My mother loves parties. She loves to give them, and she loves to go to them. And we are always expected to give her a birthday party of some sort.
For her 50th, my father rented a beautiful room at a hotel for a sit down dinner. We surprised her with friends and family from out of town, who stayed at the hotel, and made a weekend out of it.
For her 60th, we rented the most gorgeous casino suite and and invited a lot of people who came for the day and night, again with many out of towners staying overnight. …read more

I am so proud of my “lil bit country girl” Marie Osmond for performing like no other on this season’s Dancing with the Stars. The girl is 48! She looks incredible, has such a fun spirit and personality, and danced her ass off!

At 48 years old, Marie danced circles around most of the other girl’s in the competition. I can only wish that I look half as good and be as in good shape as she is in 8 more years.
Well, Marie. Here is your trophy, as I am officially naming you our Aging Fab Gal of the Year!
Congratulations!

Apparently, if you are of a certain age (like 40-ish) and you do not have short, squared tip, french manicured nails, then you are looked at as “different”.
With dark blue nail shades one of the hottest trends this season, I decided to take the plunge and painted my fingernails with MAC’s Nail Lacquer in Whirlwind. I have worn darker shades on my toes before, but not on my fingernails, so it is definitely something new.
Whirlwind is a frosted metallic royal blue with green, blue and purple pearl. And I really like it more than I thought I would.

To those dozen …read more

As many of you have probably seen on all of the newspaper and television reports that a study has been published about the different amounts of lead in lipsticks. Who sponsored and published the study? The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.
I am a skeptic, as I always am. I do not know how much credit I put into the report as it is a bit biased. I would feel better and maybe worry more if the study were produced by the FDA or a medical community. My thoughts are that most, MOST, of the lipsticks that were tested, actually contained …read more

I am only 40 and don’t look half as good as Michelle Pfeiffer. She is fabulous, isn’t she?
Michelle celebrated her 49th birthday just a few months ago.

While I may be a self-tanner addict in the Summer and apply various self-tanners of choice a few times a week, there are times that I want to look a little darker, especially on my legs.
The product I have been slathering on my legs when baring my gams is LORAC TANtalizer. This is a Body Bronzing Luminizer, that smoothes on over my legs, leaving them beautifully bronzed and toned, with a hint of shimmer. And I say just a hint, because it is not an obvious one, just a beautiful, almost sheen-like finish. It has a very enjoyable light pina …read more

Have you seen this yet?
I l-o-v-e it! It is a FAT RANT by Joy Nash.

So far, only 1 comment in my Comments For a Cure Campaign.
I really want to reach my goal of 50, and you only have until tomorrow at midnight to leave a comment. Remember, that for each comment I receive on June 4 – 6 I will doante $1 to The National Brain Tumor Foundation in support of my brother.
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Tomorrow is my big 40th birthday.
I should be excited, jumping for joy. I know that there is a party in the works. I just don’t know if it is tonight or tomorrow. I should be on top of the world.
Instead, I feel uneasy. Perhaps, a bit depressed over the fact that I am entering into a new era of life. I usually think that when you get to a certain point in life, that age is just a number.
So why is it bothering me so much?
Have you had this happen when reaching a milestone birthday, and if so, how did …read more

I am running so much these days, that I am really having a hard time finding time for myself. And the funny thing about my running, and running, and running, is that most of it has to do with preparing for a vacation. I swear this doesn’t make any sense.
So I am on a mission to schedule in time for myself each and every day. And my goal is to have a bit of *me* time at least twice a day, every day – to keep me sane. Even if it is for a short time, I need it.
This is …read more