Brunch with Mom

Now, if your married you probably have one a mother-in-law and sometimes I think there are no in betweens you either hate her or love her and vise versa.  I loved my mother-in-law.  She was a feisty, fiery red head from the Bronx and she did not take shit from anyone. I think I brought out the soft side of her.  Being from a Hispanic family and a huge family we always hugged and kissed our aunts, uncles, and grandparents.  We told them we loved them.  When I entered the Greenberg family, those things were not there and I did not notice.  When I first reunited with my mother in law (if you remember I knew my husband and his family as a little girl because we were neighbors) I hugged her and gave her a little present I bought for her. I was always taught never to show up at some one's house empty handed.   She looked at me in shock and smiled.  She said,  "I don't remember you"  and I just told her it was a long time ago.  We went on to eat dinner and the next day shopping.  We went out that night and the next day we went to Wal-Mart.  She had been mad at my brother in law and he called for us to pick him up at the movies.  (His daughter told me he went to the movies to get some sleep)  So, he gets in the car and says hi to me and gives me a big hug.  That did not sit well with my mother in law.  My brother-in-law and I hug out in the same crowd after my husband left town.  So, we were talking about the old gang and what they were doing.  Dropped him off and as soon as he got off the car she says you see how he treats me he doesn't even talk to me.  I explained our relationship and she looked at me a little skeptical.  I was packing my bags getting ready to leave when my husband runs in the room and I heard her screaming.  I hope Patty breaks up with you, you finally find a nice Jewish girl who likes you but I hope she breaks up with you.   I said what happened.  He said she was mad because her son did not talk to her.  I made my way out again hugged her and thanked her for her hospitality.  She looked oddly at me. My husband and I ended up getting married and I would talk to her on the phone once a week.  Finally, I told her I loved her and she just didn'[t know what to say.  The next time we spoke I ended with an I love you and she said it back.  I noticed my husband never told her he loved her.  I told him I had done it and she reacted well.  We became very close.  I even let her teach me to knit.  My grandmother taught me how to croquet but not knit she started to but died.  I never tried again.  Until Mom came along.  Wee would go visit and spend hours in the yarn store and she would complain that she never saw her sons.  I talked to both of them and told them can't you take an hour on Sunday and take her some bagels.  All she wants is brunch with her sons.  They made excuses.   Then she got really ill and I stood up and took care of her in her last days.  She uttered her last words to me, and said she wanted to go home but she was scared that my husband was going to cry, I told her not to worry, go home and would take care of him forever.  She closed her eyes and never opened them.  I walked out and looked at my husband and his brother and said all she ever wanted was brunch with her sons.  I held back my tears and comforted them.  When they were getting ready to take her to the funeral home I so clearly remember her hands.  They were painted perfectly.  She always kept her hands painted a bright frosted red oval shaped.  She was a polish alcoholic.  She always would look at my nails with a scrutinizing look when they were green or blue she told me she most liked neutral colors on me because of my olive skin.  So, I would always try and please her by wearing something I knew she would approve of.  No stamping at that time.  So, this manicure is done for my beloved mother in law who I still miss but know she is in a better place.  Here's to you Mom you would like these especially for brunch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(I did darken the pictures so you could see the stamping a little better)

 

 

 

I did what I am going to call a monochromatic stamping.  I used Illamasqua Faithful.  It dries a little matte but I went ahead and put a coat of Essence Special Effects Top coat, Then I stamped with China Glaze Swanky Silk using Konad Plate M63.  I really like this look and I am going to try it with some of the other polishes from the bohemian line.  Except for the purple these polishes stamp very well. 

So what do you think of this monochromatic look.  Like it or make it go away?

 

Ciao, bellas,

Patty

 

