Girl to Girl Reminder

You have from now until midnight tomorrow to partake in the contest I am hosting here @ chic chat. Read the updated rules HERE.

 I am going to list the names I have, pleassseeeeee email or comment me if you did everything but you are not on the list! 

Entries 

Kaliegh

Tricia

Brittany

Bridgett

Bernadette

Linda

Emily

Amy

Nancy

Brandi

Your name can be on here!! Hurry :)

I will do the drawing this coming Monday the 4th of May.

 

Get That Look...

So, fellow Chic Chat author Brittany got me hooked on watching vlogs... in particular, watching makeup vlogs!

I love Lauren Conrad's (of MTV's The Hills) simple yet sophisticated eye makeup look. I have tried to replicate it at home, but always have difficulty applying liquid eyeliner the right way.


Unfortunately, the best video that I found on how to do this isn't embeddable (meaning I can't post it here on our blog), but I wanted to give a link to a great video on achieving this fun and flirty eye makeup look. I think it's a great spring trick!


Again, I apologize for not being able to have the video right in this entry, but this really was the best video that I saw on YouTube for this!


CLICK HERE to check out the video!


Personally, I've never tried false eyelashes (mine are actually pretty long), but I think her trick would be fun for a night out or special occasion :)

Sex and the City Star.. EXPECTING TWINS

I heard this news just now on CNN and was happy to hear it! Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband are expecting twin girls from a surrogate mother :) How awesome would it be to have those parents plus a twin sister! I wonder how young they will be when she dresses them in stilettos? I loved her and Sex in the City. First off she is from my city and attended Cincinnati School of Performing Arts (along with George Clooney) But mainly the show was therapy for me when I was single and living on my own for the first time a few years back. I would pop open a Smirnoff Ice and watch my show, (I bought the 200 DVD collection). 

Congrats Sarah and Matthew!

At home smoothie

My girlfriend and I went to Snappy tomato pizza for lunch today and PIGGED! Its fine to do every once in awhile. They have a buffet (all you can eat) for 6.99 + salad bar, yummy! I am still full, so for dinner I am going to make a :

"Belly trimming smoothie"

1/2 c of 1% milk

2 Tbsp low-fat vanilla yogurt

1/2 c frozen orange juice concentrate

1/2 banana

1/2 c whole strawberries

1/2 c cubed mango

2 tsp vanilla whey-protein powder

3 iced cubes YUMMY!

whip in blender until smooth, 

makes two servings

153 cal 1g fat 31g carbs,7g protein 

I'm sure you can sub the fruit for your fav, and if no protein some peanut butter. 

Wanted to share recipe :) 

Pretty. Much. Sucks.

Face it. We've all been there. The sore boobs, the bloated abdomen, the bitchy attitude, the NEED for all things sweet...especially chocolate, the swollen fingers and toes, the cramping, the pimples, and the headaches.

About a week before menstruation, I'm a hot mess. You'd think, being 33 years old, I'd be past the pimple stage.

You'd be wrong.

You'd also figure, wearing a DD cup size, that my boobs couldn't get any bigger.

Unfortunately, again you'd be wrong.

Since most of you know me and have for quite some time, you might also assume that the idea of Boo as a bitch is comical.

Trust me...when I'm PMS'ing, I can get my 'bitch on' with the best of them. Just ask Doug.

While PMS'ing, I also bloat up like a damn whale, believe chocolate is 1000 times better than sex, and suddenly feel like humping a pillow. Go figure. Some days I feel like my eyes are going to pop out of my head from the pressure of my headache. That's always a fun feeling.

And if the kids misbehave? Woe is them. Misbehave at your own risk, chillun's.

And then....just when you think the worst is over, you start bleeding. The cramping begins. Your body starts smelling like a dirty foot. You then either A) stuff a rectangular piece of cotton up your vajayjay and itch like a mofo or B) walk around with a boxy couch between your legs.

