ECO FRIENDLY COLLEGE DORM SHOPPING LIST I’m going to get straight to the point because most people skip this part anyway. (Don’t worry, I don’t take offense. I do the same thing) I’m about to launch my youngest baby bird out of the nest and into the wild world of college dorm life. I want…
Happy Earth Day 2022
In my best Golden Girls Sophia voice…”Picture it, Washington, D.C. 1990, it was the 20th anniversary of Earth Day and I was right there on the National Mall standing shoulder to shoulder with Burt Reynolds”. OK, so Burt Reynolds wasn’t really there, at least not anywhere I could see him, but now I’m picturing the…
Sunburnt Magnolias – Unsponsored Review
You know you have a good perverted husband when I start quoting my favorite movie and he chimes in and makes it dirty. Ellen: “My colors are blush and bashful. I have chosen two shades of pink, one is much deeper than the other.” Mark: “I like pink! Pink is my signature color.” As I’m…
Dancing with Jake Ryan
So there I was, a fresh-faced budding young woman of 14. I was at the movies with some friends, and that’s when I first saw him. He became very important during my “formative years” and was often on my mind as I drifted off to sleep…Jake Ryan. When Sixteen Candles came out in 1984, I…
Surviving Val-Pocalypse 2015
As I’m sure you can tell by now, I love to have a good laugh. But I should preface that with the fact that the material needs to be funny. Back in my single days a guy gave me this card on Valentine’s Day. Now, granted I took some artistic liberties with the card itself…
The Case of the Missing Body Lotion
“It puts the lotion in the basket…” I know. I couldn’t resist. I love body lotion. (But I love a good Silence of the Lambs line just as much.) Sure, I tell my husband it’s a “marital aid” when used properly, but most of the time I just like how it feels and smells. Dry…