CINDY LOU WHO
Good Morning, my friends! I hope you all are well! I cannot believe that Christmas is next week. In fact, I put my tree up before Thanksgiving and decorated the house, but I still don’t have the Christmas spirit. I was hoping to get it today as we traveled to Ohio to see our grandkids, but we have canceled the trip due to, you know what. Listen, I know how lucky I am and that I haven’t been extremely affected by Covid like so many others, but I am so SICK of it!
Many of you will say that it’s a waiting game and that we have to do our civic duty to stay inside, but honestly, I really don’t know who to believe anymore. I am scared shitless with everything coming out about the media. I wrote to a news source yesterday, telling them that I was canceling my subscription. And I got an email back asking me why (I couldn’t believe it). I wrote back telling them that I got my degree in journalism and what they are doing is not that. Journalists are not asking questions or giving us facts. It’s all skewed one way, and that is to cause fear.
CINDY LOU WHO
I have been consumed with the news. And my husband and youngest son told me that it is really starting to show on me. I am turning cold on life right now, and I don’t want that to happen. So I ordered my tee a while back because I genuinely always strive to be the “Cindy Lou Who” in the way I live and treat people (and I thought it was so fun). I don’t like Grinches! However, I have become a Grinch!
I am being honest and am going to try and change my attitude stat, but I write this because I feel that others are feeling the same way unless you are not paying attention to what is going on (and that’s probably really smart!). We are all grieving right now, whether you know it or not. Grieving what was before all of this happened. None of us has ever experienced a time like this, and it is scary.
My heart believes in God, and I have been praying, but I haven’t gotten on my knees. I think it is a time that we should all get on our knees for our families, country, and world. I hope I am not scaring anyone away from this blog. You know I am upbeat most of the time, but I know others must feel the same. This devotion and this one are great reminders!
Okay, now that I have had my therapy session, let me fill you in on my blazer and jeans.
The blazer is my favorite purchase this fall. I have already worn it a few times (that’s saying a lot for this fall)! It’s from my favorite girls, the Veronicas (Veronica Beard)! It is the Empire Dickey jacket, which is their best selling jacket. I love the color, buttons, and cut of this jacket. I bought it at full price (of course!), but it is on sale now and available in all sizes (I am wearing a 0). The jeans are from VB too, and they fit me like a glove! I did go down a size in these (usually a 24 but got the 23). They have tons of stretch and are so comfortable.
I have so much to do today. I have to buy one more gift to be shipped out, and then I am mailing everything off! I’m actually scared that I waited too long. I also have a couple of posts that are due on Friday that I need to get going on. Deep breaths! Thank you all for listening to my rant. You all are always so sweet and uplifting with comments and emails, and I so appreciate them. I apologize if I don’t get back to all of them; they are so dear!
Starting today, the Cindy Lou Who is coming back out, even if I have to grab her by the ponytail! Sending you all love and blessings! xx
Photos: Beckley & Co
Blazer // Tee // Jeans // Boots (similar) // Bag (similar)
December 16, 2020 @ 8:26 am
So sorry you had to cancel your trip. 😢
Wishing you and Buster a Merry Christmas anyway.
Stay healthy and safe. 💕
December 17, 2020 @ 7:45 am
Thank you, Liz! We did not want to but for various reasons felt it was the right thing to do. Wishing you the Happiest Holiday! Give Jim a hug!
December 16, 2020 @ 8:54 am
I am a 59 year old mom, grandmother, Christian, and public school teacher. You are not alone in your feelings. I majored in English and Communication, and I teach English, Journalism, and Speech and Debate. Even in the schools, there is so much propaganda, and less emphasis on critical thinking and facts. I just want you to know you’re not alone in your thinking, and I believe the cure our government has chosen is far worse than the disease. The press no longer reports all the facts, and maybe more important they choose not to report stories that people have a right to hear. I just wanted to stand in solidarity with you. I am working to look to the problem solver, rather than the problem. Merry Christmas.
