A person really should consider a thorough mental health evaluation when they start thinking about lampshades–A LOT. Since we’ve already established the fact that I may have an issue or two, I don’t mind fessing up to this lampshade thing. But let me explain…
Around the first of the year when I was considering resolutions–which I usually don’t […]

The wedding colors a bride chooses are one of the most important decisions to be made. The colors will affect pretty much every other decision regarding the wedding. Here are some tips and advice for considering and choosing colors:
* If you have a favorite color, use it.
* Consider what colors are flattering next to […]

Nothing can make you feel less loved than being alone on the most lovey-dovey day and night of the year. But don’t worry — the truth is most people actually are either home alone or staying in with friends. And if you are alone, here are some great ways to get some loving!
DVD night with […]

Online shopping is a great time saver for anyone with a busy schedule or who doesn’t like interacting with other people while shopping. Most stores you find in your local mall are now represented online for your shopping convenience – and there are lots of others, too.
Comparison shopping’s biggest advantage by far is that it […]

Why do so many women take care of everyone except themselves?
It’s been well known that women are more caretakers and nurturers than men are, but now a gene has actually been identified as a care-taking gene, and the clarity of those who care take at the expense of their own self, is getting more exposure. […]

I’m down to hours now, thirty six of them. Then it’s all over. The unlikely event of a stay is, well, unlikely. Unless I win tonight’s lotto drawing, I have to return to work on Monday. And if I don’t leave my cocoon of doom to buy a ticket, that possibility will fall into the […]

For women, from Think & Date Like A Man, comes the following excerpt from a list of what women need to have in their closets.
Scarves – Keep and build a collection of scarves that range from silk to mohair to cashmere to bandanas, so that you have them for all occasions, and can just grab […]

Clothing is so important!! Most people don’t think of clothing as a tool. They just think of it as a necessity and then a luxury, but the truth is clothing can take a woman from boardroom to bedroom - or the other way around — and the clothing can make or break the success in […]

I’m rubbing my obsessive compulsive hands together in gleeful anticipation. It’s getting close! It’s almost here! I can’t wait!!!!
To most OCDers, the end of the year–after Christmas is over and just as New Year’s Day dawns–would have to be like first warmth in Siberia. The Christmas stuff comes down and, blessedly, doesn’t have to be cleaned around […]

Today I got my panties in a wad because the clerk at a department store asked me if I was over 50. This particular store gives a “senior” discount to anyone over 50 on Mondays. I’m 43.
Let me emphasize that I know 50 isn’t old and when I look at other women I don’t think, “Oh, gross. She’s ancient.” But […]