I feel pretty oh so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and bright ..

Corkey · 05-31-2010, 08:51 PM

Bippity Boppity Boop.

I sit with the kittehs and purrrrrr with them, then I take a shower and 'cause I have stiff joints Ami cuts my too long nails.

SuperFemme · 05-31-2010, 08:52 PM

i love hot showers.
i can zone out and have to think real hard about how long i've been in there.

Toughy · 05-31-2010, 09:00 PM

I miss Osento ............

It was part of my life in SF for 20 years...............it was around longer than I have been in SF

damn it...........it let me feel oh so pretty..............it was a women's space oasis for years and years and years.......

another lost part of herstory in the Bay Area..........and the oh so pretty part of herstory.........for oh some many women looking for a place to feel oh so pretty in all our glory............

blush · 05-31-2010, 09:11 PM

Mint makes me feel pretty and fresh.
Minty lotions, gum, candy, soap, candles, etc...

Ginger does too.

and lemongrass.

Oh, and cotton nightgowns with little flowers

SuperFemme · 05-31-2010, 09:18 PM

baking makes me feel sexy.

so does time with my femme friends.

even the ones that would punch me for buying a $1200 purse.

Soft*Silver · 05-31-2010, 10:08 PM

today I was out in my yard doing ..well..yard work.

I was covered from head to toe in soil, mulch, sweat and blood. (rose bushes)

My buddy Jean came over to cut the grass for me. She walked up to say hello and smiled as she looked at me. I felt like I looked a sight. The weekend was so hard on me...I created a massive disaster in my kitchen last night by forgetting to turn off the bathroom sink. In 10 minutes, I destroyed my kitchen ceiling. This was on my mind as well..and well, I felt like I looked anything but pretty. I felt I looked frazzled, worried, scared, ashamed, (memory loss caused the mistake that destroyed the ceiling) and messy.

she said to me " you look really happy..your yard agrees with you. You look good..."

wow. Talk about a suprise pick me up! I felt pretty. Not just pretty beautiful but pretty damn good about myself in general. She was right. Destruction comes and goes in my life. If not my ceiling, then my hopes and dreams are always on the line up to be shot at and destroyed. But destruction isnt the only thing that comes and goes in my life. I am stubborn. I am relentless. And I am in denial. I refuse to let my back injury destroy a single moment that I have left in me to STILL DO. Someday I wont be able to STILL DO but right now, in my mulch/soil/sweat/ and blood moment, I was able to STILL DO and my buddy Jean recognized the beauty in my stubborn willfulness.

and other ways I feel pretty...

refresh my nail polish. My nails are always painted. Its the one thing I love to do and makes me feel good about myself

avon. Can you believe it? I am shocked myself. But no one makes a better face moisturizer for the price. (look at consumer reports) and I can afford a $2 lip gloss every once in awhile

walk my dog. Getting out and moving can make me feel alot better about myself and walking my dog helps her feel good too

condition my hair. Ever since I went silver I have such volume and curl. I rarely need to "treat" it anymore because its not burnt by dyes, curling irons, chemicals, etc. But sometime I just do it to feel pretty

Tattoo. If I had the cash, i would get a tat to feel pretty. Or a piercing.

one of the best ways to get me out of a myopic funk, is to see myself the way my honey sees me. I pick well. I pick people who can see me as beautiful and appreciate my inner and outer beauty. So when I see myself the way they see me, its a real pick me up.

I look at my daughter and because I know where she got the genes to be so beautiful, I can get a pick me up that way too.

looking at my sister as we age, and seeing how incredibly beautiful I think she is as she matures, I acknowledge we come from the same gene stock too

remembering my mother, who in her simplicity of looks, was an incredibly beautiful woman. I know my father fell in love with her the minute he saw her and I never saw him not look at her without total adoration. He is who I model my expectations of a partner from. If they cant look at me like he looked at her, I dont want to get involved...

there is more but I am tired...

Softly · 06-01-2010, 11:56 AM

use my Instyler and make my hair all silky smooth
put on mascara
wear my cute undies
do my toenails w/red
put on something that I feel comfortable and cute in

Gemme · 06-01-2010, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Softly

use my Instyler and make my hair all silky smooth
put on mascara
wear my cute undies
do my toenails w/red
put on something that I feel comfortable and cute in

I can relate to everything but the Instyler. That did absolutely nothing for my hair. Now, give me a Chi flat iron and I'm one happy girl!

