Better Than Crash Diet

We've all been there, trying to shrug off few pounds after the holidays. Seems easy until you find out that it's a feat and the next party is already happening!

You cannot go in maxi dress! You need to wear that tiny sexy black dress! Hmm...no crash diet in the world can help you hide those little packets..or so I thought!

Then I discovered something phenomenal! I believe this is the best body shaper of all time! Yes...a dream come true, a seamless shape wear! Goodbye to lines...and hello to looking slim instantly in smooth finish!

Sharing My Thoughts!

It's summer here already and for me, more than going to the beach, that means buying new set of undies!


You may ask what's the link...well I know I've said this before, but let me say it again - life is too short for uncomfortable undies...so for the weekend, I'll shopping for some sexy panties!

And why on earth I have to make a post about it...oh well! Just one of those days when you want to share something too much...LOL

Women's Perspectives

For Thursday 13, I'd like to share to you guys 13 words from the women dictionary! I got this from email and it made me chuckle...and smile. Hope it will do the same to you!

1. Argument (ar*gyou*ment) n. A discussion that occurs when you're right, but he just hasn't realized it yet. 
2. Airhead (er*hed) n. What a woman intentionally becomes when pulled over by a policeman. 
3. Bar-be-que (bar*bi*q) n. You bought the groceries, washed the lettuce, chopped the tomatoes, diced the onions, marinated the meat and cleaned everything up, but, he, "made the dinner."
4. Cantaloupe (kant*e*lope) n. Gotta get married in a church. 
5. Clothes dryer (kloze dri*yer) n. An appliance designed to eat socks.  
6. Diet Soda (dy*it so*da) n. A drink you buy at a convenience store to go with a half pound bag of peanut M&Ms.
7. Eternity (e*ter*ni*tee) n. The last two minutes of a football game.
8. Exercise (ex*er*siz) v. To walk up and down a mall, occasionally resting to make a purchase.
9. Grocery List (grow*ser*ee list) n. What you spend half an hour writing, then forget to take with you to the store.
10. Hair Dresser (hare dres*er) n. Someone who is able to create a style you will never be able to duplicate again. See "Magician."
11. Hardware Store (hard*war stor) n. Similar to a black hole in space-if he goes in, he isn't coming out anytime soon.
12. Lipstick (lip*stik) n. On your lips, coloring to enhance the beauty of your mouth. On his collar, coloring only a tramp would wear...!
13. Waterproof Mascara (wah*tr*pruf mas*kar*ah) n. Comes off if you cry, shower, or swim, but will not come off if you try to remove it.
14. Valentine's Day (val*en*tinez dae) n. A day when you have dreams of a candlelight dinner, diamonds, and romance, but consider yourself lucky to get a card.

Happy Thursday to all!

Hormones Are Girl's Best Friend!

Have you been under the weather? Having a bad day? Do you go ahead and blame it on the hormones? Most of us would probably blame everything on our hormones, it does not have to be! While it is true that hormones play a vital role in our lives we need be driven by it. We can be independent from it but simply understanding what are these hormones all about.

From infancy, puberty, pregnancy up to menopausal stage our hormones cycles and thus affect our body. It may not bee too apparent at childhood but no doubt even prior to puberty there is already some hormonal change going in our body and it cycles up and down as we reach puberty. In my teens I was lucky enough to have my Mom to guide me. She was very honest and candid to me in explaining the changes in my body. She then introduced me to my Ob-Gyn which I am always thankful for. At an early age I was able to reach a certain level of understanding about women's health. So it was not a shock to me to have some specific cravings days before my period for example. I am also able to watch how my weight cycles up and down. I guess women who are trying to manage their weight regardless which stage they are need to have a thorough understanding of the female hormones, specifically their own. That way they would know best how to handle themselves and would no longer blame hormones for bad hair day, skin rashes and weight gains. There are some online resources which can help women in managing their diet too such seattle hcg.

Remember hormones are not our enemy, we just have to befriend them and one way of doing that is understanding them! ;)

It's All About Women

It's Thursday and I really need to go to bed soon as I have an early appointment later...and with the time now, I think I'm only left with 5-6 hours sleep but then I miss Thursday Thirteen very much that I want to make a quick post before I doze off.

Anyway, here goes, 13 Funny and Interesting Facts about Women!

