About

Hi…and welcome!  My name is Jeanine and I live in sunny Southern California and I’m a young 60ish years old!  Many years ago I bought some little red glasses at a street fair in Amsterdam that traveled with me on every excursion I took. Then I started taking pictures with them in it and an idea was born! A friend of mine said “it’s your view of the world through rose colored glasses!”…hence the title of my blog.

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I’m from New Jersey originally, but grew up in Southern California.  I studied Fashion Merchandising in college, worked as a supervisor at Esprit in the early days of their catalog division and also in their children’s division for awhile.  It was an awesome place to work!

I was a “stay at home mom” for around 20 years until my youngest was driving and I realized I needed to GET A LIFE!  To that end, I started working part time and took up the sport of rowing, both at the age of 47.  I was married for 28 years to my college sweetheart…33 years together…before divorce changed the direction my life would take.

I have two AMAZING kids and four adorable grandkids! My son, his wife, and two daughters live and work in NYC, where I try to visit often, and my daughter, her husband, and their daughter & son live in the home she grew up in. They keep me grounded and inspired … I am proud of them everyday!

I’ve moved five times in 8 years and I am back where I belong. It’s been a whirlwind, to say the least! I have a passion for living a happy life, travel, photography, my Irish ancestry, entertaining, cooking & reading.  This blog was born out of a desire to share all that inspires me…I hope you’ll come along for the ride!

I truly believe that life is what you make it….and I’m planning on making this next chapter as good as the ones before.  It’s never too late to start anew.

You cannot direct the wind, but you can adjust the sails!