Have a Lovely Weekend.

The “no makeup at my wedding” article made me laugh. I suppose one of kind of “minimalism” is flying an aesthetician from LA to Europe to do daily facials on you with 70 skincare products…I feel like all of a sudden we are all supposed to spend hundreds of dollars on serums and creams and facialists to have perfect skin in order to look “natural”. It’s just a new version of getting women to buy stuff to feel better about themselves…

My husband is a Southwest pilot and I am beyond happy with the outcome of the engine failure. But what I wish the media would mention is that although the Captain had nerves of steel on the audio recording, the First Officer was the one flying. It’s always one pilot on the radio, one in control of the plane. They alternate every other flight. So although she was calm and collected, the First Officer is the one who safely landed the plane with a hole in the cabin and one engine. I wish he would be getting some gratitude for this.

And just one more thought … this in-air incident went 100% like pilots are trained to handle. The FAA training and two pilots who were skilled in the ability to handle emergencies is what saved everyone on board.

The big take-away from the make-up article should be that women have the ability to choose for themselves! It would take a woman the same amount of bravery to go from normally worn natural face to full expression as it would a full expression to go naked face. Women who love make-up and what it does for their confidence/artistic expression – do you! Women who want it more natural – do you!

When my husband is gone I love having the bed all to myself, but I definitely got freaked out by some night time creaking noises when he was gone for awhile (or even sometimes when he was there beside me). The best solution was to get a dog, that way you have someone to keep you company and pet when you are watching TV at night, and I know he will wake me up by barking if there’s some sort of problem (I sleep upstairs while he snoozes downstairs by the front door).

Having just finished “I’ll be Gone in the Dark” (which I LOVED! Great recommendation!) I’m also actively training my mind to focus on meditative and peaceful thoughts before bed. Was anyone else completely disturbed by the description of the Ransacker? The pale, oval baby face images really shook me. Either way, I too feel much more comforted when my fiancé is home at night!

I have actually experienced a lot in my relationship, my husband never cared about me and I always did everything to make him happy. I have tried so many ways to find out what was distracting him but nothing worked.

There is a wonderful play called Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz that takes place in a cigar factory where the lector reads aloud Anna Karenina. Highly recommend!

I highly recommend that asparagus egg salad! I made it last week and it was a huge hit with me, my husband and my mother-in-law. Such an unusual and refreshing way of treating asparagus.