#DAYOFFMIX

michael kors, black booties, casual day off attire, michael kors saddle bag, kors, Johnny Was tunic, Johnny Was Velvet, embroidery, Luxor Living and Style, Houston blog, blogger, fashion blogs in Texas, velvet baseball cap, michael kors, black booties, casual day off attire, michael kors saddle bag, kors, Johnny Was tunic, Johnny Was Velvet, embroidery, Luxor Living and Style, Houston blog, blogger, fashion blogs in Texas, velvet baseball cap, michael kors, black booties, casual day off attire, michael kors saddle bag, kors, Johnny Was tunic, Johnny Was Velvet, embroidery, Luxor Living and Style, Houston blog, blogger, fashion blogs in Texas, velvet baseball cap, michael kors, black booties, casual day off attire,Charles David shoes, michael kors saddle bag, kors, Johnny Was tunic, Johnny Was Velvet, embroidery, Luxor Living and Style, Houston blog, blogger, fashion blogs in Texas, velvet baseball cap,
I am not entirely sure that a velvet baseball hat is a thing to anyone else but me. That being said, it has rained constantly for the entire month so it’s nice to not fight for pretty hair in 85% humidity on a cold, rainy day off.
I love Johnny Was flowing tunics on any day because nobody knows if you’re fat, or so super fine that it’s best for your own safety to remain very well covered up. 🙂 Or at least that’s what I tell myself. I threw on a velvet bolero since it was cold – and before the heat strikes and velvets are put away until next year.
Most people throw on leggings and a tee of some kind on their day off but I just can’t do it. To just schlep though life on the daily is not my thing.I’m not quite so emotionally burdened that I typically find getting dressed to be a profound hardship. I’m not in gym mode this past year due to a neck issue that causes a sleep issue that causes an everything else issue, so leggings and gym clothes are put away lately.

Recently, away on a work trip flight, I noticed that roughly 30% of the rest of the female population travels in leggings with all of their frontal crotch area, and assets hanging out – good or bad. This is something that male friends discuss now and then, because most men think it’s insane that women wear sheer leggings as pants. I had to do a double take because I thought a woman was naked at The Golden Nugget two weeks ago, but instead…she had on skin colored leggings. Yes, I snapped a photo for proof. I am too decent to post it anywhere,though. I suppose my point is – that although I may not be typical, at least I am not naked with too-sheer leggings showing off my who-ha. So no judgments, please.

This was literally a “Hey, let’s grab brunch and go to the grocery store and please don’t take more than 20 minutes to get dressed” day. It’s not that serious.
fashion is fun. It’s art. Your choices tell the world who you are. Just as choosing to show your crotch to the world tells people that you are super proud of your crotch or that you do not realize that you have a crotch and you think nothing of it. Or do you think all crotches are equal and they should all be proudly displayed as such? There needs to be a study.

Really though, getting dressed and making choices is not rocket science. Just fun and comfort and individuality. Or not. The crotch exhibitionist thing is a case study all it’s own, but that aside, my biggest thing right now is lashes. I’m playing with my new lash line almost daily to try different looks and work on that business. Lashes with no makeup. Lashes with tons of makeup. Lashes with retro liner, progressive liner, no liner. Lashes, lashes, lashes.

As for clothing, fashion and style…I do start noticing more and more what older ladies in their 50’s or 60’s wear. At some point, life will pull me aside, sit me down and say, “Bitch please…put the heels away.” Not yet though.

YOU MAY HAVE MISSED…

Share this post!

#VELVET

Quay Sunglasses, Johnny Was Black Velvet bag, scarf, tunic, Michael Kors watch, David Yurman ring. alex and Ani bracelets, Luxor Living and Style, Houston, blog, bloggers in Texas, over 40, knee high boots, Johnny Was The Woodlands

Quay Sunglasses, Johnny Was Black Velvet bag, scarf, tunic, Michael Kors watch, David Yurman ring. alex and Ani bracelets

Johnny Was velvet bag, velvet purse, embroidery, Luxor Living and Style, Johnny Was The Woodlands, velvet tunic, black velvet tunic, Johnny Was tunic, Quay Sunglasses, Johnny Was Black Velvet bag, scarf, tunic, Michael Kors watch, David Yurman ring. alex and Ani bracelets, Luxor Living and Style, Houston, blog, bloggers in Texas, over 40, knee high boots, Johnny Was The Woodlands, Stephanie Sjoberg, fishnet stockings

Share this post!

