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 or so of you who negatively commented on my blue nails over the last few days. Too bad – I like it! Keep your opinions to yourself. I like to try the trends, and do not need to be classically refined as you think that a 40 something mother of four should be. While trends are good, following the crowd that thinks they are all that when they are not, just to be considered “in” is not. Definitely, not!

What do you think?

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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 their life. Why I am so put off, I do not know. Maybe just the fact that they were older, almost grandmother figures, or the fact that they were so openly speaking about it in such a public setting. We (me and my two youngest) were eating at a family friendly restaurant.

So, I was rude to be listening in, and wrong to judge – maybe. But it really makes me wonder if sex gets better with age.

As we get older, there are no pregnancy worries (well, usually not) and hopefully no std worries. Let me think. The kids should be out of the house. There are probably not work stresses – hmmm. More time to enjoy it all?

I am at a time in my life when sex is not all that important to me. Maybe it is, and I am just too busy or too tired to notice. I am a very busy 40 year old mom of 4, and most of my friends and I are in agreement. And it is funny, though not really, that all of our husbands are in disagreement with us.

I guess I am hoping that as I get older I too can say, that I am having the best sex of my life. I certainly know my husband is waiting for that day to come. I guess as long as I am not too tired .

Who here is having the best sex of their life, and when can I (tell my husband) expect to?

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Starting with Victoria Beckham and now appearing on everyday stay at home Moms, this angled bob is everywhere – and everywhere is too much for me.

Not many people can pull of this look. If your face has a strong jaw line, this look is not for you. If you have a very long face, this angled bob will make your face look longer. And if you have a round or chubby face whatsoever, don’t even try this hairstyle. And it doesn’t look well on most women over 30!

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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 a fragrant body wash and lotion of the same/or similar scents. Then perfume can be used as a refresher, later on in the day. I think that my mother took this wrong. I noticed she has a few new products from Bath and Body Works – all in the same scent. And I think she is layering them all on, and then spritzing herself with the perfume spray to match. Sigh.

How do I tell her politely that she is either doing it wrong or that the scent is not for her. It is obvious that she took (or tried to) my advice. Now, I hate to tell her how “bad” it really smells! To make matters worse, my father even asked me what I gave her. He said he needs to air out the house when she leaves for work!

Oh, Mom!!!

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This is the soon to be 40 year old, country mega-star Faith Hill. She is stunning.

More than fit for a magazine cover, but Redbook didn’t think so. Jezebel.com got this “before” cover shot of Faith prior to being Photo Shopped to the editor’s liking.

I am appalled. What are we supposed to aspire to? She is beautiful. Why did the editor feel that she needed so much re-touching?

See the “after” picture by clicking “read more” below.

photo’s from Jezebel.com

There is simply nothing wrong with the “before” shot of Faith at all.  I like to know that she is a real women, be it a real beautiful woman at that – without re-touching at all.

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The best way to prevent age spots is to protect your skin from the sun by using an effective sunscreen or sun block. Each and every day. I swear I have been lathering sunscreen on my hands throughout the day.

By putting on anti-aging sunscreen each and every day, like I have just started doing, you give your skin a barrier against any further damage as well as protection from the UV rays. These rays are essentially what cause age spots over time.

I am looking into some fade creams, and will report on those soon. I remember trying an anti-aging age spot fade cream from Joan Rivers before, and I will definitely be looking that one up again.

If you have any suggestions, please let me know before I hit the stores next week.

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So, I just came back from Las Vegas, and did some serious people watching. My hubby and I agreed that we have ever seen so many bigger breasted women. Like he thought, it used to be that about one in thirty women had bigger breasts. Now it is like one in thirty women that have smaller breasts.

I am wondering if plastic surgery is just so affordable that so many women are getting bigger breasts through breast augmentation. Or is it via those silicone inserts? Push-Up Bras? Or could it simply be the fact of hormones being injected into our foods and women are just growing up with larger breasts?

I always thought that I had bigger breasts, I am in a D – Cup, but larger breasts do run in my family. But everywhere I look, the younger women are busting out all over.

Why do we so concentrate on breast size in this country, anyway?

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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 you deal with it?

I am feeling O-L-D!!!

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Now, I will tell you that the cream I purchased for $1 was awful, and that the luxurious La Creme was amazing. La Creme did wonders for my skin, but not enough for me to keep using at such an extreme price. Maybe my expectations were too high.

I hear about so many that swear by Creme de La Mer that retails for around $100 for 1 oz. I haven’t had the chance to try anything from La Mer yet, and wonder if the “wondrous miracles” it professes ring true.

My miracle cream of the moment is StriVectin-SD. StriVectin-SD retails for $135 of a 6 oz. tube, which seems more reasonable than most of the other luxurious creams. And it is certainly not marketed as a luxurious cream. Just a miracle cream.

Do you have a miracle cream that you swear by? And how much would you pay for your ultimate miracle cream.

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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 act dress our age, folks. I am not talking all elastic waists and tee shirts. I am talking flattering, comfortable clothes ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE OUT TAKING A WALK!

It got me thinking, how short is too short and at what age do we stop wearing cute short-shorts? Besides the fact that you really need to have a nice behind and legs to wear them. I just don’t think a 50 year old should be wearing them. Even a 40 year old. Maybe stop somewhere in the mid thirties? I am not sure.

I have a good friend with the smallest frame – she eats like a horse, and is very athletic, and has no problem maintaining her size 2 figure even after having 3 kids. She is 42 years old, and sometimes I even find myself thinking that some of her skimpy things are too skimpy.

Gosh, I hope I am not being a prude, but I think we need to be realistic as to how we dress at a certain age.

If you are still wearing short shorts, please do tell!

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