1. According to Playboy, more women talk dirty during sex than men.

2. Women do NOT want an honest answer to the question, ‘How do I look?’

3. A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn’t give her coffee.

4. It is illegal to be a prostitute in Siena, Italy, if your name is Mary.

5. Women do NOT want an honest answer to the question, ‘Is that girl good looking?’

6. The two highest IQ’s ever recorded (on a standard test) both belong to women.

7. Sex is more physical for men and more emotional for women.

8. It’s okay for women to dance with each other and not be gay, You don’t see straight men dancing together.

9. The first naked man women see is ‘Ken’.

10. Women are never wrong. Apologizing is the man’s responsibility.

11. When a woman answers, “I’m fine, ” after a

few seconds, she is not fine.

12. The average number of items in a typical woman’s bathroom is 437. A man would not be able to identify most of these items.

13. If a man goes on a seven-day trip, he’ll pack five days worth of clothes and will wear some things twice; if a woman goes on a seven-day trip she’ll pack 21 outfits because she doesn’t know what she’ll feel like wearing each day.

In as much as I want to give credit to its source, I got this a friend via email.

Happy hump day Thursday everyone!

Extravagant Bags Everyone!

Mariposa has passion for just so many things...and one of them are BAGS!

So today, allow me to flood with some too much information on bags...and well, if you have nothing to do you find this post worthwhile to read.

Let me start with a random discussion of some known brands...the order of the items does not necessarily according to popularity and price as I insert some creation in between prices range because they are from the same line.

I am also sure I missed so many other wonderful creations out there...these are just brands which I am familiar of.

David Kroell Balls...


This Devi Kroell Crystal Mesh bag is for people who loves the dance floor. Gleaming, bright silver crystal mesh, this purse is trimmed with a sturdy silver frame and features a matching chain strap. It’s just the right size to stash one's evening essentials - just decide what stuff to carry or this would be too bulky to hang around your arm! Available at around $2430...

And for those who are still in more into disco look, I present to you
Devi Kroell Crystal Disco Ball.

Devi Kroell, who's known for his metallic style and skin snake hobos, gives this Crystal Disco Ball a glamorous advantage by covering the handbag with lustrous black crystals.

For just $ 4, 900 you can carry a disco ball with you! LOL

Personally I am not into too much glitters...yet if I am to choose, I find the mesh bag more appealing! For one I most of the time end up stocking my purse stuff...so I need space! Just my opinion... ;)

But, if space is just the issue...well, there is also the Devi Kroell Alligator Hobo!

A triangular shaped soft tote bag and is a perfect apparel to any corporate attire. And what I love most is, it is roomy enough to put your laptop and is refined with extra storage pockets for all your extra gadgets and accessories. All for $ 28,990. Sweet!

Bottega Veneta Bambina Handbag...

Bambina stands out from the spring line of Bottega Veneta as a trendy fashion accessory. This soft crocodile version with a magnetic closure offers both style and sophistication. This item is available only at Bottega Veneta boutiques,.

At $ 7, 800...this define you status!

Though this pricey item is not as bold as designer designer brands in showing off their trademark and logo...I'd say this will be one I don't mind owning. This is good for everyday use...as you can stock stuff inside without making it bulge! Yes I am into space...for if I don't have anything to bring...why bother carry a handbag?!

Gucci Boston Handbag

A trend setter for the fashion flaunters, Boston handbag features gold hardware and bamboo details. Also available in black crocodile and guccissima leather. This item range from $12,000 to $13,900 depending on the size.


I'd say this would be an awesome gift for my Mom! Oh no, not that I find this style 'classic' but because my Mom would love this more. I don't really care much for gold shade...while she is used to it. This is also spacious enough for her...though I have to admit most of the time she travels light than I do. But I have to say, I love the color of this one!

Now...I have also my fave from this line, the Gucci Joy Boston Bag. Not as pricey but I love the white/black flower embroidery.

I think it's the most eye catching Gucci creations I've laid eyes on! Glad they combined silver and gold to detail the black button or it would have been a turn off for me! As bizarre as it sounds somehow this mishmash of elements works for me.

This something I'd love to carry on the plane with me for some fly in-fly out trips. Pre-order of this item at Saks last year cost around $1,950. Don't ask how I know! LOL

Chloe Paddington Bag...

The bag du jour last autumn,this grey leather version,a Paddington satchel, popular since years back, features metal accouterments with a signature padlock closure.

All yours at $13,000.

Some luxury department store allows customers to order no more than three every 30 days.

