Let's talk pads

Not me or my mother

I don't get out much these days due to the cold, my recovering abdomen and my general loser-ness. However, my mother and I did have a rousing discussion about the shoulder pad craze. All this time, I thought that shoulder pads were only donned with blazers and dresses, and that they were usually sewn in to the clothing.

Turns out - prepare yourself! - that women wore separate shoulder pads underneath everything, including basic T-shirts. And, as me mum confessed to doing herself, some people double padded. The insanity, I tell you!

And despite the sheer craziness of it all, my mom thinks that shoulder pads will be the next trend to reappear, albeit in a more modern form. (My mom has asked me to clarify here that it's not her wish, but her prediction.) But I just can't envision a return of women looking like NFL players.

So what do you think will be the next recycled fashion trend?

(Please don't say teased bangs ... seriously.)

HTT - Hair Edition

Let's spare no feelings here and get down to a nitty-gritty Hot Topic.

No, it's not abortion or euthanasia. It's more serious.

Which is better, long hair or short hair?

'Cause I have to be honest, long hair almost always looks prettier to me, but I'm a short hair gal at heart.

When I'm fat, however, I have a hard time sporting short locks as they accentuate my chipmunk cheeks, also known as "Do you have marshmallows in there?"

But when I'm decently average, I can't help but have a bob, though I've sported everything from a pixie to shag - not always by choice.

Now I face the dilemma of having a bob whilst pregnant. And since I'm still loaded up with cysts, I'm looking about FIVE months pregnant at only 14 weeks. So I'm trying to decide if I should maintain my shorter 'do or grow it out to spare my face.

What are your thoughts on hair? 'Cause I know some people blatantly refuse to even try out short hair, which I either interpret as a sign of conceitedness or fear. And then there is the fact that so many "older" women insist on having short hair when they would probably look just as good or better with a shoulder-length 'do.

Where do you stand on this crucial issue?

Is your hair short or long?

And why?

Go.

Happy Hallow-weiner!

So the big day is here.

Whether or not I like Halloween's color scheme is no longer important because I do love me a good costume.

So spill - what are you and your chittlins going as this year?

Shhh, don't tell, but Mr. Dub is going to take advantage of his overgrown curls and dress as Napoleon Dynamite. I will be going as his main squeeze, Deb, while Miss Dub will round up the theme as a mini Pedro, complete with mustache.

Pictures will come tomorrow, of course, but please do link to yours today if you already have some. (And most "together" moms do, but I've never claimed to be one.)

Oh, and for the record, you CANNOT find a fanny pack at Goodwill or Salvation Army these days. Apparently, they know that no one, even in the direst of circumstances, will purchase such a figure-unflattering item. Walmart, however, carries an entire section. So, no worries, I'll be sporting an FP with glee, but only because it's a costume. I almost dislike fanny packs as much as I detest the mini-backpack. What was with that trend?


p.s. Prefer a treat to a trick? Then click here for my review on these infant shoes. Seriously, I love them! Like, I tried to marry them, but apparently that's illegal in Illinois.

They're sooo in!

I know, I know, it's already past noon, and I've yet to blog.

But I'm having some blogger's block.

And the only thing I can think to share is what an editor once told me when we were brainstorming story ideas for the home & garden section.

HER: "You know what is sooo in right now?"

ME: (Enthusiastically.) "What?"

HER: "Staircases."

ME: (Blank stare.)

I mean, aren't staircases somewhat of a necessity when one needs to get from one floor to another? Or have they been merely decorative all this time, and I'm the only fool who doesn't know another way to transport myself between stories?

We had a similar conversation later that year when brainstorming for a feature story.

HER: "You know what is sooo in right now?"

ME: (Less enthusiastically.) "What?"

HER: "Being a mom."

ME: (Blanker stare.)

Yeah, I'm pretty sure being a mom isn't a trend. And if it is, then its heyday was the mid-1800s. In which case, being a mom makes you an antique. Or retro. Or way too tired to blog.

What else is sooo in right now?