Update: Apparently Dove realizes that this ad is not particularly friendly to the “unreal” among us and did not sanction the ad. But someone out there wrote and it it needs to be addressed nonetheless. I was trolling the interwebs for blog fodder when I happened up a casting call ad from the fine folks [...]

OK, the beauty quest continues apace, folks.  I took all the comments from last week into consideration and set my mind to making my curls work for me since so many people thought they looked good. But I did not go so far as to start showering in the mornings so that I could manage [...]

Many thanks to Twitter Pal @FamilySizedFun for tipping me off to the recent alterations to Kate Gosselin’s face and inspiring this post. Dear Kate, Can I call you Kate?  How about Katie.  Or Kath. Or Miss Kitty.  I want to call you Miss Kitty so I’m going with that. Don’t get too excited that I’m [...]

Sometimes my taste in books, movies or theatre is a little highbrow. My taste in tv? Is the opposite of highbrow.  Lowbrow? Idiotic? Laughable?  Any of those words will apply.  Here’s a short list of what I’m watching lately. Bridezillas: This is the most delightful of trainwreck tv shows, if you ask me.  I sit [...]

Well, this is an intriguing prompt from Mama Kat. 1.)    The Love List. Write a list of 50 things you look for in a man. I’m going to start with the basics that I looked for when I was 23 and started dating after being dumped by breaking up with my college boyfriend. 1)      Single [...]

Dear Miley, Let’s get right to the point. You. Are. Not. All. That. Am I being clear? Good.  Because let’s get real, kiddo, you’re a 17 year-old girl of moderate talent who got picked up by Disney because you’re related to a famous guy who was willing to be on a  sitcom with you and [...]

So, the beauty adventure has begun! I dedicated this past week to making my hair look cute. Now, I have a few factors working against me  The first is my hair.  It’s curly with a  chance of frizzy.  Double the frizz potential when the humidity gets over 20%, which is every day in the summer [...]

My son is a Capircorn.  An earth sign.  He is, by no means, a water baby and eyes water suspiciously most of the time.  I keep hoping he’ll change his tune but so far I’ve been thwarted at nearly every turn.  There are signs of hope this summer: he enjoyed water play at school last [...]

1) Cancer Advocates: A Couple of times each year I have the unequaled privilege of working at events where hundreds of cancer survivors, their families, and caregivers, come to Washington to meet with Members of Congress about how to improve cancer research, prevention, early detection and treatment.  These people are unquestionably the bravest, most committed, [...]

Somewhat ironically, I have a post up at DC Metro Moms today. This may be my very last one over there so check it out!