Stylish Recipes – Chicken Tacos with Charred Tomatoes

Chicken Tacos with Charred Tomatoes

Last week was Cinco de Mayo.  I had a hankering for some great Mexican food.  This recipe not only fit the bill it was a fabulous new Taco Recipe addition to my Stylish Recipes Collection. I hope you enjoy it.  It is from Eating Well Magazine. Chicken Tortillas with Charred Tomatoes Ingredients 2 plum tomatoes, [...]

Confidence – How to “DO” Confidence

Confidence isn’t something you ‘get’. No, it’s not.  Confidence is something you DO and it starts from within.  Everyone does something confidently!  You just may not be recognizing what you are confident in! Confidence is a matter of  developing the proper skills to know that you can achieve the goals you are setting.  Successful people are [...]

Spring Trends – Oversized Florals

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Spring Trends Spring Style Trends are coming up roses, and hyacinths, and daisies and tropical!  Flowers are everywhere ranging from botanical and tropical prints to Hawaiian style blooms and Van Gogh inspired sunflowers.  Will you be able to pull them off?  Let’s see: How to Wear Floral Prints Spring Trends in florals have to be [...]

Tribute to a WWII Veteran

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John R. “Bob” Hughes, (my father-in-law) passed away quietly on Saturday; he was 88. I’ve been thinking about his journey in this life since then, and wanted to share some of who he was with you. One of 4 children, born to Irish parents, he was a feisty man…someone who didn’t know the meaning of “I can’t”. [...]

RaffleCopter Contest

I just wanted to share with you that I am looking into a great program to add to my ‘bag of tricks’.  If you are like me I know you like contests. Rafflecopter is a new program that will help me manage my contests that I run. Can’t wait to check it out! You can [...]

Fall 2011 Shoe Trends

Fall 2011 Shoe Trends by styleyouniversity featuring plaid pumps

Customer Service Pay Now or Later

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I’ve been reading a lot of articles lately about customer service. It seems as if customer service is on the rise. Is customer service only for the rich and famous though? It shouldn’t be and you shouldn’t expect it to be. Customer service use to be what differentiated the best businesses. Consumers expected it. It [...]

Flower Power-BIG Fall Trend for Fall 2011

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You saw them for spring and they are strong for fall.  Bright, “poppy” prints. Flower Power is a Big  Fall Trend for 2011.  Flowers everywhere and on everything, from shirts and dresses to skirts and slacks, handbags and accessories. Will you be adding some of these bright vivid hues to your wardrobe this fall? Sometimes [...]

Aging Skin-7 Deadly Sins

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Aging skin…who wants to think about it?  As horrible as is sounds we all need to know the “7 deadly skin sins” .  It’s nice to know that  YOU  do have the power to control how your skin ages! When we are young we don’t worry about anti-aging.  After we’re 30, anti-aging starts to become [...]

Nordstrom’s New Geranimals – 3 Reasons Why It Won’t Work

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Nordstrom’s is testing a new way of merchandising here at their Flagship Store in Atlanta.  It looks like “Geranimals” (color by color) Recently, I went into the store to see what was new and shop for a client.  I couldn’t figure out where to look for what I was looking for. Some of you might [...]