{"id":18755,"date":"2016-03-13T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T10:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=18755"},"modified":"2016-03-12T11:34:06","modified_gmt":"2016-03-12T16:34:06","slug":"celebrating-five-years-in-this-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=18755","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating five years in this space"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1306710\" style=\"width: 592px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/managewp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/KellyThruTheYears.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1306710\" class=\"wp-image-1306710 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/KellyThruTheYears.png\" alt=\"KellyThruTheYears\" width=\"582\" height=\"481\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1306710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While the look has evolved \u2014 as seen in Kelly&#8217;s column shots dating back to her first Times&#8217; column in 2011 \u2014 Read My Lips continues to entertain, explain and brighten the Sundays of Times&#8217; readers.<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><em><strong>&#8216;Read My Lipgloss&#8217; column hits landmark\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>By Kelly Hockenberry<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><em>Columnist, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cRead My Lipgloss\u201d turns 5 this month and I\u2019m feeling sentimental. I sat down last night and re\u00adread a bunch of my articles. To be honest, some made me cringe, others made me cry\u037e however , the vast majority made me smile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">I never aspired to be a columnist\u037e but, I have to say that having the ability to put your thoughts and feelings out into the world is pretty cool. The fact that some people, NOT just my family and friends, actually read it (shocks me every. single. time. that<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I have an audience of more than ten), is thrilling!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">This column has become a scrapbook, of sorts. How lucky am I that I have a written recording of some amazing opportunities (like interviewing Preston Konrad of TLC, or going to a runway show for NY\u2019s Fashion Week), trips abroad (Italy, London, and Paris), and the passage of time across my face as evidenced by my headshot (wah waah). OK, so maybe not that last one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">I must confess that, at times, my little, old, tired, and crowded brain struggles to come up with content week after week after week. I especially enjoy when my loved ones point out to me when I have posted a particularly lame essay or am chock full of \u201cyou know what.\u201d Cut a girl a break, people! I never professed to be Dear Abby or Anna Wintour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">I thank all of you for reading from the bottom of my heart. I really, really enjoy the opportunity to tell anyone (who will listen) what I think and feel when it comes to fashion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">In closing, I think it is only fair to provide a montage of the evolution of \u201cRead My Lipgloss\u201d pictures and beg my Editor to consider a gift certificate for Botox. After five years, it\u2019s the perfect birthday present\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Happy Weekend (see below)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Read My Lipgloss&#8217; column hits landmark\u00a0 By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times \u201cRead My Lipgloss\u201d turns 5 this month and I\u2019m feeling sentimental. I sat down last night and re\u00adread a bunch of my articles. To be honest, some made me cringe, others made me cry\u037e however , the vast majority made me smile. 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