OLD SCHOOL FRIDAYS: Duets & MY BLOG LINKS for The Boomer Divas!

HELLO MY FELLOW TTers! If you clicked my first (and erroneous link) and landed here for my Oct. 22 TT, my apologies and here's the right link: Thirteen Reasons Not To Stand On a Chair To Reach Things. I must have hit my head as well as my leg!!! Sorry!

I participate in a meme called "Old School Fridays" - usually on The PopArtDiva Retro Pop Culture Blog - but today I'm posting here because I'm featuring The Righteous Brothers. Why here? Because these two guys sang the best DIVA music in the world! Romantic, sexy and rockin' good music from the days of my youth!

And let's face it girls - Bill Medley's voice was such a turn on! Here's my boys singing "Burn On Love" , written by Jackie DeShannon!: (Baby Boomer Divas: My blog post links are below the video - enjoy this video!)

Divas, Here's my blog links this week:

PopArtDiva's RETRO POP CULTURE BLOG:
A Retro Halloween Costume Commercial from Woolworths!
Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet, Give Me Something Good to Eat - A Halloween Bunny Tale

The Martini Diva - Halloween Martinis all this month:
The Jack O'Lantern Martini
The Count's Blood-Tini
The Monster Mash-A-Tini

The Diva of Tiny Foods - Halloween Treats 'N Eats all this month:
Mummified Pizza Heads
Spooky Slimy Slaw
Fearsome Finger Sandwiches

Enjoy and if you're looking for some fun Halloween Apparel, home decor and gifts you have just enough time to get them at My Halloween Store!******************
This meme was developed by Marvalus View and Ms. Grapevine. The rules are simple:
1. Anyone can participate; any music genre
2. Old School is defined as music created before 1999
3. No offensive words allowed, please use edited radio version
4. Post a video of your favorite Old School song to take us back down memory lane
5. Add your name to the meme list so that others can check you out
6. Have fun & don't forget to leave comments for other participants
If you want to join in on the fun, click here.

TOO BUSY FOR SMOOTH LEGS? OMG!

Okay, just a few short blurts about being Diva:

I've been so busy the last month on a new ad campaign that I have not kept up my personal grooming level - yes, of course I'm clean! - I'm talking pedicures, hair cuts and doing my Sunday mud mask type of grooming. I want my mud mask and my hair out of my eyes!

Though I did manage to do my toes up a few weeks ago in a cute French manicure, I was waylaid while shaving my legs (a client called with an emergency on a Sunday!), so I've been walking around with one shaved leg and one hairy leg this week! Is that sad? I am officially too busy to shave my legs?

Now, for my Boomer Diva Sisters: Here are my links to my updated blogs:

THE POP ART DIVA RETRO POP CULTURE BLOG:
How to throw an authentic 60s Hippie Party
Why I love paper plates and mod cons

THE MARTINI DIVA'S HALLOWEEN MARTINIS:
The Blood and Guts Martini - Not as eeuuww as it sounds!
The Brain Pickle Martini -Yes, a pickle martini is good!
The Devil's In The Details Martini - A Cinnamon Apple Martini

THE DIVA OF TINY FOODS HALLOWEEN TREATS 'N EATS:
Bat & Pumpkin Chips
Cheezy Finger Food - Cheese that looks like fingers? Uh-huh!
Spider Horrors D'oeuvres

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HELLO MY DIVA SISTERS!

As I promised on my twitter and in the forum here are all the links for my blogs this week below for your convenience!

I've started posting my Halloween Martini Recipes and My Halloween Treats and Eats for the upcoming Spooky Season so drop by and grab the free recipe cards for your files!

Here's the links:

The PopArtDiva RETRO BLOG: Crayons and Paints were my friends in School

THE MARTINI DIVA IS GETTING SPOOKY! Get Ready for HALLOWEEN MARTINIS:

The Berry Scary Martini

The Beetlejuice Martini

THE TINY FOOD DIVA IS SERVING UP SOME GHOULISH GRUEL:

Eerie Eyeball Eats

Oh, Dem bones, dem Bones!

LIFE IS LIKE ART: Creativity Grows With Possibilities

BRAT IN THE HAT: When Work is Work It's Not Really Fun!

I am now going to turn off both computers and stop work and have a martini myself!!!
Happy Weekend!

