Something tells me all the change I have been recently craving and wishing for… is coming. Whether I am ready or not.

My kids and my stomach are happy.

My mirror image is not. Good God.

SO therefore, I am ready to shed some serious poundage but not really sure how when I fucking love food. That paired with latina fat genes, well. We know what that means.

This entry is a clusterfuck.

I guess it’s an update sorta thing. I need to make some changes around here starting with the shitty entries from 2004 that I left high and dry and unattended to once I tried to combine old blogs.

Bring on the new year, damnit. I got a lot of things to accomplish.

I love writing. I love blogging. So why have I put this as well as other numerous things that I love to do, on the fucking backburner?
Specificially this year?

Because, to be honest, my marriage is failing.

There. I said it.

And when one’s marriage is failing, and falling, and pieces are flying, and children are involved, you tend to let things slip away. Including your blogs, and your videos, and your writing, and your enjoyment and your joy and your pieces and parts of everyday life.

This year has sucked. Pretty damn bad. I haven’t had such a shit year, in soooo very long. I should be thankful, but as we all know, when it rains, it pours and I don’t mean a storm of cleaning rain- I mean a storm of shit.
Pretty visual- eh?

I will spare the details. I will spare the insane amount of time that this has gone on. I will spare all that stupid woe is me bullshit.

But I refuse to spare myself anymore. I have to do what I have to do. I Have to go on. And I have to enjoy life again.

I am not going anywhere, I will never let who I am, slip away anymore.

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I will close my giveaway on Wednesday 9th September at 12 midday UK time.

So make sure to get on over there and partake in the contest goodness!!

I’ve been a bit swamped with getting kids back to school, adjusting schedules, making new things for my shop, animals, everyday life, etc, etc, etc.

Also, A few of you have let me know that there is some sort of bug going on with my blog. I guess lots of people are seeking the term “Mom Jeans” and therefore they end up at my blog. (Shrugs).

Hang around, because hopefully I will get the damned ball rolling and won’t be so blog half assed about my entries.

Hurry though! There’s only 6 days left to enter!

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I for one am going to enter! How can you not?
Hmmm…. what should I do?
Blondie or Madonna? Or should I opt for an older era? Decisions Decisions!

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I am here to tell you that is NOT true.

You can definitely get some decent things that are high quality by spending a pretty penny. But you can also get decent things without breaking the bank. And lately, with this economy- I as well as many of you are all about not breaking the bank.

Here are some great budget beauty tips I have gathered from some magazines as well as my own faves from the bargain bin:

• two for one sales at your local drug stores.
  What better way to stack up on your faves?
• While we’re on that- stock up by getting BULK items. Sally’s sells alot of the bigger bottles of shampoos, conditioners, lotions. For a very low price compared to getting a bunch of bottles at a regular store.
• Amazon & Ebay sellers sell a lot of great beauty related items as well as higher end brands. Just always be sure to check the seller’s history to make sure they are trustworthy.
• Also on that topic, try out Etsy! There are a ton of new cosmetics and beauty related products being made by everyday people like you and me! What a better way to try out some vegan, home made, good beauty products? Things like cosmetics, bath and body as well as oils and candles to make your house smell good!

What are your fave ways to save money but get in on the goods? What are your fave inexpensive brands?
Email me at Maricander@gmail.com and let me know what you do to save money, but get the good stuff! I will write up your favorite brands and include a snippet from your email in my next bargain beauty post!

Fox’s morning co-anchor Steve Doocy asked David for his opinion about Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court. David replied: “I think Latina women are, I mean, it depends on the woman, but I think they are very, they have great judgment, but there are some that are just nuts. I’m just saying.”

Hmm… and then he was chased by a raving funnel cloud of Latina’s with knives, wire clothes hangers and “palitos” taken from their gardens. While whipping their weapons loudly in the air you could hear them chanting “Vamos a matar la idiota Arquetta!”… David Arquette was then beaten to death with a single blow to the head by a zapato, most likely a red heeled one, from the foot of one hot saucy Latina wearing a tight red mermaid styled dress.

Her name was Maria.
She wore a flower in her hair.

I kid.
I wish we could all beat him senselessly, just to show him how nuts we can be. And we wouldn’t be wearing no mermaid styled dresses, either.
Try dickies, man beaters, and Doc Martens.
Fucker.

He supposedly apologized for his asshat of a response:

“I would like to issue an apology for the comments I made on Fox and Friends. My intent was to be humorous and not offensive,” said Arquette, who has been in New York City this week raising awareness about U.S. hunger.

“I have nothing but love and respect for Latina women and women in general of all cultural backgrounds. What saddens me most is that it took away from the issue of Hunger in America, for which I was on the show to begin with,” he continued. “I work in a pantry in Venice California with a Hispanic women named Delpia (who has been feeding people at St. Joseph’s Center for 29 years) and she is my personal hero. Having been raised in Los Angeles I have grown up with a deep and profound love for the Latino culture.”

All Latina’s still think David Arquette is a douche.

We apologize for nothing.

For the past month or so I have the worst zits that a 35 year old woman can possibly imagine. I just don’t get it. Where the hell did this come from? I haven’t been wearing huge amounts of make up because first off, I hardly have time to get dressed with the kids home for the summer, let alone do my hair and my make up. So I rarely remember to put on moisturizer let alone a full face of the stuff I love the most.

Is it stress?
Is it hormones?
Is it pre-menopause?
OMG…. it can’t be. WTF???

I seriously have tried it all.
Vinegar. Apple cider and regular diluted acidity Woeber’s.
Neutrogena Spot on.
Queen Helene’s mint julep mask.
Witch Hazel.
Perfume free soaps.
You name it.

I’m so damned irritated over irritated skin.

It has a very disco dance feel to it and I like it. But I always love Shakira’s stuff.  And how HOT does she look on that cover?! She’s so gorgeous.

Here are the lyrics and the video that was posted on her site http://shakira.com/ :

SHE WOLF

SOS she’s in disguise
SOS she’s in disguise
There’s a she wolf in disguise
Coming out coming out coming out

A domesticated girl that’s all you ask of me
Darling it is no joke this is lycanthropy
The moon’s awake now with eyes wide open
My body’s craving so feed the hungry

I’ve been devoting myself to you Monday to Monday and Friday to Friday
Not getting enough retribution or decent incentives to keep me at it
I’m starting to feel just a little abused like a coffee machine in an office
So I’m gonna go somewhere cozy to get me a lover and tell you all about it

There’s a she wolf in the closet
Open up and set it free
There’s a she wolf in the closet
Let it out so it can breathe

Sitting across a bar staring right at her prey
It’s going well so far she’s gonna get her way
Nocturnal creatures are not so prudent
The moon’s my teacher and I’m her student

To locate the single men I got on me a special radar
And the fire department hotline in case I get in trouble later
Not looking for cute little divos or rich city guys that just want to enjoy
I’m having a very good time in the heat, very bad in the arms of a boy

There’s a she wolf in the closet
Open up and set it free
There’s a she wolf in the closet
Let it out so it can breathe

SOS she’s in disguise
SOS she’s in disguise
There’s a she wolf in disguise
Coming out coming out coming out

SOS she’s in disguise
SOS she’s in disguise
There’s a she wolf in disguise
Coming out coming out coming out

There’s a she wolf in your closet, let it out so it can breathe