How are you doing? Really, how are you coping with our new normal? If you’re like me, I keep trying to look for the escape button, or secretly hope that I’ll turn on the news and someone will say, “2020…
First, a disclaimer of sorts. We’re all living an unprecedented event in our lives and I understand that anti-aging is and seems a very shallow thing with which to concern myself in the face of fear and uncertainty. But rather…
You’ve heard it, 50 is the new 30, orange is the new black, and now February is the new January. Who came up with that idiotic one? Oh, I think (I’m not entirely sure) it was me. It came in…
I’m sitting at my desk, hands on the computer screen, looking out the window to the right of my vision board and wondering if I should have a third cup of coffee. I haven’t been sleeping well since this new…
The other night, some friends invited us over to their home for a vision board party of four. After dinner, we sat around the table, drinking wine and cutting out images from magazines, then placing them on our 2020 vision…
Merry Christmas! If you don’t celebrate Christmas, happy whatever-you-celebrate! You can now breathe and steal some “Me Time” — the crazy holiday shopping is ova! Now you deserve to find a comfy corner, put on a detoxifying face mask, and…
I was the one who suggested riding the scooters; I thought it would be fun to be flying bunnies. What a great photo op, I remember saying. My ally, a friend 20-something years younger than me, also thought it was…
If you follow @sochicke on Instagram you may know that I just came back from Burning Man. You may ask, “What in the heck is Burning Man?” And I’ll answer that in a minute. First, why I went to Burning…
I’ve always enjoyed the ritualistic aspect of getting ready for a night out. I don’t know what it is exactly. Perhaps it’s indulging in a time that’s reserved just for me, or the element of play and fantasy. It’s superficial, certainly,…
So, I have this fantasy that I’m on Dancing with the Stars. My partner is Maksim Chmerkovskiy, and his sweaty body is pressed up against mine as we tango across the dance floor. THIS IS A TEST. THIS IS ONLY…
I just turned 55 and so I thought I’d share 43 things I’ve learned in those 55 years. Why 43 things and not 55? If you know me well, then you already know the answer to that question: I identify…