PinkieLee · 06-01-2010, 12:24 PM

What a great thread for when we all need a lil' pick me up...

I like to pour a nice glass of wine, add a little water to the bathtub (with some yummy smelling stuff), sit on the edge of the tub, and give myself a pedicure ~ and polish the toes with the brightest color I can find.

Taking a nice hot shower, and putting on my favorite big ol' cotton sleepshirt.

Wearing my special occassion perfume... for no special occassion at all!

Having girls date night, where we all cook dinner together, try new wines ('cause they have a pretty label), and just enjoy eachothers company. Nothing like being around one or two friends that make you smile...even when you don't want to!

cinderella · 06-01-2010, 01:06 PM

Clean the house 'til it's 'squeeky clean'

Sit back and enjoy the gleam and lemony smell of the fresh-polished furniture

Shower, wash hair, slip into a satiny concoction (even if there's no one there to see/feel it)

Slip into a bed with freshly laundered linens

Laying in bed listening to torrential rain and hope it lasts for hours

Watching a tear-jerker classic movie

Dreaming of having someone special (still to be met) laying there beside me making love to my hands

A dream lover who's motto in life is: Happy wife, happy life...

I know...cleaning house seems odd, but it does make my soul feel pretty.
So many other things, but this will suffice for now

Oh, and a p.s. - all my bills paid, and owing nothing...plenty of good food and snacks I love in the fridge esp Haagen Dazs coffee ice cream!

Spirit Dancer · 06-01-2010, 02:00 PM

MsTinkerbelly · 06-01-2010, 02:21 PM

Taking a hot cup of tea outside by the pool and having a few minutes of "me" time.

Kenna · 06-02-2010, 04:13 AM

This morning...
wiping the sleep from my very tired eyes... I thought it would be nice to start my day with a last bubble bath in this old apartment... So as a treat, I went outside, stepping barefoot in the morning dew (still in my Pjs, sneaking around the yard at 5am), clipped some WONDERFULLY scented honeysuckle and dark pink roses and sprinkled their petals in my hot bath...
Their scent is heavenly!!
I'm so tired and sore... yet that little treat really picked my spirits up.
Walking barefoot in the dew was a sensory delight as well... especially the coolness on sore feet...

Umm too bad I don't have anyone to nuzzle my neck and tell me I smell pretty...

DapperButch · 06-02-2010, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spirit Dancer

It has been nonstop in my head since the first post!

I find myself singing it and whistling it....nonstop...totally unaware...lol

05-31-2010, 08:51 PM	#1
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05-31-2010, 09:00 PM	#3
Toughy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: pervert butch feminist woman Preferred Pronoun?: see above Relationship Status: independent entity Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oakland Posts: 1,826 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,068 Thanked 7,653 Times in 1,522 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I miss Osento ............ It was part of my life in SF for 20 years...............it was around longer than I have been in SF damn it...........it let me feel oh so pretty..............it was a women's space oasis for years and years and years....... another lost part of herstory in the Bay Area..........and the oh so pretty part of herstory.........for oh some many women looking for a place to feel oh so pretty in all our glory............ __________________ We are everywhere We are different I do not care if resistance is futile I will not assimilate www.butchfemmesocials.com/

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blush Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: I'm with goofy. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 911 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 962 Thanked 2,375 Times in 616 Posts Rep Power: 15632317	Mint makes me feel pretty and fresh. Minty lotions, gum, candy, soap, candles, etc... Ginger does too. and lemongrass. Oh, and cotton nightgowns with little flowers __________________ "We never forget those who make us blush." Jean-Francois de la Harpe