COLD SNAP

Eshakti dress, Johnny Was sweater, booties by Vincent Camuto, Luxor Living and Style, Auva wrap, Biya coat Eshakti dress, Vince Camuto booties, Arva wrap, white blonde hair, Texas blogs, bloggers Auva wrap, Biya coat Stephanie Sjoberg, Luxor Living and Style, Eshakti dress, custom fit order, white blonde, Texas bloggers, blog Johnny Was bag, velvet bag, embroidery Vince Camuto black booties

Johnny Was , Sweater, Wrap, Eshakti dress, Vince Camuto booties Auva wrap, Biya coat, Stephanie, Luxor Living and Style

I am so happy to be pumping out a quick blog post!  We had a final cold snap so I was able to get in a final use out of my Johnny Was Sweater Wrap and a new Eshakti custom made to measure dress that they had sent me many weeks ago!

Of course, I couldn’t resist another black dress…but as I scanned the eshakti.com site, there were other things I was interested in as well! When this came in the mail, I tried it on immediately and of course I was shocked when it fit perfectly according to my measurements.

We were on our way to dinner and we were both extremely hangry and behind schedule for dinner so again….rushing.  However, my husband is really pushing me to continue to take time to work on my projects and hobbies so he has been a positive force.  Since Eshakti sent me this dress, it’s been patiently waiting in the queue to be worn! So BAM! Here she is.

After the remodel and the recent move, my home office is taking shape so I feel I can take some moments to live the dream. This means different things to different people. To me, it means that I follow my interests and dreams and work on what I love.

For weeks, my life was full of chandelier and tile shopping, staring at paint samples and researching design inspiration, and packing boxes.  Alone. With no help.  I think mt husband was doing that thing Jazzy would always do when she wanted to avoid something… look away thinking that if she wasn’t looking at it, it wasn’t really there. Ignore it.  he literally started packing the same day the movers came.

Now, I am in the mode of gardening and reworking the landscaping.  There was a hard freeze in January so plants that usually can hold on through the winter did not make it.  I love tropicals nestled in between evergreens so that the winter look is not bare and naked during the die down months of winter.  With landscaping, I get a bit obsessed, and am constantly buying plants. IT is my goal to eventually see absolute;y no fence!

Yes, tend to get obsessed with gardening so I am slowing down on that for now because I got a really great start on reestablishing the yard.  I want to share photos once Spring really kicks in.  I also started a mini garden with all types of tomatoes, peppers, onions and such.  I’m not putting a ton of work into them, but I want to see if I am nurturing enough before investing in a greenhouse.

We do have lemon and pear trees here already, and I added a fig tree a few weeks ago.  I feel so happy and complete when gardening and when things grow and look nice outside.  We love having trees and flowers that attract birds.

I guess my point is that I have been busy trying to finish the decorating, landscaping, and moving in process in general.

I am also working on product development for some things I am passionate about, so stay tuned!

In the meantime, there’s always blogging! This dress comes to you via Eshakti, and there are a million reasons to check out their site.  Out of those reasons, custom fit merchandise at the same price a common clothing item would cost, is the best reason!

If you check them out, or have ordered before, let me know what you think. The last dress they sent me was a retro fabulous, black and white number with a ton of fabric from the waist down…which meant I ended up in the feed of  some people’s “plus sized” Pinterest feeds ! LOL! Note to self, make more of an effort to appear thin in photos. 

I love Eshakti, and will probably head over there in a few minutes to see what else I can find! One thing is for sure…it will fit great when it arrives on your door step!

