Coldwater Creek for One Joyful Grandma!!

Coldwater Creek for One Joyful Grandma!!

 “Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a grandmother.”       Edward H. Dreschnack  Love this fun Coldwater Creek bangle!  As a teacher, blogger, writer, wife, and mother….I obviously don’t mind work….but this new grandmother title, has me just a little overwhelmed at the moment.   It is always so wonderful to…

Activewear…Win A Great Look!

Activewear…Win A Great Look!

If you have read my blog for very long, you know that I constantly attempt  to win battles with healthy eating and exercise.   The past three years have all been the same….I am super faithful to daily exercise from May to December.   And super faithful to do nothing from January to May.  I always allow…

Making Everything Old New Again!!

Making Everything Old New Again!!

Really, that’s what I have been doing for the last nine years…making something old new again…ME!  But, today I am discussing updating old looks.  I found this silk Maggy London nehru-style suit at Goodwill.  The fit was so great, I thought…surely, I could update the jacket and get some wear out of it….for $6.99 it…

New Style Everywhere!!

New Style Everywhere!!

Welcome to the new over50feeling40!!  I hope all of you like the blog look as much as I do!  It was designed by the gifted and talented DEBBY STEELE!!  I love Debby’s blog…one of my first reads every morning…and I knew a long time ago that when it came time for a makeover, I wanted Debby…

Spring Transitions: It’s Time!

Spring Transitions: It’s Time!

I am certain most of you…especially those in the Northeast…are ready to transition to spring!  My Harper’s Bazaar recently arrived with all of the fun ideas of what would be IN for this spring and I took note of several doable trends.  I think the trends make fashion fun and creative, so I love to check…

Teaching With Style!

Teaching With Style!

I read this phrase recently and thought of Gigi!  She waters creative gardens every day as an amazing art teacher.  Her confidence as a teacher is a huge part of her great style! Pinterest Gigi believes that every human being has creativity inside of them and that she can teach ANYONE to draw….I have witnessed…

Once…Twice…Three Times A Lady!

Once…Twice…Three Times A Lady!

“Being powerful is like being a lady.  If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.”  – Margaret Thatcher What does it mean to you to be considered “a lady?”  Coming from Texas, I have always desired to be known as a lady.  However, I am sure people who have stood around me at…

Adequate or Fabulous…

Adequate or Fabulous…

What Not to Wear on Thursday night featured a forty-year-old doctor, mother of three, assistant with her children’s dance studio named KATHY.  She was so busy caring for others, she neglected herself and wore many types of pajama pants for all kinds of events.   The way she decided what to wear every day was to…