So if you read yesterday’s post, you know that I was debating getting some Botox for the lines on my forehead. Now, I’m fully admitting to vanity here: I’m not exactly comfortable posting the photo below. I rarely go bare-faced. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2012
To Botox or not to Botox?
To Botox or not to Botox? That is the question. Whether tis nobler to suffer the wrinkles and sagging of aging or to take up syringes and scalpels and beat back the evidence of age… On Twitter this morning, I … Continue reading
The BiLLe Best Blogger Contest (Canada)
I don’t usually enter contests. What’s more, when I do enter, it’s rarely the ones that make us ask for votes. You know why? Because it’s insanely annoying being constantly bombarded with vote requests. I know. I know this. But. … Continue reading
The ultimate panko-crusted chicken fingers
I’m a fairly new convert to panko bread crumbs, and right when I fell in love with using them at home, our son was diagnosed with a multitude of major food allergies (one of which was eggs), so I threw … Continue reading
Blogging is (definitely not) DEAD.
I’ve been reading a lot of tweets, blog posts and articles about the “state of blogging” lately. In fact, I recently posted my own commentary about the changing landscape and how adding sponsorship dollars to the mix has changed the … Continue reading
On Embarrassment
Once upon a time, my embarrassment threshold was incredibly low. Everything was a potentially embarrassing moment. Toilet paper stuck to my shoe? Oh my god, how horrifying. Mother discussing my breast development with a friend? Agonizing embarrassment. Stinking up the … Continue reading
Dear Self: Remember this…
It’s been a long week for me. I really try not to complain because, let’s face it: my life is pretty charmed. I’ve got two wonderful kids, a husband who deals with my constant nuttiness with as much patience and … Continue reading
Is resistance futile?
What was it that Margaret Thatcher said? “Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” Oh, social media. How you have opened the connections between corporations and the public, helped so … Continue reading
Make it so
I vowed to say, “No” more often this year. It didn’t turn out as I’d expected since I took on a few too many volunteer positions, and I’ve since backed out on many of those. I give in far too … Continue reading