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D-DAY: HOW TO WASTE A DAY SPENDING MONEY AND PAMPERING YOURSELF

Something every DIVA should know how to do is how to make a total vacation out of a one day shopping trip.

I think most women are born with the shopping gene, but for those of you who have had it stomped on - put your stilettos on and do some stomping back! There's nothing that calms the emotions, soothes the ego and unruffles feathers more than a full day of throwing caution to the wind and spending a ton of money on yourself!

I don't know why, but ordering your own limo, getting something frivolous for yourself, having a couple of martinis, filling shopping bags with stuff you don't need and maybe even taking in a romantic comedy along the way all combine to put a smile on any true Diva's face!

So here's my list - in order and with tongue firmly in cheek - of how to waste a day spending money and pampering yourself:

• Order up your own limo and driver for the day. Parking is a pain and alcohol is in the itinerary! One day of a limo rental is a lot less expensive than a DUI!
  
• First, pick out your clothes the night before. You'll want something that makes you look mah-vee-lous, dahling, but it has to be comfortable too - take the stilettos in a bag (for cocktail hour at the end of the day) but wear some more sensible shoes! Running from one boutique to another is not high-heeled activity!
  
• Then, get a good night's sleep prior to D-Day (that's Diva Day here in Divaville!). You'll need the rest!
• Is your limo here with your very young and attractive wannabe actor/chauffeur yet? Good. Let's start our D-Day Shopathon!
  
• You'll want to look good for your D-Day so, after a lovely stop for a nice mocha latte, head right to the spa for a hair styling, some war paint and a mani-pedi. Now, you're looking good and no witch shopgirl at any chi-chi boutique would dare snub you!
• It's probably around lunchtime now so head off to your favorite bistro for a wonderful gourmet salad and a nice glass of chardonnay.
• Now that you're refreshed and properly warm and fuzzy from your wine it's time to shop!
• The shopping must buys for a D-Day are: One article of clothing that is not practical, One pair of divine shoes that make your legs look stupendous, a box of very expensive chocolates, something goofy that makes you laugh and a little gift for your BFF. These are mandatory purchases - everything else is gratis!
• You are a DIVA, you do not shop in malls! Go to the ritzy part of town and hit the snooty, upscale boutiques! Remember to keep your nose highly elevated and drawl this often, "oh, that's just too Paris Hilton for me!" then put it back like it's smelly trash - this will put the witchy shopgirls in their place!
• Do not pay cash. Cash is the money of the poor, unhip class. You use only platinum plastic!
• Are your shopping bags full yet? Okay, then now it's time to take a little break and see a movie or enjoy a nice twelve dollar fruit smoothie. Ah, wasn't that a good break?
• Oh, look! It's time to pretend shop for cars! Get yourself right over to the foreign car dealer and (now's the time for those stilettos!) saunter around the Ferraris and Aston Martins like you just can't make up your mind. If you've sauntered right and your stilettos look like Jimmy Choos you'll hook a salesman and maybe score a test drive! At the end of the test drive, when the salesman starts getting pushy tell him to give you a card and your business manager will call him, then saunter back on out of the dealership to your waiting limo.
• You are now into the solid Cocktail Hour so head yourself right over to the hippest little martini bar in town and order up a designer martini - my favorite lately has been the Lemon Drop Martin. A nice plate of appetizers would be a perfect way to deal with that peckish feeling in your tummy and let you have just one more little 'tini before heading home.
• Back in the limo? Great, now relax, kick off your shoes and enjoy the quiet of the limo on the way home.

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Boomer Woman’s Group Celebrates One Year Anniversary

There's a group I'm a member of, they’re known as Baby Boomer Divas---women over 40 who are on the move and making a difference in their personal and professional lives. This month the group celebrates its one year anniversary.

The idea to create a Baby Boomer Diva Web of Fame came from baby boomer author and expert Beverly Mahone who says, “This was my way to pay tribute to baby boomer women who were doing great things at midlife but weren’t getting their deserved recognition.

So what is a DIVA? According to Mahone, she’s a baby boomer woman who’s Divinely, Inspired, Vivacious and Anointed.

