Thursday
Dec042008
Excess Ain't Rebellion
Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 1:25PM | Mr Lady
This is the best present anyone has ever given me for anything. Ever.
That's a Nambe bowl. It's made from an eight-metal aluminum-based alloy, so it looks like silver and functions like iron. You can heat it to 500 degrees, chill it in the freezer, and cook with it. It will hold whatever temperature you get it to for hours. It's handmade, so no two pieces are identical. It is the most beautiful thing I own, and I want 8 bazillion more of them.
Is it practical? Not really? Can I use it very often? If you call twice a year often, sure. Could I ever afford to buy more of them? Hells to the nos. And I love it more than coffee, chocolate, cigarettes and Johnny Depp. Combined.
The thing with me is that I have really excessively expensive taste. I don't have the budget to support that taste, though, so I counter that by going super cheapskate frugal. This arrangement works out nicely for me, and I function quite happily shopping at the thrift store when I need retail therapy, looking at price per pound rather than sticker price, and just plain old lying to myself that I don't have a thing for shiny metal bowls that cost more than spaceships.
But I do have that thing, and sometimes when the means and the timing collide, a girl has to splurge. Which brings me to the point of today's post, excess. Unreasonably lovely things. Because a girl can dream, right?
First, makeup. This is one of those things I am actually willing to cough up serious money for. I never was before; I don't wear makeup consistently enough to waste the cash on it. But a friend of mine is a makeup artist, and she drug me to work one day and she showed me The Light. Once you go Saks, you never go back.
When I first started using Stila, I would take whatever tips I made in one weekend every month and go stock up on stuff. My brushes alone cost me an entire weekends' worth of serving drunk assholes overpriced martinis. And when my husband had a heart attack and died over the price tag, his mother sat him down and said, "Son, it's an investment. The girl needs brushes. She'll never have to replace those." Yes, she totally stood up for me, bless her heart.
I alternate between Stila for fun stuff and Trish McEvoy for times when I need to be a little more grown up. Stila is kind of shimmery and flirty, whereas Trish McEvoy is more mature and subtle. The thing is, I could probably have bought all of the makeup I have at Target for $30 instead of the *gag* hundreds *gag* I've spent of this stuff, but this stuff lasts. Forever. It never dries out, it doesn't crumble, it blends because the make it and sell it in palates, it goes on like silk and stays put. All day long. You can't feel it, it doesn't smudge off, and it doesn't wreck your face.
See? I am a chick. Told you. (PS: Stila's having a mega sale right now. If you bought yourself wife this, this and this, she'd be all set to start at $75.)
I first heard of this deodorant on SoapBox Mom's website, and I have silently coveted it since.
Here's the description: "Enhanced with essential oils of lemon, cardamom and eucalyptus, a blend understood to help eliminate toxins and impurities. Controls odor, purifying the body and helping to keep skin dry all day. Subtle, uplifting aroma refreshes mind and spirit." Sure, my Secret works, and works just fine, and costs 1/3 of what that stuff does, but does it smell like lemon, cardamom and eucalyptus? No, it smells like a rave. Apparently, I'm not the only one who likes this stuff; it's been out of stock on the website for, um, ever. I'm going to hunt it down, though, and plop it in my stocking.
Speaking of stockings, I'm really bad at stockings. Unless you grew up with Christmas, you can't get stockings. I put all the wrong things in stockings, always, but the one thing I like doing it putting one or two really nice things in the stocking to go with the lighter and the boxers and the socks and the box of Turtles that actually doesn't fit in there anyway.
I tossed a bottle of this in The Donor's stocking a few years ago, and now he's completely hooked. It is the World's Best Aftershave. This year, everyone in my house is getting a tube of this:
Origins Make A Difference™ Rejuvenating hand treatment. Holy shit, I am not kidding when I tell you this is my new bff. I have hand issues. As in, they are dry and crusty and if I so much as touch water, I have to slather myself in lotion after. My 10 year inherited that lovely trait from me, too, poor thing. It smells like heaven; kind of florally, kind of lemony, and I was told it would even out my hand's skin tone, which I totally did NOT believe, and it so does.
