tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151967442024-03-16T03:08:21.931-04:00CHIC MOMMYAn entertaining blog about the perils of motherhood, style finds, and the latest dish.Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.comBlogger304125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-59931613538549192932013-01-24T18:31:00.001-05:002013-01-24T18:31:57.760-05:00Goodbye Readers, This Blog is Offically ClosedWow, has it been five years already? I am so sorry for not officially closing this blog down. Part of me was hoping I would find the time to update and start blogging again, but the demands of taking care of my three critters and juggling their ever increasing after-school activities took priority. The last five years have been a giant blur of homework, soccer practice, swimming lessons, dance performances, tantrums, and joys. It's been hard work, but well worth it. I'm still amazed how a person such as myself, who couldn't even remember to water the plants, managed to somehow do a pretty good job of raising Irish triplets. I reward myself for it most evenings by making a hot cup of tea and watching my favorite Reality TV shows. Housewives, Shahs of Sunset, Kardashians, Honey Boo Boo, I love them all!<br />
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But alas, this blog is done for now. If I ever do decide to start up a new blog, I'll post the link for it here. <br />
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In the meantime, you can follow me on Twitter! I'm still the same person with irreverent humor, and still sleep-deprived. Seriously, my son is 10 years old and still doesn't sleep through the night, and my 8 year old twins take turns sleepwalking and scaring me to death at 4 am. So all you moms with 3-month-old babies wondering when it's gonna happen, when you're finally going to get that blissful night's sleep, I'm still wondering with you.<br />
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Until we meet again, Adios!<br />
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<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script>Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-25258120625335438052008-02-20T16:59:00.007-05:002008-02-22T17:18:16.533-05:00Little Ladies with Pierced EarsI hadn't planned on getting the twins' ears pierced until they were at least six or seven years old, mainly because that's when I got my ears pierced and I wanted them to remember the experience. Many of us don't think about it much, but ear piercing is a huge rite of passage for little girls. So much so, that the girls had to beg their dad to even let them get pierced. They're only three and a half years old, and surprisingly, they are the only girls in their nursery class who don't have pierced ears, and hence, don't wear earrings. The first couple times they asked me to get it done for them, my husband vetoed the idea, saying once they get their ears pierced, all of the rest of the things that make dads get premature heart attacks are going to follow. He was like, "What's next, makeup? School dances? Why can't we let them be babies for just a little longer?" I could see his point, but in all reality, makeup and school dances are a topic at least 12 years away and aren't the same thing as pierced ears. (As much as I love to play with makeup myself, I'm not going to allow my girls to wear it until they're 15, that's the magic acceptable number I have in my head, and I'm sticking to it.)<br /><br />Anyway, back to the ear piercing thing. This issue became such a huge deal in our house that we finally started asking some of our friends at what age they got, or allowed, their daughters to get their ears pierced. Can you believe a good majority of them said 6 months? Some as early as 3 months. And yes, we didn't notice it before, but we found that out of our entire circle of friends, our girls were the only ones who didn't have pierced ears! I figured, the baby girls who got their ears pierced at 6 months probably didn't have much say in the matter, but if my girls are asking me for pierced ears themselves, and this is something they really want, why not? It's gotta be done sometime anyway, so why not now?<br /><br />So off we went to the mall, to our neighborhood Piercing Pagoda, where a team of two technicians made the twins' very first ear piercing the most pleasurable and memorable experience. My husband didn't want to see it happen and hung out at Best Buy instead, so it was just me, the twins, and my son Riz, who was curious and wanted to watch. I propped each girl up to the counter and let her pick out her own earrings. Honeybear chose simple princess cut CZ studs, while Zee chose earrings that looked like little flowers (white zircon middle surrounded by pink zircon "petals"). Great picks for both of them.<br /><br />I let Honeybear go first, because I know she has a higher tolerance for pain and doesn't cry as easily as Zee. I sat her down on my lap, while the technician used a magic marker to make holes for where the earrings would be punched in. Then I told Honeybear that if she looks straight ahead, a magic bunny is going to pop out from behind the kiosk in front of us, just some random story to distract her from what was about to happen. Then the technicians counted together, "One, two, three" and viola!, they pressed down on their piercing guns and both ears were pierced. Since both ears were pierced at the same time, Honeybear didn't even have time to process the pain, and the next thing you know, the technicians were showing her a mirror and telling her "Look how pretty you look!" and she was just smiling, admiring her new earrings. Cut to Zee, who was standing in front watching the whole thing and was jumping up and down, "Me too! Me too!" The techs did Zee's ears the same way, quickly and efficiently, and I was very surprised that the girls didn't cry one bit. They said it pinched a little, but it didn't hurt after that. Then the techs gave them both lollipops.<br /><br />It's been a few days since they got their ears done, but they're doing great, and are starting to notice the earrings on other little girls their age more. Whenever they see another little toddler with earrings, they point it out to me and say, "Look, that girl has earrings" followed by "just like me." The husband also seems to be adjusting to the fact that the girls now wear earrings. Like I said, he wasn't too keen on the idea in the beginning, but seeing how happy they are now, he's getting used to it.<br /><br />In hindsight, I'm actually glad I got it over with. I remember even though my ears were done with a piercing gun, they were done one at a time. So after the first ear was pierced, I realized <span style="font-style: italic;">this kind of hurts!</span>, and got nervous anticipating the pain of the next ear piercing. I would have preferred a simultaneous piercing the like the twins got done. Still, it was better than the way my mom got pierced in Pakistan way back when. She said, back then, there was no Claire's or Piercing Pagoda you went to to get your ears pierced, there were people who used to just walk the streets yelling "Get your ears pierced! I pierce ears! Only X rupees!" You called them into your house, and the guy would just ice the earlobes before shoving a gold earring right through it! One earlobe at a time. Manually. And yes, unlike with a piercing gun, when the earring is shoved right through the earlobe manually, it bleeds like bloody hell. Ouch, can you imagine? I'm so thankful for technological advancement.Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-56821581711052997712008-01-22T17:05:00.000-05:002008-01-28T14:42:27.433-05:00Steal the Look: Angelina's Diamond Studs<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s91.photobucket.com/albums/k301/chicmommy/?action=view&current=angelinadmnd3copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k301/chicmommy/angelinadmnd3copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s91.photobucket.com/albums/k301/chicmommy/?action=view&current=angelinadmnd.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k301/chicmommy/angelinadmnd.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br />I've never owned a pair of diamond studs, but seeing Angelina wear them from everything to a walk in the park to the red carpet makes me wish I had a pair. I've been doing some research on these beauties and it seems Anglina's earrings are most likely a minimum of 4 carats of flawless diamonds set in platinum. Something like that would cost well over $10,000, perhaps even more depending on the quality of the diamond. I don't think I'll ever have the money to get the real deal, especially since all my savings are going to hell in a handbasket in the stock market, but I think I've finally found a faux pair online that would pass for studs just like Angelina's.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://jewelry.hsn.com/4ct-absolute-14k-round-stud-earrings_p-2421858_xp.aspx?webm_id=0&web_id=2421858&sf=j&dept=j00138&cat=j00143&attr=2&ocm=j%7C2%7Cj00138%7Cj00143&prev=hp%21sf%212%21dept%21cat" target="_blank"><img src="http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k301/chicmommy/angelinadmnd4.