Year: 2012

blog under construction – saga 2

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Normally, when I am not inspired by whatever I am doing,  I consider making a change to spark up enough interest to keep me going. Just last night I had one of those moments. Actually truth be told, this has been the case for quite  a while now about blogging.  So, I am setting some time this weekend to revamp, recreate, reconstruct, rebuild, revive my blog of 2years. Stay tuned while I wean myself off the charcoal gray background and move unto something new. Not an easy task I can assure you :(.

fall 2012 fashion loves from banana republic

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Fall, definitely, is my favorite time of the year in fashion and there is no better place to shop for my fall ensemble then Banana Republic. I love the fact, BR (which is how the company is known in San Francisco) has maintained a high standard in manufacturing their clothing line,  while staying tastefully fashionable.  I have shopped with them for several decades and hope to remain a loyal client for decades to come. Check out some of my favorites which are versatile enough for the woman over 40 to consider.

defining your look: for the woman over forty

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Since I am one who commutes to work every day on the San Francisco Muni, I often look around the train to get a feel for how women dress while going to work. Although, in this part of the continent, we have traded in the suits for a “tasteful” semi-casual look, often times women over 40 tend to dress inappropriately even from the fashion point of view. What would you consider your look and tell me why?

healthy eating: israeli or mediterranean salad – a twist to salsa and chips

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I took a couple of days off to run inland just to see sun and visit with a  very special person in my life. The only trouble going from 50degree foggy weather to a 102degree muggy hot dry weather is that I, not only don’t want to do anything, but I also don’t want to eat. So to solve the eating dilemma, the first thing we do was go to the market and buy fruits and vegetables to make salads , which would last us throughout my visit plus a couple of days more.  Before the market and while I waited for her to wake up in the morning,  I scrolled through my favorite recipes to see what I want to try next. I came across this recipe and decided to try it. It reminds me of fresh salsa, which I love to eat with tortilla chips. So what I plan to do is, instead of tortilla chips,  eat them with toasted pita chips to stay in tune with the mediterranean theme. Israeli Salad  Try to …

interior decor – setting a high standard of living

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While traveling, I often visit museums, designer stores and historic palaces and fall madly inlove with the luxurious interior decor which in theory can only be appreciated from afar, unless of course you are royalty. So, to get my spirits up while running from one meeting to another to discuss issues which will never get resolved, I find a few seconds in between to sit at my desk and click through some of my favorite inspirational interior decor.

blogging should be an outlet – don’t you think?

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When I discuss the fact I blog, the first question I am asked is, “oh really, about what?” So I tell them I have two blogs, one about films and the other about being over 40 and appreciating the finer things in life.  They usually nod and I try to read into their reactions and although, a few pretend they are interested to hear more about the contents, the real reason behind their initial inquiry is to understand mostly how I find the time to blog. I tell them I make time. They ask “but why don’t you blog about something important or mind boggling?” Funny you ask that, I thought it was important, well mostly to me anyway, could it be possible that most of us blog because we need an outlet? The next question is: “Yeah but there are so many bloggers, how do you stay competitive?” I think to myself: Good question, is there a reason I need to stay competitive, if I am simply blogging to have an outlet. “But what about real life …