10:28 AM We don't usually discuss The Norwegian. I am content with Advisor Girl steering me in the direction of career success. I love that she helps me strategize, establish boundaries, set pricing schedules and expand my business. She says there's more than career in fixing the whole me. Damn. "You got married so young.… Continue reading And The Tears Flow…
Category: Bonjour Duchess Dolls
Be Gone Monsters…
8:24 PM We are talking gifts. The kind you are born with, not the kind you give or get. Although those are nice too. "My gift is to see your monsters," Advisor Girl laughs. "So we can heal them and they no longer prevent success." She scoffs that it could be thought of as therapy.… Continue reading Be Gone Monsters…
The Umbrella…
7:45 PM The Fixer is at it again. I meet with her Mondays and Thursdays and her witchy ghost lingers with me the other five days. At each twist and turn her magic shows itself so quickly and efficiently, I can barely take it in. I gain two new clients in one week, confront monsters… Continue reading The Umbrella…
Abracadabra…
7:45 AM "There is power in that word," says The Fixer. Abracadabra. We think of it as "Poof--you're a frog." A simple magician's phrase. Advisor Girl tells me the word itself is Aramaic and means, "I create as I speak." Squee. We're gonna spend time in my wheelhouse and discuss words! Not so fast--we're going… Continue reading Abracadabra…
Who Needs A Tiara?…
9:10 AM Who needs a tiara? Evidently me. According to The Fixer, accessing my "innate nobility" is part of the process of dream realization. Can you see my left eyebrow raise? She pronounces me "The Duchess" and aims to relabel the blog "The Duchess Diaries." Hence the tiara, which she forces me to wear and… Continue reading Who Needs A Tiara?…
The Five-Second Rule
1:10 PM, Monday: My sister-in-law set me up with a company called J Hilburn--it's menswear, beautiful menswear, custom shirts, semi-custom suits and stunning ready-to-wear. If your guy needs menswear, I'm your girl. You know how I am about fashion. I go to Denver for sales training and while there, she tells me I must watch… Continue reading The Five-Second Rule
The Fixer…
People have business advisors for all sorts of reasons. They may use an advisor to increase sales, scout new customers, image control or to help solve a particular problem within the business. Me? I have one to insult me. You've met her before--Advisor Girl. She is "The Fixer" of Phoenix--no lie. Like Olivia Pope, she… Continue reading The Fixer…
Antwerp and Its Diamonds are Calling…
Advisor Girl, the business consultant demanding I ditch the pearls, visits my home yesterday and makes a curious observation. There are readers who voice displeasure with Advisor Girl's admonition of pearls. Take a breath girls. She does know an important thing or two, namely business expansion and wealth accumulation. If that means a day or… Continue reading Antwerp and Its Diamonds are Calling…
Hairstyle Happy Hour
When a girl from Chicago marries a Norwegian boy from North Dakota, there are bound to be adjustments. Casseroles become Hot Dish. Catholics are the devil. And everything is private. Sharing family information is never appropriate. Neither is eschewing Christmas sweaters emblazoned with Rudolph's light up nose, annual reunions with people you saw two months… Continue reading Hairstyle Happy Hour
Quotes…Uplifting and Otherwise
Elle Magazine conjured up a list of things women over thirty should never have in their homes. Of course, there are the absolute must nots everyone knows--teddy bears, too much pink and your mother. A surprise on the list is inspirational quotes. Word lovers adore quotes--they are fresh air to breathe in and ponder the… Continue reading Quotes…Uplifting and Otherwise
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