A style blog based on a fifty-something Baby Boomer doing her best to age gracefully.
Here are all of my lifestyle posts featuring my family, travel, home decor, and inspirations.
How To Make A Christmas Topiary With Dollar Store Ornaments “The weather outside is frightful,” but inside my home, it’s delightful. By now, most people have started or finished decorating their homes for Christmas. I have a few DIY decorations that I would like to share with you during this holiday season, beginning with […]
It’s My Birthday One would think that I celebrated a milestone birthday this year. In late August, I was told to reserve a date for the girls to get together—no problem! As the August date approached, I asked if I could bring anything to help us with the dinner we were scheduled to enjoy. I […]
Falling Forward The summer of 2013 unofficially came to an end last Labor Day weekend. Not long ago, I wrote a blog post at the beginning of summer. I can’t believe summer is over. Are you? Without even looking at the calendar, the local annual attractions remind me that it’s September. Locally, one can celebrate […]
Paris Is Always A Great Idea What a difference a year makes! In August 2012, I embarked on my first of many European vacations. I traveled to Paris, France, with my daughter and her BFFs. It was so lovely of them to include me, huh? We all mapped out our spaces and places we just […]
Last weekend, my husband, a few select friends, and I attended a black-tie dinner dance party like every Memorial Day weekend for the previous two decades. Who does that? The Club Twenty-One social group has been a part of a longstanding annual tradition for the last 20 years. My husband belongs to Club Twenty-One, which […]
The Inspiring Ladies in My Life Today is Mother’s Day, and though we shouldn’t need Hallmark to tell us to celebrate the women who gave us life, it’s a friendly reminder. I had no idea the history behind the holiday, did you? One woman, Anna Marie Jarvis from West Chester, Pennsylvania, founded Mother’s Day holiday […]
We Run D.C. Yesterday, I embarked on my first-ever Women’s Half-Marathon in Washington, D.C. (#WeRunDC, ha!). I’ve never been the most athletic, so what would possess me to challenge myself physically–and to such extremes? Perhaps it was the alarming statistic that “4 out of 5 African American women are obese or overweight.” Registration The Nike […]
Start Making Strides Sitting in that office chair non-stop or driving around in that car all day could kill you. Failing to move regularly throughout your day can be a contributor to a range of diseases affecting your heart, circulation, and respiratory systems, some of which could lead to early death. We should all know […]
Empire State of Mind Always looking for an opportunity to hang out with my daughter, I drove to New York City this weekend to enjoy a weekend of beauty and bring a few much-needed items to help Channing get organized in her new abode. Our plans included nails, make-up, and hair. But as I see […]
Dream Girl “Where there is no vision, people perish….” Do you ever dream or aspire to land that perfect job or accomplish a particular task? Over the last four years, I watched someone dear to me not only land the perfect job amid a sour economy and high unemployment rate but also set up steps […]