Weekend Reads is a series by Wardrobe Oxygen that is published every Saturday. Art, music, interesting articles, sale alerts, and reviews of TV, movies, books, theater, and art exhibits by Alison Gary, and over-40 working mom in the Maryland Suburbs of Washington, D.C.
I don’t watch a ton of TV… except in the summer. I don’t know why it’s different, I mean same job, same schedule, but I do. It reminds me of childhood, being slightly sunburned, freshly showered, curled up in an afghan my mon crocheted, down in the rec room which was always the coolest room…
I don’t regret quitting my job to focus on the blog. Quitting my job and focusing on what I have built and loved for over a decade has been hard and thrilling and scary and rewarding. I have learned so much, and have gained so much confidence. It also helped me make myself a priority….
My daughter asked if this summer she could get a two-piece suit. She’s 10, she’s an age where she is starting to have definite opinions about style. We found a suit at Old Navy online that she liked; a top with a higher neck and a ruffle that covered the bust and matching bottom. The…
It was a tough week, and I realize one reason it was so tough was because I now don’t have normal periods but perimenopause periods. Women over 40, you know what I mean. It’s something no one talks about but it suuuuucks. It’s like I’m 13 again. My period comes late, it comes early, it…
Yesterday I shared a post-workout selfie on Instagram Stories. I was wearing new Athleta leggings that I looove and with it, a cropped top also from Athleta (sold out). One that doesn’t cover my belly, one that rides up on occasion. And I love it too. I felt fierce. I was so sick all week…
I’m writing this on a Thursday evening as Karl and I are going away for the weekend to celebrate our anniversary. Can you believe that we’ve been married 15 years? Woah time flies when you’re having fun! I’ll be sharing our little getaway on Instagram Stories and will have a recap on the blog in…
Since it’s Memorial Day weekend, I am publishing Weekend Reads a day early. I plan to take some time off from the screens and hope you do too! However, I know that there are some fantastic sales this weekend so I’m sharing my picks. This will be the biggest part of the Weekend Reads this…
The past couple of years have been horrible, so horrible that weeks of anger and fear occasionally make me numb. But this week? It has got me angry again, ready to fight again. And if you feel the same way, here are some tips on how you can help women in states with extreme abortion…
I’m writing this Friday afternoon. I met two friends, Sylvia and Elizabeth for lunch and the weather was spectacular. We sat outside, we enjoyed a bottle of rose with our poke bowls and said we felt as though we were in the Hamptons though we were in a DC neighborhood. The sky started to darken…