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Single in Charleston? Michelle is an attractive, 40-something professional woman. Recently divorced, she’s decided it’s time to meet new people. Excited for a night on the town, early Saturday night Michelle calls up a few of her girlfriends to make plans. The first call is Jill, married with two kids. “Sorry, Michelle,” she says, “I am just so exhausted from work this week! Thanks, but I’m settling in for a quiet night with the husband.” Undeterred, Michelle makes a second call to her old college friend, Anna. Anna says she would go out but these days she is caring for her elderly mother and cannot afford the expense of an adult sitter. Okay, Michelle thinks, one more try – Sarah! Sarah is sure to be up for it because she is also divorced and her children are teenagers. But once again, “I’d love to, but both girls are home tonight and I haven’t spent much time with them.”
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foremothers, who
I believe the houses we grow up in shape us just as much as our families do. Until I was
won us the freedom to
10, my parents moved us to a series of shabby rental houses in our small town. During
choose...to break The
those years I actually spent as much or more time with my grandparents, who lived in
Rules, to wear combat
an old house filled with family antiques, handmade quilts, windows with wavy glass
boots or high heels, to
and wide-planked wood floors. The front room was my grandparents’ bedroom and
run for office or run a Mary Richardson
Mary Richardson lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her husband, two sons, and a cat, and she has always
From the founder and National editor
marathon, to form our own rock groups instead of being groupies, to shatter Glass Ceilings
doubled as a sitting room because of the fireplace where everyone gathered. At the other end of the house, the big kitchen was heated by a wood-burning stove that turned out amazing meals I’ve never been able to duplicate. Those two sources of heat provided the steady heartbeat of a house that was an escape from the coldness and emotional poverty of my own family life. But I knew it wasn’t really my home, and every visit, no matter how extended, inevitably ended in my leaving and losing the warmth. For many years
and Glass Slippers, to
as an adult, the houses I lived in were always unfinished and incompletely furnished
ing, painting. She creates
shoot hoops instead
in some vital way. As if I were still mentally stuck in those barren rental houses of my
fun and colorful artwork,
of settling for hoop
childhood, never trusting in permanence or allowing myself to get too attached. When
mainly featuring girls in vari-
skirts. The ones who
I bought my first house long after most people have made that commitment, I began
ous settings, by using acrylic
came before us made
craving texture and color in my life. I started hanging art, painting white walls aqua,
paints on canvas. Mary’s
it possible for our
apple green and buttermilk, creating little altars of keepsakes and photos and candles.
work is reminiscent of Eu-
daughters to dream
loved art—sketching, draw-
rope, travel, and the beach with a vintage/retro feel. Her inspirations include vintage fashion, old Hollywood movies and places she has visited. Some of her
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It’s my grandmother’s house by way of Frida Kahlo with a splash of Nikki. I finally made myself at home.
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From the Editor
Earlier this year a friend bought her first house, and after talking about closet organization and hedge trimmers, she admitted the best part of homeownership so far was just sitting in the backyard—her backyard. I know the feeling. Before I’d even put a fence around my backyard, I shelled out for a hammock so I could simply lie around on property that, according to a large stack of signatures in a file cabinet somewhere, has my name on it. And
ines a story behind them.
when it comes time to travel elsewhere, to pack up ratty roll-alongs baptized by a college
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study abroad, no map can reorient me from feeling a little lost without a square of sunny
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raniums and a shanty shed in the corner just begging for a fresh coat of Annapolis Blue. Like our profiles, I see tremendous value in the feeling of home. Selena, Jane and Gillen go beyond a mere roof overhead and get to work on the politics, aesthetics and logistics of home-making for Charleston’s citizens. Although I love to hit the road, I’ll always keep a mental postcard from my patio: Wish You Were Here. Love, Self.
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“Oh my god, what’s going on? And why are you wearing a bucket on your head?”
