Ever since I was a little girl, giving gifts has always been my favorite part of Christmas. And, not to toot my own horn, or rather — ring my own jingle bell — But I’m pretty darn good at it. Let’s just say I’d give the elves a run for their money. And I’m not talkingContinue reading In Her Eyes
Unpopular opinion alert: I will not be watching the Victoria’s Secret fashion show tonight. Every year, come mid December, in the midst of indulgent holiday consumption, Christmas cookies, eggnog, and holiday party food, society has decided that now would be the perfect time to showcase a parade of frightfully thin, Amazonian-physiqued women in lingerie. And IContinue reading VS Fashion Show: A Woman’s Perspective
Doesn’t matter who I’ve talked to recently — Christian baby boomers, non-religious 20-somethings, an 8-year-old girl, my friends, the cute guy sitting behind me at church, the cashier at the grocery store — everyone’s in agreement about one thing: It doesn’t feel like Christmas. I don’t know if it’s the lack of snow, or allContinue reading Christmas Vs. NYC
Ever have one of those moments when something so casual and everyday smacks you upside the head with such plain english, it’s laughable? Maybe I’m not making myself 100% clear. Articulate, Caralyn. Okay. Sometimes, all it takes is an outside perspective — or, a frank remark by a highly intelligent Wall Street #girlboss lawyer — toContinue reading Frank Conversations
Sooo…there’s something you don’t know about me. Something that….mayyy come as a bit of a surprise. Which, at this point…given all the highly invasive intel you have on my personal life, really, nothing can come as a shock anymore. AmIright or amIright? #NoRegrets I was the president of my sorority in college. Not like aContinue reading The Truth About Sororities
Wow, thank you for the incredibly kind response to Monday’s post. I’ve got to be honest….I was not planning on publishing that post. I had a different one (that I actually shared on Patreon) all tee’d up and ready to go, but I made a game time decision to switch it up. Don’t know why…it just felt…right.Continue reading A Follow Up
Honesty. Given everything going on in the media surrounding the outcome of the election, it seems that that word has kind of lost its value recently. It’s kind of lost its meaning…like when a package of cheese puffs says the ingredients are 100% natural….suuuuure, buddy. Like, what does that even mean anymore? But it still holds a lotContinue reading Letting You In
Well, here we are. Thanksgiving, 2016. I remember this exact day last year, sitting at this very bar stool in the kitchen of my childhood home, crafting this post. Nothing’s changed. And yet, everything has. Gosh, this past year…has been quite the ride, hasn’t it? And I’m not just talking about the reckless oversharing I’ve doneContinue reading From Me to You
It always amazes me how the littlest thing can really set you off, emotionally. I don’t know if it was because the election has emotions running high, or because I was overly tired after a weekend of perhaps a little too much fun, but I found myself watching the American Music Awards (AMAs) last night,Continue reading Seeing the Big Picture
Growing up, I always knew three things: Wearing a gray shirt washed me out (I would proclaim this as a “fashion conscious” and unapologetically precocious 7 year old) We had to go to church on Sunday. My father was a good man. Those were mainstays in my life. How those things morphed into a life threateningContinue reading This Might Piss People Off
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