December 16, 2020 @ 9:14 am
I agree with you! I’m feeling the same way😥
December 17, 2020 @ 8:06 am
Sending you big hugs, Rosalie! xx
December 16, 2020 @ 9:26 am
As always, I love your honestly Cathy. Thank you for sharing what so many of us feel.
My advice to you is to do what we did long ago. Turn off the news. Get facts from the CDC and other health authorities.
We’ve been living a much happier and calmer life since we made a conscious decision to do that.
xoxo – Tanya
http://www.tanyafoster.com
December 16, 2020 @ 9:32 am
Thank you for standing up to the media and for speaking out about your faith! You are so right! I appreciate your honesty and sincerity.
December 16, 2020 @ 9:37 am
On a positive note….your hair is looking especially gorgeous in these photos. The color and soft curl is eye-catching! Apparently you’ve been able to see your hairdresser at least.
Thank you for always being from the heart honest in your blogs.
December 16, 2020 @ 9:45 am
100% agree with you about the so called news. The hypocrisy is really unbelievable. It is really something!
December 16, 2020 @ 9:46 am
Hey, sweet Cathy! I totally relate 100%. I highly recommend this blog for a daily uplifting reality check:
https://seandietrich.com/author/seandietrich/
Merry, merry and hang in there. XO, Cindy
December 16, 2020 @ 9:52 am
Right on sister! I couldn’t agree with you more and thank you. I have also unsubscribed to a few publications. It has lifted my spirits to think about all the wonderful activities that I will do with my family and friends once the ban is lifted and we can be together mask free! Thank goodness this is not forever. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas.
December 16, 2020 @ 10:00 am
I, too, majored in Communications back in the day when unbiased reporting was revered above all else and reporters didn’t mix editorial opinions with factual reporting. You are not alone in your opinion and although I do read your blog to escape and focus on fashion, etc., I love that you share your opinions and feelings. I especially love it because I share most of them and it seems that we are in the minority. You are not a grinch, you are an independent thinker and we need more of them.
December 16, 2020 @ 10:03 am
Thank you for your honesty and I think most of us are feeling about the same right now. Living in Southern California we are in a second lock-down and this go around is really wearing on everyone – and don’t get me started on the media and hypocrisy of it all!
You continue to be an inspiration through your blog and remember as my mama would always say”this too shall pass”.
Stay well and have a blessed and Merry Christmas.
December 16, 2020 @ 10:09 am
Thank you for this honest post Cathy! I too have been feeling the very same emotions. I’m weary, scared, and nervous about what 2021 will bring. Everyone says it will be better, but considering the state of our country, I have my doubts. Good to know you do too! As always, thanks for always being real. BTW: I too am a journalism grad and am appalled by the current state of the industry!
December 16, 2020 @ 10:39 am
Nice to know that I’m also not alone in my thoughts! I do understand the fear surrounding this, but it is a shame that it seems to be fear and emotions that are guilding us through so much of this, rather than the facts. I do try to remain optimistic and hope that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, but it is tough at times. Stay safe, stay well and happy holidays to you and your family.
December 16, 2020 @ 10:52 am
You echo my sentiments exactly. We are all very concerned about the direction our Country is heading. There are a lot of us wondering how to stand and fight for our freedom. We always thought voting was our voice, but even that is in doubt now. God knows and sees it all. I am clinging to Him right now.
Joni
December 16, 2020 @ 11:39 am
I’m so glad you canceled your trip, painful as it is to miss spending time with your children and grandchildren. To get to the other side of the Covid virus we all have to act to protect ourselves and others, playing a long game that places our mutual health and survival above our individual short term desires. Good for you!
Cathy, I’m a long time reader of your blog (I love fashion and applaud your energy and honesty as an undaunted cancer survivor). But I’m also disturbed by a theme emerging in this blog and especially its commentary. This current crisis was not produced by legitimate media; indeed it’s been the press that has informed us of the effects and course of the virus during a time when there has been real effort to suppress the facts.
