Andrea Pflaumer, Author at Shopping for the Real You

About Andrea Pflaumer

Author of Shopping for the Real You, Andrea Pflaumer, is a non-fiction writer in the San Francisco Bay Area and host of the video series, Vital, Vivacious, and Visible after 50. She has written extensively about fashion for local and national publications and is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, Better After 50, Sixty and Me, She Savvy, and Prime Women. Her free ten-lesson course, A Lazy Person's Guide to the Perfect Wardrobe, is available on Highbrow.com.

31 Days of Self Care – Day 6: Using Both Sides of Your Brain

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We have all heard about people who were either “left-brained” or “right-brained.” In general, the left hemisphere of our brain governs our logical, analytical and objective thinking and the right hemisphere governs creative, emotional, and intuitive thinking. There are great advantages to developing both. [...]

Andrea Pflaumer2022-01-05T22:44:55-08:00

A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman

If you’ve somewhat isolated the last two years you may have become a little bit numb to what you are feeling at any moment. If we fear mingling in crowds, going to public places, even seeing friends and relatives, our senses tend to shut down. But we have physical bodies for a reason. [...}

Andrea Pflaumer2022-01-04T08:25:12-08:00

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Financial security is a major part of self-care. And, one of life’s biggest stressors is financial well-being. It impacts just about every area of our lives and many of our relationships. [...]

Andrea Pflaumer2022-01-02T17:14:14-08:00

Louise Hay

To start off, I want to talk about something that has been a life-long challenge for me. To frame that let me tell you a personal story. About 40 years ago, I did part-time bookkeeping and business organization. One of my clients a beautiful and interesting woman who was just starting out her career. Her name was Louise Hay. [...]

Andrea Pflaumer2021-12-31T22:43:00-08:00

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An old friend told me that she gave gifts to people that she, herself, liked. She cited the tenet: “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” I thought this was a kind a flawed idea for gift-giving. What if the person is nothing like you in taste, style, or preferences? [...]

Andrea Pflaumer2023-11-20T13:17:36-08:00