Have you seen this segment in Us Magazine? They take photos of two celebrities, wearing the same or virtually the same outfit, and then give a description of accessories, dates, exact makers of the apparel, etc.
You, the reader, can then vote on which celeb wore it best.
For example, here’s one pitting sister against sister last summer with Kim and Kloe Kardashian.
Who wore it best? Image from US Weekly.
Now, I am by no means a celebrity, but I did recently come across a famous star wearing virtually the same bathing suit that I wore last summer.
I’m almost afraid to ask you to tell me what you think, but feel free to leave me a comment below.
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What’s up with Buzz? Did he see M.I.A.’s unscripted flip of the bird during the Superbowl’s Halftime Show?
Is he as mad as I am that we have another funk in the house (poor Joey has Strep throat with fun extras like puking and 104 fevers)?
Or maybe he’s mad that we’re out of wine…that’s an empty wine rack behind him. I keep the red wine there, but alas, the fridge is empty too. This house seems to also be missing soda, chocolate and anything else that might make the last three days bearable.
So no, Buzz, there will be no buzz. But I might join you in a end of day flip of the bird. It might not taste as good as wine, or make my sick kid better any faster, but it sure makes me feel a little better!
Ever felt like having a grown up tantrum? Go ahead! Let it out! I’m not judging!
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Anyway, onto the main event. If you’re looking to give the best-worst gift this year, want a gag gift that will surpass all others, I hope that you’ll consider the following:
1. The Ostrich Pillow. Have you ever had one of those days at work where you just wanted to stick your head, and possibly hands, into a sack and take a nap? Well, have I got the product for you! The Ostrich Pillow provides a cozy, dark, cushioney cave for your head and hands that fits right on your desk! It’s not conspicuous and provides the perfect portable retreat for that much needed mid-day siesta. Just don’t stay in there too long, I’m not completely certain it’s suitable for breathing.
2.Canned Unicorn Meat. Forget Spam! Get some canned meat with some Sparkle! For just 12.99 you can get 14oz of canned unicorn meat! That’s right this magical canned meat has crunchy horn bits in every bite! Made up of ground up wishes, dreams, smiles, magic and more, you’ll taste the enchantment in every bite. Perfect to dip or spread on sandwiches. You’ll be shitting sparkles and farting pink bubbles with this glittery meat. Seriously, I have no idea if this is edible, but I’m telling my kids it’s what I did to the Unicorn that shit on my dining room carpet in August.
3. Jersey Shore Christmas Tree Ornaments. Nothing puts me in the holiday spirit quite like The Jersey Shore. The poofy hair, spray tans, slutty clothes, and FIST PUMPS! Now, that’s what I’m talking about. HSN has this fabulous Jersey Shore 3-piece Ornament Set featuring The Situation, Snooki and DJ Pauly D ready to hang on your tree. Perfect, they say, for fans of the show, the soulless, and perfect for the person who has everything. All for just 24.95!
4. The Daddle.Traditional rocking horses are so boring! Thank goodness there’s the Daddle! That’s right, Dads (or Moms), get down on all fours and have some real fun with your kids. This saddle is soft, washable and a great way to interact with kids ages 2-6. All for just $55!
5. Clip on LED Lights for Glasses. Do you know someone who likes to work in the dark, has poor vision, and wouldn’t dare wear something as ridiculous as a head lamp? Well, why not try out the stylish and functional LED clip on Lights for Glasses! Super bright LED lights will really brighten someone’s holiday!
6. Essential Travel Reserve a Spot in Heaven Kit. Remember all the questions I had about The Rapture? What to wear? What to bring? Well, had I known for the low price of just $14.79 that I could reserve a spot in heaven, I wouldn’t have stressed at all. With your purchase you’ll receive an official Reserve-a-Spot-in-Heaven reservation certificate, an official Reserve-a-Spot-in-Heaven identification card, their informational guide to help you navigate your way (no GPS required here), and the best part about this product…it comes with a 100% money back guarantee if your reservation is not accepted! source.
7. Limited Edition Talking Honey Badger Dolls. Okay, I’m going to be honest, I love honey badger. I wish I could be more like honey badger, but I bet there are lots of people who wouldn’t appreciate such a terrible gift. Is that Lucy Lawless enjoying wine with hers? I have no idea where to buy a Limited Edition Talking Honey Badger Doll, but if it’s real somebody better buy me one!
