Do it as you go. It’s simpler. More efficient. And it keeps you current. In a previous house, I installed linen shelving in my PDR. This allowed for one article of clothing per inch. No more! Each time I was tempted to purchase something new, the item not only had to pass my […]
Author: Kim
Kim is a small town girl (from Vivian, Manitoba, Canada), now living the Empty Nester life in the very fashionable big city of Madrid, Spain
An inch (or even less) makes ALL the difference!! As I am petite, I factor the cost of alterations into each purchase I make. While hemming for me is mandatory, I have also gone so far as to have an entire coat reworked to a proper fit. But that is another story… I make it […]
Wow! It seems like only yesterday we were preparing for our move overseas. And now here we are, back in Canada. For a year already!! Our four years in Madrid went SO quickly. There are so many things I never got to do! And so many things I did get to do! I have been […]
A few months before my recent trip to England to visit my Soul Sister Mel, I had read Tina Turner’s biography “My Love Story”. It was such a fascinating read!! I cannot recommend it enough. Towards the end of the book, she references “The Tina Turner Musical” which had just opened in the United Kingdom. […]
I wasn’t even looking…they found me. You see I can not walk past Browns Shoes without popping in. Especially when there is a SALE! I tried them on while whispering “please don’t fit, please don’t fit”, knowing full well, that Michael Kors size 35 are like my glass slipper. And these leather beauties were no […]
August 02 2018 I remember it well – walking down the sidewalk thinking “what is inside my skirt??” Turns out, it was Thigh Rub. I have long heard my girlfriends complain “I cannot wear dresses in the summer, as I hate the feel of my thighs!”. Now while I have always had ‘Violet […]
I have always been an advocate of handwashing my delicates. Then we moved to Madrid…. Summer temperatures here hover in the high 30s, and even into the 40s. With all this perspiration, my diligent hand washing was just NOT getting my bras totally clean. While I have heard first hand, the horrors of underwires bringing […]
There are many items that I hand wash. Which means they might sit awhile before I get around to laundering them. As a result, I was finding that the shapewear, or tights I was wanting to wear, were often in the infamous laundry bag. My solution was, to simply shower with them. As I am […]
In July I was fortunate to spend 3 glorious days on the beach in Valencia. I have always embraced Topless Beaches (much to the dismay of my sisters). Spending time on one provides a lot of insight and self-confidence, whether you choose to go topless or not. There was NO ‘sucking in of the stomach’. […]
When my (now) husband and I decided to move in together seven years ago, we had a lot of decisions to make. As all three of our children were now off on their own, we needed to figure out how, or IF, we could live harmoniously together. After A LOT of discussion (and house hunting), […]
