Fashion Workshop
Take a look around the Capital Area Women’s LifeStyle office and it’s not hard to tell — we’ve kinda got a thing for fashion. From handbags, to booties, to accessories and everything in between, we pretty much cover every style, size and trend there is. So, imagine our delight when Okemos Models called and asked our Production Director Julie Becker...
Continue ReadingGood News November 2011
Creative Wellness Hosts Oncology Open House Creative Wellness, Michigan’s largest complementary health center, will host an Oncology Open House from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4. Services for patients, survivor, caregivers or those interested in learning more will be explored Healthy foods and drinks will be served. Creative Wellness will award one lucky winner...
Continue ReadingMake Budgeting A Fun, Family Experience
The holiday season is a busy time. So before you make your shopping list this year, do a quick budget checkup. Rainy-day funds, planning gift purchases, saving for college or just making your rent payment can all be made easier with a budget. Whether you are saving for a family vacation, a down payment for a house or a new pair of shoes, if you stick to a...
Continue ReadingCultivating Gratitude
In my coaching business, one of the tools I frequently assign as homework for clients trying to get “unstuck” and to shift their energy is a Gratitude Journal. It made sense to me that if I could get clients to notice more of what was going right instead of where they were getting stopped, little bits of happiness would start to seep into their lives....
Continue ReadingRing in the Holidays with These Satisfying Reads
Bah humbug! What, too soon? Sorry. With the holidays just a good stone’s throw away, I guess that I was just getting into the spirit-of-the-season. Okay, maybe the whole “humbug” thing was a bit much, but the “bah” was sincere. You see, I love the holiday season, (at least the being-with-family and the goodwill-to-all people and the soy-nog stuff),...
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Twiggies: A Shop that can make any Occasion Special
Mary Bower, the owner of Occasions and Twiggies owner Beth Herendeen. The holidays are right around the corner and that means party season! If you live in the Greater Lansing area, you won’t have to go far to find help with all your decorating needs. Nestled in the heart of downtown DeWitt is a charming shop called Twiggies that also houses Occasions, an...
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Helping Women of the World: Zonta Club of Lansing
Celebrating its 90th birthday this January is the Zonta Club of Lansing. Organized in 1922, this chapter of the Zonta Club was a spin-off from the Detroit club — one of the original nine Zonta clubs. From its early beginnings with only 29 members, Zonta Club of Lansing has grown over the years and sponsored eight more local clubs including Owosso and East...
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Spartan Hall of Fame Café
Honestly, does the food even matter? I am pretty sure there are enough people in the area who bleed green and white that if the Spartan Hall of Fame Café served shoe leather with a side of fries, people would still populate the establishment. Lucky for us more reserved Spartan fans, the quality of the food far exceeds shoe leather. Good enough to get a die-hard...
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The Ides of March
“Society must be better than the individual.” These words are spoken by Governor Mike Morris during the fictional Ohio presidential primary at the heart of The Ides of March. The line is also the fundamental message of the film. Interesting, considering Morris (played by George Clooney, who directs the film) is little more than a secondary character, a...
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Fanning the Flames of Fashion
We here at Capital Area Women’s LifeStyle Magazine love a good challenge — especially when the challenge involves shopping. So when our Art Director suggested that a few of us buy and style a piece of clothing in fall’s hottest new color — Vibrant Flame — we jumped at the chance. Take a look at how Managing Editor, Emily Caswell, Production Manager,...
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Recipe of the Month: Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
From the kitchen of Carli Morris, of Lansing 1 can Rotel tomatoes and green chilies 1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, cut up and softened 1 lb chicken breasts (about two), cut into one-inch cubes 6 flour tortillas (burrito sized) 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend 1 pint whipping cream Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook chicken in one tablespoon of oil until...
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Fashion from your Home Sweet Home, For your Home Sweet Home
As we put this issue together New York Fashion Week was well underway and as hard as we tried (okay, not that hard), we just couldn’t pull our eyes away from the blogs and websites showing off what the big city had to offer. And then, as fate would have it, we heard of a store in Lansing — The Lansing Mall to be exact — that had a line of clothing designed...
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