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://jewelry.hsn.com/4ct-absolute-14k-round-stud-earrings_p-2421858_xp.aspx?webm_id=0&web_id=2421858&sf=j&dept=j00138&cat=j00143&attr=2&ocm=j%7C2%7Cj00138%7Cj00143&prev=hp%21sf%212%21dept%21cat">4ct Absolute 14K Round Stud Earrings, $45.95<br /></a></div><br /><br />Check these babies out ladies, 4 carats (2 carats per ear) of simulated diamonds set in 14K gold. For me, the 14 K gold setting is key, because my ears are allergic to the nickel/metal plating done on most costume jewelry. I don't care if they're not real diamonds, I just want the sparkle and the look of real ice, without breaking into a rash or going broke. Besides, when Marilyn Monroe said diamonds are a girl's best friend, she didn't say they had to be real diamonds. For me, faux friends will do just fine.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">UPDATE:</span><br />I actually ordered these, and ended up returning them soon after because I found the size of the studs too big for my ears. There's no question these were beautiful earrings, but I think my earlobes are too small to accommodate 2 carat stones. They ended up looking fake and over the top instead of subtle and glamourous. I think faux studs in the 2 or 3 carat range would have been a better choice. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Angelina pics via </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://justjared.com/">Just Jared</a><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span></span>Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-43541983212400096472008-01-16T16:34:00.000-05:002008-01-16T16:41:24.159-05:00Check Out the $5 Dollar Bling at Amrita SinghI love how all the fashions of South Asia have slowly been merging in with Hollywood. First it was the lehnga-style skirts (remember those crinkle skirts from Express in the early 90's?), then the kurtis, the sari-style dresses<a href="http://www.celebitchy.com/2651/drew_barrymore_jennifer_lopez_cameron_diaz_and_evangeline_lilly_at_the_globes/7/"> made popular by J.Lo</a>, and now more recently, the jewelry.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s91.photobucket.com/albums/k301/chicmommy/?action=view&current=drewbarrymorebangles.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k301/chicmommy/drewbarrymorebangles.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Everything from bangles, pendants, to the chandelier earrings, desi style is <span style="font-style: italic;">in</span>. <span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Wearing lots and lots of bangles on one arm, or both, is one of my favorite fashion trends of the moment, and the designer who I think is bringing us the the most practical way to achieve this look, in the US anyway, is <a href="http://store.shopamritasingh.com/about.html">Amrita Singh</a>.<br /><br />Her costume jewelry line, <a href="http://store.shopamritasingh.com/bangle-bangle.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bangle Bangle</span></a>, represents everything I look for in everyday wear jewelry. The style is the perfect blend of east meets west, practical, affordable, and very well-made. And right now, you can <a href="http://store.shopamritasingh.com/special-offers.html">get a whole mess of it for only $5 bucks!</a><br /><br />Here are some of my fav picks from the $5 sale:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://store.shopamritasingh.com/tanbawiwofim.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k301/chicmommy/amrita6.gif" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />I love this bangle mainly for the color, orange, which is so in right now. The flower detail and the fact it's made of kiddie-proof wood doesn't hurt either. (If you've ever had a flimsy metal bangle or even 22kt gold hoop earrings squeezed into a D-shape by a curious child's hands, you'll know what I'm talking about here.) I really love wood bangles for how practical and durable they are. This is a great piece to add color and interest to any outfit, especially if you're wearing a white t-shirt and jeans.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://store.shopamritasingh.com/kb24cowiwico.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k301/chicmommy/amrita5.gif" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />I like thin bangles like this for layering. The green ones are sold out, but the red ones are still in stock.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://store.shopamritasingh.com/kb10pimebase.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k301/chicmommy/amrita4.gif" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Isn't this piece just stunning? This is actually a 3 piece metal bangle set, which you can wear alone, or layer with others. Whichever way you wear it, the sparkle in this is sure grab attention. I could even wear this with my desi clothes. And it's such a steal for only $5 bucks!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>There's a few other pieces I'm eyeing at Amrita Singh too, mainly this beautiful wood cuff:<br /><br /><a href="http://store.shopamritasingh.com/kb04edba.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k301/chicmommy/amrita7.gif" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://store.shopamritasingh.com/kb04edba.html">Scalloped Edge Bangle, $24<br /></a><br /><br />and this stack of bangles.<br /><br /><a href="http://store.shopamritasingh.com/11pisibaset.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k301/chicmommy/amrita1.gif" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://store.shopamritasingh.com/11pisibaset.html">11 Piece Bangle Set with White Stones,$30</a><br /><br /><br /><br />It's a tough choice choosing between the gold and silver bangles in this design, but I think silver is the more wearable color for me. It's better for casual, everyday wear.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">photo source: </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://movies.about.com/od/musicandlyrics/ig/Music-and-Lyrics-Photos/musiclyricsprem11.htm">drew barrymore</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://store.shopamritasingh.com/special-offers.html">shopamritasingh.com</a></span>Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-81943043834355026172008-01-16T15:18:00.000-05:002008-01-16T15:18:23.177-05:00Cruisin' With My HomiesAgain, sorry for the much overdue update, but we just got back from a much needed, and quite possibly the best vacation I've ever taken in my life, a week long trip to the Bahamas on a Disney Cruise. This was our first time on a cruise, and I'm glad we chose the Disney line over any other. We were looking for a family-friendly cruise, and Disney definitely fit the bill in every way. Plus, the kids loved it too because they got to interact with characters and themes they were already familiar with and adore. (The girls are gaga over Disney Princesses and my son loves anything to do with Playhouse Disney). We had done the Disney World tour thing in Orlando last year for vacation, and although we all really enjoyed walking around the parks and seeing the shows, we were exhausted by the end of the trip. Standing in long lines all day for 3 minute rides, bathrooms, food, etc.. really zapped the energy out of us. This year we decided to try something different by going on a cruise, and I'm glad we did because it was the first time we went on a vacation and all of us actually got to relax and have fun.<br /><br />I think the best part of the vacation, aside that I didn't have to cook or do laundry for an entire week, was that I didn't have to watch the kids for a good part of each day. All of them were enrolled in The Oceaneers Club, a playgroup for kids ages 3-7, where they got to hang out with children their own age, make crafts, dance, play, and meet the Disney characters face to face, even the girls' favorite, Belle! The Oceaneers Club was such a fun place to be, the kids would beg us to drop them off after breakfast each morning, and usher us to just "Go! Go!" after they got signed in. The supervisors were great, and even hooked me up with a pager in case somebody wanted to be picked up early, but that rarely happened. The staff in the Club took care of everything, from making sure they ate their lunch and dinner, to reading them a story before naptime, and most importantly, making sure everyone took frequent bathroom breaks. It was perfect, and just the kind of break all of us were looking for. <br /><br />I'd like to say that with my kid-free time on the ship, I went to the ship's spa and got one of those fancy stone massage treatments, but they were damn expensive, so I didn't. Instead, I used my free time to do a little shopping on the island with the husband, eat, drink, and roam around aimlessly. It was the best fun ever.