Last month, I joined the fabulous women from Is This Mutton, MK’s Adventures in Style, Deb’s World, Grownup Glamour, Frugal Fashion Shopper, and Following My Muse in their new challenge. This is not a fashion challenge. It’s a global writing challenge. Jill of Grownup Glamour chose this month’s theme which is scent! I am not …
Number 2 Welcome to the second edition of the new Final Fridays series! Last month, I introduced the new format. I received some feedback…more pictures, less words! So, we’ll try that this month and see where it goes! Please let me know what you think, either with a comment or an email! In case you …
Something new… As you can tell from the graphic, I’m joining in on a new challenge. This one has nothing to do with fashion, though! And, yes, I love to play in the snow! These photos are from about 10 years ago when we lived in Northeast Indiana. And, they are not black and white…these …
Number 1 I started this series with this photo because I think it shows me as I am…crows’ feet, double chin, receding hairline, and wisdom spots on the hand. I do hope I’m not disappointing you by not doing a print mixing post. I feel like I’ve covered many of the ways to mix prints, …
Happy New Year to all of you! My Norwegian boyfriends were talking about how long one should say that the other day. They decided up until Epiphany. I realize we’re a few days away, but it seems appropriate given the topic today! I remember calculating how old I would be when 2000 would arrive. I …
There’s support… In my last post, I mentioned in my closing arguments (too much Court TV), I may or may not have been the subject of two women smirking on a recent trip to the mall. It’s funny how many of you commented on that as well as whether or not you liked skinny jeans. …
Several years ago, Nikkie of Nikkie Tutorials fame produced a video entitled “The Power of Makeup.” If you haven’t seen it, I’ve posted it below. Go ahead and watch; I’ll wait. It’s pretty amazing, right? I loved her comment about people approaching her and denying to her face that it was her in the photos! …
Are you as amazed as I am that it’s time for December’s 10 on the 10th? Between deciding to build a house, list a house, wait for a house to be finished, and finally move, the first part of the year just plain drug…it was like an Amtrak train going uphill behind a freight train …
I’m not 100% sure if 10 on the 10th was Leslie‘s brainchild, but I have been continuing this series while she takes some time off from blogging. So, onto December! Thank goodness for Gail… I always think of this around the 20th of the month before and think I’ve got oodles of time. Then, the …
And Cyber Monday, too.. I bet you’d be surprised to learn that, originally, Black Friday had absolutely nothing to do with shopping! It referred to the change of color in retailers’ ledgers. It was first used in…wait for it…1869!! That year saw a financial crisis when the US’s gold standard tanked. Most stores were “in …