Wow, this totally turned into a makeover post. Didn't mean that. Well, while I'm at it, how about perfume? I don't wear perfume, partly because I'm lazy, partly because I got used to smelling like an ovulating ashtray, partly because I like to pretend I'm too cool for perfume, and partly because almost every perfume ever makes me sneeze.
I wear perfume now. How could I not? That is the freaking coolest perfume pack I've EVER seen. That's Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers Fragrances Coffret set. Each little doll head slides open and there is a solid perfume in each. They're all slightly floral in scent; some more citrus, some fainty powdery, some really bold. But the best part? THEY DON'T MAKE ME SNEEZE. And since they're little and plastic, you can throw one in our purse and not worry about it blowing up while you're at work.
I can't think of any one thing more NOT like me to love, and still, I love these suckers. Every day for a week, I've thrown perfume on. I spend most of the day sniffing myself. Creepy? Slightly. Fun anyway? Absolutely.
And since it's Christmas and all, I'm giving one of those sets away. If you can top "I smell like an ovulating ashtray", it's yours. Or I'll just randomize it. Either way. Saturday's the cutoff, so you can have it before Christmas.
That's a Nambe bowl. It's made from an eight-metal aluminum-based alloy, so it looks like silver and functions like iron. You can heat it to 500 degrees, chill it in the freezer, and cook with it. It will hold whatever temperature you get it to for hours. It's handmade, so no two pieces are identical. It is the most beautiful thing I own, and I want 8 bazillion more of them.
Is it practical? Not really? Can I use it very often? If you call twice a year often, sure. Could I ever afford to buy more of them? Hells to the nos. And I love it more than coffee, chocolate, cigarettes and Johnny Depp. Combined.
The thing with me is that I have really excessively expensive taste. I don't have the budget to support that taste, though, so I counter that by going super cheapskate frugal. This arrangement works out nicely for me, and I function quite happily shopping at the thrift store when I need retail therapy, looking at price per pound rather than sticker price, and just plain old lying to myself that I don't have a thing for shiny metal bowls that cost more than spaceships.
But I do have that thing, and sometimes when the means and the timing collide, a girl has to splurge. Which brings me to the point of today's post, excess. Unreasonably lovely things. Because a girl can dream, right?
First, makeup. This is one of those things I am actually willing to cough up serious money for. I never was before; I don't wear makeup consistently enough to waste the cash on it. But a friend of mine is a makeup artist, and she drug me to work one day and she showed me The Light. Once you go Saks, you never go back.
When I first started using Stila, I would take whatever tips I made in one weekend every month and go stock up on stuff. My brushes alone cost me an entire weekends' worth of serving drunk assholes overpriced martinis. And when my husband had a heart attack and died over the price tag, his mother sat him down and said, "Son, it's an investment. The girl needs brushes. She'll never have to replace those." Yes, she totally stood up for me, bless her heart.
I alternate between Stila for fun stuff and Trish McEvoy for times when I need to be a little more grown up. Stila is kind of shimmery and flirty, whereas Trish McEvoy is more mature and subtle. The thing is, I could probably have bought all of the makeup I have at Target for $30 instead of the *gag* hundreds *gag* I've spent of this stuff, but this stuff lasts. Forever. It never dries out, it doesn't crumble, it blends because the make it and sell it in palates, it goes on like silk and stays put. All day long. You can't feel it, it doesn't smudge off, and it doesn't wreck your face.
See? I am a chick. Told you. (PS: Stila's having a mega sale right now. If you bought yourself wife this, this and this, she'd be all set to start at $75.)
I first heard of this deodorant on SoapBox Mom's website, and I have silently coveted it since.