<br /><br />Now we're back, about 5 lbs. heavier from overindulging in all the awesome food onboard, and slowly settling back into our normal routines. I spend a good part of last week helping my son catch up with all the homework he'd missed in kindergarten. Who knew kindergarteners had so much work to do? And you know, the homework really is for me. If I don't keep track of all his assignments and make sure he gets them done, it's me who gets in trouble with the teacher, not him, because I'm the one who the assignments are given to. I'm usually up-to-date with all his homework, but with all the hustle and bustle over the holidays, I came this close to completely forgetting about his <a href="http://www.flatstanleyproject.net/">Flat Stanley project.</a> Luckily, I had left a giant Post-it note on the fridge with the words <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Don't Forget To Mail Flat Stanley!"</span> to remind me. My original plan was to take Stanley with us to the Bahamas and mail him from there, but he was accidentally left home alone. When I got back, I overnighted the paper dude to my sister in Pennsylvania with a note to please send him back to school with a picture of a tourist attraction in PA. It's so crazy. My son, all he did was color Stanley in rainbow colors and bring him home with the instructions. I'm the one doing all the work, and yet I'm taking a most unusual interest in it. I hope I..... I mean, my son gets an A.Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-87172733083067137852007-12-25T20:35:00.000-05:002007-12-25T20:47:19.169-05:00Happy Holidays!Whether you're celebrating Eid, Hannukah, Christmas, Kwaanza, or Festivus for the Rest of Us this holiday season, here's to wishing you all have a good one. We've been busy having our family over and the kids have been having loads of fun with their cousins. It's so cute to watch them play with each other. The girls have all been up in the twins' room playing dress up, while the boys have been having a non-stop Wii playing marathon. This Wii thing is amazing, I get to play too when the kids take a break from it. You may not know this, but I used to be quite the Nintendo expert when I was younger. I played so much Nintendo, I could solve Mario and Legend of Zelda blindfolded. (Yes, I had no life outside of school.) But now, everything is super advanced and I'm finding it much harder to get through the Mario game on the Wii. My five year old can figure it out better than I can. The husband, meanwhile, has a preference for the Sony Playstation, and has been playing some game called Assasin's Creed downstairs in the basement with his brother. I can't even begin to understand the Playstation, and judging by the amount of gore in the game, I don't really want to right now, but it's fun to watch him play. The graphics are so real, it's like watching a movie unfold before your very eyes, with you in the director's seat. Suffice it to say, our holiday weekend so far has been full of gaming. Tomorrow, when the malls open, we'll try to get out of the house a little more.<br /><br />Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! 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Try <a href="http://www.jibjab.com/sendables">JibJab Sendables</a>!</div>Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-2864665567460066312007-11-26T17:30:00.000-05:002007-11-26T17:26:16.187-05:00Testing.....Testing....I'm still here...No, I didn't run away (yet), I'm still here. Sorry it's been so long since I last updated. I think you all probably guessed I've been extra busy with the kids. It's really hard managing them at this age because they're old enough to voice their opinions and fight with each other, but not old enough to go to school for a full-day. I actually did start a search over the summer for a part-time babysitter to help me out a few times a week, but I stopped after I realized everyone was charging the same exorbitant rate: $25 an hour to watch three potty-trained, self-feeding toddlers. Umm yeah, that's so not gonna happen. I'd rather put on a Disney movie on the tv and go hide in my closet for a while to get some "me-time" than pay someone $25 an hour to watch them. [In fact, that's what I'm doing right now ;)] I went through pre-screened, reputable nanny agencies to save myself the trouble of doing the background checks myself, so I'm wondering if that's why the rates were so high. I didn't expect to pay more than $10 an hour, because after all, the job I need the sitter to do only entails watching a movie with the kids, playing with them, serving them dinner, and making sure they brush their teeth and go to the bathroom before tucking them into bed. I don't believe it should cost more than $10 to do that, and if it does... hey, I should start working as a babysitter myself and start making some money. What's a few more kids, if I'm getting paid money like that to watch them? <br /><br />My friends keep telling me to put up an ad in the local high school for a babysitter, so I'm going to check there next. I just have to get over my trepidation about hiring a high schooler to watch my kids. My parents did that when we were young, and the babysitter ended up having a schnapps party with her friends after my parents left. Even her boyfriend came over. My parents were so furious when they found out, they refused to leave us alone with a sitter until I turned 15, when I became the official babysitter for my little brother and sister. I think they gave me $5 for the whole time they were out for the night, child labor was cheap back then.<br /><br />Other than that, we had a pretty low-key Thanksgiving. My parents are touring the world these days and were out of town, so we ended up going to Philly to show the kids historical landmarks and such. They didn't really care about Independence Hall or the Liberty Bell, but they sure did enjoy the<a href="http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/"> Please Touch Museum</a>. The museum was hands down their favorite part of the whole trip, I don't know why we wasted our time at the other stops. For once, they could touch everything, and it felt good not to have to tell them "No... don't touch" or "You can't......" Plus, there's a pizza place that serves authentic Philly cheesesteaks right across the street when it's time for lunch, so it was an ideal place to take the family.<br /><br />I want to write more, but my time is running out, I hear a fight breaking out downstairs, but before I go, I have to tell you I met THE <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_Kelly_%28TV_personality%29"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Clinton Kelly</span></a>, of <span style="font-style: italic;">"What Not to Wear"</span> at Macy's. I didn't get to speak to him or ask him my fashion disaster question, mainly because I looked like a totally grungy "Before" when I went to the mall that day, but I did get to hear him speak. The focus of his workshop was style tips for Petites and Moms, both of which applied to me, I'll let you know more about it in my next post. <br /><br />Hope ya'll had a Happy Thanksgiving!Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-58169034525337584742007-11-06T12:39:00.000-05:002007-11-06T16:04:46.826-05:00When Bed Hoppers AttackTo say I'm exhausted and tired of being a mom would be an understatement. I'm so tired of this 24/7-thankless-cleaning-mess-all-day job, I wish I could run away for a few days like Ashley Judd did in the "Ya Ya Sisterhood" movie and sleep in a hotel with no phone, no computer, no communication with the outside world. There is just always something to clean around here. Always. And I want to get away from it.<br /><br />Yesterday, I did eight loads of laundry and washed the waterproof mattress pads and bedsheets for every bed in the house except the guest room bed. All because my youngest, who I now call The Bed Hopper, came into my room at 4 am and peed all over my bed. Under normal circumstances, this would not have warranted washing four beds, but of course, everything that happens to me seems to happen exponentially. In her attempt to find a drier place to sleep, she wound up leaving pee stains on every bed in the house, I think she even peed on her brother because he woke me up in the morning wondering why his clothes felt damp when he swears he didn't have an accident. The Bed Hopper didn't try to hide it at all, in fact, she confessed first thing in the morning saying, "Accidents happen. Can you give me a bubble bath?" I ended up having to give all three of them a bath because everyone had been tainted by The Bed Hopper's pee.<br /><br />It took me all day to wash and change the beds, in addition to doing all the other laundry I had been procrastinating. I got done around 10 pm last night, watched <span style="font-style: italic;">Fantastic Four </span>on DVD (the highlight of my day), and went to bed only to wake up to another round of chaos. It just doesn't end. Most of this morning was spent arguing with the kids about why they can't wear summer clothes to school anymore (because it's freezing outside, that's why!), dressing them, trying to make them eat at least a graham cracker before going to their 2-hour schools, and trying to find my damn cell phone. I didn't even notice my cell phone was missing until I got in the car to take the kids to school. I was so furious, we were already running late and now this. But I had to find my phone because I never drive without it. I finally found it under my bed after calling it five times and playing Follow the Ringtone around the house. Thank goodness the phone was switched to "ON" when it was lost.