Front Porch: Ride or Die

Hi Beautiful,

Everyone needs an Amy in their life. If you haven’t met Amy, she’s my sidekick and my best friend.

Whether we’re on the set of QVC singing like angels or singing about lip gloss, she’s my Ride or Die.

As women, it is essential for us to be in a community with other women. I think it’s one of the most important things we can do for our mental and emotional health. And I’d love to know, do you have a Ride or Die in your life? Hit reply and let me know.

Xoxo

P.S. Here are a few more pics of my Ride or Die!

Y’all, Halloween is coming, so make sure you’re fully stocked with all the essentials, like my LWYA Flash Lash. It’s the fastest and easiest way to add beautiful, natural lashes with no glue and no mess! It’s a must-have for so many Halloween costumes. 

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Have you checked out our Halloween makeup tutorials? You could be a cute scarecrow or keep it simple with a spiderweb-eye look. And the best part is they’re both super simple to do. Check them out: scarecrow and spiderweb.

Etiquette expert and creator and co-host of the podcast “Were You Raised by Wolves?” Nick Leighton joined the Kim Gravel Show to share his best etiquette tips, which he called the lubrication of society’s machinery.

“Some people feel like, ‘What’s the point? It’s fussy. It doesn’t matter. It’s not relevant anymore,’” Nick said. “But would you want to live in a world with no etiquette whatsoever? Like, what an insane, bonkers world! That would be total chaos.” 

To start, he defined the difference between manners and etiquette. Manners, he said, is, “We all want to be kind. We all want to take care of each other.” Etiquette “is the way a different culture will then interpret those manners.” 

The desire for good etiquette is nothing new, Nick said. Thousands of years ago, Plato complained about people talking during a theatrical performance, and wrote, “Maybe we should just hit people with sticks.” In 1922, Emily Post (an early etiquette expert), was annoyed by young people talking at the theater—she said they should just stay home and listen to the phonograph if that’s what they want to do. There are books from the Renaissance talking about people clipping their toenails in public, and how gross that is.

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This week, it’s just little ole me, y’all, and I’m diving into your comments. 

The good AND the bad.

Nothing is off-limits!

We’re so used to criticizing our gifts that we never allow ourselves to embrace our superpowers, and frankly, I am done with it. I’m going to share how my perspectives have changed as I’ve gotten older (and wiser) and help you do the same. I’ll be sharing tips that have helped me face my fears and embrace my own strengths.

Your unique gifts are worth celebrating. Embrace them, face your fears, and don’t shy away from saying yes to new opportunities.

Listen here.