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Birds of a feather
One day during a heat wave in February, my friend Nancy and I were arguing about whether to go to the gym or go for a walk. I voted for the walk, because I’d rather have my leg hairs pulled out with a clam shell than go to aerobics, but Nancy likes the gym because there are no birds there. Due to her fear of having a bird swoop down and drill a hole in her head, she has to wear a thick wool hat when we walk outdoors, in even the hottest weather. Nancy’s bird phobia started several years ago when she was recuperating from a broken ankle. I had dropped by to hang out and share her pain and any snacks and drinks she might have, but I’d no sooner gotten out of my car than she hopped out of the house leaning on a broom and trying to hold a large yellow bucket on her head. She screamed at me to run and then pulled me through the door and immediately flattened herself against the wall. “Oh my god, what’s going on?” I gasped, “and why are you wearing a bucket on your head?” “It’s the bird,” she moaned. “I was sitting at the kitchen table drinking a cup of coffee and all of a sudden it came out of nowhere and started flying at the window screen, pecking at it and screeching at me! I tried to ignore it but it wouldn’t stop. Finally I had to come in here and hide but then I heard the dog crying outside. The bird was chasing her and pecking at her, so I couldn’t leave her out there, could I? I put the bucket on my head because I can’t run in this cast and I was afraid the bird might drag me down. But instead it got its little claws in the dog’s fur and I had to knock it off with the broom.” “Good grief, we need a plan. Do you have any wine or snacks?” “Yes, but don’t let the bird see you! Crawl in there on your hands and knees. If you stay down below the window, it might not notice you.” I felt like a fool, but I dropped to my hands and knees and crawled into the kitchen to the refrigerator, where I successfully extracted the wine bottle. When I reached up to the sink for glasses, though, the bird spotted me from its perch on the tree branch and came screaming at the window like a kamikaze plane. But I soon realized that we had an even more serious problem, and I didn’t know any gentle way to break it to Nancy. I crawled back into the living room, dragging the glasses and bottle to safety. “We can’t stay penned up in here forever,” I panted. “There’s barely enough wine left for one glass each. I’m going to have to put on the bucket and make a run for the car.” I crawled back into the kitchen and pulled a metal colander out of the cabinet under the sink. I scuttled back to the living room, put the colander on my head and was helping Nancy adjust her bucket, when there was a loud knock at the door. We froze in horror. Nancy clutched my arm. “You don’t think...the bird...?” “Get hold of yourself,” I hissed. “A bird can’t lift the knocker...it would have rung the doorbell.” She looked out the peephole and groaned, “I can’t believe this, it’s the retired teacher who lives across the street. We’ll have to open the door, but get her in here before the bird sees her.” I opened the door and invited the neighbor in, but before I could remove my colander and introduce myself, Nancy started screaming hysterically. “It’s on her shirt, it’s on her shirt!” She was pointing and hopping up and down on her good foot. Sure enough, the bird was clinging to the back of the woman’s blouse, leering at us malevolently. I knew what I had to do. I threw myself at this kindly gray-haired old lady, shoved her (and the bird) out the door and slammed it in her face. “Save yourself!” we shouted to her as we ran to the bathroom and locked ourselves in. When things quieted down, we crept out to check on the situation. The neighbor was nowhere to be seen. For all we knew, she could have been lying in the driveway with her eyes pecked out, but every time we tried to leave the house, the bird drove us back indoors. Periodically, it gave up its vigil long enough to dive bomb a kid riding by on a bike or addle an unsuspecting dog. Once it even attacked a mom pushing a baby jogger. We feared the worst, but she pulled a tennis racket from the back of the stroller and knocked it into a ditch, where it staggered around long enough for her to make a getaway. When Nancy’s boyfriend finally showed up after work, we tried to explain what had been happening, but when he went outside, armed with bucket and broom at Nancy’s insistence, the bird sat quietly on its tree branch, warbling and preening like an animated Disney character. In fact, it looked like it might start whistling “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” any minute. Nancy and I looked at each and realized that this was just one more of those episodes that no was going to believe—like the time we went to the psycho mother/daughter palmreader team whose house was filled with family photos in which the heads of various family members had been cut out...but that’s another story.
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Stay for a Little While
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If your life is as busy and chock-full as mine has been this summer, then you'll agree that sometimes it's necessary to lock yourself away when the opportunity arises. Glass of wine in hand, quiet music, a good book or magazine...this scenario is my self-love language! What's yours?
