http://sheknows.com/blogs/alytude Style, sex, shopping & a single's social life Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:00:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I must confess, I kill all living things. (Except puppies.) I even once accidentally killed my fish. (Certain sea-life-loving best friends should not read the next few sentences...) But what happened was, once upon a time, my whole family was away on vacation for a few weeks, and I was fish-sitting. ... http://sheknows.com/blogs/alytude/2008/07/27/fruit-is-the-new-flower/ Granted, it probably works against any coolness-quotient I allegedly have these days, but I am currently (on prime time Saturday night) in bed watching The Odyssey. However, I must say, I could not be happier! Probably because, beneath me as I am in said bed, are the most amazingly luxurious sheets ever. I ... http://sheknows.com/blogs/alytude/2008/07/26/sexy-slumber/ There's a certain threading salon I frequent, and recommend highly. Sometimes, I even like to go "undercover" to their training sessions and give their trainees a test run. At training sessions, new-hires (who are already licensed and often very experienced at other less-exclusive salons) will offer free services in exchange for ... http://sheknows.com/blogs/alytude/2008/07/26/burly-curly-girlie/ So, I'm still obsessing about bed bugs. I don't have any, of that I am sure, and for that reason, my mission in life has become to make sure I don't ever get them in the face of the citywide epidemic (um, I read even the borough president's building got them...and ... http://sheknows.com/blogs/alytude/2008/07/25/finally-a-clean-nights-rest/ Happy birthday to the most gorgeous girl I know, Lily! (Absolute love of my life, and momma to the other love of my life.) She's two today. (And what a year she's had! Not many gals get knocked up at 1, fixed at 1.5, and still maintain their poise and beauty!) She will ... http://sheknows.com/blogs/alytude/2008/07/24/birthday-greetings/ I grew up in a home where there was a lot of de-fizzing going on. My brothers loved to open soda cans, and leave them, open, half-drank in the fridge. My parents preferred to start bottles of seltzer, and then bicker about who closed it wrong and let the fizz out. ... http://sheknows.com/blogs/alytude/2008/07/23/fizzy-fantasies/ "Metaphorically speaking, the BlackBerry has a priority system of selecting which data to save." I'm sorry, but how exactly is that a metaphor? Perhaps it's iPhone-envy, or just my excellent luck with technology, but little Pearl (i.e. my pink BlackBerry Pearl) has been raising a ruckus of late. Not even a year ... http://sheknows.com/blogs/alytude/2008/07/22/data-dumb-asses/ I have a mosquito bite right at the juncture of my upper thigh and lower buttock cheek. (Try as I might, there was not a more attractive way to say that!) While it is true that this annoyingly itchy bite will not be viewed by the general public, I wonder if ... http://sheknows.com/blogs/alytude/2008/07/21/itchy-thoughts/ We have all felt the peril of bad hair cuts, and stylists who did not see things our way. Meet Scarlette. Scarlette is just about the cutest thing to walk the earth since the invention of pleated minis, and yet, she was reaching a time of scraggle. Nearing her eighth-month birthday, she ... http://sheknows.com/blogs/alytude/2008/07/20/a-cutting-day/ There's an article on another beauty site that debunks our favorite (and not-so-favorite) beauty myths  - a really interesting concept to explore! So...what are YOUR favorite myths? And have you yet disproved them? http://sheknows.com/blogs/alytude/2008/07/20/myths-and-legends/