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09/26/2025

The start of autumn is a great time to clean out the closets, drag out the drawers and update your outfits for cozy season.

But honestly, who wants to mess with a yard sale?

Plato's Closet - Cape Girardeau, MO , a locally-owned resale shop in Cape Girardeau, pays cash for clothes on the spot, which means your next outfit could be funded by your last one. Whether you’ve changed sizes or just want to update your style, Plato’s Closet has the sustainable brands of clothes, shoes and accessories you’re looking for — including the latest barrel, wide-leg and mom jeans — ‘cause cooler weather is coming.

Sell + Shop = the Plato’s Closet way.

Plato’s Closet
257 N. Kingshighway St.
Cape Girardeau

09/24/2025

Named the Rising Star by the Southeast Missouri REALTORS Board in 2024, Main Key Realty realtor Fort, Realtor - Main Key Realty works with people at every step of the home buying or selling process to help them accomplish their dream. It’s an honor she doesn’t take lightly.

“Coming from humble beginnings, I’ve always adored houses and homes,” Johniqua says. “I am a realtor to help people achieve things they thought they would never achieve, because I’ve felt like that.”

Johniqua earned her realtor’s license in 2023. She prioritizes listening to clients and making personal connections to ensure they love every aspect of the home they invest in.

“I love to see women chasing down their goals and dreams and achieving them,” Johniqua says. “If I can help as many women do that with buying or selling their home, that would be my pleasure.”

Read more about Johniqua and get in touch with her at the link in the comments! ✨

09/22/2025

For Nancy Sims of Cape Girardeau, reading has always been an intergenerational endeavor. As a child, her grandfather often bought her comic books, which ignited her lifelong love of reading. When her children were younger, she bought a newspaper everyday and they read it together, especially enjoying the comics.

Now, Sims has four grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren who share her love of reading; looking at and buying books at bookstores is a hobby she and her granddaughters enjoy doing together, and she buys books for and reads with her great-grandchildren.

Sims says she especially enjoys reading during the wintertime, when she can stay inside.

“You can read a book and learn how other people live and stuff like that,” Sims says. “It gives you some ideas. People traveling, gives you some ideas and maybe something you want to do later on in life or whenever you can get a chance.”

Read the story — link in comments! ✨📚

09/19/2025

"There is something about gas stations that is chaotic and strangely comforting in its own eccentric way," Jennifer Goodman writes in our Fall 2025: Collect issue. "A beautiful liminal space, the threshold from where you were and where you are going. It can feel almost otherworldly, like time slips beneath the flicker of fluorescent lights.

"The glow shows everything in an uncomfortable, dreamlike haze: odd trinkets shining like artifacts, footprints left on the tile showing evidence of past lives. It’s always a little too bright, a little too quiet, like the world paused. The clock on the wall ticks, but it doesn’t feel like time moves forward here. It just circles around itself, looping in the hum of coolers and the distant chime of a door opening again."

Read Jennifer's story "Halfway to Somewhere: A collection of reasons I love gas stations" at https://flourishwomen.io/2025/08/13/halfway-to-somewhere-a-collection-of-reasons-i-love-gas-stations/ 🌻

09/18/2025

Tooth Gems by Glitz Girl Clique allows individuals’ smiles tell their story. Beauty lives in the details — and nothing matters more than feeling confident in your own skin (and sparkle).

Hand-selected, high-quality tooth gems and ready-to-order 18K gold gems are more than an accessory; they’re expressions of joy, celebration and individuality. Our collection with every gem we apply is chosen with purpose: to highlight what makes you one- of-a-kind. Follow on Instagram.

09/16/2025

Meet Taylor Ebersohl, our Fall 2025: Collect cover model!

Taylor fell in love with seashells after her father brought her a trinket box from Caraçao when he was deployed there for six months with the Air Force in 2012. Now, she has collected seashells on family beach trips to the Bahamas; Tybee Island, Ga.; St. Augustine, Fla.; Gulf Shores, Ala.; and Biloxi, Miss.

“I like how none of them are the same,” Taylor says. “It’s kind of like snowflakes — every one is very different. And even if they’re broken, they still are like the coolest little pieces that you can find. And I think it’s just neat that these come from one of the world’s greatest mysteries, the ocean.”

