Go on admit it. A new accessory can brighten your day! Whether it's a shawl or scarf, a hairband or barrette, a necklace or pair of earrings, a little trifle can change your outlook.

Keep your tried and true jeans and basic black turtlenecks, flowing peasant skirts and colorful scarves, luminescent pearls and silk headbands. Those will carry you through no matter what. A little updating with three-tierred necklaces, stone earrings, new sunglasses and some tulle instead of a pashmina, and now you're happening. Who knows, a chunky watch or matching bracelet and choker is just the little change you're looking for. Jewelry -- don't leave home without it!

What about a new bag? Something classic (a leather tote!) or just for the moment (a coy little purse?) and you are effortlessly cruising into the new season. Sunglasses? You just can't have enough of those. Scarves? Ditto, ditto, ditto.

The same holds true for your home: refresh and renew! Certainly that make-up tray has seen better days, and whose shower curtain doesn't need to be retired? Wouldn't it be nice to have a clock in your kitchen (you'll feel like it's home now), and that bare bulb above which has haunted you since you moved in -- a new lamp or lampshade is overdue. Something as simple as new pillows or artwork for your living room is an easy fix for a tired decor.

Accessories for you and your home is what you'll find at girlgoods.com, but don't forget your friends! Candles and sachets, sleep masks and soaps, journals and plates, and the "gee, that's a perfect little gift" item, make great gifts for all occasions -- not that you need an occasion to be thoughtful. Oh, and if you need a little trinket for a newborn or teen, or just a cocktail party pre-thank you, you might save yourself a harried and anxious trip to "I can't go empty-handed!" Plan ahead -- a personal or home acccessory is never the wrong gift.

Forget about diamonds, accessories are a girl's (and a home's) best friend.