All Things Fashionating by tracy mausser

January Jones as Betty Draper In some Southern California school districts, instead of just getting President’s day off, the kids get “Ski Week.”   Now, isn’t that ironic.   However, I suppose if SoCal kids never get to experience the luxury of an unpredicted snow day than I guess Ski Week is the next best thing. Both of my boys have been gone since Monday, so I have been in Mad Men Marathon mode since the moment they packed up their skis.   With the pending approach of Season 5, I am desperate to make it through Season 2.   And, with three episodes a day under my belt, I am getting close to realizing my objective. <> <> January Jones <> The only problem is that I have watched so much Mad Men ; I’m having a hard time discerning reality from fantasy. Now, it is no secret that I enjoy watching Jon Hamm as the dashing Don Draper.   To me, he is actually starting to resemble my husband a bit.   Could this be a part of the rea...

Well, for years, I've heard nothing but great things about the T.V. show Mad Men. Unfortunately, I missed the series premier back in 2007 and I absolutely hate starting a show mid-way through its life.  So, for the past four years, I have waited patiently for the critically acclaimed, award-winning hit show about Madison Avenue ad execs from the 1960s to make it to Netflix. As you can guess, it is finally here.  I am still on the first season -- its fifth will premier in March 2012 -- but I am hooked. The show is about Don Draper, played by the hunky Jon Hamm, the creative director at Sterling Cooper advertising agency, and his escapades in and out of the office. Since I am sooooo behind, I am assuming that I am preaching to the choir; however, I just want to say a few things: First, my kitchen is a mirror image of Don and Betty Drapers kitchen -- fashionable and stylish for 1960 but...; Second, men have NOT changed since that era -- women just had to fight har...