<br /><br />Today, I'm just tired. I wanted to come here and write about something a little less whiney, but I just couldn't muster anything else. I hate that the kids don't nap anymore, and when I ask them to do something, like clean up the mess they just made, they act like they didn't even hear me. I could be yelling at them with a megaphone and they still wouldn't hear me. I have to repeat myself over and over again just to be heard. I'm trying hard to keep it together and "enjoy this time" like all the older mothers I run in to keep telling me, but I'm finding it hard to do when most of my day is spent cleaning up after them. One mess after another. The only reason I'm even enjoying this blissful moment to complain is because I'm letting the twins TP (toilet paper) the family room. And spread goldfish crackers all over the carpet. It's worth it though, because I figure vacuuming crackers and picking up tp shreds is a piece of cake compared to doing a mountain of laundry.Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-32361637689623455132007-10-23T22:56:00.000-04:002007-12-15T01:04:33.575-05:00Would You Like Astroglide With That?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHlxauG7Hmrqg3daw3CD6IfGddBaLiSf-E-gSH-Iq3UsKOd1RGE6Mc9yPziG5qn6Yp7-9KZc9hIMk5ixf6QJDC8SLav4xhMMn9D1LZYjDybricutli82lXpQB-6Kj7QS17lKutg/s1600-h/st_coolwhip_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHlxauG7Hmrqg3daw3CD6IfGddBaLiSf-E-gSH-Iq3UsKOd1RGE6Mc9yPziG5qn6Yp7-9KZc9hIMk5ixf6QJDC8SLav4xhMMn9D1LZYjDybricutli82lXpQB-6Kj7QS17lKutg/s400/st_coolwhip_m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117729540959802578" border="0" /></a><br />It's amazing how much useless, but interesting, trivia I've acquired by reading old magazines in the bathroom. My most recent find is discovering that the concoction known as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cool Whip</span>, one of my favorite dessert toppings since childhood, is actually just <a href="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.05/st_coolwhip.html">one step up from eating condom lube</a>. Gross, and here all this time I thought it was a version of real whipped cream. I've even eaten it on it's own right out of the box with a big spoon!<br /><br />According to the article in <span>the April 2007 issue of</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Wired </span>magazine <span style="font-style: italic;">(yeah, the magazine's been sitting in the bathroom that long!) </span>Cool Whip is nothing but air, water, and sugar, rolled in with wax (<span style="font-style: italic;">yummy!</span>), and a lubricant called <span style="font-weight: bold;">Polysorbate 60</span>, better known as a sexual lubricant and a key ingredient in Astroglide.<br /><br />What else is in there besides this? Here's a list of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">main ingredients in</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cool Whip</span>, as detailed in the article:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Water</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Natural and Artificial Flavorings</span> (more artificial than natural, I'm guessing)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Corn Syrup and High-Fructose Corn Syrup</span> (refined sugars guaranteed to make you fat)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hydrogenated Coconut and Palm Kernel Oil</span> (trans fats, not good for you)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Polysorbate 60</span> <span>(hello astroglide)</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sodium Caseinate</span> (a milk protein found in non-dairy creamers, not real cream)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sorbitan Monostearate</span> (sometimes used as a hemorrhoid cream)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Xanthan and Guar Gums</span> (to keep it fluffy, like it was just whipped fresh when it really wasn't)<br /><br /><br />Umm, yeah. Aside from the water, not one ingredient on this list is something I'd like to consume on it's own, especially the hemorrhoid cream part. Ewww. I kind of regret having this newfound knowledge of Cool Whip, ignorance was bliss. Now that I know what it can double for, I'm going to have second thoughts before I ever make that "Pudding in a Cloud" recipe again. I think I'll just stick with <a href="http://www.reddi-wip.com/">Reddi Wip</a> from now on. Even though Reddi Wip comes out of an aerosol can, at least it's made out of real cream.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.05/st_coolwhip.html"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >photo credit: Thomas Hannich, Wired Magazine</span></a>Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-70689867460579207722007-10-14T01:18:00.000-04:002007-10-23T23:10:02.224-04:00A Rant about Abercrombie and FitchIf there's one store I absolutely <span style="font-weight: bold;">loathe </span>at the mall, it's hands down Abercrombie and Fitch. What is up with this crazy store? The one in my mall has all the faux windows boarded up and darkened from all sides, and plays music so loud you'd think there was a night club in there. What irks me the most is the pictures of all the nekkid teenage boys wearing unbuttoned shirts (or no shirts at all) exposing their hairless chests. That just seems inappropriate on so many levels. And don't even get me started on those low-rise jeans the models barely wear, jeans hung so low, they looks like they're about to fall off. Can this store scream "gay teen pron" any louder?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.abercrombie.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10051_10901_303783_-1_12236_12202"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBY4Gdp1pvhyXbBGFn7J1JqQ35buTHN_6JKr_lj_pE8h-fCci3wJszAr-8DrerfsuXO1RyS3Pz6GGwtasN9po13wZ_GOUASd48w436UAODsdUFr7O2pcCBDsuE4KeE2k-v2tiRRA/s200/14923_01_p.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121056770519635186" border="0" /></a><br />I know alot of teens think this store, and it's bastard son Hollister, are <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the+shiznit">the shiznit</a>, but I for one think the clothes at A+F suck. Point blank, the jeans look like they've been shot at with a rifle and all the shirts are frayed and worn looking. The price they charge for these rags is ridiculous too. I mean, who in their right mind thinks a pair of jeans that look like <span style="font-style: italic;">this </span>are worth $80 bucks? I could get <span style="font-style: italic;">two</span> pairs of jeans for this price that are far better looking at American Eagle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08187633794916153 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/r8YABDZi5BU"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08187633794916153 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/r8YABDZi5BU"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08187633794916153 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/r8YABDZi5BU"></a><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r8YABDZi5BU"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r8YABDZi5BU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Update:</span><br /><br />So I finally found out what that smell is inside the stores. I walked up to a humor tee-wearing cargo pant-clad coed at the store this weekend and just asked him, "Excuse me, what is this smell in the store?"<br /><br />"It's fierce." he replied.<br /><br />I didn't know whether this was an adjective or a noun. Fierce?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.abercrombie.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10051_10901_272918_-1_12232_12202"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUpnoHptdf9_owBl50R_dzWfLKJmZck9VGOdTs0gee0YqemBvD88XAwFYVCVWYPPzqX-uLa4VYGw2f9bKYts5oARblfQ65hxqe3KANCb0JSmIk4NxZM2gQPBfp2R8YZzOT6DdXA/s200/14337_01_d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124728026959877474" border="0" /></a>Afraid of appearing not in the know, I used a little tact and asked, "How can I make my house smell like this?"<br /><br />He still looked at me a little weird, but pointed me to the right direction. <a href="http://www.abercrombie.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10051_10901_272918_-1_12232_12202">Fierce</a>, I discovered, is the name of their cologne for the hardcore A+F man. The sales pitch for it goes like this:<br /><br /><span id="prodCopy"><blockquote></blockquote></span><span style="font-style: italic;" id="prodCopy"><blockquote>"FIERCE's scent is an immediate attention getter and rightly so. Its fresh citrus aroma is the first aspect she'll notice because of its clean, poised attitude. However, it's FIERCE's warm musky subtleness that will naturally draw her curiosity because of its seductive nature."