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    Head to the ocean with a bottle of Sunday Beach. You can get it at Frames Etc.
    • Apr 9
    • 2 min

    Head to the ocean with a bottle of Sunday Beach. You can get it at Frames Etc.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE I’m not going to lie. I have written about this before. But these products top my list of spring favorites, so I...
    Spring favorites: Give your hair an 8-second transformation with L’Oreal’s Wonder Water.
    • Apr 6
    • 2 min

    Spring favorites: Give your hair an 8-second transformation with L’Oreal’s Wonder Water.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE My skepticism was on high-alert when my friend Jennifer told me about an inexpensive product that she claimed did...
    Online shopping: This clothing company is where I turn when I can’t find what I need locally.
    • Mar 14
    • 2 min

    Online shopping: This clothing company is where I turn when I can’t find what I need locally.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE This past year has taught me a very valuable lesson: Online shopping for clothes can actually work. Like many of...
    My experience with microneedling and what it did for me.
    • Feb 16
    • 2 min

    My experience with microneedling and what it did for me.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE My quest to improve my aging complexion continues. And for that I have turned to Amy Roach, an expert on a variety...
    Enjoy a summer glow with a customized spray tan.
    • Jan 26
    • 2 min

    Enjoy a summer glow with a customized spray tan.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE I have a theory: Tan fat looks better than white fat, which is why I slipped into Tahiti Tan last week, just prior...
    Dark under eye circles, be gone! Women of a certain age will love this stuff.
    • Jan 21
    • 2 min

    Dark under eye circles, be gone! Women of a certain age will love this stuff.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE It’s me again. I’m back to talk a little about ways to fight this aging thing. Getting older, you guys, sucks...
    These hydrogel eye patches are not only soothing, they seriously diminish puffiness.
    • Jan 17
    • 2 min

    These hydrogel eye patches are not only soothing, they seriously diminish puffiness.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE I received a fantastic Christmas gift from Lyndsi Hussey, a local sales director for Mary Kay cosmetics. Packaged...
    Brown spots improve: Here’s what IPL therapy did for me.
    • Jan 7
    • 2 min

    Brown spots improve: Here’s what IPL therapy did for me.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE I’m not going to lie. I’ll try just about anything to reverse the havoc that years of lying in the sun has wreaked...
    1 author, 2 domestic thrillers and 3 nights of binge reading.
    • Jan 3
    • 2 min

    1 author, 2 domestic thrillers and 3 nights of binge reading.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE Our kids were packing up to head home two days after Christmas, when the undoing of all things festive began. As...
    Holiday favorites: My dad loved Silver Oak wine and now you can buy a bottle at Hearsay Wine Bar.
    • Dec 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    Holiday favorites: My dad loved Silver Oak wine and now you can buy a bottle at Hearsay Wine Bar.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE My late father taught me to appreciate good wine. He loved reds – Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot – and when he...
    This Thanksgiving cactus from Scott’s Flowers is absolutely stunning. Thank you, mom!
    • Nov 23, 2020
    • 1 min

    This Thanksgiving cactus from Scott’s Flowers is absolutely stunning. Thank you, mom!

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE Nothing cheers up a girl like a delivery of flowers. And on Monday, Scott’s Flowers on the Square delivered a...
    Happily Letter After is like reading a Hallmark Christmas movie, until that one weird scene.
    • Nov 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    Happily Letter After is like reading a Hallmark Christmas movie, until that one weird scene.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE I am in full holiday spirit mode so I jumped for joy and quickly purchased a book for my Kindle that promised to be...
    Put on a scarf, crank up the A/C and head to Frames Etc for a bottle of Frosted Cranberry hand soap.
    • Oct 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    Put on a scarf, crank up the A/C and head to Frames Etc for a bottle of Frosted Cranberry hand soap.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE Despite the warmer-than-it’s-supposed-to-be temperatures outside, I have fully embraced my complete and utter love...
    Wine-opening made easy: Ditch that old corkscrew and open your next bottle with the Cork Genius.
    • Oct 5, 2020
    • 1 min

    Wine-opening made easy: Ditch that old corkscrew and open your next bottle with the Cork Genius.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE I knew we had a problem when, during a recent trip to see my daughter in Dallas, I couldn’t open a bottle of wine....
    Fall has arrived. Now it’s time to make your home smell like it.
    • Sep 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    Fall has arrived. Now it’s time to make your home smell like it.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE I have been slowly making changes inside our home during the past week, anticipating the day when a new season would...
    I impressed myself with this fall inspired charcuterie board. You can get yours at Hearsay Wine Bar.
    • Sep 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    I impressed myself with this fall inspired charcuterie board. You can get yours at Hearsay Wine Bar.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE I hosted a little get together this weekend for a friend’s birthday. I’m over all things summer so decided to add a...
    Take your cooking up a notch with these Texas-made infused olive oils at Frames Etc.
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 1 min

    Take your cooking up a notch with these Texas-made infused olive oils at Frames Etc.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE I cook with olive oil a lot. So I was excited when my friends Lisa and LeAnn told me about these infused olive oils...
    This cake was almost too pretty to cut, but we did it anyway. And it was delicious.
    • Sep 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    This cake was almost too pretty to cut, but we did it anyway. And it was delicious.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE The Husband is 50 today. I can’t believe I’m married to someone that old, but here I am. The Husband is a special...
    Get obsessed with personalized charcuterie boards and home décor from Lynx Custom Creations.
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 1 min

    Get obsessed with personalized charcuterie boards and home décor from Lynx Custom Creations.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE My list of orders continues to grow along with my obsession with Lynx Custom Creations, an online business offering...
    My grandma, what big eyes you have! Peepers are just what you need to see better and feel stylish.
    • Aug 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    My grandma, what big eyes you have! Peepers are just what you need to see better and feel stylish.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE I never thought I’d turn into one of those women constantly fumbling around in my purse to find my cheaters, but...
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    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 6 hours ago
    • 1 min

    Spice up your life with these low-calorie buffalo chicken lettuce wraps.

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    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 2 days ago
    • 1 min

    A letter of support: 'Quality of life is not something that happens by accident.'

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    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 2 days ago
    • 2 min

    Enjoy a wine lunch on a Fort Worth patio with big yellow umbrellas. And get the ahi tuna salad.

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    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 3 days ago
    • 2 min

    Chills, Christmas pjs and that second Covid shot. Ay, yai, yai.

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    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 3 days ago
    • 1 min

    ‘Let’s work together to make these community improvements. They will benefit all of us.’

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    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 3 days ago
    • 1 min

    Stop the Silence aims to put an end to child abuse, sexual assault and other violent crime.

    66 Write a comment
    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 6 hours ago
    • 1 min

    Spice up your life with these low-calorie buffalo chicken lettuce wraps.

    6 Write a comment
    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 2 days ago
    • 1 min

    A letter of support: 'Quality of life is not something that happens by accident.'

    195 Write a comment
    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 2 days ago
    • 2 min

    Enjoy a wine lunch on a Fort Worth patio with big yellow umbrellas. And get the ahi tuna salad.

    46 Write a comment
    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 3 days ago
    • 2 min

    Chills, Christmas pjs and that second Covid shot. Ay, yai, yai.

    454 Write a comment
    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 3 days ago
    • 1 min

    ‘Let’s work together to make these community improvements. They will benefit all of us.’

    242 Write a comment
    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 3 days ago
    • 1 min

    Stop the Silence aims to put an end to child abuse, sexual assault and other violent crime.

    66 Write a comment