All Things Fashionating by tracy mausser

Well, the last two weeks have been extremely surreal with the passing of my beloved Nana (Marjorie) and my Pop Pop (Addision).  My blog will resume this weekend once I get myself grounded and back into the swing of things. Thanks for your anticipated patience.

Hi all, We are out of town and I'm unable to actually write an original post, but I wanted to share a Daily Om that was very poignant to me.  Take it from someone who is always hard on herself, I found this reflection to cause me to think about this bad habit of mine and what actions can I take to change this about myself. From Daily Om... A Bad Habit Being Hard On Ourselves When we are hard on ourselves for any reason, we send our bodies the message that we are not good enough. One of the key components of human consciousness that most of us need to address and change is our tendency to be hard on ourselves. We do this in ways that are both overt and subtle, and half the work sometimes is recognizing that we are doing it at all. For example, if we find it difficult to graciously accept compliments, this is probably a sign that we tend to be hard on ourselves. Other ways in which we express this tendency include never feeling satisfied with a job well done, always wanting

Last Friday, I went over to my favorite nail salon by work.   Liz – who is ah-mazing – has been keeping my hands looking great all winter long.   The next day dawned sunny and warm – a beautiful summer day in the middle of winter.   Since we were going to be outside all day, I didn’t even think twice about slathering sunscreen all over myself and the kiddo!   Then – moments later – I knew that I had made a tragic mistake and my manicure was ruined! Last summer, I did a little research and found a website that discussed how sunscreens can soften or dissolve nail polish and acrylic nails.   According to thebeautybrains.com – a website where a group of cosmetic scientists, who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, answer consumer questions   -- they write that some of the ingredients used to dissolve the sunscreen agents also dissolve kinds of acrylic chemicals used in nail polishes and fake nails.   In fact, thebeautybrains.com, also states that some of these dissolv

So as I was saying, I was in the shower the other day and had an interesting thought about goat’s milk soap.  While at a birthday dinner this past Friday night, my friend Rachel accidentally brushed my shoulder and noted that my skin was soft.  I said thank you and didn’t think much about it until I was in the shower holding a bar of goat’s milk soap in my hand.  Around Christmas, another friend – Lynn -- had given me two bars of Beekman 1802 Goat’s Milk Soap made by The Fabulous Beekman Boys and I have been using it religiously ever since.  Suddenly, it was like a big light bulb went on over my head and I thought, “It’s gotta be the soap making my skin so soft.”  I was so deep in thought that I accidentally got some of the soap in my mouth and, although it is soap and quite nasty, it really does taste like goat cheese a little bit.  Which makes the unique story behind the soap even better. If you haven’t heard, The Fabulous Beekman Boys is a reality television show on Disc

Well, I am finally realizing one of my New Year’s Resolutions which was to make my writing a priority.   I didn’t have any specific criteria except just to write.   After two failed attempts, I am finally going to launch my blog - All Things Fashionating!   I know that I have procrastinated to the point of “Oh, Why Bother,” but I just have to do it. Yesterday, I was in the shower and I had a great thought about Goat’s Milk Soap.   (Typically, my inspiration comes to me while running or in the shower – two of the worst times to get enthused because how the hell do you get it down in electronic format while on the greenbelt or naked and soapy? Ok, get your mind out of the gutter!)   So this morning, I woke up and, by the grace of God, I was still motivated.   So I said to myself, I’m going to create my blog today. All Things Fashionating is a forum where I can share great ideas, tips and information about things that are interesting to me: such as fashion; health and beauty; exercise; bo