</blockquote></span><br />Seductive? Yeah, right. It makes me wanna hurl.Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-27385634269045958482007-10-11T16:21:00.000-04:002007-10-11T16:34:50.933-04:00The Budda CallThis is a video you just have to hear. Priceless.<br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05382597299611361 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/UfRjsMlwjJw"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05382597299611361 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/UfRjsMlwjJw"></a><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UfRjsMlwjJw"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UfRjsMlwjJw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object>Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-20970479226800322272007-10-03T23:35:00.000-04:002007-10-03T23:55:46.960-04:00Drama at the Bus StopSometimes you don't need to go looking for drama. Sometimes, it comes straight to you, at about 30 mph in a blue Mercedes. Yup, it's time to talk about my freaky neighbor again, <a href="http://chicmommy.blogspot.com/2007/04/wohm-next-door.html">Mrs. Gellar.</a><br /><br />Get this, it was 80 degrees outside and humid when I was waiting at the bus stop this morning with my kids, Ross, Ross's nanny, and a few other moms and children from the neighborhood. I had dressed my son in just a t-shirt and jeans, appropriate clothing for weather like this. Most of the other children were wearing similar clothing, but not Ross. Poor guy was wearing a t-shirt, a sweater vest, and <span style="font-style: italic;">another </span>long sleeved t-shirt over the sweater vest, with corduroy pants. Alot of clothes for a day that was only going to get hotter, don't you think?<br /><br />Before I go on, to make a long story short, I got to know Ross and his nanny really well over the summer. I found out that the poor old lady is working as a live-in nanny to avoid being a burden to her children, and Ross is actually a pretty nice kid. We, meaning me and the nanny, often have playdates in my backyard when Mrs. Gellar is at work. Secretive, yes, but it's all good, and the kids have become great friends.<br /><br />Anyway, I asked the nanny why Ross was wearing so many layers, isn't he going to get overheated?<br /><br />She told me that his mother demands he wear all these layers to school everyday, because she's always cold herself. (I think my new nickname for Mrs. Gellar is going to be "Ice Queen" from now on.) The nanny said that she's actually thankful that the Ice Queen allows her to dress Ross in layers, because Ross can take the layers off once he gets to school. But he has to put them all on before he gets on the bus to go home, because if his mother happens to be home and catches him without his layers, he's toast and the nanny gets an earful.<br /><br />Anyway, next thing you know Ice Queen is speeding down the road towards the bus stop in her blue Mercedes. The nanny sighs and says, "Oh, no!"<br /><br />Ice Queen pulls up to the curb and yells to Ross, "Ross, get over here! NOW!!!"<br /><br />The nanny replies, "Madam, I put his spring jacket in his backpack because..."<br /><br />"You stay out of this!" the Ice Queen shouted, as Ross started walking towards the car. Make that running towards the car.<br /><br />Ice Queen opened the door, and then THREW a winter coat at him!<br /><br />"Wear it!" she screamed, and then sped off around the corner.<br /><br />I couldn't believe what I had just seen. All the other mothers couldn't believe it either. The nanny shook her head and said, "This is what I have to put up with everyday, she's just temperamental." I think the word 'temperamental' was a little too kind. I believe the term 'fucking nuts' would be a little more accurate.<br /><br />The other moms and I asked Ross if he was okay, and he said, "Yes, my mom just wanted to give me my jacket," after which the nanny ushered him to keep the jacket on until he got on the bus, because the Ice Queen was known to take a drive around the block and come back to check if he was still wearing it. This was obviously not the first time she had done this, as I learned from the other moms, but since I'm a newbie to the neighborhood bus stop scene, it was new to me.<br /><br />Lucky for Ross, the bus arrived before Ice Queen did, and he got on with my son and the other children to the safety of school. As I walked back home with the nanny, I lent her an ear while she told me about how hard it is to be a nanny at her age, but she has no choice. She wants to be independent in her old age and doesn't want to have to live with her kids, or in a nursing home. But, she gets paid well to take the abuse, so she's dealing with it.<br /><br />Cut to..... the screeching sound of a car behind the corner. Ice Queen was back! The nanny scurried home to face the music while I went back into the house with the twins. I was running as if I was the one in trouble, but it was actually the poor old nanny. All for trying to keep her little charge from overheating in the humidity.<br /><br />I know no mother is perfect and we've all wigged out on our kids at some point (or several times a week) but in public, at the bus stop, where the entire neighborhood is watching? All because you wanted your kid to wear a winter coat in 80 degree weather? I don't even think PMS could justify that.Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-72319555385111065682007-09-23T18:00:00.000-04:002007-09-23T18:12:35.981-04:00So Hot for Fall, the Bebe Trench<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bebe.com/gp/product/B000R182MU/ref=pd_huc_gp_2/104-5136773-9290325?ie=UTF8&bbBrand=core"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-E-Vv0wJiPnatpJsP_D45MedJX0cU5odcWTj8sLekOe_LbAholSSFjT108yGwN8ELj5lYkt4hzc70RyCE888BHBjAVfb6QOtqVB18zdtlMjXkhrSI0OMJwU-KWh_SVtQVZIEIVg/s320/41wY0lmHmmL._SX288_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112397979011945634" border="0" /></a>I saw this trench over at <a href="http://www.bebe.com/gp/product/B000R182MU/ref=pd_huc_gp_2/104-5136773-9290325?ie=UTF8&bbBrand=core">Bebe</a> a few weeks ago, and regret not purchasing it when I had the chance. They were having a special sale on it for $98, but as usual, I spent too much time contemplating the purchase and missed out on the deal. The main reason I was ambivalent about getting this was because I didn't think I would wear it much, or it would be too hard to maintain. I mean, my everyday clothes are more of the "machine washable" variety like jeans and t-shirts. Where exactly would I go wearing a trench and jeans outfit like this? A playdate? The park? Uh, no. That's not exactly how I roll.<br /><br />But it's so cute, and of course, now I can think of nothing else but owning this. This will always come in handy to wear on those days I need to look a little more polished but have no idea what to wear. It's such a simple outfit to put together, and I like how it looks both dressy and casual at the same time.<br /><br />The trenches at Bebe comes in several varieties, such as pleated, double-breasted, etc.. but I personally like this style shown here, because it's single-breasted. If you're top heavy like me, stick with the single breasted trenches like this, they're more slimming and minimize your bozangas. This Belted Trench, and others like it, are currently available at <a href="http://www.bebe.com/gp/product/B000R182MU/ref=pd_huc_gp_2/104-5136773-9290325?ie=UTF8&bbBrand=core">Bebe for $129</a>.Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-42077162314275048082007-09-22T02:30:00.000-04:002007-09-23T17:46:30.209-04:00I have seen the Anti-Christ and his name is Muno!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vxie9hZhA3-LsOKYv-ZHe98X5qeCIOcVfnZMR3B41yu4_L8gGYLA0r1Gr3ftt4cd0H3s5GAbOhjVsIGmYb5VQBL6tTDnyo1IHQQktVHIPgKdC11lxlHpsKAgGnKF38E1dALkNg/s1600-h/yoGabbaGabba-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vxie9hZhA3-LsOKYv-ZHe98X5qeCIOcVfnZMR3B41yu4_L8gGYLA0r1Gr3ftt4cd0H3s5GAbOhjVsIGmYb5VQBL6tTDnyo1IHQQktVHIPgKdC11lxlHpsKAgGnKF38E1dALkNg/s320/yoGabbaGabba-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112386110687893858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My kids are crazy for this new show <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yo Gabba Gabba</span>, and I've gotta admit, I really like it too. The music is hip and my kids love dancing along to the songs. At times, the show reminds me slightly of a Hampshire College <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=ggrOcBWqHiU">rave from the 90's</a>, but I won't tell my kids that just yet.<br /><br />However, there is one character on this show I find particularly creepy: the red cyclops named Muno. Why? Because I believe he is a symbol of the occult.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCOUNDpFgTWIZrLc_DtPLpLm6Wr0AZfTokBsrMQ-Jrku0Szkpw3hDHtpFNJx2QA7NDOfL1KfU7NgDeU0zTWxjpR4nxFdBEGpmWKrkxMmGfiTV6it9Dl75NsbV7_ZrQV4DGCFeTw/s1600-h/muno.