Have you noticed just how small closets have suddenly become?? I would have thought that they would have grown as houses got larger, but it hasn’t happened and now I find myself using any closets that haven’t been taken over, or adding extra storage space in the basement.
An alternative would be to invest in those storage units that you see in the home renovation stores. The model above is one of the simpler versions, but look at how much space it frees up!! Wouldn’t it be nice to have a place for everything… and you can find it when …read more

Remember back in highschool when you were signing everyone’s yearbooks?? Well, nows your chance to off your words of wisdom to the masses. But, if you can’t think of anything to say, “Hi from Brenda in Ontario, Canada, is just fine!

But if you a little bit of wisdom to pass along, please do so! We are all so much smarter than we used to be!

Well, I know that my mom would be interested and maybe my sister too lol, but I thought that I would give you a heads up about what I’m reading at the moment, what I’m listening to and what I’m watching… Yeah, I do have my bizarre moments lol…
What I’m Reading… Twiggy in Black and White
What I’m Listening To… A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Original Sound Track Recording Of The CBS Television Special
What I’m Watching… Miami Vice (1984-89 Television Series)
And I’m loving every minute

Yesterday, you saw my Christmas list, well, all of the gals in the beauty and style hub got together and came up with their own wish lists. And, as you can imagine, after reading the list, I just might have to add a few more items to my own!
*Her Accessories
*Makeup Minute
*Pretty by Nature
*Tops2Bottoms
*She Knows Best
*Aging Fabulous
*Ebeauty Daily
Don’t you just love Christmas!!
It’s a Wonderful Life (60th Anniversary Edition)

I was just thumbing through Sarah Ban Breathnach’s Something More and found something that applies to most of us. It’s about our dreams into a reality. I’m always looking ahead to the next five years and where I will be. As far as slowing down… don’t know about that… just not in me, and then I found this passage…
“Jot down some of your own buried dreams. Make sure to include some that you can actually accomplish today if you set your mind on them!”
So, how many items could you write down on your list?? As I was writing this, …read more

Make it easy on yourself. If you are exchanging gifts with a family, suggest that you make it one gift that everyone will enjoy instead of individual gifts for everyone. I can remember our next door neighbor when I was about twelve years old. She gave us this amazing box of holiday cookies. Everyone certainly enjoyed cookies and I still remember them to this day!
So, Marion… you did good!

And if you think no one will notice, you couldn’t be more wrong. My husband’s Christmas party is coming up in a couple of weeks and the first thing I looked at was the length of my nails and the appearance of my hands.
I can get my hair done, have a facial and invest in a new dress, but what can you do about hands that look old and tired?? Well, you can start pampering them. Have you ever noticed that women on TV shows are often shown applying hand cream before climbing into bed. There’s lots you can …read more

Maybe winter won’t be so bad afterall. The minute that I saw that chocolate was involved, the product line had my attention. And then there was the fact that you could use it as a body wash, a bubble bath or a shampoo, sounded almost too good to be true. And if that doesn’t do it for you how about this… imagine the scent of melted dark chocolate, rich hazelnut liqueur and freshly whipped cream. And oh yes, you can top off the experience with a body lotion or a shimmery body creme. Now tell me that these products …read more

Okay, that’s not all they are getting for Christmas, but it is at least something that I can make without screwing up. All you need is chocolate and nuts. You melt the chocolate, stir in the nuts and then spread out on a parchment lined cookie sheet and pop into the refrigerator. When it has harden, you break into pieces. Now if you can find a recipe easier than that, please send it to me!
But for those of you who aren’t into cooking/baking etc., you can simply buy a gift pack of goodies. I was at the mall …read more

I could give you a list of everything that I would like for Christmas, but I thought that I would go in a different direction… the items below are what the readers of the site are buying through Amazon. What you see below, are the most popular purchases in November!
The Wisdom of Menopause Journal: Your Guide to Creating Vibrant Health and Happiness in the Second Half of Your Life
Pottery Barn Storage & Display (Pottery Barn Design Library)
Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones
The Real Age Makeover
Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars
Beggars Banquet