i’m blushing

Hi hi hi!!!

Quick, somebody pinch me!! The July issue of METRO magazine came out today, and I’m freaking out because High Plains made the list of top 10 fashion blogs in the Twin Cities. Holy crap, right?

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I blushed seeing my ‘lil mug next to some of my personal must-reads, including Beauty Bets, Swank Dollar, L’Etoile and The Minneapoline. That’s some seriously talented company, and I couldn’t be more flattered.

Available on newsstands in the Twin Cities area now, or online here.

Thanks for the love, METRO!

xo,

Meghan

guest blogging on beauty bets

Hey y’all!

Hy-Lo Drug Store, Southern California, circa July 1970 (source)

I did a little round-up of my favorite thrifty beauty buys for Elizabeth Dehn’s ever-so-handy blog Beauty Bets. From lip stain to blush, dry shampoo to moisturizer, all my top drugstore picks for gettin’ pretty are right here.

I’m so grateful to Bet’s for letting me spout off about my favorite products! While you’re over on her site, check out the archives of budget-friendly DIYs and Best Bets product reviews. Her site is a must-read for any beauty product junkie!

Have a beautiful day!!

xo,

Meghan

my favorite holes-in-the-wall

Hi there!

Have y’all seen METRO magazine’s Hole-in-the-Wall issue yet?

METRO’s genius staff  does 12 incredible issues a year, but this is the ONE I look forward to the most. For those of you in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, you have to add this issue to your must-read list of the summer.

This year, I contributed blurbs about my favorite thrift shop & a uncommonly good consignment store.
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My go-to shoe and leather repair guy, Mr. Lee, also got some love. (More on him, soon, I promise!)

I also extolled the virtues of my go-to Swedish deli. And wrote about how a neighborhood barbecue joint has satiated my craving for my ex’s grandma’s cooking. But you’ll have to pick up the June issue of METRO (available on newsstands everywhere now!) to get the scoop on those, and about a zillion other dives, holes, ma & pa shops, diners and other Twin Cities treasures.

If you don’t subscribe to METRO magazine, sign up today. Honest-to-goodness, the brains behind it are remarkably gifted and uncommonly creative. For $15 a year, it’s a mother-effing good deal.

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You won’t regret it.

xo,

Meghan