From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Great Tips on Makeup Application

February 26, 2010

When it comes to makeup I can use all the help I can get. Especially as I get older wiser, I have more makeup issues (sagging things, wrinkling things.)  Recently I came across two useful makeup application guides, one a book and the other a set of videos you can watch online. The online guides [...]

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Getting Through the Winter

February 23, 2010

It has been snowing and snowing and snowing this winter. It’s  beautiful snow – I like a good 8″ of snow to fall all at once rather than lots of little dustings, and we’ve gotten more than a few good dumps.  Usually we have at least one beautiful 60 degree day in January to remind [...]

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Report on my AeroGarden

February 19, 2010

I received an AeroGarden for Christmas two years ago. In case you aren’t familiar with it, an AeroGarden is a small, hydroponic container. You can grow herbs, flowers and even some vegetables in it. I grow herbs in mine because I don’t like paying $3.00-$4.00 for a couple sprigs of  basil at the grocery store [...]

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Transitions Made Easy – The Perfect Gin and Tonic

February 15, 2010

Maybe I’ve mentioned this before, (ok, I know I have) but our life is crazy right now.  So many transitions!  So many changes!  All of them good, all of them right and forward-moving . But just because these transitions are good does not mean they are easy. Due to all this crazy transitioning, I don’t [...]

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Quick (Possibly Romantic) Anytime (or Valentine) Dinner

February 11, 2010

A few years ago Alan actually thought in advance about Valentine’s Day and made reservations for us to go out to dinner. I believe it was the first (and only) time he’s done so in our 28+ years of marriage. He was proud because he got the idea about a week before February 14th and [...]

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Valentine’s Day for Non-Romantics

February 8, 2010

Ask my husband. I am not the gushy romantic type.  Just not in my bones. And for us, Valentine’s Day is the beginning of a pleasant relief to STOP celebrating.  In our family the timeline from November is  Thanksgiving, birthday, Christmas, New Year’s, anniversary, birthday, Valentine’s Day.  We’re just exhausted by that point.  Thank goodness [...]

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Need a Clothing/Style Makeover?

February 4, 2010

Do you ever wish someone would tell you what clothes and colors look best on you? Or do you wish someone would do that for your husband? Do we have the person for you! And she’s one of the most delightful people on the planet, Nancy Taylor Farel. Nancy is a color style consultant and [...]

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Gifts for Your Man on Valentine’s Day

February 1, 2010

When I started thinking about “gifts for him” for Valentine’s Day, I had no idea how out of touch I am with mainstream gift giving.  After a few Google searches, I found that most gift sites had a plethora of cuff links, something to do with beer, or things that any self-respecting man would never, [...]

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