Service Project & Shopping Spree

Our Saturday started early b/c we had to be to the church by 8:30 am. We helped Emma set up one of the rooms for a service project to decorate brown paper sacks w/ inspiring messages for the Salvation Army in Dallas to use. They give out 600 lunches a day to homeless people, or people who stay in their shelter overnight. They said it’s always nicer to receive a decorated bag than to have just a plain brown bag. Emma was in charge of this and did it for one of her YW projects. I was there to just help & support if she needed it. She rocked it and did a great job.

I’m so glad that Shannon & her 2 girls were there so that Autumn had someone to play with since we were there for 4 hours. They also had a blood drive going on, so during a slow point I went to go donate. I have always used the excuse that I can’t donate b/c I lived overseas. But, I figured that it was so long ago that I could for sure donate now. NOPE! Just b/c I lived overseas from 1980-1990 I STILL can’t donate, which is silly since it was such a long time ago. Oh, well. I guess I’ll just have to keep giving my blood to the mosquitoes instead of the Red Cross. Autumn took this pic for us.

I thought we were going to have a lot of people show up b/c a few of the outside service projects got cancelled due to inclement weather. But, we only had about 80 people show up over the course of 3 hours. But, we were able to donate 850 bags to the Salvation Army. I’m proud of Emma for stepping up and owning this project.

Shannon had to stay at the church for another hour or so to help wrap up the blood drive. So, we brought her 2 girls home w/ us. We had quesadillas for lunch & they watched Teen Beach Movie. After that, the girls had fun playing Barbies and running around outside.

I had planned on going to the temple, but it was already 4:00 by this point and that wouldn’t give me enough time to get down there, do a session, and get back. So, I went shopping instead! LOL! I have recently discovered a thing called “Dressing Your Truth” (DYT) by Carol Tuttle. I have never been a girl that has cared about fashion or what’s trendy right now. I wear what fits, what is comfortable, and what is not expensive. However, w/ this DYT Carol makes it so easy. It’s interesting to see how the 4 different “types” look on different women. Some of them you can immediately tell what they look best in.

Type 1 is bright, animated, and cute (like a hummingbird)
Type 2 is soft and subtle (like a dove)
Type 3 is rich, dynamic, and hot (like a peacock)
Type 4 is bold, striking, and exact (like a swan)

I’ve been watching a bunch of videos on youtube, and I determined that I am a “Type 3” woman. That means I am a strong, substantial, “get it done” type of person. That means I should be wearing rich warm colors. I was kind of bummed about that at first b/c I despise the color brown and other “fall like” colors, and I shouldn’t wear black anymore (that’s like 90% of my wardrobe). But on the upside, I get to wear lots of animal print and big chunky jewelry.

Anyways, Nate & Riannon watched Autumn for me and I went shopping in search of some Type 3 clothes. I hit the jackpot w/ this top, this skirt, and few other things I found. It was SO NICE to just take my time, try on a bunch of clothes, and not have to worry about keeping Autumn entertained or feel like I was rushed. I’m excited to try out this system and see how I feel when I “dress my truth.”

After my shopping spree I went back to Nate & Riannon’s so they could go out on a date. Autumn & Olivia had fun playing together. Autumn is such a sweet & attentive & nurturing soul. We had dinner, played, put Olivia to bed, and then just spent the rest of the evening relaxing and watching TV. Nate & Riannon got home around 9:30 so we left and went home instead of spending the night.