Susan Mendek's Profile

I grew up in Florida. Every month or so there's a story on the evening news about a dead kid in a swimming pool (even now). Sometimes it's as quick as the time it takes to sing happy birthday and blow out the candles on the cake. I've also been an au pair, and I know how much three year olds like to play with water and how much they dont foresee consequences.

This post is great, but those are not homes for small children.

This is funny since I dont get this at all. I'm actually someone who sees something expensive and nice and immediately thinks I dont need it and I see all the flaws. I have to force myself to buy things, and even then, I'm guilty of great splurge dresses, that I do wear, but no belts, earrings, cardigans, shoes, etc to match. But my office is surrounded by designer fashion (I work in Paris near the Champs-Elysees), so while I see lots of Vogue-style clothes, they dont look as good in real-life when your speed-walking on dog-poo dotted sidewalks on your way to the Metro.