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Mood Shaper

Tracee Sioux — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:00:57 +0000

Angry. Moody. Irratible. Cramped. Shoved in. Judged. Restricted. Oppressed. Repressed. Hostile. Wrong. Fat. Unacceptable. Picked Apart. Flawed. Pinched. Unworthy. Squished. Frustrated. When I quit smoking and realized what a blatently hostile and self-destructive act it was to my own self. I vowed to show my own self more kindness from here on out. This is me in a girdle or more recently coined body shaper. I bought a few of these girdles after indulging in a make-over show. Basically, you suck your whole body into tight elastic.I was expecting it to make me feel better about myself. Everyone gets sucked into today’s body-culture sometimes – I’m no exception.So, usually on Sunday morning as I’m putting on a dress for church, I’ll struggle to stretch one of these full body girdles up over my thighs, stomach and yes – even my breasts. (Why on earth does it cover the breasts?)I feel. . . .Angry. Moody. Irratible. Cramped. Shoved in. Judged. Restricted. Oppressed. Repressed. Hostile. Wrong. Fat. Unacceptable. Picked Apart. Flawed. Pinched. Unworthy. Squished. Frustrated. The girdle stands up and screams at me: You’re not thin enough! How dare you let your body hang out! How dare you exist! How dare you show your imperfections in public? Why do you eat? Can’t you look better? You’re such a fat cow! How could your thighs be so big? Why don’t you do more sit-ups?Wait – no, that’s the voice in my head that sounds an awful lot like Stacy London from What Not To Wear. What if I have to pee?I strip the blasted thing off and put my dress on. I get compliments all day. I feel liberated. I feel beautiful. I feel comfortable. I feel unjudged. I feel accepted. I feel lovely. I feel worthy of kindness and self love. I feel thin. I feel sexy. Anyone want a free girdle?

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Mood Shaper

Funny Diva Days Carnival

Tracee Sioux — Sat, 26 May 2007 16:38:23 +0000

Feeling down? How bout a giggle?

Diva Days has started the first Carnival of Diva Days and, of course, I submitted my story about fake eyelashes.

I actually wore something similar to this brides maid’s dress on All Women’s Talk. I thought it was so pretty I wore it to church and weddings for a long time after. My dress did not have the big bows however.

At Whatever Life Magazine there is a story about a girl getting nominated for homecoming queen and having her dress rip, so everyone could see her panties, during the dance. Frankly, it sounds like an urban legend to me, it’s too neat and tidy.

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Felt Tip Marker

Tracee Sioux — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:09:54 +0000

I was driving to the gym one morning last week and heard Kidd Kraddick In the Morning making fun of JC’s mom for trying to use a Sharpie as eye liner.

The whole time they are bashing her I’m thinking, what a great idea, except that it’s too permanent if you goof up.

Truth be known sometimes I stare at women for long enough to make them uncomfortable. It’s embarrassing, but really I’m just trying to figure out how they got their eye liner to look so good. Frankly, liquid eye liner is their secret most of the time, but I just do not have a steady hand and end up looking like a raccoon. Or a five-year-old who got hold of mommy’s eye liner. So usually I settle for a line of eye shadow or cream liner or go with just shadow and mascara, but I always wish I were more accomplished with the dramatic smoky eye.

Enter Stacy London’s new show Shut Up, It’s Stacy London on TLC. I love TLC and I generally watch What Not To Wear when there is not much else to watch. Secretly, I always kind of expect to see myself on the show, or at least be reported by one of my friends. This is probably because when they are trashing (literally throwing all of the victim’s clothes in the trash can) someone’s clothes I usually am wondering, hey what’s wrong with a faux fur coat with brass buttons straight from 1972? I love mine!

So, I’m working out and watching Stacy manufacture a party-like atmosphere for her new fashion talk show. And out pops this:

Eye Definer Felt-Tip Eye Marker by Physicians Formula

It’s really a Sharpie as eye liner! I figure the Universe must be granting my wish. So, the next time I’m at the drug store I hid the new eye liner between the teething gel and the tampons and spend $6.99 on my new eye liner. I know, I deserve eye liner, but it always feels like less of an extravagance if I sandwich it between two necessities that I must buy. I still feel incredibly guilty if I just buy a new, risky product by itself.

It totally works just like liquid eye liner! It’s as simple as a felt tip marker and you can fix errors with a spit-on Q-Tip. I bought ultra-black and I’m going back for the brown next time I need shampoo or toothpaste.

You should try it.

p.s. Unfortunately I received no compensation from Physicians Formula for this blog entry.

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Felt Tip Marker