The Statements We Make Without Saying a Word

Before you answer that question I’d like you to give it some thought. Your answer may be singular or it may depend on the statement you’re trying to make. Let’s talk about ways in which a statement can be made. How You Dress This, of course, is one way to …

Still in Birmingham

Birmingham Alabama: I’m Still Here

Birmingham, Alabama… Who knew I’d still be here all these years later? I came to Birmingham for vacation in early 1982 when I was 22 years old, and I’ve been here ever since! Well, almost. I went back home in August of that same year to attend a wedding. I …

Houndstooth Dress from Ross Dress for Less

Ross Dress For Less

I am not sure how long I have been a Ross Dress for Less shopper but my guess is ever since their arrival in the Birmingham, AL area. I can honestly say that I have been shopping there since the days when people were ashamed to admit they shopped at …

Pink Knit Dress

Personal Style For a Woman of a Certain Age

Pink in the Fall? Absolutely. 💗🍂 I’m a woman of a certain age, and there’s a certain way I like to look in the clothes I wear. I like my dresses sleek. Well-fitted. Feminine. I want to put something on and look in the mirror and smile at myself. I’m …

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You Don’t Need a New Sofa

Sometimes our furniture can appear to have outlived it’s usefulness. We begin to consider purchasing new furniture. We start going to furniture stores seeking replacement furniture for the pieces that we’ve deemed to no longer fits our current needs. But before you start shopping, you may want to start by …

I go to work

I Go to Work

Hey, I have bills to pay, so I go to work every day. Since I have to work, I might as well do it in style, right? I’m not a fashionista by any stretch of the imagination, and I’m definitely not bougie. But when it comes to outfitting my closet, …

It’s Time to Reset the Dress

I absolutely love dresses especially in the spring and summer. Warm weather ignites a fire in me that smolders during the winter months. Cold weather leaves me longing for the dresses and high heels hanging and stacked dormant in my closet for months. Swapping out my closets as the seasons …

Nicholas Alston

A Young Author’s Story: Nikolas Alston

Sometimes, you discover a young person doing something that reminds you just how much creativity and determination can live inside a child. On Saturday, January 12, 2019, I’ll have the pleasure of talking with 10-year-old author Nikolas Alston during a segment on the Joe Lockett Show on WXJC 101.1 FM …

The rest of your story

The Rest of Our Story

Most mornings I read or listen to Our Daily Bread. The title of this post was the title of January 12, 2023, Our Daily Bread. I have this thing I do in the morning as I prepare myself to read or listen to ODBs message and scripture of the day. …

Fluid Art: Supplies Needed to Get Started

What You Need to Get Started I know you are eager to get started and I can hardly wait for you to get started as well. But first let’s get our supplies together so that once you start, you won’t have to run out or run around the house to …

Think before you speak

The Last Word

The Last Word The significance of having the last word means different things to different people.  The list can be long but here are some of the meanings that are arbitrarily assigned to having the “last word:” Not backing down in an argument A sign of being right even if …