Super Six: The Annual Nordstrom sale
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Ladies, get your credit card ready! It’s time for the Super Bowl of Shopping : The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale!!!!!!!
This yearly event is eagerly anticipated because the discounts are dramatic AND new (never seen before) fall items are included! It is the PERFECT time to pick up a coveted item, stock up on basics, and (gasp) shop for Christmas presents!...
Take me away: how to pack for that getaway
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
I am confident that I have written about travel packing tips in the past. However, scrolling back through the Read My Lipgloss archives, I was having trouble finding anything. And, with vacation season in full swing now that school is over, no time like the present!
It’s funny. If I am going to New York City for an overnight stay, I pack like I am going...
June SuperSix: Summer is finally here!
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
It’s summer, it’s summer, it’s summer….HOORAY! OK, I realize that technically it’s not summer until Thursday, June 21st at 6:07am, but as far as I’m concerned, it’s here! A change in the season calls for a few new items for your wardrobe, right? Luckily, I have a Summer Super Six to provide a little inspiration. Here we go…
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Happy Memorial Day!
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
I’m sitting on the beach.
I hope that you are, too.
This is my happy place (ugh, that phrase is overused and annoying…yet, oddly the only way to adequately describe how I feel).
You know those polls on social media that are so popular right now? The “this or that” list of questions designed to give insight about a person?...
Ahhhhhh….Prom night
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
It’s a memory that will stick with you looooong after high school is over. Six years ago, I wrote about my experience (complete with hideous and embarrassing pictures) here https://www.unionvilletimes.com/?p=9152. Please note that I graduated in 1989, so I deserve a bit of a reprieve for my dress selection. It was trending at the time, I swear. The fluffier...
Happy Mother’s Day
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Are you reading this article from your bed as you wait for someone to knock on the door with breakfast and a steaming hot cup of coffee?
Yeah, neither am I. But, that’s OK.
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SuperSix: Special Mother’s Day edition
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
I saw this magazine while I was standing in the checkout line at Giant and laughed out loud. Thank you, Oprah, for acknowledging that a Mother’s Day gift should (ideally) be commensurate with the monumental task of motherhood. “She gave you life…are you really giving her a coffee mug?” LOVE THAT. (Oprah doesn’t even have children and still gets...
Royal Kate’s post-birth appearance a miracle
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
I realize that many people find the pomp and circumstance of the British Aristocracy silly. I, however, am enamored by it. And, the fact that American commoner Megan Markle can snatch a prince gives us all hope, right? (Sorry, present husband)
So, obviously I was excited when the story broke on a Monday morning that Kate had given birth to a baby boy. A mere...
April Super Six: Spring into new looks
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist The Times
As I write this article, I am basking in the glorious sunshine….according to weather.com, when you get to read it on Sunday the temperature will have dropped 25 degrees and it will be raining. Aaaaaah, welcome April. The showers are much better than snow, so I’ll keep my complaining to a minimum. After all, May flowers are right around the corner.
Thank...
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