Musings from Marilyn

How To Make Homemade Laundry Detergent With Zote Soap Video

Posted December 17th, 2013 by finnfemme & filed under Daily Life, Frugal Living, Health, Video, Vintage.

Here’s my first YouTube video! I show how to make homemade laundry detergent using Zote soap. You can see the earlier Zote soap recipe blog post I wrote here. ~Marilyn

Fab Vintage 1973 Holiday Fashions

Posted December 13th, 2013 by finnfemme & filed under Fashion, Vintage.

In homage to my 40th high school reunion this year, I am taking another look back at the fashions of 1973. This time it is the festive Christmas version from the December 1973 issue of Seventeen magazine. By December 1973, I was a freshman in college and working part-time. Being the trend-conscious 18 year old… Read more »

Vintage 1973 Johnson’s Baby Shampoo: It’s Fabulous Today Too!

Posted December 6th, 2013 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Daily Life, Fashion, Health, Vintage.

We are caught up in an usually frigid cold snap here in Seattle, which always sends me scrambling to adjust my wintertime beauty routine. Freezing weather is always harsh for both skin and hair. I wrote about my wintertime skin care routine a couple weeks ago, and my skin is surviving quite nicely being slathered… Read more »

The Magical Vintage Technicolor KENZO Coat

Posted December 1st, 2013 by finnfemme & filed under Fashion, Vintage.

I am an avid vintage clothing lover, and spend many hours haunting thrift stores in pursuit of those certain elusive sartorial treasures. I sell vintage clothing – the pieces I can bear to part with, that is. I collect vintage clothing – the pieces that I cannot wear but love to just have around to… Read more »

Thanksgiving Is The Best Holiday!

Posted November 26th, 2013 by finnfemme & filed under Daily Life, Vintage.

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Yes, VERY favorite! I am constantly amazed each year that somehow Thanksgiving has remained the humble, non-commercialized holiday that it was originally intended to be. Sure, there is always the issue of Black Friday sales and now, Thanksgiving Day sales. But for the most part, it is all about gathering… Read more »

Funky and Clunky Vintage 1971 Shoes

Posted November 14th, 2013 by finnfemme & filed under Fashion, Vintage.

While flipping through my vintage 1971 Seventeen magazines, I was struck by the shoe ads. Were the shoes and boots we wore in that particular year really THAT ugly? Page after page of horrendously designed shoes. Was it a style aberration for that particular year? I was a high school sophomore then, and I definitely… Read more »

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