by Lisa-Jo | Sep 17, 2013 | Faith, Girlfriends
I’m packing my suitcase and I wish I could also pack in three extra months of cutting out carbs and sugar and bread – which basically means giving up all my favorite foods. I’m packing the jeans that aren’t the size I wish they were and the...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 12, 2013 | (in)courage, Girlfriends
I work full time. At a job I love. And in this particular season I get to do that work from home. Four years ago my husband asked me, “If you could do any job, what would it be?” And I answered without missing a beat, “I want the job where I get to...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 5, 2013 | Cheering for you, Girlfriends
The thing about women is that we always assume the girl next door, the women across the aisle, the mom in the car pool lane, your husband’s best friend’s wife, your cousin, great aunt or the stranger in the dressing room next to you at the mall has it figured out....
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 24, 2013 | Blogging, Cheering for you, Girlfriends
The last time I really dressed up to impress a man was probably a decade and a half ago when Peter and I were still in the do-you-notice-me-not-noticing-you-noticing-me phase. The last time I dressed up to impress another woman was yesterday morning when I...
by Lisa-Jo | May 22, 2013 | Cheering for you, Girlfriends
I haven’t been in two months. I’ve been hunched over a computer and conferences and deadlines and this carpet I have to vacuum at least twice a day it seems. What with the Cheerios and giving notice on our lease and the people all coming through at all...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 25, 2013 | (in)courage, (in)RL, Cheering for you, Girlfriends
This is for the hurt women. The wish-they-had-sisters women. The why-wasn’t-I-invited women. This is for the girlfriends and heart friends and long distance friends and miss-my-friends friends. This is for the women who love long afternoons catching up and slow...
