Dress inspired by Melissa Gilbert's Beatrix dress

Because of the current fashion trends I'm not often tempted to buy myself new clothes. But last week I stumbled upon this beautiful green, velvet skirt with pleats. Normally I don't 'do' pleats because they can make you look fat. But these pleats don't! Skirt with elastic waistband = comfortable The skirt has an elastic...

When I see movie stars on the red carpet, within sometime as little as six weeks after giving birth,  all back in shape, I just can't believe my eyes. How do they dó that?! I mean, they must still be wearing sanitary pads for postpartum bleeding. How can they look so svelte, so fast? It...

I've got 3 coats for winter. One is short. One comes to my knees, and the last one is ankle length. My short winter coat I bought my short winter coat from a catalogue! I had seen a jeans jacket in the store, that was way above my budget. So I went home to sulk....

I think magazines are a lot like cars: they loose their value very fast. A car loses half its worth as soon as you drive it around the corner. A magazine loses its worth as soon as you've read the last page. Books are a better investment Books on the other hand, are a much...

I was having lunch with my two younger sisters. I was sharing my efficient dinnertime routine with them. I told them how I put the food on everyone's plates, and then put all the pots and pans in the dishwasher. That way we can eat in a tidy kitchen. Not until everything is neatly tidied...