Look good, feel good

This saying always makes me think of my roommate in college who would shower, curl her hair and put on a prom dress to take her exams.  Her reasoning was that if you look your best you will do your best.  Some connection psychologically between an effort in appearance and performance.  I never tested her theory in college (she, incidentally? always aced her exams) but I do believe there is some truth to "look good, feel good".  Especially when you don't feel like it.

Love,

Kristen

Love this of Katie.  Chugging Mucinex with showgirl makeup and hair in curlers.  She is not a quitter.

Katie can sing

When I met Katie twenty years ago she was a singer/songwriter.  I have since heard her sing in many venues and she consistently blows my doors off.  Katie, I am calling you out.  Dust off those pipes.

Love,
Kristen

I know you are in India.

Two beads away from a disaster

As you know, I love bling.  Sparkles, beading, sequins, etc..  When I went to pick up my pre-sale Pradas, they had all of the shoes down in the lingerie/swim dept at Saks.  I started checking out the pool cover ups. They were these gorgeous, floor length get ups.  They were all adorned with beading and sequins....but something was off. I couldn't put my finger on it until a couple of gals started pulling them off the rack speaking in a language I could not put my finger on.

It is a FINE line between looking fabulous and looking like a Shah's of Sunset cast member.  (disclaimer:  I don't care where you come from but these women were like the gals with the french manicured overgrown toenails in chanel flip flops-insert vomit here)

So Designers, take note, know when to say when.

Love,
Katie

Tip of the day

I may have mentioned this but I don't know because we don't have an intern checking the freaking hundreds of rambling posts on this site but it's very important and true so I don't mind repeating myself.  If you or anyone you love/like has the hiccups you can be the hero and cure them with this simple tip.  Have them hold their breath and count in their mind to infinity.  Suck the juice from a wedge of lemon or lime.  It NEVER fails.  If it fails you I want to hear about it!  Because I do have another hiccup trick up my sleeve but it is creepy and I try not to pull it out.

Love,
Kristen

Yeongeorul malsum halsu isseoyo?

 

Curiosity and humor tend to rule my life.  I like to know the how and why of things, and I REALLY appreciate a good chuckle.  Both would motivate me to take Korean language classes.   Like, WTF are the Korean ladies giggling about while I sit in the pedi chair? That...and there's nothing funnier than whitey, white girl busting out in Asian-speak.  Love, Noods

Tis the Season!

There is nothing that gets me going faster than shoe sale season.  You walk down Wilshire Blvd and there is Barneys, Neimans and Saks RIGHT in a row... and all with the most glorious kicks around 40% off.

In the last two days, this happened:

This is way better than baby Jesus's birthday or that 9 day candle lighting holiday.   Thank you sale season.

Love,
Katie

Here we go again

At 5 am I heard someone enter our house.  Then I heard a kitchen drawer open (the knife drawer obviously). Heart pounding, I went down the stairs to find... my husband (who had left 30 minutes earlier for work) in the kitchen.

Me:  "What the what?!"

Him: "My ride didn't come."

Me: "Oh (long breath-regulating pause).  What are you going to do?"

Him: "Have a cup of coffee..?"

Me: "My neck hurts.  Do you think it's meningitis?"

Him:  Blank stare.  Sad head shake.

See, that's what you get when you encounter me at 5 am.

Love,
Kristen