I love to shop. And shopping as in “real life,” not online. I like to touch the fabrics, try the clothes on, and search for matching pieces when I find something I love. In real-life shopping, you’re surrounded by beautiful displays, larger-than-life glossy photographs, and endless options, often providing more effective relief from stress than therapy or, surprisingly, […]
My Closet Has a Fabulous Life. It’s Just Not Mine
Kenny has an unwavering philosophy about my handbag. He doesn’t go in there. Ever. He’ll stand right next to my purse and announce “I need the checkbook,” and no amount of cajoling, stated permission, or exasperated replies on my part to “just get in there and get it” will persuade him to stick his hand in there. He feels the same […]
50. How Not to Make it the New 75
It seems like I’m constantly stumbling across references to “The New 50.” “50 is the new 40” articles and posters crop up online and on Facebook seemingly by the minute, assuring us to whom it matters that we may be 50-something, but we can look 40-something. Not as easy as it sounds. For many of […]
Need New Jeans? Welcome to Shopping Hell
Stop the first 10 middle-age women you meet on the street and ask them to name their least favorite item to shop for and 8 of them will say “swimsuits.” Bikinis aside (since most boomers haven’t even tried one on since 1989), even one-piece suits have a way of outing your last dozen dieting failures […]
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