*I forgot to give credit to Krista for sending me the great picture*
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Ok, you know of my deep love of Twitter. The Bloggess (TeamJenny in here, Yo!) found this gem. Now, if you don't tweet, or have kids nearby, or don't like bad language, don'y watch, m'K? You were warned.
Ok, now, let's do another game in the comments, K? Tell me if you had to be a charactor from Sesame Street who would you be and why? Oh, come on, you've so thought about it. Yes, you have!
Y'all know I'm a Southern gal. We southerners have strange traditions: moon pies, an affinity for wearing bright colors, and a strange love of all hair & beauty products. I lean toward the heavy handed in my love for beauty products, but I try to control myself!
This edition of fight the frump is all about the eyes -the good, the bad & the ugly!
Did you know husbands often report that their wives eyes are are their favorite and most beautiful part of their wives? And all this time I thought Mr. Smartypants was a breast man! (I see you shaking your head, Miss Thing. I'm a married woman, I can too say that! How'd you think I ended up with five kids? )
First let's explore the ugly-
Every spring we are inundated with "spring fashion forecasts". Be strong, Friends of Fussy, do not be tricked into buying new crap shades!
The smokey eye looks so sexy on the celebrities, I know, I know. Let's face the truth, it won't work in real life.
If you saw your friend, Betty Lou, with black liner all over her face, buying diapers and jumbo tube socks at Target -wouldn't you giggle?
I can achieve the same look at 5am when I was too lazy didn't remove my mascara the night before. It ain't pretty, friends! Hello, heroin chic, anyone?
Finally, colors -just say no to bright colors. The evil, sent by the devil himself, cosmetic marketers will tell us that a certain shade accentuates our eye color. Lies, lies and more lies! Cover your ears and run to your neutrals for cover!
I can't even imagine what y'all will come up with this week. If you do not enter a caption in the contest, please let me know which captions are your favorites, mmm'k?
Sure, I've spoken of my favorite band often here on my little ol' site. But you will have to forgive me, I haven't told my readers the real truth behind my affection for the Christian rockers, Third Day.
You may have heard the rumors or you may have seen the blurry paparazzi photos. Forgive me for hiding the real story behind the band.
Yes, it is true, I am the secret member of Third Day.
We had to keep my ability to RAWk on the down low because we worried that fans would be confused by a frizzy haired suburban mother of 5 being the secret to the Third Day sound.
I am left with only my happy memories of our old days.
Ok, seriously, I love this band and love the brand spankin' new CD, Revelations. This post is part of Third Day's Fun Linky promoting the new release.
For my readers who think they may not be "in to" Christian music, go buy this CD. I promise, you will love it. They rawk. Before my beloved Hubs became a Christian I used to sneak in Third Day into our CD player between Blues Traveler and Allman Brothers CDs. Hubs loved it, even before he loved the message. Good stuff!
Love to all mah friends- new & old, Alli
PS- Congrats to Mark & Stephanie on the birth of their second daughter. What a wonderful blessing.
Y'all, these were so funny that my handsome lesser-half, Mr. Smartypants, almost couldn't pick his favorite 10 entries. They were all so funny. The winner of this week's contest will win these earrings. Good luck.
**Wonderful, beautiful Feedreaders Click over to see the poll. ;)**
Ok, this one is way inappropriate. ((Fussy hides under the covers)) But I knew this photo would inspire such brilliant snark and witty gems. I had to post it. Forgive me fainthearted readers. ;)
Now go Name that Inappropriate Photo. If you want to make it in the top 10 be sure to keep it under 12 words (or so) and keep it clean.If you don't have a caption, please let me know which one(s) you like.
**Good news- we drove to Nashville, found a house, managed to rent it with the 5 monkeys in tow and then drove back to Knoxville last night. Woot! Bad News- I totally got lost in Twittergate 2008 and was too lazy to do a decent Fight the Frump. So, without anything of use to provide, what was I to do? I dug deep in the archives to give y'all a laugh.Enjoy!**
The whole mommy-blogging internet is on fire with truthful self-portraits. You roll out of bed and take a photo in your bathroom mirror. Her royal bloggy highness, Sweetney, started in all with this post. It's no secret that I hate to be left out. But, could I really do it? Am I that brave?
I had to think about it.
I would like to portray myself like, oh I don't know, say... Heidi Klum. All supa-fab and gorgeous. I know the wonderful Friends of Fussy wouldn't let me put on airs. I would get a virtual smackdown from my readers for being a fraud!
Well, there are little things called legalities. Heidi's attorneys say I can't pretend to be her or they'll file that lawsuit...
Bummer, there goes that idea.
What could a self-respecting, attention-grabbing, semi-shameless Mommy Blogger do?
I was forced to to make a decision.
Could I overcome my vanity, my fragile ego and my shallow sense of self and put an actual photo first thing in the morning on my site for thousands to see?
I did it! Here I am first thing in the morning.
No make-up, no hairbrush, no photoshopping.
Wait for it.
Wait for it...
What? You thought Mrs. Fussypants would really join in? Pshaw!
I thought y'all knew me better than that!
Now, it is up to you, save the Friday Fight the Frump, and give some brilliant frump fighting ideas. Remember to give your name and topic on the first line and specific URL on the second. And, of course, link back here.
What? You thought I didn't notice how lovely you look today? Looking great, baby! Rawr Rawr!
Love, Fuss
**Please link up in the comment section. Lately, our favorite boyfriend, MR. Linky, keeps dying on us. I am so sorry. Sometimes he & Typepad do not get along. I'll contact Mr. Linky for help! ;)**
I'll announce the winner of the jewelry on Monday. Sorry I didn't publish the poll yesterday. I'm recovering from some hellacious food poisoning. I have no idea what I ate, but it tried to kick my trash, if you know what I mean. ( thanks to my homegirl, Chilihead, for that funny phrase! )
That's right, interwebz, I am publicly feeling sorry for myself. In all honesty, it is my excuse for not answering my billionty emails. I promise I am not ignoring you, I'm just so far behind. I do love you so much!
I'm working on the redesign & relaunch of Blissfully Domestic. Karla and I are bringing in so many talented and wonderful women to contribute. Seriously, not to brag or anything, but my magazine RAWKS! The brilliance of the women who contribute humbles me.
Also, HomeschoolHacks is moving under the umbrella of Blissfully Domestic. I am picking some wonderful Homeschool moms to contribute there. If you would like to be considered, please email me.
Whew, are you still awake? Sorry about all the business notes, how about something funny?
Or, if you are a really twisted soul, like me, who isn't easily offended you will love this-
