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White Shirts
Just wondering. Have you had any urges lately to knock people over with a chic presentation? Buy white shirts. White shirt = essential of fabulous. I have at least 20 white shirts. They’re in a closet in my son’s bedroom. I was sad when my son went to college but I immediately took over his…
The Mental Closet
My Mental Closet
My mental closet is filled with crap. In addition to the dainty ballerina shoes that slaughter my feet…
The Essence of Fabulous
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Please Stop
Self-deprecating people of the world, we must fight the impulses to deflect and run away from flattery, acknowledgement or the corner office with a large window. A friend writes she has been offered a fabulous position at her company. She tells her boss “I’ll think about it,” then declines. A week later, someone with less…
Thank You For The Memories
When my adored aunt died, my cousin found an envelope filled with the letters I had written to her mother. Reading those letters were a revelation. Some of the letters were four pages long, filled with observations and details of my daily life. One letter was particularly heartfelt. I was about to go to college…
‘O Solo Dining
It’s a paradox. Some of the most confident and smart! really smart! people I know never go out for a meal by themselves. They “take out.” They go home. They set the table and eat the food. I am a solo diner. You might meet interesting people and possibly find a new friend when you’re…
Dis’d Passionate
I must have been talking about paperclips. Know anybody who can tell you everything you probably don’t need to know about wine? That’s me and paperclips. Paperclips shaped like shirts, question marks, alligators, thought bubbles, and the two-finger peace sign. I am also crazy for paper, pens, kitschy erasers, oxford shoes, colorful socks, and the…
Play Dates
For some reason, many people think they don’t have time for friends. Or the need for friends. Or the time to make new friends. They say they’d like to see their friends but they’re busy. They tell me they could use a sounding board but maybe later…not now. They certainly don’t have the energy to…
Lord, Have Mercy
Lord, have mercy. Do not send another smug or arrogant person to ruin my day. Rid me of these shrewish types who ride herd atop their self-important perches (and their flamboyantly expensive sport utility vehicles). Lord, do not let me mimic their ways. Do not let me be tempted to cross the street rather than…
Have The Cheesecake
Dubious Anecdote/Fabulous Metaphor: Two friends were standing on the deck of the British passenger ship the Titanic minutes before it sank. One woman allegedly said to the other, “I should have had the cheesecake.” The cheesecake is everything we’d like to do but don’t. We think we’ll get around to it but occasionally we don’t. …
