Wednesday, October 6, 2010
By The Way...
My baby lost BOTH of his front teeth and he has picture day on Friday...Life is funny that way, huh :-)
Beauty has a price...about $30.
I'm a minimalist when it comes to make-up. Actually, anything that will add more time to my morning routine is just a no go for me. I have a hard enough time getting the two of us ready and out the door on time...Who in the HELL has to time to wash the face, dry, apply primer, then foundation, then...then...then! No siree.
But, things have changed. I am single...and yes, on the market so to speak, so now, more than ever, I need to pay attention to my appearance. I mean, what good is inner beauty if I can't attract them with "outer" beauty, right? So, here is my make-up routine that I can do daily in about five minutes or less and this actually works. I get compliments. From men and women! And, my biggest critic of all, my Zavy.
1) St. Ives Apricot Scrub- I uses this at least 2x a week to wash away all impurities. Well, maybe not all. But it does make my skin look and feel good.
2) Tinted Moisturizer- This is great because I don't use foundation. I use Mary Kay's tinted moisturizer with spf 15. So, I'm protected and I get just the right amount of tint that actually hides whatever blemishes I may have! BRILLIANT! I swear by this. Almost every make-up brand has a tinted moisturizer. BUY IT.
3) Maybeline Triple lash mascara. This is pretty self explanatory. Makes your lashes look lush :-)
4) E.L.F. Bronzer- Bronzers give your skin a lift. They provide a little glow and can make you look like you've got a nice little tan. It's a great investment that only costs $1! How about that???
5) Lip Gloss- I prefer gloss to matte lipstick. I use cover girl lip glosses in a few different shades, depending on whatever mood I'm in.
With those five products, I really have a well put together look. It's not MAC or Bobbi Brown, but they work just as well. And, if I have learned anything in the past six years since being a mom, is STICK WITH WHAT WORKS!!!
Toodles!
But, things have changed. I am single...and yes, on the market so to speak, so now, more than ever, I need to pay attention to my appearance. I mean, what good is inner beauty if I can't attract them with "outer" beauty, right? So, here is my make-up routine that I can do daily in about five minutes or less and this actually works. I get compliments. From men and women! And, my biggest critic of all, my Zavy.
1) St. Ives Apricot Scrub- I uses this at least 2x a week to wash away all impurities. Well, maybe not all. But it does make my skin look and feel good.
2) Tinted Moisturizer- This is great because I don't use foundation. I use Mary Kay's tinted moisturizer with spf 15. So, I'm protected and I get just the right amount of tint that actually hides whatever blemishes I may have! BRILLIANT! I swear by this. Almost every make-up brand has a tinted moisturizer. BUY IT.
3) Maybeline Triple lash mascara. This is pretty self explanatory. Makes your lashes look lush :-)
4) E.L.F. Bronzer- Bronzers give your skin a lift. They provide a little glow and can make you look like you've got a nice little tan. It's a great investment that only costs $1! How about that???
5) Lip Gloss- I prefer gloss to matte lipstick. I use cover girl lip glosses in a few different shades, depending on whatever mood I'm in.
With those five products, I really have a well put together look. It's not MAC or Bobbi Brown, but they work just as well. And, if I have learned anything in the past six years since being a mom, is STICK WITH WHAT WORKS!!!
Toodles!
Monday, October 4, 2010
Splendor in the Grass...indeed!
Ok, so this weekend I did much of...nothing, actually. I went to lunch with my cousins for their birthdays and went to Borders and consequently read a book I intended on purchasing. The book, Trump Card by Ivanka Trump, was ok. Let's just say I'm glad I did not purchase it. I need the money. Ivanka Trump doesnt. I was also going to see a movie, which I decided against at the very last minute. I just wanted to go home.
So, from Saturday evening through Sunday night, I laid on my couch and watched Television. Un-interrupted. A HUGE luxury. Yes, when you are a parent, little things like watching a full hour of tv in peace and quiet goes a long way, so imagine a full DAY AND A HALF of tv watching! I hit the jackpot! Any way, one of the movies I saw was Splendor in the Grass starring a young and very very very very handsome Warren Beatty and a very beautiful, naive and sometimes annoying Natalie Wood. Had those two married in real life, they would have made a very Gorgeous Couple. This movie was about a girl who had fallen deeply in love with a boy, but because she was brought up as a proper girl, couldn't give into the boy's desires, and as luck would have it, he fulfilled those desires elsewhere ( unproper girls) and the girl went crazy. She did. She actually ended up in a mental instutition for two years.
The movie was good, but there was one part in particular that I loved...the part in the classroom where Deanie, the lovestruck girl, was in class and forced to read a poem out loud. She couldn't even finish it because her poor heart was broken. But, in the end, Deanie would realize the importance of the poem. And appreciate it.