Mahone says the Divas are all very talented women who come from very diverse backgrounds around the globe. “We come from all walks of life and different races and are eager to share our knowledge and resources. We’ve had a few bumps in the road and some detours but we continue to persevere. Mahone adds that in addition to a global presence, they are also honored to have celebrities like actresses Debbie Zipp and Bern Nadette Stanis who are active members and want to offer their assistance in helping them grow.

The official anniversary date is July 22, 2007. Since its inception, the Baby Boomer Diva Web of Fame has continued to grow by leaps and bounds. Mahone says the Web of Fame is now officially known as Boomer Diva Nation—a nonprofit organization that provides a variety of resources to assist fellow boomer women in their endeavors. It’s also a place where women can network

Mahone anticipates the groups continued growth over the coming year. “Who would’ve ever thought last year that something called the Baby Boomer Diva Web of Fame would turn into what it is today?”

Are you a Baby Boomer Diva? Then you need to join us - get in on the fun, make some friends and make a difference!

Contact Information
Beverly Mahone
Founder/President
Boomer Diva Nation, LL
beverly@boomerdivanation.org


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DIAMONDS ARE A GIRLS BEST FRIEND - Marilyn Monroe is Pretty in Pink!

A friend blogged recently about how every woman should have a diamond and my reply was a song quote: "a kiss on the hand may be quite continental but diamonds are a girl's best friend". Which got me to thinking about that singularly spectacular hot pink satin dress Marilyn wore for the musical number "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" from How To Marry A Millionaire.

I LOVED THAT DRESS. I STILL LOVE THAT DRESS! To this day glamour to me is Marilyn in that hot pink satin gown draped in diamonds and up to her elbows in sparkle on those matching pink satin gloves. There is something so very "girl" about that color - a hot pink that is so sultry and sexy in a truly innocent way.

I think I've seen that movie at least twenty times, all as reruns on television. I was born in 1951 and the movie premiered in 1953 so I never got to see that movie in a theater, only on television. But every time it came on I watched it, often with my Mom.

Mom and I would always treat it like a "date" whenever we saw it listed in the TV Guide. We would plan an afternoon or very late evening of divas, popcorn, fifties glam and a few hours of serious mother/daughter bonding. It is one of my fondest memories of my times with my mother and it was so DIVA an entertainment.

I also learned that "men don't make passes at girls who wear glasses" to quote Pola in the movie - something that cast a bit of a cloud over my aspirations to popularity in those days. Ah, well, had I been popular I doubt I would be the Diva I am today - and for that I will always be grateful! Better a Diva for the rest of your life than a prom queen for one night!

So, I owe my Diva to Marilyn Monroe and that hot pink dress and the movie "Gentlemen Prefer Blonds" (another thing I am not!) Thanks MM and thanks Mom for spending countless hours watching the movie with me - tell Marilyn hello for me!



BTW, if you're into retro fashion and fads - stop by and listen to my latest radio show on the Retro Fashions, Fads and Trends of the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies.

IMAGE: Marilyn Monroe as Pola Debevoise singing DIAMONDS ARE A GIRLS BEST FRIEND in HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE, 1953. Image is in the public domain per wikipedia.

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Let's talk RETRO FASHIONS & TRENDS on my new Radio Talk Show!

TRIPPIN' DOWN MEMORY LANE

A Pop Culture Talk Show that will
Blast you to the Past

Take a nostalgic journey back to in time
WE'RE TALKING
FASHION, FADS & TRENDS
THIS WEEK!

WHEN: July 17th
10:00 a.m. (MST)
1 p.m. (EST)

WHERE:
www.blogtalkradio.com/popartdiva

Call in to share your memories
(347) 326-9293

or simply log on to listen and enjoy the nostalgia: www.blogtalkradio.com/popartdiva

Chat available - Online talk available

Be There or Be Square!

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BABY BOOMER DIVAS TALK RETRO POP CULTURE ON MY BLOG TALK RADIO SHOW

From their mid 40's to their mid 60's - WOMEN TALK NOSTALGIA AND YAK UP SOME DIVA DISH on the "TRIPPIN' DOWN MEMORY LANE" radio show premiere!

I premiered my Blog Talk Radio Show, ''TRIPPIN' DOWN MEMORY LANE" today with a short half hour test show. To help me out and give me some moral support I asked 3 of my friends to call in and be part of the show. The show theme is the retro pop culture of the baby boom generation.

