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I Feel Pretty, Oh, So Pretty!

Happy Sunday! I have one eye on the TV checking out how my fantasy football teams are faring today and one eye on my laptop as I type this post. Today I am linking up with other bloggers through Alison Lumbatis at Get Your Pretty On for a post on an outfit that made me […]

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Winter and Holiday 2014 Style Me Pretty Registration

Hey gals… Just real quick, want to share with you the registration link for Alison Lumbatis’s Winter and Holiday 2014 Style Me Pretty Challenge. Would love for you to join me for the fun, fashion styling and friendship building that each Style Me Pretty Challenge provides for participants. For the registration fee of less than […]

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What’s Lurking in My Closet - Style Me Bloggers Linkup

  Shoes to Shiraz | Two Teens and their Mama | A Lovely Little Wardrobe | R Squared Confessions of a Frumpy Mommy | Family Love Inspiration Education The Mishaps and Mayhem of Solitary Life | The Blondissima | Familiar Joy Positively Learning | Quilty Joy Joy | Daily Style Finds | Sheila’s Potpourri | Puppies and […]

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HELLO, November…

Ha! It just occurred to me now that we are almost a week in, that a shiny new month is upon us. I didn’t even wish October a fond farewell or welcome in November. So allow me to remedy that now…Adieu, October, I am not even going to lie, I am glad to see you […]

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Style Me Fall Fashion Recap

We may not have crimson colored maple leaves or golden oaks and acorns in the Chihuahuan Desert fall but we have our own autumn beauty. Thanks to the crazy, unseasonal rains we have experienced since the end of July, the mountains, the desert and all of El Paso is in bloom more like April than […]

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Style ME Fall Fashion Wednesday, Final Act

Hey Girls! This is the last Wednesday linkup for the fall challenge. That was fast, huh? I kind of drifted off challenge a few days since last Wednesday when life and doctors appointments got in the way. But I am keeping pictures from all of the challenge outfits that Alison sends us and I can […]

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1 sheer, long cardi
2 sequin jacket
3 faux leather jacket

Jumpsuit is off-the-shoulder with lace sleeves and the cruise is to Alaska!
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04.24.2025 Going on my first ever cruise. Which wrap looks best for dressy dinner night?
1 sheer, long cardi
2 sequin jacket
3 faux leather jacket
Jumpsuit is off-the-shoulder with lace sleeves and the cruise is to Alaska! 
#elpasotx915 
#alaskacruise 
#galanight 
#insta2025📸 
#grandmasofinstagram 
#onceuponatimehappilyeverafter

04.24.2025 Going on my first ever cruise. Which wrap looks best for dressy dinner night?
1 sheer, long cardi
2 sequin jacket
3 faux leather jacket

Jumpsuit is off-the-shoulder with lace sleeves and the cruise is to Alaska!
#elpasotx915
#alaskacruise
#galanight
#insta2025📸
#grandmasofinstagram
#onceuponatimehappilyeverafter
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@marsha_in_the_middle 
@bosbodaciousblog 
@joannesolblog 
@jenn.m.lloyd 
@ameliasfleurs 
#insta2025📸 
#agelessstyle 
#fashionover60 
#myfashionhaus 
#grandmasofinstagram 
#elpasotx915 
#elpasoblogger 
#graphicteeshirt 
#silversisterscommunity 
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04.17.2025 Third Thursday? Yup! Time for another Ageless Style link up featuring graphic tees. Join us.

@jtouchofstyle
@marsha_in_the_middle
@bosbodaciousblog
@joannesolblog
@jenn.m.lloyd
@ameliasfleurs
#insta2025📸
#agelessstyle
#fashionover60
#myfashionhaus
#grandmasofinstagram
#elpasotx915
#elpasoblogger
#graphicteeshirt
#silversisterscommunity
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#sundaystills
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#worldthroughmylens 
#everydayimages 
#sundaystills 
#lifeafterretirement 
#elpasotx915 
#grandmasofinstagram 
#elpasoblogger 
#grandmasofinstagram 
#onceuponatimehappilyeverafter

04.14.2025 what I captured with my camera in March.

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#worldthroughmylens
#everydayimages
#sundaystills
#lifeafterretirement
#elpasotx915
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#elpasoblogger
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04.11.2025 I love subbing at Lundy. Great kids, great faculty and staff.
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#makingmoney 
#onceuponatimehappilyeverafter
#lifeafterretirement 
#grandmasofinstagram 
#elpasoblogger 
#insta2025📸 
#payingoffdebt

04.11.2025 I love subbing at Lundy. Great kids, great faculty and staff.
#substituteteacher
#makingmoney
#onceuponatimehappilyeverafter
#lifeafterretirement
#grandmasofinstagram
#elpasoblogger
#insta2025📸
#payingoffdebt
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