This morning when I woke up the air was crisp, I welcome break from the triple degree weather we had when we first moved here and the high 90s that have dogged us for the last few weeks. Can you tell I’m a sweater weather girl? I love my cardis, so warm and cozy, they [...]
I’ve been dying to do the Zumba thing since it became all the rage, like, a bazillion years ago. So why am I so late to the game? Because I have a lot more pride than I do courage and rhythm. I just couldn’t see my rhythmless self trying to Zumba with a group of [...]
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JOIN ME FOR SHOE STYLE SATURDAY THIS SATURDAY FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK HERE What I Wore Friday I’m a hippy, there I said it. Miss 18 reminded me of that this week when she said “Oh, Mom, I went to this store in the mall and you would’ve loved it. This lady was playing bongos, [...]
Guess who has two thumbs, a blog, a Facebook page, followers on Twitter and is going to Show Me the Blog in St. Louis? This girl. Yep, that’s right. I’ve finally registered for my very first blog conference and I’m so excited. I’ve wanted to attend a conference since I started blogging, but for a variety [...]
Makeup Free Monday is hosted by The Beauty Bean as an initiative for women to celebrate real beauty. I love makeup almost as much as I love shoes but I also like encouraging women to embrace their natural beauty. Confidence is beautiful, makeup is the enhancer. If you decide to participate in Makeup Free Monday let me [...]
Do you like taking pictures? I’m not talking about just snapping pictures of your kids while they’re little so you can remember how sweet they used to be once they become teens? I mean, do you carry your camera everywhere you go? I do. I love snapping pictures and playing with the various editing tools. [...]
I love my new house. One of the things I knew I wanted in our new place was a lot of light. I wanted to be able to take photographs inside without running around, gathering lamps from all over the house and then aiming them at my subject. I also wanted a fireplace. I may [...]
A few weeks ago, I was lamenting the lack of quality family shows on television and talking on Facebook about how those half~hour comedies and hour long dramas of the late ’80s served as the backdrop for many happy moments in my childhood. My sisters and I used to sit with my mother and laugh [...]
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