I was on a trip last week. My sense of smell was frustratingly wonky (plane travel? allergies? who knows) which I dealt with by ignoring it, mostly. But I also tried sniffing some new, different things, on the theory that… Continue Reading
Six months after surgery, my sense of smell continues to come back in fits and starts. I’ll go through a day or three of quasi-anosmia, especially with perfume, and then suddenly – the scent is back, or at least most… Continue Reading
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I’ve had a rough couple of weeks. First there was the health scare involving one of my boys, which isn’t entirely resolved yet. It was grim enough that my daughter flew home to join us bedside at the hospital, and… Continue Reading
Last week a gal who sits near me at work came back to my desk and said, giggling, “Jane’s perfume smells like an old lady.” (Jane = not her real name.) I set off immediately to investigate. I like Jane… Continue Reading
When I first discovered Kate Spade, I’d moved from a very casual place (Santa Fe NM) to Washington, D.C. I had two little girls, and a new life, and no idea what to wear. I wasn’t the athleisure type. I… Continue Reading
I’ve spent the last week focused on an office special event and helping both my older daughters relocate. The weather is juuuuust on the cusp of changing to actual spring here, at which point I will feel the insatiable urge… Continue Reading