Etsy Agrees

There are just some words and phrases that now make me cringe when I hear them. The other day I was listening to a very intelligent woman discuss a very intelligent subject (vague enough?)…problem was her filler words made her sound like a 13 year old moron. “Like um you know”…. I’m sorry I can’t take anything you say seriously, you might as well have a side ponytail, braces and bubble gum in your mouth.

I’ve had a running list of cringe words for a while. Then one day on facebook, Etsy posted a similar thought, what word would you like to retire in 2011. Yes please! The problem is the words enter in our craniums and saturate our vocabulary so easily, I find myself slipping on more than one occasion. I retreat to the basement and practice self flagellation for at least an hour, but still, the likes and ums haunt me.

Some of these words are just far to pubescent to remain in an adult vocabulary, some started out funny in certain situations then gradually became over used and abused.

So drum roll……

1. Like
2. umm
3. for real / for reals
4. You know?
5. Hear what I’m sayin?
6. Know what I mean?
7. ROFL
8. WTF
9. Sarah Palin (hee hee, ha ha, LOL, ROFL, LMAO – couldn’t resist)
10. ur (instead of you are)
11. dial in
12. phoned it in

Can you add to the list?

I’ve notice there is a distinct evolution of photos for women in the Facebook world, and it all corresponds with the relationship status.

Status 1 - Single: Photos of herself, her friends her extended family…maybe her pet

Status 2 – In a Relationship: Photos of her boyfriend, she and her boyfriend, her boyfriend and her friends…maybe her boyfriend and her pet

Status 3 - Engaged: Photos of her ring, her fiance, her fiance and her extended family and friends…and definitely her fiance and her pet

Status 4 – Married: Photos of herself and her wedding gown…more of herself and her wedding gown. The wedding, photos of she and her husband, photos of her husband and their families and their friends….and the new couple with the pet.

From here on out it’s an array of sub status’ – Married with….

Married and pregnant: Photos of her belly, more of her belly, his hands and her belly, him kissing her belly….wait what happened to the pet?

Married with a baby: Photos of the baby, the baby, the baby, her and the baby, him and the baby and we sold the pet for more baby clothes.

Married with children: Photos of the kids, her and the kids, the kids and… is she still married? Check relationship status, yeah says she’s still married but…

Basically by the end the man is no where to be found – you can go to his facebook page if you’re really that curious. He’ll have a picture of himself from 10 years ago with the college buddies, buttt that’s about it. He’s now ghost hubby- by “his” request….riiiiight.

When it comes to skin care I stick to what works for me despite the cost – due to my sensitive skin. Mass marketed skin care usually has tons of fragrance in it which can do a number on me. But when it comes to hair care I’m not going to debtor’s prison over shampoo.

I mean I love Ouidad and Bumble and Bumble but sheesh – who are they kidding?! For instance Bumble and Bumble’s Sunday shampoo – vs Pantene’s Clarifying shampoo… $19 for 8oz vs $4 for over 12 oz’s!!!! And they have the SAME ingredients!! Same with their straightening cream – yeah it’s amazing but you pay for amazing. So instead, there is Marc Anthony’s cream for about $7 and often at Ulta I find buy one get one free.

So beauty without debt – novel idea.