It was half an hour of memories and laughter as we all took a blast to our pasts and discussed the fashions, fads, trends and nostalgia from our tens and teens in the fifties, sixties and seventies.

Give a listen here - it will jog a few past memories of your own!



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If you would like to call in live and participate or just listen for your own stroll down memory lane here's the time slot and details for the next show. Be sure to sign up for a Blog Talk Radio account so you can join the live chat too:

TRIPPIN' DOWN MEMORY LANE with your host POP ART DIVA

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THE DIVA OF THE U.S. - THE STATUE OF LIBERTY SINGS THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! FOR YOUR INDEPENDENCE DAY PLEASURE I PRESENT THE STATUE OF LIBERTY SINGING OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM:



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A little comedy break with Mrs. Hughes

I've been so busy revamping PopArtDiva.com I haven't had time to breath - but tonight I took a break to watch some comedy on YouTube. Here's one that cracked me up, considering I'm right there with the hot flashes:



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POP ART DIVA LIVE FRIDAY at the BOOMER DIVA DAY EVENT!

I am excited to be a part of this wonderful online event hosted by Beverly Mahone, founder of Boomer Diva Nation.

The event is the 2nd Annual Boomer Diva Day celebration in honor of Baby Boomer Day and will be on June 20th from 10amEDT-3pmEDT in the WECAI web conference room at:

http://www.wecai.org/ewednesdaychat.exe

This link above opens the chat software to enable you to listen and participate in this exciting event and maybe a chance to ask PopArtDiva some questions!

This is a time of celebration and fun for boomers all over the world who are (as the motto of Boomer Diva Nation) "On the Move and Making a Difference".

I hope that you will join me for the wonderful event and join in on the fun, community and support for Boomer Divas everywhere!

Here is my time slot:

POP ART DIVA, the artist formerly known as Terri:

12-12:15pm (EST) 9 - 9:15 (Arizona, PST)

Please join me and let's celebrate our generation and it's unique way of viewing the world!

Pop Art Diva

Also, we are so excited and honored to have Heidi Richards, founder of WECAI, to be the speaker of the day to talk about Blogging for Business.

Here is the updated schedule (times and vendors may change):

THE FULL SCHEDULE OF INSPIRED BOOMER DIVAS:
10:00-10:15 Welcome/Greeting
10:15-10:30 Kathy Porter – Mia Bella Candles
10:30-11:00 SPEAKER: Heidi Richards – Blogging for Business
11-11:15am Passion Parties rep, Donna Bourque
11:15-11:30am Dortha Hise - Avon
11:30-11:45 Break/Networking
11:45-12pm Rosie Horner - The Blog Management System Organize Your Blogging Today!
12-12:15pm Terri – Pop Art Diva
12:15-12:30pm Debbie Mormino - The Breast Cancer Diva
12:30-12:45pm Lisa Fredette –BeautiControl Rep
12:45-1pm Sharon Williams- The 24 hour Secretary
1-1:15pm Barb Ireland The Sample Cake
1:15-1:30pm Heidi Caswell (http://www.connectsimply.com)
1:30-1:45 Stephanie Fish, Buckeye VA http://www.buckeyeva.com
1:45-2pm pending vendor
2pm-2:15pm Dr Sally Witt (http://www.drsallywitt.com)
2:15pm-2:30pm Michelle Waters , Product Sellers Seminar
2:30pm-3pm Networking/Giveaways

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PLASTIC SURGERY CANNOT CHANGE THE WORLD

We are inundated from childhood with commercials, ads and film that reinforce the value of the "young and beautiful". Do we ever see or hear any media that promotes the value of wisdom, experience and the beauty of a face that has earned the right to a wrinkle or two?

As we march into the twenty first century age discrimination still abounds, as well as discrimination against those who are not what our society considers "good looking." This attitude is even more severe for females. Is it any wonder that women will spend small fortunes on beauty regimes that promise to turn back the clock, practice extreme diets in order to be fashionably thin and submit to the dangerous knife of a plastic surgeon in hopes of conforming to societies concepts of "beautiful" or in a vain attempt to gain back youth?