I like the padlock closure...and this will be awesome for office! Let me call Bergdorf Goodman now! LOL

Ralph Lauren Ricky Bag

Available in shimmering silver crocodile, this exclusive Ralph Lauren collection is named after his wife. Delicately crafted from rare American alligator and finished with Italian hardware, this stunning luxury falls to top 17 notch. The Ralph Lauren classic Ricky bag creation was inspired by a vintage bag, the Cooper Saddle Carrier.

For those who loves pink, like me (this is just a very recent discovery, a weird transformation since I used to dislike it), well from what I heard only 12 Pink Alligator Ralph Lauren Ricky bags were made...and as of mid of last year 6 were already sold! But I just got my pink hangover this year so I did not care! LOL

And if you want more shocking colors...well, go visit Japan...Orange Alligator Ralph Lauren Ricky is only sold in RL Japan!

Get ready with your $14,000!


Zac Posen Alexian Handbag

As in all of Posen bags this creation upholds elegance and sophistication and an ultimate homage to the ’70s.

Oozing with opulence at $15,000, this blue crocodile version is a must have for the rich ladies!



No, I don't have it! It has an edgy golden hardware accent, so I don't care for it.


LEIBER Dandelion Suede Gator Handbag

A bright springtime yellow color, this alligator bag comes with two external pockets and a strap as well as a clasp made of 18-carat gold.

Please note that only 4 have been made of this style for $15,000.

Hmm, this will be good but I guess I may not flaunt my $15,000 always should I own one as the color just seems not for all occasions. And the strap and clasp are in gold!

But...there is one from Leiber line that I hear so much. Behold...the Leiber Precious Rose Handbag!


Shaped like a flower, this hand bag is just a precious find. This bag incorporates a total glint of 1,016 shiny shimmering diamonds, 1,169 pink sapphires and 800 pink tourmalines, set majestically in 18-carat white gold.

This $92,000 luxury clutch bag is only ONE in the WORLD.

Prada Frame Bag


A luxury, this crocodile bag follows a distinct structured design made its debut in Milan in 2006. Its more popular colors include the tan
color which is known as Krusca.






This item is still within $15,000 price range!






Yves Saint Laurent Muse

Its unique design provides ample space yet retains the refined character of Yves Saint Laurent bags.The preferred bag of known personalities like Jessica Simpson and Kate Moss.

What seems to be an oversized bag has been transformed into something classy to carry.

This creation cost around $18,000!

If there is one thing I love about this bag it's the size! I can carry this around without looking like I'm the one being carried by the bag...as what IT Guy always tell me when I would opt to get a big bag!


Hermès Birkin Bags

This Hermés bags are on special orders. Named after the famous fashion icon and British actress of the 60s, Jane Birkin.

I find the design of this one superb...especially the red one! This extravagant creation is around $20,000.


I love this so much that I did not see the gold accent! You got that?! LOL


The Hermes Matte Crocodile Birkin Bag is an elegant creation that graced the arms of most fashion icons, thus hailed as the cream of the crop among status bags. This stylish handbag is carefully designed with a white gold clasp elaborated with 10 carats of stunning diamonds.

The Hermes Matte Crocodile Birkin is a rare find since it has only ONE available worldwide. Only at $75,000!



Fendi B Bag


Its design is the revival of the structured handbag. This white crocodile design is expected to be the bestseller of Fendi since the Baguette.

Certainly the next “It” bag, this Fendi B bag is graced with two stylish and oversized buckles.

I am fan of Fendi...always has been! So I'd say $27,000 is just so worth it!

Here is another stunning creation from Fendi, the Fendi Selleria Bag!

This is a luxurious and sexy leather bag...this bag is made of sable or Chinchilla, two of the most rarest and most expensive animal skins.

Delicately structured to be soft, pliable and smooth in texture, this bag is crafted using Roman technique.

This is a made to order item at around $38,000!


Another creation within this range of price is Gadino Bag by Hilde Palladino.

Made of white crocodile skin and embellished with 39 diamonds, this bag is certainly in the list of the most extravagant bags!

Though I'd say, a bejeweled bag like this is not uncommon but the quality and design that the Norwegian designer Hilde Palladino created for this Gadino bag makes ladies appreciate it not from a distance, but in a closer look.


Still within the mark is LV (Louis Vuitton) Tribute Patchwork Bag at $42,000.

