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Snow again, shocking!!! Plus, Isaac comes to Fridays..working out (Ugh!)..QVC 'loves' & sneak peeks...and my husband Joe

by on ‎02-14-2014 01:47 PM

February 2014


I want to scream. I just wrote this whole blog, went to cut/paste it, and then…it won't paste. Poof, it's gone. Omgosh, these moments, where you lose everything on a computer, are the kind that drive me BONKERS. UGHHHHHHHH! That ever happen to you?


Ok, let me try again…


Sitting on couch in jammies, watching Anthony Bourdain on the Travel Channel eat some pretty odd food in Japan. Would love this guy's job. Or Samantha Brown's (what ever happened to her on TTC?) Or frankly any gig that would pay me, even meager sums, to travel for a living. Anywho. I lucked out today bc the umpteenth blizzard of 2014 is blowing through (shocker) and I have nowhere I have to be all day, so jammies it is. And I love the snow (another shocker) which I know I say all the time but as I look outside, it just looks so peaceful, so non threatening, so still, so innocent, so quiet. I find it more beautiful than palm trees or sun or sand. (Am sure you think me crazy, but what can I say, my soul is snow.) 



Joe and I were supposed to go on a couples retreat for the VDAY weekend, but alas due to weather, it was cancelled. Smiley Sad So we are onto Plan B: NYC, a show, a little city flavor. Either way, since I'm off, Leah will be filling in for me on our new Isaac show…and that brings me to, WE HAVE A NEW ISAAC SHOW!!! Every Friday at 1pET, barring a few fridays in Feb where it gets a bit wonky because of me being gone or special event programming. Come March, we promise to see you consistently at 1pET every week. And have you seen Isaac's new set? A slice of his studio/townhouse life in NYC. Not sure if you join me on FB, but every Monday in advance of the 10pET show we post a Mizrahi Monday snip it. It includes your first look at something debuting soon to the Isaac collection, and a silly fun fact about Isaac to gain a look behind the man-genius. (Coming soon, what would Isaac do if he were invisible…and who he would trade places with for a day) Speaking of sneak peaks, here's one I haven't even shared on FB yet - Isaac's best selling suede mocs done with grosgrain ribbon bows on top. Cute. Major cute. 



Have been trying to work out a bit more in 2014. Candidly, it's not going so well. I am extremely undisciplined and lazy in this area. My head is always full of a million things that I would rather be cracking into and obsessing over and making progress on, than going to walk like a zombie on a treadmill for an hour. Was just thinking I should pray on that bc seriously, it will take a freaking act of God to change that. I crave to be one of those people who hungers and yearns for their daily workout, who get stress relief from it. My husband bounds out of bed at 5a on weekdays, and even in sub zero temps, puts on his gear and drives to the gym. And I lay there, pathetic and unmotivated, immobile and happy to shut my eyes and clock a few more hours of sleep. Ugh, what is the secret? And it so annoys me when people say, "when you find something you love to do, you will work out more bc it won't be work. Like spinning, or a class, or yoga" It annoys me bc it makes me feel like such an outcast bc …. I CANT FIND SOMETHING I LOVE THAT MAKES ME WANT TO WORKOUT. Realizing this paragraph sounds very angry and aggressive. Let's lighten it up. Ha. How bout this…a pic of me and a fitness guru on Anything Goes with Rick & Shawn.



This is as close as I will ever get to a rock hard body. As in, standing nearby to it. (Speaking of AG, email us at AnythingGoes@QVC.com because coming soon, we are starting a super fun segment on the show. Giving advice. Having love troubles, job woes, family drama, need impartial real life advice? Send it in. I am so excited for this. Another dream job of mine is Dear Abby. Er, Dear Shawn) 


Always like to share things I'm loving, or that are coming, to the Q soon. Just ordered cross earrings from Steel By Design, which is saying something because i don't normally wear earrings. And I just ordered more acrylic tumblers bc I keep dropping mine and breaking them. For Shawn Says Accessorize, coming this year...sandals by Crocs, scarves with words on them for Spring, and have you heard of Cuddl Duds? Plus we are possibly designing another 'inspired by' bracelet for the Shawn's "Hear My Soul Speak" collection, based on a bracelet from the same designer of the original ring, that I wear everyday on air. In Tuesday Night Beauty news, I just worked with Mally and am embarrassed to admit, I have never tried her Poreless Primer or her Undereye Brightener, so those are now on my list to get.  What's wrong with me, they are like her most popular products?! And the most crazy amazing thing from GoSmile is coming in April. The GoSmile teeth whitening sonic toothbrush. Awesome! Plus lately I have re-discovered Surgeon's Secret for dry sandpaper hands. And Tria the laser hair removal peeps, are about to debut…Tria for wrinkles. It's going to be major. Plus, I have been begging my stylist friend Maria from Calista Tools, to debut her 'Instant Glisten' youth-imparting spray for hair. She already sells it at her Salon outside Philly. It fights frizz, and that dry unhealthy "aging old" look to hair by infusing shine and nutrients. It's an awesome finishing spray. Makes your hair soft as spun silk. I love it. 


And finally, as I get ready to sign my Vday card to Joe, I'm reminded of how we met (Eharmony) and how in April we will celebrate 1year of marriage. So weird, how did it go so fast, this past year?! Joe is the best part of me. And proof God exists…bc there is no way I would have met him without divine intervention. (And Neil Clark Warren from Eharm. Ha!) Joe left me this note the other day on his way to work.



It melted my heart and made me realize, for all the dreams I still have or the prayers I linger on, or the fears or hurts or stressors or uncertainties or things that I wish I had that are currently out of my reach…finding Joe is all I need and with him, I will always be safe and happy, even if certain other things don't always go my way. I'm so lucky. I hope this VDAY you have a person like that in your life. And it may not be a romantic thing, it may be a best friend, or a parent, or a special mentor. And if you don't, take heart - it took me 40years to find mine, and it came after I had pretty much lost confidence that it would show up. Love is a many splendid thing. God and the universe take their time getting us ready for it, so don't lose hope. If you put yourself out there and believe, the craziest things can happen. Happy Vday my friends…


s x


P.S. hoping to have a few NYC pics for you next week! Take care friends!