Lisa Barlow’s Grey Blazer

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 2 Episode 14 Fashion

Lisa Barlow loves her some drama, and she also loves her some grey blazer(s)! This is the 3rd grey plaid blazer we’ve covered her wearing this season, and they all totally worked for her.

In my Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Fashion Finds Amazon Live I feature a super affordable dupe of this grey plaid blazer that I love and have now added to my normal outfit rotation. Which leaves me wondering…since Lisa has 3 grey blazers, do I need 3 grey blazers? The Style Stealers below have me thinking the answer is yes.

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Lisa Barlow’s White and Gold Aviator Sunglasses at Jennie’s Pho Luncheon

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 2 Episode 14 Fashion

Another day, another pair of Lisa Barlow sunglasses to report on — this time the chic white and gold aviator ones she wears to Jennie’s luncheon on tonight’s episode of RHOSLC. And considering we found a few pairs of them still up for grabs, you should probably click “add to cart” now before you have start having some serious pho-mo. 

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Meredith Marks’ Pink Sunglasses at Jennie’s Pho Luncheon

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 2 Episode 14 Fashion

According to the previews for this week’s episode of RHOSLC Meredith Marks looks across the table at Jen Shah at the pho luncheon with with rose-coloured glasses. And not in a metaphorical sense, but in a literal sense with her pink rectangle sunnies that don’t really do the best job in hiding the fact that she’s seeing red. 

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I live in Minneapolis, where there have been many cruel acts since George Floyd was murdered at the knee of a policeman. This tragic event caused a ripple effect that my city is reeling over. Violence, carjacking, and much more have taken place since that event.

Is it directly related to the incident with George Floyd? I’m unsure. What I do see is that acts of cruelty have spread and continue to spread throughout Minneapolis and the world. Every night we hear more on the news. It seems to be getting out of hand.

What Can I Do?

After listening to discouraging newscasts, I wonder, what can I do? I’m a retired little lady who has a limited amount of money and resources to make change. What I can do is focus on the ripple effect of meanness. This helps me be a little curt and disrespectful to the delivery guy, or the grocery store clerk.

It surfaces in a lack of caring for my neighbor or friend. I can be less friendly and outgoing and worry about my safety. It’s a ripple effect on me that flows over to the next person I meet. I’m on edge when I surround myself with thoughts of cruelty.

Can I Do This?

In the same way, a ripple effect of acts of kindness can be my focus. USA Today reported an act of kindness at a Starbucks drive-thru in Florida. This inexpensive and selfless act inspired an 11-hour chain of paying-it-forward.

It started with one person who paid for the drink of the next person in line. She didn’t wait for a thank you or recognition in any way. It was a selfless act of kindness. It’s possible that she never knew the ripple effect she had on the next 378 people!

In the same way, we may never know the effect a small act of kindness does in the world. I guarantee you – it has a ripple effect.

Acts of Kindness

Wikipedia describes a random act of kindness as a non-premeditated, inconsistent action designed to offer kindness towards the outside world.Kindness here means a type of behavior marked by acts of generosity, consideration, or concern for others, without expecting praise or reward.

I think the part about not expecting praise or reward is one of the most significant part of this concept. It takes on a whole different meaning when we want something back from being kind.

It’s Nothing New

Anne Herbert wrote her book Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty, published in February 1993, speaking about true stories of acts of kindness. This is not a new idea. Organizations and initiatives have popped up about paying it forward and performing random kind acts. This has given people hope and desire to do better toward each other. We can use this right now.

Can You?

What random act of kindness have you given to the world? Have you received any? It can be as little as a smile to someone, holding a door open, changing a tire, or paying the bill for someone. This happened once in a grocery store where someone gave me the pennies I lacked to pay the entire bill.

When my son was small, I had trouble coming up with the bill for his day care one month. We had a particularly difficult month with car trouble, and other expenses of a young family. I met with the owner of the day care, who listened to my story, then told me for that month only, she would waive the bill. I was astounded that she would give me this opportunity.

She did not want me to pay it back next month or over time, but to start over fresh as the bill was now considered paid. Her only requirement was that I paid it forward someday when finances allowed me to do so. This act of kindness resulted in changing the way I treat others for my entire life.

Watch This!

Please take a few minutes to watch this video about the ripple effect of an act of kindness. This uplifts me and gives me courage to be kind. There are so many stories of how kindness has affected people. We hear the opposite on the news, but kindness exists. It could originate with you.

