Kitty Deschanel

You know it's going to be bad when you arrive home from work and notice that water is flowing underneath the door that leads into the house. Olive and Bernadette have their own doggy bedroom. It includes fittings for a sink, should we choose to install one in the future. We've never given much thought to the two metal arms jutting slightly out of the wall.  Olive and Bernadette stay inside their room when we're not home...for reasons that are now obvious. Photo of the exact moment our girls lost their run-of-the-house privileges. The hallway was full of water. Power cords were submerged. I'm no expert, but this seemed a tad dangerous. Concerned about what would greet me on the other side of the dog room door, I nervously pushed to open it...but it was stuck. That had never happened before. Throwing my weight against the wood door, it eventually burst open into a cloud of steam, revealing both dogs staring at me. They were soaking wet and ac

Embark Coupon : Save $40 on an  Embark Breed + Health Kit  (Update: It seems Embark doesn't actually want anyone to use their referral program, as the referral codes constantly expire and reach a maximum limit of referrals and other silly nonsense. If you have any trouble with the coupon, please send me an email at kittydeschanel@gmail.com and I'll email you an Embark coupon that works.) What is Embark? You know those weird people who have DNA testing done on their dog? I haven't even bought a DNA kit for myself, but our dog DNA test results for Olive are ready! The Embark Breed + Health Kit was our Christmas present from my parents. They love their little granddoggy. And how could they not? Just look at that face: Olive is so cool in her Harley-Davidson jacket. Don't tell her I nabbed it off a stuffed animal. Dog DNA Test Can you picture me swabbing her cheek to get the DNA sample? I felt a bit ridiculous. Olive wasn't too happy about it either, as I figu

Revlon Frost and Glow Alternate Title: I've ruined my hair. Alternate Title: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Grouch? Darn you,  Revlon Frost and Glow ! Remember  my tweet  the other day regarding the $10 highlights deal? It turned out to be for only 2 highlights. Being the  cheap  thrifty gal I am, I decided to buy an at-home highlighting kit instead. Looking back, the truly frugal thing would have been to simply leave my hair as it was, which was perfectly fine.  Revlon Frost and Glow - My Experience For the record, I have used these kits before and have had wonderful results. The Herbal Essences highlighting kit with the lime green comb is perfect! But, that wasn't the kit that was on sale for $5. *Beware, the results you are about to see are real. Yes, I even performed the strand test! Revlon Frost and Glow: Before and After Pictures Revlon Frost and Glow BEFORE Perhaps I should have just left well enough alone. Revlon Frost and Glow AFTER What's with the weird stripe? I

8/2/20: I've updated this post (from several years ago - no COVID haircuts for me) with a funny haircut story . Enjoy! You know those girls who obsess over their hair and have a standing appointment with the salon every 6 weeks? That's not me. I've always been the type of girl who gets her hair cut just once or twice a year - whenever Great Clips or Super Cuts sends out a $4.99 haircut coupon.  When Groupon offered 50% off at a top-rated salon, I decided to splurge. The deal included highlights and a glamorous cut. I'd only had experience with adding my own highlights at home , not quite successfully, and was in over my head. Haircut Story Haircut story from a girl who has no idea what to do at the salon. Because these things always seem to happen to me, I have a silly haircut story from the salon.  I wish I'd thought to bring my camera with me. When my hair was being highlighted and was crimped into dozens of foil pieces, I looked like I could have been the baby o

Are you ready to be your best self? These are my most popular  self improvement   articles , covering sleep improvement, beauty advice, cosmetic dentistry, and health. All you need is sleep - the story of my life! Self Improvement Articles Beauty & Health Self Improvement 1.  How I Lost 8 Pounds Without Dieting or Exercising   2.  The Complete Guide to Jessner Peels 3.  Be a Lifelong Learner  (Free Resources) 4.  The Best Jewelry for Your Face Shape 5.  Who Wants Pretty Skin? I Do! I Do! 6.  My (Actually Delicious!) Beauty Smoothie 7.  At-Home Sauna? Yes, Of Course 8.  Shopping List of Foods That Reduce Depression 9.  The Best Eyeliner for a Cyclops 10.  Chemical Peels Before and After  (Professional and DIY Chemical Peel) 11.  Revlon Frost & Glow Review 12.  I'm in Red Light Therapy 13.  Ouch! No More Uncomfortable Bras 14.  The Secret to Soft Summer Feet 15.  Blond! Blond! Blond! Coloring Your Hair from Brunette to Blond 16.  How to Detox   17.  Rosacea Be Gone! The 5 Bes

Update to my previous post: NO BABY! WOO HOO HOO!! Here's a funny repost that will make you just as happy about this news as we are. The Happiest Baby on the Block ...is not our baby because Sexy Nerd accidentally drowned it. Poor baby Nuke. Yes, Nuke (short for Nuclear) would be the name of our baby , if we had one. Thank goodness we don't! The Albuquerque library system has a scam running. I went in the other day to pick up a book I'd reserved. Directly in front of the holds, they had a beautiful, eye-catching display of baby books.  Ack, just what my baby madness didn't need! Very clever, library. They know that little kids are highly likely to damage and lose books, resulting in fines. Well it's not going to work on me, library! You can take your Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy and go to heck! Oh, who am I kidding? I was there to pick up my reserved copy of The Happiest Baby on the Block. And I already own The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregna

I'm reposting this because I'm currently having a bit of a maybe-baby scare. All those "we didn't socially distance" pregnancy announcements are pretty funny...until it happens to you! Okay, on to the repost. I'll just be here, freaking out. I did something stupid at work on Friday. Someone forgot their sippy cup of milk in the waiting room of our pediatric dental office. I placed it on our Lost and Found shelf, thinking I would throw it out if no one came for it by that afternoon.  Then, I forgot all about it. It was a hot weekend here in Albuquerque and we leave our air conditioning turned off when the office is closed. I knew the sippy cup of milk was going to smell, but it was so much worse than I'd ever imagined. Instead of just a cup of sour milk, I entered our office today to find this horrible, milk-jelly. Not only was it stuck to everything, it was dripping down the edge of the shelf and onto the carpet below. Apparently, the rotting

Can you believe it has been 7 years since my first  Jessner Peel   and the resulting blog post (filled with gory photos - don't say I didn't warn you), which is still popular to this day?  I remember being nervous prior to my first professional treatment and thought it would be helpful to share my experience with chemical peels for anyone else who is considering this beauty service. How nervous was I? Here's what I wrote here on my site back in 2013: I hate my skin! Hate, hate, hate!! This week, at the age of 29, I had my first chemical peel. It was almost painless, but I'm told that my entire face is going to come sloughing off like a snakeskin, probably starting tomorrow. I'm also told that under  absolutely no circumstance  can I help the icky bits of dead, dried skin on their journey to the floor, where they will undoubtedly and repulsively be frantically gobbled up by Pica and Biscuit. Hands off, no matter how ridiculous and gross my face looks, or I'