Strolling casually rushing into the supermarket this morning, something caught my eye on the outdoor stands where the fresh corn and tomatoes and green beans used to be.  This “something” stopped me dead in my tracks. Mums.  Shelves and shelves of Chrysanthemums.  There were no deep autumn colors yet, like burgundy or purple or deep bronze or red… but there [...]

September is National Fall Hat Month.  (I’m not kidding.) I just found this little fun-fashion-tidbit out the other night as I was browsing for some great Fall hats.  I have to say, at first… I thought it was a joke.  Then as I kept googling it — it became apparent, that September really does hold the National Fall Hat Month [...]

Skinny jeans are tough to pull off. Let’s face it, they are. I recently just found the next-best-thing — and it’s not just because they’re called “AUDREY.” (OK, maybe that’s part of the reason I originally noticed them. Lands’ End Women’s Regular UlterFit Audrey Slim Leg Denim Jeans. Why do I love? AUDREY is made with a slimming stretch denim [...]

When I was in high school, the Limited had a collection of pleated plaid skirts that I just had to have. Blame Alicia Silverstone’s character Cher in the movie Clueless… but they were just “totally-chicly-cool.” (And yes, I even had to have platform loafers.) Well, even though time has gone by – some, ahem… 12 years – plaid is back. [...]

Hey, why waste a perfectly good winter sledding hill just because it’s summer?  All you need are a couple ‘a grandchildren, a couple ‘a Tonka trucks and a Grandma!

You’ve got me. You’ve totally, totally got me. My ears aren’t pierced. I can’t even believe I’m admitting this. Here I am, an accessories LOVER, and I don’t even have my ears pierced. (*Let me state a small disclaimer here — I had did have my ears pierced when I was in 4th grade. But I jumped when the piercing [...]

Last week, William and Alexander begged me to make cupcakes. I have no problem making cupcakes… it’s just that I usually have to wait until my 2 little guys go bed. Benjamin and Henry want to get into everything — the eggs, the oil, the butter and the batter. It’s funny seeing these little hands try to sneak up and [...]

Yesterday, I asked you to share how you would donate millions of dollars if you had those millions of dollars to donate. Your answers are so deeply thought and inspiring. This is my answer. And this is something that I have thought about for a very, very long time. Let me begin with a little background. I love to read. [...]

Fashion is an unbelievable thing. A good unbelievable. Clothing can truly alter a person’s mood… think about it. When you have on an outfit that you absolutely LOVE, you feel good and you exude a confidence that can’t be faked. It’s knowing you look good and feel good. When asked by people, “When have you felt your most beautiful?” Usually [...]

I never touched a pair of flats until this past spring. I never touched them because they always made me feel shorter than 5 feet. Seriously, it’s easy to feel shorter when you’re actually pretty short. But — this past March I had to try them… so I bought a cheap pair of flats from a small consignment shop in [...]