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Take some time to pause and reflect on the past week, month, year. Take stock of all the things you've learned, the good and bad habits you may have picked up, the things you're most grateful for and most burdened by, and make a conscious decision about what you'll be choosing to carry with you into the next week, month, year.
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I have an obsession, and it's Father John Misty's album "Fear Fun". Years from now, when I think back on Summer 2013, my memories will surely be accompanied by tunes like "I’m Writing a Novel" and "Only Son of the Ladies' Man" replaying in my head.
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Plan a post-work meet-up with friends at Craftsmen Tap House on Cumberland Street. Venture out to Bowen's Island for a delicious seafood dinner, followed by a 'rita at Rita's on Folly Beach. Stay in for an impromptu game night with my beau. Our current board game of choice: Battleship! Swing by Almost Pink on Sullivan’s Island to get a quick shopping trip in before hitting the sand for the rest of the day Start (and finish!) a D.I.Y. project from my Pinterest board "The Craft."
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"Whatever the present moment contains, embrace it as if you had chosen it."
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Michael Bronco took the road less traveled. The father of three traded in his career as a fitness professional to become a writer and the founder of the Huck Finn School to teach crafts such as creating chairs, fishing spears and bows and arrows. “When you teach a lesson with your hands, it creates an image that lasts forever.” His initial intent was to show other men how to work with their hands, moving beyond the skills of white-collar jobs. Now, whether he’s teaching men, women or kids using Native American philosophies and all-natural materials or working on his fourth book, he instructs through stories. “I think it’s a better way of imparting wisdom.” Michael has spent his summer at his Sullivan’s Island school leading camps and stressing selfsufficiency and selflessness through projects. “It’s more natural to take care of each other and to give.” What do you like about reading skirt!? “It’s a combination of humility and at the same time there are some real, serious issues.” What do you like about wearing a skirt? “It’s one of those things that separates the men from the boys.”
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“I think that Interior Design needs to be honest. It needs to reflect who you really are, laced with who you want to be and mixed with a heavy dose of comfort and function.” Elizabeth “Muffie” Faith, Owner, ESD Interiors
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“When I meet with new clients, I want to know all about their lives. Line, color, style, scale and pattern— these are only the punctuation marks in the overall story. ” Lance Griffith, Owner, CHD Interiors
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Room for Thought Lately house-hunting had begun to seem a lot like dating. No amount of front hall staging could disguise the oddities revealed upon closer inspection. Each home I’d seen offered one mildly alluring feature offset by a number of fatal flaws.
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ive minutes after I’d walked through the front door, I knew I wanted the house. Despite the peculiar, slightly abrasive landlord, despite the enormous sum I’d have to come up with every month, and however many roommates I’d need to interview to help shoulder the burden of rent, the place was a rare find indeed after a string of never-minds. Lately house-hunting had begun to seem a lot like dating. No amount of front hall staging could disguise the oddities revealed upon closer inspection. Each home I’d seen offered one mildly alluring feature offset by a number of fatal flaws. A spacious family room couldn’t make up for two claustrophobic bedrooms or the high school sports field with loudspeakers just down the street. A backyard hot tub or even an ornate music room with stained glass windows couldn’t outweigh the kitchen with almost no counter space, the washing machine positioned between the stove and refrigerator. But somehow the house on Vermont Street managed to contain every comfort under one roof. Expertly designed and freshly cleaned, it boasted four bedrooms with ample closet space, a full basement and a two-car garage. A door off the hall led to an upstairs deck from which to watch the sun set over the bay, and the master bedroom dazzled with a panoramic three-bridge view. I could imagine parties in the large living room overflowing through the French doors into the backyard, where an abundance of plum trees, camellias and Japanese maples formed an oasis beside a layered stone terrace.
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Stacy Appel is an award-winning writer in California whose work has been featured in the Chicago Tribune and other publications. She has also written for National Public Radio. She is a contributor to the book You Know You’re a Writer When… by Adair Lara. Contact Stacy at WordWork101@aol.com.