8. Bacon Cologne. Now I love bacon as much as the next guy, probably more actually, but is this taking it too far? Well, I’ll leave that up to you. For just $36 you can smell like bacon grease all day.
9. Chum Buddy. Know someone who is terrified of sharks? Well, next to immersion therapy and getting them in a shark cage in the ocean, this is the best thing. The Chum Buddy sleeping bag/body pillow, available at Sears for the low, low price of $608 at the time of this post, can accommodate up to a five foot victim, I mean, sleeping person. Perfect also for scaring the hell out of young children.
10. The Japanese Snuggie. Giving the Chum Buddy a run for it’s money is the Japanese Snuggie. Forget the standard Snuggie…don’t even mention the newer Forever Lazy products, this bad boy takes the cake. The problem with those other products is that your arms get cold. This wearable sleeping bag will keep you warm and cozy to -20 degrees. Okay, I’m not sure if that last part is true, but this guy sure looks snug! Source.
Would you like to give or receive any of these gifts? Leave me a comment and let me know! If you need some real gift ideas for the Holidays, check out my nice gift guide too for some great ideas! Plus, check me out on Facebook where we’re giving away a new Huffy Kids Bike starting 11/25 through 12/13 plus a ton of other great prizes!
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Are you one of those people who has to have a unique one-of-a-kind Halloween costume for yourself every year? Do you try to top and outdo your costumes from previous years? Do you want to be the only one wearing that costume on Halloween?
Well, I’ve come across a few costumes that you’re sure not to find at any costume shop and you probably won’t see worn by anyone else at any Halloween festivities.
1. The Vagina Heads. Now, I have no idea who these women are or what they hell they are doing, but when I found and posted this picture on my 5 Unconventional Sex-Ed Methods , many of you immediately thought of Halloween…and I couldn’t agree more. I’d be willing to bet that if you’re out at a Halloween party, doing a spooky bar loop, or participating in a costume contest, that you most likely will not be seeing any other Va-jay-jay heads bobbing around….at least I hope not!
I wish I knew what this was from so badly! Are they a singing trio? A stage troop? Sex Ed counselors? Whatever it is, I bet it's funny as hell!
2. Go as a Fashion Statement….or a giant walking Merkin. You all know how I feel about some of the hottest Fall Fashion Trends this year (even after trying some on and nearly being arrested by the Fashion Police), but somehow I missed this little gem. This one, which hogwild.net says is called simply “70′s Bush,” will surely be a one of a kind this Halloween. Retro is so in, and who wouldn’t want to spend a night walking around like a giant, overgrown patch of pubic hair.
Look out....she's gone native...real native.
3. Saddle up and ride. Get this little number along with a cowboy hat and you could go Western. After all it’s not the size of the horse….Yee-haw! This costume hails from Japan, but I doubt you’ll see many of these trotting around elsewhere.
Howdy, cowboy.
4. Franken-bear. Now designer, Sebastian E. clearly marches to the beat of his own drum, and probably didn’t intend for this to be a Halloween costume, but I can’t imagine doing much other than scaring the shit out of people with this bear coat. Don’t worry my animal loving friends, I’m pretty sure it’s faux fur.
Forget Halloween, I hope I get this bear coat for Christmas.
5. Shithead. No explanation necessary.
In case you weren't offended enough by the Vagina hats....
6. Can’t get a sitter for Halloween festivities and are involving the kids too? Use this (for real) baby carrier Snuggie thing (as seen in my horrible gifts for babies) and stay warm while terrifying anyone you come into contact with!
7. Go green. No not eco-friendly, go in my personal favorite, the Green Man suit. I’ve worn this little number on several occasions, even in public, and it’s sure to surprise, scare and baffle the masses.
This was the first time I wore a bikini in seven years and based on all the looks I got, I think I was looking good...looking real good.
Do you have a funny, strange, or weird costume idea? What’s the most unique costume idea you’ve ever had? Leave me a comment! And while you’re here, give me a quick vote on Top Mommy Blogs with just one click of the mouse below! That’s all it takes! Thanks!