Here's the description: "Enhanced with essential oils of lemon, cardamom and eucalyptus, a blend understood to help eliminate toxins and impurities. Controls odor, purifying the body and helping to keep skin dry all day. Subtle, uplifting aroma refreshes mind and spirit." Sure, my Secret works, and works just fine, and costs 1/3 of what that stuff does, but does it smell like lemon, cardamom and eucalyptus? No, it smells like a rave. Apparently, I'm not the only one who likes this stuff; it's been out of stock on the website for, um, ever. I'm going to hunt it down, though, and plop it in my stocking.
Speaking of stockings, I'm really bad at stockings. Unless you grew up with Christmas, you can't get stockings. I put all the wrong things in stockings, always, but the one thing I like doing it putting one or two really nice things in the stocking to go with the lighter and the boxers and the socks and the box of Turtles that actually doesn't fit in there anyway.
I tossed a bottle of this in The Donor's stocking a few years ago, and now he's completely hooked. It is the World's Best Aftershave. This year, everyone in my house is getting a tube of this:
Origins Make A Difference™ Rejuvenating hand treatment. Holy shit, I am not kidding when I tell you this is my new bff. I have hand issues. As in, they are dry and crusty and if I so much as touch water, I have to slather myself in lotion after. My 10 year inherited that lovely trait from me, too, poor thing. It smells like heaven; kind of florally, kind of lemony, and I was told it would even out my hand's skin tone, which I totally did NOT believe, and it so does.
Wow, this totally turned into a makeover post. Didn't mean that. Well, while I'm at it, how about perfume? I don't wear perfume, partly because I'm lazy, partly because I got used to smelling like an ovulating ashtray, partly because I like to pretend I'm too cool for perfume, and partly because almost every perfume ever makes me sneeze.
I wear perfume now. How could I not? That is the freaking coolest perfume pack I've EVER seen. That's Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers Fragrances Coffret set. Each little doll head slides open and there is a solid perfume in each. They're all slightly floral in scent; some more citrus, some fainty powdery, some really bold. But the best part? THEY DON'T MAKE ME SNEEZE. And since they're little and plastic, you can throw one in our purse and not worry about it blowing up while you're at work.
I can't think of any one thing more NOT like me to love, and still, I love these suckers. Every day for a week, I've thrown perfume on. I spend most of the day sniffing myself. Creepy? Slightly. Fun anyway? Absolutely.
And since it's Christmas and all, I'm giving one of those sets away. If you can top "I smell like an ovulating ashtray", it's yours. Or I'll just randomize it. Either way. Saturday's the cutoff, so you can have it before Christmas.
Reader Comments (85)
You're a regular Oprah!
I am having trouble topping that one, how about I smell like a Grandma (since I am one) and to top it, a grandma ovulating (cuz yeah I am a young Granny!) that smokes!!!?
Cute stuff!
Or would that really have to be grandma on the rag? Because ovulating doesn't smell :)?
Special K wrote..http://specialk513.blogspot.com/2008/12/just-blah-ging-along.html" rel="nofollow">Just blah-ging along..
Nope, not even gonna try to top that one...I like perfume, ok I'm more like a walking perfume factory without the awful lingering old lady smell from wearing so much I've burned my olfactory senses and now no longer know the difference between too much and not enough....but yes, perfume is one of my weaknesses and I will spend a pretty penny to smell good.
~K
Kel wrote..http://www.cafekel.com/2008/12/two-more-days.html" rel="nofollow">Two more days...
I used to take all my tips from one weekend and spend it on cocaine and vodka. Now I just spend it on bills and groceries.
ZDub wrote..http://zakaryw.blogspot.com/2008/12/backup.html" rel="nofollow">Backup
I'd love to win this, however, I don't think I can top that "scent".
BUT
I'll send you a virtual ewwwww with this "best pick up line" a friend of mine use to use ...just to see if the girl had a good sense of humor.
" I have 10 inches of swinging stink and enough hair on my back to weave a Navajo blanket"
Now THAT I can smell.
