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By Katie McKy Becoming your best self is never easy. It’s never a straight, paved road. Fortunately, you’re not alone. There are women in the Chippewa Valley who can blaze your way, marking your turns and explaining why you are making them. If you need a savvy woman to guide you in estate planning, contact Maggie McLoone of Weld Riley, S.C. or call her colleague Jennifer Brown, who practices family law, for help with many family issues. Need some savvy in investing? Tap Katie Noe of River Prairie Wealth Partners. Want to know your options for looking your best? Call …

You asked me If I ever stood up for anything. Yeah, I stood up for my life. –Tina Turner It sounds a bit cliché. Believe me, I know. When I started to think about this issue, I got all the quotes. You know the ones: So far, you have lived through 100 percent of your worst days. Position yourself to succeed by doing things that rejuvenate you. Do your best, and let the rest go. Be yourself, everyone else is taken (Oscar Wilde). Sound advice. However, it made me want to chuck the computer across the room. No offense to …

With an emphasis on equilibrium and personal growth, 5ive for Women encourages the on-the-go gal to pause for self-nurturing, through insightful articles and thought-provoking features – supporting the not-so-simple balance between faith, family, friends, fitness, and finance. At 5ive, we are advocates of healthy priorities and fitness for life, while striving to motivate, energize and inspire camaraderie of the Chippewa Valley sisterhood. VIEW THIS ISSUE [ in this issue ] 8 Taking Control and Enforcing Court Orders 9 Being Your Best Self Includes a Thorough Estate Plan 10 5 Women Helping Women to be Their Best Selves 12 Get Outside …

Less spent on THE DAY can mean much more for days ahead. By Katie McKy I recently attended a wedding where the bride and groom traveled in a royal-looking carriage pulled by two white horses with glittering harnesses. It took them to a wedding venue overlooking Lake Geneva. A band? Of course. Catered? Naturally. The cake? It looked like it was decorated by the Fabergé egg folks. The décor? Pretty enough to make Martha Stewart say, “It’s a good thing.” Photographers? Two. A week later, after their honeymoon which cost thousands more, they tromped up four flights of stairs to …

Mickey Judkins of Details and detailsdirect.com By Katie McKy In 2020, 5ive for Women profiled three Chippewa Valley businesswomen to see how they were adapting to the changing conditions of the pandemic. Mickey Judkins, founder and owner of Details and detailsdirect.com, was one of them. Details in 2020 Judkins closed Details on Water Street for about two months when the pandemic began, but continued shipping online orders from the Details website, detailsdirect.com. Judkins had done e-commerce through her website since 1995, and that allowed her to survive financially when a major portion of her business, the brick and motor retailing, …

I am so “eggs-cited” for spring and Easter. So many new chapters are being written in our family story. Our daughter is getting married in June, and what is better than brunch? Well, brunch with breakfast dessert, of course. Breakfast burritos are a great thing to have in your freezer. I folded them as pockets, so you can pop them on your toaster to heat up and crisp the outside. I paired it with my grandmother’s “special dessert” which pays homage to meringues. I’ve included my favorite tea, but you could go with a latte or mimosa! Bon Apetit, Lanette …

She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her away, she adjusted her sails. –Elizabeth Edwards My sweet, beautiful, brave friends, after much work and practice being vulnerable, I need to add resilience to the résumé. I am going to keep it 100 with all of you. Recently, as I was driving away after dropping Q off at school, I looked down and realized he had forgotten his lunch. My plan was to drop it off, but first I needed to grab a coffee and run home to change, since I was wearing silk pajama bottoms, …

If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do so prayerfully. However, the wisest thing you can do is be present in the present… gratefully. –Maya Angelou I share this Maya Angelou quote with my beautiful readers because her words have spilled over me when I have needed them most. Maya was an American poet, civil rights activist, and actor who is recognized as one of the most influential figures in American literature. Maya also experienced abuse and trauma and was able to find and share her voice and wisdom. Years ago, I printed and …

By Tera Busker If you would have told me a year ago that I would be basking in the glory of icy water for my mental health, I would have told you that you had lost your marbles. But here we are chest-deep in a 36-degree river on a 17 degree, blustery January day in Wisconsin. You may be asking yourself, “Why are you doing this?” Did I lose a bet? Was I forced to do this? Have I lost my mind? Nope, nope and on the contrary. I am doing this to strengthen my mind. Let me explain… A …

I am excited for 2023, and it marks some significant events for our family. Our daughter is getting married in a couple of months. I am also marking the 20th year of starting a book club, and I’m inspired to write a cookbook this year, as 40 years ago I put my first recipe in a cookbook. I submitted French Onion Soup to the Paullina Centennial cookbook, and I am calling that officially published. For this issue, I had fun updating the original recipe with miso, Gruyère cheese and ramps — three ingredients that I hadn’t heard of back in …