Just left a weekend in NYC with Lish

"Missing someone isn’t about how long it’s been since you’ve seen them last or the amount of time since you’ve talked. It’s about that very moment when you’re doing something and you wish that they were right there with you."

-Unknown

Sing it Sister. A great quote from Joanna Woodward

Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman married 45 years. Let's face it she's right sexiness and beauty comes and goes. Give me someone who is fun and makes me happy no matter what they look like. It's about how they make you feel. Although Paul Newman....Yum

Tell me about it Taylor

Taylor's Take: Taylor Tomasi Hill Styles Amanda Hearst in Her Fall Must-Haves for Barneys New York from Barneys The Window on Vimeo.

So this is a video of fashion insider Taylor Tomasi Hill going through fall fashion/fall trends. Small problem, she didn't actually TELL us anything. And of the outfits we see here, I only liked one maybe 2. Truth be told there were several that I thought we plane old ugly, and unflattering.

Everything is coming up Bonnie Rait

About a month ago I posted on my facebook a video of Adele (loooooovvveee her) covering Bonnie Rait's I can't make you love me. Well Bonnie has certainly become very popular with the new cool kids in music. Just this morning I found the below video of BonIver covering the same song. Love them both, ooooppps I mean all three versions.

"Why don't you tell me that "If the girl had been worth having, she'd have waited for you? No sir the girl really worth having won't wait for anyone"

-F Scott Fitzgerald

Would Have Never Thought to Put it Together

Peach pants and Leopards shoes. Get out of town. I would have never thought a soft pastel with leopard. Never Never Never. Red -yes, Green -yes, Black or Camel -yes. Peach no way jose. Thanks you http://musingsinfemininity.tumblr.com you surprise me daily.

A family is a family . . .

I've been thinking a lot about families lately.

I felt such hope with the passing of gay marriage.

I think people are entitled to their opinions -

but to me it just always seemed like discrimination.

I think a family is based on love and respect and committment.

And challenges present themselves in every relationship.

This picture just so resonates with me.

Can't you just feel the love?

It's palpable.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) walks away after presiding over the wedding of Jonathan Mintz (L), the city's consumer affairs commissioner, and John Feinblatt (C), a chief adviser to the mayor, as the newlyweds embrace their daughters Maeve (2nd L) and Georgia at Gracie Mansion in New York July 24, 2011.

She may have been talking about Lipstick but I'm talking about haircolor

"I can't imagine becoming bored with red-It would be like becoming bored with the person you love"

-Diana Vreeland

I am the person I love, so this quote means becoming bored with myself. Never gonna happen.

Yo Yo Yo

So there has been an outpouring of support for Tizzy and I in the last couple of days. Peeps were wondering what happened to us. And to be honest I'm not sure. I can't really post while at work anymore. I used to update a lot during lunch, or quickly at my desk, but that is not really possible at my new gig. So hmmmmm let's see what have I been doing.

-I've had a very busy social schedule, or let me say I have gotten out of my own way enough to have more fun in the last couple months than I have in the last couple of years. Here's to the year of yes!!!!!

-I've taken two sessions of tennis lessons

-I've hit up 5 streetfests

-I've been on one blind date, (it was fun, but no real follow up)

-I had a corporate outing that took an entire weekend.

-I tried a new diet/food system (lost two lbs the first week, then gained 3 the second week so I went back to normal eating after that)

-I started using anti-aging creams and potions, cause I was looking haggard.

-I started smoking again, but am doing accupuncture Thursday to quit again, and FINALLY.

-I celebrated Stylish older sisters 40th b-day, and Susie-Q's 70th in one big family filled weekend.

-I pierced a guys ear at a party, and then spent a month swooning over him, even though he lives 5 hours away and is an eternal bachelor. But really in my defense I kind of used him to get over a different eternal bachelor, it didn't really work. I need to quit eternal bachelors more than I need to quit smoking maybe.

-I started working out in the morning, then two weeks in I threw out my back again, so I had to stop that.

That's all I can think of for now folks.

Thanks Twitter, Couldn't Have Said It Better Myself

Oh, this was such a satisfying read. Late last night on Twitter, a trending topic was #ThingsGirlsWantBoysToDo. And I agreed with sooooo many of them! Here’s a fun list. Read on and see if you agree!

Things Girls Want Boys To Do:


1. Come Pick Them Up.

2. take a night off for us.

3. Tell us you love us in front of your friends.

4. dishes...

5. Consider our feelings

6. Realize there are more people in her life than you.

7. if you leave without an excuse, don't bother to come back

8. #thingsgirlswantboystodo <---2 long for twitter!

9. Stop saying "I love you" when they don't mean it.

10. kiss her in the rain.

11. when they say they're cold…that's a hint. give them your jacket!

12. hold their hand in public

13. Talk to her normally in front of ur friends like u usually do when your alone with her

14. to respect us the way you respect your mothers.

15. Stand up 2 Responsibilities & stop cryin to maury about that aint yo damn baby. LOOK AT DA EYES MAURY DAT AINT MINE

16. grow a pair.

17. leave them hoes alone.

