AskSUZANNE BELL

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  • 10 Fall Decorating Tips + A Look Inside My Fall Home

    Fall is a time for nesting and celebrating –  a time to gather at home with family and friends. True, the gathering part may look different during these evolving times, but I believe now more than ever, it’s important to not let the Pandemic hyjack our celebrations. As nature lets her leaves fall, Autumn is… [Continue Reading]

    10 Fall Decorating Tips + A Look Inside My Fall Home

  • Fall Style | 10+ Sweater Looks From Around the Globe

    These days it’s all about celebrating the little things in life – so let’s give it up for my favorite season of all, Sweater Season! Now, out here in California, the weather has her own idea of what fall looks like. With cold mornings to very high afternoon temperatures; our Autumn weather tends to be… [Continue Reading]

    Fall Style | 10+ Sweater Looks From Around the Globe

  • October Favorites | 10.2020

    Hello, Lovelies! My apologies for being MIA this past month. To be honest, 2020 caught up with me in the form of a month-long pity party. Between the fires, horrific air quality, Rick and I working from home while the teens do their school (and their lives) online, my senior daughter knee-deep in college apps,… [Continue Reading]

    October Favorites | 10.2020

  • Choose Joy | 10 Things to Try This Month

    Is it September already? Days blur into weeks, weeks into months – where does the time go? Here at home we just wrapped up Week 3 of high school distance learning, and to say the process has been challenging is a huge understatement. Between playing the role of lunch lady, hall monitor, janitor, schedule coordinator,… [Continue Reading]

    Choose Joy | 10 Things to Try This Month

  • August Top 10 | Style, Beauty, Home

    This week’s round-up of favorites includes a little of this-and-that, ranging from Style and Fashion (summer style, cozy loungewear and 10 ways to look slimmer!), Beauty Favorites (say “no” to disposable waste!) to Summer Reads (what’s on your list?), Sangria and THE BEST lemon bread recipe EVER!

    August Top 10 | Style, Beauty, Home

My Huge List of Picks + Guide to Shopping The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

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Since 1990, mid-July is a time when I’d be planning a day and time on my schedule to preview the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale at Nordstrom Palo Alto. And as I mentioned in a post this past Friday, for 16 of those 30 years, I had the pleasure of being a true “insider” to this one-of-a-kind […]

Why What You Wear Matters

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This past week, I’ve been getting up early to enjoy a patio coffee date with my husband. He’s an up-at-dawn kind of guy, whereas I prefer rise as my spirit moves me – so we often miss each other in the mornings. So we compromise, meeting up with our mugs at 8am before the teens […]

Bohemian Essentials | The Gypsy Skirt

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For all my boho friends out there, today’s must-have piece is one that will keep your unconventional style heart singing all summer long. Reminiscent of summertime festivals (they WILL return someday), I love the carefree feeling I get when I wear a Gypsy Skirt. Dress her up or down, at the lake or on the […]

My Top Bralettes Reviewed (video)

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Summer dressing comes with it’s own set of wardrobe challenges, specifically, what to wear UNDERNEATH all of this seasons gorgeous, light-weight, strappy or strapless tops and dresses. For each “non-bra-friendly” top I own, I have a Bralette or bra solution, that corresponds with it. I’ve found that if I don’t have the correct foundation piece to […]

Style On A Dime: The Under $25 Kimono From Amazon

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It’s no secret I have a bit of an obsession with Kimono’s, and as of late, Caftans. Something about a one-and-done, elegant easy look appeals to me right now. Be it more time spent at home, or working from my newly update “backyard office” (I’m running out of places to hide) – I’m all about […]

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