The poem was written by William Wordsworth, entitled, Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood, 175-186
"What though the radiance which was once so bright
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind"
In the end, Deanie did find her strength...here's to hoping the rest of us lovestruck fools find ours.
Toodles.
So, from Saturday evening through Sunday night, I laid on my couch and watched Television. Un-interrupted. A HUGE luxury. Yes, when you are a parent, little things like watching a full hour of tv in peace and quiet goes a long way, so imagine a full DAY AND A HALF of tv watching! I hit the jackpot! Any way, one of the movies I saw was Splendor in the Grass starring a young and very very very very handsome Warren Beatty and a very beautiful, naive and sometimes annoying Natalie Wood. Had those two married in real life, they would have made a very Gorgeous Couple. This movie was about a girl who had fallen deeply in love with a boy, but because she was brought up as a proper girl, couldn't give into the boy's desires, and as luck would have it, he fulfilled those desires elsewhere ( unproper girls) and the girl went crazy. She did. She actually ended up in a mental instutition for two years.
The movie was good, but there was one part in particular that I loved...the part in the classroom where Deanie, the lovestruck girl, was in class and forced to read a poem out loud. She couldn't even finish it because her poor heart was broken. But, in the end, Deanie would realize the importance of the poem. And appreciate it.
The poem was written by William Wordsworth, entitled, Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood, 175-186
"What though the radiance which was once so bright
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind"
In the end, Deanie did find her strength...here's to hoping the rest of us lovestruck fools find ours.
Toodles.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Fashion...or Fired.
So,
I've been reading Nina Garcia's Look Book: What to Wear for Every Occasion, and let me tell you, its Fabulous. I have been a fan of hers since I started reading Marie Claire (she's the fashion editor there). She is also a host on Project Runway. And she's Colombian. Anyhoo...I was excited and surprised to see that the first section of the Look Book talks about attire while at Work: Interviews, first day on Job, Tuesdays, Casual Fridays, etc. Then I thought to myself, great, I'm not crazy! Since I started working at this job a little over two years ago, I have been come to known as the Fashionista of our group. Even our CEO (hip to Project Runway) compliments me almost daily on my choice of attire. Of course I like these compliments, I'm a Leo...but, that isn't why I dress up.
I dress up because I want my superiors to take me seriously. We don't work in the Fashion Industry, but we do work with Professionals and our members are Prominent people in their field of study and we do advocate on the Hill from time to time. There are three people that I can think of in my life who have great sense of work fashion: My mom, My dad, and My cousin, Allison. These three dress flawless. They really do. My mom is super conservative with her attire, but nevertheless, she has a Look, and it works well for her, and apparently everyone else, because she is never without compliments. My dad also dresses VERY well for a guy. Really. And he picks out his own stuff! Neck Ties, Cuff Links, Button Downs...real GQ kinda fella. My cousin, Allison, well she just does the damn thing every time. Now, none of these three, to my knowledge, shop with personal shoppers or fly items in off the runway in Paris...but what they have is their own Style. They do not, and I REPEAT, do NOT follow trends. They stick with what works. And voila, it works for them, and I'm guessing will work for the rest of us too.
A few tips from the Look Book:
" The basic elements of any businesswoman's wardrobe should rely in this trio: simple casual suits, tailored dresses, and good separates." ~ Edith Head
" Clothes can suggest, persuade, connote, insinuate, indeed lie, and apply subtle pressure while their wearer is speaking frankly and straightforwardly of other matters." ~ Anne Hollander
Toodles!
I've been reading Nina Garcia's Look Book: What to Wear for Every Occasion, and let me tell you, its Fabulous. I have been a fan of hers since I started reading Marie Claire (she's the fashion editor there). She is also a host on Project Runway. And she's Colombian. Anyhoo...I was excited and surprised to see that the first section of the Look Book talks about attire while at Work: Interviews, first day on Job, Tuesdays, Casual Fridays, etc. Then I thought to myself, great, I'm not crazy! Since I started working at this job a little over two years ago, I have been come to known as the Fashionista of our group. Even our CEO (hip to Project Runway) compliments me almost daily on my choice of attire. Of course I like these compliments, I'm a Leo...but, that isn't why I dress up.
I dress up because I want my superiors to take me seriously. We don't work in the Fashion Industry, but we do work with Professionals and our members are Prominent people in their field of study and we do advocate on the Hill from time to time. There are three people that I can think of in my life who have great sense of work fashion: My mom, My dad, and My cousin, Allison. These three dress flawless. They really do. My mom is super conservative with her attire, but nevertheless, she has a Look, and it works well for her, and apparently everyone else, because she is never without compliments. My dad also dresses VERY well for a guy. Really. And he picks out his own stuff! Neck Ties, Cuff Links, Button Downs...real GQ kinda fella. My cousin, Allison, well she just does the damn thing every time. Now, none of these three, to my knowledge, shop with personal shoppers or fly items in off the runway in Paris...but what they have is their own Style. They do not, and I REPEAT, do NOT follow trends. They stick with what works. And voila, it works for them, and I'm guessing will work for the rest of us too.
