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Last snaps from London 🇬🇧✨ Those pants from were such a great purchase.
04/21/2026

Last snaps from London 🇬🇧✨ Those pants from were such a great purchase.

Took myself (and my husband & son) on a highly professional, self-guided tour of the Emily in Paris filming spots. Purel...
04/17/2026

Took myself (and my husband & son) on a highly professional, self-guided tour of the Emily in Paris filming spots. Purely investigative, of course. Thinking I’ll need to follow up with the Italy locations next… for the sake of thorough research 😉

24 magical hours in Paris ✨Sézane, Café de Flore hot chocolate, a Seine-side stroll, and the Eiffel Tower.Only thing mis...
04/07/2026

24 magical hours in Paris ✨
SĂŠzane, CafĂŠ de Flore hot chocolate, a Seine-side stroll, and the Eiffel Tower.
Only thing missing? More time.

Some outfits as of late and where they are from. Comment “Links” for the list delivered to your inbox!
03/18/2026

Some outfits as of late and where they are from. Comment “Links” for the list delivered to your inbox!

Celebrated Valentine’s Day a day early because of my son’s volleyball tournament… and honestly, it was perfect. Date nig...
02/15/2026

Celebrated Valentine’s Day a day early because of my son’s volleyball tournament… and honestly, it was perfect. Date night with my husband, a little content creation, some shopping, sushi, and ice cream.

Self reflection… Outfits
02/05/2026

Self reflection… Outfits

Coffee date over the weekend in my . I’m obsessed with these jeans. Jeans Top Boots Bag The Rye
02/02/2026

Coffee date over the weekend in my . I’m obsessed with these jeans.

Jeans
Top
Boots
Bag The Rye

2016 Trends & Memories2016 was a year full of travel, creativity, and heart. I was a stay-at-home mom, and all of my kid...
01/17/2026

2016 Trends & Memories

2016 was a year full of travel, creativity, and heart. I was a stay-at-home mom, and all of my kids still lived under our roof. I miss that season so much. I had a bob haircut then, funny how some things always come full circle (maybe bangs are next).

My daughter and I bonded deeply over our shared love of music. Imagine Dragons and Twenty One Pilots were everything to us. I didn’t dye my hair yet, but I did start seeing the world a little more clearly. I got my first pair of glasses.

One of the most meaningful things we did was start an open-air photo booth to raise money for TRF. Every dollar went toward helping families with a child battling cancer. After losing my nephew, we needed a way to turn grief into something that helped others. The project took us to many places. It was a lot of work, but also incredibly rewarding.

Music gave us joy when we needed it most. My daughter and I traveled to Vancouver to see Twenty One Pilots. We waited in the cold for eight hours just to be up front. She ended up on stage with the band, and it will forever be our favorite concert experience.

My husband and I took a couple of trips too—Maui and Chicago. We were working on our marriage. Things were rocky at times, especially with our youngest son being sick so often, which added extra stress. (He had some autoimmune problems) But we learned that marriage is something you work at continually, and that work is worth it.

There were birthdays…lots of them. All three of my kids were born in the same week, with two sharing the same birthday (not twins!). Halloween always seemed to be especially fun in our house.

GIFs were a big trend then, thus the infamous pool pic. I stayed creative, as always. I made hair bows for my daughter’s volleyball team, also made other bows and sold them on Etsy, created jewelry, and dabbled in photography. I was a team mom for my daughter’s volleyball team and a room mom for my youngest son.

All in all, 2016 was a really great year…full, meaningful, creative, and unforgettable. I would live it again in a heartbeat! #2016

Outfit inspiration Some items *kindly gifted.
01/16/2026

Outfit inspiration

Some items *kindly gifted.

Becoming a content creator has been the most fun surprise of the year. It’s opened the door to learning new skills, earn...
12/30/2025

Becoming a content creator has been the most fun surprise of the year. It’s opened the door to learning new skills, earning money, making new friends,
and exploring fashion in a way I never expected.

Most of all, it’s helped me feel good about myself at almost 55 and that feels worth celebrating. I’m so grateful for this opportunity and for everyone who’s been along for the ride.

I hope you’ll stick around and see where it goes next, because I’m excited to find out.

This year as a content creator has taught me so much. What began as a hobby became an unexpected, joyful journey. The po...
12/27/2025

This year as a content creator has taught me so much. What began as a hobby became an unexpected, joyful journey. The possibility that it could grow into a real path feels endless, full of hope and dreams rather than expectations.

As a 54-year-old woman, I’ve often felt the weight of a world obsessed with youth and beauty. Getting older can make you feel invisible, but exploring fashion and creativity has reminded me that I still have room to show up, to play, to be seen.

The learning, the experimenting, the growing. I feel alive. That, I think, is what makes us feel youthful.

Thank you for letting me step into this world, to create, to explore, to exist fully.

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