So is it me or does watching Jillian Harris pick Wes every week get on your nerves also?!

Jillian Harris

Now I will be the first to admit that having all those men at my disposal would have seemed like a fantasy come true (back in my dating days).  And yes, I am addicted to the Bachelor and Bachelorette on ABC and have been since the first show.  This is the first season, however that I always end up actually shouting at my screen at every rose ceremony when I think she will finally see Wes for who he really is and send him packing.

And then I sit and wonder…..do they edit the show this way?  I am sure that has a lot to do with it, but I think that Jillian really likes this guy and that is why she keeps him around.  I reflect on my dating days and remember when I would go to Clay Walker concerts with my friends.  It seemed when I returned home that evening, I would dream about how some handsome country crooner plucked me out of the audience and sang a song to me and we fell in love and lived happily ever after.  No wonder I never wanted to get up in the morning!!  And then there were the BAD guys that I dated thinking that would be fun and it always ended up being a nightmare.  Bad guys are always a bad choice.  Hopefully Jillian will figure out soon that Wes is only there for shameless self promotion.  That is all fine, Wes, unless you stand the chance to break someones heart.  In that case, you become a piece of brown smelly stuff stuck to the bottom of your cowboy boot!

So Jillian, learn from this Girly Girl…….go for the good guys.  As much as I love a country musician, dump that two-timin’ Wes and stick with the Kiptyn’s of the world.

Ever the old fashioned romantic!  Debra

My BB Dakota line this Spring/Summer at A Girly Girl Boutique indicates the return of fabulous bright, cheerful color.  Woo wee!  I am so happy.  I love color!

So you may ask, “What makeup do I apply this year to dress for the season?”  It is simple.  Let the color speak for itself!

The makeup you wear should only accentuate the positives, especially during the day.  Fabulously lined eyes and mascara complimented with subtle eye shadows create demure eyes.  A great blush of color and nude, glossy lips complete the look.  The palette you wear will add the rest of the color.  The color should be on your body only, not your face.  This is the most effective way to wear them both well.  Want the total package to look good, follow these tips.  If you wear too much color on both your face and your body, you run the risk of looking a little freaky and that is not a good look for my Girly Girls.  Let your natural beauty shine through and the colors you wear will add the hues!

With that said, if you need some new color palettes for the spring,  look to my website for great makeup lines.  This set is very inexpensive and has everything you need to walk out of the house looking fresh faced and ready to stop in to grab up that new BB Dakota coat you have been wanting for spring.  It’s great and Manilla Yellow!  Does it get any better than that?!

So it is that time of year when in the midst of all the hustle and bustle, we MUST attend certain Christmas parties.  Whether it is the office party or family, you know you want to look fabulous.  I love the holidays because we women look for reasons to get dressed up and this time of year you don’t have to look far!  The fashions this year are so inspired by Christmases past, I absolutely love them!  The fabrics are shimmery and the styling is simple but the statement is very feminine.  I love the floral and jacquard prints!

These dresses from BB Dakota are a case in point.    The Dayton                                                                                                                 And The Bloomington

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 Debra Defoe                                                                       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

989 791-3433                                                                      Saginaw, MI

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WOMEN’S EVENT TO BENEFIT CHILDREN’S CHARITY 

Hunter’s widows will be “shining” on Saturday, November 15, 2008 as they help raise money for children in our area.  Burt Watson Chevrolet Pontiac in Freeland is hosting the Hunter’s Widows Wine and Wheels Extravaganza for women of all ages from 7pm until 9pm.  All Proceeds from the event will benefit the Johnny Burke Children’s Charity.

 The Hunter’s Widows Wine and Wheels Extravaganza will allow women to sip on fabulous wine selections, taste delicious food and enjoy the chocolate fountain while being treated to some fun and fashion from local businesses.  Models from 3D Agency will be presenting a fashion show with fashions courtesy of A Girly Girl Boutique in Saginaw, MI.  Generous donations will allow for great prize giveaways at the event.

 Tickets for this event are $15.00 and can be purchased at Burt Watson Chevrolet Pontiac or at A Girly Girl Boutique, but hurry before they are gone!  For more information, contact Debra at 989 791-3433.

Bet your sugar beets you won’t want to miss the Hunter’s Widows Wine and Wheels Extravaganza Saturday, November 15, 2008 from 7-9pm at Burt Watson Chevrolet Pontiac in Freeland.

