 Good morning, I'm Mary Ellen and today I'm going to share with you my September favorites And I don't have very many but what I have I really really like and my number one thing is Autumn is here. I am so excited prior to September 22nd We had little tastes of autumn weather and we've had some warm days But we've had some really cool evenings and it is just my absolute favorite season of the year I've had people say why do you always say autumn? Well, that's what I was taught growing up and it's just too beautiful of a season to be called anything else But autumn in my book. I love the leaves. I love the crispness in the air It's like I really do come alive once autumn. I'm kind of like in a hibernation in the summer My brain is and everything else. I'm not a summer person And I really never have been but I've always enjoyed autumn We have a lot of farms in our area and I like the smell of soybeans being harvested and corn I just like everything about it. I do like pumpkin, but I am not a huge pumpkin spice fan I know a lot of people are I like it, but I don't love it at all I just enjoy the weather and I enjoy winter and spring and then I hibernate So that is my very favorite thing from September The next favorite thing is it is October and that is my birthday month and I am excited to turn 68 There are a lot of people that have not had that privilege And I am thrilled to be here and be talking about it The next item is something I bought several months ago But I have been shopping for for years and I'll at some point I'll put in a little piece of paper so you can see what I am talking about This is the fossil cross-body bag and it is 30 years old and I have liked it And you can't I don't think you can get them anymore, but it just became a little too small So in a document I wrote what the dimensions were I did find something Oh probably five years ago that was a little bit bigger and here this one is and this is from Wilson And it is a cross-body bag had a big pocket in the back Ample room on the inside and then like a zipper, but what is happening Jim and I aren't going anywhere with the exception of Grocery pickup and he goes to the doctor and I want to tell you his hips are horrible and he is on a Waiting list whenever the hospital start doing surgery again. They're too full He's gonna get a hip replacement and then hit when he heals. He'll get another hip replacement I think his spine problem. I don't know what we're gonna do about that. We'll just have to wait and see But he was a metal lather L-a-t-h-e-r Throughout his career and he you tie metal. I'm not exactly sure how it works But I know he did Hotels malls hospital and anything that is in metal inside these buildings. He did it So he also has shoulder and neck problems. So he's been using a walker for Several months and he's really having a hard time getting around So I just pray that we get a call not in the in the near future that he can get it done But here's my issue. I needed something bigger than this So I looked at a few handbags and I'll put a couple of them up So I searched and I mean I've been looking for probably two years for a little bit bigger cross body But now I need it and I like the one by Tori Burch And I'm gonna put photos in here of them in a lighter color so you can see the details So I typed the dimensions and kind of put that aside and then I liked Gucci so ho bag and there's a picture of that and then I started looking at Duny and Burke and Historically their handbags have always been really heavy I knew I did not want a heavy cross body But I needed a cross body or a shoulder bag and this can the one I found can be used either way And I'll put a picture of the one that I purchased and then I'll show you mine I bought mine in black and brown, but I'm showing you the red so you could see the details And here is mine right here. I could do without this, but it's there It has a big zipper on the outside. It has it's red on the inside And I'll take out the stuff that's in here so I can show you what I like. I Have just a bag of whatever Some reading glasses a Pen and a couple of lipsticks Or really lip glosses some of Jim's medication That's my little wallet and I love it. I've had it for a few years But it's it's all I need 99% of the time and then I have this little bag that I always keep and I usually put it out front of my Purse, so I don't have to get in it But this has fives and ones that I have a little mark on where the fives are and then the ones And I just keep it stocked in case I just need a little bit of something so I've got the money I don't have to get my wallet out. I don't have to go get any cash out. I don't get to have to lose my I'll do anything to avoid problems. I will tell you that and that makes it easy some peppermint gum and Some my glass cleaner, but I'll show you what I like about this number one. It's red. It's larger and it has Two large side pockets right here It has a large zipper on this side, but there's nothing in the middle So I can have all my things in here and then my things right here And this is perfect for me to put Jim's phone and his wallet and the big outside zipper compartment I have extra masks I have a hair tie and my phone goes in there and another feature I always like in Doonie purses is the key that you can put your key on here So depending on what I'm driving if I'm driving the van or if I'm driving the car Depends on what I put on this, but I couldn't be happier I signed up for emails from the company Doonie and Burke and I also watched QVC And I ended my ended up buying mine at QVC When it was on sale and Ebates was 10% and I was gonna show you the zipper. It's just like Excellent excellent zipper and in my little bag is some Kleenex some hand sanitizer And a little thing of Poo-Poo-Ree because