Signs of Summer 2012

Signs of Summer 2012

Maybe in my past, the Frappuccino sign would have drawn me in…but, as Donna Summer once sang…I’ve Got a New Attitude! My summer is more defined by water and green tea…unsweet, of course.  A student gifted me a Starbuck’s card so I can drink their green tea for a little while.  Also, the only shopping…

New Books For Those Who Love Celebrating Style!

New Books For Those Who Love Celebrating Style!

I am so excited to tell you that Ines de la Fressange is releasing a 2013 Parisian Chic Planner on July 10th!  I just reserved my copy on Amazon.  Here is what the book description from Amazon says: “Ines de la Fressange shares fifty-two new secrets in this elegant and humorous weekly planner that is…

My Summer Focus: Health Watch

My Summer Focus: Health Watch

Last night I went to a lecture about the power of eating vegetables and fruits.  Ok, I know this is something we are told our whole lives, but listening to the actual research and statistics of the difference that diet really makes was sobering. Dr. Richard DuBois, the speaker, is a board certified specialist of…

Fashion News and Views

Fashion News and Views

I cannot believe we are already approaching mid-week and even coming upon July 4th…the summer is moving right along.  There are several stories which have caught my eye lately, so I thought I would share with you random headlines from the news you might have missed.  No, this photo is not from the Marshalls television…

Changing Roles!

Changing Roles!

This month last year I was Mother of the Beautiful Bride, and now I am Mother of the Handsome Groom!!  This past weekend my eldest son got down on one knee and asked his girlfriend of five years to be his wife…ahhhhhhh!  They went to high school together….college together….and now they will start a new…

Summer Trend Savings…Of Course at Goodwill!

Summer Trend Savings…Of Course at Goodwill!

Trends…I know from reading other blogs, some of you like following trends, some of you hate it, and some you just like to use those guidelines from season to season as a way to update your wardrobe.  Where ever you fall in those groups, one thing is for sure, you do not have to spend…

Lifestyle Changes…Baby Steps and Progress

Lifestyle Changes…Baby Steps and Progress

It’s been 21 days since I began to once again make lifestyle changes to improve my health, and though the progress is slow….I am pleased.  Of those days, there have only been three that I did not exercise at all.  I have lost a few pounds, though I wish it was more…at least we are…

Dear Readers….

Dear Readers….

Dear over50feeling40 readers: First, let me say how precious each one of you is to me!!  This blog is almost two years old and it has been such a blessing to meet and even become friends with so many of you.  We have come to walk through trials together as we did when sweet Judith…