Category: The Next Thirty

  • If The Shoe Fits

    Hi, my name is Joyce and I’m a Clothes Horse. (Hi Joyce) My problem all began when my mom started dressing me in my BROTHER’S hand me downs in 5th grade. That’s right; you read that right. My BROTHER’S hand me downs. Sure, I had an older sister but she was only 4’9” tall and…

  • Ruby Tuesday

    On July 10th, 1962, a Tuesday, at 11:06 pm, at Mercy Hospital in Oelwein, Iowa, I came into this world. My mother was 22, my dad 29, and they had already provided me with an older brother and sister! So I was lucky number three. Seeing as how I was born in July, my birthstone…

  • Starting Somewhere

    On July 10th, 2022, about six weeks ago, I turned 60. Years. Old. I’ve always seen myself a certain way – fashionable, knowledgeable, trend setter. In my minds eye, I’m the one the others want to be or be like. When I was younger even still, I imagined all the men desired me, and as…