So ~ yeah, sure. Today I could have just spent time talking about how cute my vertical striped blouse is …
and/or how much I’m still lovin’ my GiGi New York tote and my fab patterned loafers.
But today I wanted to share an interesting story.
My husband left on Sunday for a business trip and although I always miss him when he travels, his absence normally allows for lots of “ME” time. You know, deep conditioning my hair time … watch whatever I want to time … eat anything I feel like eating time, etc. But this trip turned out differently because only a few hours after he left, I woke to that mysterious chirp in the night. You know what I’m talking about ~ the DREADED smoke detector battery starting to chirp sound! #TheWORSTSoundEver #WhichONEIsIt
So when that first chirp echoed through the house in the wee hours of the morning … (WHY is this, by the way???) … my heart sank, my stomach churned and all of my fears were in maximum overdrive because I realized that I couldn’t just do my usual and nudge my husband awake to handle it. Nope ~ this time I’d had to leap into action, put my big girl pants on, break out the TALL ladder and handle this situation all by my little ‘ole self.
And although I only just last week received the below bracelets from MantraBand, that I just randomly selected without all that much thought or reason, figuring they would just look fun with some future outfit …
they have an entirely new meaning to me because somewhere between 1:15 – 2:00 in the morning, standing in my jammies and calming my shaking doggies, I suddenly realized I GOT THIS!
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O T H E R F E E L G O O D S :
OH MY GOSH, YES this always happens in the early morning and you can spend hours trying to figure out which alarms are chirping.
Right??!!!
Love those greens!
A color I don’t have THAT much of in my wardrobe … but I’m coming around to it!
Absolutely love your Gigi New York tote! So amazing! Would you mind telling if yours is the “Island Green” color from the spring collection or the “Jade” that’s in the current collection?
Hi Jennifer ~ so mine is from a very seasons ago, so I *think* it’s the Island Green … but I linked to the Jade as its pretty darn close. Hope that helps!
But let us not forget the wonderful blouse (my favorite color), the printed shoes and the Gigi bag–they’re fantastic!! Sorry about the “little incident” though!
Well, I’m not as freaked out about the thought of it happening again, Rene. I suppose that’s the good news.
Great blouse/ shoulder look!
Why does it always happen in the middle of the night?? It kills me…
And why can’t they have it so it lights up when the battery is going out—we can never tell which one it is???
Craziness—but at least you look fabulous!!
XOXO
Jodie
http://www.jtouchofstyle.com
Thanks, Jodie! I DID google why that always happens in the middle of the night and early morning (since, you know — I was UP and wide awake) …apparently it has to do with the temperature dropping in the early hours and sometimes extra humidity. Anyhoo —- totally ANNOYING it is!
Girl!!!! That situation was horrible but that outfit is cute!!
The worst, my friend. But now that I’ve done it I’m no longer afraid of it.
What a great story! I am sure you felt empowered after replacing the batteries! It seems to happen at the worst possible time. Love the mantra bracelets! My ten tiny words of wisdom: if it is to be, it is up to me!
That’s a good one, Mitchie!