It was a television drama, of all things, that conjured up my nostalgia and prompted me to go online and try to revisit the places of my youth. There are a whole host of web sites that can help to... Read more >>

1. Use highlighting color to lift and brighten. Next to sun protection, a highlighting color can be the most valuable tool in your makeup wardrobe. As we age, gravity makes things fall. Careful use... Read more >>

I was determined to look good in a bathing suit this year. The past two years I’ve bought very utilitarian bathing suits on sale at TJ Maxx, which is really scraping the bottom of the barrel but... Read more >>

I sat in the car and pretended to be calm while my parents drove my friend and I to the homecoming game. I was so terribly agitated. My heart beat against my ribcage like a bass drum. I was nervous... Read more >>

I have a dear friend who has cried on every one of her birthdays. She mourns her youth and dreads turning another year older each year. She cried on her eighteenth birthday, and I remember being... Read more >>

College night school was once the domain of the working class. The seats were filled with adults trying to move up the corporate ladder in their chosen fields. They were exhausted from working all... Read more >>

When past relationships should stay in the past. Don’t tell me you haven’t done it. Placed those fingers on the computer keys, heart racing, and typed: J … O … S …... Read more >>

I’ll never forget the first time I completely ignored my inner wisdom. I was nineteen years old and decided I wanted to move to San Francisco. I made my plans, set my date … and then this... Read more >>

We seek agelessness. We search for the miracle cure to stay young. We try to grow wiser, but not older. Old age was once respected as the ultimate wisdom, now it’s equal to illness, disease,... Read more >>

I am sitting here at my work desk, absolutely bored out of my mind, thinking about how much I have changed in the past few years. I am twenty-four-years old, and for the first time in my life I have... Read more >>