Erika Jayne’s Pink and White Wave Sneakers at Her House

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 11 Episode 14 Fashion

While Erika Jayne may consider cleaning to be a form of relaxing meditation, we all know that shopping can definitely be one too hence why you’re all here right now (unless it’s just for the witty commentary and after this you have plans to go vacuum your couch). So with that being said, you know the drill — scroll on down below to scoop up these pink and white wave sneakers which in our opinion are totally ommm-azing.

Fashionably,

Faryn

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Dorit Kemsley’s Blue Zipper Dress at the Rinna Beauty Party

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 11 Episode 14 Fashion

Consider this Throwback Thursday because we are tossing it back to the 2000’s. Dorit Kemsley had a little blast from the past in her blue zipper dress that she wore to the Rinna Beauty party. This dress totally looks like something we would see now and I truly thought it was from 2021. Buuut thankfully Dorit doesn’t stop talking and shared that is in fact from 2000. And if this proves anything it’s that I feel old  some things really don’t go out of style.

Sincerely Stylish,

Jess

Her Dress is John Gallian Spring/Summer 2000 Collection

Photo + Info Credit: @doritkemsley

Originally posted at: Dorit Kemsley’s Blue Zipper Dress

Summer’s not nearly over and we’re bombarded with back-to-school ads. It’s an exciting time for school kids – time for new clothes and supplies, for moving up to the next grade and reconnecting with friends. One thing I miss about formal education is that fresh start every semester.

Growing up on a farm teaches a lot about seasons. Summer was a break from school, but farm life carried on.

There was hay to bale and pigs to ready for the county fair. Tomatoes and green beans from the garden had to be put up before family vacation. Then it was back to school and harvest right around the corner. Living life by the season was a necessity.

No matter what age we become, we need breaks in our lives, when we close one season and start another. Some of us do it before vacation: we tie up loose ends so our minds are free to relax and enjoy.

Now is a perfect time to absorb the back-to-school vibe, to wrap up summer and get recharged to turn the page to a new season.

Wiping the Slate Clean Feels Good

Before I copy the list of things I meant to do in July to August, I’m reminded just how hectic summer has been. What happened to the lunch date I was supposed to make with another busy friend? Well, I’ll just text her right now. Done.

How about ordering the prints I want to frame? Five minutes later, that’s done too. And those second quarter receipts I need to enter? It only took half an hour to wrap that up. I’m feeling free!

When we define our lives’ logical seasons – before or after the holidays, quarterly for a lot of businesses or back to school – tying up unfinished business helps create an excitement for what’s next. A ‘clean slate’ feeling is great motivation.

For me, the end of summer is the start of my slowest season at work. I’ll have time for projects I’ve put off, like unpacking the rest of the boxes from last year’s move and organizing the garage.

I’ll make time to paint the spare room, order blinds and hang some art. But I know that if I don’t wrap up what I’m doing now and make a plan for what’s next, those extracurriculars won’t get done.

Taking Stock of Spaces and Supplies

In Florida, we have back-to-school sales-tax-free days. When school supplies go on sale, so do a lot of office supplies. It’s the time of year I declutter my desk drawer and see what I need or, more likely, don’t need.

I think about what will make my office work better and shop the sales. Last year, I added a small stand-up laptop desk which gets me out of my desk chair.

If I take the time now to go through my closet, I’ll see my best pair of jeans is a little weak in the knees. I can pick up a new pair on sale.

On the other hand, I can resist those cute boots in the Macy’s ad because I know my own pair just needs a shine to go the extra mile. I won’t shop that deal on walking shoes, but I will promise myself to do more walking in the shoes I already own.

I used to love an empty desk or locker at the beginning of each school year. By the end of the year, my tendency toward clutter caught up with me.

I will never forget walking into class one morning in second grade. On the blackboard were two words: Terrible Desk. The teacher had circled my name, the Terri in terrible. I don’t think a teacher could get away with that now.

They say you can tell a lot about a person’s state of mind by the order of their spaces. Even if your spaces aren’t in order all the time, the occasional decluttering helps clear your head.

For me, it’s a back-to-school season ritual. Besides my desk drawer and closet, I tackle the glove box in my car and that drawer in the kitchen that attracts everything. There’s something about an organized junk drawer that feels powerful!

Planning Is Productivity’s Best Partner

It’s a perfect time of year to start a calendar or planner because so many 18-month ones are available at the beginning of the school year. My planner starts each month with a things-to-do-this-month page. It never all gets done, but I get it out of my head, which is my planner’s biggest purpose.