Nancy wrote..http://mariemillard.blogspot.com/2008/12/sending-out-my-christmas-cards.html" rel="nofollow">Sending Out My Christmas Cards
My sister in law and I share the same mother in law. we are both in the process of divorcing the mother in law's sons, which, by her fault alone, were not appropriate speciMENS for marriage. Unfortunately we didn't get this fully until a good ways into our respective marriages and some serious counseling, paid and unpaid. At any rate, said mother in law has the kind of hair that she does once a week, or rather USED to get done once a week. Now she has figured out how to "stretch" the salon visit much I like I do with my weekly wear contact lenses, ie. for a very long time. She smells. I recently went through a no hair washing venture to see if it would become curlier, and yes it did, so i tried again, thinking this time not washing it, and straightening it, would help it stay straighter. the good news is my hair is remarkably straight. the bad news, I smell like my mother in law.
So I am this guy who has dry skin on three knuckles (two pinkies, one thumb), doesn't use aftershave, or any of the other stuff you mention, because I really don't think it's at all necessary and I don't care if my knuckles are rough.
As for my much-better-half, her allergies are so I have been verboten to buy any sort of things because I wouldn't know what to get that wouldn't make her sneeze and she'd probably have to return it or throw it out anyway and besides you're a guy so what do you know about anything related to makeup or the like?
(she gets that all out in one breath).
So count me out of this contest.
Charlie on PA Tpk wrote..http://whatsit2you.blogspot.com/2008/12/more-things-change-you-know-rest.html" rel="nofollow">The more things CHANGE ... you know the rest...
Do you have fake eyelashes? Cause if you do... Hot! I forgot I had a dermatologist appointment at 9:15 this morning. I was going to drop the kidlet off at school in my usual sweats but once I remembered the appointment I threw on yesterday's clothes. Since I was already out I decided to hit Costco. It's now almost 12:30 and I still haven't showered today so right now I just stink. Period.
(At least I think so. If I can smell me then others probably can too right?)
Melanie @ MelADramatic Mommy wrote..http://www.meladramaticmommy.com/2008/12/fa-la-la-la-long-my-christmas-cd.html" rel="nofollow">Fa La La La LONG- My Christmas CD Collection
OMG, I'm right there with ya, sister. After dropping almost a hundred dollars on foundation, moisturizer and an eyebrow pencil yesterday, I was telling my Sis that one should never, ever increase the money they spend on their makeup/grooming because you can never go back. There's no way in hell you could get me to trade in my $15 MAC eyebrow pencil for a $0.99 Wet 'n' Wild piece of crap! Ooh, those were the days...
Mama Bee wrote..http://momtobee.blogspot.com/2008/12/undercover-funny.html" rel="nofollow">Undercover Funny
I knew it was Nambe before you said it. I registered for a bunch of that stuff when I got married. No one bought it. We bought the champagne flutes and used them for our toasting goblets.
Jennifer wrote..http://injennifershead.com/?p=360" rel="nofollow">Voice of Reason
I don't really need the perfume. You know, being a guy and all. But I CAN tell you that I smell a little bit like High Karate, Entenmann's Cinnamon Hazelnut Ring and barbecued pork. What can I say? Im a man's man.
Matt wrote..http://redsparks.com/playpen/2008/12/03/is-this-a-post-or-an-ad/" rel="nofollow">Is This A Post Or An Ad?!
Holy holy holy I want that bowl!
Great choices and yummy stuff!
:-)
Love ya theeeee-is much!
Rachel wrote..http://asouthernfairytale.com/2008/12/03/layin-out-the-welcome-mat/" rel="nofollow">Layin’ Out the Welcome Mat
Well, I can't top your scent but I will tell you that I smell like Juicy Fruit gum because my husband has really bad taste in perfume, but I wear it anyway because I love him.
Mama Goose wrote..http://mamaguse.blogspot.com/2008/12/secret-swing.html" rel="nofollow">The Secret Swing
I smell like formula and pink-eye drops.
I need the perfumes, I need them!
St wrote..http://playamind.blogspot.com/2008/12/yick.html" rel="nofollow">Yick
How about "I smell like the north-bound side of a south-bound skunk."