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Jelly Sandwich

Every since I saw the jelly sandwich I have loved creating the look. Some of you who read regularly know I love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches because they are good and I can eat them no restricstions there. My first polish from Whimsical was Peanut Butter and Jelly and Hatched. I bought the PBJ just because I loved the name. Hatched cause I love yellow, but if you will the giveaway you will not be dissappointed with PBJ. I even wrote a little fictional story of how the jelly sandwich (the Polish One was created) I think it is pretty cute and if you haven't read it I think you must. I haven't figured out how to do links at the bottom of my posts because I always end up coming up with some crazy nail idea and have to write it down or ok, I am not going to make excuses. I tried and it didn't go through once and I forgot but I need to do that. Anyway I loved this particular mani because of the color. It's teal and then its blue, I don't know. I used dust that I got at Urban Outfitters for the jelly and I used the sheer polish Redondo Beach from American Apparrel. It was easy peasy. If you can get your hands on some of these sheer polishes get at at least one, they cost $6.00 or 3 for $15.00. I think I have four of them and want the other ones but I am nearing my polish budget for the month but then end of the month is only days away and I did spend my money on the rest of the OPI Elvis collection, which I will premiere sometime this week. It is kinda cool. All but two are black label OPI's so you know those cost some money and are hard to find. So, back to the sandwich. I just used one coat of the AA then the UO then the AA again. Top coat Nubar's Diamond top coat which is really good. Only problem with Nubar for me is that you have to order it but like I order everything so I don't even know why I said it. Ok, I am going to post the link to the post called "The invention of the Jelly Sandwich". Then I gotta go, got two more posts to do tonight. So, check back later for two more posts I am trying to reach a certain number of posts this month. I am determined and will reach my goal. So, here are the pictures and the link will be a the end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, what do you think is blue or teal?   Do you like the jelly sandwich craze love or make it go away?
Ciao,
Patty

And for a little laugh read this http://pattyandgoldiesdayoff.blogspot.com/2012/07/invention-of-jelly-sandwich.html

When LIfe Throws You Lemons Make Lemonade

I had to write this post after ending the last one with this statement.  I hate hearing it but it is true sometimes you just got to make the best of things sometimes.  Now, I am not really able to drink lemonade and I really do like it another one of my forbidden fruits citrus.  So, I just take it for what it really means sometimes things go wrong or not the way you wanted but you can put a spin on it.  I prefer the famous words of the the Rolling Stones, "You can't always get what you want but if you try sometimes you get what you need".  I think I would be less pissed off if I heard that instead of the lemonade thing just leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.
So for this manicure I did a gradient of orange and yellow and I wanted to put orange stamping on the yellow and yellow on the orange until I remembered a manicure where I put yellow polish and stamped with orange and got pink.  Why?  Because you gotta remember your primary colors yellow + red = orange.  So, the red in the orange is just enough that when you stamp on yellow you get pink.  So, I thought crap.  I did not want to stamp white because I knew it would not look good so I just used black and this is what I got.

So, I got lemons and oranges who cares it still looked nice and I got compliments and the hubby liked it, so that is all that matters. 

So do you have a manicure that just started going all wrong and then came out ok in the end, if you did share it with us.

Ciao bellas,

Patty

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Urban Outfitters Marble Polish

So, Thursday Goldie was restless and wanted to go out for a ride so I decided we’d go across town and visit American Apparel for some more sheer polish.  I really like them, they are great for jelly sandwiches and the price is great 3 for $15.00.  Then we went down the road to Urban Outfitters because I keep hearing from Essie Rae at IHeart Pretty Polish that they have this polish that might be a dupe for Mermaid Dream from Deborah Lippmann.  So, I went to look and found it but found two others that I really liked on is called Lollipop which I think is a dupe for Candy Store from Deborah Lippmann and another one called Dust.  Then they had a four pack of soft matte polishes for  $5.00 and they had Model’s Own Polish, three from the Beetlejuice Collection for $5.00 all of which I had.  Mad me mad.  But they also had something very interesting a Marble nail polish.  I had to check it out it was $4.00 a bottle.  So, I picked the one with Teal, Yellow and taupe.  This is what I got  a beautiful teal but no marbling.  I thought of going to get another darker color but I read the reviews and they all said it did not work.  I am still not sure about that since maybe once you get to towards the bottom of the bottle some of the other colors might com through.  Plus today when my husband and I were out on our usually Saturday morning errands we went to this shopping center we don’t frequent often but their was and Einstein Bagels there and he loves his bagels  He eats them as dessert and not the sweet ones.  I found a new Urban Outfitters super close to where we live it is brand new and if I wouldn’t have had the worst headache we would have stopped but the good thing is I know where it is so next week I am going by to see if they might have some other Model’s Own polish. 
Ok, this marble polish, does not marble but the formula is good.  It dries fast and the color is beautiful so, I am happy with it.  You know the saying, “When Life Throws You Lemons, Make Lemonade”

 

Ciao bellas,
Patty
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Kat Von D Nails

