august is a great month for.....

Here is the last one of the series. I started posting these last September. Not sure what this is? Check out these previous posts.

I think it is interesting that they recommend that August is a good month to shop for "pinafores". That is a clothing type you never really hear about anymore, although I could totally see it coming back soon.

july is a great month for.............

Here is the July installment of Glamour's How to Do Anything Bettter series from the late 70's. Wondering what I am talking about? Only a few months left....

june is a great month for....

Not sure what this is? Here is the lowdown and the last 10 months of the series.

may is a great month for.....

Well, I am pretty late on this one. Still, there are some good ideas on here. I really like the German traditions they included. June should be up soon.

Not sure what this is? Click here.

april is a great month for....

Another installment from my How to do Anything Better Book. Some good ideas here. Let's all go to a drive-in movie!

march is a great month for...

March is already underway and I have not posted the list for this month yet. If you are wondering what this is you can see this entry. All so far can be found here.

I never knew March 17th was pea planting day! I hope your March is nice. Maybe you can fit in some grasshopper pie.

february is a great month for

I forgot to post this at the beginning of the month. Here are some thoughts about your February from 1977. Not sure what this is? Past posts here.

january is a great month to...

A little late on this one. Hope it inspires you as it did me in that nice late 1970's way. Wondering what this is? Click here.

december is a great month for...

From the Glamour's How to Do Anything Better Book, published in 1977. More here.

november is a great month for...

As I mentioned in this post, the Glamour's How to Do Anything Book had a large influence on me as a kid. Filled with crafts, tips and self-improvement - it was something I poured over longing for a tip that I could use at 13 while I waited for a grown up city-living life where I needed tips like how to make sure my holiday party looks don't droop.

Some of these ideas for November are a little questionable, but I still appreciate the intent. Hope November is a great month for you!

October is a great month for...

From one my favorite books when I was a tween. You can see more about it on September's entry.

September is the best month for....

When I was a tween my Mom brought home this book that was a collection of Glamour's How to Do Anything Better features. It was filled with advice and ideas for a young woman's busy life.

I didn't realize it at the time, but this book really shaped how I imagined adulthood. It was filled with things like, how to dress for a party, party themes to have, how to pot plants, deal with landlords, make your own Christmas gifts, how to make halter tops out of old jeans,how to choose the right tennis balls, how to cut split ends....as you can see it really did show you how to do anything better. So, besides the promise of a better more organized adult life filled with party problems to solve and dating outfits to make, the book was also filled with perfect 70's adorable illustrations by Durell Godfrey.



When I open this book now it is like I just finished reading it cover to cover. I know it so well. Young adult life was never as charming as this book led me to believe, but I don't hold it against it. I still love this book and the way it makes me want to do things better. I just realized that this book probably also had a lot to do with my crafty leanings. There are tons of projects in here, usually recycling stuff.

Glamours How to do Anything Better Book also had a feature for each month and what it was a good month to do. I have been wanting to share this book for a while. I decided September, which has often felt like the beginning of the year in a way to me, would be a good month to start. So, I will post each month every month this year and also some other great articles from the book.

Hope you have a nice September. What is September a good month for you to do?