Candy wrote..http://imnopoodle.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/in-which-i-drone-on-and-on-previously-titled-in-which-i-wax-poetic-until-i-wrote-it-and-read-it-and-thought-blech/" rel="nofollow">In Which I Drone On and On (Previously Titled “In Which I Wax Poetic,” until I wrote it and read it and thought blech.)
I've never been much of a perfume wearer - but for the chance to own a set of body-less heads I'd definitely be willing to become one! Guess I smell like a psycho with a head fetish. Sign me up!
Shannon wrote..http://www.livinginthegray.com/2008/12/03/these-are-a-few-of-my-favourite-things/" rel="nofollow">These Are a Few of My Favourite Things
I wish we could even get those products in this country! I'm VERY intrigued by the perfume!
I love perfume; I can't top your smell, really, and as competitive as I am actually not sure I would want to, but I do love me some good perfume.
Kori wrote..http://korij.blogspot.com/2008/12/and-now-my-own-update.html" rel="nofollow">And Now My Own Update
You know, I was thinking that was a very strange and really entirely inappropriate name for perfume, and I was a little surprised that you were hocking it on your website, because there is amusingly racy and then there is just wrong, but then I realized that I was confusing harajuku with bukkake. And I think we can all agree that would not be a good basis for perfume.
Beth Fish wrote..http://www.sothefishsaid.com/2008/12/the_piano_1.html" rel="nofollow">The Piano
I can't play, because I smell like Vera Wang Princess. It's one of the few I can wear. I don't have sneezing problems with perfume, but a lot give me migraines, so I have to stay well clear of the perfume snipers in the mall.
I wanted to let you know that I am doing a contest on my page that was inspired by your Christmas Penis. After you emailed me that link and I read that story, I was left thinking "Gee I wish my family did cool shit like that for Christmas. Instead I get shoe racks." Which inspired a post, which inspired a contest, so there you go. Check it out.
Lorna wrote..http://coconutnoodlemonkey.blogspot.com/2008/12/contest.html" rel="nofollow">Contest
I have a thing for SMASHBOX and MAC. I also like really nice jeans. Champagne taste on a beer budget.
kd@abitsquirrelly wrote..http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ABitSquirrelly/~3/474808260/thankful-thursday-coming-together.html" rel="nofollow">Thankful Thursday: Coming Together
OK, I'm totally, TOTALLY cracking up at Beth Fish's comment. So there.
And I try to smell myself as little as possible. But since I spill things a lot, I like the idea of solid perfume that I can throw in my purse and then retrieve from underneath a creepy little head with no risk to me or my stuff. I used to have solid perfume when I was, like, 10. But that was Charlie.
Genie wrote..http://www.theinadvertentgardener.com/index.php/2008/12/03/fungus-festival/" rel="nofollow">Fungus festival
Typically after running and working-out I smell like the underside of baboon balls.
But right now I have my Sex-Panther on for a night on the town. 60% of the time it works every time.
DC Urban Dad wrote..http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/mattnando/dcurbandad/~3/474205780/whats-that-smell.html" rel="nofollow">Do you smell that?
Oh sister, let's talk about my obsession with $100/oz. facial creams.
Or actually. Let's not. Let's not even mention it at all.
Miss Britt wrote..http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MissBritt/~3/473253424/" rel="nofollow">Because Edward Cullen Would Kick Nintendo’s Ass In A Fight
Here's to hoping you use the randomizer because I am all OUT of funny today.
And, I'd like to smell nice.
Robyn wrote..http://momindisguise.blogspot.com/2008/12/making-time.html" rel="nofollow">Making Time
I'm not a woman.
However, I have worn a sleeveless purple mumu with pink, orange, and yellow flowers on it, combined with 2" diameter pink hoop earrings (pierced).
Oh, and steel toed Dr. Marten's. And a beard.
SciFi Dad wrote..http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TalesFromTheDadSide/~3/474582920/as-old-as-time.html" rel="nofollow">As Old As Time
Just for the record, this was in public, sober, and on purpose.
SciFi Dad wrote..http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TalesFromTheDadSide/~3/474582920/as-old-as-time.html" rel="nofollow">As Old As Time
Hardly ever wear makeup either, but I do have a fortune of MAC in the drawer. Love their fun eye shadow colors!
