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I had a very interesting week! I went to a fun event that some bloggers were speaking at, and I got to see some people who are so motivated to succeed, happy, and relentless in their pursuit of growing their businesses!
I had some takeaways from the experience. I realized that I do not have a specific audience in mind for my blog. I blog for me. It is something I do that keeps me on a path of intentional living. However, shouldn’t I have an audience as well? Who would she be if I were to describe her? I worked for a company one time, which decided to pinpoint their typical customer. For that company…their customer ended up being someone similar to Eva Longoria, but she had 1.5 kids and an SUV. If I had to do a mental sketch of my audience, who would that be?

1. She’d be my friend.
This is complicated because my friends age in range from 20 to 65. They do not look like me, or do anything that I do. What we have in common is perspective and relative
sanity.

2. She’d love animals.
People who do not love animals are typically self centered and they suck as people in general. So my followers must love animals.

3. She would have a measure of depth.
I find myself shying away from my totally ignorant friends because they have no meaningful perspective on, well…anything. It sounds mean but some people are just
not functioning at more than average capacity for comprehension and because of that they think I’m crazy and I think they are a waste of my time. If someone says things like,
“Oh, I do not discuss politics,” or “There are many different pathways to God”… then I have learned to shut up and run. Both of these statements are usually code for…”I am an idiot who doesn’t want to exert energy with intellectual thought process.”

4. She would enjoy fashion yet isn’t mesmerized by it.
While she enjoys the occasional handbag or accessory, she doesn’t charge her credit cards up to the max to get the newest acquisitions.
My girlfriend have common sense about these things. Balance and good decisions are everything. Nobody wants to end up homeless with Chanel bags in the trunk of their car. This reminds me of a day a few years back. I was parking and stepping into the bank, and the girl in front of me had on $200 jeans, but the hood of her car was tied down with a
rope that went around the front bumper. Priorities?

5. She does or does not have kids.
It doesn’t matter, because she is still her own person with or without. She maximizes her personal time and has dreams.

6. She loves makeup and anything beauty products even if she’s too scared to use them!
Again, everyone is not the same.

7. She is busy.
We can literally not speak for 6 months, but then when we do, it’s like only a day had passed since we last saw each other. She is busy and knows that I am as well and that’s
ok because she is well adjusted and doesn’t take it personal.

8. She could stand to lose an average of 10 pounds.
She is not perfect but it’s ok…we stand together in our imperfection.

9. She cooks.
And actually, if she doesn’t ever cook, I let her know that she’s an idiot.

So as you can see, I do not come out with a shiny Eva Longoria audience as my previous employer did. My person is the everyday, higher than common, driven, sensible, fun person. She is a mixed bag but a degree of substance is the theme. A lot of my friends are guys, actually. We discuss politics, religion, #Qanon, the Deep State, finances, their women, guns, health, food and the future. They do follow politics because, well… our futures depend on what is going on. All of those fun things that most women do not care to discuss. Those are the things I love.

As far as this blog goes, I am not here to appeal to the universe. I think I am here to prove to myself that i will stick with something that encircles everything that I am and if people like it then that’s great. I get bored easily so in the past I have a tendency to move on to the next project. This blog is something that I continue despite myself. I am not only posting outfits that I get a commission on your click and I am not copying anyone else’s style. The only thing that I am selling is eyelashes but you pretty much have to click on the Bosscat Beauty link to get exposed to those.

I learned a lot more by listening to people speak at the Glam Guide Event, but I do think the point that was brought up about Who Are You Speaking To was quite valid and a point to continue to consider.

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SIX SHOTS FOR JUNE 2018

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1. THREE’S COMPANY
We adopted Benji not knowing for sure how he would fit in with the crew. Blanca has totally fallen in love with him. When they kiss…it’s shameful to watch because their love affair is so bold. They play, dangle toys in each other’s faces to start a play fight, and sleep together.
Blanca protects him from Bella, the mean chihuahua. Read more here!

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2. BLOGGER
I am a blogger. Not necessarily a great one, but a blogger just the same! I blog when I have time and it helps me to remain organized. If you do not think it’s hard or time consuming, you should try it and see where you are in 3 months!
One of the main things I still blog about is fashion! I have been in fashion for a zillion years and I still work for Johnny Was Clothing. I love to blog and share some of my favorite Johnny Was designs, such as this amazing Love & Liberty top/tunic/coverup ! The sad part is that I only have been sharing 1/10th of the items that I get from Johnny Was so I really want to challenge myself on that moving forward!

