So I don't have any marvelous, exciting product to share with you this week. I do have some small words of wisdom though that I could impart or things I've learned recently. It seems to be a week of sharing and giving thanks so here goes my attempt at feelings...1. Relationships no matter what type need to be nurtured. They take both people. If one person is always the one working on the relationship well quite frankly, that friendship or marriage is broken and needs to both people to be repaired. 2. Chocolate yogurt is really good.3. Thanksgiving without stuffed celery or the Macy's Day parade is just not the same.4. Greeting someone with "Hi, I'm really busy! I can only talk for a second." is in fact rude. It's also old and lame. Stop using it.5. Just because someone is of … [Read more...]

As I was mundanely hanging clothes in my closet last night I listened to NPR and heard the juicy news story that NewsCorp, the Rupert Murdoch owned company that owns Fox and HarperCollins, has canceled OJ's (ick) book and his interview with Judith Regan. Why did this all happen? Why are books being destroyed and returned to the publisher? Simply because of the massive amount of revulsion by the public and the news media. Even Bill O'Reilly got on the anti-OJ book/interview bandwagon last week. It has also been reported that the large amounts of internet scorn (read blogs) and talk show vomit spewed last week was so harsh they knew it was a bad and even offensive idea. Smart. At last! Now that's justice!Incidentally Mr. Simpson claims he feels muzzled now because of this. Funny how … [Read more...]

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We have new neighbors. Cue the ominous music Omen music. I knew it would be terribly hard to replace the neighbors we had before. We loved them. They became actual friends and we miss them a lot. From parenting advice and woes to cocktails on the deck after a long day they were wonderful to have nearby. More than once I actually went next door for an egg or cup of sugar. It was nice. It worked well. When they moved it left a little hole on our block.Now we have The Frumps. I know moving day is hard and lots of work but my first glimpses which left me to only judge on appearance (I know that's wrong!)H and I both thought, "eeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhh". Frumpy and slightly redneckish. Hmm... My New Englandness came out. When I saw them jumping on the deck I thought, "Good grief!" I know … [Read more...]

Huh, is about all I can say at this point. I'm always amazed and I don't know why when I hear people say things like what Judith Regan spewed from her piehole this week. Regan is a publisher who is not only publishing the new OJ book (I loathe even putting his name on my blog) but will also be interviewing him on Fox soon. Oh Yippie Freakin' Skippie! Radio talk showhost Don Imus had Mike Lupica of the NY Daily News on today. That's nothing new. If you want new listen to the uncovered tapes they found of Terry Bradshaw singing the lonesome country blues. Yikes! Lupica describes with blatant disgust his article on Regan and how despicable she really is. He refers to her as a hyena to be exact. It's not just her philandering ways but her claim that that she's really only interviewing OJ … [Read more...]

Ok people. You know the drill. It's the Question of the Week/Month whatever. You might have heard about the woman from Sante Fe, NM who got kicked off a Delta airlines flight this week for breastfeeding her child. She was asked once to cover up with a blanket. When she declined the blanket offer they kicked her off the plane.Fair or Unfair? Tell me what you think? … [Read more...]

I am not afraid of needles. The sight of blood does not bother me. In fact, I rather like that pinch you feel as the needle goes diving into your vein searching for my hemoglobin. BUT, I cannot have a throat culture done to save my life. I swear, any physician that tries one on me is in for a world of hurt or at least a bit of a blow.I punch. Yes, punch. I will hit you right in the face if you try to do a throat culture on me. I have a long history of throwing punches. Sitting on my hands as one doctor suggested just doesn't work. One friend found the whole thing so funny she had to put her coat over her head while sitting in on my exam because she could not stop laughing at the doctor's plight. It should be in my file. 'Patient displays punching reflex when throat culture is … [Read more...]

I do not claim to have beautiful, luxuriant hair by any means. It's color-treated, blow dryed and sometimes full of product. It's also baby fine which makes finding a good styling product difficult. That is why I can safely say without a doubt that Frederic Fekkai's Glossing Creme works! It goes on easily in wet, damp or even dry hair. It adds shine no matter when I put it in which is hard for a blonde sometimes. It protects my locks from the heat I blast on it daily, it's a great detangler, and doesn't oil up or weigh my hair down. I use it EVERY day. I don't even use the same shampoo or conditioner every day. I have been using Fekkai's Glossing Creme for about four years now; ever since Neiman's oh so sweetly included a nice sample of it in a gift bag. I love it! I really do. If I … [Read more...]

Obviously I've been on a bit of a rant the last few days. Chalk it up to post-election fever or what have you. Regardless my undies have been in a bunch. This past weekend I think I was given too much time to think as H was away at a seminar and it was just T.D. and I hanging out. That four hour nap she took on Saturday left me with time to ponder as I did my Christmas cards (yes, I know, I did my Christmas cards already). I'm also done with stocking stuffers and all but a few left on my 'To buy for' list.I started thinking about how it will be in a few months when I'm home with T.D. full time and looking for freelance work, eeking out my exsistence as a writer, as well as, working on the family business. It's a lot of roles to play on top of getting used to being with my kid 24/7. I … [Read more...]

Did anyone happen to catch Friday's 20/20? I don't normally watch but a promo grabbed my attention and I had to DVR it. Over the weekend I replayed it and listened intently to their piece on whether or not working mothers can really have it all. I can't help but feel unsatisfied and yes, frustrated and angered by some of this piece. Despite statistics stating the working mothers are some of the best employees to have as they are reliable, loyal, and hard working, some companies will not hire women who are single mom's or might be having children in the next few years. This was an actual quote from an HR rep from an unnamed company! Cut to a CEO of another Fortune 500 company who restates the stats that working mothers are an assest but trying to get funding for daycare at the job … [Read more...]