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I was thrilled by the enormous linen closet, the eat-in kitchen, and the elegant dining room, complete with chandelier, china cabinets and plantation shutters. But the room that clinched the deal was the study. A study is a mysterious, vital place that every house ought to contain, especially if a woman lives there. Mark Twain had one, and his family didn’t dare disturb him if he was in it. If they absolutely needed him, they blew on a horn. Growing up, I didn’t have the study completely to myself, but I did discern early on that it served as the intellectual heart of the house, as well as an oasis of solitude. The tiny room off of our family kitchen had its very own smell, distinct from every other room: a heady mix of art gum erasers, wood glue, stray oil paint tubes cracked and curling up at the edges, dog-eared recipes from my grandmother’s era, an assortment of ancient phone directories. The built-in desktop overflowed with a mix of pens, markers and pencil stubs in all sizes and colors, calendars, daybooks, graph paper, and a box of stale old greeting cards that I liked thumbing through. Wall shelves were resplendent with cookbooks, and a dozen gold-embossed boxes of my mother’s brand-new business stationery with its delicious new-paper scent. Another family might have called the small room a larder or telephone room—in fact, two low cabinets near the door were crammed full of canned string beans, tomato sauce and pumpkin puree, and two heavy black rotary phones perched side by side on the high desk, so it could have passed for either. My interior designer mother, however, imaginatively referred to it as “the study.” So narrow was the space that there was room for only one person to sit on the tall metal chair inside. So we might just as well have called the corner living room bookcase “the library,” or our small sun porch “the billiard room.” I loved the study, with its louvered door, small window overlooking our back yard, and all of the mysterious odds and ends spilling from drawers or hidden in old coffee cans. The study was where you went when you needed scissors, wrapping paper, or a parent who’d been on the phone too long. The study was where my older brother went to call girls for the first time, incurring my mother’s wrath afterwards for nervously doodling all over her business calendar with a felt-tip pen. The room wasn’t soundproof, but the walls were thick enough to afford privacy; clusters of carpet samples hanging from pegs on both walls effectively muffled conversations, dissuading even expert eavesdroppers like me. With the door shut, the study was a private sanctuary far more dignified than a bathroom. In the days of land lines and rotary phones, “I’m on an important call!” was enough to send even the most persistent family members back to the kitchen where they belonged. My mother trained me as a child to properly answer both phones. Her business phone was to be treated with the same reverence as the Red Phone in the White House, which it turned out never actually existed but was an excellent incentive nonetheless. If the business phone rang, I was to answer immediately and recite “Good morning” or “Good afternoon,” followed by my mother’s full name and the initials “N.S.I.D.” I had no clue what the initials stood for, but omitting them was a serious crime punishable by dessert-withholding. The incongruity of an esteemed member of the National Society of Interior Designers employing a six-year-old receptionist never once crossed my mother’s mind. The study was where a person could go to think, or make a list, or find the number for a neighbor or doctor or pizza place. It was the room where my father could cry for a few moments after getting a phone call telling him his mother had died. It was the nest my mother could perch in for a little while before dinner to jot down a poem and finish her martini in peace. No one could knock effectively on the flimsy louvered door when it was closed because it just made a bumping sound. You simply had to wait for the current occupant to emerge. Privacy reigned supreme. So many years later on Vermont Street, I felt I was meeting a long-lost love. Here was an elegant re-imagining of the remembered nook, updated to reflect my adulthood. Before me was a spacious, elongated room with a glass door at one end facing onto the garden, and a sturdy oak door, which could be locked, at the other. Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and attractive cabinets lined one wall. Best of all was the beautiful wooden desk which spanned the length of the room. This was a study meant for an architect, a professor, a sage, a wizard. Maybe even an aspiring writer. Yes, yes, yes. I would marry this house. A woman needs a room where her thoughts may be ordered and protected, where her attention can migrate easily from papers to plum trees. I sat down at the desk, wrote a check for first and last month’s rent, and pocketed the key to my brand-new discriminating life.
