I think I’m just going to let the pictures speak for themselves in this post…

Ugh…  I look tired and drab.

I lost a lot of hair.

A lot of length gone.

Look at the pretty, shiny color.  This is the lightest my hair has ever been.  I actually thought it would be lighter.

And here’s the look.  What do [...]

I’ve been getting my eyebrows waxed for years.  Often with mixed results.  If  I was very picky and had an actual esthetician do the job it was often better than when a cosmetologist did it.
I’m not sure why that is.  I was trained as a cosmetologist in the late 80’s and took esthetics training in [...]

I have a love-hate relationship with my hair. As in “I used to love it, now I hate it”. My hair… I have a lot of it but it has changed since I’ve had kids. What little bit of body it used to have has disappeared. I do, however, [...]

I had an awakening a few weeks ago. It was, in fact, what inspired me to begin this series (Make Me Over).
And it all began with a book. A fairly simple book; a book more for the purpose of entertainment than self-help; a book about an insecure young woman; a book that was [...]

OK, so I know your “big day” was a year ago but since you’re celebrating it on your first anniversary I think you might want some nice Wedding Jewelry. The Freshwater Pearl & Crystal set (available in a variety of crystal colors!) would look great with a simple dress… (What’s your budget for [...]

So… I’ve got this clothing budget… It’s $100 per month. Divided among 4 people- two of whom seem to be growing faster than I can clothe them- it doesn’t go far. So you know I am searching for some great Discount fashion.
Quite often than means scouring sale racks for [...]

I like pretty things. This probably comes as no surprise to those who know me. My ideas of “pretty” and “beauty” don’t always match with style guides, though, and often I am left searching for someone who has my taste. Because, although I may be somewhat crafty, I just don’t have all [...]

I have come to dislike shopping. And it’s not just because practically everything I buy has to be tailored… I’m at a crossroads when it comes to clothing. The styles for “women” just feel too old and styles I am drawn to are just too young. And there is nothing worse than a grown woman [...]

I have been trying to get an appointment with my hairstylist and between my limited availability – because there is no way my girls are going to sit still while I get a cut and color – and her MOVING AWAY I can’t get in. I’ve been seeing her since she was in cosmetology school…
Because [...]

Doug is a big fan of art. Of course there are many things out there that he questions the actual “artistic talents” of the “artist”, but that’s a completely personal thing.
Myself, I don’t know much about art other than “I like it” or “Seriously, Brenna could do that.” Luckily not all art galleries are pretentious [...]

Sometimes I can sit at my computer and without really knowing how I will click around until I end up on a site that I really have no intention of spending time on. And then I will get so engrossed in what I am seeing that I spend quite a bit of time there.
Because I [...]

I’m going to admit something… I have tendencies toward being vain. Lately I joke with Doug that I am becoming more high maintenance because my evening routine has become 20 minutes of cleansers, lotions and creams.
Anything to hold back the years, you know.
The other day I read about Ethocyn, a drug that stimulates the production [...]

I’m always a bit skeptical about new “all natural” products that promise amazing results. Mostly you see this with diet pills- I especially love the one that says “And we couldn’t say it on TV if it wasn’t true”. Yeah, whatever… And all the news in unbiased…
So when I saw this ad [...]

I didn’t used to think I was high maintence, but now I’m not so sure.
To me high maintence invokes the image of, well, the “Real Housewives” shows on Bravo. You know… The ladies with too much money, a couple of nannies and time for a daily blow-out at the salon. Real, my a$$.
A real housewife [...]

Sometimes it’s really difficult for me to feel sexy. OK, it’s difficult quite a lot of the time… Having the girls changed my body so much that I would much rather leave it covered. And if I do get the urge to be a bit daring for Doug it never works out [...]