Category Archives: Fashion

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Spike’s Body Jewelry

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Sheila Moss

There’s a new girl down at the health club. Her name is Spike. Spike is a nice girl, really she is. She just likes jewelry. Spike isn’t satisfied with wearing jewelry in the regular ways. “That’s too boring,” she says. Spike … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Humor | Tagged Belly ring, Body jewelry, Jewelry, Lip studs, Metal Mouth, Navel piercing, Nose ring, Pierced earrings, Pierced eyebrows, Pierced tongue, Piercings | 5 Comments

The Shoe Carnival

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Just like the changing leaves, football, and kids returning to school, the change of season signals a change in fashion and time to go to the Shoe Carnival. How did all those winter shoes get so scuffed up just sitting … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Humor, Shopping | Tagged bargains, Discount Stores, Good deals, Half price, New styles, Promotions, sales, Self-service, Shoe stores, Shoes, Shoppers, Sneakers | 6 Comments

Ms. Natural Woman

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Taking a long puff on her cigarette, she gave me a hard look. “You have pretty, big hair,” she said, as I went through the door of the building where I work. The smokers hang around outside to pursue their … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Humor | Tagged Chitchat, Color hair, Dye hair, Grey hair, hair, hair color, Hair cosmetics, Hair products, Ladies Lunch, Natural color | 10 Comments

Big Hair

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Beautiful Curls by Martin de Witt (CC BY 2.0) 8/16/11 I don’t have BAD hair days– I have BIG hair days! My hair is so BIG that it gets tangled with my eyelashes. My hair is so BIG that I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Humor | Tagged Bad hair, Beautician, Beauty, Blow-dryer, Combing, Curls, Frizzy hair, Funny, hair, satire, Shampoo, Tangles, Teased hair | 5 Comments

Casual Friday

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Folks at the office were very excited when we found out that we would get to observe “Casual Friday,” a dress-down day which, I suppose, was management’s way of providing a “perk” to improve moral and reward us for working all … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Humor, Work Humor | Tagged Casual Dress, Casual Friday, Comfortable Attire, Daytime Dress Attire, Dressing Down, Dressy Casual, Jeans, Sportswear, Sweats, Tee Shirts, Tennis Shoes | 11 Comments

The Makeover

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Sheila Moss

One of a lady’s most important attributes, in spite of what people might say, is her hair. That’s right, and I proved it again this week. As some of you may remember, I had a birthday a few weeks ago, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Humor, Work Humor | Tagged eyeware, fashionable, hair, hair color, hair do, makeover, new clothes, new look, self-improvement, Shopping, women's wear | 5 Comments

The Earth Shoes

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Summer is here, time for sandals, but my favorite black pair has fallen apart. What can I do? Maybe I can look on the Internet and find a pair just like them. I search and search and follow dead links to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Humor | Tagged Biodegradable, Earth, Earth Day, Earth Shoes, Environmental, Footwear, Sandals, Shoes, Sore feet, Ugly Shoes | 9 Comments

Say, Can You See?

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Is anyone else half blind without glasses, or is it just me? I’m telling you, I just can’t see a thing any more. I’ve been using contact lenses – but I finally decided I am tired of fooling with poking … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Health, Humor | Tagged bifocals, Contacts, Designer frames, Eye doctor, Eye exam, Eyewear, Frameless glasses, glasses, Lasik, Prescription, Second pair glasses | 6 Comments

The Blue Sequin Jacket

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Oh, that’s pretty,” I thought. In Smyrna, Tennessee, anything blue that isn’t denim is pretty. I checked the price tag. $7? It must be a mistake. But that’s what the tag said. The price marked is the price, isn’t it? … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Humor, Shopping | Tagged bargains, clothing, fancy clothes, formal wear, opry, sequins, thrift stores | 1 Comment

Getting Nails

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Just call it a passion for fashion, but I recently bought into the acrylic fingernail craze, a vanity industry that has rapidly taken the nation by storm. Nail shops have sprung up like mushrooms in shopping centers, malls, and discount … Continue reading →