LiLo, Lindsay Lohan, was sporting a more natural look yesterday.  Going back to her red locks.  I have to say it is a HUGE improvement!

After years of  trying to successfully have my dark hair ‘highlighted’-I threw in the towel!  It was always great with the first foil, but would eventually get way to light and then I would just cover it all with a single color [dark] and start again.  Plus, it was costing me a fortune.  So, now I spend about $8 every 3 months or so and do it myself.

Done with winter.

Dreaming of this….

And settling for this.

Debra Messing is back.  And so returns my ridiculously, bitter hair envy.  I will provide a bit of back history, so that you may fully understand this well-founded jealousy.  I am a curly girl.  In a world of stick straight locks, this was not always a wanted attribute.  I spent the greater part of a decade battling my natural state.  Blow driers, round brushes, flat brushes, hot rollers and then the flat iron. And then a long came Grace.

In 1998, Will and Grace debuted and my life changed.  I loved everything about Debra Messing, most especially her hair!  In a single word.  Awesome.  With my new love came envy.  How do they get her curls to look that good?  I have since been on the search of the exact cut, the right conditioner, and the the single product which will perfect my curls.

Over a decade later, Debra’s hair still rocks!  Look how phenomenal she looks in Smash.

This keeps my curls soft, separated, and frizz free.   All great things and it smells amazing.

Here’s to embracing what you have been given.  Don’t fight it.  Try to love it [whatever it is].

visit her website [here]

Yes. I allow my children to eat at McDonald’s.  There.  It’s out there.

OmG!  This one is perfect.  Floors that can get wet and muddy, storage for all that ‘stuff’ that comes along with a busy family, and a work station for a modern housewife.  And look, a built-in for the printer and cabinets to conceal all that must be hidden. 

2.  a cavernous laundry room

I feel serene just looking at these shots.  I picture myself standing at that table folding my family’s laundry and smiling.  How could you not smile?  One might actually look forward to throwing in a load of towels.  [ok. that might be stretching it a bit.]

3.  a welcoming entry way. 

My entry/mudroom?  Can’t be the mudroom because we don’t enter through the front door.  Yes, we have a place to hang our ‘stuff’, but all I see is old, dated wood.  An entire wall of brick and back packs that never actually make it onto the hooks. 

So, I will keep dreaming, planning and picking up back packs. 

The wait has been painful.  March 25, our wait will come to an end.  Need a fix to hold you over?

New commercial from Target. {makes me happy, happy}
Add color somewhere!  Happy Monday.

For the first time in 7.5 years I had a night off AT HOME. I have plenty of nights out, but I have never-since the birth of my oldest son-had a night off and got to stay home.  My husband openly admits he enters a full “lock down” when I am gone.  No one comes in, no one goes out.  The boys are getting older and he is beginning to lift his self-inflicted isolation.  Even venturing out with both of them when I am home (gasp!).  Another perk to my boys learning to ski…..night skiing with dad on Thursday night!   “Party rock is in the house tonight!’

What did I do with my time, you ask?  I couldn’t help myself.

First stop, manicure/pedicure.  I totally splurged and treated myself!  Usually I just have them shape and buff my finger nails.  Not tonight.  Check it!

Spring has sprung.  At least on my nails!  Color me happy.

 

And finally I got to watch Season 1: Episode 1 of Downtown Abbey.  Reminds me of a Jane Austen novel. (Love.) Totally indulgent and worth the chatter.  Can’t wait to watch the next episode.

Can you appreciate my enthusiasm?  If I am granted another night, it most likely will be filled with dishes, laundry, and tidying the house.  Since nothing in life is guaranteed (including nights off), I lived this one to the fullest!
~denise