Critical thinking does not mean inventing so-called alternative facts and paying blind allegiance yo demagogues. Rather it requires us to read and acquire real knowledge and to sometimes make the hard choices just as you have done this holiday season. Read! And if your readers don’t like long respected news services like the NYTimes and CNN, then I implore them to consult the BBC.
I love your spirit, Cathy, and your willingness to do the right thing. You are the kind of person who lights s candle instead of cursing the darkness. This time in 2021 will be far happier. We approach the darkest day of the year yet hope is on the way.
Cindy Lou Who never denied the existence of the Grinch. She just watched as he confronted the fact that Christmas doesn’t come from a store. And when the Grinch opened his eyes, saw the real world,his heart grew three sizes. Change happens—but not through denial.
We may be away from so many people we love. But this season we celebrate the growing love in our hearts as we protect and care for one another. We wear masks and keep our distance not because of media malfeasance but to show our enduring love for one another.
I apologize for my rant. I never post on blogs. But this is an extraordinary time.
One last thought—all those Christmas songs we love like “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” we’re written during World War 2, noting the sad and necessary distance from family but holding on to the knowledge that it wasn’t forever. So sing it—I’ll be home for Christmas if only in my dreams.
December 16, 2020 @ 11:56 am
So very well said, Deborah!
December 16, 2020 @ 7:17 pm
Thank you, Deborah, for the thoughtful post.
December 16, 2020 @ 7:47 pm
Thank you, Deborah.
December 16, 2020 @ 12:03 pm
You might not agree with what appears on their opinion pages, but the coverage of COVID-19 by the New York Times is reliable. My husband has written for them, and I can say for sure that the Times is rigorous about accuracy by both checking facts with credible sources and taking responsibility to print corrections when they make mistakes.
My prayers are with you.
Adeline
December 16, 2020 @ 12:25 pm
I agree. We just want the truth so we can make decisions based on fact . It was during the Covid briefings I realized how much most major news stations tweaked the truth. We would listen to the briefings and then read a report on cnn and think That is not what they meant! They cherry picked and misrepresented the information , I guess to make a more sensational story. No one wants to be sick, but we are all trying to balance living and providing for our families with safety. Mainly I just wish people had more grace with one another.
December 16, 2020 @ 12:27 pm
Kathy, I applaud you for having the courage to stand up to the media and what has now become propaganda. I write political commentaries and rely on research for facts and I can safely say that all of our institutions have become politicized, even our medical institutions. An acquaintance of mine died from Covid a few days ago after a month long stay in the hospital. His doctor was prevented from treating him with hydroxychloroquine even though many doctors who were censored by Big Tech said it worked. Yesterday, the American Medical Association reversed their decision on hydroxychloroquine, but unfortunately it was too late for my friend. Covid didn’t kill my friend. Our bureaucratic State and Big Pharma killed him.
Your blog is my escape from the world of politics. I too am a red head and my favorite outfits are jeans, tea shirts with a blazer on top. Thank you for expressing what many of us are thinking.
December 16, 2020 @ 2:16 pm
I have the same feelings… about the news…about the virus.about life…and hang i. There please it will be over see enough… and your writings are very much enjoyed….and Cindy Lou 2 the shirt is darling!
December 16, 2020 @ 5:01 pm
Hi Cathy, I really enjoy your blog and find it a welcome respite from the news! I would recommend the following website from the University of Minnesota organized by Dr. Michael Osterholm, currently heading the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy and also serving president-elect Joe Biden in his COVID 19 task force. He is a compassionate advocate for safety during these uncertain times. I listen to his podcast every Wednesday and find it reassuring, thoughtful and profoundly calming. Here is a link to the website – https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cidrap-take. It has recommendations regarding managing situation.
I am a veterinary internal medicine specialist, a member of our infectious disease special interest group, and my husband is also a doctors. My son is an ER doc and his girlfriend an ICU nurse, both of whom have had Covid 19. The more we learn about this virus, the more we realize how dangerous it is. It affect both young and old, may kill older people and can have profound lasting effects even on young healthy people. The rapid viral testing may not be reliable, as evidenced by the spread of the virus in the White House. It is important to know that people are infectious for several days before showing symptoms and that is one reason that the virus has become so widespread. My husband and I are referring to this as our “Covid year” and staying home. We want to see our relatives again and so have urged them all to stay bubbled as well. We only go out in public with face masks on, stay socially distanced and wash our hands frequently. We even order our groceries for pick up outside of the supermarket (and tip well!). Our friends are all supportive and we have regular zoom get togethers. We will get through this all together! I truly hope that you and your family stay safe!
