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Il Makiage Foundation—Truth and Transparency. Is The Hype Real?

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Christmas in Cincinnati—I Feel Like a Real Life “Who Dey”

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Thanksgiving in Paris—2023. Unplanned and Delightful!

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Hair Apparent…or…Hair Majesty…or Traveling With Wigs!

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Packing for The Colder Weather Trip

As the holidays approach, many of us will be traveling.  Whether it be by land, sea or air, the seasons influence the way we pack for travel. Even Santa will most likely trade the sleigh for the plane. It’s faster! For us, it’ll be by air and by car.  There are pros and cons to both.  Via air, you must deal with checking baggage, the long lines at customs or TSA, someone inching in on your…

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What is Frumpy to Me Might Not Be to You. Is that OK?

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My Relationship with Alexa, Mr. Coffee and Other Objects

Earlier this week, my husband received a message from our cleaning people.  One of them had, by mistake, knocked over the Mr. Coffee machine and the glass carafe broke.  And that was fine. Stuff like that happens; quite honestly, I was happy it was not me who knocked it over because I would have had to listen about how I don’t pay attention to what I’m doing. Yeah. THIS was the coffee machine…

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‘Tis Autumn. And Quite Frankly, I’m Glad!

On Friday we said good bye to summer of 2023.   And for me, it was an odd one.  What started off fine made a turn for a, well, for a challenging one. Bye Bye Summer! See ya next year! Granted, I was fortunate enough to go to France, but while there, I had a premonition that my job was somehow endangered.  My feeling was spot on because as soon as I went back to the office, I discovered my…

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The Commencement of My Jobless Life.

If you read my previous post, you will know that the job I had and loved, was incorporated into another position.  Thus, I was a product of *cough* Corporate restructuring. Yes. You are all at work and I’ve been restructured. Someone didn’t want me! My tear ducts are just about dried up, although I am having little episodes of misty-eyed moments.  I continue to feel, in my gut, that I’ve been…

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On Job Loss, Affordability, and Sustainability and More

Okay. First things first. On Thursday, I was let go from my job.  Nothing personal.  It was due to a corporate restructuring.  As the only part-timer in our offices and not the only one to have my position eliminated globally, I am going to return to receiving unemployment benefits for the first time in seven years. This was my reaction.  I’m not crying anymore. In fact, I was pretty damned…

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Beauty Products I Cannot Live Without

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The Long-Awaited Wig Post!

Lately I have been on the receiving end of emails and personal messages asking me to write a blog post about the wigs I wear and my “wig” story. I have also received quite a few messages and emails asking me what I think about those in the wig community who pontificate their Christian and political ideologies as well as thoughts on guns.  And yes, there are several wig-wearers who bring sensitive…

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Why We Need Barbie in Our Lives Right Now. Women! I’m Talking to YOU!

Warning:  Spoilers.  If you have not yet seen the movie, Barbie, then you might not want to read further into this blog post.  On the other hand, you might want the spoilers anyway. It is akin to sneaking into your parent’s closet during Christmas time and peeking at the gifts. Me, in the “BB” period of my life. “Before Barbie”. Even as a pre-toddler I was trying to figure out how to open…

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Travel Tips and Tip Top Takeaways

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Heading to Antibes with Two Days Left! Part Five-Fun on the Côte d’Azur

The final countdown begins. With two days left, we are both wondering where the time has gone. We need three full weeks here.  But, with other commitments, it’s an impossible feat. So, we move on and enjoy every second we have while on this vacation. Wait a minute. We just arrived here!! Thursday, June 29, 2023 Rather than sit at the pool, we decided to do something cultural. We headed  to…

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Back to St. Tropez and Less than a Week to Go. Part Four!

I am sure by this time, some of you could be becoming a bit bored.  My apologies.  There is nothing phony (except losing my iPhone in St. Tropez) about my posts. No posing in fancy clothing in front of designer boutiques.  I’m not that woman. No fake backgrounds. This is real. No fake backdrop. No photo editing. It’s the way I roll.. No photoshopping nor filters. It is a real-life account of two…

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Our Visit to the Côte d’Azur Part Two- Grasse ,A Big To-do in St. Tropez and a Little Cannes Cannes!

On this Monday of June 19th, we headed to Grasse after a morning at the pool. Mondays are meant for relaxing and, although we had planned to do more sight-seeing, when we arrived, we both decided that this year, we were going to do nothing more than chill out at the pool, maybe do something. And head to the beach at some point. The only one-piece swimsuit I wore during our visit.  I think of the…