All that holiday smiling, visiting and small talk can exhaust a girl's manners. Need a primer? So many parties, so little time. Some revelers forget we have work in the morning or that we’re just not that friendly. If that’s you, my doll, buck up and make the best of it. Show up. Bring a… Continue reading Holiday Manners…A Primer
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Cars On Sale?…
We can always count on Big Al, our favorite car guy, to toss the car buying experience up in the air. This time, he’s having a sale right before Christmas. Nope, not waiting to throw all the leftovers to an after holiday blowout, he’s having a Big Finish/Early Start sale this Saturday starting at 7… Continue reading Cars On Sale?…
Less Than Fashionable….Move Aside
This time last year found me less than fashionable. Blindsided by the fact that cancer recovery is more than surviving treatment, I appeared less than fashionable most of the time. After all I was moving little more than into a chair. My style was decidedly, chemo emaciated. Two questions I get more than others (besides… Continue reading Less Than Fashionable….Move Aside
Like You Could Just Drive By…
Did you ever think perhaps some things shouldn’t be a crime? That the offense is just so irresistible that one can hardly be held accountable for their actions given the circumstance? Like giving small children candy and feeding other people’s dogs from the table? Buying shoes you can’t afford? Or convincing oneself the occasion demands… Continue reading Like You Could Just Drive By…
Five Star…
The spa is lovely, truly—five-star or whatever the measure when owners hang art by real artists and place white leather benches in locker rooms. Attaching stars to descriptors does little to ensure guests behave five star-ish. This particular spa, as with many in the valley, invites members. For the price of raising a child… Continue reading Five Star…
You Can’t Make This Up…
Political discourse flipped on its head this week as the party of tolerance showed very little and the party of Lincoln is now represented by a reality star who made fun of a reporter with a handicap. You can’t make up this stuff. Hillary’s confidence went too far and Trump’s buffoonery was rewarded by those… Continue reading You Can’t Make This Up…
The Power of Red…
“Heels and red lipstick put the fear of God into people.” Don’t know who said it, but it’s true. Think of every girl you know who walks in, red lips ablaze. You notice. You watch. You wonder if she’s as ballsy as she appears. Generally speaking, she is. Speculation on red lips, heels and sheath… Continue reading The Power of Red…
Asses In Gear…
A sorority sister chats about a strategy at work. She regrets she didn’t pounce sooner. Looking at this chick all I see is success. She’s talented, famous and, I always thought, a badass. She, however, has doubts. Whaaaa? Says she, “I’m done not standing up for myself,” a scenario I can nary imagine. I take… Continue reading Asses In Gear…
Customer Service?…
Cancer girls know surviving the physical is only part of the journey. The bitch has the ability, after sapping physical strength, to take a stab at the psyche as well. She steals your badass and replaces it with fear. Physical strength returns bit by tiny bit. I took a job to focus on physical return.… Continue reading Customer Service?…
Are You As Tough As Your Grandpa?…
Is your Jeep as tough as your Gramps? Yeah, the one who fought in wars around the world and came home to tell about it. He drove a Wrangler and you can too. Or you can buy one for your best guy. They’re on special at Big Al’s Superstition Spring Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram. The… Continue reading Are You As Tough As Your Grandpa?…
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