Watch Out for the Teacher!

Watch Out for the Teacher!

SHOPPING is really an art…despite what my husband and others think.  To do it right requires time and dedication.  I have my regular stops which I do often…really because it is fun and it pays off….which is important for teachers and back to school looks! I try to stop at least once every two weeks…

Celebrating Strength!

Celebrating Strength!

           We knew we were close to our destination.  Streets followed names such as Bayou Drive…buildings were constructed on stilts around the levees…restaurants utilized vintage boats for dining rooms….and the air was thick with humidity and odor.  The odor hung everywhere …the hotel, Starbucks…everywhere… as if the entire area was sitting inside…

Scores from the Summer Sales

Scores from the Summer Sales

Our second week of school is well underway and I am exhausted!!  But, excited to be wearing some of my purchases from the summer sales (I love so much!) Gigi is back to being my photographer and we are sneaking outfit shots when we can up against the grey wall in my room!  It gives…

Please, Define Fashion for Me!

Please, Define Fashion for Me!

I would like to initiate a discussion here on this day for celebrating visibility!  I have read a few comments in the blogosphere lately which add up to this:  IF you are older….if you do not spend big bucks on your clothes…if you do not follow trends…if you are not a woman of the world…then…

IMAGES FROM THE WEEK!

IMAGES FROM THE WEEK!

Window at Talbot’s Here are more pictures which captured my attention and my camera this week!!  HAVE A WONDERFULWEEKEND EVERYONE!! Signs of Autumn to come… I found in our street!! Are all found on blogs!! Grilled Salmon stuffed with crab on a bed of asparagus….YUM! Ceiling of the restaurant which served the salmon! Madeleine!!  You…

Storm Clouds Come and Go

Storm Clouds Come and Go

At the beginning of this day, this post was going to be all about how my lifestyle change toward good health was progressing!  But it has turned into much more…. Three years ago today, my husband experienced a layoff which blindsided us.  The past three years have had its ups and downs…it has made for…

The All Important YES Factor!

The All Important YES Factor!

Hopefully, we all have outfits in our closets we know will make us yell a resounding YES!  When we put them on, we feel confident, joyful, strong and youthful.  My goal is to hit this mark, the YES factor, at least 90% of the time. Knit Jacket: Stein MartTank: ChicosCapri Pants: TalbotsBallet flats: Target That…

Be Visible….TODAY!

Be Visible….TODAY!

Get Vichy and other makeup at SkinCareRX         “One day at a time–this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be…