“Have you seen girthmasters latest photo on twitter? There’s a wine bottle”

Our next Group Chat Girlies IRL is happening June 19th at the Wine Cottage at Lake Norman. Wine, laughs, and all the tea... you in?

Mark your calendar, bring your group chat or make a new one 🍷💬✨

Carol: The Elon & Trump fall out leading to a twitter battle of secrets is as predictable as the couple who shares a Facebook profile getting a divorce. “The girls are fighting” is the quote of the week, but we can all agree, if the girlies were fighting we’d be doing a much better job. We would have shared at least one secret no one knew from our Burn Book. Alas, the fire from the dumpster illuminates the walls of the hellscape which somehow still read: women are too emotional to lead?

After five years of bravely living on the edge of deletion, I finally caved. I now pay $1.99/month to Google for storage in their “invisible space.” I’m not proud. I didn’t want this life. But I couldn’t take one more warning that my inbox would self-destruct in 5 days. It’s the photos. It’s always the photos. I’ve begged Google to stop backing them up. I’ve unchecked every box, cursed every setting, held a seance…AND YET… they still appear in the cloud like creepy children in a horror movie. Every accidental screenshot? Etched into the cloud marble. Every blurry photo? Archived forever. Against. My. Will. AND now you’re telling me I need to buy more air?? Is there a cloud landlord I can file a grievance with? Wait… is this how you become a boomer? Don’t answer that.

Enjoy this high quality photo of me and someone I don’t know from NYE circa 2013 (at Label no less, OG CLT girlies know) that lives permanently in the cloud.

Skylar: Love Island USA is back, and I can’t be the only one who thinks the new opening montage is giving major S Club 7 energy. For those of us still quoting Kaylor’s desperate “Aaron!!,” falling for a new cast won’t be easy—but I’m in. So in, in fact, that I’ve been paying for Peacock every single month despite not logging in since last season’s finale. Admin and I are never on good terms. 

Why is my IG algorithm obsessed with the “turn your house into a café” trend?

Yes, the butcher paper aesthetic is cute, but… who is this for? Am I inviting friends over for to-go lattes? Are they hanging out like screenwriters in Silver Lake? Are they ordering from me? Do I get tips? Or am I just cosplaying as a barista in my own kitchen for ✨vibes✨?

Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin’s breakup - “it feels final this time”, was totally overshadowed by the messy and chaotic Trump and Musk breakup. 

This week’s interview spotlight was with Nicole Smith of Inner Circle CLT. 

When you hear Nicole’s story, you’ll understand why I’m hoping she’ll let me option the life rights for her future rom-com. Picture it: Girl finds out her boyfriend is massively cheating, bonds with another wronged woman, and together they turn heartbreak into something special - a community built around real female friendship. Oh, and somewhere along the way, she finds her true prince charming. 

Nicole’s story is all about the power of intuition and friendship over fear. The way she talks about her own best friends? Pure group chat girlie relatability:

Check out the whole interview here. 

And for those of you who want to know how she caught her bf cheating? An Amber Alert…

Next week, we’re diving back into the convos that prevailed at the last live show. Carol’s coming in with part two of her Beauty 101 series - think less Sephora haul - more skincare existentialism, and Skylar is exposing the major houseguest faux pas you didn’t even know you were committing. 

Here’s a little teaser from each deep dive to hold you over…

Skylar: Snapping a pic of that charcuterie and wine for the gram? Be a consent 👑. Always make sure it’s ok to post something from someone’s house. They may have very different privacy policies and or reasons for the public to not know with whom or when they are home. 

Carol: I’m going to put a photo of my face 1 day post laser on the internet for your benefit. You’re welcome.

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