Sunday Mornings at Home – 2023 edition

Sunday Mornings at Home – 2023 edition

Happy 2023, everyone!  I love it that Sunday Mornings at Home begins our new year…super cool! For anyone who might be new,  on Sundays I share thoughts or special happenings from the past week, or thoughts on the week ahead. It is just my weekly musings and the audience seems to enjoy the posts, so…

Need Your Ideas to Plan for 2019

Need Your Ideas to Plan for 2019

Wow….we are recovering from an active Christmas Day with five grandchildren, a big meal, and lots of activities.  I hope all you had a special celebration.  I am going to leave this post up for a couple of days hoping to get a lot of ideas from you. I am beginning to reflect upon 2019…

Celebrate July: My Favorite Summer Month!

Celebrate July: My Favorite Summer Month!

July is by far my favorite month of the summer!  Why?  Well, to begin with today is my blogoversary!  I began Over 50 Feeling 40 on July 1, 2010 after my best friend, Gail, encouraged me to begin a blog!  I wanted the name to be a statement of optimism and hope.  It is more…

Welcome to My Cold…and New Readers!

Welcome to My Cold…and New Readers!

It is finally cold in South Texas, so I know some of you are really, really cold!  We are basically wimps down here….when it gets in the 30s we are whining big time.   Nevertheless, I love seasonal changes, so you get no whining from me.  I want to say a big Texas welcome to…

Recommended Reads on an Autumn Day

Recommended Reads on an Autumn Day

Happy Saturday, everyone! I am going to make a confession…I hope I do not lose readers over this…but here goes…I am not a fan of Halloween.  I don’t mind a fun costume party…but the dark side of Halloween, I loathe.  When my children were small, I would  deal with the consequences once a grocery store…

Goodwill SA:  Serious Retail Therapy

Goodwill SA: Serious Retail Therapy

This transition in my life is exhausting and definitely has its ups and downs…so what better way to escape life for a little while than go on a treasure hunt at GOODWILLSA! I feel quite confident in this Michael Kors brown tank top! I love all of the pleating and it is a great addition to…

Two cute boys…One exhausted grandma!

Two cute boys…One exhausted grandma!

The memories flood back immediately…just how much work it is when two little ones are in the house.  The new baby is not even a week old and it has taken three of us to replace the hands of one daddy, back working overseas.  There literally is no time for anything but our toddler grandson…

4 Reasons to Pay Attention to Spring…Now!

4 Reasons to Pay Attention to Spring…Now!

Why do you think I love this light fixture so much?  And what could that have to do with spring?  Well, you will have to go over to the MIDLIFE BOULEVARD to find out….let’s say I shed a little light on the subject! Join me in the JOY BOUTIQUE POST And see how all of this…