The lotion, grabbing some for the teen. She has horribly dry/cracked/bleeding hands in what we call "winter" down here, very painful, so I'll try ANYTHING!
And I don't wear perfume, but those little things might get me started!
I packed away my perfumes while hubby was taking a med that made his sense of smell hyper-sensitive, and then failed to unpack them after our last move. Unfortunately, that somewhat coincided with me becoming a mom, which hasn't helped my bathing schedule. And I only remember to put on deodorant when I catch a whiff of myself, which only happens when I'm out in public.
Me, I'm afraid I smell like a highly caffienated day-old sports bra, with notes of toddler boogers and drywall compound.
True.
nambe bowl? Mine as a wedding gift 10 years ago and although I don't want to make out with it like you do, I love the way m & m's look in it.
Origins hand lotion? My BFF in my purse although I forget to use it sometimes.
And those Gwen Stefani perfume chickies? I also don't wear perfume ' cause I'm like allergic to everything but I'm willing to risk hives to try 'em 'cause Gwen rocks.
Your recent posts blow me away with how thorough they are.
Please just randomize...nothing witty today.
Lee wrote..http://momswithoutblogs.blogspot.com/2008/12/fragments-from-funeral.html" rel="nofollow">Fragments from a Funeral
All this girly stuff ;)
I give props to my wife for being pretty frugal and not going overboard....but like you, she uses some kind of name brand make up stuff that's pretty expensive.
If it makes her happy and more prone to having a higher libido, I don't mind the purchases at all!
Slick wrote..http://slicksumbich.com/?p=706" rel="nofollow">Free For All….
I don`t wear makeup, mostly because it was forbidden by my dad, as was perfume ("what you want to smell like a hooker?") and I just couldn`t afford decent stuff, so all those problems you mentioned, that your makeup doesn`t have? Mine did. :)
As for perfume . . . I`ve tried. I really have. There are lots of perfumes that I love. But seriously, after they`ve been on for a couple of hours, they just smell weird and irritating and I have to go shower (with a nice smelling shower gel), so I`m thinking those weirdly cute little heads would be good for me. And I`m pretty sure they don`t have them here in Guatemala . . . so if you`re up to giving away a set to someone non-funny and international (expat) then I`m your gal.
Did I mention I LOVE your blog? (cuz a little flattery never hurt, right?;) )
Expat Mom wrote..http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ExpatMom/~3/473766790/" rel="nofollow">Wordless Wednesday: Inexplicable Excitement
Right now I smell like garlic studded roast with a side of gold potatoes, carrots and onions, so I'm sure that I could use that perfume.
Unless, of course, you're partial to Sunday dinner at Grandma's house.
Ree wrote..http://hotfessional.com/2008/12/03/conversation-2387273/" rel="nofollow">Conversation #2,387,273
I'm coveting your deodorant which disturbs me but I'll get over it - just like I'll get over smelling like a rave once I get me some of that L'Occitane bad boy.
katie ~ motherbumper wrote..http://www.motherbumper.com/2008/12/big-chill.html" rel="nofollow">The Big Chill
Dude I'm smelling like a drunk hippie over here!
punk rock mom wrote..http://joeyelissasophia.blogspot.com/2008/12/close-one.html" rel="nofollow">close one
You lost me at the word make-up. I have to admit that I scrolled down without reading the rest. Sorry. I do love your blog...but just felt that it was directed at women...as opposed to MANLY men like me. :)
BedsideTalesMan wrote..http://bedsidetales.blogspot.com/2008/12/stone-faced-assassin.html" rel="nofollow">Stone Faced Assassin
I smell like a wet dog who ran into a wet rabbit and co-mingled their scents. Okay, that is not me, but really, my dog smells like Fritos.
I am a perfume junkie, only I can't afford it. So usually I splurge once a year on a new bottle for myself. I love the simpleness of the perfume solids and the playful shapes. I love Gwen.
