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“The constant happiness is curiosity.” — Alice Munro Ah, the thrill of learning and trying new things! And the good news is science says curiosity is good for us as we grow older. Aside from learning tech tricks for the business, here are a few fun things I’ve picked up over the last month. — A new hand weaving project. …
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“The compulsion inside of you that drives you to make things is a gift…this gift must be of service first and foremost to you” – Beth Pickens, author of Your Art Will Save Your Life As we learned in our previous post Creating Happiness by Creating, Well, Anything, doing a daily creative activity leads to an upward spiral of positive feelings….
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“The artist is not a special kind of person; rather each person is a special kind of artist.” – Ananda Coomaraswamy No matter who we are or what we do, creativity makes us happy. According to a 2016 psychological study, “creative activity may lead to an “upward spiral” of increased wellbeing and creativity.” Creativity helps you “flourish”—which, in this study,…
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Spring finally arrived here in Northern Virginia and in a blink we’ve slid into summer. I feel the bloom of the new season, and I want to breathe life into my wardrobe, having it bloom afresh, too! I researched and found some trends that would be easy to update existing outfits and, of course, feel good for a woman over…
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Wowza, Peach Love California, you’ve brought some bold to the pants party! Picked up this pair at boutique fave Scout and Molly in Reston Town Center. Just a quick note to show what one over-50-closer-to-60 woman wears. Peace out, Dee ***Photo by the uber-talented Sharon Hallman in the gorgeous studio of Sharon Hallman Photography.
I’ve been looking for a comfy yet sexy pencil skirt to add to my stable of workhorse clothing and voila, here it is! This is the Black Pencil Skirt from Covered Perfectly, a wonderful company dedicated to creating affordable, flattering clothing for women over 50. Kudos to entrepreneur Pauline Durban for investing her life savings — at the age of…
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