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From the skirt! Test Kitchen Dreamy, Creamy Cookies Finely chop peaches and mix with whipped cream. Spread between two graham crackers and chill them in the freezer until cold. Serve as soon as you take them out. Pair the cookies with glasses of prosecco that have a dash of crème de cassis and a splash of vodka added. The Chill Playlist “Tea for Two” Pink Martini “In a Sentimental Mood” John Coltrane & Duke Ellington “Beyond the Sea” Kevin Spacey “Here, There and Everywhere” Charles Lloyd Quartet
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So somewhere along the way, we quietly made the decision that son number one would be son the only.
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Andrea Gallagher
he room at the top of the stairs has served many purposes, but I’m not sure it was ever meant to be a nursery. It started out as a little boy’s room, but when the little boy grew into a big boy, the little room was replaced by a bigger one. Then it became a guest room, but since the only guests we welcomed on a regular basis were grandparents, it became “the Grandma room,” even when Granddad enjoyed the accommodations there, too. And then when Granddad passed, it really was the Grandma room. But now Grandma’s room is downstairs, and she is a permanent resident instead of a guest, necessitated by a life-altering stroke. The room at the top of the stairs has seen its share of visitors, but a baby wasn’t on the original guest list. The first nursery we had was on the agenda. The other items on the agenda seemed fairly easy to cross off—wedding, honeymoon, finish education, find gainful professional employment with opportunities for advancement, find a good neighborhood, buy a house, check, check, check. But month after month, the baby box went unchecked. When we finally did conceive, the nursery décor was easy. We planned our honeymoon around a Jimmy Buffet concert in St. Louis (also home to the National Bowling Hall of Fame and Museum), and so it seemed a natural progression to welcome our little parrothead into an appropriate environment—stripes of soft Caribbean colors, a wallpaper border with hide-and-seek parrots, and colorful birds flying and perched about the room. Baby added to the nursery—another agenda item checked off. But I don’t think any of us counted on it being so damn hard. For the first two weeks of baby’s life at home, he screamed relentlessly, inconsolably, for hours at a time. I carried him and paced, sobbing and apologizing for my inadequacies as a mother. When he was in town, Dad also followed and paced, but work required him to be out of town about three weeks out of every four. Add to the mix a major move that took us a full day’s drive from the closest family, sleep deprivation (this is a child who would not sleep through the night until he was twelve years—not months—old), the unshakeable baby blues, the sheer work of trying to turn a crying blob of potential into a well-adjusted minihuman. No one warned me about the bone-wearying, soul-sucking exhaustion that would come with parenting. If they did, I clearly wasn’t listening. Who would willingly sign up for this? So somewhere along the way, we quietly made the decision that son number one would be son the only. Life continued, our parents aged and needed more, our child aged and needed less, and the balance seemed to be tipping, but man-
ageably so. When the first child started school we confirmed with one another: We are done, right? We even confirmed with the little one: Would you want a little brother or sister? His answer: Sure, but not a baby. A brother like Christopher down the street, a playmate, one his own age or even a big brother, but definitely not someone with whom he would need to share space and attention. We were done. Until we weren’t. I had just finished a two-week working-around-the-house visit with my mother-in-law that included painting, pesticides, and wine with dinner every night. Visiting my mom in her senior citizen high-rise apartment building, I hid in the bathroom and took a home pregnancy test. I spent the next few hours researching. Can menopause cause a false positive on a home pregnancy test (oh, please)? What are the odds of an obese, hypertensive 43-year-old being able to conceive without intervention (and when she and her husband are rarely even in the same house at the same time) and carry a pregnancy to term? What kinds of dangers had I already exposed this tiny person to? How do 16-year-olds feel about newborn siblings? Is it possible to love child number two as much as child number one? And then I debated the etiquette of telling my husband via text that he was going to be a dad again. At 52. And then I sent the text. My husband had a heart attack. Not right at that moment, but a few weeks later, the really almost harmless kind that left him with a stent, no muscle damage, and the promise of a long life with some lifestyle changes and medication. When we told his mom, she had a stroke. Not right at that moment, but a few weeks later, the really unquestionably horrible kind that left her unable to swallow, speak, follow directions, or use her right side. A baby was no longer at the top of the list of things to worry about—he was just along for the ride, a constant unseen companion in the chaos. The next few months were consumed with doctors, therapy sessions, packing, moving, unpacking, rearranging, finding caregivers for mom during my c-section and recovery. A baby was on the way, but a nursery just wasn’t on the agenda. The room at the top of the stairs still isn’t quite finished even though Sammy is almost three months old. The new gray carpet is installed, and the walls are painted a quaint shade of yellow. His crib is assembled, his clothes in the dresser drawers. There is no rocking chair yet, no matching crib ensemble nor cute wall hangings. He has made himself at home in the downstairs part of the house, sleeping on his grandma’s lap or on his mom’s shoulder or with his dad in the big comfy chair, or in his playpen where he really likes to stretch out. In the same way that we never expected him, I am not sure what we ever did without him. He is new, but it feels like he has always been here. I wasn’t sure how we were going to manage the topsy-turviness of our lives with him, but now I am not sure how we would manage without him. Even if he wasn’t on the agenda.
