Weekend Reads How to discuss Bill Cosby with Bill Cosby apologists. (SLTA) She Fell Nearly 2 Miles, and Walked Away: At 17, biologist Juliane Diller was the sole survivor of a plane crash in the Amazon. Fifty years later she still runs Panguana, a research station founded by her parents in Peru. (New York Times)…
As I mentioned in this blog post, I think a cotton shirtdress is one of the best things for summer. They dry fast, they don’t cling, and they can make you look and feel polished even with sweat running down your legs. When perusing the New Arrivals from Chico’s I found this pink cotton shirtdress…
This weekend was our 17th wedding anniversary and to celebrate we did a little two-night getaway to DC. Our home in Maryland is only a few miles from the DC border, but this weekend away felt like a world away and was just what the doctor ordered! While I will do a full review of…
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I have been receiving a lot of comments and emails the past months at home asking about my beauty routine and what makeup I am wearing. I wanted to share it here, as my beauty and makeup routine has changed a lot since being at home. I’ve changed products, streamlined my routines, and also changed…
If you forgot this is Memorial Day weekend, you’re not the only one. It has become one of the biggest sale weekends of the year and while many retailers have been pushing sales to stay afloat during this time, they’re bringing on the big sales this weekend before we use Monday to honor those in…
I regularly get comments on my skin, how it looks so good. I don’t have Botox or any treatments or procedures, I only see a dermatologist for the occasional skin check, I don’t use any prescriptions. I do look my full 45 years, but my skin is in good shape, especially since I spent more…
Of all the doctor appointments I hate the most, it is the gynecologist. It’s not the pap smear, it’s not having someone manhandle my breasts while making small talk, it’s everything that happens in between. I’ve been to a dozen different gynecologists, from fancy practices with glass walls and high-tech to state college health centers…
When the temps drop, the air gets drier outside, but also inside thanks to electric heat. My skin which is pretty normal, suddenly becomes finicky. Products cause irritation, my skin is taut over my cheeks, red and irritated under my nose, and I am more prone to breakouts around my mouth and on my chin. …