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Fall Clutter Clean Up - How to Take Back Your Home Before the Holidays
On Saturday the calendar flips to Fall. So your summer pool and beach gear is probably already put aside, if not totally put away. And if you've got kids - from preschoolers to college - they are more than likely back to school by now. There's something about Fall and the change of season that often stirs a need to create structure and organization. At least until the holidays hit and throw most homes into chaos.
So along with the changing leaves, if you're feeling the urge to bring some structure and organization to your home this Fall but not sure where to start here's a few tips...
- Identify the Hot Spots - Select a closet or drawer to focus on rather than a whole room. This will allow you to be more focused and make the task more manageable.
- Make a Schedule - Assign yourself one hot spot to tackle each week and schedule a time to tackle it. Again this keeps it manageable and you accountable.
- Come Prepared - Have a bag for garbage, another for paper recyclables and a box or two for give away items and for items to go to other rooms, closets, etc.
- Share your System - Hopefully in this process you've decluttered and set up a better way to organize the items that belong in the space. Communicate your new organization to those in your family that use that space so they too can help maintain the order you've worked to achieve
- Take a Deep Breath - Celebrate the completion of each task and enjoy your newly organized spot. For many of us, an uncluttered space reduces stress. So enjoy - at least until Thanksgiving!
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Rx: Prevention | A Simple Tool to Assess Women's Cancer Risk
Prevention. It kind of goes with the often-cited Boy Scout motto of "Be prepared." As women we want to be prepared and hopefully prevent serious health conditions by being informed and taking good care of our bodies and minds. And being prepared, especially when facing the c-word, often means facing our risk factors head-on with a generous dose of prevention.
Many of us probably already know that coming up in just a few short weeks is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, but did you know September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness month? These two cancers seem to impact nearly all of us in some capacity or another - whether it be our diagnosis, or fear of a diagnosis considering known risk factors, or a mother, daughter, sister, aunt or friend who has fought courageously.
So in the spirit of prevention and awareness we wanted to share this resource - Assess Your Risk from the organization Bright Pink. The assessment tool asks you a few short questions about your health history and daily habits and generates personalized risk levels for breast cancer and ovarian cancer independently. It's definitely a tool to use in your own prevention tool box, especially in September and October. Prevention is Power!
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Wait! Don't Put the White Away Yet | Post-Labor Day Style
Every year you hear the same adage about white after Labor Day. It's still somehow considered a no-no by many. But is it really?!? And why? Why does one date flip define the appropriateness of a color in your wardrobe?
We say you don't have to banish your white to the back of the closet and we've rounded up some advice from etiquette and style experts on how to keep wearing your white long past Labor Day with confidence!
Emily Post, queen of etiquette - has given her blessing to break this antiquated fashion rule and embrace the white in our wardrobes...
"Of course you can wear white after Labor Day, and it makes perfect sense to do so in climates where September’s temperatures are hardly fall-like. It’s more about fabric choice today than color. Even in the dead of winter in northern New England the fashionable wear white wools, cashmeres, jeans, and down-filled parkas. The true interpretation is 'wear what’s appropriate—for the weather, the season, or the occasion.'”
Celebrity stylist Robert Verdi:
- "[pair] whites (whether they're jeans, a blazer, a bag) with a silhouette that is decidedly fall, like a navy velvet cigarette pant (that way it will look less summery)..."
- White or cream tops: "They're seasonless—always in style."
- White pants: "These can read the wrong season unless they're in a fall fabric. ...pair a white denim pant with a suede shoe and that's totally acceptable."
Suze Yalof Schwartz, executive fashion editor at large at Glamour
"Nothing is more chic than white jeans in the wintertime with a chunky cozy sweater or a blazer and leather boots"
Stefani Greenfield, the co-founder of Scoop boutiques
Always a fan of "a Jackie Onassis-inspired outfit: a black turtleneck with those white jeans, animal-print ballet flats and either a cuff bracelet or pendant necklace"
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The What to Pack List for Your Long Weekend
Are you headed out of town this weekend? If so, this list from Reader's Digest is one of the most comprehensive we've come across in awhile. It will tell you what to pack no matter where your plans are taking you. Bonus: it even recommends the Style Rx pill box case.
So get your bag packed and start enjoying the long weekend. Safe travels!
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7 End of Summer Travel Essentials with Go Anywhere Style + Travel Experts Must Pack Lists
Labor Day weekend, the unofficial bookend to summer, is just over a week away. If you're hoping to squeeze one more carefree summer trip in before all focus turns to Fall, then we're here to help. Below is our go-to must-pack list for stylish weekend getaways, as well as some of our favorite must-pack lists from travel experts across the media spectrum. (No fake news here!) So get packing and enjoy one last beautiful gasp of summer!
