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InYrDreemz and Other Big Ideas
Morticia's Parlor: Yegetarian Easy & Yummy Oh My!
Super easy and healthy vegetarian meal. Lots of photos.
Body Maintenance or Spa Day
My mom and sister called it Body Maintenance, you might call it a Spa Day. Usually once a week on the weekend my Mom and little sister performed Body Maintenance. Body Maintenance starts with a bath, includes shaving, and tweezing your eyebrows if needed-all the stuff we do to make ourselves “purty”, but because we like to do it. It might also include polishing your nails (feet and/or hands). Sometimes it even included hair color or a facial. But the gist of it is this: Pamper yourself every once in awhile, you deserve it.
This afternoon after 2 hours of sweating at the gym, I pumped up my shower time with a pedicure and a facial mask.
I’ve been trying to make time to polish my toes for awhile, but a pedicure takes an hour or so, whether you go to a salon or I do it myself and this was the first chance I had in awhile. I prefer to do my own, not to save a few buck$, but because I do a better job than they do at a salon and I do it on my own schedule. I know there’s a lot of girls who have no idea how to or give themselves a Mani or Pedi and cannot polish their own nails and to you I say Shame on you! This is part of a woman’s basic skill set. If you’re a girl, you should learn. If you’re a mother, you should teach your daughter. Do I need to point out that the 2 best bonding opportunities mothers and daughters are shopping and a trip to the salon? And if the salon happens to be in your living room, even better.
I was fortunate enough to have a mom that was a beautician, and she taught me what tools to use and how to use them.
Basic supplies: file, nail clippers, cuticle remover, cuticle clippers, exfoliating brick, heel cream
Lotion, Bath Salt for soaking and softening. You don’t have to spend a lot of $, store brands will work fine too.
When I had my own daughters, sometimes we would have a Spa Night. This was a night when Dad was out of town. We would watch a Chick Flick, eat ice cream for supper (a glass of wine is nice too) if we wanted and give each other massages, polish each other’s nails, braid hair or whatever. I miss those nights but hope that someday I’ll get to do it again with a granddaughter or two. How do you pamper yourself?
I chose a light pink and topped it with some Glitter-natch!
You’re Celebrating What !?!
I debated with myself over posting this, but then I won and so here it tis. A few years ago seeing a void in the celebration season between Christmas/New Years and Hell is Freezing Over Day I created a wonderful week of joyous jocularity known as Joannza.
Joannza is celebrated during the week in January that contains my birthday, January 16. Commencing at sunrise on Sunday and ending at midnight on Saturday, to celebrate or commemorate Joannza all you have to do is ask: WWJD (What Would Joanne Do?) and do it. Like any holiday, Joannza involves decorations, special music, a special dinner or feast and of course sending checks, cash and your winning lottery tickets to me.
To celebrate Joannza here’s how to get started:
Clothing: Wear pink. Hot pink. All Week. It’s even better if your clothing has flamingos on it. If you just can’t stomach the pink thing (and some men have a problem with this)—wear something sparkly and shiny! A lot of people wear their platform shoes and satin shirts, dress like this and you’re definitely on the right track. Think disco and clowns!
Music: The week of Joannza just isn’t complete without, watch for it…Disco Music! For sure Disco has been around for decades, but the peak of its popularity was in the 1970s. So just remember you can’t go wrong with Bee Gees, KC & the Sunshine Band or Boz Skaggs.
Decorations: Decorating for Joannza is where this holiday really gets fun. It can be as simple as the prominent display of a photo of me in your bathroom, to a tableau of flamingos, boas, and perhaps a photo of me walking on water, surrounded by hot pink flashing lights. At my house, we tend to take the more subtle approach with a display not unlike a shrine using smaller flamingos, feathers, sequins and photos of me of course!
Then there are those that like to go all out and fill their yards with flamingos!
Food: Here’s the easiest part of Joannza, the only mandatory food for a Feast of Joannza is eating chocolate as the first course. It’s really that simple. Whether it’s a Hershey’s Kiss, Chocolate Mousse or a box of Godiva, you make the call. Add your favorite culinary delights and you have yourself an official Feast of Joannza!
So A Joyous Joannza to all! Go out have some fun, wear pink, wear sequins, play some Get Down Tonight-
eat some chocolate and don’t forget to send the cash, checks, and winning lottery tickets!
(yard of flamingos image: http://www.imagerygroup.net/blog/go-ahead-flock-your-friends/)
