Blast From the Past – Look #2

 RED cardigan: Marshall’s Jeans: Coldwater Creek Polka Dot Top: Lane Bryant Boots: Marshall’s Vintage Earrings: Resale  I believe there are fashion trends which never really go away…they are just tweaked season after season in order to add a different spin!! Animal prints…stripes…and today’s topic, POLKA DOTS are examples of this. My first real…

Blasts from the Past – Look #1

Blasts from the Past – Look #1

Jacket : Lane Bryant Lace Topped Sweater: Lane Bryant Belt: Vintage Chico’s Skirt: Goodwill Tights: Lane Bryant Shoes: Target In my recent closet purge, I discovered several nostalgic wardrobe pieces and items that reminded me of the past. Therefore, this week, I tip my hat to the past and go on a quest to see…

Beware of the Buzzards

  They hover everyday near my end of town where this is lots of foliage and brush.  Hormonal-Dysfunctional. That is what my 18 year old son labeled me in the car yesterday! “Mom is hormonal-dysfunctional.” He doesn’t understand what hormones have to do with anything, but he understands that I am very punchy! My…

Friend Friday: Authenticity!!

 Good Morning Everyone!! Most readers and fellow fashion bloggers value authenticity in the blogs they read. How would you describe blog/blogger authenticity? I think authentic bloggers are those who do not take themselves too seriously and are willing to share their real life around the blog. Fashion/Style is not just about clothes and the…

Copy Catting Again!

Last night was a long, hard night…much stress in our home right now related to, of all things, sports!! If you look closely at my pictures, you can tell the smile is forced and teeth clenched. But, I will save that discussion for someone else. Sometimes when I wake up in a bad mood, my…

Fashion & Freedom

 The rule I am about to throw out the window is the old one which said don’t wear silver with gold or mix your metals!  Now, any mix goes  I had a whole different strategy for today’s post until I read what Serene had to say at http://elegantbohemian.blogspot.com/ I would like to encourage…

January 14: Fabulous Friend Friday!!

January 14: Fabulous Friend Friday!!

 Can I phone a Friend???  Wait!  Sometimes I do get outfit ideas from friends!  1. How do you determine what you will wear that day? More often than I care to admit, I come up with the outfit that morning while standing in the closet. But, I will say that blogging is prompting…

Priority Number 7: Meet SomeONE New Every Day!

Just like snowflakes, we are created to be unique, individual….there is only ONE of each of us! When you hold snow in your mitten or glove, you can stare at the delicate, creative touch which is never repeated and it is the same feeling as staring into the faces we see day after day. So…