When life gives us lemons, we just have to make ourselves some sweet lemonade. Here you’ll find our musings, pearls of wisdom, and personal stories to guide you through life’s passages. Explore how to embrace your beauty with style, discover new adventures, navigate the nuances of relationships, pull back the curtain to deal with life changes, and resonate with the reflections of other women. 

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One day my ultimate concierge,  said out of the blue,“Let’s take  our grands on a trip.” To be perfectly honest I was as shocked as I was thrilled because for as long as I can remember I wanted to travel with grandchildren. Since the trip was his idea and I know my husband, I wasted no […]

Traveling with Grandchildren… To Paris, Normandy and Beyond!

Relationships

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We all ask our parents the reason they chose our given name. It is interesting, even if we are not fond of our name, we rarely change our parent’s decision. Maybe that is why we are so adamant that we decide the name our grandchildren call us. Finally, we have the choice to choose our […]

How Did You Get Your Name?

Relationships

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Rise and shine! Good morning, dear readers. Grab a cup of fresh coffee and let’s talk about the beauty sleep you likely just awoke from… It may seem obvious to many of you, especially in our age of wisdom, just how crucial sleep is to our overall wellbeing. Even without entirely grasping what sleep does […]

The Buzz: Are You Getting Enough Beauty Sleep?

Advice

Beauty Sleep

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For the last two months, I have been, with my ultimate concierge’s approval and ‘opinions,’ been planning a family trip with some of our Grands. He took the lead in suggesting this trip and then turned the details over to me! We decided to take a few of the Grands who had graduated college. The […]

A Trip to Versailles, The Loire Valley, Monet’s Garden & Normandy With the Grands

Travel

A Trip With the Grands

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When I met my ultimate concierge’s family, it was with an open mind and heart. Prior to that, I had never been exposed to blended family situations. When I met my future concierge, his grands were little children and some were not yet born. There were three adult children; two sons and a daughter-in-law. They […]

The Problems in a Blended Family

Relationships

The Problems in a Blended Family

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