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Discovering Amazon Fashion: The Drop & Making the Cut
Like most women, I am addicted to Amazon Prime, I had never ordered any of their fashion. I did not think it would fit with my personal style. that is until they launched both The Drop and Making The Cut with Amazon Fashion.
We Are All Those Women: Breast Cancer Beyond October
Approximately 26,000 women 45 and younger were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020. I was one of them. . . . Literally the day before my 46th birthday I got the call that I had Triple Negative Invasive Ductile Carcinoma, a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer,...
Thank You, Instagram: A Blog Post on Blog Posts
A lot has been said, dissected, written, and strategized about regarding Instagram’s push to Reels and video content. As a non-digital native who isn’t on TikTok either personally or professionally, I was and still not happy with this change. While as a creator I am...
Thrift Flips and Clip Earrings
Wrapping up unofficial Thrift Flip week with another old favorite of mine. Like this post, where I showed you how I have been turning pillowcases into skirts since I was in junior high, my next fashion hack is one that I have not seen much on the internet (although my...
More Ways to Shop A Fashionating Life
If you remember in this post, I described my feelings toward a certain shopping app, as well as the guilt and trepidation of trying to turn a profit off the community I am working hard to build and care so much about. But all – not most – of the comments on this and...
Outfit Inspiration & Being Shady
I wore this outfit to attend my first official post-pandemic event a week or so ago and I loved it so much, I wanted to get better photos of it. I am a fan of this outfit for a few reasons: -It combines both vintage and modern pieces. The skirt is clearly the vintage...
Makeup and Fan Girl Moments – Trinny London
When we started AFL, we wanted to build a community of women, 40 and older, who wanted to see more of themselves reflected in the billion-dollar influencer space. We then dreamed of making a boatload of money, curating collections for some of our favorite brands,...
On Being Tough
I grew up with an Army Colonel dad. He thought I could do no wrong and told me I could do/be anything I set my mind to. His famous lines were, “ooh I bet that almost hurt,” and “drink some water and walk it off.” I find myself crying much of the time now as I walk...
My COVID Exercise Journey: A Review of Popular Workout Programs
I went into lockdown with the best of intentions. There were two things I did during those first few uncertain months at home to stay focused and positive. The first was finally watch all the available seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race. The second was finally trying out...