A Few Things I've Been Thinking About 

Give a woman the right lipstick and she can conquer the world.

~Poppy King

When I was young, using crayons along with my imagination made me happy. I would pour my Crayola crayons out of the box and just look at the colors for a while before deciding what colors I would use. There was silver and g...

I think that playing dress-up begins at five and never truly ends.

- Kate Spade

Did you dress up for Halloween? Or does it you feel weird to you to dress up and pretend to be someone else?

Studies have shown that people who have fun dressing up in costume feel a sense of escapism from everyday li...

Girls do not dress for boys. They dress for themselves, and of course, each other. If girls dressed for boys, they'd just walk around naked at all times.

Betsy Johnson

Is feeling self-confident really as simple as having a makeover? It gives your self-esteem an extra boost, but it doesn't neces...

What's happening?

Some of my friends are in trouble. They are in deep pain. They feel helpless and hopeless. They feel broken. 

Me too.

Two plus years of a pandemic has left many people with *Lifestyle Fatigue* according to Sean Grover a psychologist for writes for Psychology Today.  It relates t...

As summer comes to an end like so many other women I'm shifting into *back-to* mode, back-to regular work routines after summer holidays and travel, back-to more structured days and back-to the fall vibe of sweater weather.

Growing up, back-to-school was a big deal for me. New friends, new teacher,...

Today is my birthday.

It's not a *big* birthday (one of those round numbered ones). Nevertheless it got me thinking about aging and like every other woman I have some angst around the inevitable. It's normal. (Cue: This is where you say, Helene, you look great for 68.) 

Not everyone holds to the b...