scent

~creative~

"scent" Jackson Pollock 1955

"[a canvas is] an arena in which to act"

~clever~

whether you support it or not, the wall street reform bill passed today and it is important for every clever girl to know some details about it. this bill represents the most influential changes to the financial regulatory system since the 1930s. the senate voted 60 to 39 to pass the reforms and the president is expected to sign it into law next week. when he does, it will create a new consumer financial protection bureau inside the federal reserve that could make rules concerning bank's practices around credit cards and mortgages. new standards will be set for who much money banks will be required to have. also the wall street banks would be limited in their speculative bets for their account and their ability to own hedge funds. the complex financial products, called derivatives that are often blamed for the collapse of many of the financial companies will face more speculation from the government. many republicans argued against the bill because they said that the democrats took the reforms too far and that they would hurt growth and jobs. however a lot of the bill's significant effects are going to come we see the direction the new bureau goes. 

cited: cnn money "wall street reform: on to obama"

~charming~

in honor of the painting today, i decided to dedicate the charming section to scent. it is important for every charming girl after all to have her signature scent. here are some interesting facts I found about scent to get you inspired:

1. our sense of smell is more connected to emotion than any other sense

2. smells can alter and influence our moods and behaviors

3. a perfume contains between 10 to more than 250 ingredients

if you haven't already found your or are looking for a change, here are some of my favorites for you:

citrus: annick goutal 'eau d'hadrien' eau de toilette spray

floral: marc jacobs 'lola' eau de parfum

oriental: jean paul gaultier classique eau de parfum natural spray

happy sniffing ;)

~clean~

as i have been wearing yoga pants a lot as i am getting more and more into yoga and also having having to be in a bikini more than usual, i thought it time to work on tightening up my ass. so i began my hunt for some ass tightening exercises and here is what i found:

pump-it-up lunge: place your hands on your hips and stand with your feet hip-width apart. step forward about 2 feet with left leg keeping right heel lifted off the ground at all times. lower into a lunge position, keeping your left knee directly above your left foot. do no all your knee to ever pass your toe. hold this position for 2-3 seconds, then slowly straighten your legs partway. (don't fully stand up.) return to lunge position to complete 1 rep. do reps with your left leg, then switch sides and repeat. complete 15 reps, 3 sets. 

jumping squats: begin by putting your arms straight out in front of you and stick your ass out like you are going to sit in a chair. bend knees as low as 90 degrees, making sure your knees never pass your toes, this is a standard squat. as you bend down, tap the sides of your ankle or to make it harder tap the ground, then jump into the air, raising arms above head like you're reaching for the stars. continue to squat in jumping until you have reached desired number of repetitions.

when it burns just think how good your ass is going to look in yoga pants, tight white pants, skinny jeans, a bikini- okay you get the idea, love the burn