God Bless Joe the Plumber from Holland Ohio who inadvertently became a national spokesman for all of us Girly Girls and all of America when he simply asked a question of Sinister Osama….oops, I mean Senator Obama.

Little did Joe, or Samuel J. Wurzelbacher (his given name), know that he would end up the victim of the media and their attempts to smear him.  They are sifting through his background, declaring he is not a real plumber and that he is some sort of bad person because he is divorced and owes taxes?!  WHAT?  That is what happens to many middle class Americans who get divorced….they go through rough times financially.  Who doesn’t know that?  Should he just have taken a page from Bill Ayers and bombed his ex into giving him everything so he could walk away financially set?!

Poor Joe, he just wanted the truth from a person who claims to have all of our best interests at heart and instead he has become a victim of those who are attempting to squash him in the name of Democracy.  Is this the “CHANGE HE NEEDS” from Obama and his Cronies?  I doubt it?

We need to support Joe and the others like him who are putting the truth ahead of personal gain.  We need true heros in this day and age.  If I had the extra money right now, I would send it to him to help pay his taxes.  Keep up the good work, Joe.  Love ya, man!!

A continuation of “Bad Renters In Michigan”.

So Thursday, October 2 was our day in court and as I said previously, I was looking forward to it so I could get these heinous people out of my house.  In their answer to the complaint, D had written that I broke into the house and threatened her.  She also stated that the rent was in an escrow account because I refused to fix the heat and air and that the roof was leaking.  Line one said that she never signed the lease and did not agree with it.  I figured we were good because the judge sees this stuff all day long so he will know she is lying and he will sort it out!  Plus, I had a lawyer and they didn’t!

I came to court with the info about the money my church gave them in Jan, her IOU, her Thank You note stating what a blessing we were to them, a Christmas card with her signature that looked remarkably like the one on the lease and many court notices I dug up on the Internet showing her many evictions in the past.  I also had the receipts from having the furnace fixed in January and having the air conditioning unit looked at.  I had the phone records of my many attempts to contact them when they would never return my calls.  I used to deal with union issues so I know how to document!!  I was prepared!!

Needless to say, D got on the stand and lied through her teeth.  She claimed that she never signed the lease. My husband was even there as a witness to that.  My lawyer tried her best but the judge wouldn’t hear what she had to say and gave E & D free reign to say what ever they wanted.  They didn’t have to follow court procedure.  He also never looked at any of my documentation.  He awarded me a monetary judgement and gave them 10 days to pay up, minus $450.00 because they didn’t have air conditioning all summer!  I couldn’t believe that!  I don’t even have air conditioning in my own house, but I am suppose to provide it for these people!  Unreal.  He also admonished them for not letting me in the house to inspect, which he told them by state law, they are suppose to do!

So what is the outcome?  They still live in my house for another 10 days, I have to have the furnace fixed and I am wondering what was wrong with that in July when it is 90 outside?  It was in working order all winter.  Was it sabotaged?  And I don’t have the slightest idea why they say the roof is leaking?  Oh well, my lawyer says they won’t pay, I will probably never see a dime of the $2,500.00 they own now and on Oct 13, they will be evicted for sure!!  Stay tuned for round two and if you have any thoughts, be sure to send them my way!!

I must tell you today that I am very excited for the coming weekend.  Why, you may ask?  Her name is Paige Lawson and she rocks!  I met Paige and started coaching her for the Miss Michigan Teen USA pageant about two months ago.  The pageant will take place at the McMorran Place Theater in Port Huron, MI this weekend and I have a sneaking suspicion that Paige is going to take the cake!

I began coaching Paige by teaching her skills such as walking and posing.  She is tall and slender and she has a cute shape for a teen so I think that will help her.  Also I have to give her credit because her posture wasn’t bad either.  Bad posture is a common problem that I usually see in taller teenage girls, but I think the fact that she is a basketball player may have helped her.  The fact that she enjoys Pilates workouts helps also to sculpt the abs.

Paige picked up the runway techniques quickly and more importantly, practiced them!  That is the key to a successful pageant…PRACTICE.  If you ask her what I hounded her on the most, she would probably tell you…practice!!  It can not be stressed enough.  Practice makes perfect.  When you hit the stage with lots of practice under your belt and BUTTERFLIES in your stomach, you have practice to thank for a flawless performance.  When you don’t have to think about your walk or turns or poses, it is easier to keep nerves under control.