December 16, 2020 @ 6:16 pm
I love the fashion information you impart on this blog. I’ve learned so much from you, and appreciate your energy and spirit. I think you’re right to say, we’ve all had it up to our eyelashes with this virus. For those of us blessed enough to still have a job, an income, a home, cupboards stocked with food, and a family in good health, we need to put on a shining suit of gratitude each and everyday. And the main thread of that suit, has to be how we personally can help and impact those fellow Americans who are not enjoying some, or any of those things. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Continued blessings and health to you in the new year!
Tawni Urrutia
December 16, 2020 @ 7:01 pm
I rarely comment but feel compelled to after reading your blog post. The irony is that I could probably take your post and reverse every thought about who I trust, the facts, and who is unbiased and who is just propaganda. *But* I write because I want to say that while I may not agree, I 100% care about you and other Americans who believe differently than me. I don’t want any of us to feel worry, distrust, division, and fear of COVID or each other. My biggest hope in 2021 is that we somehow bridge the deep divide in this country.
Lastly, as always, your style is so amazing. 😊
December 17, 2020 @ 8:09 am
Leah, Thank you for your comment! I am a little afraid to sometimes voice what I am feeling for fear of hurting someones feelings. I did, however, know that many would feel the same way. Sending you lots of love and blessings! xx
December 17, 2020 @ 9:03 am
I have found the best way to get over the “blues” and anger at Covid is to get out and do something for someone else! Shopping does not help! And I love to shop. Each Saturday I have been helping give boxes of food to people who have found themselves in bad situations. The cars are lined up and each car is filled with older people and small kids…..babies! Let me tell you after hours of doing this you feel very LUCKY! May I recommend a new movie (on Amazon Prime) called “Wander Darkly”. It is def an attitude changer!
December 18, 2020 @ 1:12 pm
My degree is is Journalism as well and 98% of the news media looks the other way when it comes to certain stories. News outlets are no longer news outlets. They are the PR department for certain groups, and I put them in the same category as Pravda. It doesn’t bode well for America’s future, and yes… I pray about this every day. Brenda
December 18, 2020 @ 1:26 pm
Brenda, thank you for confirming and adding your voice to what many of us have come to know. When voices of opposition can no longer be heard on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube by way of censorship, we know we have entered uncharted territory. Very frightening indeed!
December 19, 2020 @ 7:04 am
I have degrees in American History and journalism. I am curious where you and some the readers have chosen to get their news. Unfortunately, and you may not want to include this in the comments (your blog, I know, Cathy) but the lies and “alternative facts” that have come out of the president’s mouth have not helped. It is well documented via taped recording from early 2020 – he spoke with Bob Woodward (of Watergate fame for the young readers) and he knew the dangers of the pandemic. He chose to play it down and blatantly disagreed with medical experts and scientists. Rupert Murdoch’s station did little to confirm the truth and chose to support the president’s failures and lies- as evidenced by today’s astounding number of cases and deaths. I read read and read- there are journalists out there covering the facts- such as the other heartbreaking story of the 500 plus children who are in cages on the border who may never see their parents. Ever. More heartbreak, courtesy of the trump administration.
December 19, 2020 @ 10:28 am
This is not a political blogs, but when lies are presented it is our duty to correct the record. Susan claims she is a journalist and accused President Trump of putting kids in cages. Let the record show, that children arriving from south of the border were put in cages in 2014 under the Obama administration. It is precisely because of “journalists” who advance a particular political agenda instead of just the facts that the majority of Americans no longer trust the American press and media. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/sep/13/joe-biden/fact-checking-biden-use-cages-during-obama-adminis/
December 23, 2020 @ 8:16 am
Yes, my dear. But trump separated the children arriving with their parents. Obama did not. So these kids will probably never see their mothers and fathers again. These are facts. Thanks!