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Jane Hurrell specializes in the art of living. For Jane, home is where the art is. “It’s the juxtaposition of colors and textures that’s so exciting.” When she left her home in England for America (with a detour to France), her credentials as a high school art department head wouldn’t transfer to this country. She simply channeled her passion into a different career direction by taking a decorative painting and restoration class and getting creative as a contractor for 15 years. She fixed up high-tech condos, 19th-century houses, log cabins and more to move onto the market. “The uniqueness of every project was attractive.” Her current projects fit into her part-time position at the James Island Lowe’s. From mixing paints and offering advice at the store to independently handling renovation and remodeling projects, Jane craves cohesion in living spaces. “It’s the overall picture that’s right.” She scrutinizes the landscape against the indoor environment and the walls against the floors, making all aspects align. “After all, you wouldn’t wear sneakers with a ball gown,” she says with a laugh.
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Gillen Nowak opens doors. Gillen knows that finding your dream home starts with a mortgage loan. She’s training to be a loan officer with Lucey Mortgage Corporation while expanding her experience with clients. “I like the fact that I have such a direct impact on people and the thing that’s most important to them—their home.” The former division-one lacrosse player has been studying a number-one tourist destination and hotspot for housing: Charleston. Her research reveals that the Baby Boomers’ kids are her biggest constituency. “It’s not just about the financial benefits that they have—it’s also about the pride they take in becoming part of the community.” And she’s proud of her company. “Every mortgage that’s taken in is literally treated as the most important.” Since starting her training, the Syracuse grad has taken note of two trends: Marrying later and staying single longer are doubling the market, with women not waiting for a partner before buying their own homes. “They’re the masters of their own destiny.”
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Book $100 in savings for every $1,000 spent during our Back-To-School Sale. Now thru August 19th!
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for tickets: c4women.org call 843 763 7333 A multi-generational party with activities for adults and teens!
Interactive Art Collage Photo Booth Live Music Silent Auction Paint your own wine glass to take home
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Selena Wilson knows there’s no place like home. Crisis Assistance Ministries’ Chief Program Officer feels most at home when she’s helping the homeless. The daughter of a social worker, Selena grew up shadowing her mother’s career in Connecticut. “That is really where the passion started.” When she enrolled at the College of Charleston, she was employed part-time at the Ministries’ family center, focusing on single women and families. She has increased her involvement over 13 years, working directly in the shelters and as a volunteer coordinator and case manager before reaching her current role. “We work with people where they live. You get to see people’s successes.” Throughout her own career progression, she’s also savored the chance to serve in the soup kitchen. “It’s a different perspective than seeing clients for clinical reasons, and people are so appreciative.” Daily, Selena oversees all shelters and case management staff and continues to address client concerns. “The opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life is always there.”
