Fashion Jewelry for a Busy Lifestyle

How trendy is your collection of fashion jewelry? You barely have time for fashion between work, family and recreation, yet you've managed to craft a wardrobe out of neutral pieces that mix and match to make getting dressed quick and easy. These basics keep you fashionable season after season. If you're ready to upgrade your wardrobe with fashion accessoriesthat will add color and sparkle to an outfit without much thought or loads of fastening, then consider these fantastic pieces of versatile fashion jewelry.

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Gold-plated: Gold is among the most durable metals used to make jewelry. Solid gold rings, bracelets, necklaces, pendants and earrings require a large financial investment, but gold-plated jewelry is just as beautiful and can be very durable. Gold does not rust or tarnish, so you can wear your gold-plated rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings day after day without much thought or care. Plating technology has come a long way in the past few decades; gold plating is not likely to rub off or lose its luster. Gold-plated jewelry is affordable, attractive and durable.

Long necklaces:Among trendy fashion accessories, the long necklace is the current darling. Long necklaces have a slimming effect: They seemingly stretch out your torso and elongate your body. Long necklaces are also easy to wear. You don't have to fumble with a clasp on your way out the door. Throw a long necklace over your head and you're ready to go. You can also double and triple some long necklaces to create a layered look. You'll get a lot of mileage out of a few long necklaces.

Diamond earrings:You may not think of diamond earrings when you are shopping for fashion jewelry, but these baubles are the perfect solution to the problem of a bland outfit. Diamond earrings go with everything, and they can last a lifetime. Many diamond earrings are made with sterling silver or are gold-plated to make them affordable. Cubic zirconia earrings are a lovely and affordable alternative to diamond earrings.

Cuff bracelets:A bracelet may be the last thing from your mind when you are rushing to get out the door in the morning, but it's easy to make this piece a part of your routine. Cuff bracelets come in a myriad of styles, and they slide onto your wrist with minimal effort. Keep a few cuff bracelets in your closet or on your dresser and add glamour to an outfit in a flash with these pieces of fashion jewelry.

Cocktail rings: Cocktail rings make the cut because they add a lot of sparkle and color to an outfit in a small package. Bold cocktail rings go with suits, jeans and dresses, and they quickly slip on your finger. All day long, a cocktail ring will attract attention for its shine, bright hues and bold design.

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Skullcandy Headphones

Sound quality and style don't always come together, which is why Skullcandy headphones stand out from the competition. The unique style is instantly identifiable, and the quality sound reproduction -- including powerful bass -- demonstrates that Skullcandy headphones and earbuds aren't just for show. The durability and quality further prove that Skullcandy is a company you may want to consider when shopping for a new set of earphones or over-ear headphones. Here are some details on how Skullcandy gets it right when it comes to portable audio.

Style: These headphones are designed to get you noticed. Even Skullcandy earbuds come in dozens of color designs, all marked with the iconic Skullcandy logo. Flashy designs, like "G.I. Lurker" and "Grenade Black" describe an attitude as much as a style. Not all Skullcandy themes are aimed at the teen listener, though. You'll find just as many headphone styles featuring a sleeker, low-key design that is less busy but still manages to stand out.

Extras: For their price range, Skullcandy headphones and earbuds still feature a surprising number of features that stock headphones just leave out. A line-in microphone port works great for use with music phones, and an answer-call button lets you quickly switch from music to talk. A built-in volume slider makes it simple to adjust your headphone volume without reaching for your MP3 player, and some Skullcandy models even include play, pause and track controls for compatible players.

Durability: Quality construction is always a concern when selecting headphones and especially ear buds. Skullcandy seems to understand that, so they have built series after series of durable features into their headphones. The gold-plating makes superior, corrosion-resistant connectors. The cloth-covered headphone cables are just one indication of the attention to detail that Skullcandy designers put into this equipment.

Sound quality:The quality of sound is hard to describe unless you have experienced it firsthand. Certainly, Skullcandy headphones stand up well to competition, even when compared with high-priced noise-cancelling models. Rich mid-tones and low-distortion bass are hallmarks of Skullcandy quality. Battery-powered subwoofers make an even bigger impact on your music when enabled.

Affordable: With this level of sound quality, durability and attention to design, Skullcandy headphones sell well below their quality range. They definitely offer one of the best values for your money out of any headphones you could buy.

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Slippers for Women by Victoria’s Secret

The Victoria’s secret comfort is now on your beautiful legs, & they have them designed to match & improve your Victoria’s secret robes, this way you will be essentially sexy from head to toe or gorgeous as a bunny It's up to you”, it’s the great way to make your partner melt & worship every part of you.

Designer Slippers

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Bootie Slippers

For remaining at home or while you are enjoying your vacation; you will have selection of silk slippers, ballet slippers, marabou slippers “perfect for attractive & saucy lingerie”, flannel slippers, thermal slippers, slipper socks “with non-slip rubber grips on soles”, knit slippers, coquette slippers, wool slippers or just natural cotton slippers.

