One of the reasons I started this blog a few years ago, way back when I was in my 40s, was because a friend asked me what I was doing to keep my skin looking healthy. I figured what better way to share this type of info (and clearly it evolved into covering pretty much […]
Skincare After 50: What Actually Works (For Me) Read Post »
For those of you who know me, I am now an empty nester…but since I live behind the local high school, I feel compelled to address something I have quietly let simmer in my soul for over a decade. The debacle of every school drop-off and pick up known to man. Ever since my kids
The Unwritten Rules of School Drop-Off and Pickup (Broken Daily, Without Shame) Read Post »
Let’s face it…perimenopause has a way of sneaking up on you, especially since so many of us grew up without hearing a peep from our elders about this roughhhh chapter in our lives. One day you’re sleeping fine and feeling steady, and the next you’re wide awake at 3 a.m., feeling like your bed just
Can Red Clover Tea Help With Perimenopause? Read Post »
If you grew up Gen X like me, chances are you learned more about frog anatomy than about your own hormones. Puberty was awkwardly discussed, periods were something to “deal with,” and menopause was reduced to a punchline about hot flashes and mood swings. The in-between…the decades of hormonal shifts that start long before menopause…is
Teaching Our Daughters What We Never Learned About Perimenopause. Read Post »
Whether we like it or not, the reality is that we are living in a time in which we are constantly bombarded by a bizarre dichotomy of content online that ranges from curated perfection, filters, highlight reels, and impossible standards to negative, if not, catastrophic news and videos. Not only is this affecting the way
Is Social Media Making you LESS Attractive? Read Post »