See Taylor's seashell collection at https://flourishwomen.io/2025/08/13/collecting-taylor-ebersohl-seashells/ 🌻

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09/13/2025

At For-Té Tea Lounge and Eventeur, you can have afternoon tea for two … or for 20. Steps from the Mississippi River, our tea lounge is the perfect venue for bridal showers, birthdays and business meetings. All deluxe packages include a three-tier tea tray, a pot of premium loose leaf tea and three hours of private time to sip, plan and relax with your guests. And the best part? You don’t decorate or clean a thing.

When it comes to drinking tea, a slower pace is always sweeter. If you’re looking for a charming venue to celebrate and gather, let For-Té Tea Lounge be the place.

09/11/2025

"It’s the summer of 2023," San Srikant writes in our Fall 2025: Collect issue. "I’m about to embark on my first solo plane ride. Seeing my cousin who lives in New York City. New York City. The city that never sleeps, the city that’s in a constant state of being. The city with the higher meaning. New York City. Where the buildings are as tall as your dreams are wide. 8.3 million people, and not one the same.

"It isn’t my first trip. No, I’ve been in love with The Big Apple since before I could even fathom there was life out there unlike my own in rural Missouri. I touch down in LaGuardia, and almost immediately, there’s a familiarity in the way the air wafts — vibrant and electric. I look around, and I see the faces of those who were on my plane. Some are plastered with pure joy, while others embrace the city’s hustle and bustle with their fast movements. It makes me wonder if any of them have ever been here before. If some are visiting family or are here to start the rest of their lives."

Read San's full story, "A Walk in the Park Is a Walk Through Life: A collection of people I wish I knew" at https://flourishwomen.io/2025/08/13/a-walk-in-the-park-is-a-walk-through-life-a-collection-of-people-i-wish-i-knew/ 🌻

09/09/2025

Jayson Jewelers is proud to serve our community and surrounding areas since 1984.

Being locally owned and operated, we truly treasure relationships with our clients and enjoy celebrating the special moments in their lives. We have a variety of hand- selected engagement rings offering laboratory or earth-mined diamonds. We specialize in custom-made colored stone jewelry and sterling silver jewelry, including a PANDORA shop in-shop. And we pride ourselves on having quality items in a wide variety of budgets and styles. Every piece of jewelry has a special place and makes an occasion even more memorable.

09/06/2025

Originally from Memphis, Tenn., artist Renee (Zyra) Neal first encountered art at 4 years old when her grandmother taught her how to hand quilt. After sewing a quilt for her doll, she remembers being proud she had created something. This, she says, was the start of her love for creativity.

After serving in the Army for 11 and a half years starting at age 17, Neal worked for the policing system for nine years before entering into the Army again. In 2011, after a back and neck injury, she was medically retired, and as a lifelong lover of drawing, decided it was time to focus on her creativity again.

Through an art therapy class, Neal discovered her love for painting, as well as her desire to help other veterans express their emotions through art. She began leading art classes for veterans in Cape Girardeau and was featured virtually on “The Drew Barrymore Show” in 2020 for her work.

Although she no longer leads art classes, Neal continues to practice art herself and is now working on a series of portrait collages made from fabric, combining her love of fabric arts passed down from her grandmother, as well as her own love of painting and collage.

Read about Neal's practice of art at https://flourishwomen.io/2025/08/13/artist-spotlight-renee-zyra-neal/ 🌻

🖼️: "Soul Flower," by Renee (Zyra) Neal, fabric and paint on canvas

09/04/2025

Collecting memories is meaningful; collecting unwanted hair and dead skin cells is not.

At Cape Family Medical , our certified estheticians provide cutting-edge laser technology for hair removal, body exfoliation, extractions, skin resurfacing, tattoo removal and more. In a series of four to eight visits, noninvasive light therapy pulsates through the skin, gently breaking up the area just below the surface.

From increasing hydration to targeting trouble spots, our esthetic services are designed to rejuvenate your mind and body. We help you let go of the old, the unwanted and the extra, so you can move forward feeling confident and carefree.

09/03/2025

Though much of our clutter can be contained in totes or hidden behind closet doors or cabinets, it’s making a mess of our mental health.

Living in a cluttered environment leads to more stress and less productivity. It impairs our ability to focus and heightens anxiety. It almost always assures we can’t find what we need when we need it.

But living with less leads to freedom. So, what do you do with all of your stuff?

Writer Amanda Flinn has a few ideas, along with a checklist challenge to help you get started on decluttering. Find it at https://flourishwomen.io/2025/08/13/decluttering-a-how-to/ 🌻

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