Making Sense out of Style 
Who you are - How you wear it

There are more years behind me now than there are in front of me. This year, I’ll turn 60. It’s quite a thing. I could say all the usual things—how quickly the time has flown (it has). I could say that I feel much the same as I did when I was younger (in some ways, I do). However, more than anything, I feel grateful. I’m deeply thankful to have lived long enough to mark this milestone. My mother, my father-in-law, and my brother never had the chance to blow out 60 candles. I

When it comes to personal style, it’s surprisingly easy to stay stuck in your head. That’s why something style and mindset coach Kristen Caine says has really stayed with me: our thoughts and feelings are behind our style struggles . When she works with clients on their wardrobes, she doesn’t just focus on the clothes themselves. She looks at the thinking behind them—the beliefs, the assumptions, and the stories people are carrying. I love that approach. It makes complete sen

Learning to let your outward life catch up with who you are becoming According to Brad Stulberg in Mastering the Art of Change , we undergo a significant life transition roughly every 18 months. That stopped me in my tracks. Every 18 months? That means we are almost always in some form of becoming a different version of ourselves. Some transitions are obvious and dramatic — like job status, the death of a loved one, a diagnosis, marriage, or a baby. Others are quieter: evolvi

Style doesn’t require perfection—just engagement. It’s good to be back after an extended holiday break. Now that the holidays are behind us and winter has more than settled in, my thoughts are turning back to my closet. It feels a little late to be coming up for air, but the flu stepped into our house during the first week of the new year and proceeded to take us out one by one. This was the first week I can honestly say I feel back to normal. The flu is no joke! I was chatti