December 19, 2020 @ 7:21 am
Thank you for this post, it cemented my thoughts about this blog. Thanks
December 23, 2020 @ 10:35 am
There was nothing factual about your entire post. I chose to only focus in on the cages Obama built. The children were separated because many cayotes were snatching children that were not theirs to gain easier entry into the U.S. This is not the place to spill your hateful propaganda against our president. Give it a rest!
December 23, 2020 @ 12:17 pm
LOL. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year- Cant wait for Biden !
December 23, 2020 @ 3:59 pm
And you probably think Santa is coming down your chimney, I imagine. Find the facts- I’m sorry you haven’t. The truth hurts, we all know it.
December 23, 2020 @ 11:23 pm
Take your own advice! The truth doesn’t hurt. The truth will set you free, except for those who fear it. You won’t find the truth in the pages of the mainstream press or the media. The Red Chinese will tell you that. In their own words they have infiltrated the highest echelons of our government and Wall Street. 6 Corporations own 90% of the media in this country and Wall Street is in bed with Red China. It’s a huge market for them. Consequently, you need to search news outlets that are independent of these corporations to find the facts. When Conservative voices are censored by Big Tech and doctors whose opinions on the treatment of the Chinese virus differ from the mainstream can no longer have a voice on Twitter or Youtube, free speech becomes stiffled and we are poorer for it. Merry Christmas indeed!
December 24, 2020 @ 4:01 am
This is a fashion blog, but your baseless right wing vitriol has ruined it. You have been brainwashed by trump and his band of grifters. Merry Christmas- get help!
January 11, 2021 @ 9:10 am
Just caught up on the blog and noticed your ridiculous right wing vitriol. Well your insane idiot trump sure made a mess this week hasn’t he? Nice going. LOL
December 19, 2020 @ 10:51 am
Puleez people! Enough!
I wrote at the beginning of these comments, trying to keep it light. Things have spiraled so far out of hand! I don’t want to cancel Kathy’s blog. Can we keep it to fashion, etc.? There’s enough bickering in the press and I want to come here to read about lighter-hearted things.
As I said, Kathy’s hair looks gorgeous.
(A different Karen from the one above)
January 11, 2021 @ 10:34 am
Your Antifa paramilitary army made “the mess” and not the million of unarmed Trump supporters, but hey keep watching Communist propaganda media, you uneducated troll.
December 24, 2020 @ 1:53 pm
Rose Venzio, but here you are spewing your left wing hate on a fashion blog. You speak for no one but yourself; Learn some tolerance for those who differ with you, but tolerance is not a trademark of the left.
December 27, 2020 @ 9:55 am
Wow Shari : you are so hateful- lighten up and get the truth. You have been persuaded by the radical right to buy in to trumps lies and hatred. Seek a good therapist. Good luck.
December 27, 2020 @ 11:06 am
Truth is the new hate speech for those gullible and uneducated enough to buy the mainstream’s hateful propaganda. Look in the mirror and you will see intolerance, hate, and ignorance. No one has been more subjected to hate than our President and no one has been less appreciated for the many achievements in his last four years in spite of the hate. You in your response epitomize that hate for those who appreciate his agenda of making America great.
December 28, 2020 @ 7:17 am
Looked you up- what a crackpot you are. Thank God trump LOST!
December 28, 2020 @ 11:14 am
Oops, you got me! More hate from the party of love! If you believe that 80 million voted for a senile old serial liar who never came out of his basement to campaign and who for 47 years in government promises to fix government, you are the crackpot.
December 28, 2020 @ 11:26 am
The entire free world realizes that without President Trump no one will be free. So they marched in cities around the world to show their support as opposed to the indoctrinated Leftist ingrates here in America. Here is just one march from Japan. https://twitter.com/anonpatriotq/status/1343073232249884672?s=11
December 29, 2020 @ 11:16 am
Shari Goodman You are well informed, and the left is not, and that’s another reason why debating the left is impossible.
