Barbie was one of my favorite toys growing up. Hands down. I loved building houses for her, creating walls on my dresser out of my double-fold Grease and Muppet Movie albums, making furniture out of old tissue boxes, dressing her up, playing out scenarios of glamourous parties and a fabulous life. As a child, IContinue reading “I’m a Barbie Girl”
Category Archives: Establishing the resistance
Tell Me You’re a Deluded Whack Job Without Actually Telling Me You’re a Deluded Whack Job
A while back, I wrote a piece about not believing everything you read on the book of faces. I’m happy to report I deleted the Facebook app from my phone about five months ago and have broken my dependence on their addictive algorithms. But this one bears an update based on some pretty INSANE thingsContinue reading “Tell Me You’re a Deluded Whack Job Without Actually Telling Me You’re a Deluded Whack Job”
Lucky Wrinkles
As a small child, I was incredibly scared of wrinkles. Yes, wrinkles. Not the dark, not the boogie monster. WRINKLES. Later in life, I did develop a fear of some “normal” things like snakes, spiders, rats and generally anything that slithers. But at the ripe old age of 5, my biggest fear was wrinkles. HowContinue reading “Lucky Wrinkles”
Confessions of a Kissing Bandit
Many, many, many years ago on a small college campus in New York, a young woman set out to get a Bachelor’s degree in History. With her sights set on law school and armed a healthy obsession with all things historical, including bodice ripper romance novels, this exuberant young woman was eager to become theContinue reading “Confessions of a Kissing Bandit”
You’re Too…
Loud. Flirtatious. Fancy. Assertive. Bossy. Crazy. Angry. Bold. Sensitive. Noisy. Clumsy. Provocative. Flighty. Dreamy. Curious. [Insert adjective of your choice here] Why, oh why, does “You’re too…” invariably precede another word that’s less than flattering? Why does the person saying it to you feel the need to even utter the words in the first place?Continue reading “You’re Too…”
Own Your Sexy
I am a woman over a certain age (ahem, 40). I am in fact closer to 50 now than I am to 40. How the hell that happened, I could not tell you. As I have blogged about before, I sure as hell do not feel my age. In my head, I’m still like 23.Continue reading “Own Your Sexy”
Rule-Breakers and People-Pleasers
Rule-Breaker or People-Pleaser…which one are you?
Lead with a YES
Many years ago, when my oldest daughter was small, a family friend offered to take her to a local amusement park. Our daughters were the same age and it was a nice opportunity for them to hang out a bit and get to know each other better. The trip would also include a trip toContinue reading “Lead with a YES”
Keep Your Heels High
I’m a woman who likes heels; I never met a pair of heels I didn’t like. The bolder the better. Red stilettos and polka-dot kitten heels. Peep toe and closed toe. Ankle straps and sling backs. Bring them all to me; I am the Veruca Salt of shoes, people. Don’t know who Veruca Salt is?Continue reading “Keep Your Heels High”
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
This is one of my favorite quotes. EVER. It speaks to my soul. It’s been attributed to several different ladies throughout the years, ladies that I admire like Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, and Eleanor Roosevelt. So, my PSA for the day is… just because you saw it on the book of faces does not makeContinue reading “Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History”
Resist Invisible 