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Ethical Stocking Stuffers For The Over-50 Elf

December 17, 2020patti 6 Comments

Ethical stocking stuffers for the over-50 elf in all of us. When I was a child, all our family members had a stocking hanging on (yes) the mantle. I remember my name written in cursive, in sparkles. There was a… Continue Reading →

Beauty, Life Philosophy, Wardrobe

How To Get A “Beach Body”: You Already Have One

November 19, 2020patti 15 Comments

How to get a beach body: you already have one. Like many teen girls, I struggled with negative body image. I was a little overweight, not a lot, but Twiggy shot onto the scene when I was about 11 (and… Continue Reading →

Aging, Beauty, Life Philosophy

It’s OK To Talk about Thinning Hair

November 12, 2020patti 24 Comments

It’s OK to talk about thinning hair. There are few limits on the topics we women talk freely about. In real life, and online, we discuss our professional lives, biological cycles, relationships, finances, cosmetic procedures, and etc. One topic that… Continue Reading →

Aging, Beauty

It’s The Little Things . . .

October 22, 2020patti 8 Comments

It’s the little things . . . . I think grooming and preening can become massive chores. Trying out a new lipstick is fun, and so is flipping through magazines/Pinterest looking for fab new hairstyles. But I don’t want to… Continue Reading →

Aging, Beauty, Humor, Life Philosophy

The Urge To Chop

October 1, 2020patti 28 Comments

The urge to chop. Do you get it sometimes? The urge to whack away at your hair? And what do you do about it? The pandemic and subsequent time at home has many of us eyeballing the shears. I’ve trimmed… Continue Reading →

Beauty, Life Philosophy

What Does It Mean To Embrace Our Age?

September 24, 2020patti 18 Comments

What does it mean to embrace our age? In some ways, it’s a silly question. Our chronological age is not negotiable. Like our gender, race, and eye color, we have no control over what age we are. But unlike the… Continue Reading →

Aging, Beauty, Life Philosophy

DIY Hair: Do You Or Don’t You?

September 3, 2020patti 18 Comments

DIY Hair: do you or don’t you? My mother and my grandmother Lucy went to the salon – the beauty parlor –  every Saturday throughout the 1960’s. They had a wash and set and lots of hairspray. And gossip. Then… Continue Reading →

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The Beauty Of Imperfection

August 27, 2020patti 15 Comments

  The beauty of imperfection. The commercial, and historical, to be fair, view of beauty revolves around perfection: symmetry, smoothness, balance and in the case of humans, youth. We’re drawn to it, it seems genetic. We  swoon at the beauty… Continue Reading →

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