Monthly Archives: July 2012

Senior Citizens Want to Feel Pretty too…

31 Tuesday Jul 2012

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Senior Citizens want to feel pretty too….. but sometimes they are forgotten at the make-up counter.  The cosmetic lines may target younger women for their make-up lines and older women for certain skin-care lines.

Certain creams reduce and may even eliminate some fine lines and wrinkles.  Whereas, other facial creams, lotions, and serums help to prevent wrinkles and prematuring of the skin.  Subsequently, older women want to feel pretty too. 

First, make-up isn’t only for the young.  Make-up is used to make us feel and look prettier, by enhancing our best features.  Older skin may also benefit with the use of make-up.  Foundation helps to protect the skin from sun damage by adding sun screen protection.  Some foundations actually sit on top of the skin, creating a younger looking appearance. 

Second, when the eyes are enhanced to brighten the eye-area without a lot of eye liner, eye shadow, and mascara, it will brighten up the eye area without making it look overly made up and heavy.  A brighter eye makes a person look more awake and alert.  However, older women should stay away from frosty / glittery shadows.  A matte shadow is much better and won’t insinuate those fine lines and wrinkles on the eye-lids and around the eyes. 

So….. women over 55 years old….. don’t be afraid to stop by the cosmetic counter the next time you are out and purchase a few cosmetic items for your every day cosmetic bag.  A few simple steps and you will feel beautiful again.

Keep your life young and stay beautiful!

Written By:  Ask Ms Mandi

Insert from Dear Paxton

17 Tuesday Jul 2012

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     “Come Lisa.  It is time to go.”  She heard the soft voice behind her.  She didn’t need to turn around to see who it was.  She knew it was her Grandparents waiting for her on the other side.  She knew it was time to go towards the light, the bright white light she had heard so much about in movies and stories, it was true.  The light was as brilliant and magical as everyone had claimed. 

     “Lisa, darling, we are waiting for you.”  She heard the soft voice whispering.

     “What about Cole, Grandma?  Who will protect him?”  Lisa hesitated, turning away from the voice and the light.

     “It is your decision sweetheart.”

     Cole’s sadness penetrated through Lisa.  All of a sudden, she felt Cole inside her soul.  He was living through her and she could feel his feelings and thoughts, his breaking heart.  Wow, she thought, I never knew he felt so strongly about me.  His love for her was so pure, so true.  He looked up to her, almost idealizing her existence.  His heart was so lost and broken.  Why hadn’t she seen this love when they had been together?  Too many things to cloud true love, like anger, resentment, and envy.  Her heart and his heart were pure now and without false illusions. 

     “Come Lisa, we must be going.”  The voices whispered.

     “Bye my love, I will never forget you.  I will watch and protect over you and Paxton, always.  I will forever love you and hope you find peace.  Please protect Paxton for me and remind her how much her mama loved her.  I will miss her smiling face, but will cherish the memory for all eternity.”  Lisa turned from Cole, drifting towards the light, where she now found peace and acceptance. 

     The hospital room went silent as the beeping of the monitor, in the distance, stopped.

Written By:  Ask Ms Mandi

Picking up the Pieces

11 Wednesday Jul 2012

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How much does somebody have to lose before the pendulum starts to swing the other way?  How many times have we said to ourselves:  “Nothing more can happen”, but only to find out that there is always more that can happen.

A failing business can be devastating to the owner, as unemployment becomes the only means of financial survival.  A repossessed vehicle can be detrimental to an individual, while they now find it difficult to accomplish, the once simple, daily tasks that were once taken for granted; such as grocery shopping.  Losing your home to foreclosure can be traumatic to the family as a whole as they walk away from the memories and dreams built inside the walls of their home.  Arguing sets in and the family begins to drift apart, slowly but gaining speed.  One parent moves out to leave the other behind to clean up the shattered pieces of their once perfect life.  Once perfect but now all they are looking for is normalcy, when normalcy used to be so mediocre. 

Tears fall.  How does one explain to their children that they have to leave their life behind to start over in another life.  Walking away from their childhood home is hard, but watching as the life they knew and loved split apart in separation is even harder. 

Picking up the pieces…… that is all any one of us can do…… pick the pieces up and glue them back together.  The life you once had may be gone, but you can be whole again by building a new life.  Stay strong.

Written By:  Ask Ms Mandi