I started hormone therapy in the spring, and the improvement to my daily headaches has been night and day, but there seems to be no cure for the week after my period when I feel like I am crawling through life, agitated and exhausted. Perimenopause is not for the weak, and this is the pre-show. […]
Several years ago, I was wearing a wool sweater when my neck swole up like one of those middle-aged men who owns every muscle-building supplement money can buy but has never eaten a vegetable that wasn’t fried. Later in life allergies are so fun. So now, I prefer cotton sweaters, but so many are thin, […]
If you’re scared of color (I see you, Kelly), teal is a safe color. It’s a less bright alternative to cobalt. So if you don’t wear a lot of color, give peacock teal a try — it’s deep, it’s rich, and it goes with brown or black. Here’s an example. LL Bean Turtleneck Sweater // […]
I always feel a bit sheepish talking about trends. Chasing trends has never been what this blog is about — after all, chasing trends might lead you to tell women that “windbreakers are out” and then, 18-hours later, telling women that windbreakers are the foundation of an It Girl outfit. So we don’t do that […]
In 1999, Baz Luhrman produced a spoken word piece called “Everybody’s Free (to Wear Sunscreen)” based on a graduation speech by Mary Schmich. It played on the local FM radio station nearly every morning on my way to school. And this line has always stuck with me: “Don’t worry about the future, or worry, but […]
A little over a year ago, I wandered into the Soma store in Spokane and bought a pair of pajamas. Did I need a pair of pajamas? Honey, I always “need” a pair of pajamas, even when I don’t need a pair of pajamas. And these were pretty fantastic pajamas, so I wrote about how […]
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