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCOUNDpFgTWIZrLc_DtPLpLm6Wr0AZfTokBsrMQ-Jrku0Szkpw3hDHtpFNJx2QA7NDOfL1KfU7NgDeU0zTWxjpR4nxFdBEGpmWKrkxMmGfiTV6it9Dl75NsbV7_ZrQV4DGCFeTw/s400/muno.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112386553069525362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Just look at him. Doesn't he just scream "OMEN"? He's red, like the devil, and he's got one eye in the middle of his forehead, just like the "dajjal"/anti-christ is theoretically supposed to have. And then there's the name of this character itself, "Muno". Did you know Muno is a city in Belgium notorious for the Castle of Darkness, where demonic rituals against children are reported to have taken place? (Google it for yourself, if you want to get freaked out.) Seriously, I didn't even know about this whole Castle of Darkness shit until I googled the words "Muno is the anti-christ", and well....what do ya know, Castle of Darkness and devil worship links appeared, further confirming my suspicion that this freaky red cyclops is indeed the anti-christ personified.<br /><br />I know it sounds silly and conspiracy theor-ish, but the similarities between the Yo Gabba Gabba "Muno" and the <a href="http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20Government/Federal%20Reserve%20Scam/satan_on_our_dollar.htm">symbols of the occult </a>appear too close for comfort. Especially that eye of his, it's eerily similar to the notorius "all-seeing" eye of Satan printed on the back of every U.S. dollar bill, you know, the one hovering over the pyramid announcing the "Birth of the New World Order". It's beyond creepy.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">photo via </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.funnygarbage.com/flog/index.php?/archives/89-Eat-Your-Heart-out-Robocon%21.html">funnygarbage.com</a></span>Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-72395611395724529732007-06-27T13:34:00.000-04:002007-06-27T13:58:53.979-04:00The Consequences of InsomniaWhat do people do when they can't sleep and watch TV late at night? They end up watching infomercials.<br /><br />And for some reason, the 12 AM - 3 AM time slot is full of nothing but infomercials about fitness products. Have marketers determined there is some direct correlation between overweight people and late night TV watching?<br /><br />I don't know for sure, all I do know is that I was one of them last night. And I ended up buying <a href="http://www.thepowerstrider.com/index.php">this</a>. <br /><br />I hope I don't regret it like the other 10 products collecting dust in my basement.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSawc5CM8FHQ3_-j3ftOoLjzSnX8lXsdxTjx5UGm1L43MGLesEt4cCwSxRmyC8rSI0wZFSA9vU9hDRicTfJoqnfviuMoQtBEjYcgJqGsHzs0yGolB50QjuJlf2dyP4g36sLtreYg/s1600-h/cartooninformercial.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSawc5CM8FHQ3_-j3ftOoLjzSnX8lXsdxTjx5UGm1L43MGLesEt4cCwSxRmyC8rSI0wZFSA9vU9hDRicTfJoqnfviuMoQtBEjYcgJqGsHzs0yGolB50QjuJlf2dyP4g36sLtreYg/s400/cartooninformercial.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080804549692863106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">cartoon via </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.stumptuous.com/cms/displayarticle.php?aid=3">stumptuous.com</a>Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-14547579973500465452007-06-26T16:50:00.000-04:002007-06-26T23:30:24.271-04:00Meet the iLoverWhat more could you ask from Steve Jobs after getting an iMac, iPod, and iPhone?<br /><br /><br />Why, an <span style="font-weight: bold;">iLover</span> of course.<br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qfJQBLyIxzc"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qfJQBLyIxzc"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qfJQBLyIxzc"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qfJQBLyIxzc"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qfJQBLyIxzc"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qfJQBLyIxzc"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qfJQBLyIxzc"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qfJQBLyIxzc"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qfJQBLyIxzc"></a><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qfJQBLyIxzc"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qfJQBLyIxzc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />I like how he says, "The battery lasts 8 hours....for all you freaks." :) LOL!<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oh and uh, one more thing: </span>In case you didn't know, that's not really Steve Jobs, it's the guy who plays "Office Jesus" on<a href="http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/index.html"> </a><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/index.html">Attack of the Show </a>. </span><span> iLove that show!</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-10707000975517250392007-06-25T21:13:00.000-04:002007-06-26T14:19:21.104-04:00Clinique's New Lip Glosses are Like Botox in a Tube<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2ZjavyWBmrY9Tr3PbeuXTbEcoHAgrh3YUCVHurfBy4O7Pr72S7c4zb73Mr3nSLST6_NEYHHbKVfLWr8K9CKGOOQCgUbPtWVemcVnXnGhLtpLlQjL1JHCz3NW-NcBY4Sp_z-jgw/s1600-h/lipsexy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2ZjavyWBmrY9Tr3PbeuXTbEcoHAgrh3YUCVHurfBy4O7Pr72S7c4zb73Mr3nSLST6_NEYHHbKVfLWr8K9CKGOOQCgUbPtWVemcVnXnGhLtpLlQjL1JHCz3NW-NcBY4Sp_z-jgw/s320/lipsexy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080167329002467730" border="0" /></a><br />I first heard about <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2913536/0%7E2377897%7E2383939%7E2381041%7E2381116%7E2381138?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=2381138&P=1">Clinique Full Potential Plump and Shine lip gloss </a>over at <a href="http://beautymarked.com.au/blog/2007/06/04/nothing-beats-your-full-potential-xx/">Beauty Marked</a>, a super site for beauty news. According to Clinique, these glosses not only make your lips look plumper, but also, if you use the gloss consistently over a period of a couple months, your lips will actually become (or appear) more smooth and plump on their own, with or without the gloss on. It's like getting the effects of Botox without the cost and painful injections.<br /><br />It's all the rage in Hollywood right now, and every celeb has a favorite shade picked out. Nicky Hilton and Rosario Dawson have nabbed <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cherry Bomb</span>, a golden pink, as their favorite shade, while Michelle Trachtenberg (a.k.a "The Key") went for a deeper shade with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Voluptuous Violet</span>. New mom of twins Marcia Cross picked <span style="font-weight: bold;">Glamour-Full, </span>a gingersnap shade to complement her red hair.<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br />After seeing all these celebrities endorse these glosses, of course I had to check these out for myself. The colors are all made to suit any skin tone , you can't really pick a wrong shade here. My favorite of the bunch is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Braisin</span>, a gorgeous blend of bronze and raisin colors. It's perfect for summer and I love how easily it makes me look awake (which by itself, is a difficult task these days). I don't even need a lipliner or any other lipstick underneath it, I just swipe it on, put on blush and mascara, and I'm ready in two minutes. If you're a fan of plum lip colors, you've got to try this shade.<br /><br />Now, the test. Does it really make your lips look plumper? Well, for the first 10 mintues, it feels like you're wearing Blistex or Burt's Bees balm on your lips, there's a light tingling feeling you get from it. To be more accurate, it's the feeling you get after eating really spicy chili peppers <span style="font-style: italic;">(been there, done that, the food was so worth the pain).</span> Then the tingling disappears and your lips swell up, making you look like a smooth lip gloss diva.<br /><br />The magic is over once you wash it off with soap and water. So far, I haven't used it long enough to see if it will make my natural lips look like Angelina Jolie's, but for the time you wear it, it does make your lips <span style="font-style: italic;">appear </span>to be big and glossy. Check it out at <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2913536/0%7E2377897%7E2383939%7E2381041%7E2381116%7E2381138?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=2381138&P=1">Nordstrom for $17.50</a>.Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-31032891937649044242007-06-19T17:21:00.000-04:002007-06-19T17:22:10.070-04:00He's All Growed Up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrs_0z-ILYlbH9HxgMRt7ybjWSFMfPujT_n7abgfr57maLdbbFckBSqV7qdoHW6DZWPXzZCTL0VwGdd1kRtcn4YYYLyeYF7tHefZO9giWKI1XeY_x_i2-yGYVMvFg2UBy6p2Z9w/s1600-h/gradcap.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrs_0z-ILYlbH9HxgMRt7ybjWSFMfPujT_n7abgfr57maLdbbFckBSqV7qdoHW6DZWPXzZCTL0VwGdd1kRtcn4YYYLyeYF7tHefZO9giWKI1XeY_x_i2-yGYVMvFg2UBy6p2Z9w/s200/gradcap.