Wear Whatever You Want to Wear, Pretty Please
My mom just turned 70. She was born in 1946. How awesome is that? My mother-in-law made a low-sugar gorgeous cake, I made a slideshow of my mom’s life from childhood through to the present, and four generations turned up to celebrate this momentous occasion including her grandkids, and great-grandchildren. My personal gift to her was an evening of painting on canvas, and dinner—just the two of us. While we were at dinner, a girl walked by in a cute outfit that looked a little vintage—a romper with a 40’s flavor. My mom admired it wistfully, and said, “That’s really cute. I guess I’m too old for that sort of…
10 Things Women Over 30 Need to Start Doing
Man, oh man. Over the past few months, I’ve stumbled across a few random articles and blog posts with headlines that read: 10 Hairstyles Women Over 30 Need to Stop Getting, or 30 Things Women Over 30 Need to Stop Owning, or 25 Things Women Over 30 Need to Stop Wearing, or other similar stupid, narrow-minded titles. I’m not going to share the exact links because frankly, I don’t want to send blog traffic to this sort of nonsense. I can tell you that I’m the exact type of woman that she’s writing about. But you know what’s funny? So is every other fabulous, gorgeous, happy, brilliant, successful, amazing, sexy,…
365 Ways to Be Awesome
This is my Awesome Manifesto; my guide to living a more awesome life. Love yourself. No matter how you feel, get up and dress up. Dance in your living room. Be yourself. Truly and honestly. Take a bubble bath. Light some candles. Get your hair done. Journal. Listen to music. Get a massage. Sing in the shower, in your car, wherever. Write down your goals. Make a plan to accomplish them. Turn off the TV and do something that matters in your life. Get a manicure. Go for a walk, leave your phone behind. Be kind. Read. Make the most of each day and each experience. Exercise. Be patient. Learn to…
Be awesome. Every. Single. Day.