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3. ABDUCTED
I do actually have a brother. I drove with him to Austin last month to check on a job opportunity. I decided to treat him to a late lunch at The Oasis on Lake Travis before heading back home.
It’s complicated to discuss my brother because he’s such a private person and here I am with the utmost transparency. We do not see eye to eye. On much of anything. I can’t really go into it, but it was nice to take a quick road trip and try to connect. I can say this, intelligence and sanity do not often hold hands and skip through life together. I prefer to think that intelligence can overcome dysfunctionalism  but it’s often not the case. Who is actually to say what is or is not functional anyway.  We’ve created a gerbil wheel for out lives that a lot of people are not innately predisposed  towards being able to stay on long term and succeed by the legal definition of success that we have allowed to be defined for us by the world.

He doesn’t really agree with the gerbil wheel way of life.  He’s read more books than any other 30 people combined but whether or not any of that knowledge is being used is unapparent to me.  Intelligence without action is moronic. So we have out debates.  He lived with us until recently but I don’t think we met his standards as human beings. It was funny that he would let me snap a picture in this crazy UFO thing and we decided it could be his new Facebook profile shot because it is pretty funny because he recalls a crazy dream in which he woke up from being prodded by aliens and was sore. We joke about the possibility of him having demon children in another galaxy from the alien/demons trying to mate with humans. So yeah, the spaceship thing is hysterical.

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4. MALIBU
I made a quick run to Los Angeles for a couple of reasons. I treated myself to a nice oceanside dinner alone at Moonshadows in Malibu. As the waves crashed in, I realized that a Pomeranian was sitting in the chair next to me with his lonely hoo-man mom on his other side. I made a mental note to get out more and be more social because I do not want to end up like that. Living a great life…alone.
The food was great at Moonshadows. I had zipped around up into the Calabasas area beforehand and enjoyed an adventurous few hours. Being alone…although peaceful, is not ideal. There’s nobody to share things with. Although I enjoyed the waves crashing in as I treated myself to a glass of champagne, I do not plan on making a habit of travel alone!

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5. THE PLAN TO SAVE THE WORLD
I love this photo (photographer unknown) of our President. The photo was part of an amazing 13 minute video entitle Q, The Plan to Save the World.” If you do not know anything about the Q movement, or if you do not follow #Qanon on 8Chan, then you should really give your country a few minutes to get some insight.
I have been following the Q movement since October and I find it crazy that the mainstream media does not ever mention it. Ever. It’s exciting to see what’s going on behind the scenes! Click the photo of President Trump to view the breathtaking video. Pray for clarity before you watch in case you’ve already been zombified and are unable to comprehend. There is theft within out government, satanism worse than you could possibly imagine and as arrests and indictments continue to leak, slowly we will see how bad off we were. Pray before you watch the video, and you will see that there is a reason a lot of us research, believe, support and follow.

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6. #BENJIGRAM
Benji apparently got a hold of my phone (those crazy kids). His post is copied below!
Hi! My name is Benji! I am super happy with my new home, my new mom and I even have a really hot girlfriend named Blanca! We love each other so much and play together all day! Mom doesn’t mind that I drool a little bit because of my jaw injury. My new family is very understanding. They love me so much and let me sleep in the big hoo-man bed at night! I don’t feel sad anymore from being dirty, hungry and hurt from the mean person that broke my jaw. Please consider adopting a homeless pet when you’re prepared to love #furever.

#benjigram #opttoadopt #texasanimalsociety #makeadifference #dogstagram #animalfriendly #adoptdontshop #animallover #dogsofinstagram #woof #doglover #thewoodlandstx #dog #fureverhome #ragstoriches #tunameltsmyheart #rescuedandloved #rescuedog #livingmybestlife

 

 

 