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077888037103120770" border="0" /></a><br />My son graduated from preschool last week. It was a cute, and very informal ceremony. The children made their own hats out of construction paper and prepared a few songs and dances for us to hear before the main event began, the handing out of diplomas.<br /><br />One by one, each child walked up to the teacher to receive their diploma, and then posed with the teacher so their parents could get a picture of this momentous occasion. Everything was going fine until I saw Johnny's mom turn around after she snapped a picture of her little darling. Her eyes were all red, and she was in tears!<br /><br />Gosh, I thought, why is she crying? It's just a preschool graduation. It's not like, his wedding.<br /><br />Then it hit me.<br /><br />My BABY is graduating from PRESCHOOL!<br /><br />The same baby I brought home five years ago. The one I had no clue how to take care of, how to feed, how to change. Scared of the responsibility that was suddenly thrust upon me because I didn't think I was competent enough to even raise a plant. And now, there he was, wearing a graduation cap he made himself out of construction paper, happy, smiling, and singing a song about growing up and going to kindergarten. Part of me was patting myself on the back for having made it this far without screwing him up, and the other half was wondering, where did the time go?<br /><br />Suddenly, I saw all of my son's next big graduations flash before my eyes. Kindergarten, Grade School, High School, then College....this preschool graduation really WAS a big deal. It marked the beginning of my son growing up and eventually leaving home.<br /><br />I looked around the room and realized not only was I holding back the tears, all the other moms (and a few dads too) started sniffling and dabbing their eyes too. Johnny's mom, why did you have to remind us how important this day was??? And when did my colicky baby grow up to be a happy little boy? Is there a "pause", "rewind", and "slow motion" button I can press somewhere to remember how this happened?Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-24198583886511163532007-06-14T20:17:00.000-04:002007-06-15T03:35:02.831-04:00Angelina Jolie Wore a $26 Dress to a Movie Premiere<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjECJE7_JDNbkT34QdcrmB8G8uKGyo5ODQYTSZtaT6F0Y_aPzhXdtbLr599PHz-W_SHtnacxFKoGPOomBaUVKIxg-jPNXr88nOTBUmF9g43S8LZedosPqDpPK4X3tNOxRe1dFenxw/s1600-h/angimh.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjECJE7_JDNbkT34QdcrmB8G8uKGyo5ODQYTSZtaT6F0Y_aPzhXdtbLr599PHz-W_SHtnacxFKoGPOomBaUVKIxg-jPNXr88nOTBUmF9g43S8LZedosPqDpPK4X3tNOxRe1dFenxw/s400/angimh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076080268188365154" border="0" /></a><br />Check this out. <a href="http://www.celebitchy.com/4175/brad_and_angelina_at_the_premiere_of_a_mighty_heart_angelina_is_wearing_a_26_dress/">Angelina Jolie wore a $26 dollar dress to the premiere of "A Mighty Heart".</a> I've nabbed a few good shopping deals in the past, but never one this good. How lucky is this hot mama? She gets the perfect man <span style="font-style: italic;">and</span> the perfect bargains.<br /><br /><br /><br />photo via <a href="http://justjared.buzznet.com/2007/06/13/brad-angelina-mighty-heart-ny-premiere/#more-6421">Just Jared</a>Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-71097535426972617592007-06-14T20:00:00.000-04:002007-06-14T19:57:29.544-04:00Pretty in Pinks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKqcb-iROK-cT1wM5SLf4txaO15W-w9W_UkdIV2bWHhzdCCWWFFTBnGG8ZuOrqHtNvT0w-RYPaOOW4sdLGNaJjjVIcI2ooCyf42W3OGoVW2bD2Tb8tS4KTWl5LZnSYz-T0XpcIA/s1600-h/rosariodawson.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKqcb-iROK-cT1wM5SLf4txaO15W-w9W_UkdIV2bWHhzdCCWWFFTBnGG8ZuOrqHtNvT0w-RYPaOOW4sdLGNaJjjVIcI2ooCyf42W3OGoVW2bD2Tb8tS4KTWl5LZnSYz-T0XpcIA/s400/rosariodawson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075311224229245090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Rosario's not wearing a lot of makeup here, but still manages to look party perfect with light shades of pink. Steal the look by using the following colors:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />MAC Pink Apertif lipstick topped with MAC's Lusterglass in Little Vi.<br /><br />MAC Breath of Plum blush<br /><br />MAC Jest and Vanilla eyeshadows<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">photo<a href="http://popsugar.com/300288"> via</a></span>Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-10324019931647686542007-06-14T19:55:00.000-04:002007-06-14T19:58:06.052-04:00Katie Leads With a New Do<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9st5gcb73bSfxDkl40guZlFPoq-1jcrerb_6gliJeIHlvrsJodBcRA-jk0AiE59O_ihduH5zLkr9iPynjjhGuudRCwz0WvmfLVXCNt7kmU5Na94GlkYxEziaITyQ9j1QjAJwa5w/s1600-h/tomkatdo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9st5gcb73bSfxDkl40guZlFPoq-1jcrerb_6gliJeIHlvrsJodBcRA-jk0AiE59O_ihduH5zLkr9iPynjjhGuudRCwz0WvmfLVXCNt7kmU5Na94GlkYxEziaITyQ9j1QjAJwa5w/s400/tomkatdo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075660628408709346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's nice seeing Katie lead Tom for a change. Usually it's the other way around.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">photo via </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.usmagazine.com/">US Weekly</a></span>Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-7012902319421541482007-06-14T19:50:00.000-04:002007-06-15T03:40:21.989-04:00Steal Katrina Kaif's Look<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tTxj4Pi2fQLRzXGt2WqmNAcJpBwfsHA0YmFn0t6_WJDuJpTnM5N0O40ZTbOBnzcubGwattRvNblvM8Lf8jtgdNuOFJe1ZeuAqndR9FSPHneZMlWw5o-RQQHmEwHMH_8s2RqvXA/s1600-h/katrina2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tTxj4Pi2fQLRzXGt2WqmNAcJpBwfsHA0YmFn0t6_WJDuJpTnM5N0O40ZTbOBnzcubGwattRvNblvM8Lf8jtgdNuOFJe1ZeuAqndR9FSPHneZMlWw5o-RQQHmEwHMH_8s2RqvXA/s400/katrina2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076046539810189570" border="0" /></a><br />Okay <span style="font-weight: bold;">Saniya</span>, this one's especially for you. After looking through several photos of Bollywood stars, this one popped out as a well polished look for a night out. And it helped that I could also find a close-up of the look.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4CArqtiX8t9tqX0L3iEbSo_q5UcHBOCzqK-aIRByl0apizyXZ_RY2rVVOSoqiUdpqAaLPG2mL9j7TMfvM8XeZyS-Sb9K9kAzJkWAD7-x5RiQA8SvBX2alHOpHKEmB_Ioar1Qig/s1600-h/katrina1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4CArqtiX8t9tqX0L3iEbSo_q5UcHBOCzqK-aIRByl0apizyXZ_RY2rVVOSoqiUdpqAaLPG2mL9j7TMfvM8XeZyS-Sb9K9kAzJkWAD7-x5RiQA8SvBX2alHOpHKEmB_Ioar1Qig/s400/katrina1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076046707313914130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Eyes<br /></span></span>All eyeshadows are by <span style="font-weight: bold;">MAC</span>. Use <span style="font-weight: bold;">Electra</span> all over lids, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Scene </span>in the crease. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vanilla</span> to highlight. It looks like she's got liquid liner going on the top lashline too, but honestly, I've found it easier to use <span style="font-weight: bold;">Smashbox Creme Liner in Caviar</span>. Once you've drawn the line on top, you tap it into the lower lashes as well to balance out the eyes. If you want, once you've lined with the creme liner, you can trace over the line on the upper lashes with a liquid liner. The one I<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=828&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCe3HNKZSia0PxrK5D42nG3n6IDzWEstHNaMSyZh0tXVKyF12v4oHduh8YLIf-emEBgtZg5oGRq2rEdwe1nVHJYyyWqfOwu40t7t1wJZj_DsJ160nLOqaa_7_H5FfZpmavh2rmkw/s200/299637_fpx.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076050525539840306" border="0" /></a> like the best is <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=828&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results">Lancome's Precision Point ARTLINER ($27.00)</a>. It's like using a fine point Sharpie to line your eyes, and it's much easier to use than those feathery wand type things you have to dip in a tube and carefully draw over your lashes. I hated those things. I always ended up drawing the line too big or too crooked. Oh, and top ONLY the upper lashes with <span style="font-weight: bold;">MAC Prolash Mascara,</span> the best hands down mascara I've ever used. Putting mascara on lower lashes is unnecessary if you've already lined them with eyeliner.