Fun times. Fun times.

Nothing is better than feeling as if you've sprung a leak in your most intimate of body parts.

Especially when big clots are coming out too.

Too much information?

Perhaps.

But hey, this is REAL womanhood.

Our only pass is pregnancy. A free 9-months with no PMS, no bleeding, and no cramping.

"Umm....hey Doug? Wanna make me pregnant again?"

Okay, perhaps I sound a bit neurotic about PMS/menstruation. But give a girl a break! I started my period at age 9. Yes...NINE. Even worse? I was wearing a blue jean mini-skirt and standing on stage at my then church when my body decided to fast forward into puberty.

Embarrassing much?

Share my embarrassment, won't you? Help Boo feel not so alone.

• What do you gals do for PMS?
• What symptoms do you usually have?
• Can you wear tampons without the incessant itching and scratching?
• And lastly, how old were you when you started?

Let's hear some stories, ladies! :D

How much is too much--How do we respond?

OK ladies, we've ALL been there. When that creepy guy is staring a little over kill, flirting, touchy, getting fresh and  uncomfortableness. 

So how much is too much flirting, and the proper response? I've taken mental notes of all the instances I can remember of these type of "run ends" that have happened with my friends and I. Anywhere from bars to the super market at 7 a.m. Some of them act polite, some just roll eyes and try to remove one self, others will laugh and play along, and  lastly there was one that kicked him in his nuts.

 I think I was the smile & roll eyes/remove type. However, with age I have been able to handle these situations A LOT better. I actually remember saying recently "Thanks but no thanks." Or "I appreciate it but I do not feel comfortable." I grew up without a true father figure so at times I felt either REALLY superior to men or very inferior. It can be very uncomfortable when someone is invading your space and you are a young shy girl. I think as women we have the natural instinct to "feel" a man moving in on us like a hawk, especially when it is unwanted.

What reasonable advice do you give these girls? Hell what advice do you give the girls that play along and don't care? They probably care unconsciously. I know it depends on the situations and all but just be general, play along and be honest. I know we all aren't over or under confident. 

If you have this situation on a daily basis please know you have options! Speak up, you are a important person and you deserve better!! I'm just talking mainly about first run in instances, but list any you feel. That is just horrible to know this happens to people day in and day out. I wish there was something that could be done effectively!

Oh No She Didn't!

Lady GaGa sweety, I love you as do most.
You've got a killer hit with Poker Face and Just Dance, but babydoll.......No hunny.....no!

Save Money On Jewelry Cleaning

Most already know this money saving trick.
But I know some don't so I thought I'd share.

You don't have to take your jewelry to the jewelers or buy those expensive jewelry cleaner chemicals to get your Jewelry clean. You can clean your jewelry yourself with something that everyone has in their bathrooms.

Supplies:

• Hot Water
• Toothpaste
• Toothbrush
• Dirty Jewelry

Instructions:
Get jewelry wet and brush the jewelry just as if you were brushing your teeth, be sure to get every angle, crack, stone, craves. Rinse with Hot water and pat dry.

My Pink Topaz and Diamond Ring was getting cloudy and dingy, it was time to clean it. So I thought I'd do a before and after with it so you can see the difference.
I did not alter the photos in any way to make the before and after results!













Yes, My ring is 100% real gold, Diamonds and Pink Topaz.
This home cleaning method does not harm your metals and stones in any way.

Victoria's Secret Rant

I love Victoria's Secret. I love their cosmetic products as well as their panties, bras and lingerie. But something about their way of business just pisses me off to the point where I HATE to go in there.

Let me start off my rant with this...
Is it just me or do you ladies HATE it when you walk into a store, of any kind and you are Overly Greeted? They do this at Bath and Body Works and Yankee Candle as well. They give you the usual "Hi How are you today" but then that's followed by an instant swarm of what sales they have what products they love and "have you tried this and this and that?"

This is especially annoying when you just walked into the store to browse.