you never know So this is all I need when we are out and about I really buy my handbags my cross bodies for Function and I do like them to last and I really don't think I'll have to buy another cross body bag So it is definitely Form and function over fashion, but I like this and if we are out and about and I need a big handbag This is one from Cole Hawn and it is It's probably 30 years old, but it you know, it's never gonna go out of style Tassels never go out of style even though my coloring is cool and I'm supposed to wear silver I always prefer the gold trim and I have other handbags, but what I use What I have in here is I just have this and all I have to do is put what I need in here And then I can change from one handbag to another But I am not going anywhere or I need a brown handbag or you know I used to kind of coordinate what I'm wearing, but I'm not needing to do that now But I will someday but I'm gonna slip in my only fail and and it's from Nordstrom I do like to shop from Nordstrom And I know that you have to have a credit card if you want this is what I this is what I think I know I may be wrong, but I think you have to have a credit card to order from their annual sale So I always have had a credit card back in the day when I was raising kids I had quite a few credit card balances. So I always pay my credit cards off in full But I got a notice from Nordstrom their annual percentage rate on their profile Purchases was going up to 18.9 percent $40 late payment fee. I was just shocked. So it's made me scared to death to use my Nordstrom car because what if I forget to pay it and I'm not paying interest anymore I've done that way in the past Well, I'm gonna put something up here and just show you and you guys probably you all probably already know that But if you have a $1,000 balance on a credit card and the rate is 8.9 percent And you make the monthly payment of $40. That's you know, the minimum monthly payment It is going to take you 71 months to pay that $1,000 off if you only make the minimum payment and that is one month shy of six years And your total payments are going to be $1,511 so you're going to be paying $511 interest. I understand I have been there But it just really aggravated me. So I thought I'd share with you several months ago I knew I needed some new some better shoes to wear in the house when I'm working I love my Sunook sandals and I have them in lots of colors But I needed something because I am flat-footed. I don't have problems yet with any of my joints But I'm I probably will so I went online and I ordered I read up on shoes and I ordered these shoes And these are thionics. I really thought they were cute I wore them exactly like they told me to and they never were comfortable ever ever ever So I did send those back as I was researching. I had heard about this company called spin-tile So I found a pair of sandals and they're as light as a feather. They have a nice arch support The heel bed is nice and deep and I ordered these and I ordered them from QVC and I absolutely love them Absolutely, love them. They wash off very nicely. I have inside and outside shoes and these are my inside shoes There's only one negative thing that I found this starts to wear off, but I just use a black magic marker I don't like it that it has a white foot bed, but because I don't if I'm like even going through the house It's just like white feet size 10 white feet size 10, and I'm glad I've got feet that work I wish this part would have been in black So anyway, I went back on QVC and I was looking for some more and I found these these are just slides They're made exactly the same way. They have black hair Super super super comfortable. I can put see me around the house this winter putting a pair of socks on and wearing these I've worn them without socks, but they really are comfortable and they give my feet a lot of support Some time ago. I was talking about the nest candles and a good friend of mine Sent me a message and she said that she was going to send me one of her favorite candles And she said it was the lemon pound cake and the first thing I thought to myself was pledge I love the scent of fresh lemons, but I don't like I There's not much that I like that's imitation lemon Well with the exception of this candle and it is wonderful She ordered it on Amazon and sent it to me and it's called keepers of the light And I think this is a 22 ounce one it is and it's supposed to burn 22 hours And it's just as cute as it can be I can smell it with the lid on it right now, and then I'm going to take it off I love it. I absolutely love it What I love is like I will only burn a candle for maybe an hour Maybe an hour maybe 30 minutes a day because I don't want a whole lot of scents in this house But I can smell it Away across the room after I have blown out the candles I think they have a 32 ounce and a six ounce and I think the 32 ounces four dollars more than this But I would recommend them for a candle lover, but and I really do It just smells good It smells like a lemon pound cakes bacon in your oven, and I know I will have a use for this jar when it's when it's complete I can think of a lot of things I can use this for and that's what that's important to me I'm going to talk about built bars. I was disappointed. I love the puffs I I love them. There's several that I love but the puffs the kind of ones that taste like marshmallows I ordered several boxes when they were available and and you only get 12 in a box Instead of 18 with a 10% discount that I get on them It made each bar 225 and I thought man, that's really high and then I thought well You've spent more than that for a little dessert So I feel okay about it, but I probably should have noticed it, but I didn't so when I got them I was kind of disappointed thanks