Feb
7
2012
Catherine
I’ve long admired woman who wear bright red lipstick. Lips that are a whisper of vintage style and elegant class. Fashioning red hair creates a challenge when adding any additional red to your ensemble. In clothes or makeup.
My oldest daughter has beautiful porcelain skin, blond locks, crystal blue eyes and the perfect frickin’ canvas for bright color! Together we searched for the taboo color to initiate a kiss. Her color, less allusive, is the hue mastering perfection. I chose…but with hesitation. ”Blackberry” from Revlon is a deeper rich red in it’s pure form but explodes with neon brightness when applied. Where, oh where to boldly style this spiciness???
Why do woman choose this color? For fun? For fashion? To be noticed? To tempt? To live for a day now past? To deceive? To be devine? To feel confident? My girl wore her chosen color out on Saturday night. It had a definite effect on the men around her.
As for me, do I dare? Not only to wear…but for what end? Who would like to see my fashion my new color??
no comments | tags: Cosmetics, Lipstick, Red hair, Revlon | posted in Being a woman, Taboo Tip Tuesday, Woman
Nov
8
2011
Catherine
YES, this is my tip for today! I raised my daughters that every voice counts. Even more powerful is the sacrifice woman made for years…fighting to even have the right to make their thoughts know! It is our responsibility as citizens and woman to participate in the process of democracy.
When my oldest Lindsay was about 7 years old a commercial for M&M appearing during one of her television shows. It was the one with Halle Berry talking to (I think) the red M&M. She was very sensual, erotic and suggestive. I sat there thinking “Who is M&M targeting in this commercial??!!” During the Magic School Bus cartoon show?? This is a children’s show for God sake! Of course I made my thoughts known verbally and my daughter looked at me and asked “Mom, what could I do about it?” I told her she could write a letter to the Mars Corporation. Let them know how you feel about the portrayal of woman in this commercial and ask why it is running during your television show?
Both of my daughters are now of age to vote…and vote they do! Whether you agree with our governmental process, even if you believe our system is in desperate need of a hard look…it is your RESPONSIBILITY to vote! As woman, our predecessors found too long and hard for our right. Time to make you voice heard! (And if you don’t…don’t bitch about our state direction!) Your thoughts?
no comments | tags: Charlottesville Virginia, Halle Berry, Mars, Politics, respect, Woman | posted in motherhood, society, Taboo Tip Tuesday, Woman
Sep
16
2011
Catherine
Courtney is settled back at JMU! She was lucky enough to get a GREAT dorm on campus in the blue stone! Nice big room, air conditioning and she only has to share her bathroom with 3 girls. Sweet!
I’m heading to bring her back to Cville for the weekend. The first few weeks back is always an adjustment for her and I. She seems to be happy with her classes and hard at work…as usual! One thing that hasn’t changed that much since her first day of kindergarden is…the colds! The minute you put a bunch of kids together…sickness abounds. She is fighting congestion and sinus pressure. Currently she is seems to be following suit with many people in town.
Lindsay and I head to MI next week. Courtney can’t come with us due to school demands. I miss her daily and fight the urge to call her a couple times a day. Letting go when a child goes off to college is no easy task. I worry about her safety, her work load, her health… I have to push it out of my mind or it becomes consuming. So, just as in the days when I would drop her off at grade school and drive out of the parking lot I close my eyes asking God to watch over her and protect her. Until Mom can be around to help! For now, I get to enjoy her in my presence for a couple day!
If you are the Mom of a college student, how to you handle contact with your child?
- It’s so JMU (jmubethechange.wordpress.com)
no comments | tags: Colleges and Universities, James Madison University | posted in daughters, Fear, motherhood, Woman
I’ve long admired woman who wear bright red lipstick. Lips that are a whisper of vintage style and elegant class. Fashioning red hair creates a challenge when adding any additional red to your ensemble. In clothes or makeup.
