Motherhood and The Blog
Recently I received rather interesting feedback from a few different sources regarding A Fashionating Life. That feedback was this: They did not see as much motherhood as they thought they would on our blog. It was just an observation and not meant negatively in...
A Birthday Celebration, COVID Style
Ah, life in the time of COVID. We’ve mastered the work from home thing, the endless zoom meetings, the sanitizing your groceries, the at-home workouts, the face masks, the homeschooling, and the developing new skills or hobbies thing. But in what universe is it...
Pressing Pause on 2020
One of the best life lessons that 2020 has reminded us repeatedly, is to be thankful for what you have. Whether that is being and staying healthy, having job security, and loved ones that keep us grounded, we are two extremely fortunate women. While we always knew...
Shoes That Will Make You Even More Excited for a Post Lockdown Pedicure
I have been thinking a lot about shoes. Mainly it is because I have no reason to wear them. #quarantineproblems I think it started with styling my vintage Miu Miu’s. Specifically, I have been thinking about those articles on “Shoes Every Woman Must Have in Her...
How to Shop Your Closet
One of my goals after discussing my shopping or consumption problem in this post and then this post was to get better at turning to my own closet for inspiration, even when (especially when) I am convinced I have nothing to wear. Honestly, I have not been the best...
Faux Mo
FOMO – fear of missing out. Not to be confused with Faux Mo – the desire to wear more fake leather. With lockdown still happening, we all have a bit of #FOMO right now and I wanted to redefine the term in a way that made me laugh. It has taken me a while to embrace...
Vintage Modern Mix
We love vintage. We really love vintage. One of our favorite ways to show our personal style is to mix one-of-a-kind vintage items with more modern pieces to create a look that nobody will be able to copy. And while we love vintage clothing and purses, vintage...
How Menopause Messed With My Fashionating Life
I have shared before in this post that when I start writing, I just let the ideas flow with no regard to spelling and grammar, sentence structure, or even language. That is how the working title for this post became, “How Menopause F@#$ed With My Fashionating...
Quarantine Beauty Queen
With week 8 of the global pandemic upon us, now more than ever, we are all working from home. This column was supposed to be focused around my early morning hacks for a stylish school drop-off before a day of working from my home office. Well, minus the school...
Momming During Quarantine: 6 Strategies for Survival and Sustainability
When my friend Pamela Benson Owens tapped me to talk about this, it was with a meme showing a sandwich board outside someone’s house that read “Simmer down, Karen… there’s no award for best quarantine mom.” Pam knows me well. We are cut from the same cloth. High...
