Everyday Women, Incredible Style

Everyday Women, Incredible Style

There is a name of a woman’s magazine floating around my head. In my dreams, I have fashioned a magazine for the real woman of a certain age. Someone who could be a variety of sizes….have a variety of household incomes…could be a parent or an empty nester….could shop anywhere from Wal-Mart to Saks. This…

Black & White: A Power Player

Black & White: A Power Player

Classic film director, Vincente Minnelli, once said, “Color can do anything that black and white can do.” While I realize he was discussing a changing trend in movie production, his quote also made me think that today color would have the upper hand in fashion. However, it is hard to beat the classic, timeless styling…

Visibility and Our Ever-Changing Lives

Visibility and Our Ever-Changing Lives

“Never too old, never too bad, never too late, never too sick to start from scratch once again.” -Bikram Choudhury. Visibility and change actually are related. People who are not open to change often just hide…they hide and hold on to the things, the life, the people, they so desperately do not want to release. The picture…

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…