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Personal style and taste are two ever-evolving things.  The things you loved ten years ago just may not be your cup of tea today.  While most of my clothing choices tend to hover in the “classic” category, I am finding more and more that my home decor tastes are changing these days.  It’s odd, and [...]

I think if you’re going to start attacking your Life List you should start with something doable – and delicious. Enter my interest in making amazing pizza dough. Pizza and I have a long-standing love affair. Some of my best memories are not only what pizza I have eaten, but WHERE that pizza was eaten. [...]

Do you know about the chic genius that is Warby Parker? You should.  We’re talking making your face hip over at momtastic today.  Come check it out – for the style, the savings and the good of the WORLD. Share

Images by Christine Tremoulet.  Go see her – she rocks. This week begins the jewish high holidays. It’s a time of celebration and reflection – and it means we all need to get ourselves to synagogue to start the “Oh, MAN, am I sorry” discussion. Assuming my back allows the heels, this is one of [...]

This week I seemed to be gravitating more to browns as I ooooh-ed and aaahhh-ed over things around the internet. I have no idea why, maybe it’s my deep desire for fall to arrive. Browns are slowly taking over black in my closet as the years go by. Do you find yourself leaving a long-time [...]

Images by Christine Tremoulet It’s Fall here, but only on paper. When the temperatures are still warm, but I want a hint of Fall in my outfit, I invariably grab dress the much-debated dress shorts. Shirt: Banana Republic (Similar here) Shorts: Burberry Shoes: Nine West (Similar here.) Necklace: Found at United Apparel Liquidators, New Orleans [...]

Those of us “of a certain age” have a nostalgic affinity for Lacoste and its little preppy alligator. We remember sporty, popped collars, bright stripes and, possibly, our first kiss. (Don’t tell my parents.) But look again. The crocodile is a little smaller, they’ve infused a bit more “frenchness” of the brand – and they’ve [...]

The fantastic Maggie started this internet project years ago. Since then I’ve had a few iterations, but recently I’ve come to realize that mine had become “heavy”. My life list had many things on it that, while amazing, could not be completed easily or soon. Too many of those items were taking up space that [...]

Have you gotten on the miracle train that is beauty balms yet? BUY A TICKET. Once an Asian secret, these all-in-one products are nothing short of the greatest multi-tasker ever. This Peter Thomas Roth version is my newest obsession. It combines a moisturizer, sunscreen, peptides and neuropeptides that perfects the appearance of my skin while [...]

It’s no secret that I have a thing for paper – all its forms. Here are a few things I stumbled across this week that are all things wonderful in paper. Dinh Truong Giang’s origami is astounding. Go check out his other pieces. Good Ideas Glow in the Dark. Okay, this really isn’t a journal, [...]