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I love this picture; my son is riiiight on the edge of being a full-on boy who doesn't want his mom to carry him around and kiss him, but right now? I get all the snuggles.
Also god I love this dress.
You know what one of the most miserable parts of my day is? Putting sunscreen on my kids. I mean, they HATE it. Like screaming and head-tossing (Goldie) and STAAAAAAAHPs (Indy), and honestly, it makes me wonder what the neighbors are thinking I'm doing to them. But it's also kind of funny, because I totally remember this.Putting on sunscreen is the WORST when you are a kid.And when I was younger my mom did her best, but I was definitely a pain about it, which meant I ended up with sunburns practically every time we went on a vacation. I remember one time, going snorkeling and getting burned along the tiny strip of my forehead right above my mask - which isn't a huge area, but the burn was so bad that I still, to this day, can see the exact area that was damaged. Add that to the general sun exposure over the years, and the reality is that my skin is...maybe not terrible for 34 - I mean, I certainly expect to have a few wrinkles and some sun damage by now - but I can definitely see the effects of environmental damage.
For the longest time, I mostly left anti-aging products out of my daily regimen (and sometimes skipped the face-washing part, too, but we won't discuss that), but not no mo'. Nope; now it's all-damage-control, all-the-time.
What I'm using right now: Elizabeth Arden's PREVAGE Anti-Aging Daily Serum, this treatment fights environmental assaults and works to correct and reverse the appearance of sun-damaged skin. Formulated with Idebenone, a powerful antioxidant (it has an Environmental Protection Factor rating of 95/100, which is apparently as good as it gets) this serum is clinically proven to reduce the appearance of lines, wrinkles and uneven skin texture Intended to address major skincare problems, the product releases protective and corrective benefits in the spots where you need it the most.
Lately I just feel sort of...blah. I haven't exercised regularly (other than Mudderella and a forced stop into a boot camp class) in years. My nails may look worse than they have ever looked in the history of me. What I eat prior to the hour of 5PM (when I place a series of delicious things on the table largely out of a sense of guilt) is usually whatever fell off my child's high chair, and then at midnight I suddenly get ravenously hungry and consume things like Hostess cupcakes and string cheese and these gelatinous strawberry-flavored things that Kendrick brought home from the office, all at the same time. Last night I inhaled three massive neon-colored popsicles while fully prone and staring at reality TV shows, and while my husband looked on in horror at the popsicle-eating, fuzzy-legged thing that used to be his wife.
I need a haircut. I need highlights. I need a nap.
I was talking to Morgan about this the other day - this sort of general I-feel-like-crap-ness. As the parent of two children born eighteen months apart, she's something of an expert on the topic of exhaustion, and when I was done whining she said, "Of COURSE you feel that way. You're still in the middle of it."
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I was talking to a neighbor (and new friend), Alisa, the other day, and she said, "It's so crazy how much STUFF you guys do," meaning all those mini trips to wherever that we're constantly taking. And then she asked: "Is it because you need things to write about for your site?"
I'm in the mood for neutrals. (Well, I always am. But especially now.)
And so: allow me to present my top 10 Neutral Zone picks for your fall wardrobe (click on the images below for where to buy).
1. The (very) oversize white button-down (I have the one pictured above, and it's cut to be oversized - you can order your actual size for a loose, boxy fit).
