Growing up in the 80s and 90s, the Oprah Winfrey talk show was on our TV every afternoon from 4pm-5pm on channel 4. My Mom watched it religiously, and by proxy, my siblings and I did too. Those were the days I'd eat an entire box of pasta with parmesan cheese as an after-school snack, or sprinkle cinnamon onto a massive bowl of vanilla ice cream as I waited for Geraldo's show to wrap so Opr…
In my first job out of college I worked on an in-home intervention team serving families who were focused on preservation. Or, in other terms, they were at risk of losing custody of their children because of abuse, neglect, poverty, and often abuses of power by the system, too. That job smacked me in my face with a PhD in The Real World. I'd grown up solidly middle class in an affluent community w…
On a regular basis I take a load of junk to the thrift store. I love shopping thrift, I love donating thrift. My husband and kids and I live in a tiny home in Minneapolis, and the key to it's success (and subsequently our enjoyably low cost of living!) is ensuring we don't overcrowd the space. When we've used something, enjoyed it, given it our all for the time it was ours, and realize its served…
When I was a kid there were a few local TV news anchorpeople who were iconic in my home. And one of them was Belinda Jensen from the local NBC affiliate here in the Twin Cities. When I found out The Locket Sisters would be featured on Kare11's weekend morning show I called my parents to let them know, and my Mom asked right away, "Will you be on with Belinda Jensen?"
When I arrived that weeke…
