Nordstrom Rack!

Posted on March 9, 2012 by jamiegall1930

A week and a half ago I was invited out to check out the New Nordstrom Rack store that opened in Orange, CA on March 1st.  The new store is located at The Outlets at Orange, a convenient shopping mall in the heart of Orange right off the I-5.  They invited those in Social Media and fellow bloggers out for a fun TweetUp event before the doors officially opened to the public on the following Thursday!

Let me tell you! It was a ton of fun to enter a store that hadn’t be shopped through yet.  And see the set up before the doors officially opened.

I had never been to a Nordstrom Rack before so I had no idea what to expect.  Nordstrom Rack has a ton of designer brand within their stores: Betsey Johnson, Michael Kors, Free People, Juicy Couture, and many other designers.

 

The key to Nordstrom Rack is that they offer these designer brands, but at a discounted price.  Outfits that usually cost $160 will be shown for $75.  They also have items as low as 19.99.  They really hit all the shoppers.

One of the exciting things about Nordstrom Rack is that when you enter you are drawn to the right side of the store where they have an entire wall dedicated to shoes.  The clothes are within the middle of the store, and to the left of the store are all of the accessories from jewelry designed pieces to hair pieces to hats and purses, and even makeup from Jane and OPI.

So, for my first experience with Nordstrom Rack, it was truly a good one.

*Disclosure* Nordstrom Rack invited me out for an event to shop their stores.  They provided me with a handbag, perfume, and a $75 gift card to shop their stores.  All opinions in this article are of my own merit.

 


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Women that Inspire Me!

Posted on March 7, 2012 by jamiegall1930

March is National Women’s History Month.  I could continue to write this post and talk about Mother Theresa or Rosa Parks or Sojourner Truth or Hillary Rodham Clinton or Princess Diana or Amelia Earhart…

But instead,

I am writing to YOU.

Yes, you, the women that are taking the time to read this post.

Stop for a minute.

Stop and think about your life, the people around you, the people of your past, the people of today, and think “how have I impacted another?”

For some, the answers may come easy.  Well, I did this for this person, or I did some charity work with this organization, or I’m a mom, and I truly do a lot for my kids.

But for others, it may come hard.  A lot of times, in a lot of moments, we don’t even know who we impact.

And a lot of times we don’t even know how we come off to other people.

But the thing is, women, have a strength within them that is truly unmet, a strength in them that is unheard of.  And that strength comes out during the most uncertain of times…

But when that strength comes, it is heard, it is seen, and from afar, it is admired.

Look inside yourself, the strength is there.  This is our month ladies.  Stand up and be proud!

Share with me a time in your life in which your strength truly came out.  I’d love to hear your stories =)


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Dear Depression:

Posted on March 6, 2012 by jamiegall1930

*Disclosure* 

I do not have depression, but the person I love and live with does.  It has been a journey filled of learning, and this letter I am about to write and share is my outlet.  This is really personal to me 😉

Dear Depression:

You really suck, you know that!  There are days when you eat him alive.  Days where you suck the soul out of him, and days I see the sparkle in his eyes disappear completely.

There are days when a person is so low that they can’t make it out of bed, and then there are days when agitation sets in, and self doubt comes into view.  On those days, whatever words are said, it will not get out of his head.

Depression affects everyone.  It affects those that have it the most.  That battle of just getting through each and every day that comes their way.  That is their focus.  That is their desire.  That battle within their head that is experienced.  Depression affects the loved ones of those that have depression.  Because, we are human, and alls we want is to see our loved ones not suffer, but with depression, no matter what is said, no matter what is done, you just have to wait until they come out of it.  What happens if they never come out of it?

Depression is a cycle.  Since I have come to know, live, and love him.  I recognize his cycles.  On the days he gets super hyper and energetic, I enjoy those moments because I know by the next day he will be crashing.  And on those days, I become extra loving, and patient, and kind.  Being able to recognize a cycle helps me prepare myself for the days ahead.

As I write this, I wonder if there are other loved ones out there that watch theirs battle with depression.  I’d love to talk to you, hear your story, and what you struggle with.  In writing this letter, it is my way of reaching out to others like me.

A month ago I finally went to the bookstore to buy a couple of books to become a more understanding partner, to become more patient, and to hear from others who have loved ones with depression.  I recognized in myself that it was affecting me too.   However, truly admitting it to myself was the hard part.

And then there’s the medication.  I honestly feel that the battle with medication and depression is endless.  For years a certain medication could work, but then it’s no longer working because the body has gotten use to it, so a person gets switched to a new medication and from there it’s a process of finding the right ones.  It’s truly trial and error.  And it’s like a person comes dependent on the doctor subscribing the meds, and if the doctor ever forgets to send a prescription in, that week or two could truly be hell for the person waiting.  *disclosure* I am no doctor or medical personnel, this is just my insight through observation.

Dear Depression:

YOU SUCK!

 

 


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