to you all they did send me a sample of the cookie dough bars and I've got one right here and this is what they look like and they are delicious My preference is to not have any residue not have nuts or anything else in it and these don't it's kind of like just chunks of cookie dough and Of course, you know you chew and chew and chew and chew and chew, but they really are good I don't know if they are going to be available online when this comes out But if they go over well, it will probably it if it goes over well I'm sure it'll be a part of their permanent collection So that was good. I loved reading all of your suggestions about TV shows and many of you had recommended to me manifest and Sherry from home heart and help She recommended it and I'm gonna link her channel below and Cheryl from the free range diva. She had recommended it to me I am not much of a sci-fi person in fact Probably the most sci-fi I've ever been was back to the future when I took my kids here Or maybe Star Wars because I took my nephews to see that it grabbed me and I've watched 12 episodes I've kind of you know, maybe every other night. I've been watching it, but I've enjoyed it I think there's I'm not sure how many seasons and I know it's on Netflix It may be other places whenever I talk about a show or anybody else. I just search for it Where can I watch? You know, whatever it is. I'm wanting to watch and a lot of times it's on several different places But that's been a winner I do have a list and I have kept a list of any of the shows you've recommended to me Someone mentioned Anne with an E. I had started that I loved it and I got to the point where these bad guys were gonna come to their house And I just had to quit watching it So tell me if you're one of them that liked Anne with an E Let me know if I don't want him to get hurt Not funny, but that's true. I enjoyed it and I thought oh my gosh I don't want to see that part. This is coming from somebody who Isn't bothered by a lot of things on television, but I guess when it comes to children it just worries me. I Did watch a documentary and I think it was on Amazon Prime And it was Lulu Roe and I don't know how I did not know much about this, but I absolutely was fascinated I think there were four different parts. I am not here to judge anybody, but those type of MLMs They bother me. They really do bother me Because somebody most of the people always get hurt just the few that started earlier or go to the top there's always people that people are signing up and Not everybody can make a lot of money, but I did find that very interesting I love watching the voice and I have only watched two episodes. I watch it I don't watch them in real time and Something I've watched for absolutely every episode of and it might surprise some of you is survivor I've watched it from day one. I haven't watched any this season yet Again, I stack them up and I'll watch them, you know, like one night. I'll watch one and the next night I like the other but I like to kind of see that How they kind of work around and manipulate people I like pick out the manipulators really quickly and there's some parts I just fast forward. That's how I do it. And if you're still here, this is going to be a giveaway I'm going to give away two items today. I don't know if you've noticed, but I don't accept Hardly anything and dermatology had asked to send me something some time ago It was a it was the broad spectrum 45 the tinted moisturizer and with an SPF and the facial cleanser I Love the tinted moisturizer. I've purchased two. In fact, I just got a new one and In the I purchased some myself and in the mail I got the other day. I got the One the tinted moisturizer with an SPF of 46 and the broad spectrum 45 It is a sunscreen. It's not a moisturizer My favorite is a tinted moisturizer But I'm going to give both these away to one person and the other person is gonna I've got another one that I've I've got something else I'm excited about that I would love to use but I would rather you have it than me because I do have a lot of Brushes Lisa from BK Beauty sent me the new release of the angie hot and flashy. I think it's x angie x hot and flashy Brushes they look wonderful. Here's a picture of angie and I will link angie's channel below She designed these brushes specifically for her needs and specifically for the needs of people that are Over 50 is what I'm thinking all these brushes are new to BK Beauty They're all designed by angie and they sell for a hundred and twenty five dollars And if I decide I need them I'm gonna buy something but the first the set that was given to me I'm gonna give to you and I'm just gonna mail them in the box that I received them in with the card from angie and Yeah, I'm excited to give those away Since this is a giveaway I cannot reply to comments that you can go to any video even if it says I can't I can the only ones that I Can't reply to are active giveaways So what I want you to do in your comment below in a sentence either put SPF or Brushes Whoever comes up first will get their first pick So if you're not if you're only interested in the SPF just put SPF if you're interested in the brushes and not the SPF But brushes and if you're interested in both just put down what you want first This is international This will close in three days and then I will announce the winners in the next video. It is all good Thank you so much for being here. I mean it from the bottom of my heart I don't think anybody realizes how much it means to have people that actually enjoy what you have to say or Kind of you know, you know how it is Anyway, I will see you in my next video and take care. I Was The week before it actually The week and the winners of my last giveaway And somebody people it but So I just like that and it's just too