Me (the blonde) and Romy (the exotic dark-haired beauty) Neither one was included in the swag bag. Photo from JennKL Photography   Sometimes a girl’s gotta break up the monotony of Big Jerks and hack parenting with a post about fun stuff she likes, you know?   This is that post.   But first [...]

The objects listed below, while provided free in a swag bag from Mom’s Night Out recently, are included of my own volition because:   a) They saved me time   b) They made me look efficient or otherwise put together to people who don’t know better   c) They delivered coffee into my mouth at [...]

I went to dinner with a friend the other night and couldn’t help but notice the new enormous diamond ring on her finger.   “Wow that’s beautiful!” I said. “Truly.”   A rock of monumental size, the diamond sparkled like a thousand very expensive stars that cost a lot of very expensive money.   She [...]

I can’t stand choosing separates. I don’t know what goes with what and so tend to wear something like what I wore today: off-trend gray capris, shapeless yellow tee and a baggy puce-y sweater. With moccasins.   Moccasins that had flowers on them.   Please do not send the fashion police to shoot me in [...]

  I have big pores. That must be why nearly every fragrance I’ve ever tried has sunk into my skin never to be smelled again. It’s frustrating: I POUR perfume on and 3.5 seconds later it’s as if I washed it all off with a fire hose. No scent remains. It’s weird. Where does it [...]

{{Mamarazzi Knows Best won!}}   Here’s my newest favorite thing:     The above is part of a skincare line developed by a bloggy friend who suffers from super-sensitive skin, rosacea and “general dermatological malaise.” When she contacted me to ask if I’d give some of the products a trial run, I practically begged she [...]