Take a look at celebrities who have surgically altered their looks so drastically that the results are tragically worse than having a few wrinkles or a turkey neck! Many look as though they are permanently being affected by G-forces strong enough to flatten a boulder. Those silly swollen lips that many actresses are sporting just look like an allergic reaction that localized near the mouth.

Are these women more beautiful now? Are they funnier, better actresses, better people?

In these times, when the world has some very serious problems, when war spreads around the globe, when people are starving and humanity everywhere face the threats of global warming, depleted resources and even possible extinction, wouldn't we all be better served by turning our desires and hopes towards a more beautiful planet than a more beautiful face?

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WHY IT'S GOOD TO BE A WOMAN!

I was doing my "spring" cleaning in one of my computers and came across this e-mail I'd saved about why it's good to be a woman.

This had been forwarded to me by one of my friends ages ago and I don't know where it originated but I saved it for some reason. I guess today is the day I saved it for - it's just a perfect bunch of happy little thoughts about why being a woman is a good and DIVA thing to be:

• We got off the Titanic first.
• We can scare male bosses with the mysterious gynecological disorder excuses.
• Taxis stop for us.
• We don't look like a frog in a blender when dancing.
• No fashion faux pas we make could ever rival the Speedo.
• We don't have to pass gas to amuse ourselves.
• If we forget to shave, no one has to know.
• We can congratulate our teammate without ever touching her rear end.
• We never have to reach down every so often to make sure our privates are still there.
• We have the ability to dress ourselves.
• We can talk to the opposite sex without having to picture them naked
• If we marry someone 20 years younger, we are aware that we will look like an idiot.
• We will never regret piercing our ears
• There are times when chocolate really can solve all your problems.
• We can make comments about how silly men are in their presence because they aren't listening anyway.

So there you have it my sisters - fifteen reasons why it's good to be a woman!

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AND THE LION SHALL LAY DOWN WITH THE LAMB - The cat and the crow friendship

There is nothing more DIVA than friendship - especially friendship between what most would call natural enemies. This video about an unlikely friendship between a kitten and a crow shows that any obstacle to friendship can be surmounted and triumphed over! VIVA this DIVA bond!



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MY INTERVIEW ON GROWING BOLDER RADIO

I've been trés busy completing my PopArtDiva Boutique this last month and have been a little remiss in posting good DIVA stuff - mea culpa! But a DIVA's gotta eat so the store completion took priority! Check out some of my JUST 4 DIVAS department for some fun Diva inspired graphics on great apparel, gifts and goodies!

But I'm almost done and shall be back with great dish for DIVAS and fab female fodder for you all soon!

Here's some news! I was interviewed by Growing Bolder Radio on my Baby Boomer inspired web enterprises recently! Stop by and read the profile and listen to the interview!

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Woman Versus Man - A Study in Stereotypes

Here's a little video animation I found at YouTube on Women versus Men. It was made by an Italian man so keep that in mind.

What I found interesting about the whole thing was this - the stereotypes of what a man is and what a woman is don't seem to have changed all that much. I'm just wondering how this cartoon might have been different if created by a woman, Italian or otherwise?

The section on "Seduction" was pretty accurate though, lol. Check it out and let me know what you all think - have we really "come a long way, baby" or are we kidding ourselves?


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Are You a "SEX" Maniac? I'm talking "Sex in the City"!

I admit it. I am a "Sex" maniac. I loved the "Sex and the City" series on HBO. It was so refreshing to see four women, not girls, in the prime of their life and getting the most out of New York, men and their world in general!

These were real women, they cursed (sometimes shockingly so), they slept around, they suffered and they celebrated with each other. It was a wonderful testament to sisterhood, DIVAdom and friendship.

These were women of the modern world, they had thrown out the "truths" told to them by the previous generation and they were taking on life on their own terms. I loved them all because they complemented each other and gave each other what no man ever could - total support and understanding.

Based on Candace Bushnell's book of the same title, it was centered around Carrie Bradshaw (the narrator and central DIVA, Sarah Jessica Parker) and her three DIVA friends, Samantha Jones (the sexy one played by Kim Cattrall), Charlotte York (the sweet one played by Kristin Davis) and Miranda Hobbes (the career minded one, Cynthia Nixon).

