Maybe I'm a little obsessed . . .

Loving all yellow dresses.

Thank you, Ms. Stefani.

Scientifically a novel idea, but will this really be the future?

“Carl Djerassi, one of the inventors of the Pill (before he became a Stanford professor, playwright, and sci-fi novelist), has suggested that all forms of birth control will eventually become obsolete and the Pill “will end up in a museum.” In his imaginings, girls and boys will deposit their eggs and sperm in a reproductive bank to be frozen at 20 or so and then get sterilized. They’ll want to do this because genetic diagnoses of embryos will become increasingly sophisticated, and no one will want to risk having a child with birth defects, let alone a child of an unpreferred gender or one predisposed to a hairy back. When these people want to have children, either one or six, at 30 or 60 years old, they’ll make a withdrawal from the bank.”

Really is this how our grandchildren are going to think about having children? I think it seems sad. I am all for science, and fertility treatments, and the use of science to improve our life and health. The idea that people in the future are going to sterilize themselves at 20, and then pick the most perfect of their embryos to have the most perfect of children with the gender they want, is just so sad and unnatural to me.

This seems to somewhat link more to the idea of "having it all", that we are all supposed to buy into. I'm sorry I don't buy into that idea, and I think we should all put it to the wayside. It's not easy to "have it all", and I guarantee that the people you talk to who supposedly "have it all" don't think they do. Life is really hard. The idea that in the future one way we are going to have it easier to have it all is to only have genetically perfect children, I don't like it.

Happy No More

I used to refer to the store's Marshall's and TJ Maxx as my happy place. I, over the years have gotten dozens if not hundreds of great low priced/discounted items there. Plus there are so many different options, from home decor, to workout clothes, baby gifts, under garments, as well as plain old clothes and accessories. But in the last year, it has been not so happy there. The selection has been bad, the quality and number of "label" items are way down, and basically I am not so happy when I am there.

But no fear folks I have a brand new happy place. It is not as all encompassing as Marshalls/TJ Maxx but man if you haven't been run don't walk to Anne Taylor Loft. They have seriously cute clothes and accessories!!! Like seriously, it's good quality, it's cute, it's relatively inexpensive, they have great sales. I swear I have never walked out the door without being amazed at what my bill added up to because something or another was on sale and I hadn't even realized it. But really the biggest stamp of approval is that every time I wear something from there I get compliments on that item. If that isn't a seal of approval I don't know what is.

I like it a lot. . .

Now that's some Christmas Spirit!

 Huge holla out to Tobi Fairley for this delectable treat.

She knows how to put the fun in funky monkey.

Let us all bow our heads and pray.

It's that time of year again . . .

My very generous mother-in-law has struck with the holiday themed gifts again.

Our bathroom was rather sad sans santa towel.

Phew, arrived in the Nick of Time.

(Get it?!?)

Still can't beat my favorite.

But there's no Christmas funk (or gunk) the Santa towel can't help!

Really?

Would you rock this?

Moncler - love the jackets and coats.

The puffer dresss not so much.

Oh yeah and this little ensemble is $560.

So unexpected . . .

Look how fierce and sweet Gwen Stefani looks at the Kennedy Center Honors.

Could not love her in this dress more.