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From the Editor’s Desk: A New Era for Glow by Lady E

  Dear Glow Girls,  T he past few days have been different. You felt it. The shift. The pattern. The way everything started to connect. None of this was accidental. Every post, every piece, every image… was placed exactly where it needed to be. I didn’t arrive here overnight. This shift has been building for a long time. I’ve been dreaming about this for years.  I’ve been planning this for a long time, but it didn't move… Until it did.   And when it finally came… I knew I couldn’t write the same way anymore. You felt the shift in my writing.  I’ve been here since 2007.  After a 10-year hiatus to raise my son, I came back.  I saw that some of you were still here.  And that ignited a spark.  I didn’t know if you would still listen to me. But I wrote again.  One post. Then another. And another.  And you did. You still are.  And in September 2025, almost 500,000 of you were here.  In less than a year, over a million reade...

I Stopped Carrying Everything

  I almost didn’t bring it. It felt unnecessary. Bulky. A little inconvenient. I used to just carry everything. Bags on both arms. Tote on my shoulder. Water bottle, purchases, whatever I decided I needed that day. I never questioned it. I just… did it. That morning, though, something in me hesitated. Not loudly. Not dramatically. Just a quiet thought: What if I didn’t? I was anxious about our trip that day because I didn’t want to carry anything heavy and our tote is heavy from all the things we need to bring.  And then I remembered.  My little trolley. The one I’ve had for years. The one I stopped using because my husband didn’t like it.  He said it’s better to carry everything. But I’m not him.  And I’m not as strong as him.  And I’m not built like him.  I have limitations and one of them is the condition of my spine which limits me from carrying a lot.  With my decision solid,  I folded it. Brought it with me. Didn’t overthink it. Jus...