room would have been empty without you as a walk in so to book with you is better than it remaining empty! We ended up with a full ocean view room in a mini suite with a wrap around balcony for less than half price! Not a bad deal at all! We even had our resort fees and parking waived and complimentary beverages pool side for our stay! I will share the resort we chose in another post.

We spent three days and two nights in Key West and it was wonderful. We enjoyed Duval Street in the morning for a stroll and breakfast, the pool in the afternoon, and then back down Duval street for dinner and people watching! It's a great place to people watch!

For sunsets it doesn't get any better. You get to watch the sun rise over the ocean horizon and then it set in the evening dipping into the ocean again.

People line up about 45 minutes prior to sunset to watch this beautiful display and you can see why. There is something magical to watching the sun set into the ocean.

Tomorrow I am sharing another favorite vacation dress!

August 18, 2016
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Summer Sun Dress

August 16, 2016

Beach

Summer is by far my favorite season and the beach is by far my favorite place to be. When the two are combined it's fabulous. My vacation was a perfect combination of beach and pool time, girl time, and of course road trips! I flew into Orlando and Gayle drove there to pick me up. We planned on spending the day at Down Town Disney. There were a few favorite toys I wanted to pick up for my youngest grandson who is turning four in a few weeks. Well let me just say.... inland Florida is not where you want to be in August! It was hot and humid. We spent a good part of the day shopping before we decided it was time to head back to her home in Palm Beach. It was about a two hour drive and our first road trip of the vacation! We unpacked cleaned up and headed out to a few of her favorite places and met up with friends. We spent Sunday in Palm Beach enjoying the pool and beach and first thing Monday we headed out for our second road trip of the vacation to Key West.

I wore this sundress on our first day in Key West when we went walking around town and down Duval Street. One of the things I love about this dress is how comfortable is it and the fun details to the twist t-back strap. Anytime you are near the beach you can pretty much be guaranteed a good breeze. My Ashley Pittman cutout earrings were perfect for the ocean breeze. They are lightweight and so versatile. I think I wore them the entire trip as well as my stack of Ashley Pittman horn and hammered brass bracelets. They are lightweight; the only way to wear bracelets in the heat in my opinion. It was gorgeous in Key West and sun dresses are the most comfortable things to wear in the heat. After a day in the pool in the Keys we snapped pictures on our balcony. Isn't this the most gorgeous view? I will be sharing where we stayed and all about the resort a little later. But this view....

Dress Options here, here, and here // Bandeau // Earrings Similar // Necklace // Pendant // Bracelets // Sunglasses

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August 16, 2016
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Red white and Blue

July 04, 2016

Bracelets

Happy 4th of July! What does everyone have planned for today? We have a full lineup for the grill, and fresh fruit for a batch of my Wolfgang Puck Sangria! We may be wading in our Hunters with all this rain, but at least there is not as much concern for firework fires!! We, I say we, because I think the guys felt that if I tagged along it would make it okay for them to buy a bunch of loud fireworks. They started the festivities a tad early and set a string of blackcats off in a bucket last night! Oh my gosh, what a ruckus. The only thing told them was "don't be the annoying neighbor with a bunch of obnoxiously loud fireworks". Thank heavens we weren't! The neighbor at the end of the cul-de-sac took the prize for being obnoxious; and it's not even the 4th yet!

Regardless of the weather and the noise I am ready for the holiday with my patriotic outfit! I have let my hair grow out and love it but it does tend to be pulled up or back with the heat! My red bandana kind of gave me a Rosy the Riveter look don't you think? I am hoping for a full side braid on the beach later this month!! Keep an eye out for plenty of beach pictures and a few fun collaborations I have scheduled to shoot while in Florida! Oh.... and those squinty eyes are why I generally wear my sunnies in pics on bright days!!

Shorts // Striped top // Converse // Bandana // Sunnies // Flag Scarf // Earrings

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July 04, 2016
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Wednesday Wants / Father's Day Edition

June 08, 2016

Celebration

This weeks editions of Wednesday wants is a fun one for Dads! Who else struggles with what to get the men in your life? Sometimes when they seem so easy to please and low maintenance it is a bigger struggle! Here are a few fun ideas that is sure to please any guy!

1 Fitbit // 2 Bose Bluetooth speaker // 3 Ray-Ban Clubmasters // 4 Baseball hat // 5 Armour IPhone case // 6 Adidas Sneakers // 7 Belt // 8 G Shock Watch //

June 08, 2016
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Weekend Updates

February 09, 2016

Blogging

Well it's Tuesday and I am still playing catch up from this past weekend. We (The Blog Guild) hosted our first Style and Shoot workshop that I have only talked about a hundred times here the past month or so, and it was awesome! If you want to see some of the photos our attendees have already shared just search on instagram for @theblogguild. We had a full house and everyone had such nice things to say about the afternoon. At least a half dozen attendees asked if we would hold another Style and Shot workshop soon. To me that was a sign of success. We are going to discuss that option for sure at our next meeting. In the mean time I want to thank everyone who attended, anyone who had to listen to me go over my list a thousand times to make sure it was perfect and everyone who follows me on snapchat and watched the event unfold and all the prep work! It was worth the work!

I spend last night writing thank you cards and preparing my Valentines to deliver. Thanks to Hallmark and their Signature Hallmark line of cards for making the delivery of my cards so pretty, and not to mention my #gsd note pad to keep my list of task in order for the week! Tomorrow I am bringing you this week's edition of Wednesday Wants and it's full of my favorite neutral! Wanna guess what that is? Oh... and you won't want to miss Thursday's outfit. I am sharing a local designer that I think you will like.

February 09, 2016
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Valentines Gift Boxes

January 19, 2016

Celebration

Gift boxes have been around a long time. I don't know about you but I generally think of gift boxes as a corporate gift. Well welcome to the new gift boxes. These gorgeous gift boxes with hand selected items makes the perfect gift. I don't know about you but I would love to receive any of these. Valentines Day is right around the corner and this year why not send a gift box? It is such a unique gift and with so many options to choose from you're bound to find the perfect box. Below are a few of my favorites. A few companies offer fresh flowers when delivered local, and others offer free shipping. What ever gift line you choose from below you will most assuredly be pleased with your gift; not to mention the recipient. How cute is the bkr bottle in Velvet Crates box? Check out the other boxes each of these companies offers. It really is a one stop gift.... flowers, chocolates, and a little gift all wrapped up pretty.

1 The Velvet Crate // 2 Blue Bonnet Lane // 3 Valley Brink Road // 4 Treatsie

January 19, 2016
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Cozy and Nice

December 07, 2015

bags

When you think of Christmas you think red and green. Well today I am sharing my favorite roundup of gifts in a non traditional color; my favorite of course. This entire wish list can show up under my tree and I wouldn't miss the red or green at all!