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Tales of retro-modern housewife
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Glamorous inspiration for vintage modern living; Fashion, Food, Decor
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Whats The Word, Bird?

here Hi dolls, happy Memorial Day Weekend! It has been quite a week here on The Glamorous Housewife. It started on Monday with my home being featured in Country Living. It continued with an idea for...

3 days ago 1 person likes this

Inspiration: Six Ways To Loose Weight Glamorously

I have never written about my diet or exercising habits here on The Glamorous Housewife. Mainly because this isnt a diet blog and because I have never really had a weight problem. I did gain about 20...

5 days ago

Entertaining: A Marie Antoinette Inspired Party

Have you seen the Marie Antoinette movie by Sophia Coppola? I adore it for all of its candy colored imagery. I thought it would fun to plan a party based on the movie. I think this theme is perfect f...

6 days ago 1 person likes this

The Glamorous Housewife In Country Living Magazine

Well dolls, it is finally here! The new issue of Country Living has a feature on my home. Want to see a few snaps? Here is the living room. They really did a lovely staging job. The couch i...

21 may 12

Whats New On The World Wide Web?

here Happy Friday dolls! You might not know this about me, but I spend an excessive amount of time online. When I come across a link I think you kittens might enjoy, I usually post it to my Facebook...

18 may 12

Introducing: The Proper Lady

here You might have noticed one of my advertisers to the right called The Proper Lady. It is a fabulous blog on manners and ettiquette. Just as I adore teaching you kittens all things glamorous, so ...

15 may 12

Vintage Fashion: Summer Dresses

here Ladies, I am dying for some new summer dresses. I am so over my long sleeves, heavy skirts, and dark colors. I want bright colors! Bare shoulders! Fun patterns! So I decided to spend hours on E...

14 may 12 2 people like this

Entertaining: Vintage Wallpaper Runner

The other day my brother, sister-in-law, and three kids including their brand new baby came into town, so I decided to throw a dinner party for everyone. My menu came easily, but I didnt really have ...

10 may 12

What To Wear While Traveling

I seemed to have neglected to mention that my entire family is going to Italy in July! We will be spending 10 days in Florence and I am so freaking excited. One of the goals my husband and I have is ...

09 may 12 1 person likes this

How To Be Glamorously Sick

here Oh kittens, I am sick. My eyes itch, my nose is running, and all I want to do is lay in bed and moan. Not very glamorous. I thought I would put together a little post about how I wish I was when...

07 may 12 1 person likes this

Entertaining: 20 Year Reunion

If you have been following me on Pinterest, then you might have noticed I have been pinning a bunch of ideas for my 20th reunion. Somehow I managed to get myself elected (and by elected I mean not re...

02 may 12

Inspiration: A Glamorous Housewarming Gift

here The other day some new neighbors moved in and I thought it might be nice to give them a little gift and welcome them to the neighborhood. They have been building their house for at least a year...

01 may 12

Vintage Fashion: You Got That Where?

It is time for the second installment of You Got That Where?. The first one can be seen here. This is where I go to fairly inexpensive modern clothing stores and find a vintage or retro look. My firs...

30 apr 12

Domestic Design: Clearing The Clutter

here The other day I came home and realized my house was a mess! I had three different piles of stuff that were starting to ooze all over the place. I happen to be a messy person. No really! Its true...

26 apr 12

Cooking: Teriyaki Chicken

Wow. It has been a really long time since I have done a cooking post. That isnt to say I havent been cooking because I have. I just find taking photos and trying to get dinner on the table can often ...

25 apr 12 1 person likes this

Entertaining: Book Review- Celebritori!

As I have mentioned before, I love me some Tori Spelling. She might not know this, but we are actually best friends. I mean, we are both the same age, were raised in Hollywood (ok, I am from Santa Mo...

24 apr 12

Six Sun Hats

The other day someone asked me to do a sunhat round-up. At the time I hadnt seen many I liked, but I took the challenge and here is what I came up with: 1) Color block floppy hat: This hat is from Ta...

23 apr 12 1 person likes this

The Glamorous Baby

Happy Friday everyone! I thought I would end the week off with some cute pictures of Ella, my 9 month old. I normally dont post so many pictures of her, but she is just so cute I couldnt resist! Enjo...

20 apr 12

Welcome to Jitterbuggin!

Click here for link to dress. A month or two ago I had the pleasure of welcoming Jitterbuggin Clothing to The Glamorous Housewife team. You might of clicked on her link (to the right) and seen h...

18 apr 12 1 person likes this

The Glamorous Housewife At The Beach

As a woman of a certain age, I am very protective of my skin from sunlight. I wear facial lotion with SPF 20 everyday, and when I am at the beach or pool, I always wear a wide brimmed hat and a cover...

17 apr 12 1 person likes this

1950s Vintage Hawaiian Dress

As you all know, I took a family vacation to Kauai last week, and I brought lots of my vintage with me. Its tough being The Glamorous Housewife, but homebodys got to do it :). I figured you were tire...

16 apr 12 1 person likes this

Vintage Purple Rose Dress

I had a chance to dress up the other day and I thought I would share it with you. This 1950s vintage dress comes from one of my advertisers: Dorotheas Closet Vintage. I have been shopping at Dorothea...

11 apr 12

Off To Hawaii

here I know my posts have been sporadic at best. After the magazine photo shoot I was exhausted, and then I had to get ready for Passover and my annual Hawaiian vacation! So exciting! By the time you...

09 apr 12

Reading Rocks!

It has been a really long time since I have read a book (well, besides cook books). My head has been really fuzzy from lack of sleep because we had the baby in our room, therefore I couldnt concentra...

02 apr 12 1 person likes this

Happy April Fools Day!

Ive been saving these pictures until today because I thought they were so funny! Check it out: She is thinking, A man poncho? Really? Its like the male Ugly Betty of 1964. Red sweater guy: "...

01 apr 12 1 person likes this

Romper Roundup

via here Last week I started my annual summer time fashion review with this post and then I got distracted. So today I am continuing with my vintage beachwear report by focusing on some vintage ...

26 mar 12 1 person likes this

Hooray For Mad Men!

Its the moment we have all been waiting for! Mad Men is season premiering this Sunday on A&E. Anyone having a party? I would but I hate TV parties- I would actually like to sit and watch a show i...

22 mar 12 1 person likes this

A Dress In Black And White

Today was the day the magazine took shots of the family and me, so I had to do full hair and make up. This is not the outfit I wore, but it is new so I thought I would dress up for you dolls. The dre...

20 mar 12 1 person likes this

Scenes From A Photoshoot Day 1

19 mar 12

Vintage Styled Brunch

Today is the first day of the Country Living magazine photo shoot! I thought it would be nice to make all of the crew a small breakfast, which apparently isnt normal. I figure if there are ...

19 mar 12

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