Seaboard Station is a shopping village in Raleigh’s Glenwood South area. Take a driving tour with me:

ESPRIT has a PRIVATE MOTHERS DAY SALE UNTIL tomorrow (Sunday, May 10) only!! To save 30%, at checkout, use Coupon Code: MA5TKBPS.   To enter the Private Sale, just click on the ESPRIT Logo/Graphic here:

Raleigh's waterfalls

Today I’m very inspired. Most days I am. But I thought I’d take a moment to share another side of Raleigh besides our great shopping!

Have you discovered the beautiful waterfalls in Raleigh? …

Even before I got to Raleigh, I liked to make paper things like cute cards. Maybe ‘cause I’m a scrapbooker. That’s such a strange way to classify myself but there are many women out there doing the same thing. I mean I like to travel and try new restaurants too, but I’d never say I’m a traveler or restaurant tryer. But anyway…

These days, I admit I’m more a scrapbook collector. In other words, I own scrapbook stuff and a lot of it!

Hey Raleigh, T.G.I.F.! And don’t forget, tomorrow is the big official Raleigh Belk Charity Sale…today is the last day for the pre-event sale.  It’s a good way to kick off the weekend.

 Here’s a shopper anxiously waiting for the Belk doors to open at the Cary Towne Center…

I was in the check out line of Raleigh’s Super Walmart. Normally I’d be impatient from having to wait in line…one of the things I dread doing. And besides, one of the reasons I moved from the suburbs of a major city to Raleigh years ago was to get away from the busy crowds and having to wait in line. But anyway, this time while I was waiting in line, I felt a sense of peace… seeing people shopping and spending was a good feeling. I can’t really describe why. But I know it has to do with our current economy.

For men, sports and their hobbies like cars, motorcycles, golf are often what they think about all the time. For women, it’s simple, shopping is our big escape. (Women aren’t simple, it’s shopping that’s simple). Nothing wrong with shopping (thank goodness). But the real question becomes, when does shopping become too much!? And too shallow?

As with most things, there are two extremes and usually somewhere in the middle is the best balance. For me, I know that when I wear a top or pants that fits well or an outfit that is very stylish… or even better, a new outfit… I feel prettier about myself. It goes beyond the clothes. It’s like when you put a little bit of blush on, it just makes you feel prettier and more alive. Hey, my thoughts are this: if you can feel better about yourself without causing harm to others, then why not?

Do you remember ESPRIT? They were (and are still) a stylish name brand clothing line that I grew up with in the 80’s. I remember those big ESPRIT catalogs with happy, smiling, pixie short hair cut models jumping in the air wearing layered colorful outfits. ESPRIT clothing used to be in the teen areas of department stores.Today, ESPRIT still targets super post-teens like me who grew up with the 80’s brand, and who want to still wear comfy, well made with nice fabric, clothing. Well…lucky for me and you…they’re having a BIG sale where you don’t even have to leave your couch to take advantage of.  I have the “inside scoop” online 60-70% off sale that I’m sharing with you.

Here are some looks I saw that I liked…like this lightweight cashmere turtleneck is only $19.99 (regularly $69.50) and comes in cool colors like this hot pink…(also in kelly green, java brown, marble gray and off white)

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click on “read more” button to see more cool clothes on major sale! ———>

Tallest Man at Myrtle Beach's Margaritaville!

Know anyone who lives in Myrtle Beach? I don’t personally but I know people who own vacation homes there.  Afterall, it’s only about a 3 hour drive from Raleigh. 

Almost a year ago today we were having a beach weekend there. Never in our wildest nightmares would we dream there would be a wildfire on an east coast beach…and a busy one like Myrtle Beach. I mean hurricane destruction, yes…but not a wildfire! Of course, this is what’s going on in the news now…

It’s Earth Day here in Raleigh and everywhere else in America! I know where I was exactly 19 years ago when Earth Day was born. I was down on the mall in Washington DC. I lived in that area growing up…it’s still strange for me to call that area around the Smithsonian and Washington Monument, a “mall”. I mean there’s not much shopping that goes on there as much as education in the nearby museums. When I was younger, at school we’d go to the Natural History and American History museums for field trips.   My favorites though were the National Art Gallery’s East Wing and the Air & Space Museums where the original 3-D movie “To Fly” played…see, I remember…