http://myitthings.com/skbarz/©2008 MyItThings.com. All Rights Reserved. A freelance writer, I graduated Smith College in 2006. I rode my bike across the country with Habitat Bicycle Challenge in the summer of 2007.Sat, 03 May 2008 19:42:31 GMT60http://myitthings.com/images/editors/120/220200882726PM5.jpghttp://myitthings.com/skbarz/Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:17:29 GMThttp://myitthings.com/skbarz/Post/fashion/It_Trend/Hooray_for_Waistlines_/35272008001716072.htmhttp://myitthings.com/skbarz/Post/fashion/It_Trend/Hooray_for_Waistlines_/35272008001716072.htmfashionIt Trend<p><A target="_Blank" Href="http://myitthings.com/skbarz/Post/fashion/It_Trend/Hooray_for_Waistlines_/35272008001716072.htm"><img src="http://myitthings.com/images/posts/120/272008121131AM1.jpg" title="Synched_elegance_"/></A> m beige, belted and beaming all over. <br/> <br/> Can anyone fathom my excitement when I read the New York Times fashion week preview piece, Yet I, an uptight person in training only, became simply giddy at the photos of ladies bedecked with pearls in beige shifts synched at the waist. <br/> <br/> While other fashionistas will surely gloat about the vibrant colors and patterns displayed at this we... <A target="_Blank" Href="http://myitthings.com/skbarz/Post/fashion/It_Trend/Hooray_for_Waistlines_/35272008001716072.htm">[Original Post on MyItThings.com]</A></p>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:01:48 GMThttp://myitthings.com/skbarz/Post/body/It_Makeup/Hippies_for_Mascara/681302008230115160.htmhttp://myitthings.com/skbarz/Post/body/It_Makeup/Hippies_for_Mascara/681302008230115160.htmbodyIt Makeup<p><A target="_Blank" Href="http://myitthings.com/skbarz/Post/body/It_Makeup/Hippies_for_Mascara/681302008230115160.htm"><img src="http://myitthings.com/images/posts/120/1302008105919PMe.jpg" title="Add_Image_Tag"/></A> <br/> <br/> Take me for instance. <br/> <br/> How I wish some woman in a fabulous pin-stripe suit had draped her arm around my shoulders circa age 16 and said, <br/> <br/> Because it hence the dichotomy: those who look smashing and those who, um, lack smashing advice. <br/> <br/> Oh my, I can hear the politically correct bells ring-a-ding-dinging. Listen to my plea for mascara: <br/> <br/> My frien... <A target="_Blank" Href="http://myitthings.com/skbarz/Post/body/It_Makeup/Hippies_for_Mascara/681302008230115160.htm">[Original Post on MyItThings.com]</A></p>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:24:45 GMThttp://myitthings.com/skbarz/Post/body/It_Beauty_Secret/Over_50_and_Still_Turning_Heads/591212008202414039.htmhttp://myitthings.com/skbarz/Post/body/It_Beauty_Secret/Over_50_and_Still_Turning_Heads/591212008202414039.htmbodyIt Beauty Secret<p><A target="_Blank" Href="http://myitthings.com/skbarz/Post/body/It_Beauty_Secret/Over_50_and_Still_Turning_Heads/591212008202414039.htm"><img src="http://myitthings.com/images/posts/120/121200881745PMs.jpg" title="Frumpy_protagonist__"/></A> She was well into her fifties when I studied with her, and yet I saw many of the male faculty give her a second glance. <br/> <br/> But what did she have? <br/> <br/> My instinct immediately scoffs <br/> <br/> Take the female lead in My Big Fat Greek Wedding . In short, she starts taking care in her appearance. <br/> <br/> Now, those familiar with the film will note, she does not immediately dro... <A target="_Blank" Href="http://myitthings.com/skbarz/Post/body/It_Beauty_Secret/Over_50_and_Still_Turning_Heads/591212008202414039.htm">[Original Post on MyItThings.com]</A></p>