Monday Fun…Simply Vera Wang…Fashion Flash…Gift Idea!

Monday Fun…Simply Vera Wang…Fashion Flash…Gift Idea!

For those who celebrate Christmas, I am sure you are on fast burners…but take a few minutes and enjoy some fashion, beauty, and fun! Recently, I was asked to join the KOHL’S Yes2You Fashionista Group!  I am impressed to find all ages represented in the group.  They sent us a little spending money to put together…

Taking Care of Number 1… and Favorite Things Blog Hop!

Taking Care of Number 1… and Favorite Things Blog Hop!

What better way, to begin a new year than with a decision to take care of YOU!  Beginning today, every Thursday, I will bring you tips and stories of other women who have decided to put themselves on the priority list! So many women, especially moms and retirees, tend to stop caring for themselves. There are…

Party Fashion: What I Wore!

Party Fashion: What I Wore!

Last week, we joined a few thousand people for my husband’s company Christmas party! It was held in the Alamodome and the entertainment was, ZZ Top!  It was a freezing, windy night in San Antonio and while I saw many bare- legged- ladies in dresses, I just could not join them. Though my pictures are…

Vertigo: A Formidable Foe

Vertigo: A Formidable Foe

Good News:  These are two pieces of clothing I could not wear at the beginning of summer…too tight!  Thanks to weight training, they fit now!  Whoo Hoo!! Bad News:  For the second time in six months, I am battling vertigo!  It is no fun watching the room spin and the feeling of falling down.  I…

Accessory Savings!

Accessory Savings!

I have a treat for some of you at the end of this post!  I chose not to tell you about my accessories yesterday out of respect for Goodwill…because I found them other places! But, it is so easy to find beautiful accessories for a song.  My shoes were purchased about six years ago at…

Leather Garments: Are Fakes OK? And Winner Announced!

Leather Garments: Are Fakes OK? And Winner Announced!

Since I became a blogger, I love to open my email!  What will over50feeling40 have for me today?  Whether it is a new advertiser or reader request, I always find something there of interest.  One reader  wondered, “Is it acceptable to wear fake leathers and furs….or does that cheapen our style?” Boots:  RossGloves: Stein Mart Great…

Living In Between Runway and Thrift

Living In Between Runway and Thrift

Champagne taste and a Coca Cola pocketbook…. did anyone else’s parents say this to you growing up?  I heard it so much, the phrase would bring torment to me in my dreams. So, I find it rather humorous …after two and half years of blogging…I am now a style ambassador for Harper’s Bazaar and an ambassador…

Casual Friday….

Casual Friday….

GIGI and I consider Casual Fridays a fashion opportunity.  We are allowed to wear jeans with school spirit shirts, but we try to have a little more fun than that.  My “artist-smock” style shirt inspired us to take photo’s in Gigi’s art room! She wore her new COLDWATER CREEK cardigan purchased on sale, and paired it with…