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They are designed for giving you extra style while you are at home, to heated you up & get you all comfortable, they are closed or open toes in old Hollywood style with the fur & shades, you can still get them all in heated elegant shades “red, lilac, teal, blue, grayish, aqua blue, black & other popping colors”.

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Victoria Slippers For Women

You’ll discover that they pair well with all the pajama sets, sleepwear & loungewear that Victoria’s secret proffer you with designs & printing that makes them appear like a go with made in haven; such as plaids, strips, fairisle, dots, leopards, stars, VS logo, scripts, flower, snowflake or animal print.

A Girl's Mind

Overheard :-

"You know, it's very difficult to decipher and understand a girl's mind!!", said someone.

"Why do you say so?", asked the friend 

"Well, decoding a lady's mind is much more complex than solving a Rubik's cube", was the reply.

A Girls Mind is complex than A Rubik Cube

A pregnant pause and raised eyebrows followed.

"Unlike a Rubik's cube, the answer does not lie in arranging the same color on all the faces of the cube. The mysterious solution lies in a jumble of colors on each of the faces. And if you plan to ask about the mix of color on each face, let me tell you that it is a far cry from the fact that the sun always rises on the east."

A stony silence followed for the next 5 seconds. It seemed like hours.

"What do you suggest? Is there a solution?" asked the person who made the initial statement.

"Well, it's quite simple." the friend replied. "When you can't solve her mind, figure out her heart. The rest, as they say, will be history!!"

A Complex Mind

And before the conversation could continue, the elevator had reached the ground floor. And I walked away.

P.S. A Rubik's cube has 43 quintillion (43,252,003,274,489,856,000) combinations.

The Graveyard Shift

How about picking up the phone at the first ring - at 2 am in the morning? Even though it isn't an interesting proposition, there are moments of time when you need to do it. 

On the Phone in the Night

A zombie me has done this the very thing on an occasional night or so, for the last many years. Courtesy - work. And there have been nights when such early early morning calls have been frequent. These are the moments when you realize the value of sleep.

Although I sympathized with myself for this situation, my heart went out to my friends and colleagues who made that call. They are the real heroes. I was just a spoke in the wheel.

Whilst I lost a couple of hours of precious sleep, I admire them for doing The Graveyard Shift.

I am Working Late through the Night

What exactly is The Graveyard Shift? Well, it's the work which you do in the night - usually after 11 P.M. It is a.k.a. the Night Shift.

Think about the watchman who works in the night shift. The nights are dark, lonely and cold. The empty roads are stalked by howling dogs. Yet, he goes about his work, doing the rounds and providing security to the people as they enjoy their sleep peacefully.

Unable to Carpe Diem

Recollect the receptionist at the hotel. As you check-in yourself into the hotel, she manages to give you a warm smile as she welcomes you, even though the clock might read half past midnight. Her smile sparkles brighter than the glowing moon.

And as you get the few hours of sleep before the long day at work tomorrow (sorry, it's today), she manages you to give the wake up call at quarter to seven in the morning. You wonder, did she sleep at all though the night?

How about the pilots and their team? Usually, they have to do the graveyard shift. Flying a super jumbo is a difficult task in itself. How about getting the jumbo to lift off in the middle of the night, making a roaring sound as the world sleeps? 

The Dreaded Night Shift

And then resisting the desire to sleep as the plane makes its way towards the destination carrying a thousand dreams, surrounded by darkness. As the mean machine grumbles on its journey, the men and women are chasing a sunrise.

Have a thought for the people who have to clock hours through the night, day in day out, as part of their job. The human mind is designed to sleep through the night. Yet, these people are supremely alert in the work. 

The business process outsourcing industry has made the world glocal. As a result, you have people in India responding to phone calls from America. When America is awake, India is asleep. Yet these people keep the American engines chugging, sacrificing their precious sleep, all in the name of a job, to earn a living.

The Graveyard Shift

I have also worked through the night sometimes. If there is one temptation which is overwhelming on such days, its the need to sleep. And if you have been working continuously (the previous day) without a wink, such desires are extreme.

And just yesterday, I slept off on my computer at 3 in the morning. No, I was not working, but talking to a friend. Incidentally, she told me that she was full of energy - even though the clock read 3. :-). 

Recently, a friend of mine asked a doctor as to what she was doing awake at 1 in the night. She indicated that a call from the hospital was the reason, and she had to stay awake for another call which was expected soon. She said that it was common. Hats off to her, for putting her duty ahead of herself.

It's not only about staying awake here. Some of the work done during the graveyard shift have an added important responsibility of taking decisions. And taking decisions is difficult to say the least, since such decisions would influence subsequent actions. And it can be as serious as a matter of life and death.

Who is your best friend on such night shifts? Well, it is a cup of coffee. Or a friend or colleague with whom you can talk to through the night. Or sleep herself.

Coffee - Best Friend in the Night Shift

Coming to sleep, there are nights when she takes you over - even though we are working. On such nights, its best to relent to her temptation rather than resisting her. After all, who would resist such a charming empress.