Today, I want to show you a manicure I did using Kat Von D nail polish.  It was sold at Sephora for  $14.00 but my patience paid off and about a month later I found it on the website for $7.00 a bottle.  Most people have an opinion about Kat von D.  She has had her highs and lows but overall, I kinda like her.  She has managed to go from nothing to having her own line at Sephora, a TV show and she dated Nikki Sixx that is pretty cool.  Of course her low point is Jesse James.  Either way, I would like to meet her because I think she is pretty cool.   I like her style too.  So here is the mani I came up with.  I used the four colors of her collection and did my first splatter mani but instead of using plain black I used my black crackle nail polish.  It was a mess and on some pictures there is a little black that did not clean up well but just think that for that one day I am a tattoo artist and of course I would have some black ink on my hands.  I also was able to go to her shop last year on Le Brea in Hollywood.  I wanted to go there just to see the shop.  We also went to the world famous Pink's Hot Dogs.  We went to the Whiskey A Go Go, where rock god Jim Morrison got his start and rock princess Janis Joplin got her start, even Jimi Hendrix played there.  I get goose pimples just thinking of it.  We also took the TMZ tour.  Now, I love TMZ and if you get the chance I highly recommend it.  It is just funny and very enjoyable.  So, here are my pics hope you like them.

This is Kat Von D's car

 

The nails

 

 

Back of the shop

 

 

Closeup (sorry for the bad clean up, it was really hard)

 

 So, there is my mani and some added pictures I took.  So, what do you think of Kat von D.  Love her or make her go away?

 

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Ciao bellas,

Patty

 

 

 

Kimber's Challenge Day 3 Yellow

It is the third day of the challenge and the color is yellow. My favorite yellow is Vegas Bomb by KB Shimmer. I know I featured it this month but I just have to go with my heart and say this is my favorite. So here are the pictures.

 

 

What is your favorite yellow?  Do you even wear yellow a lot of people don't like it.

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Ciao, Bellas,
Patty

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-Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg@ Patty and Goldie’s Day Off
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa
-Mari at Nailista
-Greta at How Was Your Day?
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L
-Gini at Sassy Paints
-Chameleon Stampede
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance

Kelly's Challenge Day 4 Favorite food

Today, we are supposed to recreate our favorite food.  Mine is chocolate cupcakes which is really stupid because I have not been able to eat one in over a year because a medication the doctor has me on has certain dietary restrictions, like no soy, no chocolate, no aged cheese the list goes on.  Then, I had my stupid gall bladder removed and here comes another list of dietary restrictions.  Red meat once a week.  I can have 2 chocolate chip cookies a week but I can't because I can't eat chocolate.  Then, let me just add that I am Jewish and there is a whole other list of dietary restrictions.  I might become anorexic not because I want to but because I can't eat anything I really like.  I allow myself one pastry a week.  Pastries are my favorite food.  It has been hard but I don't want to be sick so I stick to the diets and I think I have lost some weight which is ok except I gave my skinny clothes away.  Oh, well, I guess that just means I'll be spending more time at Macy's online and they do sell a lot of high end polishes so maybe it is a little blessing in disguise.  We shall see.   I don't think I can loose much weight because one of the medications has a steroid and forget about losing weight when you are taking a steroid.  You can starve yourself and you won't loose weight.   The little weight loss is probably from I am embarrassed to say this but stool softeners.  I got out of the hospital lost some weight started on those and of course lost some weight.  I guess I was just full of shit.  Literally.  So, here is my favorite food and the closest it might ever come to my hands in a long time.  I forgot there is one other food I love but I couldn't really draw it.  I do love sushi and I can have that was long as it doesn't have soy sauce.  My Rabbi knows of my situation and is lenient about being kosher but I am just so used to it it doesn't make a difference.  Like pork, I don't eat it never ate it as child growing up so it wasn't like I gave that up.  But oh, the Chocolate cupcakes I ate a lot of those. there are other things like carrot cake, yellow cake, and strawberry cake but nothing compares to a chocolate cupcake.

