Wardrobe Oxygen got a bit of a makeover, what do you think? If you’re reading by email or an RSS tool like Feedly or The Old Reader I encourage you to click and visit. Websites and blogs work hard to have their sites best showcase their content. Like your closet, you’ll maintain a general style… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #39
I had a whole different beginning to Weekend Reads and at 6:51 am this morning I deleted it. It all seems so trite with the kind of week the US had. I’m so glad the weekend ended with the government opening back up, if only for a few weeks. I live just a few miles… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #38
Okay folks, I finally watched The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. So many of you have recommended it over the past year, and I’ll admit you all were right. Karl and I started on the holiday break and fell in love so fast we slowed down, dreading the end of Season 2. And we watched the Season… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #37
This week was my daughter’s 10th birthday. Ten years. A freaking decade. A decade ago, I made a human being and life changed forever. I can’t believe ten years have gone by, but then it’s also hard to imagine life without her in it. She’s a pretty terrific human being and I am so damn… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #36
Do you ever experience something and wish you had thought of it? That’s how I felt when my family and I spent New Year’s Eve weekend at the WhyHotel DC. A hybrid between a hotel and an Airbnb, WhyHotel sets up in new apartment buildings in cool locations that aren’t yet full of renters. They… Continue Reading Family Weekend Stay at WhyHotel
Healthcare wasn’t something I thought about; it was something I took for granted. My father worked for the government, so growing up we had great insurance. When I went to college, the ACA and its policy to have young adults covered by parental policies didn’t exist so I was kicked off my parent’s healthcare. I got health… Continue Reading American Healthcare on Hold: A Year of Health Insurance
It was nice to have a bit of a break from blogging work. I didn’t write, I didn’t take outfit photos, I reduced my time on social media, and became a human again. The holiday season is the busiest time in my profession and having my mom’s surgery and such at the same time really… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #35
Let’s face it, we rarely stick to our New Year resolutions, but it’s a great way to start the year with a new focus, a new perspective, a new goal. And usually resolutions are positive and while they may not stick they usually are done long enough to change us somewhat in a positive manner.… Continue Reading New Year Resolutions You Can Stick To
by Insana Collins I’m a member of a large family. That is, I’m one of my parents’ seven children, the second oldest to be exact, and the oldest girl. My six siblings have added 12 kids of their own, so along with my mother, there are up to 20 of us in attendance on any… Continue Reading What Growing Up in a Big Family Taught Me