Hi Reader, There's a moment every fall when the air finally turns crisp, and the first thing I want is a sweater. The soft, familiar kind that feels like a hug from an old friend. This year, that cozy feeling led me somewhere I didn't expect to go: skirts. I'll be honest. Skirts have never really been my thing. I've been loyal to my pants for most of my life, the way some of us are loyal to our hairdresser. But the more I looked at skirt and sweater outfits this season, the more I understood...
14 days ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, I used to think healthy aging meant adding more to my plate. More rules, more routines, more things to remember before I'd even had my coffee. It took me a while to realize the habits that actually stuck were the quiet ones, the ones I barely had to think about anymore. This week's post walks through the handful that have earned a permanent place in my life, from how I move my body to the one habit nobody ever puts on these lists. If you've been easing into October self-care the...
28 days ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, A friend took a candid photo of me last spring, one of those didn't-know-she-was-snapping-it shots. I caught myself in it a few days later, scrolling through my phone, and had this strange half-second where I almost didn't recognize the woman looking back. Not because she looked bad. Because my first instinct, embarrassingly, was to wonder if she looked frumpy. That word has a way of sneaking up on us, doesn't it? It's not really about age. It's this quiet worry that somewhere...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, I used to think looking put-together meant more — more pieces, more planning, more time I didn't actually have. Turns out it's the opposite. This week I'm sharing my actual go-to formula: the anchor piece I build every outfit around, my simple rule for color, why fit beats trend every time, and the one small finishing touch that pulls it all together without adding more effort to your morning. Spoiler: it's not about having more. It's about having the right few things, and...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, I noticed something on a Wednesday morning that I haven't been able to stop thinking about since. I was out on the lanai, coffee in hand, and instead of already running through my list for the day, I just sat there. Watched the birds. Let ten minutes pass without once checking the clock. Old me would have called that wasted time. But it didn't feel wasted. It felt like relief. That small moment turned into this week's post, which is really about something I think a lot of us are...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, I want to tell you about something small I've been doing before bed that's made a bigger difference than I expected. For a long time, my evenings didn't slow down just because my days got quieter. If anything, I filled that open space with more- more projects, more ideas, more "just one more thing" before I finally turned off the lights. Sound familiar? Whether your evenings are full of a spouse's routine, grown kids who still find reasons to call after dinner, or a project you...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, I have something a little different to share with you today. If you've been reading Inspire My Style for a while, you know this space has never really been about me. It's about you, your style, your wellness, your home, your mindset, all the small and large ways we keep moving forward together. I've kept it that way on purpose. But every so often, life hands you a moment too big to keep tucked away behind the usual topics. Recently, I signed the papers on my Michigan home. Sold....
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, I want to start with a question that might sound familiar. When was the last time you reached the end of an ordinary day, nothing particularly hard happened, and still felt completely depleted? Not from a difficult week. Just from the quiet accumulation of things you didn't even realize were costing you anything. This new post is about exactly that. Ten things that are quietly draining your energy every single day, things so woven into daily life that most of us stopped...
4 months ago • 1 min read
HiReader, I'll admit something. There have been a few moments over the last few years when I caught sight of myself in a photo and thought, "hmm, that's not quite working." Not the obvious things. The quiet ones. Clothes that don't fit quite right anymore. A wardrobe that's gone a little too dark and heavy. The silhouette we've worn so long we stopped seeing it clearly. That feeling is exactly what inspired my latest post, Common Style Habits That Quietly Age Us, and the simple fixes that...
4 months ago • 1 min read