I cannot wait for the Memorial Day weekend because the "Sex in the City" movie premieres May 30th! I've already made plans to go and see the movie with my DIVA friends and fellow "Sex" maniacs - I wonder if I could manage to sneak in a few Cosmopolitans to go with my popcorn?

A LADY DOESN'T THINK ABOUT SEX, SEX, SEX, SEX. . . .available as a poster at the PopArtDiva Boutique - where you can get all my great pop culture art on cool products!

Coming soon as fine art giclees on PopArtDiva.com - look for the JUST 4 DIVAS icons and links!! Copyright 2008 by PopArtDiva.com. All rights reserved. No permission is given to copy, distribute or reproduce without written permission from PopArtDiva.com.

WE NEED MENOPAUSE PARKING AND WE NEED IT NOW!

Since I seem to be on a menopause kick lately, here's a little comedy routine from a very funny DIVA of a "certain age", Chonda Pierce.

Ms. Pierce has a little suggestion to make the world easier for those of us over 40 which would also make the world a safer place for all, because we all know that a happier menopausal woman is less likely to commit an act of hot flash induced violence!

SOME FREE TELESEMINARS YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN

There are some really good FREE TELESEMINARS coming up this month that are great for empowering and informing women. Click here to register at the Your Time To Shine Telesminar series:

Thursday, May 8 at noon Breast Cancer Advocate Debbie Mormino on BlogTalk Radio: The Breast Diva Talks about Toxicity, Obesity and Breast Cancer.

Thursday evening May 8, at 8pm Author Karen O Bannon: The Relationships Between Mothers and Daughters.

Thursday, May 15 at noon Author Vicki M. Taylor on BlogTalk Radio: Fighting the Battle of Living with Mental Illness. Encore Presentation Thursday evening at 8pm

Thursday, May 22 at noon Fearless Fifties Advocate/Author Jacqueline Wales on BlogTalk Radio: Ten Secrets to Taking Fear Out of Your Life

Thursday evening, May 22 at 8pm Author/Virtual Assistant Kathie Thomas: The Value of being a Work-at-Home-Mom

Thursday, May 29 at noon Entrepreneur Heidi Richards at noon on Blog Talk Radio: How to get the Most Out of Social Networking

Thursday, May 29 at 8pm Wedding Planner Pam Archer on BlogTalk Radio: Top Ten Mistakes when Planning a Wedding or Event-

Thursday, June 12 at noon Life Coach Eileen Williams BlogTalk Radio: Reinventing Yourself at Midlife

Thursday evening, June 12 at 8pm: Boomer Blogger Rosie Horner: Making the Most of Your Online Presence

Thursday, June 19 at noon Best Selling Author Linda Alexander on BlogTalk Radio: Telling Your Life Story or Anyone Else’s

Thursday evening, June 19 at 8pm PTSD Counselor/Author Lady Cerelli : Why We Take Things Personal

Thursday evening, June 26 at 8pm Cookbook Author Betty Lynch Eat to Live

AND I will be presenting a FREE TELESEMINAR - Part Two of ARTISTS WHO WANT TO SELL THEIR ART on May 15th!
Listen to Part One at:
"The Tried and True Techniques to Selling Your Art"

Sign up details for upcoming teleseminars posted at
The NORMAL CHALLENGED ARTIST blog.

HOT v. COLD - THE TEMPERATURE DANCE BETWEEN THE SEXES

My friend and writer, Elizabeth, wrote this in an email to me about the temperature wars in her house with her husband:

"It's super cloudy, almost foggy today and we've been having hot weather, how strange. My husband is holed up in his office with the heat blowing. I swear it's ninety degrees in there. I'm hot all the time, and he's cold all the time. Things used to be the other way around. It's not THAT cold this morning, he could put on a sweater!"

After posting about menopause this made me laugh. For some reason couples seem to have this temperature dance throughout their domestic years. Have you ever noticed? If you want the windows open at night your partner wants them closed. While you go about freezing and piling on sweaters your partner is running around naked or close to it.

And then, sometime, after you hit 40 or so, you hit menopause and all hell breaks loose! And what does your partner do? They flip too and start having cold flashes!

It made me wonder, is this a medical phenomenon or is it just that couples seem to like the temperature dance? Which made me laugh again and remember the old saying "Dildo's don't dance."

They don't care if you're having a hot flash either!