When we left our heroine (ok, that’s me!), she was lost in a puddle of lament over a one pound gain after a week of celebrating her birthday…not with vast amounts of champagne, but rather with vast amounts of Cake Batter ice cream..that evil villain! But, the sun has risen again…and alas this week’s weigh…
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.-John Lubbock The month of July has been my time off from teaching. But in just…
Happy Tuesday everyone! Thank you so much for the kind birthday wishes yesterday…all of you are amazing! Today I am back on the MIDLIFE BOULEVARD with a new book about French Fashion. She has some advice which is easy to implement today…just by looking at your closet with a different eye. So, join me in DRESS…
July is my time to go to lunch, shop, enjoy daytime…activities I typically cannot do when I am in the classroom teaching. This makes dieting a challenge right now…though I am being true to order salads no matter where I am. I dined out four times last week. However, the scales (at my JENNY CRAIG weigh…
I have friends who use thrift shopping for their creative outlets…they go in for one fun, artistic look which may be worn once. I have done that as well, however, I confess that the majority of my trips to GOODWILL result in key wardrobe pieces I can wear again and again. This Jones of New York,…
My weigh-in at JENNY CRAIG this week was a sweet surprise…with no sugar! Over the fourth of July weekend, I ended up taking about three days off the diet. But, I ate sensibly and did not go overboard in any area! On Monday morning, I returned to my JENNY CRAIG MEAL PLAN. So all the way…
Isn’t this cute? It’s called a POUF…and one of you can win it for your summer home, beach house, patio, or just to say summer in your daily decor! I have been introduced to a new impressive company, OUTDOOR TRUNK…a place to find special, unique, environmentally-friendly items for outdoor living. The RUSTIQUE LOBSTER POUF is 100% jute and…
Happy July, everyone!! There is so much to celebrate today! For starters, my husband just returned from a week in Alaska and brought me two beautiful necklaces!! This one is a Janine Gibbons Design. Each piece is made by hand and she says, “The vibrant colors of the mountains and the ocean often inspire my creations….