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May 4th, 2009

Looking Up

Good morning,

The butterflies were very cool last week.  The kids were able to hold them and to pet caterpillars.  Today, we are going on another field trip.  This time it is to the Museum of Music.  This should be fun.

This week's feature article is one I wrote last year for Dove and am now able to use however I like.  Since it is about that time of year again, I thought I would share it with all of you before I post it to the website.

Have a great week!

take care,

Skye Thomas

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This Week's News of Interest:

May 2009 Monthly Horoscopes

All forms of the new May forecasts were sent out over the last week and free previews were posted to the website.  If you have not seen your copy yet, or if you accidentally deleted your copy, send us a note letting us know which mailing list you are on so we can resend it to you.  Here are the links for those of you who like to read the forecasts online...

Aries May 2009 Monthly Astrology Forecast

Taurus May 2009 Monthly Astrology Forecast

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Cancer May 2009 Monthly Astrology Forecast

Leo May 2009 Monthly Astrology Forecast

Virgo May 2009 Monthly Astrology Forecast

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Quote of the Week:

Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief she is beautiful. - Sophia Loren

In a man's middle years there is scarcely a part of the body he would hesitate to turn over to the proper authorities. - E.B. White

A beautiful lady is an accident of nature.  A beautiful old lady is a work of art. - Louis Nizer

Feature Article of the Week:

From Prom to Mom and Back Again

Today, my seventeen-year-old daughter is going to her prom.  She has spent the last week hunting for the most flattering dress, the cutest shoes, the perfect hair clips, the loveliest hairstyle, and fingernail polish with just the right amount of sparkle.  Me, I bought a six-pack of practical panties that don't ride up or annoy me too much.  Now, as I watch her getting ready, I realized that my roots need touching up, my polish is chipped and I could really use a pedicure.  Tonight when she walks out that door, she will feel like a princess, I will be feeling old and frumpy.  But do I have to?  NO!

As teenagers, we were not afraid to spend too much money on a new outfit, try the newest color of eye shadow, or wear those sexy little panties.  When did we become so frumpy and dull?  Most of us gave ourselves permission to stop hyper-dieting once we got married.  When we were first pregnant, we gave ourselves permission to eat a bit too much.  When the baby was born, we chopped off our long hair so the baby wouldn't keep grabbing and pulling it.  And it was so much faster to wash and wear.  As we had to make choices between school clothes for the kids and push up bras for ourselves, we chose to give them what they needed and we bought those cheaper less sexy bras.  Somewhere along the way, we forgot to paint our toenails a lovely pink for the summer.  We did not change over night; it crept up on us over the years.  It is not until our own daughters are standing before us, transformed into beautiful princesses that we realize how far we have come from our own princess days.

Being frugal, practical, sensible, more laid back and comfortable made us less sexy.  It is the price we pay for being selfless and giving so much of ourselves away to others.  There is no time, money, or energy left for primping and prancing about.  Age does not rob us of our sex appeal, wanting to feel "comfortable" does.  It takes a lot of time and effort to hunt for an outfit that looks sexy and feels comfortable enough to wear it while out running errands with the kids in tow.  It takes time and effort to find push up bras, sexy underwear, manicurists, and hairdressers at an economical price that won't make us feel like we are being selfish and screwing up the family budget.  It takes time and effort to learn how to do your own manicures and pedicures, and then to actually do them.  Some women never do learn how to paint their nails without making a big mess of it.  My daughter may be one of them!  She rarely wears polish even as a teen because it's such a hassle to get it on correctly and then to handle herself in a way that doesn't cause them to be chipped and messy within twenty-four hours.  Tweezing eyebrows, masking our pores, and moisturizing properly takes time and effort.  When we start juggling schedules and trying to learn time management, it is only natural that these are the things that we leave out.

Moms and career women often lose their sex appeal as a result.  Women who are wealthy enough to hire help, to still be able to splurge on themselves, and/or who just don't have all that many responsibilities often maintain their loveliness for decades after the rest of us begin to frump and grump.  

As I watch my daughter today, I think about all of the times I opted for a nap instead of a workout, all of the times I chose to spend a little more money on the kids instead of myself, all of the times I made cookies instead of painting my nails, and all of the times I chose to wear granny panties for comfort instead of those darn thongs.  I am not sorry I made those choices.  They added a different kind of happiness to my life.  Feeling sexy is a lovely and wonderfully empowering thing, but so is saying; "I don't have to do that right this minute.  I give myself permission to NOT be visually perfect right now."  I am not advocating frumpiness.  I am just saying that it is logical, it feels good, and it is so much easier than constantly having to look like a princess.

However, I also think that tonight I will paint my fingers and toes.  I am going to tweeze my brows and I will fix my hair a little nicer than I would for a normal Saturday evening at home.  I will wear a pretty dress too.  It will be a loose flowing one that feels about as nice as when I wear my nightgown, but it will be prettier than my sweats.  Today, I will treat myself to just a bit of "princess."

I really do believe that all women can have those princess moments at any age.  All women can feel sexy at any age.  It simply involves giving ourselves permission to say that we are worthy of the time, money, and effort needed to pamper, primp, and spoil ourselves just a bit.  I am reminded of my daughter when she dressed up for her first winter formal a couple of years ago.  I fixed her hair, helped her into her dress, and then turned her around so she could see herself in the mirror.  When my then 15-year-old tomboy saw herself in the mirror, her eyes misted up, and she said, "Ooooh, I look like a princess!"  It is a moment neither of us will ever forget.  We do not have to spend as much time and money as the girls do on Prom Night, but a little dose of princess treatment goes a long way towards making us feel sexy and beautiful.  

Copyright 2008, Skye Thomas, Tomorrow's Edge

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Skye Thomas is the CEO of Tomorrow’s Edge, an Internet leader in inspiring leaps of faith.  She became a writer in 1999 after twenty years of studying personal growth, motivation, soulmates, self-esteem, parenting, spirituality, metaphysics, family dynamics, dating, and astrology.  Her books, articles, and astrological forecasts have inspired people of all ages and faiths to recommit themselves to the pursuit of happiness.  To read more of her articles, previews of her books, and her astrology forecasts, go to www.TomorrowsEdge.net.  To read more about Skye and to sign up to receive one or more of her free newsletters, go to www.SkyeThomas.com.  

 

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