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Five minutes isn’t a long time. It’s not long enough to have your nails done so you feel polished and put together. It isn’t enough time to hunker down and read a chapter of the book that whisks you away. You can’t take a yoga class or shop for a new pair of shoes. Five minutes isn’t even long enough to have a good chin wag with a friend without feeling rushed. It’s too short a time. What I like to think of is, what can I do with five more minutes.

I like to keep my political opinions on the down low. I’m happy to let people know I skew left on social, environmental and human rights and tend to lean further right when it comes to fiscal and immigration policies, but for the most part I try to sit out of heated political debates with people who aren’t immediate family, (or known scrappers like myself, lest it cause rifts). I even steer clear of lawn signs and bumper stickers because the race is so heated and contentious. No matter how sure I am of my position I'd rather not start up with a neighbor in the Trader Joe's parking lot. However, with the election so close and the two parties so polarized, I'm finding it more and more difficult to hold my tongue.

The irony of writing about the overwhelming predilection of visual perfection of the online community for a website that focuses on style, fashion and people, is not lost on me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for pretty pictures. I’ve decided on m