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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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Do you ever walk into your closet and are just plain bored ? Yes, you have your favorites but you’re tired of everything. When that happens, I try to style my way out of boredom. What can I put together that I haven’t tried before? I have a fun time shaking things up a bit by wearing a dress over…
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