A year older and wiser

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

It’s my birthday. Last night we had a great party here at the house and I felt really lucky to have so many great friends who could make it. We even had two out of town guests who are visiting, Sara from The Bargain Queens and Gala from iCiNG. […]

Re: Rock the party: How to be friendly and approachable

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Last week I wrote Food for thought: What is your face saying as just a little reminder to be conscious of your facial expressions, especially if you’re like me and tend to make funny faces without thinking. Turns out, I wasn’t the only one who had body language on the brain last week. […]

Food for thought: What is your face saying?

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Earlier today, I wrote a post at Sax Appeal, another blog of mine, about how facial expressions are a very important part of stage presence that musicians often don’t think about. All too often, great players reveal mistakes that would have gone unnoticed by the audience had they not gotten a terrible look on […]

My new grocery shopping strategy

Friday, February 15th, 2008

I don’t do diets.
However, that doesn’t mean that I don’t care what I eat. I’m trying to save money, loose weight, and eat healthy all at the same time. The result has been that I have been trying to eat out a lot less and pay a lot more attention to […]

Why walking is a luxury and I have a gym membership

Monday, January 7th, 2008

It’s that time again. If you’re like many people, one of your New Year’s resolutions was to get healthy and loose weight. I admit, it was one of mine. I plan to get back to the gym and get something for my money. Yes, I have a gym membership. Yes, […]

How to dress well at any age

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

I’m happy to announce that my article, How to dress well at any age, is up at The Bargain Queen.
And when I say “any age”, I mean it. The basic considerations of style apply whether you’re 16 or 96. However, that doesn’t mean that all styles work on everyone. So […]

Do you cross your legs?

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

I don’t know how, but somewhere along the line, some women have gotten the notion that crossing their legs at the knee is the lady-like thing to do. In fact, a survey in 1999 revealed that 44% of women thought it was the polite thing to do! If you’re one of them, please […]

Gym confessions

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

I have a confession to make.
Tags: Body, Health

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Posing for photos; Part II, Positioning your body

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Other posts in the Posing for Photos series:

Part I, Say cheesy
Part III, Positioning your face
Part IV, Have fun

In the first part of this series I suggested smiling for the camera. Yes, I know that seems like a given, but then why all the frowns in family photos? If you don’t feel it, fake […]