Girly Girl Look #3 – Dresses!

Dress: Stein Mart Jacket: Old Navy Stockings & Flower Pin: Kohls Pearl Bracelet: Premiere Jewelry Pearl Necklace: Ann Taylor Loft “The dress must not hang on the body but follow its lines. It must accompany its wearer and when a woman smiles the dress must smile with her.” ~Madeleine Vionnet There is really nothing more…

Girly Girl Look #2 – Floral

Girly Girl Look #2 – Floral

Spring 2011 Floral Trends Flowy Jacket: Thrifted Floral Blouse: Kohls Red Cami: Chicos Jeggings: Lane Bryant Headband: Target BOC Floral Sandals: Marshalls Where Have All the Flowers Gone? On to our clothing! It is the second feminine touch for the Spring 2011 Floral Trends I wanted to discuss. I am a typical girl…I love a…

Girly Girl Look #1 – Lace

Lace Cardigan: Stein Mart Jeggings: Lane Bryant Travelers Black Cami: Chicos Lace Cami: Vintage Purse: Vintage Earrings: The Garment Exchange, SA “Lace – the invention of a goddess and the occupation of a queen” -Vinciolo Trends this spring season are everything feminine…so this week I will focus on a few of those trends.  Let’s begin…

I Don’t Feel Old….Do You?

 Saturday Brunch! Top:  Dana Buchman, Kohls Pants: Talbots Shoes: Stein Mart Headband: Target  A new study was released this morning claiming that women begin to consider themselves old at age 29 and men at age 58. Wow, 29 really surprised and saddened me. Sad…because I hate it that so many young women would…

FBFF: Cutting to the Core

Blouse:  Old Navy Jacket: Stien Mart Pants (too big now): Avenue 23 pounds down!!!!!!! Katy did not go lightly on FBFF bloggers this week. These are not easy questions to answer. I even pondered skipping, but I have decided to go for it. For most of these questions, I could write volumes…so I really believe…

Make Every Date Night Special

Jacket: Chico’s Tights: Lane Bryant Clutch: Stien Mart DATE NIGHT!!! After 27 years, my marriage is like everyone else…we have our ups and downs, our ins and outs!! During those crazy parenting years when all three kids were home and we were running behind them, just trying to keep up, our date nights were few…

An Acronym for Saving Money & Time

An Acronym for Saving Money & Time

I’m a teacher….I love acronyms…they are really a great memory tool for learning! So, when Stacy London and Clinton Kelly pulled out an acronym last night on What Not To Wear for purchasing decisions while shopping….I was on board. I really agree with what they are saying and this simple little word…BASE…can save us money…

Walking a Fine Line: #2…Between Young & Old

Cardigan & Scarf: Chicos Shirt Dress: Lane Bryant Emilie M Bag: Marshalls Earrings & Watch:  Garment Exchange, Resale in SA Lyddie of Chic On The Cheap was the one who most identified with my frustrations yesterday by posting this comment: “Discrepancy of sizes between stores, and even within stores is an on going problem for everyone,…