Weekly Schmooze #3

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Apr 152012
 

1. I swear Raine has sixth sense. Over the past few days, she’s been thinking it’d be cool to sign up for Instagram since it’s now available on the Android. Toying with the idea but procrastinating. In a good way, I guess. Because we woke up one morning and bam, FB has bought over Instagram. Oh well, now I can forget about signing up, she announces. So glad my kids can think for themselves.

2. I swear I’ve never heard any of Gavin DeGraw’s songs. But my lovelies insist I have. When? What song? They wouldn’t tell me but they say it was playing in the car one time on our way to their guitar class and “you didn’t punch the radio”. I didn’t?!! Wow, my kids know me so well :lol: . Yup, I have this habit of stabbing the poor radio if the singer doesn’t agree with me.

3. That’s twice I started a sentence with I swear. Am I swearing too much or what?

4. I’m sitting here trying to plan next week’s menu. As if I could ever do that. You know I’m a cook-on-the-fly kind of person. The funny thing is that the week shwooshes by so fast that you can’t even recall what you ate last week. Can you remember what you ate last week because I sure as heck can’t? All I remember is that I made these oven-fried potato chips (so no need for phenterex) and they tasted amazing with my homemade guacamole.

 

Okay, it’s time to get hip, mommas. I don’t know about you but it really perks me up to see moms primp themselves up and be proud of their bodies instead of hiding them under tents and scarves, or whatever. Just because we’ve had babies and gotten ourselves tangled up in all that goo goo ga ga doesn’t me we can’t look downright gorgeous, right?


Portofino Black Lingerie Strap Swimsuit by Badgley Mischka

First, I got to say the Portofino Black Lingerie Strap Swimsuit is one gorgeous piece of sunny wear. The V-neckline accentuates your bust and that shirred bodice so subtly embellished with jewels running down the center minimizes your torso and gives it a slim look. The swimsuit bottom provides modest coverage so you can keep everything nice and tight.


Solid Berry Wide Straped Swimsuit by Badgley Mischka

The Solid Berry Wide Straped Swimsuit features a sweetheart neckline which accentuates the bust and the wider straps give it a nice touch. The shirred crossover design visually slims your torso to give it a more streamlined look. This swimsuit comes in several colors to suit your taste.


Portofino Stone V Neck Swimsuit by Badgley Mischka

I love the simple lines of the Portofino Stone V Neck Swimsuit. The crossover V-neckline accentuates the bust and the shirred empire waist with jewel embellishments visually gives the torso that slimming effect. Got to say the color is pretty unique, love it :wink: !

Enjoy free shipping on all orders when you use the coupon code – FREESHIP – at checkout. Offer ends April 22, 2012.

 

Mother’s Day is coming up. You either give your momma an iPad or laptop, or if she’s got one already, how about a sleeve to protect it from dents and scratches?


Lodis Vegas Danny iPad Sleeve – Vegas Colbalt

Fashionably carry your favorite new accessory with the Danny iPad sleeve. So feminine, so cool.


Designer Laptop Sleeve for 15 MacBook Po – White Leopard

Thick durable neoprene cushions your laptop for maximum moisture shock and scratch protection. Zippered external pocket provides secure storage for power cords memory and more. Sleek design slides easily in and out of your backpack, briefcase or luggage with ease. Many designs to choose from and these are washable.


Hadaki Neoprene 15.4″ Laptop Sleeve/Tote – Chocolate

Instead of lugging your laptop around in your tote bag, give it a place to call home.

Save $20 off orders over $99 and enjoy free shipping from April 16-30, 2012.

Oh, there’s more. Ladies’ wallets are at up to 40% off plus Free Shipping at eBags! plus free shipping thru April 30, 2012.

 

If I ever said I was hooked on The Voice, well, I’m so over that now. Dancing With The Stars is back and that’s where I’m at. This is the first season I’m actually watching from the beginning. Last season, I only found out mid-season that Nancy Grace was on (have I been living under a rock? seriously!) and went to have a peek.

I got hooked right there. I’m a big fan of Nancy Grace’s. Maybe I see a little of her snarkiness and outspokenness in myself. Maybe a part of me wishes I’d gone to law school. But that’s a story for another day :lol: .

Nancy’s pro dancing partner last season was Tristan McManus and they made a really cute pair. He seems like such a regular nice guy. Totally adorable, Irish accent and all :lol: . He’s back this season with Gladys Knight and I’m officially a MacManiac.

This has been a particularly hard week. The music was rather weird, at least to me. I was sad Jack Wagner had to go home last week and now Sherri Sheperd. They clearly can dance (better than some). He’s so funny, she’s so bubbly and they both have super positive outlook but sadly didn’t garner enough votes to stay in the game.

Gavin Degraw, never heard of him before this but my girls like his songs, and omg, that smile is so adorable, so okay, we’ll go with Gavin. Gladys Knight, I really admire folks who don’t let their age limit what they can and cannot do, and she has such a great attitude about this.

So that leaves me wishing, darn, if I could dance like that! With 2 left feet, I guess I can only dream. If you need me, you know where to find me Monday nights! :wink:

 

So there we were, the girls and I, waiting for our lunch to be served when who should strut in with a wisp of a 10-year-old girl but the beauty queen herself? I say strut, not walk because that’s simply the grace with which beauty queens stride. They don’t walk, like us minions. They strut. Head held high, shoulders back, tummy in and they make sure everyone in the room is watching them.

She was my classmate from the day we first tripped into school, bags heavier than us. Unlike me, she’s come a lo-oong way from tripping. Apparently descended from a line of beauty queens, she has, since those early school days, been groomed to become one herself! I completely understand, of course. Beautiful genes are passed on like heirlooms. Some have ‘em, others don’t and there’s no use crying over it. We can’t all claim to be Samantha Bricks now, can we?

Yes, my old school friend became a beauty queen. I can’t really call her a friend though because I was far from being in her league and she never saw the need to befriend someone like me. So our paths never hardly ever crossed. All I know is that she is tall and lithe with long hair and a brain the size of a pea. But so what, when you have genes like hers!

Fast forward to the present and there she was, ordering sushi for herself and her almost anorexic daughter whom she’s grooming to be the next supermodel or beauty queen, no doubt. If you ask me, her daughter’s a tad too skinny for a growing child. But maybe there are sacrifices to be made if you want to make it in the world of beauty, I don’t know.

Sitting in the same room as Beauty herself, it struck me that true beauties are often oblivious to their own good looks and seldom see the need to be validated by the world at large. That’s my theory anyhow. I’m not in awe of beauty, are you? We shouldn’t be, simply because beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. And to put it (loosely) in the words of our guy Shakespeare, some were born beautiful, some had a little help, and if all else fails, there’s always Botox, Spanx and Photoshop. Just sayin’.

 


Ruby Hearts Ring Trio

Triple Valentine, with three heart-shaped ruby cabochons embraced in sterling silver bands, each different. If you know me, I love everything mismatched. And if you have 3 kids like me, this would make a most meaningful Mother’s Day.


Rainbow Cluster Necklace

This is so pretty. All the colors of the rainbow and more, in tiny bead loops and drops on a 14ct gold-filled chain, to wear long, doubled, even tripled. Gems include cultured pearls, turquoise, amethyst, opal, garnet, chalcedony, peridot and more. Made in USA.


Personalisted Three-Heart Cuff

Loaded with meaning, Jes MaHarry’s weighty sterling silver cuff is etched with symbols and sayings: “nourish your soul” and “feel the love radiate from your soul.” Specify up to 3 characters for personalization. Handcrafted in USA.

It would be hard to pick the one I like best because they’re all good :wink: .

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