-March 27, 2017

YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

249837decb6281d75045763ba9c8508a kitch1 darkfall2-3946

Share this post!

#WORKFLOW

#workflow, Johnny Was Clothing, Johnny Was Houston, Highland Village, boho, Houston fashion, Houston shopping, boho glam, Texas style, Houston stylists, Luxor Living and Style, fashion blogger, Top Houston fashion blogs, Stephanie Dawn Sjoberg, Houston MUA, Houston hair, Johnny Was Clothing, Johnny Was Houston, Highland Village, boho, Houston fashion, Houston shopping, boho glam, Texas style, Houston stylists, Luxor Living and Style, fashion blogger, Top Houston fashion blogs, Stephanie Dawn Sjoberg, Houston MUA, Houston hair,

Johnny Was Clothing, Johnny Was Houston, Highland Village, boho, Houston fashion, Houston shopping, boho glam, Texas style, Houston stylists, Luxor Living and Style, fashion blogger, Top Houston fashion blogs, Stephanie Dawn Sjoberg, Houston MUA, Houston hair,

Johnny Was Clothing, Johnny Was Houston, Highland Village, boho, Houston fashion, Houston shopping, boho glam, Texas style, Houston stylists, Luxor Living and Style, fashion blogger, Top Houston fashion blogs, Stephanie Dawn Sjoberg, Houston MUA, Houston hair,

Johnny Was Clothing, Johnny Was Houston, Highland Village, boho, Houston fashion, Houston shopping, boho glam, Texas style, Houston stylists, Luxor Living and Style, fashion blogger, Top Houston fashion blogs, Stephanie Dawn Sjoberg, Houston MUA, Houston hair,

workflowa-3807

On top of the all of the hats that I wear…I also have this little side gig called a full time job.  The stylists and managers that work with me are from a wide array of backgrounds and hear me when I tell you that each person brings their own personality with them in their handbag to work every day.

I am proud to say that we have a full time school teacher in our midst, who just enjoys the brand we represent, Johnny Was.  We also have another part time stylist that works full time at a doctor’s office. There are others among us with college degrees or makeup artist backgrounds, or both. Whatever the case may be, we all basically feel like we live together.  I guess that’s because we actually do. We spend 8 hours a day together which is probably more time than I see my husband.

On this day, I was trying to up the amp on a typical mandatory store meeting.  The deal was that we would do a mini photo session before the meeting for fun.

There is a really cool blank white wall, outside our store in Highland Village, that bloggers come by weekly to use as a make shift “studio” because the lighting is perfect most any time of day.  It’s like trying to herd cats, to get more than 3 people to look acceptable in a photo, but we had fun and it was something different to do.

I always tell young people that if you can do retail for any length of time, it will prepare you for absolutely anything the world has to throw at you in the future.  No matter where you work in the future, there will be challenging personalities in the workplace. Integrity and basic sanity are my top two prerequisites for hiring.  Insanity is far too disruptive in the workplace and you have to be able to get along in order to be relatively happy and productive at work. Integrity is everything.  If a person is the most intelligent being on the planet yet holds no integrity…what good are they? Everything else can be taught, but I can’t force integrity into a person. That was your parent’s job.

In the past, I’ve gone through spells of being self employed and working from home.  I actually missed being at a job and having work people. For the past year, these have been my work people. My days consist of making sure Fetus Randy’s mom doesn’t do any heavy lifting, sharing the joy in Haley’s engagement (and big ass ring) , wondering if Miranda’s cold is going to get us all sick,  and blending everyone’s life together through holidays, birthdays, weddings, deaths, vacations etc and keeping it real about why we are all here and what we are expected to do. Oh, and hell no…you can’t be off every Saturday. Are you insane ?

The ladies all decided that it was OK for them to star in my blog. Well, as long as they looked good. I thought it would be fun to show a peek into who I spend my days with. This is our #workflow.

-SDS

YOU MAY HAVE MISSED….

img_20160811_194308 SUPERBLONDE1006 bluebird6

Share this post!