Posts Tagged Women

our regularly scheduled program will return after this brief period of bliss

Posted by Lotus, aka Sarcastic Mom in Being A Woman, Blogging Stuff, Friends, Happiness, Work on February 5, 2010

I got this tiny bell in the HerStory Workshop today, at Blissdom. Isn’t it cute? Thanks to Aliza and Maya. The exercises they offered were thought provoking. And I discovered that the story of my life is entitled, “I haven’t screwed up too bad, yet. But give me time.” You’d buy it, right?

I also want to give giant props to the ladies who paneled the Writer’s Craft Workshop. I *thoroughly* enjoyed myself – what a great discussion. I had the beginnings of what I think is going to be a very good post in my hands when I walked out of that room Thursday evening. Thank you so much, Megan, Arianne, Deb, and Amber.

I’ll be heading back to the Opryland Hotel (can you say “friggin’ gorgeous?”) tomorrow morning and staying until Sunday (Weekly Winners may post late this week, but it will be up by Sunday sometime.) Thank you so much, Monica & Bridget, for letting me share your hotel room.

Gotta go pack a bag now and get a little sleep before I hurry back over there tomorrow to hug on some more beeshes.

I love seeing so many women that I think the world of in one place.

Every time I hear a squee, an angel gets her wings.

Bell, Blissdom, Blogging, Conference, Fun, nashville, Opryland Hotel, Women, Workshops

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Amen, girlfriend.

Posted by Lotus, aka Sarcastic Mom in Being A Woman, Life, Photography on March 4, 2009

For all the drunk ladies in the bar who don’t have a good enough girlfriend to tell them?

I fell in love when I saw the message over this bar bathroom during Blissdom 09 Photo Walk.

I can’t tell you how many times I can remember going into a bar bathroom to pee and seeing women madly obsessing over themselves in front of the mirrors. Applying makeup, fixing hair, adjusting clothing, etc.

Most of the time, I was stumbling in there half drunk, hitting the stalls, about to burst. (You know, once you break the seal on a drinking night, you’re screwed, friends.) Then I’d have to wait for the latest Cover Girl to finish her application before I could wash my hands.

And I’ve got nothing against anyone checking their appearance or light grooming. But what I’ve seen in the bathroom so very often has gone way beyond that.

I doubt the guys are doing this over in their bathroom. What gives?

I think every bathroom mirror in the world should say at least the first part of what’s above the one in the picture.

“Stop staring. You’re beautiful.”

It’s true.

Appearance, Gender Issues, Love Yourself, Message, Photography, Priorities, self esteem, Self Image, Women

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Lazy Douche Enablers: Dawn, Alex Year Two

Posted by Lotus, aka Sarcastic Mom in Conversations, Friends, Guest Post, Humor, Husband, Lazy Douche Enablers, Relationships, Sex on March 3, 2009

Lazy Douche Enablers write posts for me every other Tuesday. That way, I can be a much better… you guessed it: Lazy Douche. Today’s Enabler is Dawn, of Alex Year Two and Room 704

My little secret…

Men – you need to leave. This is not a post you want to read. Go the place that is else . . . come back tomorrow . . .

I was at work one day and the conversation turned to orgasms.

As they do.

I shared a story that I will share with you here.

Scout and I were laying in bed talking about orgasms. Or my non orgasm during sex, as it were. He says, “Well. I . . . I’ve never had someone …. um …. not . . . before . . .”

I opened my mouth to reply . . .

I took a deep breath . . .

“Well, they, um, were liars, fucking liars, sluts clearly very in touch with their own bodies and and very comfortable with themselves . . .”

I didn’t have the heart to tell them that there were a bunch of fakers in there.

The three of us laughed and laughed. Not at my sweet husband, but at all y’all out there who think a woman has never faked it with you.

Hey dudes, I told you to leave. You didn’t listen. This is what you get.

The next day – one of the girls came to work and immediately grabbed me . . .

She shared a story that I will share with you here.

“So I told my husband about our lunch conversation yesterday . . . he didn’t understand why we laughed . . . he said, “but no one has ever faked it with me before . . . ”

(To this day, hubs still believes in the 100% orgasm rate before me. I like to think of it as a gift from me to his masculinity.)

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When she’s not laughing about fake orgasms, Dawn authors a website about her son and other life topics, Alex Year Two. And if you want to see where Dawn, er, gets real, visit her latest project, Room 704. It’s creating quite a “buzz.” And by this Friday, I’ve heard that a visit there will help you stop being a fakester, too. *ohsnort*