Or even worse, when they ask if they can help you find something right when you set foot in the store. Now don't you think that most customers always find a sales clerk if they need one, WHEN THEY NEED ONE? For me there is nothing worse than being swarmed by a sales clerk the moment I set foot into a store!

I always do the 5 panties for $25.00 at Victoria's Secret.
I like the quality of Victoria's.
I'm a Large in their Panties...but tell me something, why do they stop at Large? I think that's just wrong! Shouldn't they offer their stuff to Women that are XL and above? Isn't that basically telling you that if you don't fit into our Panties then you are not worthy of our business? For me that's WRONG! In the end telling women that are above their Large size that they aren't beautiful too!

What's even worse is how the Victoria's Secret ladies will look at you up and down as you look through their stuff, thinking in their heads "what is she doing in here?"

Again, to me....WRONG!

I think that they should offer to women of all sizes!
Isn't this a form of discrimination?
Why should ones weight label them as worthy or unworthy, beautiful or not beautiful!

Part of me almost wants to stop buying their Panties and such, just because of this. Unless they have a Plus Size section somewhere that I don't know about. But I've never seen one.
Are they telling Plus size women that they can't be sexy too?

I know a lot of Moms that can't fit into Victoria's Secret. Simply because they are the most beautiful, they are Moms. I shake my head. Why can't society treat all women equal?

So I say to all ladies that are bigger than Victoria's Secret...
To those who have dedicated their lives to their Children and gained a few extra pounds along the way...YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!! Don't let a famous Lingerie Store tell you any different!

Order Is In!

I don't think I could promote this lady and her products enough!
I got my package today and I was so impressed by her kindness and personal touches.
She even left me a hand written note of thanks!



I did get a chance to try the Carmel Latte Lip balm after I finished the quick Vlog.
Ohhhhh MYYYY GOD!!!
If you don't have tons of money to buy a whole bunch of stuff from her, Just GET the Carmel Latte Lip Balm!!!
She will have my order for this stuff for years to come! I don't know how she does it, but this is the BEST lip balm I've ever come across in my 27 years of life!

Official Chic Chat Tanks

The ladies here at Chic Chat will soon be seen wearing the official Chic Chat Tank Tops!
Seen below:


Front says Chic Chat Girl with the Blog address below


Back has your name and a Sexy Silhouette girl above it


After us girls receive ours we will be offering them out to the public!
They are $19.99 a piece with $3.00 Shipping and Handling
Total of $23.00

Sizes Available:
Adult Small to Adult 2X

When these are available I will post the order form here on Chic Chat.

Hobbies

So I wanted to share a hobby Beau and I have together. Photography. We finally got a membership to deviantArt like my girl Brittany! Thanks for introducing that site dear. I've been bugging him to finish some pictures to put on there s owe could join. Our name is "Mpkat" if you search us. Nothing is posted yet. Here are just a few pics we plan to. What do you think? I'm going on a limb here posting these, I'm very sensitive about pictures of me, fyi. I figured if he is going to put them up for public, wanted to show my girls first!! As always DO NOT take these pictures without permission, this is our work.

Let me know what you think, and also please share some *sober* free hobbies you and yours have, we are looking for more!

Took some to put downstairs by the pool table

Hello cleveage! This WILL not be going on myspace or facebook just here and there :)

Bernadette - VWI

VWI : Vlogging While Intoxicated.

It's Friday night...and that means breaking out a refreshing alcoholic beverage.
Okay, it was Friday night, technically it's Saturday morning. ...but anyhow. I can't get too far away from topic or I'll never get back...

This weekend I'm going to introduce Ladies Night to Chic Chat! Chris, my baby daddy, is going to do a weekly drink vlog for us here. More on that in the Vlog...

Please do excuse any drunken-ness...it is only drunken-ness.

