Finger Lickin' Good For You

Good news for fast-food junkies like myself (not that I indulge often, but I do love it).
KFC has announced its chicken now has zero grams of trans fat per serving.
No longer will they contribute to clogging your arteries. Sister company Taco Bell is also on board with zero trans fat. Original recipe, here I come!!!!!

The Problem With Pictures

It's frustrating enough when a girl gets all dolled up, goes out, and thinks she looks great. While she's at the club or restaurant or on her date having fun and thinking she looks awesome, someone takes her picture. The next day she sees the picture, and thinks it's awful! Does that mean it was all a lie? That she was fooling herself and thought she looked good when she didn't? Or is it just a bad moment or angle? And how about when you show the picture around the office and all the girls starts saying "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, you look soooooooooooooo pretty!" How the heck are you supposed to believe them when you KNOW it's your worst shot ever?!!

Idol Jumps The Shark?

I think American Idol is losing steam. Even Simon Cowell has recently admitted on Oprah that he's surprised the show has lasted this long. With former contestants like Chris Daughtrey selling millions of cd's without actually winning Idol, some of us are starting to wonder if it really matters who actually wins the show. Maybe that's why Sanjaya got so much attention. The show could've been boring without the possible shake-up of a contestant who couldn't really sing having a shot of winning the whole show. Meanwhile, over on the other network, there's the fresher-faced Dancing With the Stars which, lately to me, is a whole lot more fun to watch.

"Girl-icure"

Why do they call it a "Manicure'? As far as I'm concerned, when I'm getting my nails done, it should be called a "GIRL-icure". Girl-time only. A good way to let moms and wives get away from real life for a while. Of course, the girlicure could ideally be combined with a complete spa experience like massage, facial, pedicure, makeup, hair, etc. And with Mother's Day is just around the corner, guys, consider this as a gift idea! Wrap up a gift certificate, put it in a limo, and combine it with a shopping spree for the perfect gift!

Bathroom Adventures

It's bad enough having to use a dressing room 20 times to try on outfits from every department of a store hoping to come across the perfect one for an occasion. But to be in the middle of carrying around an armful of clothing and realizing you also need a bathroom...desperately...and not being able to find one ANYWHERE NEAR a dressing room is disastrous. Then to get to the restroom and be told you have to leave your armful of clothes outside...where there's nowhere but the dirty floor to put them....is enough to make me want to walk right out of the store (after I pee, of course) and never come back. That was my 'fun' shopping jaunt in a nutshell. Must've been a man who made that floorplan.

What To Wear, What To Wear

How many times can you wear a nice outfit? I bought a gorgeous two-piece set for a gala last year. I wore it again for a fancy event this year....different event, different participants, nobody at THIS year's event was at LAST YEAR'S event, nor was it the same TYPE of event, so I think it was safe. But even if it wasn't, I'm not the type of girl to spend a lot of money on something to wear and then never see it again. If I feel good in it, then it deserves at least two chances to be seen!

Practicality vs. sentimentality. With a very small house and very little storage space, I've never been a 'saver'. So when it comes to collecting and boxing all the holiday cards the boys and I receive, truth be told, they sometimes end up in the trash. This past Easter, I finally decided to enjoy (instead of deleting!) the e-cards that many of my friends and relatives have sent me. Although I usually can't be bothered to download anything, the boys get a kick out of them, and once they're read, I don't need anything but an 'inbox' to store them!

Flushed Away Did Not Star SpongeBob!

Warning to moms: If your kids watch 'America's Funniest Home Videos' make sure you warn them not to try the stunts at home. My five year old decided to put on his sneakers and try to climb a wall after seeing it on tv. And if your kids like the movie 'Flushed Away' make sure you tell them (even if you think they already know) to not flush anything down the toilet except toilet paper. My three year old decided his SpongeBob bath toys should go back to Bikini Bottom via my only toilet. Anyone know a good plumber?