Kitty Litter Facial

You don’t have to resort to using kitty litter on your face to get squeaky clean pores and a spa-quality facial although the 750,000+ people who have watched YouTuber Michelle Phan’s video (below) might be doing just that. Apparently cats crap on bentonite clay which is also great for the skin so I use it too but in the form of Aztec Secret Healing Clay Mask which is only $5 a pound and actually meant to be on the skin and not at the bottom of a cat box.

Either way, check out her video and decide for yourself- would you actually use kitty litter on your face?

Harper at 7 1/2 Months

I think I’ve found the perfect age for babies: 7-9 months. Little Harper is almost 8 months now (!) and couldn’t be any cuter. Here’s a video of her newest thing where she breathes in and out of her nose really fast like a raging bull, we call it ‘Fightin’ Mad.’ The more she does it, the more we laugh, then of course she does it even more. She also perfected this fake half-hearted cough to get us to look at her then laughs when we do. She’s so smart and interactive. Every day I can’t wait until tomorrow to see what new things she has in store!

Meatball: Who Tore the Paper?

I don’t think I ever posted this vid of my dog Meatball. It pretty much solved the mystery of which dog was tearing paper for the past 2 years when we left the house, but we actually thought it was Frisco the whole time. As you can see, he was reprimanded. In spite of my harsh scolding, paper is still torn around the house on a fairly regular basis.

Best Anti-Aging Creams from Dr. Oz

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Anyone catch Dr. Jeannette Graf on Dr. Oz last week? She recommended 3 things that she feels make the biggest difference to the look of your skin. She said that using a daily SPF should be a given, but to bump up its effectiveness, also wear an antioxidant – she liked THIS one from Glytone. Of course she also loved retinol (what doc doesn’t?) because it’s the most effective anti-aging ingredient around. She liked Avéne’s TriAcneal, a gentle formula to help the skin’s overall texture. Finally, she chose a chemical exfoliator called AHA 7 Fruit Amidroxy Exfoliator from Skin PhD , to speed skin cell turnover so new, bright skin can get to the surface and replace the old. Just make sure you’re also using some sort of scrub so you can slough off the old skin – a good thing to do a few times a week no matter what your routine.

Check out the segment HERE at DrOz.com.

My Video For Ellen’s Mother’s Day Dance Dare!

If you watch the Ellen show then you know about her dance dares where people dance like maniacs behind some poor, unsuspecting person in a public place. She asked pregnant women to get in on the action for an upcoming Mother’s Day show and of course I had to do it. Even though it’s only 7 seconds I can assure you it’s not just awkward for me, but for my husband who looked like a weirdo following me around with his phone pointed at people. We’re lucky we didn’t get kicked out of a few stores. At last though, I found my prey – a young guy so involved in a mag that I could expose and embarrass myself properly.

Here’s the vid below- enjoy!