Recently, I stopped into one of my favorite stores – the Studio in Brookline, MA to pick up something they were holding for me.  Shopping in July is nothing short of hit or miss (often more miss than hit), but they had some inviting sales going on throughout the store, so I had to take [...]

This morning I woke up, and it was already in the upper 80’s. I don’t have air conditioning, so it’s not a pretty picture! I so live by the ocean, however, where a typical summer has maybe 4 or 5 days (at the most) when it’s unbearably hot. This year is already [...]

The other day I was people watching as I walked around a local Target buying a new, pretty (ocean blue (in case you are wondering)) bath mat. One of the things I was struck by was the abundance of ratty sweatshirts (believe me, they had seen better days), ill-fitting capris and sneakers worn by women [...]

Have you ever had a friend or sales person marvel at how amazing you look in, say, a scarf tied beautifully around your neck but all you can think of is how much longer do I need to wear this thing!? Or, perhaps you have seen women wearing 4” heels and love how they look [...]

I am letting my hair grow…again!  Anyone who has known me any length of time is rolling her eyes and saying, so what else is new!  It’s true.  I change my hairstyle often and always have.  My biggest issue with it is (no surprise) why letting my hair grow has to take so long?  I [...]