Summer Parties: Found the Look at Chico’s and FitFlops

Summer Parties: Found the Look at Chico’s and FitFlops

Happy June, everyone…I truly hope you are all well!  My summer officially began with a couple of parties on the calendar…one a couple’s wedding shower…and one for graduation! Since, I received gift cards from some of my sweet parents at the end of the school year, off to Chico’s I went to get ready for…

Goodwill SA:  Serious Retail Therapy

Goodwill SA: Serious Retail Therapy

This transition in my life is exhausting and definitely has its ups and downs…so what better way to escape life for a little while than go on a treasure hunt at GOODWILLSA! I feel quite confident in this Michael Kors brown tank top! I love all of the pleating and it is a great addition to…

Menopause in the Bedroom: A Sensible Health Talk

Menopause in the Bedroom: A Sensible Health Talk

I have so enjoyed getting to know and working with Vibrant Nation, the leading online community for women 45+.  They really care about helping women of midlife and beyond with ways to look and feel our best.  On March 31, they hosted a webcast discussion about a serious topic many of us need a little…

Step 2 Career Reinvention: Be Honest with Emotions

Step 2 Career Reinvention: Be Honest with Emotions

For the past three weeks, I have been riding one crazy emotional roller coaster.  A friend helped me to understand that I am actually experiencing grief.  It was sad to leave the department we built…my students…and my friends.  Some of the friends I work with were also families we raised our children together.  One day…

Step 1 Career Reinvention:  Appreciate the Past

Step 1 Career Reinvention: Appreciate the Past

As I go forward with a major part of my reinvention and seek a new career at 61, I believe it is important you understand all sides of this journey.  So we begin with what I leave behind…. Teaching was never part of the plan.  In fact, the original plan was to take Barbara Walter’s…

Change,, Chico’s, and Curtains!

Change,, Chico’s, and Curtains!

Everything changed last week…I mean everything…and I will be blogging about this change more than once this week.  On January 23, my friend Catherine Robinson wrote these words on her blog (CASHMERE LOVER)… “Don’t you just love it when plans start to come together…plans that have been years in the making, of course, long hours,…

News for the Fun, Stylish Mom or Grandma!

News for the Fun, Stylish Mom or Grandma!

I have found myself lately desiring to carry smaller clutches to events.  For some reason I was never into this before now…but I love my clutches and all last weekend, I carried this ROBERT MATTHEW SOFIA CLUTCH… a soft leather purse with lots of pockets for anything important we need.  Made of real saffiano leather,…

New Information on Skin Cancer and Intro to Coolibar

New Information on Skin Cancer and Intro to Coolibar

Some may remember, I recently had three small skin cancer surgeries and fortunately nothing was serious.  Out of this experience came a passion to tell all of you to get full body exams soon, if you have not already! So important not to wait.  May is NATIONAL SKIN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, which makes it timely for…