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
The fun is always on the other side of a yes. I’m a huge fan of Tina Fey. Smart, funny, talented, and did I say funny? And pretty fabulous looking too. At age 50, she looks better than ever. She’s… Continue Reading
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
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
Lefties and righties (brains that is), we can all get along. I’m an extremely analytical person, always have been. A left-brainer, an INTJ. I love lists, numbers, spreadsheets and percentages. I choose logic over emotion for many life decisions. I… Continue Reading
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
Buy less. Choose well. Make it last. Vivienne Westwood’s oft-repeated quote is no less true for all the repeating. And in an economic downturn when new purchases might have to wait, it’s brilliant to have well-made, reliable clothing at hand. The same… Continue Reading
Be a minimalist any way you choose. It’s a fad, a movement, a way of living, a label we give or receive. It turns out there are many different ways to practice the same underlying philosophy of less-is-more. And if… Continue Reading