This was a week of Adulting with a capital A. If you follow my Instagram Stories you know last week I was struggling with healthcare. Thanks to the Affordable Healthcare Act (AKA Obamacare), since I no longer work for a company, I am able to get my family insurance through Maryland’s healthcare exchange. Last year… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #83
This is a spoiler for anyone getting our holiday cards but I just couldn’t wait in sharing photos we’re using on them this year! The cards just arrived tomorrow and will be mailed out today! Last week, we put up the backdrop in our living/dining room to take a few photos for a brand campaign… Continue Reading Black Watch Plaid for the Family at the Holidays
If you’ve been reading this blog for a bit you know I am a fan of Colleen Rothschild Beauty. At this link you can read all my Colleen Rothschild Beauty reviews. I have been using the brand of skincare for years and since I started my skin has never been better. Colleen Rothschild Beauty is… Continue Reading The Best Beauty Gifts from Colleen Rothschild Beauty
I love having a dressy blazer in my closet. It’s a quick way to glam up a simple black shell and trousers, looks fun over a graphic tee, can turn a work blouse and pants into festive attire. In my holiday capsule wardrobe, I included a red velvet blazer from Talbots. While red velvet can… Continue Reading Outfit 4 from the Holiday Capsule Wardrobe
Cyber Week may still be going strong, but I chose to not share sales this weekend (except one exceptional one below in my Weekend Reads) so you could get a palette cleanser. While this is a fabulous season for shopping, there’s more to December than gifts and holiday outfits. And December can be a bit… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #82
I’m a bit overwhelmed by the holidays in blogland so let’s do some non-holiday content – beauty buys! I’m really loving my skin right now and my makeup looks good in photos and in person so I thought I’d share some of my recently bought and gifted products, what I love and what is a… Continue Reading Recent Beauty Hits and Misses
GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world today, December 3, 2019, and every day. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past seven years, this idea has grown into a… Continue Reading Celebrating #GivingTuesday with My Favorite Organizations
I think in 2019 suits really became my signature. If I had an occasion, nine times out of ten I reached for a suit. While I became sort of known for rocking a suit with just a bra this year; I really love how being all covered up can also be sexy. I rocked a… Continue Reading Cocktail Pantsuit: Outfit 3 from the Holiday Capsule Wardrobe
Weekend Reads are late this weekend because this is no typical weekend! If you’re like me you may not even be sure what day of the week today is! Yet again, we hosted Thanksgiving. This year was a nice-sized group of just nine of our family and like family. We’re eating plant-based, so Karl cooked… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #81