January - February 2010 | Through the Looking Glass
A bit over a year ago, in January, 2007, I walked into my frou-frou salon, slumped into my stylist’s chair, set my venti nonfat raspberry mocha on the table with more force than is really advisable when handling cardboard cups of coffee, and said, “I’m bored, I can’t find my muse, I feel frumpy and […]
You have probably seen Rachael Lawrence in the VH1 comedy show I Hate My 30’s as ditzy, loud-mouthed receptionist, and wannabe-rock-superstar Vicki. If you read the first half of the interview you will know that Rachael I Hate My 30’s isn’t being picked up for a second season. Rachael is now primarily working […]
Christopher DeBlasio is precisely the kind of man we here at All Things Girl had in mind when we created the Man of the Moment/Month (there is some dispute regarding the title of this column, our EiC Deb Smouse likes Man of the Moment but I like a man who will last longer than a […]
There are authors who write in one genre their entire careers, and there are those who like to mix things up a bit. Recently, I had the opportunity to read a book by one of the latter kinds of authors, Lauren Henderson, who writes “tart noire” stories (sexy mysteries, basically), as well as chick-lit, and […]
I woke up this morning to a sunless sky and it looked like another gloomy winter day. As soon as I was completely up, I looked out of the window and it was beautiful, everything in sight till far and far away was covered with a thick blanket of snow-white snow and for me, it […]
It tends to come and go at moments when I least expect it….at moments when it is quiet around me – and I am alone driving…..or in the middle of a crowd queuing up to gain entry to some place I must go to. It’s emotional in many ways…and I feel like a child who can’t control her impulsive urges….and it’s animalistic in some ways….coursing through the length of my body….exiting usually through the tips of my fingers as I send off a frantic text message – or dial a familiar number.
It’s the overwhelming desire to simply run away.
To get a book published is like climbing a mountain in stilettos.
Our book, Climbing Mountains in Stilettos, started with an idea—to write a kick-ass guide to becoming a bad girl. I asked one of my best friends to collaborate with me and she was on board immediately. We brainstormed ideas while backcountry skiing, climbing mountains, […]
You have probably seen Rachael Lawrence in the VH1 comedy show I Hate My 30’s as ditzy, loud-mouthed receptionist, and wannabe-rock-superstar Vicki, who, like many of her contemporaries is only working as a receptionist until she gets her big break. However like so many of her real life counterparts, she lacks the talent and […]
The events that have unfolded in my life over the past few months have me walking a tight rope between my past and my future. An act of daring that, by necessity, requires me to perform this feat without a net. I don’t have any skills that make me particularly well-suited for this performance, unless […]
Ever had one of those days when you want to rebel? There is only so long you can be the good wife, the good daughter, the good worker without that little devil that sits on your shoulder telling you there’s more to life.
So how do we rebel? Do we don our leather jackets and jump […]
So you’ve finally decided to take the big leap and you want a green wedding. Now all you have to do is figure out where to start. Why not start with the venue?
“The location of your wedding is possibly the most important wedding decision you will make.”
The location of your wedding is possibly […]
I love summer music, particularly in the dead of winter. It reminds me of the fun, happy, energetic days of sun, sand and BBQ’s. I like my summery music to sound and even smell like summer; you know the kind of thing, no deep morose subject matter or scathing social commentary but lively, […]
“Put a hat on that baby!” Those words in my grandmother’s voice haunt my earliest memories. I was a toddler in her care during the long spring and summer days when my mother was at work, and I would be dressed in a two piece bathing suit, flip flops (not the thong kind) and, […]
Hadn’t we seen enough of drugged out, drunken, hamburger-eating, head-shaving, rehab-revisiting celebrities? Where were the stories about celebrities and athletes that were giving back to the community, mentoring children, or taking their responsibilities as a role model seriously? Why were they just quick sound bytes while the stories of misery and addiction were three-part interviews?
People ask me, “What is the secret to eating right?” Well, the answer is as simple as these five questions: What, When, Where, How, and Why? These are familiar questions, but what do they have to do with eating? Everything—if you can answer these questions, you are well on your way […]
Amanda Palmer is probably best known as the singer/songwriter of the Dresden Dolls, but she's more than just a fantastic singer.
Gregory is a musician, songwriter, and producer born in London, England to a musical family.
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