Ciao for now bellas,
Patty

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Day 2 Challenge Kristen’s Color Orange

Hi, so today is the 2nd day of the 31 day challenge and the challenge is showing your favorite orange.  I knew exactly which polish was my favorite.  Orange is one of  my favorite colors to paint my nails.  It is just so cheery.  This polish is a great deep orange loaded with tons of glitter, which I don’t really brush on instead I find it easier to dab it on with the brush.   I did put a pair of panties on using Riveting by China Glaze.  I don’t know if this polish will be discontinued at any time but you never know and I want to make this one last.  I bought this one from Christy at KB Shimmer.  She has a new line coming out September first which you can see at the website or on her Facebook page.  She is really easy to work with and is quick to get your polish to you.  Her polish can also be found on Harlow&Co.but If you live in the states her direct website is where to go because shipping is not high.  She also sells bath bombs, sugar scrubs and a line of bath products.  I have several of her polishes and non disappoint.  I believe they sell for $9.00 a bottle, a real bargain.  This particular polish is called Ring Master, part of the Circus line.  She has a wild one called Clown Puke also.  I have that one and I love it.  So, check her out she has some great stuff.
Ciao for now,
Patty














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-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg@ Patty and Goldie’s Day Off
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa
-Mari at Nailista
-Greta at How Was Your Day?
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L
-Gini at Sassy Paints
-Chameleon Stampede
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance

BOGO Sale at zoya

Zoya is currently having a buy one get one free sale of you buy six bottles the shipping is free.  If you have ordered from them before sign in select your colors and at check out click my account and then click promotional codes and it will apply the code.  I ordered six and paid $4.00  a piece with free shipping.  If you have never ordered create an account and see if it will give you a code if not then you are at least ready for the next sale.
Ciao,
Patty

Another Challenge Kimber's Lacquer Challenge

I did join another challenge this one is a 31 day challenge. First day is to pick your favorite red. My favorite red nail polish right now is Meep Meep from OPI's Muppet collection. I did collect the whole collection and Meep Meep does seem to be my go to red. So, here are some pictures of Meep Meep. I also am excited because I got one of the the last two polishes to an old collection from OPI. stick around. I should have the last one by next week. But focus on the challenge RED.

Ciao,

Patty

 

What is your favorite RED?

Liebster Award

The Liebster Award!

Hey guys! I have the coolest thing to share with you all. Last week I was nominated for the Liebster Award by Stephanie Barnet from Packer lacquer, you must check out her blog!
For those who don’t know what it is, here’s a bit about the award:

1. "This little award is all about discovering new blogs and helping those with less than 200 followers to get recognized."

Here are the rules:

1. Each person tagged must post 11 things about themselves.

2. They must also answer the 11 questions the 'tagger' has set for them.

3. They must create 11 more questions to ask bloggers they have decided to tag.

4. They must then choose 11 bloggers with less than 200 followers and tag them in their post.

5. These lucky bloggers must then be told.

6. There's no tag backs.


Ok so here are 11 random things about me:
1. I love all music except country.  (I know that is bad living in Texas.  I just don't like the music or beat)
2. I love to go salsa dancing
3. I have 3 college degrees
4. I was about to start law school when I got into a terrible accident.
5. I have a huge extended family.
6. I got to know both my great grandmothers.  Both lived till they were in their late 90's.  One of them    Was married seven times.
7. I absolutely love the beach
8. I want to move to Califonia.
9. I am notorious at my old high school for some pranks I pulled but the biggest one was getting in the senior picture when I was a freshman.  Everyone in that class knows me and I get invited to their class reunions.
10. I can't understand why people who are able to recieve medical treatment don't do it.
11. I want to be cremated.

Ok now to answer my questions from Apple Lacquer

1. How did you get started with blogging?
I was writing a book and started doing reading blogs.  I thought it might be good to write about something fun and it has turned out good in that I have gotten a few paid writing gigs.
2. What is the landscape like where you live?
Flat with a lot of sky scrapers.
3. What is your favorite type of pants?
Jeans
4. What are your pet's names?
Goldie, everyone who reads the blog might know Goldie.

5. What is your dream job? 
I think a part of me still wants to go back to law school but I would just love to continue to write books or a job like Carrie Bradshaw from Sex in the City
6. What is your absolute least favorite polish?
Just any polish that like never dries.  I guess I would say some  jellies. 
8. What is your least favorite TV Show?
Where do I start.  It has to be Lizard Lick Towing!
7. What is your dream date?
On a yacht, eating oysters, drinking champagne and watching the sunset.
9. What was your biggest nail polish fail?
I did a gradient with the Flutter collection from Color Club.  It was a mess.
10. What was your first boyfriend or girlfriend like?
Just like my husband because 4 marriages later three for me and one for him we came to our senses and got married August 15, 2002.
11. What's your favorite color for toe nail polish?
Something peach

My questions for my 11 bloggers :
1.  What made you start blogging?
2.  What kinds of things do you do to make blog successful?