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I blog for a million reasons. A friend asked me the other day if she should start a blog and a fitness business. “Only if you really plan on doing the work,” was my response. She was under the delusion that you could “blog” from an Instagram account.
We discussed the many aspects of fitness that she was knowledgeable about, and I’d mapped her entire success story out in my mind as we talked…but it all comes down to who is willing to do the work. Most people quit within 3 years when there is no exterior immediate gratification. For me, the gratification comes from within. It’s my little legacy.
I had read an article about 6 months ago in which it pointed out the benefits of blogging. The main point that was in the article was the fact that the writer/creator tends to live a more intentionallifestyle. You plan your personal time more effectively because you must if you plan on squeezing in time to create.
We love to plan moments to stop by our local pond to feed the ducks. We decided to take Blanca as an educational experience for her. She wants to chase and torture everything so I try to take her places to get her more acclimated to the universe. She growls at people until she decides if she likes them or not because she doesn’t see people often enough. The poor ducks were happy to see us all, and didn’t know to be concerned about Blanca. She wanted to squirm out of my arms and pick up a duckling like one of her baby dolls and probably slam it to the ground to be a bully. She really couldn’t stand the view of me feeding them. It was madness to her.
My hope would be that she becomes more easy going eventually.
It was great to take time for nature, for lunch together, to wear a pretty Johnny Was dress, and to let Blanca come have a nice experience.
I am trying to let her know how special she is and work on some behavioral issues because in 2 weeks we have a new rescue coming to live with us! His name is Benji and I feel in love with him at an SPCA adoption event. He has had a tragic little life until recently. He is still with his foster mom while finishing up his doctor visits. I had the little guy come over fora visit to see how the girls would do with him. Of course, Bella likes nobody really…but we just ignore her mean diva streak. Blanca LOVED Benji and blocked Bella from getting too close to Benji. We were all shocked to see her protect him from mean little Bella and we knew then that he would be welcomed into his furever home! I can’t wait to share his pictures when he comes!
Thank you so much for all who actually come to the blog and read a little! I don’t write too much because people don’t read like they used to. I, personally spend tons of time reading throughout the day but I am also guilty of watching a lot of videos so I can keep up with #The Storm #TheGreatAwakening and #Qanon in general. It’s impossible to find anyone who knows anything about what all that is, so it’s a lonely road!

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After about fifteen years of tanning…my husband helped me ween off of the idea that I needed to be tan Barbie. OF course, he has fabulous skin that tans like a Ken dollwith a tennis racquet in his hand and he has what I refer to as a candy coating which helps to protect his skin against sun damage. He doesn’t get brown, he gets a nice glow that reminds me of the orange m & m character, which pisses him off when I mention it. I guess he doesn’t think it’s a compliment. While everyone on my dad’s side of the family has similar olive skin tones, I was born pretty much as pale as possible without being classified as an albino.
I am lucky that my husband loves me with pale skin. He was so upset when he realized that I was still sneaking off to the tanning bed and telling him I was only using self tanner lotions! The tanning salon had changed the bulbs so I didn’t realize it but my back was red in two straight lines where the lights had burned me! I recall there being some yelling in which he explained that he refused to be married to a lady with damaged, alligator skin! He was right about something for once!
When I decided to quit tanning and embrace my pale skin, there is a painful in-between stage in which my skin is freckled and reddish. If I wait at least a year, it finally fades into a milky, designer shade of pale.
A few years back, while working for Estee Lauder, a client was upset that out of a zillion colors of foundation, we couldn’t match her skin color. she had tanned so often for so long, that her once pale skin was so red and blotched…she thought “red” was a skin color. THERE IS NO COLOR MATCH FOR SUN DAMAGE LADY. She was blinded by insanity at that point. she also said that her husband hated her tanning but she didn’t want to quit. She left with no makeup foundation because tried to match the brown blotches, I tried to cover the red and I tried to show her true color and let her decide which of her many damaged areas she wanted to be…she left confused. Not my fault – she was lobster colored and there’s no Double wear in the shade of Lobster.
Today I went to the dermatologist to get a biopsy on a spot that is concerning. This is the part where I pay for all those years of being fabulously tan. The doctor told me what I already knew and that is that my skin is not equipped at all to deal with direct, harsh summer sun. Because of this, I try to stay covered up. I have no base tan so 30 minutes of direct sun isn’t a good thing. This along with the fact that I’ve been a stranger to the gym pretty much for a year…means that I am a huge fan of pool cover ups!
Imagine my glee when I saw the new Johnny Was catalog had a black lace and mesh top that easily doubles as a pool cover up? I was able to get my hands on one and although it’s sheer, it’s still better than nothing at all!
I really do not believe in walking around totally naked at all times anyway. A friend of mine recently told me that she stands completely nude in the mirror every morning while she and her husband get ready in the bathroom. My advice to her was to stop this insanity immediately! If you are totally naked all the time, where is the treat? Even if you are super fabulous, would you think that after 20 years of marriage, seeing you naked every single morning might get sort of old for him? I do not want to see anyone naked for twenty years, every single day while doing mundane tasks like shaving or making coffee. I prefer a man in a suit every so often. I certainly pay more attention to my husband when he has on a suit instead of flopping around nude every morning. You see my point? I mean, unless you’re in the top 1% it’s probably best to cover up unless you’re in beast mode. Just a thought.
As for me, I certainly am not in the top 1% of my class, so I have to rely on my wits, charm and a good cover up here and there.

 

 

 

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