As an aging woman with body image issues, I couldn’t resist clicking on this title when I saw it on Facebook the other day: “Ashley Judd Slaps Media in the Face for Speculation Over Her ‘Puffy’ Appearance.” I applaud Ashley for her cutting examination of the press’ objectification of women and especially of the women in the media who participate and, therefore, perpetuate the problem. I admire Ashley for speaking out, and I must admit she made me ashamed not only of the media — which is nothing new — but she also made me ashamed of myself. Ashamed for making those kinds of comments while watching the Red Carpet reports and while thumbing through fashion magazines. Ashamed of my own fight with body issues for as long as I can remember and, mostly, ashamed of the harsh thoughts I constantly and consistently unleash on myself. … read full story →
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Ashley Judd Makes Me Think About My Own Body Issues by Amy
Pinterest: My New Obsession
I love Pinterest.
When I say that – which I do often and which is obvious to my Facebook friends from my seemingly endless pinning activity – some people want to know why. They just don’t see the appeal, and I can totally understand that because, at first, I didn’t, either. Until I saw the light — or, rather, the enlightening “Art Journals,” “Great Libraries” and “Tea Shoppes and Patisseries” boards.
Adele — One More Reason to Love Her!
You know how much we love Adele — and we know how much you love Adele — so we are thrilled to present you with this adorable cover version of her number one Grammy-winning song, “Someone Like You.” We’re sure this YouTube video of 2-year-old Makena will be all over Facebook in a little while.
Apparently, her music touches everyone!
Sara Blakely of Spanx Just Joined the Forbes World Billionaires List!
Congratulations to Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx, for becoming the youngest self-made woman to join the Forbes World Billionaires list this year. We feel a special kinship to Sara whose appearance on The Oprah Show so inspired us as we were developing StyleSubstanceSoul.com. Because of this, we were chosen to accompany... read full story →
The Red Carpet Goes Green Thanks to Colin Firth’s Wife, Livia
We love Colin Firth for his amazing performances in movies like The King’s Speech and A Single Man but we love him even more for being smart enough to marry the Queen of Green. His creative and compassionate wife, Livia, has been changing the look of the Red Carpet for... read full story →
Listen Up! We’re Giving You A Discount on Etymotic Earphones!
After my post on Etymotic earphones ran in December I received lots of emails from readers asking where to find the earphones as well as one from Dee Bayro, Global Marketing and Communications Manager at Etymotic Research. She related to my, shall we say, slightly-neurotic-at-times-obsessive concerns about cell phones and... read full story →
Scrapbooks and Art Books and Books About Books!
I’ve been meaning to write about these two books ever since they came out, so it’s a good thing it’s almost time to renew my New Year’s resolution to stop procrastinating. Luckily, both books make great, really special gifts, so if you do things the way I do – which... read full story →