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The First Day Festival returns to collect school supplies while simultaneously offering community education, face painting and free admission to both Fort Sumter and the S.C. Aquarium. charleston-sc.gov
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The North Charleston Performing Arts Center hosts ’90s legends like Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, and Vertical Horizon at the Under the Sun tour. northcharleston coliseumpac.com
Live music accompanies beverages and open dogpark space at James Island County Park’s Yappy Hour event from 4-8 pm. Admission is $1 per person. ccprc.com
The Country Club of Charleston hosts the 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship. usga.org
Dermatologists on the MUSC Mobile Health Unit are offering free skin cancer screenings just outside Splash Zone Waterpark at the James Island County Park from 9am-12pm. ccprc.com
The Meeting Place in North Charleston hosts workshops designed to acquaint students with watercolor painting via direct exposure to its properties and methods. northcharleston.org
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The Sanctuary on Kiawah Island hosts their free Summer Concert Series in order to raise awareness for their Wild Animal Sanctuary. kiawahresort.com
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The Kick-Off event for the Rundead Charleston 5K is tonight at Sparian’s River Bowl in Mount Pleasant starting at 7pm. rundead5k.com
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Hosted by the North Charleston City Gallery, Robert B. Reed’s Outlying Shores: Annotations From Abroad and Mary Ann Goodhue’s Endangered exhibits are displayed throughout the month. northcharleston.org
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The Women’s Leadership Institute offers the first session—developing the skills of an effective leader—from its “mastermind series” that reinforces growth, success and support for women. c4women.org
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Hootie & the Blowfish return to the Family Circle Stadium on Daniel Island for the 11th edition of their HomeGrown concert series. hootie.com
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The Center for Women celebrates Women’s Equality Day with the Be Brave Bash! at Alhambra Hall in Mount Pleasant. Included is food, an open wine bar, live music and a silent auction. c4women.org
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MUSC gets two women on their previously all-male board of trustees!
Plug your iPod into an old-fashioned gramophone from Curiosity on Queen Street.
At last! Big blue bins come to Mt. Pleasant.
“Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.”
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Try on Wendy Davis’ shoes & run for office.
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The yummy Pearlz oyster sampler. Mrs. Meyer’s never disappoints. Their radish scent is our new favorite.
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Welcome to skirt!’s newest account executive, Rachael MacQueen.
Our newest wine discovery...perfect for a hot summer evening.
These zippy outdoor rugs from Celadon.
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One of the many wonderful iPhone covers designed for the Tour de France.
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No missing these Thera M. pants walking down King Street.
Great for working out!
22 Cadbury candies from our Senior Editor when she returned from Europe.
“One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world.” 23 Malala, the young girl who was shot in the face by the Taliban, gave her first speech at the United Nations on the day of her 16th birthday.
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Our newest find at Pink Dot Beauty Bar —this product quickly eliminates dead skin cells, deeply cleanses your pores and leaves your skin smooth and renewed.
It’s the 94th anniversary of women’s suffrage. Don’t miss a chance to vote! Get your lip prints read at the SHE party on Sept. 27th. Details to come.
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SKI RT! SAYS: Open your arms—this moment will never come again.
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No music. No life. Listen daily.
Look who’s coming to the game!
Voted Best Radio Station 5 Years in a Row by Charleston City Paper Readers
August 31 The Citadel
vs. Charleston Southern • 6pm Take a Kid to a Game
kids 12 & Under receive a free ga ticket with an adult ticket purchase.
September 7 The Citadel vs. Wofford • 6pm
Rec Night with post game fireworks, pre-game parade with rec league football teams & cheerleaders! Tickets begin at $15 for tickets go to Etix.com or call (843) 953-DOGS
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Visit skirt! and Where magazines’ table on game night.
21st ANNUAL
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Celebrate by rocking out to PlaneJane, quench your thirst at our complimentary Beer Garden, vendors,and kids entertainment too! sPonsors
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Meet: Stacy Huggins, Redux Contemporary Art Center’s new, brilliant, and creative Executive Director.
Signature Scent: Quelques Fleur
Favorite Accessory: Jewelry from Candy Shop Vintage & the Scarlet Poppy
My Gadget: Nikon camera (film!)
