I remember when I was a young reporter, running into the ladies room to quick fix my hair...I witnessed a hard-working mommy reporter washing her hair in the dingy work sink. Newsflash: You're on TV, I told her. You must wash your hair, blow dry it, and spend at least a half-hour globbing on the make-up out of respect for our faithful viewers who don't want to look at a dishelved mess. Fast-forward 9 years...I have become her. Forget my morning coffee and newspaper:  I'm changing diapers, feeding, refereeing...loading, unloading-- you know the drill, right? I've also become somewhat savvy in looking put together while actually being all over the place. Here's my top 3 list for achieving this: (as often asked by viewers) #1) BIG JEWELRY (a good pair of dangle-y earrings or big honking necklace detracts from bags under your eyes. #2) Shiny lip-gloss(love it or hate it, it detracts from the bags under your eyes) and #3) A COMB(going WITH the bed-head lumps makes it look like you "MEANT to do that!" also detracts from the bags under your eyes. (-: Heeee Heee! TV is soooooo very glamorous!

~Julie Abbott