Color. It makes you feel good. So does leaving the house.

Color. It makes you feel good. So does leaving the house.

Hello! I’ve missed you! I got caught up in trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up….such a waste of time really, because thinking somehow always leads to paralysis (for me), which leads to an inevitable downward dip in emotional spirits. It’s time to stop thinking and start doing; that can be as simple an act as just getting out of the house...

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New Years Resolutions: Take 2

New Years Resolutions: Take 2

Really January? I’m supposed to clean and organize my house, start exercising, get a hobby, lose five pounds, AND get my taxes in order in the name of new year resolutions? Well, the universe had other plans; my washer and dryer broke, the car died, and I got the flu ( and not even the stomach flu, that at least, would have taken care of the five pounds!).

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Beauty Roadtest: IPL

Beauty Roadtest: IPL

In the 70’s, when I was a wee babe in Australia, if anyone made it out the door wearing any type of sunscreen it was a major miracle. Luckily, I was so pale that I bordered on transparent, AND my dad worked for Estee Lauder; so there was a small semblance of knowledge about the sun and it’s effects, though sadly not enough! Now in my mid-40’s, it’s so easy to go down the bathroom-mirror rabbit hole, where I scrutinize every broken capillary, every crease and every freckle (“that wasn’t there yesterday!!”). For the record: this behavior gets me nowhere except making me want to Sylvia Plath my way to the closest oven.

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My Bright BFF

My Bright BFF

Dear Yellow,
    It took me a while to become friends with you. Even though you’re the brightest bulb on the color wheel, I hung out with blue and green way more. Sorry if you felt neglected but I’m totally making up for lost time! I mean, we’ve spent some quality evenings recently in my dining room on those Modernica Shell Chairs right?

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