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Weekend Delights…Hush, Hands, Hilarious, Heavenly

H.U.S.H. Jesus, help us find rest this weekend.  Not the kind of “rest” where we force our bodies to be still while on the inside we are still scurrying and doing and striving and chaotic…. but the kind of rest where when your body stops so does your mind and your soul exhales too and

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Fortyologie – Day 9: Accessories from Head to Toe

We are wrapping up fashion in your 40s week by talking about accessories.  Clothing is fun and I love to shop with the best of them but accessories are the defining feature of your look.  They are what make a t-shirt and jeans or little black dress uniquely you. We’ll start at your noggin and

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Fortyologie – Day 6: Athleisure

You may be wondering to yourself what ATHLEISURE is…friends, if this is new to you prepare to be amazed… ATHLEISURE:  Athletic type clothing made in more flattering shapes and styles so as to be worn instead of real grown up clothes but looking as though you are. Gals, we are so creative in our endeavors

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Fortyologie – Day 5: Skinny Jeans

Skinny jeans…terrifying, I know.  Their name implies so many things that strike fear in the hearts of women.  But, before we talk about styling our skinnies, let’s consider what they are. Skinny jeans are denim..a fabric with some structure.  If you wear skinny jeans that are made of a thin fabric, you will end up

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Fortyologie – Day 4: Jeans and Booties

I promised you the nitty gritty and so here you go.  Let’s tackle fashion for a few days.  I think there are some things that can be said to help us look and feel our best as our bodies are changing with age.  (Doesn’t it almost sound like I’m going to launch into some sort

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Day 3: Strength and Beauty

Thanks for hanging around – it’s Day 3!  We are finishing up the definition of Fortyologie today by studying strength and beauty. Strength – the quality or state of being strong; moral power, firmness, or courage; power by reason of influence. Gals, we’ve been around for a bit by now. We know some people and

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Help on getting your Fix

Friends,  I’m gonna do you a solid (doesn’t that sound cool?) and share with you one of the two best fashion tips I’ve found lately.  You need to get yourself fixed up with Stitch Fix.  I’ll get to the details in a moment but just know for now that this is a little box of

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Because we want to feel beautiful

Taking joy in living is a woman’s best cosmetic.  Rosalind Russell       I wholeheartedly agree with Rosalind.  We all know (and are desperately trying to believe in midlife) that beauty radiates from the inside out.  We experience it when we see that woman who the world may not notice for her appearance but

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