Drew Sidora’s Rock & Roll Jacket

Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 13 Episode 7 Fashion

Drew Sidora’s rock & roll jacket—or shacket, technically—is a very Housewives-esque piece that I had to hunt down. And while many retailers sold extremely similar versions so I can’t be 100 about where she scooped hers up specifically, some extremely similar Styles are totally ready to rock, and roll, below.

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Seven years ago, my husband and I relocated from our home in Maryland to California. Our plan was to live near our children and family who had relocated to the area. We downsized and got rid of most of our furniture and belongings. We let go of things that had accumulated over the years.

Saying goodbye to our friends and all that was familiar to us, we sold our home and moved. I thought everything would be amazing. It was going to be a new adventure. Then reality set in, as it always does.

The move took much more out of me than I ever expected. Nothing, and I mean nothing, went according to plan. Within months I was discouraged and exhausted. Within in a year I was completely disheartened.

We all go through setbacks and disappointments. Life changes affect us in ways we never would have wanted or expected. However, this experience taught me that we make things more difficult when we have preconceived notions. Having fixed ideas of how things should be can often end in disappointment.

Many women in the Sixty and Me community are going through a major life transition. You may be trying to recreate and reinvent your life. If so, here are some hard learned lessons that I would like to share with you.

Accept Wholeheartedly What is Happening, Even if You Don’t Like It

Step into new experiences without judgment and resistance. Accept that life is unpredictable and that we don’t have control over everything that happens. The moment I let it go of my expectations, I felt a relief. I felt less burdened and more open to what was there. Only then was I able to notice people, events and opportunities that were showing up in my life.

Don’t Hang On to What Isn’t Working

Learn to let go of old ideas, beliefs and ways of doing things. If it isn’t working, try a different approach. We often hang on to what is familiar because it makes us feel comfortable. Sometimes, we don’t know what else to do. When life is not going as we want, we often persist and keep try harder to do the same things in the same way. When we stay open and try something else, we end up in a different place. A better place.

Change Exact Expectations

You may have the intention to create something new in your life. For example, the goal might be to be surrounded by a community of love and support. However, you can’t decide how that will come to you. Focus on the end results but in a general way. Leave room for possibilities, be ready to accept the unknown. Be open to what life is offering and to what is unfolding. I think that you will find yourself in a better more fulfilling place.

Get Very Clear About What is Important

Not everything that we focus on is as important as we think it is. Remove what’s not essential. Stop doing those things that no longer bring you happiness or that you want to be a part of your life. By doing this, you create a vacuum than can pull what is meaningful into your life. Live and create your life with intention.

Appreciate What You Have in Your Life That Is Working

Be thankful for your loving relationships, job, home or whatever is working in your life. When you appreciate the love you have in your life, you will felt better in the present moment. The future will seem more optimistic. You will be able to create something new with confidence.

As long as you are living, something wonderful could happen at any moment. Life changes may produce highs and lows that you never anticipated. But what lies ahead will be a life filled with joy, new adventures and new ways of thinking.

I didn’t get what I thought I would, but what I got was a life that is gratifying and expansive.

Would you say that your life has turned out as you expected? How have you dealt with life changes that taught you important lessons about yourself. Are you open to change and the unexpected in your life?

Drew Sidora’s Rock & Roll Jacket

Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 13 Episode 7 Fashion

Drew Sidora’s rock & roll jacket—or shacket, technically—is a very Housewives-esque piece that I had to hunt down. And while many retailers sold extremely similar versions so I can’t be 100 about where she scooped hers up specifically, some extremely similar Styles are totally ready to rock, and roll, below.

The Realest Housewife,

Big Blonde Hair

Click Here to Shop a Rock & Roll Shacket Like Drew’s

Shop more similar below

Originally posted at: Drew Sidora’s Rock & Roll Jacket

As I discussed in a previous article, having your personal and financial information readily available for your executor or loved one at the time of your death or incapacitation is one of the most thoughtful things you can do.

Let’s say you’ve heeded the advice and worked hard at recording and organizing your information. Now you must decide where the documents should be safely stored. To help in your decision making, I’ve listed some pros and cons of five options for securely preserving your data.

What is the best place for storing your sensitive information? I will detail what I believe are the pros and cons for the following storage areas, presenting the choices from least to most desirable. The options are: hidden in the home; on a personal computer; with an attorney, executor or family member; in a safe deposit box, or in a personal home/fire safe.

