The other night my daughter and I were standing together under a bright overhead light. She looked at me in horror.
"Mom, you have a VERY long chin hair."
"Oh, you're kidding - where?" as I was feeling desperately on my chin, trying to pull something out.
"Forget it, you won't get it."
There are not many people in the world who can tell you that you have a chin hair - so I consider myself lucky to have a daughter who can help me look my best at all times.
Just think about the freedom this gives me - I don't have to worry about going out in public looking frumpy, my hair looking like a helmet or having bad breath - or having a chin hair.
As has been my wish for many years, I hope I live long enough for my daughter to have a daughter just like mine. And hey - in the words of Janette Barber, "I refuse to think of them as chin hair. I think of them as stray eyebrows."
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
not buying China
I have made a concerted effort to avoid buying products, food, anything made in China. Granted, it is difficult, as so much is manufactured there. Sometimes it is unavoidable.
I love Dansko shoes. I bought a new sytle at Nordstrom this year. When I got home, I looked at the sole and thought it looked different - i.e., cheap - than my old Danskos. I looked for the place of manufacture and finally found it on the inside of the top of the shoe - took some searching to find it!
Yup, made in China. I promptly returned them to Nordstrom, stating my reason for return - not that the 20-something clerk cared. I bought a pair of Naot instead after determining that they manufacture in Israel.
Recently while in Whitewater, WI, my friend and I visited Dale's Bootery in downtown Whitewater. There were some sale shoes on a rack, and I found brown Danskos - made in Poland and marked down! Shoe heaven. The proprietor indicated that Dansko was having problems with the manufacture of the soles and according to him, a store in Milwaukee took a bath on returns due to faulty soles - why change? And incidentally, the China-made shoes are just as expensive as the ones made in Poland and Italy.
I love Dansko shoes. I bought a new sytle at Nordstrom this year. When I got home, I looked at the sole and thought it looked different - i.e., cheap - than my old Danskos. I looked for the place of manufacture and finally found it on the inside of the top of the shoe - took some searching to find it!
Yup, made in China. I promptly returned them to Nordstrom, stating my reason for return - not that the 20-something clerk cared. I bought a pair of Naot instead after determining that they manufacture in Israel.
Recently while in Whitewater, WI, my friend and I visited Dale's Bootery in downtown Whitewater. There were some sale shoes on a rack, and I found brown Danskos - made in Poland and marked down! Shoe heaven. The proprietor indicated that Dansko was having problems with the manufacture of the soles and according to him, a store in Milwaukee took a bath on returns due to faulty soles - why change? And incidentally, the China-made shoes are just as expensive as the ones made in Poland and Italy.
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