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

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 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

The members of The Beauty Blog Network (which I belong to) have come together to support our friends who are dealing with cancer. In this, we have created Comments For a Cure.
As my brother was diagnosed with GBM Grade IV (a life threatening brain tumor) in February, I knew I had to get involved with Comments For a Cure.
Now, I need your help. For each comment that is left on this post today (June 4th) through Wednesday (June 6th), I will donate $1 to The National Brain Tumor Foundation. So, please leave a comment. All you have to say is …read more

Every year, on our birthdays, we are always reminded that is time to make the yearly Doctor appointments. There is the physical from the primary care Doctor, the annual Pap Smear from the Gynecologist, the Mammogram, and if applicable, the colonoscopy, bone density scans, etc.
This year, we are doing something different in my family. Today is my mother’s birthday. Her wish is for us all to make our Doctor’s appointments a little early this year. As we have been dealt with a devastating blow just two months ago when my brother was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme (a very aggressive, …read more

You probably made about a zillion of them in your lifetime. Like the time you wished upon a star, or tossed a penny into a fountain, or maybe the last time you blew out the candles on your birthday cake. But chances are, your wish making days are but a faint memory. Well, today, I want you to grab a few pennies and stick them in your wallet, your purse… what-have-you and be ready for the next time you are presented with the opportunity to make a wish.
Who knows… it just might come true. The whole idea of making wishes …read more

Lets face it, by the time you get to our age, we have had more than enough time to make a few mistakes and yes, I have made my share. But what do you do about those mistakes?
You let them go. Put them behind you and move on. It is sooo easy to dwell on what you did and that can simply make you miserable. Instead, look at what you might have learned from that mistake and the fact that you are now a much smarter person!
Failing Forward: How to Make the Most of Your Mistakes