A style blog based on a fifty-something Baby Boomer doing her best to age gracefully.
Springing Forward with Kate Spade Spring doesn’t start for another ten days, but this weekend’s warm weather made it seem even closer. I am ‘spring forward’ with the nice weather as I train for next month’s Nike Half Marathon. I welcome the longer days of sunlight even if my precious sleep hours must be […]
Today’s post is inspired by many of the ladies I invited to my Stella & Dot Jewelry Trunk Show who were unfamiliar with the brand. According to my Stella & Dot stylist, Lisa Cary Morela, only 2/10 of women have heard of this company. Last week I told you I am doing my first ever […]
Slimming Style Tips I am devoting today’s post to “Slim Dressing.” I am having a moment….a fat moment. Actually, who am I kidding? This is more than a moment. I’ve felt this way since the beginning of the year. My samplings of the less-than-friendly carbohydrates from the holidays have caught up with me. I would […]
When I think of February being the shortest month of the year and the only month with fewer than 30 days, many fun events/activities come to mind: Black History Month, Super Bowl (yay Ravens), Valentine’s Day, Ground Hog Day, and President’s Day. However, Heart Healthy Month has been relatively new on the calendar in recent […]
Today, I am wearing leather for my outfit pose/post. As you know, leather is a durable and flexible material created by tanning animal rawhide and skin. Today, I wanted to focus on another type of skin: human skin. How should we protect our skin, especially as African Americans or people of color? How durable is […]
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve found a few things to know as my ‘saving grace.’ We all have items or things that we do that we couldn’t imagine having to live and don’t want to, honestly, live without. As I got older, my hormones changed. My hair changed, including its color, texture, and even thickness. […]
Even though subscriptions to magazines through different apps and e-readers are hugely prevalent, I still like to subscribe to the magazines I can hold. It’s relaxing to read about fashion and beauty (it’s a Calgon moment—take me away). I find it interesting that 90% of the articles one reads in fashion magazines focus on outer […]
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 […]