Lifestyle And Dreams Over 40

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Vacation Time! Vacation day arrived. My son, Z, and I were traveling to the Oregon Coast for a few days.  Now granted, the coast is only about an hour away, but life gets busy and we don’t go as often as we’d like.  I had to wake up Z and get him moving, but soon we were off on our adventure. The first stop was Lincoln City where we visited a few video game stores (Z’s passion) and went to The Christmas Cottage for a bit of shopping. The Christmas Cottage is a favorite stop of mine, since I was a little girl.  It has everything from nutcrackers to Jim Shore collections to Halloween ornaments to nativity sets. It is an abundance of everything holiday and I love it! Next door is a candy store and we made a quick stop to pick up chocolate covered Oreos and sour patch candies. We did stop at Pig N Pancake and had a wonderful late breakfast and then hit the road to Depoe Bay. Depoe Bay is a charming, small, seaside town that just begs you to stop and dal...

How To Save While Shopping I love to shop! I have loved to shop since I was a little girl! I don't mean groceries. I mean makeup, skincare, clothes, thing-a-ma-bobs, and doo-dads. It has been a real problem for me, in the past, and has slowed down my savings plan. As I've grown older, I have realized retirement isn't really that far away and time moves too quickly. We need to save our nickels and dimes wherever we can and I'm going to share some tips on how to save while shopping. After all, we all need toilet paper, bread, and something to drink, don't we? 😃 As we grow older, from youth to adult, your money may have moved from a porcelain piggy to a bank account, but the importance of saving it hasn't changed. Whether saving for a new toy or bike, or for a new car or retirement, the discipline of saving money hasn't changed. Everybody has to go shopping. Although many people hate it, it is still a necessary inconvenience that must be done. In order...

As we leap gracefully into our middle years, our skin may be dragging and kicking behind us-leaving us to figure out all the changes in our skin. Where we were once oily, we are now dry. Where we were once smooth and clear, we now may have hyperpigmentation or even milia. How did this happen??! As we try to figure out our every changing skin needs, I am here to share 5 of my ride or die skincare products that you may want to try. I used to have an oily t-zone, never much acne, but rosacea and oiliness. Now, my skin is dry and dehydrated (2 different things) and I have hyperpigmentation on my cheeks; and even with the dryness-I still have oily spots on my forehead and chin. Oi vey! I absolutely, definitely, always double cleanse my face at night. That is so important in removing every ounce of the makeup I've worn throughout the day.  After using micellar water, my tried and true facial cleanser is First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Facial Cleanser. It's very creamy and hydrating and ...