Alright, I admit it. I’m a huge fan of the show. It’s one program I do watch almost daily, and more regularly than any other program. I don’t DVR it, but luckily if I miss it, the show is re-played later.
I’ve followed these characters as long as I can remember, and even recall watching it year and years ago with my own Mom. It’s probably my own personal most watched show of all time.
Sure, the characters are totally flawed, and the program provides no educational value whatsoever, but hell, that’s probably mostly why I enjoy it. Time and time again these characters have made spontaneous, reckless, selfish and wrong decisions, but time and time again I’d tune into see them do it.
Every once in a while the characters would find happiness, some times even true love, despite themselves, which almost always made it twice as heart-breaking later when someone else rained on their parade or thwarted their happily ever after.
I watched characters marry, have children, and even watched them grow up, make bad decisions and get married too. Many were kidnapped, missing, stranded, shot, stabbed, deceived, jailed, involved in auto accidents, boat accidents, even plane crashes. Some died, some survived, and some even came back from the dead.
Now ABC has decided to cancel All My Children and tomorrow, along with countless other housewives, I’ll curl up in front of the TV at 1pm with a final bowl of bon-bons to say good-bye to the characters I’ve grown to love over the years.
So thanks for the memories, the unrealistic stories, the break from reality, the adult programing after mornings filled with Dora, Elmo and the Wonder Pets.
I guess there’s nothing left to do that hour than to watch my own children…thanks a lot ABC…
I created this card a few months ago on Someecards...inspired by smart ass comments from my husband. (p.s. I know there's a spelling mistake- I can't edit it now- boo!)
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I’ve always liked the saying, “Go big or go home.” Coming off my high from winning the Years Supply of Bacon Pork, I entered the It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia & Coors Light Green Man photo contest. After submitting my photos last week though, I felt like it wasn’t good enough to win, so I decided to do another take.
So while some people are outlet shopping, visiting the boardwalk or doing water sports, this is what I was doing this afternoon on the beach (and don’t be jealous of my super hot bikini circa 1998):
I hope you’re all enjoying the last days of summer as much as I am!
Special thanks to my Aunt Peg and cousins Amy & Sydney for the use of their beach and for operating the camera for me!
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When most of you hear me say that “I’ve gone green,” you probably assume that I’m referring to being more eco-friendly…but you know what happens when you assume, right?
When I say that I’m going green I’m actually referring to the Green Man from the FX show, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” Right now FX and Coors Light have a contest running where you send in your green man photos and you could win tickets to see the premiere of the show in Philadelphia next month with three friends. Since I’ve always wanted a Green Man Suit, at least I have since seeing that episode, this photo contest seemed like the perfect excuse to buy one….and my husband says I waste money!
Plus, today was a rainy day and we were stuck inside, so here’s my submission for the contest, “The Green Man Mom’s work is never done. After cleaning the windows, she’d love a Coors Light.”
Did you make this mess, Jake? Don't you lie to your Green Mom. She ALWAYS knows...
Just another mess for Green Mom. Her work is never done...
And then, just for the hell of it, cause everybody is doing it…
The Green Mom Plank
Well, there you have it, photographic evidence I clearly have too much time on my hands…or that I’ll do just about anything to avoid the laundry.
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“What’s the matter with Mom,” Jake whispered to Joey.
“I dunno,” Joey whispered back, “She looks mad. I think you should ask…”
Thankfully, Jake just let it go and moved on to making a mess elsewhere. I continued doing what I was doing, knowing it was crazy, wasteful and only a temporary fix to an irritating problem.
In my last post, I told you how I wasted spent my first kid free weekend in two years. That wasn’t totally true. It’s been more like five years, and this was the first time I’ve been away from my daughter overnight (ever), and it was the first time I’ve been away from the boys since I gave birth and spent two nights in the hospital two years ago with Cecilia.
I should have sipped wine all day. I should have read books. I should have taken a nap. Instead I cleaned my entire house top to bottom just to have it wrecked 64 minutes after I finished cleaning when the kids came home.
I did expect that at the first meal I’d be cleaning floors and walls again, I did expect that the laundry would pile up in a day, and that I’d be tripping over toys within hours, but it was still sad to see all my hard work go up in flames…practically. So when I caught my oldest, who is now six and totally knows better, wiping his face on one of my couch pillows, I lost it.
