A 3-inch stiletto heel for my 87-year old Mom… ? I know I’ve officially labeled my Mom, Rita, as the first Fashionista I ever knew.  Because she is. This is a photo of my Mom & Dad in 1965.  I still remember this lovely dress and how lovely my Mom looked in it.  She was the epitome of grace, beauty [...]

You know how bees are to honey? Well… that’s me to sales.  I don’t buy any fashion/beauty item unless I’m getting a great deal.  You know how there are people who are really good with coupon shopping in a grocery store?  That’s me with anything fashion/beauty related.  I’m a fanatic for a good sale! There are certain weekends throughout the [...]

Exactly one year ago today, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck and ravaged Haiti. It is estimated that 230,000 people died, 300,000 were injured and 1,000,000 lost their homes. As the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti was ill equipped to deal with a disaster that even the richest nations would have struggled with. Help and humanitarian assistance poured in [...]

It’s like a mad-hunt for deals this month (I love it!)! Here are a few for this weekend… they just keep getting better and better! ENJOY!! MACY’S Hurry! Get 2-Day Specials + Free Every Day Shipping Sitewide with your $99 Pruchase at the Perfect Gift Sale! Use promo code GIFTS at checkout. Valid 12-05-2010 through 12-06-2010 NORDSTROM

I shopped all day yesterday. I mean… ALL. DAY. I was one of those people at Toys R Us at 9PM on Thanksgiving night waiting for the store to open at 10PM for their doorbusters and I love every single second of it!  I tweeted that I was there and everyone kept replying back, “What can be that good?”  LOL… [...]

Macy’s is having a HUGE SUPER SATURDAY SALE today! Unfortunately the stomach flu has sidelined me from going to it… BOO! My sons and my husband have been hit (with the exception of Benjamin…), and I just cannot be out shopping (as much as I would love to be) for hours. But I literally have been counting down for this [...]

Vera and I weren’t sure what we were going to wear to Getting Gorgeous untill Friday morning at 9AM! Here we were, planning Getting Gorgeous for 7 months, and the morning of, we were still trying to decide what we were going to have on for the day. We wanted something comfortable (even though we both were high, high heels!), [...]

I’m 32 years old… which means, I was the prime age when Madonna was the Material Girl! I cannot believe I’m actually going to post this photo here… but, I can’t help myself – given the topic! Yup… that’s me in the 1990′s (notice the Madonna poster behind me). I have absolutely always loved Madonna. When I was a pre-teen, [...]

How to Find the Perfect Boots. Who cares, right? I mean… it’s almost March – we want to be thinking sandals and flip flops and fabulous wedges. Well – yes… but also, part wrong. OK ladies… since you can pretty much get boots ON SALE just about everywhere right now… go find your perfect boot at a perfect price! Here’s [...]

It’s Sunday! Time to relax and unwind. (*I want to do a shout out to my mother today who is running a 1/2 marathon today! Go, MOM!) So… if you’re like me – and heading to the stores today (I have a few gifts I need to buy some people), I wanted to pass along some really-good sales and coupon [...]