3.  What would make you stop blogging?

4.  What inspires you?

5.  What is your favorite nail polish?
6.  Do you view blogging as a "competitive sport"  or a creative outlet?

7.  What is the best way to get followers? 

8.  What keeps you going when you feel defeated?

9.  How do you organize your blog?

10. Where do you keep your nail station?

11. What is more important to you pageviews or followers and why?

My 11 tagged bloggers:

1. Lozlosa
2. Chameleon Stampede Nail Blog
3. The Rantings of a Polish Hoarder
4. Liesl Loves Pretty Things
5. Little Miss Polish
6. Pamper Polish
7. Legally Nailed
8. Glitter and Gold
9. The Chaddabox
10. No Holos
11. Haley's Nails

OK, Just Two More Lush Items

This weekend I had plans to buy this creme for the boobies called Lovely Jubblies. I was kind of embarrassed to buy it in the store so, I was going to order it but the shipping for one thing was kind of high so I decided to go to the store and buy it. I love this stuff. It goes in your cleavage and it has a light scent of gardenia. I love the smell of gardenia. So, I am in love with this smell. It claims that you don't need perfume and you don't because you are putting it in your cleavage right where your heart beats so it lasts a long time. It was a little expensive but you use such a small amount if it lasts six months it is worth it.  Price:  $24.96

The second thing I got was recommended to me by my sister.  It is Ro's Argan.  It is a body conditioner.  So, like a hair conditioner this is for your body and you use it the same way.  You wash your body as normal then slather the cream on and wait about two to three minutes.  When you use it the first time, it is a little weird but get out of the shower and dry up and your skin is as smooth as a baby's butt.  No need for lotion.  I love it.  Lush please make me your spokesperson.  This item is on the high end costing $29.95.  I think it might last around four months but not really sure it smells like roses and cuts out that time you have to spend after your shower putting on lotion.  It is a time saver.  I will have to report how long it lasts when I finish it and decide if it was money well spent.

Funny little story when I first turned my sister on to Lush, they make a sex bomb.  So my sister is not as open about sex as I am but she does have four kids so she's not a prude.  She just gets really embarrassed to talk about it.  So, I was joking with her about the sex bomb and her daughter, my niece (created in my image, my sister is terrified) went to the Lush counter one day when they went without me and insisted she wanted the sex bomb because Aunt Patty said she wanted it.  She had been listening to me joking iwht my sister and now wanted the sex bomb.  I love that child.  She is the one that needs her nails painted.  If I am planning to go visit I better take some stamping plates because she needs her nails painted at all times.  She is only six.  A polish aholic in hte making.  Oh, she was talked out of the sex bomb for now but I am sure she will one day insist on getting it.  She is a riot.



Beatle mania Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

When the Beatles wrote this song were they talking about LSD?  Probably.  Their drug use was notorious but that was the drug of the time.  The song is great.  Even the Elton John remake was good.  So, when I think about the phrase,” picture yourself on a boat in a river with tangerine trees and marmalade skies somebody calls you you answer quite slowly a girl with kaleidoscope eyes”  I have had the experience of seeing people who had dropped acid and their eyes are so weird.  That is what leads me to believe yes, they are talking about an LSD trip.  LSD was popular when I was growing up and was offered it several times but was terrified to even be around it.  I just know about the eyes because I did happen across a party that was an acid party and seriously it scared the crap out of me and I was out of there.  So in doing this manicure I focused more on the sky with diamonds in it.  I used a combination of colors.  I used Zoya Kristen, Color Club Cold Metal, and Sinful Colors Black.  Then I used my Lynderella Shape Shifter (I found something to use it with).  I sponged all color.  Then went over it with a brush with some nail polish remover to give it a spin.  Then I added rhinestones.  I don’t know if anyone would use this to go out but Halloween is coming up and you could use it then.  I am not a fan of Halloween but I do think I would wear this if I was going out to a club just maybe tone down the Shape Shifter.

So, too wild.  Would you wear it?  If so, for what type of occasion.
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Deborah Lippman I Know What Boys Want

This is was a color toss up it was either On the Beach or I Know What Boys Want. I went with I Know What Boys Want because it is older and may be discontinued and then I would really kick myself in the butt for not buying it. It was my anniversary that day anyway (August 15) so this was my gift to myself. I usually gift myself some little something on my birthday or mother's day and it is usually a bottle of polish. I really ended up liking this color and I don't have anything like it in my collection. So, it goes perfect with my collection.

Do you ever buy yourself  little gifts on your birthday or mother's day?  If so, what kinds of things do you buy yourself? 

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Ciao bellas,

Patty