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Super Bowl Fashion Tips: 7 Stylish Clear Plastic Handbags To Keep You Glam & Stadium Ready

Those lucky enough to procure one of the 80,000 golden tickets to the Super Bowl this February, will not only have to brave unruly fans, cold weather, and long lines for the bathroom, but the quest to look fashionable while adhering to the “clear 12 x6 x 12 purse” rules. (Click here for the official […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion & Exercise Tagged With: clear plastic handbags, NFL, super bowl, what to wear to the super bowl

12 Easy Tips For Gorgeous Looking Skin

My obsession with beauty and skin care came to fruition while watching my mom wash with this and slather with that. I could watch her for hours — the primping, the preening — fascinated by the transformation and careful attention to detail. So began my love affair with beauty. Many years have past, but my […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion & Exercise, Midlife musings Tagged With: 12 Most, skin care, tips for beautiful skin

2013 Holiday Gift Guide: Hostess Gifts & Stocking Stuffers

Tis the season to go shopping, falalalalalalalala! Whether you’re braving the malls or just shopping in the cozy confines of your home, or office (don’t worry, I won’t tell!), you might be lacking for inspiration. Look no further… Here’s the Carpool Goddess 2013 Holiday Gift Guide: Hostess Gifts & Stocking Stuffers for all the people […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion & Exercise Tagged With: chocolate, Neiman Marcus

Wordless Wednesday: Sitting Pretty

Mercedes

It’s spring time and everyone wants to feel pretty. Even a Mercedes. The eyelashes add a little extra something. Don’t you think?

Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion & Exercise Tagged With: false eyelashes, Mercedes, spring

Aging Gracefully? Oh, Hell No!

This is what almost 50 feels like

In a few short months I have a birthday coming up. No, it’s not the big one. But, I’m getting so close I can almost feel it’s hot breath whispering in my ear. I am holding onto my 40’s by a thread. When the day comes that I do turn 50 – I mean 49+1 […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion & Exercise, Get Inspired, Midlife musings, Parenting Tagged With: aging, aging gracefully, all night long, bat mitzvah, disco, engery, fifty and fabulous, Fifty Shades of Grey, GenFab, grandchildren, lionel richie, shake your grove thing, the new fifty, turning 50, what it's like to be 50 years old, youth

Wordless Wednesday: The Mothership

the mothership

While in NYC I came upon the Mothership. It was magical. I felt slimmer just looking at it.      

Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion & Exercise Tagged With: carpoolgoddess, mothership, NYC, Spanx, wordless wednessdays

Wordless Wednesdays: My Secret Workout

My secret workout

If only it were this easy.    

Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion & Exercise Tagged With: cardio, exercise, shopping, shopping is my exercise, wordless wednessdays

Why Moms Would Make Great Bond Girls

Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig. I’ve been besotted by them ever since I heard them purr, “Bond. James Bond.” I’m a sucker for men with British accents. And men who look good in tuxedos. What’s not to like? Bonds are like wild, exotic animals. Elusive, dangerous, powerful, elegant…sexy. One kiss from them […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion & Exercise, Love, Midlife musings, Parenting, Popular Posts Tagged With: 007, Bond Girl, bond girl names, British accents, Daniel Craig, I want to be a bond girl, James Bond, MI6, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Connery, weapons

If It’s Not Me, It’s Carmen Miranda: Fashion Mistakes Of My Youth

The Decade Of Dressing Badly: Fashion Mistakes Of My Youth

I cringe at the thought of my first (and only) date with Mr. Handsome. I had a HUGE crush on him and his chiseled features for years. He was several years older, so naturally, I wanted to wear something special. That was my first mistake. I was going to pull out all the stops. I […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion & Exercise Tagged With: 1980s fashion, bad fashion trends, carmen miranda, fashion faux pas, fashion mistakes, gauchos, Huffington Post, what to wear on a date, what to wear to an engagement party

8 Reasons Why I No Longer Jog

On my blissful morning walk, I gazed at a young runner and thought wistfully, that used to be me. Young. And able to run. Don’t get me wrong, if the house were on fire (heaven forbid) or I wanted to beat the crowd to get to the front of the line at Sprinkles Cupcakes, I […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion & Exercise, Lists, Midlife musings, Parenting Tagged With: carpoolgoddess, exercise, ipod, jogging, multi-tasking, pain, sprinkles cupcakes, walking, why I don't run

Holiday Gift Guide $25 and Under

Holiday Gift Guide

  Welcome to my first Holiday Gift Guide! I had so much fun picking out these gifts. Happy shopping 🙂  1. Animal Slipper Socks $16.00, 2. Magic Wallet $22.50, 3. Retro Bike Glasses $16.95, 4. Capelli Women’s Rain Boots $24.99, 5. Eiffel Tower Bottle Opener $2.99, 6. Carpool Goddess Tote, 7. Mr. & Mrs. Luggage […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion & Exercise Tagged With: essie nail polish, gifts under $25., holiday gift guide, JCrew, keep calm and carry on

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Thrilled for this piece to finally see the light o Thrilled for this piece to finally see the light of day on @thegirlfriendletter. And a hearty thanks to @profwendywood, author of Good Habits, Bad Habits, for her words of wisdom. I wrote this back in February, before Covid threw us all a curveball. One thing that I realized is that whether or not we’re in quarantine, many of our basic human traits remain the same. Once a perfectionist, always a perfectionist...until I learned that that mindset was actually holding me back. Love to hear your thoughts. Link in bio. #goodhabitsbadhabits #perfectionisoverrated #selfcaretips #breakbadhabits #lessstress
So excited to start this book! It’s been hard to So excited to start this book! It’s been hard to tear my eyes away from the news to read for pleasure, but it’s a necessity. My favorite time to read is in the morning when I first wake up, when I’m still cozy in bed. How about you? #untamed #glennondoyle #readingforpleasure #readinginbed #readingwomen
When your Mahj game needs a fourth, you do what yo When your Mahj game needs a fourth, you do what you gotta do. #mahjong #mahj #learningfromthebest #alwayswelcome #dogsofinstagram
So thankful for every little bit of normalcy I can So thankful for every little bit of normalcy I can get. Playing Mahj with my mahjagals is one of my most favorite things to do. Plus, it’s so good for the brain! (Click on the link in my bio to read about my love affair with the game and what it’s done for my life). Thanks @caritk for the fabulous Mahj goodies! #mahjong #playitsafe #betterwithfriends #letsplay #mahjongtiles #loveofthegame
Feeling groovy. #weekendbaby #sandals #animalprint Feeling groovy. #weekendbaby #sandals #animalprints #stillsummer #cheers @mystiquesandals
Hiding a multitude of sins. #incognito #whodis #un Hiding a multitude of sins. #incognito #whodis #underwraps #pandemiclife #lifeisgood
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