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 along the way, we stopped trying, or that trying wouldn't help anymore.

In this new post, I'm unpacking exactly why that word never applied to us in the first place, and the honest, doable shifts that make chic dressing feel simple at any decade.

No trends, no bigger budget, just a little more intention.

Want to read more? You may remember that I mentioned I was publishing some posts aimed at answering questions women ask online, so they have a different feel to them. More informational and to-the-point than my typical post.

Here are a few that might be of interest:

• ​4 Types of Friends Every Woman Needs: The friends who got you through your 30s and 40s aren't always the ones you need now. Here are the four kinds worth holding onto at this stage of life.
• ​Aging Gracefully vs. Trying to Look Younger: What the pursuit of youth really costs, and what's waiting on the other side of letting it go.
• ​What Older Fit Women Know That the Rest of Us Don't: Being fit after 60 isn't about the scale. It's about what your body can do, like lifting a suitcase into an overhead bin without a second thought.

That's all for this week, my friend. Stay safe, be well, pray for peace.

Candi

founder, Inspire My Style​

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