I email myself notes too. When I get stuff written down where I know I’ll find it later, my mind is freer for fun and creativity. My notes help clear my ‘psychic RAM’. As productivity master David Allen points out, “Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”

From my notes, I organize my next actions. When I start taking next steps like gathering supplies, projects are likely to get done. I just ordered sturdy shelves for my garage project, though I admit to a fear of “some assembly required.”

I don’t like that back-to-school starts mid-summer now and has become so commercialized. It puts pressure on parents to provide and kids to be cool. Commercialism and rushing the season have become a way of the world.

It’s only August, and I had to pass Christmas decorations to get to the framing department at the back of Hobby Lobby. I confess to picking up a snow globe and giving it a good shake… just for fun.

How to you define the seasons of your year? What can you do today to clear your ‘psychic RAM’? What does your junk drawer say about your state of mind? Please give us your idea of cleaning up and decluttering!

After several months trodding and tearing up your feet in sandals, I think we can all agree that our feet need a little bit of extra TLC. From running around in gritty sand to 5-mile-long hikes in the wilderness, our feet take a lot of abuse in the summer — more abuse than a single pedicure can fix. And with the end of the summer weeks away, there’s no time to waste in a salon. For that reason, we have some of the best foot masks on deck to make our self-care sesh a lot more convenient, but equally effective. They’re easy to throw in your carry-on, so you can even take them on vacation with you.

Like hand masks, foot mittens aren’t exactly necessary. You can always slather your skin in Vaseline or some other heavy ointment when flaking and ash become an issue. It’s also way more affordable than investing in a special treatment. But that’s just it: they’re not special. And as far as we’re concerned, you deserve special things…like a nourishing foot mask that forces you to put your feet up and stay hydrated from head-to-toe, literally.

There are peels that take days to kick in, but ultimately shed skin beyond belief. You’ll feel like a snake. The foot peels are so effective that you’re going to want to wear socks for a few days—trust us, it’ll mean less mess and be less gross that way. If you want something a little less intense, there’s heavy-duty lotions that work best with overnight use. Ahead are options for both.

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Courtesy of ALIVER.

Lavender Foot Mask

Our feet might be one of the most under-appreciated parts of our bodies. Give your feet their own self-care moment with this lavender foot mask set. You leave the mask on for 50-90 minutes and then wait 5-7 for the magic peeling to happen. You’ll be able to slide across the floor Risky Business-style with your newly smooth feet.

Buy: Foot Peel Mask 3 Pack $9.99

Amazon.

TikTok-Famous Foot Peel

This Amazon top-seller has long held cult-favorite status for its ability to literally strip the foot of every and any flake. The magic sauce is a mix of 17 botanicals—all naturally-derived—that work over a period of days to shed the skin.

Buy: Baby Foot – Original Foot Peel Exfoliator $25

Tony Moly.

K-Beauty Pick

Like the Baby Foot Peel, this K-beauty, liquid-based mask uses vegetable ingredients to remove keratin, flakes and dryness after 7 days of use.

Patchology.

Chemical Peel Option

Proof that chemical acids aren’t just for the face, this next-level foot mask includes a mix of AHAs and BHAs that work together to exfoliate both top and deep layers of the skin.

Karuna.

2-in-1 Foot Mask

A face mask and serum, but for your feet. This option also includes an AHA blend for gentle exfoliation—aka getting rid of flakes—and floral extracts for smoothing.

Buy: Karuna Exfoliating+ Foot Mask $38

Courtesy of Sephora.

Budget-Friendly Foot Mask

Affordable and effective? We can’t think of a better combo. The coconut in this footie will soothe dryness and nourish your skin.

LUSH Cosmetics.

Clay Foot Mask

If like us, you’re obsessed with the purifying properties of kaolin clay, this all-natural, part-pumice foot mask is definitely for you. It also contains a gang of other nourishing food-grade ingredients, including papaya, lemon juice and tomato.

Kocostar.

 Botanical-Packed Mask

Besides the super-sized mix of 33 botanical extracts that’ll go to work on your poor, tired feet, the mint scent makes for an ideal pick-me-up too.

Buy: Kocostar Foot Therapy $10

Sol de Janiero.

Coolest Foot Mask

Complete with a smoothing board for minimizing stubborn calluses, this cream is infused with coconut oil, acai and cupuaçu butter, a water-soluble Brazilian super fruit, that makes application non-slippery.

ThisWorks.

Soothing Rescue Balm

In addition to lemon and lavender for light exfoliation and treating irritation, the cotton thistle—another deeply-penetrating moisturizer—also disguises odor.

