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          March 23, 2025

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          October 6, 2024

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          July 6, 2024

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          April 5, 2024

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          June 11, 2021

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          December 13, 2019

          The Queen of Halloween

          October 30, 2019

          Self-Improvement September

          September 4, 2019

          Be Your Best Advocate

          March 29, 2021

          There’s Something About Sunscreen

          June 2, 2019

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          January 6, 2019

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          May 2, 2018

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          July 6, 2024

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          March 31, 2024

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          March 3, 2024

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          January 20, 2024
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              March 23, 2025

              The World Through Rose-Colored Glasses

              October 6, 2024

              Under Construction

              July 6, 2024

              Being Vs. Doing–part 2 of “BE the Change”

              April 5, 2024

              I am Not Ready–Thing 2 graduates

              June 11, 2021

              How Are You? That Heavy Holiday Question…

              December 13, 2019

              The Queen of Halloween

              October 30, 2019

              Self-Improvement September

              September 4, 2019

              Be Your Best Advocate

              March 29, 2021

              There’s Something About Sunscreen

              June 2, 2019

              Floating to find true REST

              January 6, 2019

              The (Sweaty, Insomniac) Princess and the Pea

              May 2, 2018

              Under Construction

              July 6, 2024

              BE the Change you Wish to See

              March 31, 2024

              Moxie Mama is SEVEN

              March 3, 2024

              False Starts and New Beginnings

              January 20, 2024
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      MOXIE

      CTRL-ALT-DELETE (part 4 in the “Hard NO” series)

      You’re up against a deadline.  You are working on your computer on a huge project and have a

      October 31, 2017
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      MOXIE

      Little Bit of Drama in your Closet

      Sorry, I just couldn’t resist a pun for this post. I love those pieces in my closet that

      October 17, 2017
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      MOXIE

      School Year Re-set (part 3 of the “That’s a HARD NO” series)

      End of Summer Blues So it’s mid-August.  The kids are gearing up for back-to-school any minute and most

      August 18, 2017
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      BLOG MOXIE

      Getting “Over” Fashion Rules

      Fighting With Fashion When I was a kid, my dad’s mom told my own mother that her hair

      August 15, 2017
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      MOXIE

      Perfectly Polo (Dressing up for a Cause)

      For years, my family attended this great event in Pittsburgh.  Family House Polo at Hartwood Acres was a

      August 8, 2017
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      BLOG MOXIE

      Power Dressing

      I honestly can’t think of a child who never played dress up at some point.  I, myself, wore

      July 25, 2017
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      MOXIE

      Just Because We CAN Do It All, SHOULD We?

      I can bring home the bacon Fry it up in a pan And never let you forget you’re

      July 20, 2017
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      MOXIE

      Summer Bucket List Kickoff 2017

        NO MORE LAZY DAYS OF SUMMER When my boys were little, we enjoyed some quieter summers.  Aside

      June 24, 2017
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      MOXIE

      Mentoring and Moxie

      In the past couple years, I found myself wanting to reconnect with people who mattered to me from

      May 30, 2017
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      MOXIE

      Warhol and Me

      Moxie Mama, even in fashion features, will showcase cool things to do.  Because I live in Pittsburgh, they

      May 22, 2017
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      MOXIE

      The Off-the-Shoulder Trend

      This particular trend began last spring.  I toyed with it a bit, but wasn’t really sure it was

      May 4, 2017
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      MOXIE

      Musical Moxie–Part Two

      Last week, I told you all about how I returned to music after nearly 30 years. On a dare

      May 2, 2017
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      MOXIE

      Going Rogue

      I spoke with a dear friend recently about a proposed mutual project and to catch up on our

      April 28, 2017
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      MOXIE

      Musical Moxie, Part One

      Growing up, there was always music around.  My siblings were teens and listened to AMAZING music, my parents

      April 24, 2017
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      MOXIE

      From Desk to Date Night–Spring Edition

      As I write this, my beloved Pittsburgh Penguins are playing in the Stanley Cup playoffs and I’m immersed

      April 21, 2017
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      MOXIE

      The perfect dress for the Lady of the Manor

      I hope everyone had a truly lovely spring break, Easter, Passover, etc.  Spring has such promise with the

      April 17, 2017
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      MOXIE

      The Jewel of the Monongahela (part one of two)

      Recently, I was asked to be a judge in a pageant show.  I reconnected with a friend from

      April 8, 2017
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      MOXIE

      The Art of Compromise in Fashion (or my love/hate relationship with florals)

      I am a super girly girl.  I wore ONLY dresses until I was about 9 years old (a

      March 27, 2017
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      MOXIE

      Turn Up the Volume

        When Siri Gets Deep Last week I messaged a dear friend to meet for lunch. A mother

      March 14, 2017
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      MOXIE

      Exceptions or Acceptance

      This is the 2017 version of a piece I published a couple years ago. Moxie Mama is about

      March 9, 2017
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      ABOUT SAM

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      EXTROVERT. IMAGE CONSULTANT. SPEAKER. MAMA. STYLIST. WIFE. AIREDALE "TERROR" LOVER. OVER-USER OF EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!

      Short attention span? Great 30 second overview of my current obsessions and what I do.  Cameos from Guinness the Menace and our squatter dog, Eli.  Swearing included.

      MOXIE

      My Own “Midlife Becoming”

      MOXIE

      Finding MY Moxie

      MOXIE

      Are you Meant for Moxie?

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      mox-ie
      /mäksē/

      n. (informal) force of
      character, determination, or nerve.

      “When you’ve got moxie, you need the clothes to match”

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