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Lips<br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">MAC Taupe Lipstick</span> (this is a staple shade among Bollywood actresses), topped with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Luxuriate Tinted Lipglass</span>. Lipliner is optional, depending on how pigmented your lips are, but I think it's nice to use one just to seal in the color and get that creamy-glossy look you see here. If you're on the fair side, use <span style="font-weight: bold;">MAC Spice Lipliner</span>, if you have a little more tan and color to your skin, use <span style="font-weight: bold;">MAC Half-Red Lipliner</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Cheeks<br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">MAC Blush in Pinch Me</span>. In addition to a blush, add a luminizer to highlight the apples of the cheeks. Try the "Icy" shade from the <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P161203&categoryId=B70">Laura Gellar Beauty Dews ($21.50) </a> face palette (this is a good buy, because it gives you three color options in one kit, all for around $20 bucks).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P161203&categoryId=B70"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmG8quEZwEitytfmCwfmWA5dMjGIf6E70jXAi0D4ofcI-z03UqwZLzQ6Oi0ynJ1C3qzAVvbsFPbv1yOavNc2wnQgO4bWTVK6BLTU6RTpiMduYiFHwRIp31JP8JJrub2n0bU-FPw/s320/P161203_hero.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076192177856229746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >Katrina pics via </span><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://santabanta.com/">SantaBanta.com</a></span>Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-86851079352959732302007-06-14T19:45:00.000-04:002007-06-14T19:51:22.732-04:00Abhishek Needs to Drop the Lip BitingAishwarya's new husband, Abhishek Bachchan, has a terrible habit of biting his lip when he dances or grooves to music. It drives me nuts. Even Will Smith in the movie <span style="font-style: italic;">Hitch</span> said doing the lip biting thing is just not cool.<br /><br />Here's Abhisheks's most recent offense at the 2007 IIFA awards.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrSPk_DjUbDIfMbr1oAFhBX2TFNt3DZAGNe2O3BWqYFlbbsvmrxJokD87Y-y1s_WYvQMPyXi3kAY6T4i4miPEF6-9G9reeKDzmvCrU-xqyw4joadUeRHCOYZ-7bujuQ9tMRRtwQ/s1600-h/83.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrSPk_DjUbDIfMbr1oAFhBX2TFNt3DZAGNe2O3BWqYFlbbsvmrxJokD87Y-y1s_WYvQMPyXi3kAY6T4i4miPEF6-9G9reeKDzmvCrU-xqyw4joadUeRHCOYZ-7bujuQ9tMRRtwQ/s400/83.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076061739699450178" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-style: italic;">Oh no!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUKENEXsiIQSHsayWVajUOc5ugv37q7gFKtuaCadLiltOZf_Qt_VIVrHt4HchjX-k3PjjLQ5uf2HQUGLLXRIPNmSPweJif4zLrw5Cf7c0jdTF9tyS-17Y3X9vkoe77E8HCbgZ4w/s1600-h/87.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUKENEXsiIQSHsayWVajUOc5ugv37q7gFKtuaCadLiltOZf_Qt_VIVrHt4HchjX-k3PjjLQ5uf2HQUGLLXRIPNmSPweJif4zLrw5Cf7c0jdTF9tyS-17Y3X9vkoe77E8HCbgZ4w/s400/87.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076061739699450194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">....and again!</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /></div><br /><br />Who knows how many more times he did it, I didn't watch the show and this is all I could gather from the pictures. But if you really want to see how unnerving it is, take a look at what he does in this Motorola commercial. Focus on his face near the end, ewww....please, somebody make him stop!<br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/HQr2BEurrTU"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/HQr2BEurrTU"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/HQr2BEurrTU"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/HQr2BEurrTU"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/HQr2BEurrTU"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/HQr2BEurrTU"></a><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HQr2BEurrTU"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HQr2BEurrTU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >photos via <a href="http://santabanta.com/">santabanta.com</a></span>Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-2855346667415701462007-06-14T19:43:00.000-04:002007-06-14T20:53:04.991-04:00Celina Jaitley Scares Me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzYcqnMkV-OWWoFFquHn6eLm9BKgsIeNnHRFM1YrOkH746xK31zCaba_GthszaN6Jcg4gGTxu0h1mJ2QzCqS-146QCIeudIKy7_Xl7XARF3J-tjbJqkEszi8Pq27Hze1iTSo8BA/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzYcqnMkV-OWWoFFquHn6eLm9BKgsIeNnHRFM1YrOkH746xK31zCaba_GthszaN6Jcg4gGTxu0h1mJ2QzCqS-146QCIeudIKy7_Xl7XARF3J-tjbJqkEszi8Pq27Hze1iTSo8BA/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075745728890712306" border="0" /></a><br />Her message is serious, and her outfit is fierce. And if you stare at her face long enough, she just may possess you. Right through your computer screen. No really, it's been known to happen.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >photo via <a href="http://santabanta.com/">santabanta.com</a></span>Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15196744.post-89882749080774694592007-06-07T20:30:00.000-04:002007-06-07T20:22:57.471-04:00I See Myself in.....Black Leather<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLD6ZwA6F7F7343NTfWuYrcpiHuUprMqMAQirjDzRuay9lqmijVpwT0xQT4emTwhIPnkUDRA2SlNGFXgA5T6rgCJ_A1Jix3Qc6ni2qxv7BAZ1Yn-10ykyXeYrBNwi7JTcJLsO5Q/s1600-h/salmablk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLD6ZwA6F7F7343NTfWuYrcpiHuUprMqMAQirjDzRuay9lqmijVpwT0xQT4emTwhIPnkUDRA2SlNGFXgA5T6rgCJ_A1Jix3Qc6ni2qxv7BAZ1Yn-10ykyXeYrBNwi7JTcJLsO5Q/s320/salmablk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070241046784786450" border="0" /></a>I've been wanting to color my hair jet black like Salma Hayek's for a long time. For years, every time I've gotten my hair colored or highlighted, it's been for a shade lighter than my natural dark brown hair. I've had caramel highlights, red highlights, I even had it colored J.Lo blonde once with disastrous results. I don't know how the Beyonces and J.Lo's pull the "tan skin with blonde hair" look off, I can't do it.<br /><br />But black I can do. I asked my hair stylist just how much it would cost to get a pro dye job to match Salma's jet black hue, and nearly fainted hearing the cost. It was way over my budget. Then she leaned in and whispered in my ear, "But you could get the same results for $9.99 using a box of <a href="http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/detail?prodid=341406&previousURI=/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/search?ActiveCat=499%5EQuery=black+leather%5EClick+to+go+to+search+results..x=0%5EClick+to+go+to+search+results..y=0%5EClick+to+go+to+search+results.=submit">Loreal Feria in Black Leather.</a>" This is why I love my stylist, she's always got a cheap style tip up her sleeve.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/detail?prodid=341406&previousURI=/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/search?ActiveCat=499%5EQuery=black+leather%5EClick+to+go+to+search+results..x=0%5EClick+to+go+to+search+results..y=0%5EClick+to+go+to+search+results.=submit"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEyZpiuI32Rwg45-8hp9wNBFoenKbu6B5vf4sSDtCahjYGIgbum2P0EsIqoChcIUNe2rH1dWHODzrbk53LCKl1DVl97woWwjtVpsoW0wmoyFU5yoCApco-XyliDjtWo_64TmUYg/s320/feria.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073481258923503730" border="0" /></a>So $9.99 later, I got my hair color from CVS. The application was a little drippy, and I permanently stained my bath mats with spots of black dye, but after two days, the color finally came through in my hair. This stuff really works, and most of all, it's made my hair less dull and more shiny in appearance.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm still a little fascinated with playing around with different shades of brown though. I think<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/detail?prodid=266494&previousURI=/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/search?ActiveCat=499%5EQuery=espresso+feria%5ESEARCH.x=0%5ESEARCH.y=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbcUZxNvY7X7aDyRJDMadiYF5ZQ-HV3kJy8acHz48E2UcX4tLoqaESfW0VzOM2Dd6Cj57VCTmyKc9MUVT68MIyvah7-ZaNfiFQ4-xyvB_GGMRue8nr9oVlIuxFjRakdCsDqJHIg/s320/feria2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073481984772976770" border="0" /></a> once this color wears off, I'm going to try the shade <a href="http://www.lorealparisusa.com/haircolor/products/feria/Index.html">Keri Washington</a> wears, <a href="http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/detail?prodid=266494&previousURI=/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/search?ActiveCat=499%5EQuery=espresso+feria%5ESEARCH.x=0%5ESEARCH.y=0">Espresso</a>. For under $10 bucks, it's cheap enough to try without breaking the bank. Although next time, I'm going to remember to cover my bath mats with some newspaper. The dye may be cheap, but the mats, not so much.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">photo </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.salmahayekweb.com/photos/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=21&pos=1">via</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>Chic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883236924370716198noreply@blogger.com7