Michelle Obama's American Style

I have read numerous articles over the past three years about how much Michelle Obama has done for American fashion designers. Love this  turquoise dress. She always looks fabulous.

Night two of So You Think You Can Dance auditions. Terrific stuff. My favorite part of the night were the Ninja twins. Soooo funny and they can really dance. Unfortunately at 32, they are too old to try out. But, hopefully someone will give them a show. I expect to see them on Ellen soon. They are perfect for her show!

What to Wear After 40 and Still Look Hip

I recently found a terrific blog called 40+ Style. Here's a sample of her blog posts about what to wear after 40 and still look hip.

Do You Know About The Pondering Pool?

I have loved Susan Mrosek's cards for a long time...they are quirky, timely, funny. You can see her work here. Or follow her on facebook here. Get ready to have a good laugh.

So You Think You Can Dance Begins Again Tonight.

Yippee it's my favorite reality t.v. show. The dancers and choreographers always inspire me.

Update
And it looks like it's going to be a wonderful season. The first night had wonderful dancers as well as wonderful stories like...


The young man who danced so beautifully and wanted to be on stage so his mother (who has a degenerative disease and is turning blind) can see him dance.


Or, another young man, whose mother tried to commit suicide. He wants to dance so she has something to be excited about.


Or, a third young man who created a dance style called exorcist dance (see video above), where he takes on others' pain and fear and frees them by dancing it for them. At first I thought "Oh brother." But was so moved how courageously and beautifully he danced.


It's going to be a good season.

This Week's Favorite Shoes

I am always trying to not post too many shoes/boots/sandals pictures. So I've decided no more than once a week. Here's this week's chosen sandals. I want to wear beaded starfishes on my feet! They're by aspiga. You can buy them there or can get them at Not On The High Street dot Com.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - Loved it!

I took my Mom (who has traveled to India and loves it) to this movie for Mother's Day. We both were crazy about it and want to see it again. I especially loved Judy Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith. Just an absolute delight. A movie that makes growing old look fun, definitely deserves 5 stars.

Vintage Camera Night Lights

I love repurposed vintage cameras. I found these camera nightlights by Jason Hull on a favorite blog - Creative Greed.

Nine Favorites

Instagram and StreamZoo are having a challenge where you post 9 of your favorite iphoneography images. Here are some of my favorites.

Cannes Film Festival Fashions

Gorgeous dresses at Cannes Film Festival.

Apple iCam

Okay...this is super cool. . . a concept to attach lenses to your iPhone. I want it!

Some Favorite Weight Watchers Boards on Pinterest

Jennifer Le Tour

Jessica Dorchak
Karen Hewko
Traci Jewett DeWitt

These are just some of my favorites. You can find more Pinterest boards featuring Weight Watchers recipes on pinterest. Also, a number of the boards feature a blog called Eat Yourself Skinny. The blogger Kelly, lists WW points with each recipe. Great blog.

Photo Within a Photo How To

A few people have asked me how I've done a picture within a picture like the one above. I use a fun little app called FotoRus (previously GifRus). It drops your photo both within the polaroid and as a background. There are other pictures within pictures options as well. For some reason the word "return" is listed in the white part. Don't know why...so I bring the image into touchretouch to erase it. If I want to add another word I use the app Phonto.

12 in 2012

I was just surfing the web a bit to see what was new in the blogging world and ran across a post called 12 in 2012 at BabyBabyLemon. Each month she lists 12 things she needs to get done and then at the end of the month writes how she did on each. Accountability BIG TIME! So I am going to try this for May. If it makes me crazy with guilt will just do it for the one month.

1.   Lose 8 lbs. That's 2 lbs a week.
2.   Dance in my kitchen at least 20 days.
3.   Plant California poppies in the front yard.
4.   Clean up the back patio so it's fun to use this summer.
5.   Add a section on Hula Hoop Press for Blank Cards.
6.   Write an article for Artful Blogging.
7.   Visit SITS at least 3x a week and leave comments for other bloggers.
8.   Assign articles to writer for iPhoneography News.
9.   Complete and Publish first issue of iPhoneography News
10. Find 3 people to do social medial for iPhoneography News
11. Go on at least one picnic.
12. Re-download GF software to fix corruption.