When I was in middle school I claimed my hair was just really, really dark brown because I was tired of being so different from everyone. Truth is, I have the blackest of black hair. If you go blindfolded into a windowless room in the middle of a Minnesota winter and squeeze … [Read more...] about Silver Slash – 5:00 Fridays
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Youth, Only Better – 5:00 Fridays
Whenever a new year creeps in I am reminded of the magic of Time. 2012 will usher in my 44th year, inching me closer to yet another chronological milestone. That picture up there was taken when I was in my early 20s but still passing for 17. Now when I look in the mirror I wonder … [Read more...] about Youth, Only Better – 5:00 Fridays
Mayan New Year – 5:00 Fridays
So 2012 is peering around the corner, waiting with her satin gloved hand to lure us in. Little does she know that the earth will tilt and bend and swerve us to her her grips without her sultry beckoning. She does not realize this, and in her winsome way, she thinks her … [Read more...] about Mayan New Year – 5:00 Fridays
Party Punch – 5:00 Fridays
Ever since I was a single twenty-something living on Excelsior Boulevard in a little one bedroom apartment with greige wall-to-wall carpeting I've been hosting an annual holiday party. Sometimes the soiree was a dressy affair, and other times it was a casual jeans and boots bash. … [Read more...] about Party Punch – 5:00 Fridays
Trouble & Fun – 5:00 Fridays
I just read The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women & a Forty-Year Friendship. I can't say that I have friendships that have lasted that long. There are certainly people I have cared about and thought about for much of my 43 years, but I have no friendships that have sustained … [Read more...] about Trouble & Fun – 5:00 Fridays
Filthy Martini – 5:00 Fridays
I have a confession. My house is filthy. Filthy, I tell you. I never let it get this bad. I was so overcome with dread and not knowing where to even begin that I broke down and called my former cleaning lady. Her job here was relatively easy because I used to keep a tidy … [Read more...] about Filthy Martini – 5:00 Fridays
Dress for Less
The holiday season means there are many opportunities to pretty up and head out. We tuck away our comfy go-to jeans that are a smidge too loose and kick around cowboy boots in favor of dresses cut down to there a la Lola and va va voom heels. This time of year gives us girls a … [Read more...] about Dress for Less