I’ve never been ruled by beauty or fashion. During my younger years, I considered myself a person of high ideals, far too serious-minded to care about superficial appearances. But fashion magazines and makeover shows were always a guilty pleasure.
Now that I’m over 40, I appreciate the power of clothes that flatter the figure, colors that brighten the eyes, and some serious undereye concealer. Do I always look great? Hell, no! Frugality, lack of time and patience, an inconveniently demanding day job, and just plain laziness are my enemies. But I enjoy trying.
Armed with handfuls of department store coupons, an ever-increasing arsenal of beauty products, and a healthy sense of irony, I am trying to fight the (inevitable?) descent into frumpville. Bring your sense of humor and fight the frump with me!
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Amen!!! I hear you and couldn’t agree with you more. Glad I located your blog and will follow for sure.
I’m fighting the same battle! Love the picture with the facial masque!
Love the picture as I came of age when girls were rolling their hair with orange juice cans. My hair was never long enough for those or to iron. I like to think of my hair as a native shrub. One day I came to school and it was flat. A student told me I looked like I just got out of bed. I told her she looked like she’d been dragged to school by wild horses. She winced. It goes both ways, I informed her. Now I make sure to gel my hair up as the kids always like to remember that teacher with the wild hair.
I love your about me! Oh and thanks for the comment on today’s blog! Yep, I push myself out the door before coffee. I down a bottle of water before hand too. I also wake far earlier than I care to, and well it is a real battle to get dressed. BUT I found that the only way I can loose weight is to walk before breakfast, and coffee….it worked before, and when I lived in TX…I lost 20 pounds that way! I gained half of that back when I started to change the habit….but still maintained it the weight, even with eating a lemon bar 5x a week, when I began to follow that rule again…so I am sticking with it
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THANKS for following my blog–Loving yours too
No, no — thank you! I love the photos of the different outfits you put together. They provide good inspiration!
Found your blog thru the Citizen Rosebud +40 list. You have a wonderful sense of humor. Really enjoyed reading your posts.
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http://frumpfactor.wordpress.com/ – While fighting the frump within, do you ever just want to give up and let her win?
Actually, never! (But what I do at home, alone, behind closed doors, is another story!)
LOL! Naturally! No witnesses, no happen!