Ok..I know this site is supposed to be dedicated to, for and by “working women.” But let’s face it…many of us are wondering about some things that are much more superficial.
TELL me you did not want to know what Katie was wearing at her Roman, albeit Scientologisitic wedding?
What a smack in the face to the Vatican? Also, where’d she get that dress? I heard it was Armani…but it looks a little Marshalls-y to me..Tell me it doesn’t. LOL.
I was going to write about how disappointing it is for a woman who is my age, who has to deal with hair …read more

Recently I came across a little list of “fun surprises” in one of the women’s magazines, I can’t remember which. On top of the fact that it was certainly a fun surprise to come across this list while getting a pedicure, the items on the list — which included a spotless oven — got me thinking about what my own list would look like:

Spotless refrigerator
Unexpected thank you or apology
A perfectly timed, hassle-free commute
That glint in your dog’s eye when he comes running toward you
Midnight snacks
Hubby helping around the house without asking “Can I help?”
A glorious fall morning
Photo of yourself …read more

Every year, as soon as I start to see Halloween decorations, I begin to examine the past year in terms of my goals, my accomplishments and my disappointments.
I know we still have several months to go before year-end, but I can’t help reflecting — maybe it’s the shift in temperature? (And when did those goofy blow up balloons become so popular?)
I discovered recently, that my saved e-mails also offers an opportunity for me to reflect:

The shameless self-promotion note to the editor of Vogue (Thanks for nothing Ms. Wintour.)
Ideas that never came to fruition.
The horrible missives between my colleague and …read more

When your mail must be delivered to you by truck, that can only mean 1 thing.
The Fall Issue of Vogue has arrived! Or your mail person is possibly very lazy.
With Kirsten Dunst posing Marie Antoinette on the cover, this thing must weigh five pounds and I can’t wait to dig in…aren’t you tired of summer clothing? I am!
I never feel quite put together…and I ask you, who among you has mastered the light t-shirt or sheer blouse…undergarment fiasco? Noone, I can assure you. And…be honest, aren’t you sick to death of the obsessive pedicure up-keep?
It’s now time for …read more

There are two phrases which really bother me: You’re only limited by your imagination and You have to have tougher skin than that. (Not far behind would be–just let it roll off your shoulders–aaah!).

The first one, “you’re only limited…” infers that you have no imagination…and is usually uttered by some Food Network cook who is showing you how to make meatloaf out of cereal.
How’s this? I’m imagining, right now, that I’m a rich socialite, married to Leonardo DiCaprio.
The second, …”tougher skin…” really gets to me…mostly because I don’t have it; and I don’t know what it means to go …read more

When I was a kid, if one of my mother’s friends or an aunt came to visit, there was no mistaking that she was the adult.
I saw these women as glamourous and couldn’t wait to be a grown-up. It was not because they were tall, or wore make-up or had a few age spots–which they referred to a “beauty marks”–it was because of how they dressed.
They were a generation who wouldn’t dream of visiting someone else’s home in jeans or sweat pants. The most casual attire was the occasional capris or “slacks” and ballet slippers.
No, they wore silk scarves, charm …read more

I promise you, I truly understand that there are profound circumstances taking place in our world today: The war in Iraq, global warming, a missle in North Korea pointed at Seattle, Nicole Kidman’s wedding, et al…but there is also a retail situation going on that has me just as skittish.
Large department stores, such as Bloomingdales, Sak’s Fifth Avenue and the like…have either cut out or grossly diminished their petite clothing lines. (This tells us that either it’s true we’ve become a nation of obese people, or petite sized women simply don’t matter to designers). I think the latter.
Oh…the horrah!
No disrespect …read more

Ok…I told myself I wouldn’t post this thought until I knew the answer. I was thinking about all of those reality shows that focus on trading — Wife Swap, Trading Spaces, etc.
It made me ask this question to my self, “if I could trade jobs with anyone, for one day, who would it be?” I would trade places with Anna Wintour , Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Magazine.
I don’t think I really have to say much about why, it’s just so obvious…she’s powerful, beautiful and oh-so-glamourous…the clothes, the shoes, the hair…oh my!
I thought I would give you a topic something light …read more