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Hello my LCNY FASHIONISTAS...Welcome to April and spring cleaning. I have decided to take inventory of my house.... my personal house that is...I woke up this weekend and realized that time is flying by….and fast! Wasn’t it just the middle of January?! I made a MUST DO list and here it is:

1.  Get a hold of some very important friends that I have not seen in a while by actually CALLING each one individually and talking to them personally, not by text, and inviting them to my home for dinner to share food, memories and laughter. I have come to realize that a dinner in a restaurant is good, but too fast and not personal.

2.   I bought a box of note cards...you know the ones that are blank inside. I am going “old school” with hand-written notes to those that matter. There is nothing like going to your mailbox and getting a hand-written note that someone put the time and love to write.

3.  To reach out to each one of my kids and tell them what I want for Mother’s Day is “YOU”!! 

I want to spend time with you. It does not have to be everyone together at the same time. Whatever works best for you and your schedule. Maybe lunch...a walk to the lake, yard work. Or just chatting...whatever you decide. I will take you any way I can get you for some time together!

So you ask, what got into Linda?  I was invited to my brother and sister-in-laws house for a Saturday night dinner. They told me to pack a bag just in case it got late.  By the way, we only live 40 minutes apart. 

Sue made homemade lasagna for dinner....best I have had in a long time (or was it because she made it for me?).  We talked, laughed, shared memories and they convinced me to stay over.  We changed into our jams and watched a movie...snuggled in for the night. It felt so good. 

 When was the last time I spent this much time with my brother and Sue?  The night was priceless.  I drove home the next day thinking.....how do we keep time from getting away from us.  It was my “aha moment”.  Hence my MUST do list……starting THIS Saturday with my sister, Karen.  We are meeting half way for our fav coffee ...chatting in the car until the stores open...shopping until we drop...and then lunch. PERFECTION....

My sister, Karen, her husband and me

So my challenge to you, my friends...make YOUR “Must Do” list and let's share our stories.....that is what girlfriends do.  So grab your cup of joe (or tea) and let your fingers do the writing...to someone you have not reached out to in a while! Pick up the phone and have a long overdue chat with someone. Lastly, remember to join Nancy Hornback and yours truly on Wednesday morning at 9 am for Liz Claiborne New York, because YOU are on my “MUST DO” list. 

Your friend,

Linda

P.S. Mary Beth has off this Wednesday, but she will be back with us soon!