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May3rd

Sassy Starter :: private eyes ::

Posted in: SSM, Sassy Starter, working girl

Ever experience one of those moments at work when you want to stand up and shout “I’m not the ******* note-taker!” or maybe it was more of a I’m so “Over Qualified” for this, type of situation? Maybe every now and then you need a little extra umph in your work day. Well good news, I’ve got the perfect pair of panties for you…..

Meet Private Eyes Undies! Started by the ever so sassy, Margaret,

PrivateEyes, is a women’s panty company featuring empowering sayings for today’s “do everything” woman. The panties feature expressions that include “It’s Go Time,” “I have Brass Boobs,” and “My Best is On Me,” designed to support women as their body armor during the best and hardest of days.

Rather appropriate for a Sassy Steel Magnolia, wouldn’t you agree?

How can you not love any company that specializes in fun and sassy expressions aimed to make women laugh, feel empowered, get pissed off, and to basically continue kicking ass in their lives.

And guess what, here is your chance to snag a pair for yourself!

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The Sassy Steel Magnolia is GIVING AWAY a pair of Private Eyes undies with my favorite saying:

I have Brass Boobs

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To enter leave a comment below with either: A) your favorite saying from the Private Eyes collection, or B) your own saying that you would put on a pair of panties. *guess what, you can do that over at Margaret’s site, too! You have until Saturday night to get in your comment and the winner will be announced in next week’s Sassy Starter.

To see all the sayings and for a little inspiration head on over to Margaret’s site. And if you place an order with her before May 9th, you get this awesome reusable bag. It’s only till Mother’s Day, May 9th, so slide on over there fast!

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Now put on those thinking caps, ladies, and show me what you’ve got. You’ve got a pair of panties to win!
March1st

Sassy Starter – File It

Posted in: Sassy Starter, charisma

{ Thank you Anne Taintor for always making me smirk. }
February25th

Book of the Month – 02/10

Posted in: Book of the Month, charisma

Nearly every woman has picked up a Cosmopolitan magazine a time or two. Some ladies have stacks of the magazines they’ve saved from over the years. Keeping them as references with favorite articles tabbed and the best tips circled. Wouldn’t it be great if there was one resource which housed the best of the best of this timeless magazine? If only the top seat of the magazine hand-picked these articles and put them all into one book for us to keep with in reach. Good thing for us Editor in Chief, Kate White, did just that! For this month’s Book of the Month, I chose White’s

You On Top: Smart, Sexy Skills Every Woman Needs to Set the World on Fire

Formerly titled How to Set His Thighs on Fire, White compiled 86 of her favorite lessons learned during her first 8 years being the Editor in Chief of this world famous magazine. Covering a wide range of topics from Love, Life, Men, Work and of course Sex, this book is a great reference for anyone who’s ever referred to herself as a Cosmo Girl.

It never hurts turning to the Toss Out Your Five-Year Plan chapter and reading “But there’s a danger in being so locked into a life scheme that you miss an opportunity that’s smack-dab in the road in front of you or a new adventure that beckons you from a mysterious side road off to the right or left.” (doesn’t that alone make you want to drop the 5 year-er?) Or reading about how to get the perfect smokey eyeshadow look or How to Find the Time to Do the Things You Really, Really Want. I do love the chapter where Kate talks about Serendipity — we all love a little Serendipity in our lives — and she’s right, it really is in ‘direct proportion to the amount of time your butt is off the sofa.‘

I’ve passed out a few copies to a couple of friends as gifts and have even lent mine out a few times. I love picking up this book and skimming through the pages looking for the right trick to put a little pep in my step, and I think it’s something that many of yall will enjoy as well!

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Hope you’ve enjoyed February’s posts. As always, thank you so much for stopping by! And keep an eye out, there’s some really great things coming up…

*besos ~ Jennie B
January27th

SSM Mid-Week Music Snack 12

Posted in: Music Snack, SSM, charisma

Some days I’m a Super Bitch, up to my old tricks, but it won’t last forever. Next day I’m your Super Girl, out to save the world, and it keeps gettin better….

Christina Aguilara’s Keeps Gettin Better

(if you have trouble viewing this video please click here)

But you already knew that, didn’t you? ;)
January4th

Sassy Starter – Sass It Up

Posted in: Sassy Starter, madam house

The Holidays are over and today – for most of us – it’s back to making the rounds. I’ll admit I had a little trouble thinking of a really good Sassy Starter for this week. Until I was messaged by my Twitter friend, fellow blogger and Sassy Steel Magnolia, Brett, the owner of Design Babylon. She is an Interior Designer with an insane amount of talent and quite the eye for any room.

Of course that got me thinking – maybe I’ll give my room or office a face lift to start off the new year. Not exactly financially feasible for me right now so then I thought well, maybe I’ll just add a little somethin somethin to it. Enter this week’s Sassy Starter – Sass It Up

Snap into your SSM frame of mind and think of a quote, picture, print, something that makes you smirk a little – print it out, put it in a dollar store frame and prop it up. Somewhere you can see it everyday, multiple times a day. Don’t just print it out, go to the store and get a little frame to put it in. Jazz it up. Make it official, not some random piece of paper taped to your wall or desk. Frame it up and enjoy!

Now of course you can do something inspirational or motivational. But sometimes…sometimes a smirk is just so much more fun than a smile. ;)

At a loss for ideas? Here’s a few to get you started:

I hope that’ll help get your engines up and running in this new year. I just printed out my Red Couch and am now about to head to the dollar store to grab a gold frame. What did you pick out to Sass Up your house or office?

Happy Monday, Dear Readers. ~besos, Jennie B