Buy: thisworks perfect heels rescue balm $26

Sally Hansen.

Super Moisturizing Mask

Want relief for your dry feet? Reach for this single-use mask. Infused with nut butters and Vitamin E, this mask will chase away dry skin.

This story was originally published in 2019.

You have misplaced your car keys. It is the third time this week. Is this the beginning of dementia? Maybe. Maybe not.

Many things in our lives run to the extreme. On the one extreme, memory loss and confusion were once considered a normal part of aging. Now we know that people can remain alert and vibrant well into their senior years.

So, the pendulum has swung to the other extreme. With every little slip of memory, we worry that it is the beginning of dementia. In between these two extremes, and before we jump to the worst conclusions, there are many factors that contribute to forgetfulness.

Dehydration

Dehydration is the easiest problem to correct. Our brain is very greedy for our body’s resources, like water and oxygen – and with good reason. Our brain is the manager of all the other functions in our body.

In a case of serious dehydration, of course, we would die. However, before we get to that point, there are many symptoms. Some are physical like dry mouth or reduced urine volume, but many of the symptoms of mild dehydration directly affect our brain.

We may feel tired or sleepy, get a headache, feel dizzy or light-headed, or have some confusion or lack of focus. Correcting this problem is rather simple: drink more water every day.

Develop routines around drinking water to remind yourself to keep at it. You could buy yourself a pretty water glass or a snazzy water bottle or leave glasses of water strategically throughout your home, so you can always reach for a drink. The other causes of brain fog are not as easily fixed.

Lack of Sleep

We go through periods when we don’t get enough sleep and for the most part we can manage okay. However, when lack of restful sleep becomes chronic, it has a major impact on our memory, focus and reasoning.

Consider learning a three-step process. First, we gain the knowledge. Next, our brain works at integrating and storing this new information. Then, we can recall what we learned.

The first and third steps occur when we are awake. A large part of the second step occurs while we are asleep. Therefore, when we don’t get enough quality sleep, the middle stage of integrating the information is compromised.

For some people, going to bed earlier will solve this problem. For others, the problem is not going to bed but falling asleep and that is much harder to control.

Things that help some people include:

• avoiding caffeine and alcohol later in the day,
• eliminating the use of TV and other screen usage for an hour or two before bed,
• practicing some progressive relaxation before bed.

Others find that a nap during the day takes the edge off their tiredness. If your sleeplessness continues, you may want to consult a sleep specialist or a healthcare provider.

Overwhelm

Overwhelm happens when your brain has too much to handle. It doesn’t matter if those things are considered negative or positive. For example, we may be planning a back-to-school fund-raiser for our grandchild’s school.

Between coordinating help from organizations, which parent is bringing what, and what times all the activities are going to happen, it may sometimes feel like our brain is in a spin and we could barely remember our own name – never mind how many children are in the 1st grade.

Now amplify this over weeks or months of large and small events in our lives. We may start to worry that something is seriously wrong with our brain when it is only trying to deal with so many events at once.

If we identify that this may be the cause of our forgetfulness, the solution may be to look at the calendar to see how we can ease the burden on our brain.

Grief Can Also Contribute to Forgetfulness

Grief can break your heart. It can also stomp on your brain. Grief involves so many emotions and so many thoughts. With our brain being our body’s control centre, it would need to process all those thoughts and emotions of grief.

With our brain burdened by dealing with that, routine things in our life become neglected. Is it surprising, then, that we forget mundane things like putting the milk back in the fridge or whether we have even had lunch today?

We might expect grief to follow a gradual decline as time passes. Unfortunately, our brains don’t always deal with things in a linear fashion, and the thoughts and feelings can intensify unexpectedly.

Medication

Some medications can influence our memory and alertness. If you take a medicine and notice that you aren’t thinking as clearly as you would like, or you don’t remember things, it is important to contact your healthcare provider.

Be sure to let him or her know all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you take.

Other Medical Issues

Beyond dementia, there are other medical conditions that may lead to brain fog and forgetfulness. If you have even the slightest concern about your brain health, be sure to mention it to your healthcare provider.

There are many factors that affect our focus and memory. Some are lifestyle and some are medical. Sometimes we fear the worst and put off addressing the issue when it may not be a serious illness at all. Early recognition of the problem is best. Then steps can be taken to correct or manage it.

Do you ever feel forgetful and worry that it might be the beginning of dementia? Have you ever grappled with any of these issues and were able to resolve them? Please share your experiences in the comments below.