05-31-2010, 10:08 PM	#6
SoftSilver Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: rose cottage Posts: 5,592 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 8,948 Thanked 15,906 Times in 4,062 Posts Rep Power*: 21474857	today I was out in my yard doing ..well..yard work. I was covered from head to toe in soil, mulch, sweat and blood. (rose bushes) My buddy Jean came over to cut the grass for me. She walked up to say hello and smiled as she looked at me. I felt like I looked a sight. The weekend was so hard on me...I created a massive disaster in my kitchen last night by forgetting to turn off the bathroom sink. In 10 minutes, I destroyed my kitchen ceiling. This was on my mind as well..and well, I felt like I looked anything but pretty. I felt I looked frazzled, worried, scared, ashamed, (memory loss caused the mistake that destroyed the ceiling) and messy. she said to me " you look really happy..your yard agrees with you. You look good..." wow. Talk about a suprise pick me up! I felt pretty. Not just pretty beautiful but pretty damn good about myself in general. She was right. Destruction comes and goes in my life. If not my ceiling, then my hopes and dreams are always on the line up to be shot at and destroyed. But destruction isnt the only thing that comes and goes in my life. I am stubborn. I am relentless. And I am in denial. I refuse to let my back injury destroy a single moment that I have left in me to STILL DO. Someday I wont be able to STILL DO but right now, in my mulch/soil/sweat/ and blood moment, I was able to STILL DO and my buddy Jean recognized the beauty in my stubborn willfulness. and other ways I feel pretty... refresh my nail polish. My nails are always painted. Its the one thing I love to do and makes me feel good about myself avon. Can you believe it? I am shocked myself. But no one makes a better face moisturizer for the price. (look at consumer reports) and I can afford a $2 lip gloss every once in awhile walk my dog. Getting out and moving can make me feel alot better about myself and walking my dog helps her feel good too condition my hair. Ever since I went silver I have such volume and curl. I rarely need to "treat" it anymore because its not burnt by dyes, curling irons, chemicals, etc. But sometime I just do it to feel pretty Tattoo. If I had the cash, i would get a tat to feel pretty. Or a piercing. one of the best ways to get me out of a myopic funk, is to see myself the way my honey sees me. I pick well. I pick people who can see me as beautiful and appreciate my inner and outer beauty. So when I see myself the way they see me, its a real pick me up. I look at my daughter and because I know where she got the genes to be so beautiful, I can get a pick me up that way too. looking at my sister as we age, and seeing how incredibly beautiful I think she is as she matures, I acknowledge we come from the same gene stock too remembering my mother, who in her simplicity of looks, was an incredibly beautiful woman. I know my father fell in love with her the minute he saw her and I never saw him not look at her without total adoration. He is who I model my expectations of a partner from. If they cant look at me like he looked at her, I dont want to get involved... there is more but I am tired... __________________ Pole bachit, a lis chuye. The field sees, the forest hears

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SuperFemme Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Permanently Banned 10/24/2010 Preferred Pronoun?: She. Relationship Status: Married (one of 18,000) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Atascadero, CA Posts: 4,933 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,309 Thanked 7,108 Times in 2,327 Posts Rep Power: 0	baking makes me feel sexy. so does time with my femme friends. even the ones that would punch me for buying a $1200 purse.

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Softly Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 655 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 465 Thanked 701 Times in 253 Posts Rep Power: 3646036	use my Instyler and make my hair all silky smooth put on mascara wear my cute undies do my toenails w/red put on something that I feel comfortable and cute in

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06-02-2010, 04:13 AM	#13
Kenna Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Fiery, Sassy, Tough As Nails, Femme Tomboy Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: I am your favorite hello and hardest goodbye. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NC & CO Posts: 4,806 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,624 Thanked 12,194 Times in 3,779 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	aroma therapy... This morning... wiping the sleep from my very tired eyes... I thought it would be nice to start my day with a last bubble bath in this old apartment... So as a treat, I went outside, stepping barefoot in the morning dew (still in my Pjs, sneaking around the yard at 5am), clipped some WONDERFULLY scented honeysuckle and dark pink roses and sprinkled their petals in my hot bath... Their scent is heavenly!! I'm so tired and sore... yet that little treat really picked my spirits up. Walking barefoot in the dew was a sensory delight as well... especially the coolness on sore feet... Umm too bad I don't have anyone to nuzzle my neck and tell me I smell pretty... __________________ **************************** She has been through hell, so believe me when I say, fear her when she looks into a fire and smiles. ~E.Corona~