Start Your Day with a LAUGH!

Start Your Day with a LAUGH!

OVER50FEELING40 OUTTAKES!! I was looking through pictures this morning and thought I might start your day with a laugh.  We all have our photo “challenges” and there seems to always be someone who wants to get in the picture…as my sons prove!!  Have a beautiful Sunday and I will see you later for VISIBLE MONDAY!…

Dusters: Originally Texan!

Dusters: Originally Texan!

Let’s “dust” off a theory…… Happy weekend, everyone! I for one am so glad it is here…the first week back with students, for a new semester, is always crazy! Duster:  Old Thrift Item Simply Vera T: Kohls Lee Jeans:  Kohls Ballet Flats:  Target On casual Friday, I pulled out a black duster that I haven’t…

Goodwill, Consignments, Sales and Links a la Mode….Oh My!

Goodwill, Consignments, Sales and Links a la Mode….Oh My!

Discovered this fun blouse at Goodwill!! Let the purging begin!! It’s that fun time of year when many women sweep through their closets! Goodwill and other thrift shops receive an influx of donations, for that valuable tax credit, before the year ends. Then there are those of us who desire a fresh start at the…

PRINTS: UNDER CONTROL

PRINTS: UNDER CONTROL

Marie Claire For one afternoon over the holiday, I sat down with my latest stack of fashion magazines and began an intense search for inspiration. What seemed to scream out of the pages were the prints currently in vogue. “Prints Out Loud” is my best description…some were wild, neon, and pastel…some were graphic…some were tribal! All were…

Journalism 101 for Bloggers: Lesson Two, The Interview

Journalism 101 for Bloggers: Lesson Two, The Interview

 FACE YOUR FEARS!! Whether you are riding elephants or conducting interviews, facing your fears will open a whole new world of fun! (Actually, this is my daughter and her husband riding elephants in Chaing Mai, Thailand)  “Advice to young writers who want to get ahead without annoying delays: don’t write about man, write…

Statement Necklaces: Making A Unique Statement

Statement Necklaces: Making A Unique Statement

Pendant from Greece If you want your statement necklace to be one of kind, unique to only you and not found anywhere else, then you need to contact Deborah Long-Shirley! In San Antonio, clients will bring her an outfit and she will make a necklace just for them…their own personal statement! Deborah Long-Shirley, Artful Adornment…

Denim Done the Visible Way!

Denim Done the Visible Way!

Happy Monday everyone! You may have figured out by now that I am a typical Texas gal who loves her jeans! I could live in denim and be perfectly happy! So, one of my personal challenges is to find how many different ways I can dress the jeans up, so that they are very VISIBLE!…

Journalism 101 for Bloggers:  Lesson One

Journalism 101 for Bloggers: Lesson One

Happy 2012 everyone!!  I hope all had a safe and joyful celebration.  As promised, I want to start this new year off with inspiration!  Hopefully, many of you as fashion and style bloggers see the potential we have to help small businesses, designers, retailers, and others by reporting and reviewing what is in the marketplace. …