Human Observations
Personal anecdotes. Get to know my writing style (and me!)
June 2025
A Late-Bloomer’s Love Affair with Skincare
If I’m being honest with myself (and isn’t that what good skincare is ultimately about? Facing ourselves truthfully?), I wish I’d started taking better care of my skin and learning the artistry of makeup much earlier in life.
May 2025
Fashion Victim: My Lifelong Love Affair with Clothes (And Their Revenge)
As a writer who loves to cover fashion and beauty, these early misadventures gave me something invaluable: perspective. I understand the transformative power of clothing, how the right outfit can make you feel invincible, and how the wrong one can quite literally bring you down.
When my kids were small, I thought I had to stay home with them and sacrifice my career aspirations to be a “good mom.” When I became a single mom, I didn’t have a choice about working full time…and I realized that I didn’t have to make a choice.
What’s really blown my mind over the years, though, is seeing how the colors and styles in my closet somehow magically find their way into my living room (and everyone else’s too). There’s something much deeper happening here than just “what looks pretty,” and I’m fascinated by it.