Super Bowl of Commercials

I love the Super Bowl. I really do. As much as I like football, I love the fabulous Super Bowl commercials. I'm not rooting for anyone in particular in this contest, (I am partial to the Steelers though) so this year, I'll be paying particular attention to the commercials.

Because I've posted so much about footwear, fitness and fashion, I've been contacted by Skechers regarding their Super Bowl commercial, which will feature Kim Kardashian. (Seriously) They even sent me a sneek peak of the commercial for Skechers Shape Up Shoes!!

Still from Skechers Shape Up Commercial

It's pretty steamy and I can't wait to see the rest of it on Super Bowl Sunday. I hope it is as fabulous as they are letting on. It will air at the 2 minute warning of the first half.

There is a sweepstakes as well after the Big Game, and to register you can go to www.facebook.com/skechers, which will get you in on other special offers as well.


If this is any indication of what is to come on Sunday, well, I for one am looking forward to the Super Bowl of Commercials.

Check back later and lets review, the good, the bad and the just plain ugly after the game!!!

This Post Has Teeth

 I've decided that when I'm 90, I want the 90 year old boys in the nursing home to say "those are fabulous! Are they real?". Of course I'm talking about my teeth.

I've always had fabulously quirky teeth. Quirky in a good way in that they are really strong and impervious to cavities and decay. However, they haven't always been the straightest or whitest. I once told a boy in a bar, as an excuse, that I couldn't kiss him because I had gingivitis. It TOTALLY worked.



As a child, I was rather sickly and was administered tetracycline as part of my medication that stained my adult teeth and malformed others. And though some may argue this point, my mouth was not big enough for all my teeth and as they erupted they crammed themselves in as best they could.  To add to the quirkiness, my molars came in late and because of this I couldn't get braces until I was 16. At the time, I couldn't see the value of having them for my Senior Year in high school. My lord, the horror of horrors!

After living through college with my crooked teeth, (and they weren't pretty in a Jewel sort of way), I finally got braces, bleaching and some teeth shaping when I was in my mid 20's. They really did look fabulous and still do!  (Thanks to Dr. James A. Tetz in Springfield Ohio. If you need an orthodontist, I highly recommend him!)



Teeth Portrait By Bodi



But now that I've entered my 40's, I'm really starting to get anxious about losing them. I haven't always taken the best care of them with my biggest downfall being the FLOSS! Oh how I hate the floss. When my teeth were crooked, I couldn't even get the floss in between as they were so jammed in there. Now, don't get the wrong idea, brushing has always been part of the routine, but flossing has been sporadic at best.

I hear that you should only floss the teeth you want to keep, so as part of my Year of Living Fabulously, I'm making an effort to really show my teeth the love. So far, so good. three days of consistent flossing and I'm excited about it! In turn, this makes me happy, smile more and project more positive energy into the Universe!!

I've been using these dental picks with preloaded floss. They are fabulous and convenient to use. Our dentist at the Sugarhouse Dental Spa  in Utah (amazing place by the way) says they aren't the best, but better than nothing. Baby steps I say, baby steps.

Now, you might think that all this about teeth is MINUTIAE, and without the big picture you would be right. But from my perspective this is the tip of the iceberg of analyzing "self". The beginning of looking inward and changing the smallest things to upset the status quo and begin to push toward the fabulous person you deserve to be.  I guess I'm just starting it this year one dental pick at at time.

What small thing can you change today to make you feel fabulous? Think about it.

Fabulously Yours,



Dawn







One. Two. Ohio!

My hometown was on the national news today. Ordinarily you might think that this would be fabulous. However, under these circumstances, it is not. I am from Clark County Ohio. The birthplace of 4-H. The home of International Harvester, hometown of John Legend and scene of a deadly shootout yesterday that left a high school classmate and friend dead.

Suzanne Hopper was a Deputy for the Clark County Sheriff's department for 12 years. She was a former Officer of the Year. She had letters and commendations filling her file. She was fabulous at her job. I just read something from her parents stating the Suzanne died doing what she loved. She went to work every day knowing her life could be on the line, and yesterday some dirt bag decided it was his to take.

This news brings up so many feelings, but mainly reinforces the notion that you MUST live as fabulously as humanly possible in what short time we may have on Mother Earth. Don't waste time on average, or "OK for now". There is no time to waste. Let's build this foundation and move onward and upward!

Here's to Suzanne!! One of Heaven's most FABULOUS Angels!! Tonight I will raise a glass of GOOD champagne, that I had been saving, in your honor.

Fabulously Yours,
Dawn

One One Eleven

THIS IS THE DAY! The first day of "The Year of Living Fabulously". The year 2010 was a challenging one on so many fronts that it pushed me to this quest. The quest to live a fabulous life.

This will be a journey through my year and in it I hope to reveal answers to many questions. All sorts of fabulous questions! From self, to health, home and fashion, relationships, finances, possessions, careers, locations, vacations, all of these (and more) will be analyzed and either deemed "fabulous" or dumped!

I hope to do it with honesty and humor and in a way, that in the end, will reveal my authentic self.

The interesting thing, is that "fabulouslness" is in the eye of the beholder, much like beauty. There will be things for me that will be beyond fabulous that others may not even relate to in the slightest. And that is okay! We are here to carve out our most fabulous selves from our current circumstances and then build the foundation to CHANGE those circumstances if they aren't fabulous enough.

In other words, we'll work with what we've got and go from there! And, if something is working for me, you'll get the exact who/what/where that is making the difference, so you can see if it works for you as well! It'll be like Oprah's favorite things, except, we aren't going to Australia together....YET!!! (Only if its fabulous!)

So - LETS GO! I'm ready for my first fabulous day! One One Eleven seems like on a great number to start.

Fabulously Yours,
Dawn