Sometimes as retired women, we limit ourselves or feel limited in what we have to offer. Where is that feeling coming from? Is it fear? Or feeling that we don’t matter?

Oh, we matter.

There’s someone in your world right now that could benefit from a kind act. As in the video, it’s small considerate steps taken that cause a ripple effect. I’m not saying we should be risky and offer a hitchhiker a ride or give our entire savings to a homeless person.

At all times we need to be aware of our safety. What I am saying is that our small friendly acts to others will begin a ripple of kind acts that we will not conceive of or know about. There is a continuous and spreading result of our actions, good or bad.

Change the World

Do you believe that your acts of kindness could change the entire world? I believe this. Today, and every day, be alert to ways you can spread kindness even in the smallest of ways. Today, change the world.

Please share how you were the recipient of a kind act. What have you done to share kindness to the world? Do you feel your acts of kindness matter? Can you change the world in some small way? Let’s share and inspire each other to bring out the very best in everyone.

“Everyone makes mistakes – and so do I,” sang the wonderful Big Bird in Sesame Street all those years ago. I still remember the tune of that song.

And the message is great. I was brought up to feel I shouldn’t make mistakes, I shouldn’t get things wrong. So I tried very hard not to.

Nonetheless, we do all get things wrong from time to time – and I certainly did. This is the story of a real doozy.

Becoming a Film ‘Extra’

Over 40 years ago, I received a general invitation to take part as an extra in a movie being filmed in London. An amusing idea, I thought, but not for me. I was busy with work, as well as looking after my seven-year-old daughter.

But my husband and daughter had other ideas. The minute I told them about it, they became very insistent: “You’ve got to do it.” I demurred. They pressed. They did not let up.

In the end, I went. My work was part-time and very flexible, so it was easy for me to take a few days off. My husband would get my daughter to school and back.

The Film

The film, directed by Fred Zinnemann, was called Julia, starring Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave and Jason Robards. It was about the American playwright, Lillian Hellman, and her attempt to smuggle cash into pre-war Germany at the request of her Jewish friend Julia.

Not that I knew much of that at the time.

We extras were used for several scenes, but my moment of glory took place in only one – a post opening night dinner at Sardi’s, the place that theatre people went on such occasions. It was famous for its cartoons of theatre people all over the walls.

(I was taken there years later by my parents, to see how it looked in real life. It was not very different from the film set. Having opened in 1921, it still exists one hundred years later.)

Being on Set

We were all dressed in costumes of the period, plus a wig and make-up, so I looked nothing like my normal self (short hair and no make-up). I was amazed by the detailed trouble taken over people who would only be in the background.

I soon found that it was very boring most of the day. We spent a lot of time sitting around reading or chatting amongst ourselves. Some of the extras were regulars and I learned that we should hope that the filming went on for a long time, because we would then be paid overtime.

On set, it became more interesting. We were seated at tables with food in front of us and warned not to touch it. There was real shrimp cocktail, but they would not vouch for its freshness or safety.

When filming began, we had to look like we were in conversation, which was not difficult as we had been talking all day. But we could watch the actors surreptitiously, of course, as well as the director.

Watching a Scene Being Filmed

When we were not on set, we were able to watch some of the filming.

I watched one scene, where Jane Fonda was talking to a young actress with the peculiar name of Meryl Streep. She was not especially pretty and seemed very awkward and uncomfortable in the role.

Indeed, I concluded that with her apparent lack of ability, lack of good looks and her odd name, she would not go far.

I even remember wanting to put an arm around her (she was ­only six years younger than me, but I felt motherly) and give her some sort of comfort.

I even wondered whether it would be appropriate to invite her home for dinner, but never acted on the thought.

Getting It Very Wrong

Oh dear. So much for my perspicacity. I did make a very large mis-judgment. Although I can add that I did read subsequently in some magazine interview that she said it was her first film and she definitely did feel uncomfortable.

I saw Julia, of course, when it came out – and on the television years later, when I could stop and rewind. There was no sign of me whatsoever – just a blur as the camera panned the restaurant while Jane Fonda made her grand entrance.

It was not a terrible film, but not a great one either and seems to have disappeared into the mists of time.

The beginning and end of my film career. But I don’t need to tell anyone that Meryl Streep went on to impress the world, including me, with her enormous sensitivity and skill as one of the foremost actresses of our time.

Perhaps one should cut a little slack to first films, first books and first everything else.

Have you ever made a prediction of this sort that turned out to be completely wrong? What other mistakes have you made in the course of your life?