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June15th

Fashion Hat

Posted in: Random, i heart., inspiration

I think every girl (and any decent guy) knows a thing or two about the world of fashion. Even if it’s the basic color wheel, there’s a bit of a Fashion Hat sitting in all of our closets. I think it all started with dressing Barbie (and making sure GI Joe still looked good enough to catch Barbie’s eye for you fellas reading this). Regardless of how it started, here’s your chance to play Barbie dress up again, in a more grown-up sort of way of course.

A month ago my friend Shauna of Mackenzie Image Consulting tapped me into a little secret: Couturious. And let me tell you – this little secret of her’s has turned into a bit of an addiction for me. I’ve literally caught myself on the site for hours creating outfits, looking through and hearting other outfits, coming up with certain things to wear for certain places. I had forgotten how much fun putting on your Fashion Hat and playing Stylist can be!

You can pick the model (I’m a bit partial to the red head, go figure), the back drop, the shoes, the clothes, the bags, the accessories – all of it. So addicting and so much fun. As you can see, I’m not the most high powered fashion kind of gal but I do love having that kind of virtual closet at my disposal.

So when you have a little spare time, put on your Fashion Hat, set up an account at Couturious.com (add me! TheSSMOnline) and give your inner stylist a work out session. But you might want to set an alarm or wait till you get home, I’d hate for you to get carried away in the middle of the day…..

www.couturious.com
May25th

under construction

Posted in: Random, housekeeping

Pardon the site while a few changes and upgrades are being made this week. Notice things may be a tad bit off – i.e. subscription emails going out incredibly late? Well, that’s being work on day and [very] late into the night. I didn’t want to take a whole week off of blogging so I’m trying to make tiny adjustments here and there…..before the curtain’s pulled back next Tuesday ;)

Thank you for being so patient and I promise things will be back to normal — as normal as they get around here, that it is — very soon!

*besos,

Jennie B
May18th

With My Big Check

Posted in: Random, home & family, numero UNO

I’d buy a new dress.

(After I payed off a few bills, of course.) But the first thing I’d go out and buy for myself as a I gift would simply be… a new dress.

The question was posed to me last night by my Sista Sista who out of the blue asked: If I had a big bonus check, or I won a piece of the lottery, got my book deal signed, anything that sent a large sum of money my way……what would be the first thing I would buy for myself?

Some would go for a certain piece of jewelry (i.e. Jess bought herself a fabulous Tiffany’s ring with her first big bonus), others a work of art or a fantastic pair of Manolos, but first thing that comes to my mind anytime I have loose change is to go buy a new dress. A new dress has always seemed to be my personal reward, no matter what the circumstances. Finals over? Head to the square to see Theresa and find a new dress. Somehow managed to cross everything off my to-do list or square away that huge property package? I hit Tanger Outlets on my lunch break. So to me it only makes sense to stick to my rewards system and go from there.

So how about you, what would be the first realistic thing you would purchase if a lump sum, a Big Check, happened to make it your way?

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Honestly, if my Big Check were big enough, I might break down and spoil myself with an Hermes Birkin.

*but only if it matched my new dress, of course.

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{photo credit: dress 1, dress 2, dress 3, Hermes Birkin Bag}
May14th

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Posted in: LOVE, Random

:: have a great weekend ::

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{photo credit here}
May4th

Take a Step Back for a Re-Cap

Posted in: Random, housekeeping, life
The past couple of weeks have seemed to go by in a blur. In reality, they haven’t, I just loose track of time. (But it’s funny that when I do try to track time it always seems to go so slow…hmm.) So here is a quick re-cap of a few things you may have missed in the life of Jennie B.
- A few weeks ago I spent the Sunday afternoon at Mount Zion Elementary on Johns Island planting a tomato box. My good friend, Erika, works with Kiawah Island Resort’s Night Heron Park & the KIR Nature Program and they set up a volunteer even to help the Charleston Area Children’s Garden Project work in one of their gardens. I never miss a good opportunity to dig in the dirt a little so I gladly obliged! (It was also the start of Earth Week – awesome!) Take a look at my tomato box..I was so proud.
- Next up was Administrative Professionals Day and at out office we celebrate the entire staff. (Well that’s what the plan used to be.) Anyways, as acting Office Manager, the real one’s out on maternity leave, I tapped into my inner-florist and came up with using bunches of flowers from Publix (who by the way actually has decent flowers, that last!) and put them in Mason Jars for all of the staff. *Mortti got one too.
- Next in line was heading back out to Kiawah for the Earth Day Festival and Antique Car Show at Heron Park. I’m such a sucker for antique anything so you know I was all over this situation! On the way back we stopped at Rose Bank Farms where I found the perfect rose, my new favorite tree, and of course my all time favorite statue!
- Gladly this day was followed by a relaxing morning / afternoon spent at cafe medley on Sullivan’s, one of the best finds I’ve discovered in Charleston.
- Last Saturday I was a busy little bee as I was out in the morning with my friend Kristin to cheer on Katy as she completed the Try Charleston 1/2 Triathelon! She did awesome – 2nd in her age division! K-Bo and I had perfect timing walking up as Katy was about to switch from Bike to Run. Just in time to yell & hold up the posters. So much fun sitting out there watching all the runners come in to the finish line. *Not to mention the undeniable eye candy that was nearly everywhere!
- Off to the strawberry fields at Boone Hall with Shauna for a little strawberry picking and chitter chattering. I always love a little flair and feel the appropriate accessories are always necessary so this trip called for a new pair of gardening gloves. Besides, it was Shauna’s first time – you gotta go all out! We spent the rest of the day / night running around GeoCaching, which is now my new obsession. Seriously, check it out. You’ll get addicted. (Thanks Shauna for getting me hooked.)
- Sunday morning at 11 a.m. EST I snapped a photo and submitted it to the New York Times “A Moment in Time” global mosaic. My Sister told me about it a few weeks ago and I couldn’t wait to be apart of it. The photos from all over the world are awesome, you can see some of them here on facebook. This is my photo of what I was doing during that particular Moment in Time — I was washing the strawberries from the previous day’s trip to Boone Hall. (I’ll let you know when the mosaic is finally up)
So there you have it, that about catches you up to the present I do believe. I’ve got a few awesome things coming up in the calendar such as finally getting my passport! (I know, I know..it’s about friggin time. But this time is it, appointment made and everything!)

AND most importantly the 2010 Moms’ Run this Saturday. Now I know I’m not a Mom but I do believe in supporting a cause that supports the Moms! This 5k run/walk benefits the Ruth Rhoden Craven Foundation for Postpartum Depression Awareness. I’ll be there bright and early at 6 a.m. helping with registration and anything else Angie (who so fabulously put this whole thing together) tells me to do, so come see me! For more information on the race, the Foundation, how to register or to donate check out the web site!

*And don’t forget, you can still enter to win yesterdays Give Away! (You can even enter twice if you think of another one later in the week.)*