Olive Green

For a while I did the “dip” method of getting my nails done.  But after a few times of getting them redone, I really didn’t like how the drummel felt on my nail beds.  So now before events or travel I go get a gel polish put on them.  But in the mean time I

What is “My Why”?

My son Jackson’s senior yearbook had a feature that many of the students participated in called “what is your why”.   It states:  “Your why is the foundation of you, your why is your passion, it’s the force that motivates you to follow your dreams, it defines who you are and what you value”. Why have

Fashion Merchandising

Here’s a fun fact about me that not many people know; When I graduated from high school in 1984 I went to Western Illinois University and majored in fashion merchandising.  My dream was to be a buyer for a Marshall Fields in Chicago.  What I didn’t know until my second semester (maybe this is where

Rodan & Fields, Let’s watch the change…

I’m going to be completely transparent here with this photo so we can watch over the next several weeks the changes!  Well, maybe with the second photo (why can’t we just look like we do with Snapchat filters all the time)? How in the world do you take a selfie though and not look cross-eyed? 

Whole30 isn’t the hardest thing you’ve ever done.

Isn’t it amazing how what you are wearing and what you have put in your body effect how you look?  Take a look at this picture, it was literally taken 6 days apart!  The picture on the left was taken first, I was wearing one of my very favorite dresses, the ‘fit and flare’ by

myfiftyplusjourney

I think the hardest part thus far of starting a blog is choosing a name!  After much reflection the title “myfiftyplusjourney” was born.  It means many things to me.  It means being over the age of 50, which is different than being in your 40’s or your 30’s or especially your 20’s.  Not in a

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton