Category Archives: Beauty

Funny Girl!

Can I start out by saying that Barbra Streisand was, and still is, one of the most beautiful, and talented women of all time!! I am watching Funny Girl, one of my favorite movies, and she is simply a GENIUS!!! Her character, Fanny Bryce, embodies so many qualities that I was to have in my own self! Besides the FABULOUS singing voice, that goes without being said, but this characterΒ  is a woman who speaks her mind, doesn’t care what others say about her, loves greatly; a risk-taker who has both the drive and passion to get to where she wants to be! AMAZING!!! It is easy for me to see why this movie stands the test of time, and millions of people all over the world love Barbra!!!

Some of my favorite lines from this movie are:

Fanny (to herself in the mirror): Hello, gorgeous.

Fanny: You think beautiful girls are going to stay in style forever? I should say not! Any minute now they’re going to be out! Finished! Then it’ll be my turn!

Fanny: I’m a bagel on a plate full of onion rolls!

Mr. Ziegfeld: Miss Brice, do I have to remind you this is my theatre?
Fanny: So, what, nobody argues with the landlord?

Fanny: Cuz I’m the greatest star, I am by far. But no one knows it.

And of course this movie has my FAVORITE song: Don’t Rain on My Parade, this song almost instantly cheers me up, no matter what is going on!!!!

Maybe I will pop in Funny Lady next, I have never seen that before!

Have a FABULOUS day!! πŸ˜‰

Good Morning!!

It is Thursday morning, 2 days before Christmas day! It is my day off, but I have still been up since the pre-butt-crack-of-dawn, trying to get some last minute things done before my sweetie and I head out to my families’ place for Christmas!! I am tired, and crabby, and I am really worried about one of my dogs.

Faye is getting old, and has constant skin issues. UGH! She is balding – again – I am telling you, it is not pretty!! our vet says that she just has anxiety, and she chews on herself kind of like a nervous tic, but she does it so much that she just makes her skin super unhealthy. His prescription is to stay home with her for a week or so, to help ease her anxiety. Sad! She really is the saddest little sweet dog you could ever hope for. The day that I have to put her down is going to be a really dark day in our lives!! Anyway, she is bathed, medicated and set up with clean bedding, he little sister is also bathed and prepped with clean bedding too!! So, I think they will be fine while we are gone for the next couple of days – I am just thankful that our sis, Alex, has agreed to come keep them company while we are gone. Whew!!! Thank you, Sissy!! πŸ˜‰

I do have to say thank you to one of my little sisters, Jennifer! I had so much fun hanging out with her the past couple of days, we went out to dinner, watched a movie and spent a few hours painting some salt-dough ornaments I had made last weekend! She is so funny, and she just has a natural tendency to make everything more fun – like she brings a kind of joy to everything she touches!! It helps that she can see the funny in any situation!!! I really do love that girl!!! She is also very considerate, and took all of our Christmas presents down to her place when she left last night, so we wouldn’t have to pack any of it, isn’t that sweet??? No, wait – I am pretty sure she took all of them just so she could shake each of her presents to see what she might have gotten!!! LOL!! I am just kidding, Jennifer!!! πŸ˜‰

After my sis and her husband left last night, Jason and I headed out to our other sisters’ places and delivered baked goodies and Christmas gifts, that was fun! I really miss those guys!!! πŸ˜‰ Only one thing worries me, and that is one of the households had confirmed cases of strep throat, and the other house was full of sickies too, they just hadn’t been tested for strep throat yet, but since they hang out together all of the time – it is probably inevitable! I just DO NOT WANT TO GET SICK!! I have already been sick 2 times this season, which is already a lot for me, let’s not do this again!!! Especially since I get an 11 day vacation starting next Thursday. Vacations are just too sad when you spend any time of them being sick!!! πŸ˜‰ I love you, I hope feel better soon, family!!

On a totally different note, did I tell you that Jason got his haircut yesterday??? Oh MAN!! I know that my husband is hot, but he was rocking the hobo-chic look for a while, and it was getting really out of control. Well, we took him to our friend Keven, and Kevin did an AMAZING job on his hair!!! Jason literally looks 10 years younger, thinner, more awake, and the cut really brings the attention off of his once mop-of-a-style back to his AMAZING baby blue eyes!!! WOW!! I wish I could get a haircut to do that for me!!!! πŸ˜‰ I love you, you hot, sexy, hunk-of-a-man!!! πŸ˜‰

I have some more packing and chores to do, Jason is getting his last minute baking done, and then we are heading out!! We have to have everything done by 9:30 this morning – let’s see what kind of mad time-management skills we have!!! πŸ˜‰ Anyway, I had better get on that!!!

Have a FABULOUS day!!

Christmas at the Capitol Building

I find myself relishing this amazing moment where I have an excuse to sit in the middle of Salem Capitol’s building’s marble stairs,Β  and just take in the lovely sound of school children singing Christmas choral music. There is nothing quite like listening to children’s voices singing at Christmastime in this seemingly magical historic building. The acoustics in here are full and rich – the perfect environment for having a nice break from a stressful day at work.

The children singing are made up of 3 or 4 of the local schools here, ranging from elementary school all the way to one of the high school’s many choirs. At one point in the 2 hour program, all of the schools sang together; a beautifully haunting piece in an echoing kind of arrangement and I could not help but close my eyes and just take in the angelic sound of those sweet voices – like the voices of angels sent straight from Heaven (this is where the parents sigh, and wish that they could be this “angelic” all the time). As I am sitting here listening, I can’t help but wonder who have walked these halls before us, who’s voices have been raised within these halls to mark the Christmas holidays both past, and who shall come after this in the future.

This event has given this Christmas season a sense of nostalgia – something that I have been longing for and have been sadly missing this year, until now that is. As the hustle and bustle of this holiday season can sometimes fly by in a mass of to-do lists, and obligations, I pray that each and every one of you reading this get to have at least one memorable moment to give you a sense of Christmas magic like these children have unknowingly blessed me with today – that or next time, we canΒ  make a date and sneak some of our own Christmas magic by coming to the Capitol building and listening to the next round of carolers together. Sounds SIMPLY DIVINE!

Have a FABULOUS evening! πŸ˜‰

Beautiful.

I just felt that this needed to be said:

Every day is so wonderful
And suddenly, I saw debris
Now and then, I get insecure
From all the pain, I’m so ashamed

I am beautiful no matter what they say
Words can’t bring me down
I am beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can’t bring me down
So don’t you bring me down today

To all your friends, you’re delirious
So consumed in all your doom
Trying hard to fill the emptiness
The piece is gone left the puzzle undone
That’s the way it is

You are beautiful no matter what they say
Words can’t bring you down
You are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can’t bring you down
Don’t you bring me down today…

No matter what we do
(no matter what we do)
No matter what they say
(no matter what they say)
When the sun is shining through
Then the clouds won’t stay

And everywhere we go
(everywhere we go)
The sun won’t always shine
(sun won’t always shine)
But tomorrow will find a way
All the other times

’cause we are beautiful no matter what they say
Yes, words won’t bring us down, oh no
We are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can’t bring us down
Don’t you bring me down today

Don’t you bring me down today
Don’t you bring me down today

Beautiful Lyrics, by Christina Aguilera. It just needed to be said.

Have a FABULOUS evening!

Dreaming of Someday!

I am sitting in my craft studio day dreaming about my ideal future. I dream about one day making a living doing what I truly love; being surrounded by beautiful home accessories and home furnishings. Ok, that may not sound very romantic, but I imagine working with all sorts of fun and creative people,Β  who both create and are on the hunt for the perfect and unique treasures to help give their homes a special je ne sais quoi. Fabrics, textures, feathers, cashmere, all things sparkly, girly, and absolutely FABULOUS!!! I can hear the French music playing throughout the shop, and how I would ADORE taking a yearly trip to Europe to shop for new furniture and other home accessories! OH!!! Just the thought of it makes me SOOOO EXCITED – I wish I could just snap my fingers and make it my reality now!!! I am not sure exactly I am going to make this dream come true, or what it will ultimately be in the future, but, for now – it is such a beautiful sight in my dreams! I just have to stay focused on that, and ultimately it will be mine! I hope you will all be there to enjoy destination, as well as my journey!

With that, here are some pictures that are inspiring my dream business ideas!

I know these all seem very random, but to me they represent something like vintage girly, glam!!! Oh what a sweet life!! πŸ™‚

Have a FABULOUS evening! πŸ˜‰

Things That Inspire

Here are some pics that inspire me today:

Isn’t she just tres chic?

This is so true!

In case one needed a reminder to know who is the queen???

I would LOVE to be able to create a scarf like this!

Isn’t this just the CUTEST apron?

I really like this pic, but I just imagine her dragging this chair out to this field.

Who doesn’t LOVE an IKEA kitchen?

This is my kind of gypsy.

Classy and glamorous!

Have a FABULOUS evening!! πŸ˜‰

 

What to Say? What to Say?

Sometimes coming up with topics for a blog is not the easiest thing in the world to do! I always want to have something witty and intelligent to say, but honestly tonight, I am drawing a blank!!!

So, here is a thought for the day:

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you’ve said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

Tonight I spent 2-1/2 hours at the beauty salon getting my hair cut and straightened!!! Tomorrow night I will be sharing pictures!!! (I hope it doesn’t end up too short!!!) πŸ˜‰

Have a FABULOUS evening! πŸ˜‰

Happy Friday!!!

Yeah! I am sooooo thankful that Friday has finally arrived!! YEAH!!! Anyone else needing this Friday as much as I do??? Not only that, but my boss gave me the thumbs up to leave 2-1/2 hours early!!! OH HAPPY DAY!!! πŸ˜‰

Does anyone have any great plans for this weekend?? I don’t have anything too terribly exciting planned, but we do have a couple of fun things going on. Date night tonight, a game of frisbee golf in the park tomorrow, and who knows…

Sorry, my post tonight was interrupted by a call from my sis-in-law! You see my sweetie has size 17/18 feet, and to find him shoes is quite an undertaking. So, everyone in the family knows that when they find shoes that size, especially if they are on sale they are to either pick them up, or call us and we will go check them out. So, out the door we flew, to the other side of town, and unfortunately, the shoes that were found were too narrow! DARN!!!

Anyway, since we were on that side of town, and it is our date night, so we decided to do a little book shopping after a dinner out. NOW YOU KNOW I WILL NEVER TURN DOWN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOP FOR BOOKS!!!

The books that I picked up are:

Before You Put That On

Well, I am going to go watch a movie with my sweetie, and start this WEEKEND!!! YEAH!!!!

Have a FABULOUS evening!

Hey Little Me!!

I just needed a touch of something girly!!! πŸ˜‰

I just got off the phone with my daddy!! Yes, every time I talk to him, I feel like he melts me back into a little girl again!!! I love that Daddy-o of mine!!!

So, I watched Oprah off my DVR today, as soon as I got home from work, it helped me take the focus off the fact that I was going through my bills. Anyway, today’s show was a discussion about beauty and getting older. The guests were Actress and model Cybill Shepherd, Dynasty‘s Linda Evans and Desperate Housewives‘ Teri Hatcher. They shared their beauty and aging confessions. It was pretty eye-opening. One question that Oprah asked to all of her guests was what advice would you give your 14 year old self if you could? What would your answer be? I would have to actually stop and think about this long and hard!! I am curious though, feel free to answer in the comment section!!

Until tomorrow,

Have a FABULOUS evening! πŸ˜‰

Wednesday Update!

I LOST 6.6 POUNDS!!! YEAH!!! OH HAPPY DAY!!!

I am not sure what to say about that but I am really proud that my hard work is paying off!! πŸ˜‰

Anyway, I am tired, I have been working out like a fiend today. I have incorporated mini walks throughout my day, I didn’t you use the elevator at all today, and I spent a rambunctiously fun time swimming with family this evening!!! WHEW!!! πŸ˜‰

I received a new/old book in the mail yesterday. It is a book that Diane von Furstenburg wrote in 1976, and it is about beauty, style and being your sensual self! So far I am loving it!!! I am hoping to get this read quickly!!! The advice is very sensible and is still applicable to today’s woman!!! It is really GREAT to hear her thoughts, she seems like a kindred spirit, or a long lost sister or something!!

Anyway, I am heading off to bed!!!

Have a FABULOUS evening! πŸ˜‰