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Hello my fellow LCNY fashionistas.  I was going to write about my daughters upcoming nuptials but true to form I am going to share another life moment.  I was sitting in the doctor's office last week and met two other women.  Our discussions were lively and then we landed on the topic of dating.  Let me set the stage on our ages, yours truly 54 and widowed, lovely Jen 26 broken up with her college sweetheart, Meg 35 is a divorced Mom of two.  Yes I was the dinosaur! Questions about, match.com, eharmony and the countless other web sites got lots of giggles.  I responded that back in my day love just happened there was no money back guarantee if you did not find love in 90 days! But then we got down to the real meat and potatoes: how does one meet a guy and date in 2013.  In this electronic age, texting, emails, Instagram... it is hard to meet someone out and about.  All of us had been on the proverbial blind date, the fix up from your best friend, and the ever well intention of your mother's friend's friend who knows this wonderful man... ugh!!!  Maybe I am the undying romantic but I told them if your heart is open and you are ready it will happen. Positive energy in the universe and being approachable may make the difference.  Loud groan from both of them. I told them about Larry and my story and how our first kiss made my knees weak and 27 years later our last kiss was like our first.  That we bumped into each other at a college mixer and the rest was history.  Yes Jen did ask what a college mixer was and needed to use her smart phone calculator to determine how long ago I went to college. Now I am totally feeling ancient...

Here is where the tide turned.  I was dressed in LCNY jeans, 2x2 rib tank and my favorite citrus cardigan, oh and my new Dooney orange patent satchel.

Jen had a pony tail and was in scrubs, Meg workout clothes.  I am just saying if first impressions last 30 seconds why not put your best foot forward.  They commented on my outfit I told them what I did for a living and my show on Wednesday mornings with MBR. I explained our new concept in the show THE NEW YOU and we talked about my mantra adjusting your sails. Change is always good.  It gets us out of the rut and brings in new life.  Jen decided to start styling her hair in the morning and change out of the scrubs before meeting her friends after work.  Meg chose to try one of our new maxi skirts with a tank top just as easy as work out clothes.

Change is in the air... I know your burning question is what change did I make?  Well... they gave me the inside scoop that all the handsome men my age get coffee at Starbucks in the morning... who knew?  Yes you can teach an old dog new tricks Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday at 9am ET.  As for my two new friends... thank you for the best doctor's office visit ever.

~Linda