Must-Pack List for Stylish Weekend Getaways
- Los Angeles Times - Travel Gear
- Reader's Digest - Here's Your Perfect Packing Guide for a Quick Weekend Getaway
- CBS affiliate - It's A Glam Thing | Travel
- Miami Herald - Travel Gear & Gadgets
- Swaay - The Go-Getter Girl's Guide to Travel Gadgets
- What A Trip - Travel Gear and Apparel I Love
Total Solar Eclipse | What It Is, What to Expect & How to Prepare
Have you got eclipse fever yet? It seems like everyone is getting geared up to witness this big event. So we rounded up some of the best resources for everything solar eclipse just in time for Monday's show. Enjoy and be safe!
- Facts about the solar eclipse from NASA
- Where to watch and how to safely view it from the Today Show
- Find exact time and dates across the path of totality
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End of Summer Road Trip? 5 Stay Healthy Tips for Getting to Your Destination
Do you have one last summer road trip that you're trying to make happen before the summer ends? If so, you want to get to your destination quickly and safely so you can maximize your vacation time. But like it or not there are two things that can't avoid, and that will likely slow you down - bathroom breaks and nourishment.
While there is nothing you can do about the first. There are plenty of things you can do to help nourish yourself and your passengers on your last road trip of the summer. Here's a few ideas...
- Hydrate - Pack refillable water bottles for everyone in the car. Obviously this addresses thirst and hydration, but also often has the added benefit of quashing hunger so you can get a few more miles in before that meal break
- Snacks - Sure you could grab a bag of chips and call it a day but you'll end up eating a bunch of empty calories that will leave you feeling lethargic. Instead plan ahead and bring some washed and cut up fruit and vegetables for easy grazing
- Protein - If you're really ambitious toss an ice pack in a cooler and toss in some hummus, hard boiled eggs, cheese and/or greek yogurt for some satisfying, protein-rich snacks that are easy to eat on the go
- Picnic - Need / want a stop but can't bear the thought of sitting in a restaurant? Grab a beach towel, a sarong or pack a tablecloth and spread your snacks out for a roadside picnic. Bonus, you can stretch and the kids can burn off some energy!
- Healthy To Go Options - Okay so sometimes you just need to grab something right off the highway and go. For those times here's a great article from CNN on healthy fast food options to look for as you're hitting the road these last few weeks of summer
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Back to School List Include an EpiPen®? If So, Don't Forget A Carrying Case
The back to school photos and posts have started for some. For others there's still a few more weeks before backpacks are loaded with back to school supplies. And while an EpiPen® won't make the official supplies list, it's not something any parent with food allergies wants to forget.
In elementary school it might be as simple as sending one in to the classroom teacher and/or school nurse. But middle school, high school and college students, more often than not, do not want to carry them because of their bulk, inconvenience or even embarrassment.
A study from Nationwide Children's Hospital Allergy Clinic backed that up by showing that 60% of children coming to the clinic did not have their epinephrine with them. Of the 40% who did have their self-injectable epinephrine with them, nearly 50% were carrying an expired device.
So help your older child(ren) keep this life-saving medication with them anywhere. The EpiPen fits perfectly into the Style Rx pill box case (minus the pill box insert!) and the case's magnetic closure and sturdy construction will protect the device from damage from random backpack contents. (What do they keep in there anyway?!?) Plus, the two vibrantly colored designs will enable kids to carry them without embarrassment.
Check your child's EpiPen expiration date. If it's expired or about to expire make sure to order a new one and surprise them with a stylishly discreet case to ensure they have their EpiPen if they should ever need it.
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Kids Heading to Camp or Grandma's House? Here's What to Pack to Keep Them Healthy While They're Away
As the calendar flips to August, it's inevitable that thoughts also turn to Back to School season. But if your kids have a summer camp or trip to Grandma's house still planned, there's a few important things you need to make sure they pack to stay healthy and safe.
- Health Insurance - It's the last thing you think about until you need it but always good to send as a precaution. Make sure your kid's camp or grandparent has a copy of their health insurance card, as well as a medical authorization, signed by both parents, so their caregiver can seek emergency medical treatment should they need it. Fingers crossed they won't.
- Allergy Medication - Check your current EpiPen® or other allergy treatment expiration date and then make sure it gets handed off to the appropriate person at camp or Grandma's house. Again prevention is the best medicine. The Style Rx case is a safe way to transport it and prevent it from accidentally triggering inside a duffel bag.
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Vitamins & Probiotics - Seems benign enough but little systems can become reliant on their at-home routines. So help them and yourself by putting the appropriate dose of their vitamins and/or probiotics in a pill box case for the number of days they're gone. Again, the Style Rx pill box case is perfect for keeping your kids on track while they're away.
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1/2 Way Through Your Summer Bucket List? If Not, Get Started Now
While we're only technically a few weeks into summer (June 21), many consider mid-July the true middle of summer, falling roughly between Memorial Day and Labor Day. So are you half way through you summer bucket list? Did you make one? If not, it's not too late.
It's time to seize the peak of summer and make sure you wring every last bit of fun out of it! Sit down by yourself, or perhaps with your significant other and/or kids and figure out your priority list for the rest of summer. What do you want to do (or not do!) so that you leave nothing on the table and can look back at Summer 2017 with a sense of satisfaction? It's your summer. Make a list, and make a plan.
Ready, set, summer!
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