I mentioned last week that PURPLE is one of the hottest colors this Fall. In my post I specifically mentioned PURPLE eyeshadow… how it’s a color that needs to be pulled out and used! It makes a mean smoky eye. Well, I wanted to show some easy ways you can incorporate purple into your wardrobe — believe me, it doesn’t [...]

This past weekend, Barry and I drove to Vermont to attend the wedding of our nephew Corey and his beautiful bride, Rhiana.  We arrived late Friday evening to the merry sounds of people… people at a charming inn… on the eve of the wedding ceremony and festivities. Vermont is a lovely place in early Fall and this weekend was exceptional [...]

I went back and forth on this piece of advice… then decided to just go with it, simply because it’s FUN. Do you have a FASHION “IT” SONG? You know, that song… that particular song… when you play, just makes you feel good. We used to dance and sing and parade around to these types of songs in middle school [...]

This past weekend we made a BIG meal. Sundays are big days at my home — football games! My husband – being a Steeler fan. Me and the 4 boys — being fans of the Patriots. Sundays are game days and we just have a blast! We cook. We laugh. And we bake. It’s a Sunday thing. It was this [...]

Ah.  It was a day just like today. 4 years ago. I awoke in New York City.  Just like today.  It was warm and windy with a touch of coolness, but gradually got warmer and warmer as the day progressed.  Just like today. The difference is that 4 years ago we waited for Alexander Dimitri to arrive all day long.  [...]

I remember in November of 2004 – after the death of one of my husband’s best friend’s, Dimitri (or as we called him “Dimi”) – we decided to have another baby. Celebrating life seemed to be the only thing we could cling on to at that time, and the best way we felt we could truly do that was by [...]

Our feet can smell. They can. It’s simply a fact of life. Not one we all want to admit… but it happens. I got an email recently asking how to combat stinky shoes (not only for us, but our family, too). It’s hilarious… it’s as if this “emailer” read my mind, I don’t know what it is with my Benjamin, [...]

Lots of women love to get massages or facials or pedicures… my “love” is to get manicures. I love being able to sit down for 30 minutes and just sort of drift away while someone makes my nails look pretty. Truthfully… I don’t get to do this very often. Even though there’s a place about 2 miles from my house, [...]

One thing I usually dread in this time of year… Around April/May, I take all the comforters off the beds and store them up in the attic for the summer. We have a KING size comforter in my bedroom, a FULL for William’s bed and a TWIN for Alexander’s bed. For the last 3 years I have had to bring [...]

While I was at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week I met Todd Okerstrom, Director of Personal Shopping at Bergdorf Goodman. Ahh… imagine that dream job. Todd was giving me his tips for Fall Fashion — things he’s seeing and styles he feels will be “hot” this Fall. His top 2 (oh, my!): 1.) BOOTS ABOVE THE KNEE. For a short girl (like [...]