Liptick Pickup

For a long time I stayed away from lipstick. I thought my lips were too thin, none of the colors looked right. Every time I wear lipstick my husband says "You look sooo pretty!" Regardless of what I am doing or wearing. I could be dressed to the nines or sick with a cold in yoga pants and get the same compliment as long as lipstick is involved. 

I read in a beauty magazine recently to look for the same shade of lipstick that is inside your lips. Hmmm. I had never heard that before.

Etiquette

The first most important thing to know about etiquette is how to spell etiquette. Thank you spell check.Now i get lots of questions about these matters. Not that I proclaim to be Miss Manners (or Mrs. Manners in my case) or Dear Abby but I have read "Tiffany's Table Manners for Teenagers" a few times and; have hosted more than a few dinner parties, baby showers, bridal showers, and weddings (and no not my own). I have amassed a tidbit or two worth sharing. 

I am going to open this up as a q&a by utilizing the comments section for your questions with which I will respond with articles. I will also periodically update articles as things come up in my business. Let's see how this flows,shall we?

BINGO!

This is our new favorite family word. Bingo. Very under utilized. When something is really difficult and you finally get it, like winning a law suit against your insurance company or your next door neighbor- BINGO! My daughter had a Hello Kitty birthday party. As a gift she received a little pink sock monkey. From the same person she received a Hello Kitty metal lunch box purse. She named the monkey Bingo and he lives in the box. She carries him around and we check on him from time to time to see if he needs food, water, wants to play or talk. That's where Bingo came from but when its 4:55 on Friday afternoon on the last day of the month and your banker calls to tell you your big deal just closed. Bingo!

Tagging

Or rather un-tagging. I never took a tag off anything why? I don't know. Not because it was cool remember the early to mid ninety's when leaving your tags on was cool? Not like that. I just never did. All of a sudden it bugs the piss out of me and there is tags on everything, they have to go. Part of my recent scissor fetish I suppose. So I set out around my house to de-tag everything. EVERYTHING. Clothes,towels,toys,oven mitts, towels, pillows and mattresses (yes I know it's against the law!) everything! Tags have to go. Before I absolutely had to have the tags ON. My husband would ask, "hunny could you please cut this tag out of my shirt?" I would reply "NO! No way, what if I forget how to wash it? What if I need the ironing directions or need to check the fabric content?" Of course you are not allowed to cut that itchy tag out of your shirt nor are the children. The baby must suffer to. Never mind that we have a full time housekeeper who does all of our laundry and doesn't speak a work of English.

Free Stuff

I don' t know what it is but free stuff just thrills me to death. Free samples. Free downloads. Free trials. Free. Free. FREE. Why? What is the psychological allure? I have plenty of money to buy more than these tiny little sample sizes that some times don't appear in my mailbox six to eight weeks after I have completed a ten minute survey.  It takes soo much time, and time and everyone knows time is money. They always come at some cost, in fact, my email address, being "friended" on Facebook (before I went on my Facebook protest to be discussed later). Hmmm....so why then why am I so absolutely delighted to open my box and find my mini cosmetic or packet of flavored instant coffee? 

Welcome to all the Swanky Mamas

Here is where you can find everything and almost anything you need to work on being a swanky mama. Swanky is in the way you walk the way you talk, the way you feel about yourself but some of these things can help. 

What exactly you may ask??

*Useful and entertaining information about motherhood or wifeydom. (not doom to clarify)

*Ways to entertain yourself and your tots or your husband.

*Cooking, Crafting, Home Decor, Organizing, and Upcycling.

*PARTIES! We love all parties and holidays.

*Stories of humor and horror. 

*Product reviews, reader giveaways, yay! free stuff.