Hey Lady! I thought that metal thingy was a bedpan..........I'm just sayin'........hehe.
Peace, Mike.
Today I smell like a cross between Burt's Bees Bubble Bath from last nights baby bath and poo from today's dirty diaper that wound up all over the playpen because she now can take off her diaper. My cat waddles up to me all curious like, sniffing, and all of a sudden she hurdles backwards and runs away. I'm not sure if she was interested in the poo smelled and the Burt's Bees chased her away or vice-versa.
BTW, ovulating does smell, pheromones baby, to attract a mate!
Today I smell of dog drool (it's his 4th birthday too), spilled hot chocolate (from the toddler) and wallpaper dust. It's quite the combination. Very alluring, I'm sure.
I don't know that I can top the ovulating ashtray. Which is good, I suppose. I love that perfume set. It's totally cute, plus I love solid perfume, because carrying a bottle in the purse? Recipe for smelling like Eau de French Whore.
Gina wrote..http://myverylastnerve.blogspot.com/2008/11/friday-five_30.html" rel="nofollow">Friday? Five
ok, i'm sooo competitive that i am going to try to top the ovulating ashtray. here goes:
i smell like a menopausal, night-sweating, take a shower every other day or so, bacterial vaginosis cursed woman. now for the explanation of that wonderful smell:
menopausal & night sweating- because i had all my baby making parts removed at 33 and the freaking hormone pills don't seem to be doing there job.
take a shower every other day or so- because i'm lazy and don't go anywhere so it's not like i'm getting dirty
bacterial vaginosis- i've decided i am allergic to my hubby's sperm :) actually have just found out that his stuff messes up my obviously delicate ph balance
now if telling the world (or at least all of your devotees) about something THAT personal doesn't win me some perfume, then i give up :) oh, and i am loving your blog! even the title cracks me up
Are you trying to make me jealous? Or just broke? I cant figure out which.
Miss wrote..http://justmiss.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/3rd-edition-things-that-need-to-be-said/" rel="nofollow">3rd Edition: Things That Need To Be Said
oh, and i smell like an ashtray too :-)
Yes, please randomize. Cuz I'm not sure anyone should even TRY to top that smell.
But the deoderant? I have issues. I sweat like a sumo wrestler in 95° heat. Even in winter. I NEEEED something to stop the pit geysers. I might just have to check that out. Cuz then at least I'd smell like a pretty sumo wrestler. And maybe be drier.
And of course, the perfume would prolly help too.
Kate wrote..http://katescrazylife.blogspot.com/2008/12/murphys-law.html" rel="nofollow">Murphy's Law
count me in.....I work for a hospital, so i am not allowed to wear strong scents....plus, by the end of the day you could say i smell like a "rustic old mans hospital gown". That is a combination between living in the BFE, having a woodstove, loving my smokes, and having to shave dirty old mens chests for stress tests. bbllllaaaaahhhh. Please o please i need the perfume....did i mention I have a 22 month old who is potty training....
awesome post. thouroughly enjoyed reading it. laughed more than a few times. loved the part about "serving drunk assholes overpriced martinis". i wasnt one of them. i swear.
justsomethoughts wrote..http://notasangry.blogspot.com/2008/12/back-to-song-thing.html" rel="nofollow">back to the song thing
I WANT THAT BOWL! It is so gorgeous. LOVE.
Most perfumes give me a headache, which is why I rarely wear them, but I keep craving finding a good everyday scent that I can love. Of the two I have, one smell heavy, velvety, a little musky and spicy -- like a wealthy 19th century Russian lady; the other smells floral and light -- like her English cousin. Neither is good for everyday. I need something that smells fresh, like the breeze off the sea in springtime. Do the little plastic heads contain anything like that?
MommyTime wrote..http://mommysmartini.blogspot.com/2008/12/photo-wednesday-new-pajamas-edition.html" rel="nofollow">Photo Wednesday: New Pajamas Edition
ditto on the makeup. brushes are imp. an investmen for sure. i have heard good things about the stila brand.
i like that bowl.