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CityGirl in Seattle: Meet Ashley

20th October 2011 by Jess View Comments

Something we’ve been meaning to do for a long time is to interview our readers and fellow CityGirls around town. And since we’ve always been fascinated by the Left Coast (is their coffee really better?), we thought it would be fun to start out with a friend of a friend of a friend –Ashley from [...]

Wonder Woman for President: A Girl’s Guide to Getting What You Want

5th May 2011 by Guest Author View Comments

Ever wonder how those women do it? The ones that seem to effortlessly master their own entrepreneurial ventures while managing a boyfriend, a social life, a mortgage payment, home-grown garden, and a set of perfectly groomed dogs? All in a pair of to-die-for heels? Our pal Melanie Spring, founder of Sisarina Inc, offered us a [...]

WorkingGirl: A Bowl of Cherries…

19th April 2011 by Alison, "Working Girl" View Comments

… That’s life!
I should apologize- I have been less than focused on writing for the past few weeks. I have been very busy, which might be an understatement. Although, I can’t complain because it has all been very enjoyable…. Well, most of it.
There are three big parts to my life right now. 1) Full-time job. [...]

WorkingGirl: Losing it

8th March 2011 by Alison, "Working Girl" View Comments

There is a point in life where we start to pay to lose things: weight, teeth, moles…
I have considered paying to have all three of these done recently:
My wisdom teeth are starting to hurt- they must be removed. $$$
I took a trip to the dermatologist- nothing needs to be removed. $
Then I realized, why would [...]

WorkingGirl: Bobbi Brown and beige

22nd February 2011 by Alison, "Working Girl" View Comments

Every morning, the alarm goes off at 6am- I argue with the alarm, given in, shower, and put on my makeup the exact same way, with the exact same brown and beige colors.
BEIGE?! Beige.
Beige is not fabulous.
This is a new habit that I blame on waking up at 6am to play the role of Full-Time-WorkingGirl, [...]