First, I just stood there silently staring at him. My left eyelid began to twitch. I said nothing, grabbed a roll of paper towels and did this:
I wrapped the whole couch in paper towels and told the kids that was now the only couch upstairs they were allowed to sit on. I told them to do whatever they wanted to it, cause it was their couch alone and I didn’t care anymore.
This is when their whispering started, they went downstairs and onto making the next mess.
And you know what? It worked. Kind of…
Preliminary forensics suggest Jake was the one who rubbed a jelly hand across the couch, and when questioned he stated “You told me to use a paper towel.”
I had no argument there.
You know what? Instead of screaming and yelling, which is really just a waste of energy on my part, I did this and now I feel much better.
Refreshed even.
And don’t worry, I even kept all but three of the paper towels to use to clean the windows and wipe the floor in the future.
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I accidentally ate wheat Friday at dinner (I’m allergic in case you’re new) and suffered the consequences shortly thereafter. At the time of the reaction I was at the beach and felt so sick my husband drove me home so I could suffer in my own bed and bathroom. He returned to my parents house and stayed with the kids. Friday night was a wash, but Saturday, as normally happens, I was feeling much better. My initial plan was to drive right back down Saturday, but sleeping in a childless house I had nothing but my own body to wake me that morning. When I did stir from my undisturbed slumber, it was too late to head out without sitting in miles of aggravating traffic. I decided to clean the house and head down around dinner.
Well, once I got started I didn’t stop. It has literally been two years since I spent a full day without kids, so I knew I needed to take full advantage of the free time. I cleaned all the bedding, did all the laundry (even put it away-bam!), cleaned the kids rooms (including ceilings, walls, windows and floors), scrubbed both bathrooms, and organized all four bedroom closets.
Whew.
After all that I was way to tired to be disappointed that I didn’t drink, nap and veg out on my first day off in forever. By the time I finished it was after eight o’clock, so I talked to my husband and decided to just stay the night alone again. Sunday morning came and I continued my frenzied cleaning on the first floor tackling all the walls, floors and windows again and everything in between.
I felt victorious.
Look at me. Domestic goddess. Queen of the…
And exactly 64 minutes after I finished cleaning the entire house, the children returned.
They even noticed how sparkling everything was and how organized all the toys were…then they got to work doing what kids do best: Destroying my house.
I expected this, I really did. There was no shock or surprise here. A quiet and anticipated disappointment settled in as I cleaned sauce from the table, chairs, floors, walls, and the children’s faces after dinner. For them, however, this was like Christmas. They had all their toys organized, I even took some that I had stashed away out in exchange for some that I packed into boxes to be donated.
“Just please help me clean before bed, kids.” I pleaded with my offspring who suddenly became deaf.
Tired of asking, I moved straight to the threats. “I donated some old toys kids,” they looked saddened and stunned, “and I swear, if you don’t pick up this mess, I’m going to donate more. I’ll give these toys to kids who will appreciate them and not leave them all over the house. In fact, I’m going to go get a box…”
“Nooooooo! We’re cleaning! We’re picking up!” they yelled as I exited the room, victorious.
I wiped the grin off my face before emerging from the garage, box in hand. Dramatically, I placed it in the doorway to help give the children incentive to continue picking up. After placing the box, I glanced around the room and was amazed how many toys were put away in the 90 seconds I was gone.
“Great job guys, now keep it up…” I trailed off as my eye caught a familiar character sitting front and center on a shelf.
Buzz Lightyear just stared at me. He held his position as I moved towards him, and I was shocked to see him sending me such a message.
Did the kids really clean that fast or did the toys come to life, just as they did in the Toy Story movies?
Because my kids don’t “know” what Buzz was doing and because I know my husband didn’t have anything to do with this, I was left wondering…could it be? What a strange coincidence that I threaten to dispose of them and then this is how I find him…
Well, right back at you, Buzz! I didn’t forgo wine, sleep and doing nothing on my first full day off in years to have you and your friends just laying around. I’ve got a message for you and your friends too. You better watch your ass, Lightyear. I’m watching you.
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The Domestic Diva had just settled in with some cookies, wine and a pipe awaiting for the post-Rapture looting/par-tay, when suddenly, she was gone. Turns out Jesus DOES have a sense of humor.
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