Congrats to everyone reading this post. We have made it to Friday! For me, it has been a feat for sure. However through the tough things it’s still good to find the joys. Thus, I’ve still decided to write a High Five for Friday Post.

For those who do not know, High Five for Friday is a weekly blogger link up with Tif from Bright on a Budget, Della from Della Devoted, Katie from Cup of Tea and Caitlin from Coffee with Caitlin. Anyone with a blog is invited to join. After you finish reading about my five favorite things of the week, make sure you go check their blogs out!

1. Friends who can write and do my hair

Have you had a chance to check out my new contributing writer Ms. Pamela Pitts? First, I suggest you click here to read her first piece. She will be writing for A World of Dresses on Wednesdays. While this blog is mostly my voice, I love sharing the spotlight with other women who share my vision. Pamela is one of those women. We met several months back at the Contemporary Dance Theater’s PTA show. I was there just sitting in the audience to write about the show when I struck up a conversation with Pamela about her business L’BAE. She had put together a piece in the show that included some still models. After chatting for a bit, I learned that she had her own small business and radio show. As some of you may know, I feature female small business owners on Saturdays. It seemed perfect.

So I went on her radio show to talk about A World of Dresses and she was featured on the blog. You can read about it here. One day it just came to me: why not invite her to partner with me? Thus here we are. On Saturday I spent the afternoon at her beautiful home as she did my hair. Kudos to her for getting it to curl. My hair has trouble holding curls.

2. Friends who shoot photos

My friend Hillary just moved back to Cincinnati from a three-year stint in New York City. She’s an amazing photographer and took these Saturday. I’m excited to see where this partnership will take us. Yay partnerships!

3. Retail therapy

Tuesday night I decided to take some me time and shop. I found a pair of boots I’m absolutely in love with at DSW. I also stocked up on a few makeup necessities at Ulta. The shoes are pictured in these photos. Thanks to my brother for taking these shots. It was roughly 9:30 p.m. but I was LOVING my outfit today. I just could not let the day pass without a few photos.

The dress is from Shop Twenty Something, a lovely online boutique based in Lexington, Ky. I found it at the holiday market in downtown Cincinnati in December where they had set up a booth. I definitely suggest you click on their page and take a look around. The scarf is from my trip to Dubai in April.

4. High Style and the Cincinnati Art Museum

Before Hillary and I headed over to Pamela’s house, we made a stop at the Cincinnati Art Museum to view their current exhibit. It revolves around dresses and designers in different time periods. It “traces the evolution of fashion from 1900 through 1980 with garments and accessories by the most influential European and American designers of the 20th century” (quote taken from their website). Here are the photos I took. There were so many amazing dresses, so I decided to make two galleries of photos!

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5. Tisa of Love, Light and Laughter: A Healing Studio

As mentioned before, I feature female small business owners on Saturdays. Tomorrow I’m featuring Tisa from Love, Light and Laughter: A Healing Studio. I met her at the Covington Bazaar at the beginning of December. She had her booth set up with all sorts of holistic soaps, scrubs, bath salts, oils and other goodies. On Sunday I went out to her studio for a chat and photo shoot. This woman is amazing. She broke both of her legs a year or two ago. While she was sitting around, she decided to take online courses in holistic healing arts. Things like reiki, Somaveda Thai yoga and hot stone massages. She also started making her own holistic products. As she continued making them, other people wanted them too and thus she decided it would be a profitable business. A year later she can fully walk again and she’s running her business. Here are just a few teasers. You’ll have to come back tomorrow to read about her business.

Thanks for reading guys! What made your week great? I’d love to hear. Feel free to tell me in the comment section below!