A style blog based on a fifty-something Baby Boomer doing her best to age gracefully.
My first year as a blogger reminds me of the game Beat the Clock. As the name implies, you are always trying to beat time. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing because it forces you to utilize your time well, be organized, and be consistent with self-appointed weekly deadlines. When I embarked on this new […]
More Than A Cold I don’t know about you but every winter I seem to learn about a new weather pattern, this year introduced the polar vortex. Perhaps this is not new terminology, and maybe since I have to travel for my job, I am always concerned about the weather. This weather event, as we […]
Give Your Skin the Brush Off Once again, Happy New Year! Welcome to 2014! It’s official: winter is here. January already has a wintry mix of snow, wind, frigid temperatures, harsh winds, and the typical dry air, which can wreak havoc on ordinarily healthy skin. It can be disastrous for already sensitive and dry skin. […]
Don’t Drop the Ball Goodbye, 2013 Hello, 2014 ome traditions will never die ……Out with the old, in with the new, the countdown to midnight, the singing of Auld Lang Syne, the dropping of the famous Waterford crystal ball from atop of a flagpole at One Times Square in N.Y.C ery December 31, no less […]
I quickly drive over 30,000 miles annually as a pharmaceutical sales rep in Central Pennsylvania, so it’s no biggie to make a last-minute decision to drive to New York City to pick up my daughter for the Christmas Holiday. ‘Tis the season, another great time to visit Manhattan. After nearly one year of driving […]
It’s beginning to look like Christmas everywhere you go, including my home. Finally, I am putting the finishing touches on my decorations, the Colonial Williamsburg fresh fruit swag! Read on to learn more about how my house has Colonial Williamsburg swag. I visited Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, many years ago during Christmas. I became enamored with […]
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 […]
Don’t Be SO S.A.D. I went to pick my daughter up from New York City for Thanksgiving last week, just as the weather was forecasted to bring a Nor’easter. The high winds brought freezing rain with them, and while I was glad it wasn’t snow, it was still quite a pain to drive out of […]
Earlier this year, I introduced the Women of Grace series. I debuted the series with Jeannie of Gracefully 50. I started this blog to highlight spiritually mature ladies who are aging gracefully and healthy while looking great yet dressing age-appropriate. I am sorry to say that too many women, especially African American females, are leaving […]
“There Was One SPot, Camelot” This year has been full of momentous historical anniversaries, like the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington and the Rev. Dr Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech. Still, I can’t help but recall that day in history burned into many American minds when, on November 22, […]