Always In My Purse: Playbills and Field Notes and my spectacle pen
I Splurge On: Chanel makeup
My Favorite Beauty Product Is: Rosebud Salve Where I Shop Locally: Brewers Paint Center Favorite Shoes: my Frye boots My Handbag: Chanel quilted shopper My Lucky Charm: miniature Ganesha My Stress Reliever: Bikram yoga Favorite Restaurants: FIG, The Ordinary, XBB, Charleston Grill Dream Vacation: ANY vacation at this point! Shoes I Covet: the perfect and elusive not-too-high heel My Workout: Bikram yoga Favorite Label: Cynthia Rowley Where I Get My Coffee: Kudu Favorite Feminist: Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Right Now I’m Reading: Porgy by DuBose Heyward My Secret Ambition: Spoleto Festival board Tweet Me: @shuggins1229 My Cocktail: Champagne My Girl Crush: Grace Potter My Manicure: DIY My Celebrity Crush Is: Eddie Redmayne Where You’ll Find Me On Friday Nights: art openings or happy hour Favorite TV Show: Arrested Development Three People I Want At My Dream Dinner: Audrey Hepburn, Cindy Sherman, Coco Chanel
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FIND
SUMMER SPECIAL Ladies Days
now on Tuesday and Wednesday!
AT HOME!
Organic Cotton & Bamboo Clothing Handmade Jewelry • Gifts • Home Decór • Fun
$5 Off Platinum Wash $15 Off Superclean
USA Made • Organic • Environmentally Sensitive • Fair Trade • Woman Owned
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880 Lowcountry Blvd. off of Highway 17N Mt. Pleasant • 843.884-3035
presents
423 Hibben Street • Mt. Pleasant • 843.654.9064
The Ultimate Girls’ Weekend
September 27-29, 2013 Charleston Area Convention Center
SHE paints the town pink with fashion shows,
style workshops and complimentary image consultations, food and cocktail tastings, photo booth and more. Shop at hundreds of mini boutiques.
Sponsored by
Photographer: Janelle Riolo
Don’t Miss the SHE Indulges Opening Night Party, featuring Elise Testone from American Idol! Sponsored by
Special guest
HGTV Design Star Vern Yip
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Beverages provided by
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Now accepting exhibitor applications.
Contact Erica@JBMShows.com or call
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xoxonikki Sometimes I wish I were a morning person, the kind who gets up at dawn to photograph the sunrise or writes 2,500 words before breakfast. They're the people who get things done instead of dallying in bed--the live wires, not the candles that burn at both ends. But I can't help loving the secret dark, the moon and the stars, reading till dawn, owning the night.
W h a t ’s k e e p i n g m e a w a k e a t n i g h t : Looking forward to:
Fall clothes in the stores An end to stupid summer movies 20 Feet from Stardom at The Terrace Perseid meteor shower My new reading list Making linoleum block prints I am jealous of:
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The InstaQuote app The Over app Pierce my ears again? Jonathan Rhys Meyers’ mouth Trolling airbnb.com Where’s the leak in my roof? Where’s the roofer? Carrying concealed tampons in TX Frakking! WTF? Orange Is the New Black on Netflix
W h a t ’s o n m y i Pa d :
W h a t ’s o n m y m i n d :
Journalist Ann Friedman is feminist, fiery and witty as all get-out. Her blog at annfriedman.com (tagline “Low-maintenance ladyswagger”) is exceptional, but I’m also addicted to her pie charts on thehairpin.com. From “The Marriage Pie” to “The To-Do List Pie,” her charts are so witty they make you wonder how you ever lived without them.
I love home and I love away from home. What I don’t like anymore is getting between the two. Flying has become torturous. Walking shoeless on filthy floors. Two hours sitting on a runway. No snacks. The middle seat! Last-minute cancellations. Missing the last connecting flight. The middle seat! Paying to check a bag. Feeling like a sullen peasant as I shuffle through first class on the way to steerage. The middle seat!
Note to self: THE BEST USE OF
“Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.”
99¢
Nivea Crème Travel Tin
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Must haves this month: Susan Posnick ColorFlo
A truck like my grandfather’s
Reef Stargazer Flip-Flops Canon Selphy photo printer
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