My mother-in-law kept about the cleanest house of anyone I knew and she was sweet to boot, so whenever she offered a tip, I would listen because she always did it to share information and never to criticize. One tip she gave me was to never use fabric softener on towels – it does make [...]
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Household Tip – Laundry – Easy on the Fabric Softener
Posted in cleaning, Clothes, Frugal Living, Green Living, Household Chores, tagged cleaning, Clothes, saving money on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fashionable over 40 – shopping update
Posted in Clothes, fashion, tagged Clothes, fashion on July 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about trying to update my wardrobe before I start back to work in fall. I started by getting a cute new haircut and buying some moderate height heels to replace my usual flats once in a while. I determined that the most needed additions to my wardrobe [...]
New shoes and living a balanced life
Posted in Clothes, fashion, tagged Clothes, fashion on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I bought some new shoes yesterday. I needed to go out for some groceries and thought that as long as I was driving, I would head back to the mall and look again at the heeled dress shoes I had admired last week. You may recall that I photographed them with my cell phone since [...]
Hair today, gone tomorrow…
Posted in Clothes, fashion, haircuts, tagged Clothes, fashion, haircuts on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday’s haircut appointment was a wonderful success. The salon I went to is a spin-off from a salon I have gone to off and on over the years. It’s probably the most expensive place in town, but likely cheap relative to more cosmopolitan places. The last salon I went to was only slightly cheaper and [...]
The Wardrobe Revitalization Project
Posted in Clothes, fashion, tagged Clothes, fashion on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just finished reading Kendall Farr’s The Pocket Stylist and found it quite interesting and helpful. I only wish she had some pictures! What I learned meshed well with the plan that has been formulating in my head for the reworking of my wardrobe. I preferred her message of dressing to flatter your body type [...]
Fashion for the over 40 crew
Posted in Clothes, fashion, tagged Clothes, fashion on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t ask me how I got started on this, but the other day I told my husband, “I would like to go back to work in the fall with a really hot wardrobe.” A few minutes later, I amended, “well, maybe not hot, but classy.” He, my daughter, and I went on to have the [...]