Not everyone is perfect and Paige’s nemesis turned out to be interview.  Not surprising, as that seems to fall many a young lady.  Interview is not only the most challenging part of a competition, but also extremely important.  It is amazing how a simple question can become hard to answer in interview.  We discovered the key to Paige’s interview success and once we did, she ran with it.  I knew it was there because she is smart and all it took was to tweak the delivery.  Now she is gold!

Pray for Paige.  Any first time pageant girl will tell you that nerves can get the best of you.  Her Daddy can’t be here because he is down south helping to restore power to hurricane Ike effected areas and it  is hard for a young girl to be without her dad to support her for an event like this.   She is strong and is going to win.  I will keep you posted.

Calling all Girly Girls!  What a treat to see a phenomenal woman chosen as the next Vice President of the United States, Sarah Palin.  I am personally impressed with the choice John McCain made for the VP slot on the Republican ticket.  I also like the idea that she hails from Alaska.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching the press scramble for information once it was announced.  Not often do they have nothing to talk about but this time they didn’t and I understand that they were not even sure of the proper pronunciation of her name!!  FUNNY!!

Finally, someone in politics who represents me!  Mom, wife, career woman, and she even has some moral fiber; plus she does it all while looking good and fishing once in a while!  I would probably fish too if I lived in Alaska.  Hey, maybe I should dust off my fly rod!!  See, she is already having a positive impact!!

Congratulations to America’s Next Top Model and Tyra Banks for their recent selection of the winner.  Whitney Thompson is a beautiful young lady and took absolutely stunning pictures so why not be crowned the winner.

Body image is a very common subject, especially in our household!  I myself have fallen prey to the “must be thin” mantra that is out there, which is somewhat understandable, given my situation.  I was formerly a size 3 and never had to worry about my weight my whole life.  I actually could eat anything I wanted and never gained an ounce.  I had no idea what it was like to struggle with weight issues even though everyone in my immediate family did, in a huge way.

That all began to change about 4 years ago when I approached 40.  No, I don’t feel age has anything to do with it.  I think life has something to do with it.  I was completely stressed out and it showed on me physically.  My entire body started to change in ways that I knew weren’t right and I tried to explain to the doctors what was going on, but each one of them refused to listen.  They were content to try to shove pills down my throat which is not what I wanted.  Keep in mind that I was conscious of my body in a good way.  Yes, I was previously “thin” but I also was deliberately trying to eat healthy; a habit I had developed in my early twenties when I began learning about nutrition.

My search for a return to optimal health started three years ago when my weight began to creep up for no reason.  In three years I had put on a lot of weight and was run down, exhausted and in great pain all the time.  Tired of medical professionals trying me on HRT and other drugs, I finally found the most amazing doctor to help me.  Dr Paul Meyer actually listened to me and told me that NO, I didn’t have to feel like I was just because I “WAS GETTING OLDER” as the other docs had told me.  He also negated previous statements such as “GET USED TO IT” and “THIS HAPPENS TO ALL WOMEN”.  Can you believe that a woman female gyno told me that.  I went to her thinking that SHE would understand and help me get to the bottom of it!

Right there on the front page of MSN is this adorable “fashion computer”courtesy of  the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

 I wondered when those self proclaimed nerds would actually step outside their cubicles and take a look at who their consumers really are!  Women, yes women buy computers also and we are tired of every electronic gadget being geared towards the male population.  It is the smart man who recognizes that us women do not want to tote around unfashionable items!  We never have, which is probably why we like toting around fashionable men also.  Are you getting it yet?

Let’s face it guys; unless it’s your woman, bland and boring , cold and metallic works for you!  It doesn’t work for us though and it is the smart man who senses that his arm candy desires something less casual.  You do like us to look good don’t you!!

So let me wrap this up.  It always helps to step outside the box and take a good honest look at those around you that may not be like you.  You must gear your business towards the consumer, not yourself.  Your customers are the ones who keep buying your products to make sure you stay in business so be sure to pay attention to what THEY want.  Yes, it is scary to think of someone other than yourself guys, but you can do it!