So many Caitlins, and yet at the time (I have this on the authority of my Mom) you could not find a single one of those ‘customized name plates’ for bedroom doors with the name Caitlin in any form of spelling.

I can’t hate people with the name, but I do side-eye the parents a bit.

You give ‘em hell, girl! I thought that I was being utterly original 32 years ago when I named my beautiful baby girl Caitlin (not a drop of Irish in us, sadly) because it looked and sounded so lovely as names go. Much to my and her dismay, she went through school with a plethora of Kaitlyns, Katelyns, Catelyns,…

Caitlin is the traditional Irish spelling, and it looks and sounds beautiful....the reason I named my gorgeous baby girl Caitlin 32 years ago.

I got that reference, and am still bitter that my name was never ever called.

That is a wonderful, lovely memory to have of your mother at that time. I recall my Mom and Great-Aunt doing the same thing and they looked so gorgeous, but another favorite memory preceding was of the two of them with fabric and patterns all layed out as they were making the dresses and chatting together with the…

I pretty much want all those shoes except this pair, for exactly your reason.

Sorrelli Jewelry makes some of the most blinged out statement necklaces I have ever seen. I love perusing their site. Another good site for big bling is Isharya. I love them both, and will admit to purchasing rings and earrings from them. I don’t have chutzpah for the statement necklaces, though.

Then you were forced to free-hand the line, which didn’t always work so well.

Grandmas who were young women in wartime were all frikkin’ badass, as far as I’m concerned. Those gals ran on pure energy, not energy drinks, and had more ways to ‘make do’ creatively than any current fashion mag could tout. They really are the unsung heroes.

A lot of people on forums today feel the same way as you. I actually don’t. In an hour of saying goodbye to characters we have known for 8 years, and seeing them wrapped up with little bows as they go forward I really enjoyed the phone conversation between Peggy and Stan. It was a throwback to a classic 60’s film and…

Thank you! I have never been a Betty hater, but I cannot understand all the comments about how brave and selfless she is in the face of her lung cancer. To me, Betty was being 100% pure Betty, focusing on how she wanted to be laid out, her outfit, her hair, etc. Pure Betty, and I love that they stayed true to that.…

What you did there, I see it.

LOVE Grace and the September Issue. Grace can wear whatever the hell she wants to the frou-frou Gala and still be more glamorous than a good portion of the half-dressed women there. You watch, next year the Gala will be a pj event because of Grace.

She really did win the gene pool, didn’t she? A stunning young woman.

I have strayed once or twice, but L’Oreal Voluminous is my bff. I like the million lash brush they have now, because it can find those teeny lashes and therefore not make me look like a plucked chicken.

None of these lips required contouring. They are already lovely and full. Maybe if the examples had started with thin lips, or thin upper+normal lower, or even wtfhappened when did I get old lady lips like mine, then the techniques would make more sense.

Funny, when I was younger (57 here) I was all about the eyeshadows/blushers. Now I am all about a really good day and night cream and a mascara that won’t make me look panda by noon. I have combo oily/normal skin and have fallen hard for Korres pomegranate balancing cream gel moisturizer for day time, and their heaven…

And you are correct about the build up over time. Mr Bouchie happens to prefer the big fat bath towels with liquid Downy in the wash, but about once a month I put them through a sani-steam cycle with no fabric softener and a little vinegar in the water instead.

I know the kind of freak out you are talking about. I would probably drown because I would be so busy squeeing and crying and trying to pet the sweet manatee. I had a similar problem scuba diving in Mexico. No air tank big enough can withstand a grown ass woman who has suddenly become an excited 4 year old.