Getting Clean

Well, Memorial Day weekend came and went. My friend Tomas was visiting from NYC. Part business and part personal- his work does have an office in Los Angeles and his elderly parents have an apartment in a high-rise on the… Continue Reading

Cheap and Cheerful, for the Boys: Pinaud Clubman aftershave

I was a little too young and perhaps a little too, er, stylish to ever get too into barbershops. Now I know that I got my hair cut somewhere when I was a kid. I do remember going to one… Continue Reading

Turning to Comfort: A whine

Well, the heat is back on. With humidity, today at 80% according to my neighbor. And while it is not going to stop me from whining about it (in an, I hope, mildly amusing fashion) I do have to point… Continue Reading

Wasting Quality Time and Skin Stuff

Well it was sort of a wasted weekend here at the Okay Corral- I kind of had to work and it was threatening rain so I ended up staying in and doing things that didn’t involve testing out the perfume… Continue Reading

Hair Today, Hair Tomorrow and GOOP goop

So today’s post is about hair. I have not had mine cut in about a year. One of the things I can thank my maternal Irish ancestors for is that at my advanced age (35! Can you believe it!?!) I… Continue Reading

Old Softie: Avon Skin So Soft

So last weeks post about Avon seemed to be a fairly popular, and never being one to let a chance to ride a train right off the rails get away, I decided to go forth and actually get some of… Continue Reading

Self-Care or Maintenance?

Hello, friends. Today’s post is about the concept of “maintenance” vs. “self-care,” a topic I was thinking about recently. Obviously, all sorts of things can qualify as self-care – for me, cooking, baking and daily walks are self-care. Reading and… Continue Reading