This is a diary of the healthy lifestyle goals that my son, Chris, and I are making together each month. Since it takes 21-30 days to develop a new habit, making a goal for the month ahead is an effective strategy.
The buddy system is one of the main ways to get motivated. I’ve always found that if I say out loud to someone what I plan on doing, I’m more likely to do it. Because if I say I will, I feel responsible to follow through.
Age doesn’t matter. It’s never too late. You can always make progress and even reverse the signs of aging!
Last month, Chris’s goal was to catch up on sleep and take a vacation to a sunny place. My goal was to swim once a week, and if the weather got in the way, I was to swim indoors or on an extra day when it was sunny again. Here’s how we did:Continue Reading
Today I have a guest post for you. Let me introduce Steve Davis of Ekam Yogashala, a yoga teacher training institute in India and Nepal. Ekam also offers yoga retreats and daily drop-in yoga classes. Their offerings are available for everyone and all levels of yoga practitioners are welcome. Age doesn’t matter. If you want to improve your body and it is able, you can even slow the aging process by practicing yoga. Read how:Continue Reading
I was recently contacted by Reviews.com about their latest tests to find the best sunscreens. I am not being compensated for this post, but if you purchase anything through links on this page I may receive a small percentage (enough to boost my spirits!) The bottom line is that I am sharing with you which sunscreens are the best for various purposes, such as:
Best Coverage
Best for Sensitive Skin
Best for Face, and
Best for Physical Activity.
Age doesn’t matter. We all want to get the best for our money. So it’s nice to have access to the results of products tested for the best, and to check reviews before buying.
We also need the sun for vitamin D. But it’s important to make sure we’re not overdoing it, so protection against too much sun is important for balance.
I especially love this review because the winning products are safe for sensitive skin, and contain natural and organic ingredients.
After researching 135 sunscreens, Reviews.com tested 20 products for coverage and skin feel and found four favorites.
Starting with this post, I am introducing a new category on my blog called “Style Tips.” Today’s tip is a basic way to style any printed top. Age doesn’t matter. This styling tip shows you a classic way that anyone can create an outfit with a printed top.
You could just wear blue jeans with a printed top, since jeans go with everything. Same thing goes for wearing a neutral color that isn’t in the print, such as all black, all white, all gray, all navy, or even all khaki with your printed top. Or you could wear mixed neutrals. If you go that route, start with a neutral color that is in the top and then tone everything else to the neutral that you chose.
But the focus of today’s tip is to pull a single shade from your printed top and match it to everything else. Your top could be anything, including a tunic or jacket. Choose your bottoms, shoes, jewelry and purse in the one shade that you pulled from the print. You might want to add a scarf in a different color, though. That’s okay; go ahead! Now how does it look? Let’s see. Continue Reading
When we are young, we may dress creatively to experiment with who we are. When we are older, we may dress creatively to freely express who we now know we are. Age doesn’t matter. The main thing is to have fun and feel good.
This week I was in New York for a mini vacation to see my son in the opening of the play “Raising Jo” off Broadway. One morning while waiting at the bus stop I noticed a woman’s uniquely stylish shoes. At first, I thought they looked like a takeoff on the sock shoe and sock boot trend. But as I looked more closely, I realized she had black footies on with her platform sandals. I introduced myself and found out her name is Doreen Chan and she is from Singapore.
Footies are often called sock liners or no-show socks or peds. They are made to wear inside closed-toe shoes to provide comfort and yet show bare ankles, as if you didn’t have any socks on at all. So this was a surprise, to realize that she was wearing sock liners to show. They blend with the design of the sandal perfectly!
Socks and sandals have been trending in recent years. At first it was just regular ankle socks with shoes or sandals. Then came sheer socks, which are often worn with high heels or sneakers. I mentioned them in my article “How to Wear Sheer Clothing with Confidence.” They can be embroidered mesh, fishnet, lace, etc.
You can get footies in fishnet, lace and different textures as well. The problem is that most footies show even though they are not supposed to. So one way to live with that is to make the edges lacy so it looks good when they show. Hue Women’s Hidden Cotton Liner work well if you don’t want them to show at all.
Doreen didn’t just get creative with her footwear. Her entire outfit contained multiple elements of styling. Her bomber jacket is satin with cranes embroidered on the back. She is carrying a backpack in a wild print combined with pants in another wild print. They are tied together by the black ground and the similar type and scale of prints. You can find out more about print mixing in my article “How to Be Bold and Creative with Print Mixing.”
I would go so far as to say that Doreen used quantum creativity when she got dressed! She’s definitely an inspiration.
I hope this was helpful to you. Please let us know in the comments below!
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