Tapioca!

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When reading old British novels, I’m sometimes jealous of characters who receive “hampers“. The Little Princess got them, I know, as did James Herriot…. did Harry Potter ever get a hamper? Anybody?

Last week, my Mom and sister sent me a queen-size package full of candy, clothes, music, toys, beauty samples, novelties, a [...]

Do You Shampoo?

Now that I have several inches of hair, shampoo is on my mind. Whee!

RECOMMENDED READING:

*Bill Bunn explains What’s Really In Your Shampoo. Startling stuff.

*Allison Aubrey presents shampoo’s history in tells us When It Comes to Shampoo, Less Is More from npr.com. Be sure to study the final paragraph.

EXPERIMENTATION:

Over the [...]

Hands Down Worst Purchase of 2009

Of all the numbskulled, senseless “Wait, what?!” things I bought last year, The Hands Down Worst Purchase of 2009 was…

… two pair of Leg Avenue peachy-flesh-toned fishnet thigh-high stockings. I love fishnets, and I thought thigh-highs might suit me better than standard pantyhose.

 In the words of Fastball, “How could I have ever been so blind?”

PRODUCT REVIEW: These Leg Avenue stockings come in one [...]