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Home Therapy: Fast, Easy, Affordable Makeovers
Home Therapy: Fast, Easy, Affordable Makeovers, Lauri Ward Ward is the doyenne of one day makeovers and this book is an inspirational compilation of case studies from a wide range of clientele. Whether you are downsizing, shifting from renting to owning, making the most of temporary quarters, merging households with another or creating a specific…
As You Like It
Do you have a useless niche, a room without a reason, an available closet? Transform it into a space with a purpose! No, of course, it doesn’t have to fit anyone else’s definition of useful, only yours, but let’s consider some fresh ideas . . . Conversation Station: Finding yourself constantly on the phone but…
Syriana – Pride and Prejudice – The Weatherman – Freedomland – The Family Stone
“Syriana” – George Clooney, Matt Damon, Chris Cooper So pleased he got the Oscar for this, only I can’t recall who was the lead since Clooney was deemed Best Supporting! Clearly he stole the movie. Intense, gritty, real and brutal. This was amazingly well acted, directed and produced. I am not usually one for political…
The Dark Side of the Light Chasers
The Dark Side of the Light Chasers, Debbie Ford This is a terrific internal look at some of our most challenging issues. Ford forces us to look at what we are hiding from ourselves or what we avoid looking at. She shows us how our “dark” side can actually bring us more into the light…
House Beautiful . . . More Beautiful Than Ever
House Beautiful has a new editor and a new look! More and larger pictures to view and inspire, and greater how to from top designers. They really have jumped on the band wagon on showing their subscribors the benefits of great design and how to acheive it with ease and even affordability. They used to…
Car Service Conversation . . .
Yes, it is indulgent a bit but necessary as I see it. I have a car service that I use when I go to and from the airport. It costs no more than the parking might, and I get peace of mind and time to decompress before the craziness so prevalent in travel now kicks…
Fewer Select vs. Too Many Bargains . . .
I’ve gotten better on the shopping front since I do have to do it periodically to keep up with changing style and occasionally shifting body bits! I’ve learned that it is far better for me to have a closet of selected favorites than a wealth of nonselect bargains. It is often easy to get carried…
Never Settle, Choice Abound
Before I headed to the West Coast Walk of Style Awards everyone was asking me what I would be wearing and I appropriately or inappropriately stressed dutifully about this, making trips to several boutiques and department stores here in Atlanta in the event that I couldn’t find anything out there, or wouldn’t have time to…
Anything Goes So Long as It’s Skinny!
I was truly looking for a trend, a style, a look when I was out on the West Coast but alas it seems anything goes and few seem to pay much attention even to appearing pulled together and dressed for public interaction, many looked just rolled out of bed (maybe that is a style I…