This creation combines 15 different Louis Vuitton samples. A lot of critics disparage this tote’s design and has gotten mixed reviews in public but it has made it to the extravagant list. Four are sold out in U.S. and 20 are available in LV boutiques through out Asia and Europe.

Maybe if you are a collector of LV this might appeal to you. But personally there is no way I'd buy this bag. No.Way. After all, I'm never a fan of LV.

What about you? Will you spend $42,000 for this bag?!

Now if that made you think...hold it, here is another LV creation priced at $150,000.


This Urban Satchel Louis Vuitton Bag is just a different taste of fashion for me. Created with what designers call “urban charms,” the bag is crafted with all sorts of urban rubbish you can find from shrimp tails, band aid, cigarette packets, tea bags to gums and used water bottle.

Though labeled as “Fugly” and was declared one of the ugliest bags, this one-of-a-kind luxury still made it a hit to the rich and famous teenagers.

Ha! I rest my case...

Chanel Diamond Forever Classic

One of the world’s most priced bag. One can only get obsessed with its superior and lavish demeanor but this bag is definitely not that easy to bag!

This hand bag is overflowing with extravagance with its 334 diamonds, that’s a head spinning 3.56 carats in total, magnificently seated in an 18-carat white gold frame. It has long shoulder chain straps made of 18-carat gold.

There are only 13 Chanel Diamond Forever bags created at $261,000 each. I wish I can add I have one of them!

And the latest and the most extravagant of all bags ---

Extravagant Price: £1 million

A platinum creation with 2,000 glimmering diamonds. This bag is just versatile, with a diamond-beaded strap which can be used as a necklace or bracelt by simply detaching it from the bag. The bag is also embellished with an 8-carat pear shaped shimmering diamond that can be used as a separate accessory.

This bag designer bag is a work of Ginza Tanak, a Japanese Designer.

Wow! Is all I can say...

I guess I have finally exhausted myself and hopefully I can sleep now if only to get hold of this in my dream!

Gardening Angels...

i am disheartened
to read stories like THIS, God
have mercy on us!

raising children is
gardening, only that we're
gardening angels


~ @ ~ @ ~ @ ~

Esthermay's post on Life vs. Punishment left me speechless and teary-eyed. The story of Rowan is just one of the many unheard stories all over the world. Sad. Disheartening.

I have chosen Aurelia Spencer Rogers' words...because I have always believed children as gifts from God...and that should be spared from any worldly harshness.

Barack Obama at a Town Hall Meeting in Johnstown, PA - March, 2008, was quoted saying - "If they [my daughters] make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby." I do not want to sound political, yet I quoted that to bring the point of shouting at loud that having a baby is not and will not be in any way a punishment...

I cannot and will not judge women who had resulted into acts of getting rid of their babies, yet I have always been hopeful and it is always in my prayer every night for every woman to have enough courage in their hearts to have that compassion towards their unborn babies. Children after all are gifts from God. If it was a "mistake" then be it. Let that child be a chance for us to correct whatever that mistake is and to prove our growth by extending our care beyond ourselves.

Please don't forget to visit other people's wonderful haiku at A Mommy Story!

I wish everyone a peaceful and contemplative Friday, and may you all have a great weekend!

Hell Hath No Fury...

A friend sent this photo to me in an email.
I think it was in an advert for some law firm.

Happy Wordless Wednesday!

Women's Humor

WARNING: You will find a reason to smile at the bottom of this post. (I hope so!!!) So don't get to the bottom just yet because I need you to read the following text to make your trip to the bottom of this post worthwhile.

Edge Designs is an all-women run company that designs interior office space. And they had a recent opportunity to do an office project in NYC.

The client allowed the women of this Company a free hand in all design aspects. The client was a company that was also run by all women executives...

The result.......well.....

We all know that Men never talk, never look at each other...
And never laugh much in the restroom...

The men's room is a serious and quiet place...

But now...with the addition of one mural on the wall...let's just say the men's restroom is now a place of laughter and smiles.

Here is the men's restroom mural...

And they say women don't have a sense of humor?!

This goes to all women who need a smile today and to all men who can take having a little fun poked at them after all they are always trying to poke a little something at us. *wink*


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Happy International Day for

WOMEN

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To All Women

March 8 is International Women's Day!

"There is a special place in hell for women
who don't help other women."

- Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State & Ambassador to the U.N.

Happy Wordless Wednesday!