A few tips from the Look Book:
- Be Pulled Together and Polished
- Neat, Relevant and Modern
- Keep loud jewelry, make-up to a minimum
- Be-friend a tailor. Seriously.
- Heels higher than 3 in., probably not work appropriate
- Be confident and stand tall
- Iron, Iron, Iron or for Pete's sake use Downy Wrinkle Release Spray
" The basic elements of any businesswoman's wardrobe should rely in this trio: simple casual suits, tailored dresses, and good separates." ~ Edith Head
" Clothes can suggest, persuade, connote, insinuate, indeed lie, and apply subtle pressure while their wearer is speaking frankly and straightforwardly of other matters." ~ Anne Hollander
Toodles!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Happy Birthday Daddy...
Toodles!
To Pull...or Not Pull.
So,
Zavy has a shaky tooth. This will be the 3rd baby tooth he will lose. To be specific, he is losing one of his top incisors. Now, this tooth has been shaky for some time. Almost 4 weeks. Last night, he was getting irritated after he bit into an apple and apparently it hurt him soooo bad, he decided to go to the bathroom and try to pull the tooth out himself. Not wise. The little guy almost sent himself to the ER. I heard this piercing shriek downstairs and so I JUMPED down my stairs to see what was happening. When I arrived, he calmly said, Mom, I am trying to take my tooth out.
So, I decided to try and help him. To No Avail. I pulled as hard as I could (not really hard at all)...I saw tears welling up in his eyes (or maybe they were welling in mine) and I decided, I'm just going to let nature do its course and leave the tooth alone. Good choice. He's happy. I'm happy. The tooth is happy (this, I'm sure of).
Toodles!
Zavy has a shaky tooth. This will be the 3rd baby tooth he will lose. To be specific, he is losing one of his top incisors. Now, this tooth has been shaky for some time. Almost 4 weeks. Last night, he was getting irritated after he bit into an apple and apparently it hurt him soooo bad, he decided to go to the bathroom and try to pull the tooth out himself. Not wise. The little guy almost sent himself to the ER. I heard this piercing shriek downstairs and so I JUMPED down my stairs to see what was happening. When I arrived, he calmly said, Mom, I am trying to take my tooth out.
So, I decided to try and help him. To No Avail. I pulled as hard as I could (not really hard at all)...I saw tears welling up in his eyes (or maybe they were welling in mine) and I decided, I'm just going to let nature do its course and leave the tooth alone. Good choice. He's happy. I'm happy. The tooth is happy (this, I'm sure of).
Toodles!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Flower Power!
For the first time since a week ago, I watched a little TV today. Exactly. That should tell you how my week went. Anyways, the first thing I saw was the end of Bed of Roses...and OMG! I love that movie. "You're supposed to say, Wait, Don't Go...Everything is going to be all right." I just LOVE CHRISTIAN SLATER. I digress. The next movie I saw was Love Happens, a very cute movie starring Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aninston, about a self help guru getting over the loss of a loved one, because he suffered that himself. And yes, Aninston is the female lead, and yes, they...well, I will spoil the movie if you haven't seen it so its up to you if you want to keep on reading. They fall in love. What intrigued me about this movie is that Jennifer's character owns a flower shop. FLOWERS. How important they are...
I've always loved receiving flowers. Don't they just brighten up your day? Your mood? Your office, home, whatever! Flowers are a Universal sign for "Someone is thinking of you" It doesn't matter who it is...when you receive flowers, you instantly feel...Happy (even if its from crazy stalker exes or an apology for getting you fired, maybe). Some people have favorites: Roses, Lilies, Tulips, Carnations (death to Charlotte York
:-0), or Orchids. Personally, I love Peach and Lilac Roses. But I would never turn down flowers. I think, if I had the ability to do so, I would love to own and operate a flower shop.
Really. Think about it. I'm happy being around flowers...and I'm happy seeing other people happy. Just imagine how wonderful it would be to see someone come in YOUR shop and pick out a lovely bouquet or arrangement to send to someone they love, like, crushing on, celebrating...or even sympathy or I'm sorry flowers.
Maybe it's still possible? I mean, I'm ONLY 30 years of age...its not like I'm...well, I won't say any particular age as to offend anyone, but you know :-) Perhaps when Zavy goes off to college, or if I win the Mega-Million (be aware that this is the first of a million times I will mention winning the Mega-Millions in this blog), or if I marry rich...a girl can dream.
Until then, let's all enjoy the lovely arrangement I have provided for your enjoyment.
Wait, is it unusual that I have received more flowers as a single woman, whose not actively dating, than I did when I was married??? Hmmm...
BTW, Zavy thinks flowers are messy. He'll learn their importance soon enough, or God bless his little heart!
Toodles!
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