Shoes for your Aunt Flo
Tie espadrilles with adorable rope tie detail
I’m currently suffering from PMS. Purchase Many Shoes Syndrome.
Once a month like clockwork I get crabby, grouchy, my feet get crampy and I have unmanageable shoe mood swings. One minute I’m wearing flats, the next I switch to boots, then sandals, Converse, jelly shoes and so on. Then I cry, damn all my shoes to hell, throw a few houseplants and eat a quart of Ben and Jerry’s Triple Caramel Chunk ice cream. Once my seizures have subsided and I’ve had a double dose of Extra-Strength Motrin, I’m still depressed, mopey and think I look fat. Sadly, the only cure for me is to buy another pair of cute shoes like these Red Tie Espadrilles from AB Lambdin Shoes - Exclusively at Spiegel. They’re adorable, they take the pain away, and they’re better than chocolate…until next month.
What can I say? It’s an endless cycle.
Off the cuff
Forever necklace cuffs to wear forever and a day
I’m guilty… of love in the first degree.
Formerly I was your average, ordinary law abiding citizen, but I have since been accused of various crimes of passion. If loving my boyfriend is wrong, I don’t want to be right. So go ahead and cuff me officers, preferably with these Forever Necklace Handcuffs from Add a Link of Charm.
Funny wallet of dough
Funny wallet helps you keep all your dough
I am notorious for losing money.
I know, as a result of a crummy economic climate everyone is losing cash left and right, but my case is different. I can’t blame the economy, the stock market, Obama’s stimulus package or Bernie Madoff. I can only blame myself. I have lost five wallets full of cash in the past two years. In the ladies restroom at Bloomingdales, at a White Stripes concert, the teacups at The Magic Kingdom, the Fluff n’ Fold laundromat, and some creepy diner in Iowa.
I love cute wallets, but I can’t seem to hold onto one. The moment I realize it’s missing I run back to the scene of the crime only to find it gone without a trace. What I need is a wallet that’s incognito, a wallet that doesn’t scream out “take me, I’m fat with cash”. This Funny Wallet of Dough from ModCloth holds my dough while masquerading as a piece of real hot buttered toast. My bread is finally safe.
In the swim of things
Eco fabric bikini top for eco friendly beach style
Spring break is just a hop, skip and a tequila shot away, and this year I’m investing a little extra thought and sensitivity when it comes to shopping for my beach wardrobe. I want to look hot, but I’ve discovered from my environmentally-friendly friends that it’s hotter to be eco conscious than to prance around in those uncomfortable thong thong thong thong thongs R& B artist Sisqó sang about.
This Eco fabric Bikini top from Aventura Clothing is made from recycled poly, which is a comfier, cooler and healthier alternative to the recycled tin foil and dental floss string bikini I crafted last year. I can still feel the burn.
Fat wallet
Spend in style with a designer wallet monogrammed by Belisi
Economic crisis, Schmeconomic crisis. This holiday season I’m not allowing our country’s financial turmoil to serve as the Grinch Who Stole Consumer Excess. No one is going to ruin my Fa La La La La’ing.
I’m shopping and spending the same way I do every year, in fact, I’m heading to Kohl’s for some last minute Christmas shopping as soon as I get out of work. My trusted Ladies Wallet from Belisi Women’s Fashion hasn’t seen this much action in awhile, but she’s securely holding a three month supply of bank that I’m ready to squander away all in the name of holiday frivolity.
Get off on the right Foot Petal
Look hot while giving a rest to tired female soles
Fact. Women love to wear high heel shoes. Manolo Blahniks, Jimmy Choos, Christian Louboutins, they’re all our best friends. We lust after 4 inch stilettos, knee high boots and wedges the same way men lust after imported beer. They hurt, they’re hard to walk in, they squish our little piggies that went to market and leave our beautiful soles full of corns, calluses and cramps. But alas, we love them. Why? Because they’re pretty. We haven’t got time for the pain, so what are female soles to do? Invest in Killer Kushionz from Foot Petals.com, that’s what.
