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Modern Retro Woman Technicolor Life: Inspired Life

The theme song for Gilligan’s Island did not include the Professor and Mary Ann during the first season. They were identified as “all the rest” even though they were integral to the plot.

The Inspired Life category for Modern Retro Woman is akin to “all the rest.” These are posts that don’t fit neatly into the other categories but I think they are still worth sharing with you. Inspired Life features some of my random thoughts about things that inspire me as I strive to live a gracious and elegant mid-century lifestyle.

Explore More Technicolor Life Inspiration:

  • Wise Words of the Day
  • Personal Success Planning (Confidential)
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What is the Essence of the Holidays for You?

Are You Stuck? 24 Ways to Get Motivated

Are You Stuck? 24 Ways to Get Motivated

MidCentury Advice ModernRetroWoman.com

Mid-Century Home Ec Teachers vs. Modern French Chic Advice

The Ideal v. The Lived Experience; Charm Magazine, January, 1951; Source image courtesy of The Vintage Traveler.

The Ideal v. The Lived Experience

Off-Color {A Cautionary Tale}

Off-Color {A Cautionary Tale}

"That'll Be $10.43."

Wise Words of the Day: Courtesy

Seven Reasons I Love Being a 1950s Style Woman

Seven Reasons I Love Being a 1950s Style Woman

My Name Is Julie-Ann and I'm a Perry Mason-aholic

My Name Is Julie-Ann and I’m a Perry Mason-aholic

All or Nothing at All?

All or Nothing at All?

To The Moon, Alice!

To The Moon, Alice!

Does Cleaning The Toilet Generate Enthusiasm For You?

Does Cleaning The Toilet Generate Enthusiasm For You?

Not Either-Or...But With-And

Not Either-Or…But With-And

June v. Margaret v. Lucy v. Donna v....

June v. Margaret v. Lucy v. Donna v….

What Would June Cleaver Do?

What Would June Cleaver Do?

Pyramid of Success: Friendship

Pyramid of Success: Friendship

I'll Take Corny Any Day

I’ll Take Corny Any Day

Letters to Home

Letters to Home

Remembering the Sabbath Is Easier Said Than Done

Remembering the Sabbath Is Easier Said Than Done

Busy-ness

Busy-ness

I Just Can't Take Anymore

I Just Can’t Take Anymore

Merry Christmas

PEARLGMEARSCARD

Do You Still Get Carded?

My Early Interest in Retro/Vintage Ideals

My Early Interest in Retro/Vintage Ideals

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D.Y.I. Or Self-Sufficiency?

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But, but, but…That’s Sacrilegious!

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Order! Order in the House!

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We Can Do It!

It's the Values, Stupid

It’s the Values, Stupid

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Hi There! I’m Dr. Julie-Ann

I’m so glad that you are here! Are you like me and long for the days when people lived by a set of values and ideals–like family, home, femininity, home cooked meals with real food, dressing well out of respect for self and others, fiscal responsibility, and connectedness–that seem to have been cast aside in today’s cynical and crass world?

By day, I help professors achieve their teaching goals at a mid-sized public university smack dab in the middle of the United States. The rest of the time, however, I’m using all of those same scholarship skills I use for my out-of-the-house job to study mid-century gracious living advice books on topics such as personal presence, clothing that makes you feel beautiful, and good cooking.  My readers love that I am able to translate that information for today’s modern world so that they can be the kind of women they’ve always wanted to be.

Learn more about me (along with my life with The Mister) and the blog by clicking on the “Start Here” button on the navigation bar at the top of the page.

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