By: Mary Walsh | Mary & Muse

My Love Affair with Amazon I have a confession. I think I’m in a relationship. It’s dependable. It’s attentive. It knows exactly what I like. It shows up at my door multiple times a week. And unlike some men I’ve dated, it actually remembers things I’ve told it. Its name is Amazon. Now before you [...]

Why Do We SOOO Love to Shop on Vacation? I can resist shopping at home. Truly. I can walk right past a cute boutique. I can ignore a sale email. I can even talk myself out of buying something online after placing it in my cart seventeen times. But put me on vacation? I become [...]

Why Is a Hotel Bar So Alluring? Let’s be honest. There is something magical about a hotel bar. Not a regular bar. Not the neighborhood pub where everybody knows your business. Not the restaurant bar where you’re likely to run into your dentist while ordering your second glass of wine. A hotel bar. Completely different [...]

Extreme Self-Care Years ago, I read a book called The Art of Extreme Self-Care by Cheryl Richardson. The title stopped me in my tracks. Extreme self-care? It sounded a little… selfish. Maybe even indulgent. At the time, I thought self-care meant getting a massage once in a while, taking a bubble bath, or treating yourself [...]

Is Hormone Therapy for You? Or… Is This Why I Can’t Remember Why I Walked Into the Kitchen? There comes a point in a woman’s life when she finds herself standing in the middle of a room wondering: “Why am I here?” And not in the deep, philosophical sense. More in the: “Did I come [...]

Staycation! Why the Best Vacation Might Be the One You Never Leave For I’ll confess something. I love the idea of travel. The planning. The outfits. The cute airport photos. The anticipation of discovering someplace new. What I don’t always love? The packing. The airports. The delays. The unpacking. The laundry waiting for me when [...]

Do I Have the Guts to Let My Hair Go Grey? I’ll admit it. Every time I see a woman confidently rocking her silver hair, I think the same thing: “She looks amazing.” Elegant. Sophisticated. Authentic. Like she has absolutely nothing to prove to anyone. And then I catch a glimpse of my own roots [...]