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My Fashion House: LBD from JCP

Sweet fashionistas, Kick your heels off a minute and rest a bit.  Glad you’re here to join me for The Blended Blog’s “Spring Fever Fashion” link-up and the debut of my  LBD from JCP.  Before we get to the dress, allow me to tell a little story about how it came to be mine. A […]

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Getting My Spring Pretty On, Join Me!

Hello fashionistas! This is going to be quick because I am watching “The Voice”, waiting for my daughter’s high school best friend to sing.  Yay, Valerie on Team Blake.  Think of it as a commercial break for getting my spring pretty on. Want to invite you to join me as I play dress-up with fashion […]

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25 Activities On My Spring Bucket List

Lovelies, spring has sprung in El Paso!  As I type, there is a gentle breeze bobbing my screen door back and forth.  I can see the branches of our neighbor’s tree dancing and hear the birds singing praises for this beautiful morning.  It is the perfect day to share my “Spring Bucket List” with you. […]

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My Fashion Haus: New Year Styled, 2.22.2017

Fashionistas, happy HuMp dAy! Oh, yes it’s true…”My Fashion Haus” is open again.  Joining up with the other contributors at The Blended Blog for “New Year Styled” and my buds Whitney and Carrie for “Create 28”.  Been getting dressed every single day since the fashion haus last opened the first of the month.  But can’t […]

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Nuggets for the New Year: Working Out in Baby Steps

Dear Ones, Glad to have you join me for another installment of The Blended Blog’s “Nuggets for the New Year”.  Today we are talking about our work out routines.  If you hopped over here from Nicole’s blog at Nick & Nicole Plus 4, welcome.  If you started this blog hop with me, hope you will go […]

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My Fashion Haus: New Year Styled, 2.1.2017

Fashionistas, welcome to another edition of “New Year Styled” with my comadres at The Blended Blog.  My friends and fellow TBB-ers, Whitney from Whitney à la Mode and Carrie from A Stylish Fit, are also host(ess)ing another round of their Create28 Challenge…”Create28Winter17″.  So I am linking up both places with today’s post.   Bat-Woman is […]

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