Modest Swimsuits

Everyone knows my daughter and I just got back from a wonderful California vacation.  My daughter loves Marilyn Monroe and we stayed at a hotel where Marilyn lived so many years ago.  We had seen pictures of Marilyn in various areas in the hotel and numerous pictures of her by the pool.  Our goal was to recreate these photos with my daughter "playing Marilyn".  I knew in the past, modest swimsuits were hard to come by.

I can remember when my oldest four daughters were all teenagers (at the same time) and we went shopping for bathing suits.  What a frustrating event that always was!  String bikini bottoms.  Bikinis tops with the tiniest rectangle of fabric to cover the essentials.  Bikinis and more bikinis.  And when you did find a one piece it was not "one" piece.  It had holes or was cut shamelessly low either in the front or back.  When did this become attractive?

In Marilyn's day women looked like women.  They had curves... curves that separated them from the boys.  And you didn't show it all.  You wore clothes that left something to the imagination.  Marilyn's bathing suit in the pictures we wanted to recreate was one piece, and completely covered everything.  It looked kind of like it wrapped and all the fabric was scrunched to the one side.  It was extremely attractive and very flattering... and modest.

I am happy to say that this time I had a lovely selection of modest bathing suits.  One piece bathing suits that covered front and back.... and even with straps.  It was a difficult choice but we found one in black with small white polka dots and the style was Marilyn.

And while we were in California whether at the pool or the beach... someone always came up and asked my daughter where she got that suit.  This is what women want and what men find attractive.  A modest bathing suit.

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Catalina

Your memory is a funny thing.  My memory is even more funny.  For some unknown reason, I remembered a family trip to Catalina Island.  I was 19 and in the middle of chemo for treatment against lymphoma cancer.  My parents must have thought I needed a break.  I did.  And staying in Catalina Island Hotels in their quaint little town was perfect.

Catalina Island is just off the coast of southern California.  It is very small... maybe 20 miles by 10 miles tops.  It is full of rich history involving smugglers, miners, and hunters... but this is not what draws people there.  It is the culture, the ambiance of this small island.

Everything is clean, white... very tropical looking.  Hotels line the beach.  Shops everywhere... and they are the cute little boutique like shops that are unique and fun to browse.

We rode in a glass bottom boat, snorkeled, rode bikes along the coastline, and just lied on the beach.  The food was great and we couldn't have had a better time.  It is a wonderful memory that I am glad came back to me yesterday... again for no seen reason.

I need to go back there and take my family.  It's just the perfect little vacation.  Catalina.

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Legal Problems

I've recently had the need of a California process server.  You see... I handle the collections at my work.  There are always those few who make substantial purchases that they never should have made quite simply because they can not afford them.  Sadly we end up having to file a claim with the courts and very often need the help of a process server.

Our greatest problem is that those who do not have the ability to pay... have the uncanny ability to run and hide.  We have one customer that we have been trying to serve papers to for over two years.  This sounds ridiculous and it is... but our attorney just can not find the guy.  He has checked home, work, hang outs, and many other places, but this guy is no where.  We get so close and then he just slips away.If he spent half the time he spends on hiding... on working and making some money to pay his debts there would not be a problem.

But there is an art to serving someone papers and it's important to hire someone who knows how.  Process servers have smarter solutions.  They can file and serve legal process extremely fast and almost paperless.

It's all so involved.  It would be so much easier to just avoid having these legal problems.

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Water. Water. Water.

Professional skin care can mean a lot of things.  My mother has the most flawless skin I have ever seen.  So in my mind... she is a professional.  There are also the opinions of the famous... models and such... who make claim to their skin remedies.  And I'm a fan of water.

Your body needs water... so it makes sense that your skin needs water.  Your skin is made of cells and cells are made of water. Claims of the benefits of water include a radiant, healthy, younger looking complexion.  and there is always the added benefit that water helps your body regulate temperature, transfer nutrients, eliminate waste, transport oxygen, and countless other perks.

And now water has been taken to new heights.  There are countless types of water for your overall and skin health.  To name a few:

Acidic Water

Rose Water

Rice Water

Electrolytic Water

I think going along with water... and since water is organic and natural... using organic soaps and lotions without harsh chemicals makes sense too.  But in the end... I always turn to water.

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Crazy Hair? Product.

I have what I lovingly refer to as crazy hair.  It is not silky smooth.  It is not straight.  It is not wavy.  It is not curly.  It requires product like, for example, Devachan Salon Curly Hair Products.

When my hair dries naturally it is all over the place!  It wings out in weird spots and in all directions.  It's not completely frizzy, unless of course it is damp outside, and then... well let me tell you... it's something to behold.  My hair is coarse like a horses tail and just as thick.

The only way I have been able to bring order to my hair is through extensive blow drying with a big round brush.  And following the penetrating heat of the blow dryer is the flat iron.  But as I said before... if it becomes damp or foggy... the sleek smooth finish is finished.

Devachan Salon Curly Hair Products allowed my hair to dry naturally by giving my weird wave a little curl.  Enough so that my hair looked a little curly.  And a little curly is better than crazy wild... especially when the hair products tame it all.

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Grateful For HVAC

I have and endless supply of things to be grateful for... but at this time... this wintery time... I'd like to focus on warmth.  I always thought that HVAC stood for Heating Vent And Cooling.  Turns out it stands for High Voltage Alternating Current.  Never the less... HVAC Washington DC to HVAC Utah... I am grateful.

My daughter and I were recently in southern California.  The temperature was a fabulous 70 to 75 degrees each and everyday.  We really were spoiled with incredibly beautiful weather.  As we lay on the beach, my daughter simply said "I'm not going back."  I laughed... to which she calmly replied, "No.  Mom.  I'm not going back."

We did board the plane much to her disappointment.  We buckled our seatbelts.  We turned off our electronic devises.  Then we heard it.  The captain announced that the temperature in Salt Lake was 12 degrees.  12 degrees!  Later into the flight he gave us an update.  10 degrees.  And as we taxied to the gate after landing... 8 degrees.

All I can say is that when temperatures get into the single digits it physically hurts.  Seriously.  You walk outside and take that first breath and it is a big "Ughhh".  So I am very very grateful for my HVAC and the warmth it brings to my humble little home... especially since I have no intention of going outside.

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Online Shopping? Love It!

I have slowly converted to doing most of my shopping online.  I think this is what has happened to most people.  There are several reasons such as convenience, selection, and shopping with a business that has a Billing System.

What could be more convenient than shopping in your pajamas, drinking hot chocolate, and casually looking through the various websites?  If you live in a winter cold state, compared to going out in the snow and ice, walking through the slush and muck, bundling up to where you can hardly move is so not going to happen when you have the online option.  To say nothing of the glory of having the item brought right to your door.

Selection can't be beat.  I was looking for a Belgium Waffle Maker.  I started going to stores when I was out running errands.  For the most part, each store maybe had 2-3 options.  Online, I have an endless selection.  No contest.

And when you shop online with a company that has a great billing system where they actually keep track of you.  Some people think that online shopping is impersonal.  I say "No".  How many times have you gone to a store to return something and they want your receipt?  Or they say they don't carry the item anymore?  Or, my biggest pet peave... they answer the phone and talk away to the customer who didn't take the time to come into the store?

Online Shopping.  Love it!

This is a sponsored post however, all the points and views are my own.