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Redecorating the master bedroom

by Mary Anne

I’m pretty sure that I mentioned that I’m planning to redecorate the master bedroom at some point in time, and that I’m trying to do it in a “Harley Davidson” theme to make my hubby happy!

I’m thinking about trying to make the curtains fit the theme somehow.  I’ve already told my hubby that he has to help me with the curtain rods – I told him that they somehow have to have a “motorcycle feel” to them, which means that they will have to be chrome and will have to suggest either motorcyle exhaust pipes or motorcycle handlebars.  I’ll be curious to see what he can come up with!

I’m not quite sure what I will sew to hang off of the curtain rods, I’m thinking about something made from denim squares cut from old blue jeans, or maybe something made from faux leather, or maybe something from very silvery-chromy shiny fabric.  Maybe try to make some tie-backs that look like motorcycle chains…….

Suggestions welcome!!!!!


My son shaved his head a few days ago.

by Mary Anne

A few days ago I came home from work and was sorting through the mail.  My son walked into the room and asked me “how do you like my new look?”

I looked up and was very surprised to see he had shaved his head!

I didn’t know what to say, so I asked him “what inspired you to shave your head?”

He said “I’m balding anyway, I just wanted to see how I will look when I’m completely bald!”

I hope he grows it back!


Treatments for acne

by Mary Anne

Acne appears to be a lifelong struggle for the human race!

According to the website www.acne.com there are six different types of acne.  There are two types of non-inflammatory acne, and four types of inflammatory acne.

This website is a vast storage vessel of information about what causes acne, what DOESN’T cause acne, acne prevention, and offers some treatment options, one of which is the well-known Proactive product. I was interested to see that none of the treatment options given included toothpaste, which actually is my favorite treatment!

When I was a teenager, my parents always told me that eating pizza, and french fries, and chocolate were to blame for my acne.  That was even accepted “common knowledge” and was published in local newspapers at the time.

Modern medicine debunks that theory and says that none of those foods cause acne.  There is an interesting article about that on the acne.com website. Having said that, I find that every single time that I eat a piece of chocolate, the very next day I get a pimple!


I am too old for acne

by Mary Anne

I could not believe it!  I went to take a drink of my crystal light, and the rim of the glass touched the bridge of my nose – OUCH!  What the heck?  Looking in the mirror, I saw the tell-tale bump of a pimple being born.  Oh, give me a break!  I’m in my fifties for crying out loud! I’m too old for pimples! Acne should be a thing of the long ago past!

When I got home from work I put a dab of toothpaste on the pimple and let it stay there overnight.  When I got up in the morning, the pimple had come to a head and broke open when I washed my face.


When I dress up

by Mary Anne

I wish I had some dressy shoes to wear that did not hurt my feet!  High heels are so nice to look at, but so painful to wear!  When I wear high heels, they pinch my toes, they pinch my heels, and within a few minutes I am in agony!  If I put myself through wearing them for more than an hour, then later that night I can’t get any sleep because the arches in my feet are full of cramps the entire night.

I have some “dress flats” that are comfortable, but they just don’t look as nice as high heels.  I wish I could wear high heels that didn’t hurt!


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