Hidden in the Home

Pros: Information and documents kept in your home are easily accessible at all times. Assuming you can remember where you have hidden your documents, you can gather the papers, notebook or flash drive and update the information or add new and/or corrected documents at any time.

There is no cost to hide documents in your home, as there is with a safe deposit box or a home safe.

Cons: As mentioned above, you may forget where you have hidden your information. This is especially true if you try to get creative and want to “outwit” anyone possibly gaining access to your information. This can be alleviated to a certain degree if you tell someone else, such as a spouse or other loved one, where the documents are hidden.

This selection carries the greatest risk of all the storage options of theft and natural disasters, such as floods, fire, tornados, etc.

Personal Computer

Pros: Information stored on your computer is as accessible as the documents hidden in your home. You would have access 24/7/365 to update, add and correct the information. It’s important to make sure the information is password protected and that you back up on a regular basis.

Cons: Unfortunately, nothing is 100% secure on a computer. There will always be the risk of hackers, regardless of the security measures you take.

There is also the possibility that a computer hard drive will crash, or cease to be operational. If you have not backed up your information properly and regularly, you run the risk of losing all your data. One way around this is to make a copy of all your information and store it somewhere other than in your home.

As is the case with all the choices, you run the risk of theft and natural disasters. If someone were to break into the house, know that technology equipment is usually one of the first things stolen.

Given to an Attorney, Executor or Loved One

Pros: Giving your data to an attorney, executor or loved one would require obtaining their permission. If they have agreed, they are most likely fully aware of your wishes and have agreed to honor them.

Other than maybe the attorney, there would be no cost to you. Lawyers and their firms have different procedures, so if this is your choice, you would want to discuss where they keep the data, who would be responsible for the security and if there is a cost to you for storing the information.

Cons: When your documents and information are in the hands of someone else, it becomes difficult to access for updating, adding or correcting. It can still be done, but you have to work with the time frame of the holder of your information.

You must trust the individual you have chosen to care for your information to keep it safe and secure. Depending on what form you provide your information, the individual may have to remember passwords and/or keep track of keys or combinations.

As with the other choices, there is a risk of theft and natural disasters.

Safe Deposit Box

Pros: Information cannot be accessed without the proper authorization. There is no threat of someone that you have not granted permission seeing your sensitive data.

While not full-proof, the risk of theft or natural disasters is less likely in this setting than in the other options.

Please note, the FDIC does not insure the contents of a safe deposit box, however, if the contents of a safe deposit box are stolen or missing due to bank error or employee dishonesty; the bank’s liability insurance may compensate.

Cons: Access to your safe deposit box is limited to bank hours.

Also, safe deposit boxes can be cost prohibitive. Some banks offer free safe deposit boxes if a certain balance is kept at their institution, but these are usually smaller boxes. Some of the large boxes can rent for hundreds of dollars a year.

The size of the box is limited. If your information is stored in a notebook, you would require one of the larger safe deposit boxes.

You must keep track of the safe deposit key, which is required for access to the box.

If an individual dies without a co-owner to his safe deposit box, some states require an executor to show proof of executorship, a copy of the death certificate and possibly a court order to access the safe deposit box.

Personal Home/Fire Safe

Pros: Easy access to your data at any time.

One-time fee to purchase the safe versus annual rental fees for a safe deposit box.

Cons: You must keep track of the key and/or combination in order to access the documents.

Even though the safe offers some protection against theft and natural disasters, they can still be vulnerable. A lot will depend on the quality of the safe as to the protection it offers.

Wherever you decide to store your important sensitive documents and data, be sure to evaluate the pros and cons of your option. Choose a storage option that offers the most security that is within your budget.

Have you already started organizing your important papers? Where do you store your important documents and data? Have you got a plan in place for storing for financial and person information? We welcome your comments and questions.

Drew Sidora’s Rock & Roll Jacket

Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 13 Episode 7 Fashion

Drew Sidora’s rock & roll jacket—or shacket, technically—is a very Housewives-esque piece that I had to hunt down. And while many retailers sold extremely similar versions so I can’t be 100 about where she scooped hers up specifically, some extremely similar Styles are totally ready to rock, and roll, below.

The Realest Housewife,

Big Blonde Hair

Click Here to Shop a Rock & Roll Shacket Like Drew’s

Shop more similar below

Originally posted at: Drew Sidora’s Rock & Roll Jacket