My fleece was white as snow
Women’s jackets featuring super sweet fleece
I’m taking the entire Catalogs.com team out for a group yoga lesson, so I’m making my yoga list and checking it twice. Sports bra? Check. Yoga mat? Check. Water bottle? Check. Comfy yoga pants? Check. Yoga jacket?…Oops. I knew I was forgetting something. I have a drawer filled with the cutest yoga clothes, but the temperature just dropped so I need the cutest yoga outerwear to compliment my sassy yoga look. Horny Toad Activewear’s Sassy Women’s Fleece Jackets totally fit the bill.
Cardigan crazy
Women’s crochet cardigans from Peruvian Connection
I buy too many clothes. As soon as the seasons change, I’m out and about shelling out cash on new rags, more than can fit in my closet. I need them. I need them for warmth, to look professional at work. I need them for sustenance. I need new clothing like I need air. My only problem is that air is free, a new wardrobe isn’t. I know I have to curb my spending, but I can afford at least one new cardigan…so I’m going to treat myself to a closet full of these hot Women’s Cardigans from the sweater making masters- Peruvian Connection. Every girl deserves one of these soft, comfy cardigans to curl up into when it gets cold outside. I need. I need it to conserve body heat.
Clothing that’s Bamboo-tiful
Organic bamboo clothing that makes you feel good about going green
I am a self proclaimed clothes whore. Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall, I’m longing for the newest styles and fashion trends to fill my closet. I would love nothing more than to emulate the Hilary Duffs, Nicole Ritchies and other style icons of young Hollywood, able to throw on a new fashion ensemble every day with no repeats for the paparazzi to click.
This may prove difficult because one- I like to eat, two- Hilary and Nicole make more in an hour than I made in the 90’s, and three-I care about the environment. Which is why I’m going green with this ecoKasmere Bamboo Sweater from jonäno-eco chic collections.
Just call me Cleo
These aromatherapy jewelry pick me ups kick Egyptian asp
When it comes to fragrances, the Egyptians did it better. Just look at the Queen of the Nile herself, Cleopatra. She had two totally legendary dudes fighting over her, Romans Marc Antony and Julius Ceasar. Both men fell insanely in love with her and fought major wars that eventually cost them both their positions and their lives… I wish I had that kind of power. I guess I can start by mastering the power of the pheromones with this Egyptian Aromatherapy Pendant from Ventana Window of Heaven Catalog.
Cross my heart and hope to tie dye
Order custom t shirt designs - tie dye designs that’ll make you feel groovy
There’s something about tie dye. I’m not sure what it is, but whenever I wear something tie dyed (whether it be a headband or an oversized nightshirt), I feel totally hippie-rific. I spin around in a magical field of sunflowers with a silly grin that’s bigger than any smile you’d catch on an emoticon.
I never made it to Woodstock. Alas, I was too young, but wearing these Pinwheel Ringer Tie Dye Designs from Faculty Spiritwear and School Stores by ARES make me feel like I was there in spirit, grooving with my man Jimi Hendrix while sitting on some hippie dudes shoulders.
Don’t sweat the small stuff
New Garment Guard skin care products make underarm discoloration no sweat
It never fails. I buy my husband and son fresh new packs of crisp Hanes white t-shirts. They’re versatile. My son wears them with jeans for a cool I don’t care how I dress look, and my husband wears them for a preppy Ralph Lauren collegiate look under a polo or dress shirt with a pair of khakis.
Plain white tees are a staple in my house, but after I buy them, it only takes a matter of time (usually a few weeks tops) for these icky yellow stains to appear under the arms giving new meaning to the term sweat shirt. I bleach. I use white vinegar. I use Tide To Go stain pens. I’ve changed their deoderants… all to no avail. It’s the pits. Literally. Then I bought Garment Guard Underarm discoloration pads from bebeautiful.