**Chris just came home when I was loading this and laughed his ass off!**





Links: Tastefully Simple

Wife Swap

OK so who watches this show?
(raising hand)

I'm sorry but I find this show hilarious!
The good thing is usually, at least 60% of the time each couple learns SOMETHING from the other couple that they carry with them, and that's a good thing. But god is it good entertainment. Some of the shit that these families do astounds me!

Most of the time I have that "GET OUT" look on my face.

Mothers that pay no attention to their kids or use their kids as slaves basically or there was one episode where the parents had a serious weird addiction to Sweeping, not with a broom....Sweepstakes....entering and winning sweepstakes. they would make their kids go out and collect bottle caps from bottles that had contests. They would spend their days on the computer entering codes and such....WTF???

I've seen so many episodes that it would take forever to give my 2 cents on each one...but have you watched Wife Swap? your thoughts, opinions and or favorite episode?

Extend THIS

I love Britney as all of you know!
But this made me laugh. The poor girls Hair extensions came out at one of her recent shows!
Watch carefully as she's hoisted up into the air by an aerialist...



What are everyone's thoughts on Extensions??
Yay or nay? Tacky or classy? Right or wrong?

They even have Eyelash extensions out there that you get put on that last for months. My question is How the hell do those stay on? How do you put those on?



I dunno part of me says Nay on the extensions but then again part of me says they are a good idea for switching up looks. I know people like Paris Hilton and Britney have made them a YAY thing, but aren't they expensive? I know the Extension hair line by Paris Hilton isn't exactly cheap. I guess maybe part of me would feel "fake" walking around pretending my long hair was my own. I would feel like I couldn't take credit for it even if it did look fabulous.

National Volunteer Week

National Volunteer week is this week. I didn't know until I reported to my weekly volunteer @ Cincinnati Children's Hospital. They honored us with a goodies bag and some notes from the Children.

I wanted to honor anyone who reads this blog and volunteers, anywhere. Volunteering is very important! It doesn't matter what you do, whether its at your child's school, hospital,nursing home, park,library,charity event etc. Everyone should try to just do a few hours a week to give back to their community. I say choose whatever you are passionate or comfortable with. Not only are you giving back but BELIEVE me it is such a great feeling for me to go to that hospital once a week and be with the kids who shouldn't have to be there.

 I think it would be a great positive feeling for you as well. It can even be only 2 hrs a week, whatever you have time for. 

Anyway, salute to all the Volunteers' out there :) You truly are one of America's greatest assets! Please share if you do, or if you are going to where you'd like to. Or any charity event you take part of. 

Nail Rant video 2

This is hilarious, Tricia shared this with me, said it reminded her of my nail lady ! (it does big time of her at the end!) 

I was eating lunch as I was watching this & almost choked laughing, enjoy! 

Thanks Tricia!

Luxurious Meow Meows

Cass Vlogs : Nail RANT

I cracked up after watching this, I'm sooo out of it today!! Enjoy :) Off to nap!

Vlog Watching Tips

I got an email asking me a technical question about Vlogs and YouTube.
She asked me if it was just her computer or was it YouTube or what but when she watches Vlogs or any Youtube video for that matter, it's a little bit choppy and or blurry and was there a solution to this.

Yes, there is!
Once a Video is 100% done uploading, YouTube gives you the option to watch the video in HQ (High Quality) You will see this button on the bottom of the YouTube video where the controls are. Click on the little HQ button and you will see the video you are watching at it's best quality! There is a significant difference!

If the HQ button is not there when you are watching the video, Youtube has not completed the final Processing of the video and you can check back later.
If the HQ button never shows, The Video itself cannot be upgraded to HQ so Youtube will not offer it.

Also those of you who have YouTube Accounts. You can set your account to always play videos for you in HQ. Go to Account Settings then to Playback Setup and choose:
I have a fast connection. Always play higher-quality video when it's available.

I watch all videos in HQ.
It's only fair to the Vlogger to watch his or her video as it was meant.

I hope that helps some of you out!