http://ziamag.com/index.php/site/index/ en laura@ziamag.com Copyright 2007 2007-09-07T22:34:01-08:00 http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/on_james_deans_blue_jeans/ http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/on_james_deans_blue_jeans/#When:21:34:01Z Unless you have a funky vintage style, an eye for fashion, or patience, patience, patience, you will find few clothing items from chain thrift stores like Salvation Army, Goodwill, etc., but your major goldmines lie in three departments: Purses, scarves, and jewelry. Columns 2007-09-07T21:34:01-08:00 http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/marathon_of_forgiveness/ http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/marathon_of_forgiveness/#When:21:23:00Z The biggest and most important race in her life began over fifteen years ago on the day her mother died. Like many races, it began with a gunshot. But this time the gun was aimed at her mother and held by her father. Embrace 2007-09-07T21:23:00-08:00 http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/your_friendship_401k/ http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/your_friendship_401k/#When:20:28:00Z While we're coached from the start of our career on how to bolster our 401k retirement accounts, we get a lot less training on how to do the same with our relationships. Kindred 2007-09-07T20:28:00-08:00 http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/anzac_day/ http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/anzac_day/#When:22:25:00Z Every Turk I met back in November (in Turkey), almost to a person, told me about Gallipoli. I'm ashamed to say, as a lover of both history and geography that I'd never heard of Gallipoli. Real lovers of history would sneer at me. Columns 2007-07-02T22:25:00-08:00 http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/wired_for_community/ http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/wired_for_community/#When:22:03:00Z I completely short-circuited. I returned home again before the snow fell, but it was months before I recovered my spirit. As it turns out, people aren't made to operate independently of each other after all. Haven 2007-07-02T22:03:00-08:00 http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/developing_a_personal_style_a_prolegomena_to_the_real_deal/ http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/developing_a_personal_style_a_prolegomena_to_the_real_deal/#When:06:09:00Z I wore this little number on my boyfriend’s and my first date, and I give it all the credit for bringing us together. It enchanted him. It’s magnetic. Strangers run at me and try to rip it off my body. Columns 2007-06-07T06:09:00-08:00 http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/a_dads_take_on_wedding_lace/ http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/a_dads_take_on_wedding_lace/#When:05:43:00Z Discussing the differences between Chantilly and embroidered tulle with Dad was amusingly unexpected, but that he would be willing to engage salespersons on the matter left me speechless. Embrace 2007-06-07T05:43:00-08:00 http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/affluenza_the_pursuit_of_more/ http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/affluenza_the_pursuit_of_more/#When:04:46:00Z We all have a touch of affluenza now and then-we don't have to be bona fide shopoholics in order to still be overspending. In the end, it's an empty habit that leaves us just as unfulfilled as we felt before, except now we're that much poorer. Haven 2007-04-29T04:46:00-08:00 http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/having_your_clothes_and_eating_too_the_destitute_womans_guide_to_fashion/ http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/having_your_clothes_and_eating_too_the_destitute_womans_guide_to_fashion/#When:05:51:01Z As a fashion enthusiast, I've figured out a few tricks for adding personality and class to my wardrobe while maintaining a good credit rating. Columns, Glow 2007-04-19T05:51:01-08:00 http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/the_demise_of_prince_charming/ http://www.ziamag.com/index.php/zia/story/the_demise_of_prince_charming/#When:17:19:00Z Reluctantly listening with pity as newlywed girlfriends shared grievances about their husbands, I secretly assuring myself that I would never fall prey to such marital disappointment. Embrace 2007-04-13T17:19:00-08:00