Tracy Kornet's Blog

If you want a quick pick-me-up, buy a nun her morning Starbucks. I went skipping through the Nashville airport, after the sweet sister behind me blessed me for it Friday morning. It was 5:45am. My daughter had just boarded a plane back to LAX. My husband was heading to Louisville to coach his high school girls in a weekend basketball tournament. Coach Kornet with his Harpeth Hall Varsity Girls I was heading to NYC for a last-minute, musical fix with some girlfriends. Bucket List Billy Joel, Madison Square Garden It was probably midway through May sweeps last month when I realized I had to escape the heaviness of the news breaking all around us. Just for a weekend or two. Something to put some positive balance back in my life. I tell you what, speaking such dark details, out loud, for hours and hours on end, used to go in one ear and out the other. But the terror attacks, drug-related crimes, and acts of hate and abuse are really starting to get to me.

I've become quite adept at identifying "good tv dresses." Which means I have about 50 sheath dresses in loud, solid colors. But I have long struggled to try different dress styles or piece together separates. I am often at a loss choosing the right necklace and earrings. I consult my husband almost every day before leaving the house and ask "gold or silver? Long or short? Does this actually work together?" For the last 18 months I have relished the help of the uber-talented Danielle at Dillard's at Green Hills. The store sponsors my wardrobe, which means every day I get to wear something shiny and new on Channel 4 News at 4, 5, 6 and 10. This is a gift beyond measure. Danielle is the one who suggested last Friday to wear a long, gold necklace with this new, blue layered Tahari dress . This dress is an example of something I wouldn't have chosen on my own. It's layered and a clingy material.  I thought silver jewelry was an automatic w