December 28, 2020 @ 4:41 am
There are so many legitimate, astounding issues that Americans must face and address right now, before it’s too late, and that’s why it’s best not to attack, and demean those on the right, but instead face up to, and debate the issues. For example, the issue of Chinese Communist’s influence and takeover of our Country, which is very scary, because China wants to rule the world, and the only Country standing in China’s way is the USA. And from experience, I believe most on the left aren’t fully aware that our Country was literally, financially being taken over by Communist China, and that among other very important things, Trump put a stop to the 500 billion annual trade deficit that was in China’s favor, for many years. There is almost endless documentation for the fact that China will go back to financially taking over America, and in a short period of time, if Biden prevails. However, most on the left, either don’t know about the extent of the Communist Chinese take over, and/or don’t care. And more truth is, the vast majority of our self serving politicians in both parties, have taken such huge amounts of money from the Communist Chinese, that those politicians, both left and right, are now owned and operated by the Communist Chinese. ..These are among the legitimate, must address before it’s too late issues, we all both left and right, should be discussing right now.
December 31, 2020 @ 1:57 pm
You are uninformed and Shari is too – get your facts straight. Trump will be in jail – The NY AG has a mountain of evidence of his crimes as does Cyrus Vance …what a bunch of brainwashed broads.
December 31, 2020 @ 7:00 pm
YOU are a “useful idiot” for the Communist Deep State. Look up the term and how it was used decades ago. You obtain your information not from news outlets, but from State run information sites that tell you ONLY what they want you to know and they tell you how to think. They do no investigative journalism and silence those who do, but you think you are informed. You are ignorant! The AG of N.Y. and Cyrus Vance are Deep State operatives who take their marching orders from Red China. They have nothing on the President. However, Biden has sold out his office for the last 47 years and three days ago Ukraine released a bombshell report where there are tape recordings of Biden implicating him in a pay to play scheme for stealing millions from the Ukrainian people. Did you see any of that in the media? Of course not! Below is a link to the demonstration of a Dominion voting machine being hacked on live T.V. at the Georgia Senate hearing yesterday. Bet you didn’t know about that. I have a Masters degree, am a published writer, a researcher, a public speaker, and YOU? https://m.facebook.com/JovanHuttonPulitzer/videos/206695184435289
December 31, 2020 @ 7:05 pm
Additionally, here is the Youtube bombshell report implicating Biden. Smits, you are your club of ignorant “useful idiots” are only shaming yourselves. Give it a rest! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKDXVo-OKeQ&feature=emb_logo
January 4, 2021 @ 4:54 pm
You’re an idiot. You have NO basis of facts. Trump is a criminal . Get real. Stop.
January 4, 2021 @ 8:18 pm
At least I have demonstrated my facts. You have NOTHING! Just more lies from “useful idiots” like yourself . Maybe you’re the criminal here? Nice to know I’m getting to all of you. Bring it!
December 26, 2020 @ 9:32 am
This fashion site was highly recommended, and I can see why, I love Cathy’s style. ..And Cathy I am adding my opinion to the conversation here.. I understand completely how you feel. I have not seen my two sons, or their wives and my grandsons in person, since January 2020. I am scared, angry, sad, depressed, but hopeful. I hope and pray, and believe, that President Trump who had the election clearly stolen from him, with the anti God & Country help of the Communist Chinese, will rightfully prevail. And President Trump will hold the Communist Chinese accountable, for allowing their released Covid Virus to terrify and kill masses of people around the world. ..My husband and I just lost another friend to the Chinese Virus, and it’s devastating. Bruce’s memorial service was held last Tuesday, via Zoom, because we are, out of fear and necessity, under siege.
January 4, 2021 @ 4:57 pm
Get real you’re so stupid and BRAINWASHED. btw trump lost he hee
January 4, 2021 @ 8:12 pm
Another low IQ voter! All you intellectually challenged morons do is engage in name calling. What are you in second grade? Get a life!