I have a magnifying mirror. It is a must for perfect eyebrow tweezing and some tricky makeup application. But, how big is too big? As in, how much of a magnifier do you need?
I was at a display at Bed, Bath, and Beyond and looked into one of their (quite expensive) magnifying mirrors. It was a 15X mirror. What I saw – shocking!!!
I had hairs in places I never new. I could not believe the two small hairs that I had by my upper lip that I must have missed waxing. I really had some messy mascara marks under …read more

I am one of those people who think that my parents only did it enough times to conceive a child, because just the thought of anything more is – oh yuck – I don’t even have the right word for it. Now, I am sure my kiddos feel the same way about my husband and I. But I hear that sex gets better with age, and I overheard a conversation last night that made my chuckle.
These two women, that had to be well into their seventies, were talking about “quickies” and how they are really having the best sex of …read more

Ok – I am speaking to my Mother, and perhaps some of you too! There is not need to pile on the perfume – or scents. Really – there is not.
I honestly think that my mother could be losing her sense of smell. At 64 years old and diabetic, maybe this is what happening. I have tried to tell her politely that you can smell her rooms away, and that her scent lingers after she is gone.
I recently explained how to layer your fragrance to her. If you don’t know how, you can layer your fragrance by simply using …read more

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

My kids and parents woke me up early this morning, and I noticed a lot of honking. Could this be why?

Forgive my rant here, but I must tell you something. I am a people watcher. A people critic. And I love to critique those that just think they are “all that” and then some!
Imagine the things I had to say to my walking buddy this afternoon when a 50-something lady with way too much makeup on, with way too much bleach in her hair, too much perfume, high heeled sneakers, and too short shorts breezed on by. Who did she think she was? Seriously. The only person that could nearly pull off this look would be Paris Hilton.
We need to …read more

I am in a full on major exercise kick these days. I do a bit of stretching, light weights, and stomach crunches, but my main focus is walking. Oh – I like the walking. I am up to just over 5 miles a day, which I break up into two separate walking expeditions.
The first walk I take is in the morning, and that walk is just over 2 miles. It is a nice easy walk, with only one hill up in the beginning, and another one at the end – which is sometimes a killer, depending how I am balancing …read more

Well, Mom. It is not true.
Yes, I went outside to do a bit or gardening this morning, and my hair was wet. And it is a bit cold and damp outside. But this does not mean that I am going to get a cold!!!
Seriously, I am an adult, and have been outside plenty of times with my hair sopping wet. And I never caught a cold. I know for a fact that a cold is caught by being infected with a virus. Plain and Simple.
When she started complaining about this to me this morning, I just ignored her. Over …read more

I just had to share this…
Not quite an ah-ha moment, but a great one nonetheless. I’ll be bringing this one up quite often!!!
We were talking about how Mother’s Day is fast approaching and then it is my son Johnny’s Birthday, and then mine.
Before we could utter the words Big 4-0, my seven year old Joey, said “Boy Mom. You still look so young. No one will ever even think you are 25!”. I looked at him puzzled and asked him point blank how old I was. He said without hesitation that I was “24, but you will 25 right …read more

Admit it – you wear Granny panties. They are large, roomy, and comfortable. Seriously, when is the last time you wore a thong or little bitty bikini panties?
I only wear a thong when I am dressing up and need to hide the panty lines. Besides then, it is all about comfort for me. Seriously, I have been married to the same man for 18 years, and he could care less (let’s face it, they like us out of the panties, anyway!).
My comfort panty of choice is the Victoria’s Secret High Leg Brief. And I never considered them to be granny …read more