Last night, on election day in a country that is not my own, I went to bed anxious and afraid. I woke up this morning feeling confused, sad, angry and bewildered. Scared to turn on media and listen...

Never underestimate the power of RED. 

In Red is Best by Kathy Stinson, the little girl in this simple but exuberant children's story knows that red barrettes are best, "because they...

How are you feeling today?

Really?

Take a minute to check in with yourself. Are you doing okay? That's something I I've been asking myself lately. 

If your answer is no, I totally get it.

...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Amanda confided "I haven't felt *pretty* since the lockdown, I'm losing my mojo and my stay-at-home-style is schlumpy."

Catherine is currently doing a closet edit. She's bemoaned the fact that...

It’s not about seducing men, it’s about embracing womanhood.

~Dita Von Teese

My granddaughter Zoë, just two and recently potty trained, started to hop around at the mall as if she...

A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer
It sings because it has a song.

~Maya Angelou 

If you've read Wear Your Life Well you know I have some opinions about being authentic and...