When life gives us lemons, we just have to make ourselves some sweet lemonade. Here you’ll find our musings, pearls of wisdom, and personal stories to guide you through life’s passages. Explore how to embrace your beauty with style, discover new adventures, navigate the nuances of relationships, pull back the curtain to deal with life changes, and resonate with the reflections of other women.
Women should dress their age. Today, dear readers, I’m poking fun at some often-heard sayings that would attempt to dictate how we as smart, visible, stylish women should behave. What should dressing your age after 50 look like? Should a woman dress her age? Absolutely! Some days I feel like a 30 year old, equal parts sexy […]

I know my title sounds a bit dismal, and, maybe even unappreciative. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is just hard for me to leave “home.” I am so content living in my beautiful Chicago, in my apartment in the sky, with my husband, Shelly, and my delicious pooch, Orchid. I am a homebody, […]

I like the saying, “Moving through the world.” I know there are many women who have given up on moving through their worlds because they feel invisible and irrelevant. They see changes in their bodies, their eyebrows thinning and their hands aging. They walk down the street without that extra skip in their steps, and their […]

“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me” is a little tune I’m willing to bet all of us remember singing when we were little girls, in response to wounding words from bullies and even our friends and siblings. Reciting it was our way of standing up for ourselves, and […]

We’ve all experienced unexpected surprises in life. They can be shocking, daunting or even scandalous—or amusing, gratifying and amazing. Last Friday was National Smile Day, a celebration founded by Harvey Ball, creator of the iconic smiley face. As I was writing about the true meaning of that day, I couldn’t help but think […]
