The Morning Dress

The Blazer and the Dress
There are two things in my closet that tell you everything about me.
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Create the Illusion Of
Open a women’s magazine from just about any decade of the last fifty years and sooner or later you’ll hit the chart.
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Being Seen
A few years ago, I sat down to lunch with a friend.
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The Lipstick by the Door
Push open the heavy doors of a great department store and take a breath.
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Dress for Your Dreams
The Saturday Letter, No. 2
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Ten Thousand Hours
They say it takes 10,000 hours to master a thing.
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The Tennis Ball
I had a yellow lab named Ruby.
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We Stopped Getting Dressed
In 2021, I was at the pinnacle of my multi-decade career as a leadership coach, watching something happen.
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Aisle 5
This is what I think actually happens when you walk into a TJ Maxx.
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Without Guilt
I was scrolling a website this morning looking at a pair of jeans.
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The Day That Never Came
Look in my closet in 2010 and you'd think I dressed well.
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The Shoulders
I love a good eighties shoulder pad, the kind that shapes you like a linebacker.
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