If I have recollect a few places where I would have caught a nap while working in the night, I can come up with an interesting collection. For some nights, it has been a 4 ft shelf. Om other nights, three lined up chairs have been my bed. Sometimes, even two chairs. 

Sleeping in Office

And on other nights, just a single chair - wherein you have to sit and sleep. On odd days, the office floor - although a bit hard and slightly dirty - has been a precious bed. When sleep is taking you over, everything else takes a back seat.

The examples I have quoted would not be enough glorify the people who burn their midnight candles for the benefit of the few. As the world takes a nap, they are full of energy, doing their tasks.

Robert Frost's lines would echo their sentiments in the best manner.

~~
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
~~

And for anyone who has worked through the night, the advertisement would reflect your thoughts and feelings.

P.S. After every dark night, there is a sunrise. Maybe it is this thoughts which pulls the people through the Graveyard Shift.

Waiting

Human beings (you and me) experience a mixed bag of emotions in our life. There are different circumstances which provoke these emotions. There are varying experiences which elicit these emotions. 

And if there is one situation or context which educe a plethora of emotions, it is Waiting. 

Yes, Waiting in Anticipation.

I am Waiting

Think about the time when God Almighty would have created Adam and Eve, and waited for a moment, before releasing his creations on this very earth. He would have been supremely Delighted. 

Think about the time when you are creating something. As you see your creation take shape, and await its completion, you experience intense Joy. 

Think about the time when the baby is growing, and the parents are waiting for him or her to take the first baby steps. This wait would be characterized by Affection and Love for the baby.

Hope

Such emotions are indeed precious, and would be definitely better that the way I have projected. Let me delve into my own mind and look at some emotions I would have experienced.

Let me go back to school time. Back in school, waiting for the examination results would sometimes evoke Fear. What if I scored poorly in a subject? What if I didn't pass? And so on.

In those days, no one had heard about the internet. Snail mail was the in thing. E-Mail was an unknown commodity. People used to learn DOS.

The students had to give a self addressed envelope to the school folks. They would dispatch the results on 30th of April. And from the time the exams ended, till the results actually arrived by post, days and nights would be filled with Anxiety. And even Hope. And fervent prayers to God.

Anxiety

And after the results having actually arrived, and the burden being put off the heart, the care free bird (that I was) would play his heart out in the summer.

To add, such feelings of Anxiety, sometimes on the higher side, were cyclic and were repeated every year.

During the Engineering days, the exams were held every 6 months. The silly thing was that the results for a particular semester didn't turn up until the last month of the next semester. Such a long wait was often characterized by Frustration, and a deep sense of Anger for the evaluation mechanism.

And if I have to flashback to my placement exam, the wait of 8 hours -  between the exam and the selection announcement - caused intense Stress and Tension. 

Stress

I completely understand that a wait of 8 hours is very short as compared to the days and months which some people go though before landing up with a job. But the fact that it was a short wait itself added to the anxiety. It was like a T20 match, where before you know, the result is out.

There have been moments, where waiting for an acquaintance to turn up, resulted in Annoyance. Friends, however, are exempted from this feeling. There have been times, where the wait for a lonely weekend to pass away quickly, caused extreme Despair.

The wait before MSD cracked the last sixer in the World Cup finals had been filled with Excitement. The wait, before God Himself did the rescue act in the difficult times, were characterized by intense Fear and Helplessness.

Agony

The wait to ask a question, while the mind still being made up, caused relentless Agony. And if the question itself was not to be asked, or the point itself was not to be stated, the wait was followed by deep Regret and Remorse.

The wait for a dear friend to return a call was sometimes heart wrenching, causing Anguish. It was filled with moments of self doubt, and utterly low self confidence.

Envy

Lonely moments of waiting, in a public place, have often invited Envy and Jealousy in the mind. These are usually followed by pangs of guilt for having such disturbing thoughts. And sometimes, with feelings of Hope for a brighter future.

The wait for a friend evokes a mixed bag of emotions. I am yet to give a name to it.

The wait before sleep takes me over is sometimes characterized by Pride on the good work done though the day, or with Happiness resulting from help being extended to someone. Sometimes it is filled with Worry, and many a times with Gratitude and Contentment.

Contentment

A friend recently told me that she gets nervous while she gets ready to do her  work. She added that she gets excited too. Isn't it surprising that these two emotions coexist? Yes, they do and they manage to get the best out of her.

Nervous but Excited

I wonder why does a mind experience these myriad emotions while waiting. 

Is it because the future is unknown? Is it that we expect a particular picture of the future, and use these emotions as tools to realize the future as we want it? 

Well, questions are many, answers are few. I'm waiting for the answers. I don't think they would come out of some copybook. It would have to be a realization, provoked by Time and God Almighty.

Ultimately, waiting is a pause in our busy life, a pause to gather our thoughts, to appreciate life, to be thankful for the past and to shape up our mind and put the best foot forward in the future.