18. Don’t call me hot, call me beautiful

19. Die lol.

20. Always lie to them. just like Bruno Mars. (—@Stewie_Griffinn)

Read More http://www.glamour.com/sex-love-life/blogs/smitten/2011/05/twitter-presents-20-things-gir.html#ixzz1MGVJliWf

Bring it, B . . .

This had me laughing and clapping this morning.

I could not love this Lady more.
I can't tell who's having more fun - B or the kids.

But really - it's the kids who steal the show.

I love how after the initial surprise - they keep with it.

As if to say,

"Bring it, B"



What a great lesson for us all.

And definetly my motto the next time I run into a superstar and have a dance off.

Holler!

PS: Lish and More-Stylish-Sista -
 I think we need a number for the glamour gala happening June 3rd.
Or really just to have in our back pockets if ever challenged to a dance-off.
You know how I love a song and dance number.

If I Blink My Eyes and Concentrate REAL Hard

I will wake up and coffee is this breakfast room tomorrow. Maybe with some fresh croissants, and beery compote.


I was just kidding about the berry compote. I don't even know what that is. But it sounds like it goes with croissants right?

Lesson Learned . . .

Last night was the superbowl of fashion known as the Met Ball.

With the exhibit a tribute to Alexander McQueen -

it was almost guaranteed to see some whackadoodle stuff out there.

These people did not disappoint.

I could not hate you more, Demi.

Whoever put you in that is not your friend.

Naomi girl, you are a bit whackadoodle so it doesn't seeem as awful.

So after these and many other frothy, contrived dresses

the ones I loved the most were so simple.

Really a one-two punch.

First they knock in the face with color or sparkle - BAM!

Then you're putting down the chocolate chip cookie in your hand cause the fit is bananas - PAZOW!

And here they are -

 And yes, this is frothy but I love it.

But this is by far the best

Modern, simple, chic and glitzy.

All words I would love to hear after my own name.

Well done.

This is totally your year.

If I were to become a princess bride

This would be the picture you commoners would see of Tizzy and I



Don't be jealous that I'm becoming a princess Tizzy, cause you would get to wear the better dress.

On a separate note didn't you LOVE this Royal wedding? Everyone just seemed so calm so happy.

It Strikes Again!!!

The bad date fairy. I went on a bad date last week. Here was my basic synopsis to anyone who asked. Bad date, not good, not fun, middle-aged balding, possibly gay? Moved from a small town in Michigan to Chicago less than a month ago. I don't stay on bad dates anymore, I leave after the second drink which is normally somewhere between an hour and half. Sometimes you just know. I told him it was really nice meeting you, but I just don't see this working out. Good luck to you in the future. Sometimes they get it, sometimes they ask why not. I usually fall back on the, there just isn't that connection/spark for me. So two days after my date I got this e-mail:

I'm thinking I owe you an explaination. During the past couple years I've found myself being attracted to men a few times. Part of coming to Chicago is to try and sort that out. I'm still attracted to women and don't feel like I would be bi, so I need to figure it out. I don't remember thinking about our date once last weekend. I thought as it got closer, I would be looking forward to it more, but that never happened. I'm sorry for how little time I spent in getting ready. When I saw how much time you spent in getting ready, I felt like shit. All I can do is say sorry for this happening and wish you the best. Btw, the thai place is called 'My Thai', it's good but not great. Also, I'm totally not country, and am actually a little offended by that!

You got me again match.com. You sent me on a date with a gay man.

Your Modern Working Woman

Should be dressed something like this.


Contemporary, clean lines, nothing overly sexy, nothing too low cut, or too short. Professional while still being comfortable, feminine, and polished. This is great if you work in serious suit world, just throw on a jacket. It works in a business casual environment, No jeans here. Or even a casual office. Even though I can wear jeans, I still like to wear alternatives too. Trouser pants, feminine tops, and wrap dresses are what every working girl should lean on.

It's Cold Damn-It

It is April 25th today, and it's cold and rainy. All week it is supposed to be cold and rainy. I am not happy about this. If it is going to be below average temps, we should at least get sunshine, and clear skies. Nope, uh-uh, not Chicago. We have damp, dark, dank cold. Boooooooo. But the look of this chic, makes me think Spring. I want to be where ever she is, doing what ever it is she is doing. I'm loving her easy shurbert colored style. And even though those paper flowers wouldn't last 5 minutes in my care, I want to carry them too.

This makes me wish I never gave up playing the cello

A Woman Should

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...

enough money within her control to move out
and rent a place of her own,
even if she never wants to or needs to...
something perfect to wear if the employer,
or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..

a youth she's content to leave behind....
a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to
retelling it in her old age....
a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...
one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .......

a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family...
eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems,
and a recipe for a meal,
that will make her guests feel honored...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..

a feeling of control over her destiny...
how to fall in love without losing herself..


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

how to quit a job,
break up with a lover,
and confront a friend without;
ruining the friendship....


Stylish older sis sent me this poem by Maya Angelou last week. It's right on. The only thing on here I lack is a drill. Do you read this and think, huh I don't have that, feel that, need that?

I guarantee . . .

This is a place you will NEVER find me.

NEVER.

I'm just saying.