A Few Thing I've Been Thinking About 

You know what?

Your body is not uniquely weird.

And even if our bodies aren't what they once were - they carry our hearts and souls. 

You are not a size, you are a shape. Sure, you can tone and trim but you can't change your bone structure. Period. (The location of your hip bone determines where ...

We have to value ourselves not for what we look like or the things we possess 
but for the women we are.

~Maya Angelou

My mother. An immigrant. The epitome of grace and grit. A young widow who gave up so much in order to put food on the table and raise her children on her own. She taught me so much...

I realized when you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.

~Mitch Albom

The mother/daughter bond is complex and it changes with each stage of life. Over the passage of time, from childhood to adulthood, the emotional bonds of intimacy and vulnerability are bein...

I'm two finger typing. 

Normally I'm a fast typist. I credit that to my years of musical training on the accordion. (To be clear it wasn't my choice, I wanted piano lessons. I have German heritage and my mom made me.)

Seriously.

My hubby (Scottie) and I were enjoying a glass of wine on our patio ...

I think that playing dress-up begins at age five and never truly ends.
~Kate Spade

Growing up, back-to-school was a big deal for me. I got new clothes and new school supplies!

(Who doesn't love a newly sharpened pencil?)

Sometimes I got store-bought clothes, but mostly I remember my mom sewing for...

If shopping doesn't make you happy, then you're in the wrong shop.

~Mimosa Rose

I don’t like shopping. I like buying.

It’s not about the hunting it’s about the gathering. In my many years in the fashion industry I was both a professional buyer and a professional shopper. I got paid to shop.

As a...