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Sorry Wives, No post tonight, I’m getting ready and packing for a mini holiday in San Francisco! I’m Leaving bright and early tomorrow morning and on my list of things to do in the city: The Balenciaga Exhibit at the De Young Museum, A16 Pizza, and of Course Dynamo Donuts! Enjoy your weekend – Taryn Cox for THE WIFE.

Monday Sophie and I took Lily and 3 of her friends on a Disneyland Adventure. Sophie was unofficially named best dressed women at the theme park, Lily and Erin rode Space Mountain their very first roller coaster (So Proud!) and with no melt downs or tantrums is was a wonderful day at the happiest place on earth!  – Taryn Cox for THE WIFE.

Me in a Dress My Mom and I Made From Scratch using Terroni Silk from Italy.

Lindsey Lucibella, Taryn Cox and Veronica Taylor

Lindsey Lucibella in Giambattista Valli and Friend

Taryn Cox, Lindsey Lucibella and Robby Kravis

Veronica on The Dance Floor

Chelsea Hagler

Invitation to Nicolas Berggruen’s Annual Oscar Party at The Chateau Marmont

Cocktail and Dinner Party Hosted by Forevermark to Honor Oscar Nominee Michelle Williams at Chateau Marmont.

My Place Setting for Dinner

Beautiful Forvermark Diamond Bracelets Were Given to the Women After Dinner. Diamonds Really are a Girl’s Best Friend… Especially When They are Conflict Free Like These!

Cocktail Ambiance in Bungalow One

A Stunning Diamond Bracelet Loaned to Me for The Event! I was the Happiest Girl in The Whole Wide World that Evening!

Gorgeous Alice Ryan in Marchesa and Myself in Another One of My Own Creations.

Are you a good wife?

Tip No. 8: A good wife always cooks a big Saturday or Sunday breakfast for her family.

Apparently, I’m not a good wife.

I’m lucky if I shave my legs every week or every other week. I wear enough flannel to bed for a camp out. And I’d rather spend my weekend mornings playing tennis.

And yet, there is a part of me that admires the June Cleavers of the world.

So when I heard about The Wife, I wanted to meet the woman behind the website. Taryn Cox’s blog, in her words, “is based on my philosophies, beliefs, and aspirations of being a good wife.”

Feminists may cringe. But Taryn has a loyal following of women who are nostalgic for the ’50s, women who want, as one of her readers writes, to dress to the nines to serve her husband a mean martini after he gets home from a hard day at the office, even if they’ve just had a hard day at the office.

I met Taryn for lunch one Sunday and she arrived looking fabulous in high heels, handing me a tidy box of cookies wrapped in ribbon.

The first thing she told me is that she isn’t actually a wife. Now it was starting to make sense. Because I don’t know any wives who are trying to be better wives, only wives who are trying to make their husbands be better husbands.

But then I found out that Taryn is a domestic assistant so she does know a little bit about the gig. Taryn works for Monica Rosenthal, the actress who played Ray’s sister-in-law on “Everybody Loves Raymond,” and the wife of Phil Rosenthal, the man who created the sitcom. A philanthropist, Monica leaves the day to day household tasks to Taryn: planning birthday parties, picking out the children’s wardrobes, grocery shopping and running errands.

“It’s strange,” Taryn says. “But I love doing the dishes and laundry.” Especially in a dress, preferably vintage.

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