It’s here!! I’m beyond excited to release my third book, Chin Hairs & Back Fat, Somewhere Between Tweezers, Yoga Pants & a Box of Wine. It’s a compilation of many of your favorite essays from Laugh Lines, plus a few you haven’t read yet, all in one place! My personal stash arrived this week, […]
AARP The Magazine’s New Beauty & Style Digital Edition. Nailed It.
We’ve all heard the expression “It’s not always about you.” But every once in a while, it is. I just discovered AARP The Magazine’s Beauty & Style Digital Edition, specifically aimed at women 40, 50, 60 and beyond. Packed with simple tricks, easy how-to’s, and trade secrets from the pros, this colorful, easy-to-navigate online magazine covers you from your […]
Forget Frumpy. These Things Make You Look Fat
Google “clothes never to wear after 50” or “frumpy fashion choices for Baby Boomers,” and you’ll get a bazillion articles on what not to wear after ‘a certain age.’ Many women say all of that is horse-pucky and, at 50+, we should be able to wear whatever the hell we damn well please. I agree. […]
10 Things You Need to Get Out of Your Closet Right Now
Stop the first dozen women you see on the street and ask them if they’ve ever thrown out anything from their Hub’s closet that he continued to wear 5+ years after it died. Ratty t-shirts, saggy sweatpants, pilled sweaters, stained sweatshirts. Nine women will admit that, yes, they’ve secretly tossed an item or two into the alley dumpster […]
Middle Age. I’m Going to Need a Second Job
I watched a TV reality show a few weeks ago that congratulated a woman on winning a “Total Beauty Makeover.” She was apparently the ugliest one of the contestants, and the judges decided she was most in need of a complete overhaul. At the end of the show, there was, of course, a giant blowup […]
Frumpy Fashion. What You Shouldn’t Have in Your Closet at Any Age
Google “What Not to Wear After 50” or “Fashion Do’s and Don’ts After Menopause,” and you’ll find a tsunami of advice articles. From Time Magazine’s commentary on current fashion trends to Tina Fey’s stand-up comedy, it seems everyone (I confess, including me) has an opinion on what works and what doesn’t after any given decade, marked by any birthday that ends […]
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 […]
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