Diora Baird

Real happy I took off alllll the outside furniture covers after our non stop rainy weather in LA. Real happy. (It’s raining again & I give up) 😎#rainraingoaway

I’ve been robbed of my blue check mark?! Does that even matter anymore?? Is twitter still relevant? Is this thing on? #thisis40

A simple sneeze has turned into a violent game of Russian roulette: is this gonna be the one that breaks my back or just pull a neck muscle? Your guess is as good as mine! #thisis40

This is a side by side of two women gracing the front covers of two well known magazines. The one on the right we all know is Martha Stewart, age 81. The one on the left is Apo Whang-Od, age 106, a tribal tattooist in a remote province in the Philippines. There seems to be an unwritten rule which equates beauty with youngness. In an interview, Martha Stewart told the reporter she credits her organic, home-grown, farm-to-table eating, yoga, and actively healthy lifestyle to her youthfulness. While that’s an admirable journey for her, let’s not forget the amount of privilege that kind of lifestyle requires. On the left is Apo Whang-Od, who is a 106-year-old tribal tattooist in the Philippines. The wisdom she carries in every forehead wrinkle and frown line is stunning. Her eyes are glass, reflecting back all that she’s witnessed over a century of lived experiences. Her tattoos a reminder of the ancestors she seeks to honor. Both women are beautiful in their own right. But I wish we as women didn’t play into this idea that we have to look younger—and thinner—in order to fit some unrealistic beauty standard which will grant us acceptance and relevance in the world around us. I’m writing this for any woman who, like me, may have had a punched-gut reaction to seeing an octogenarian in a swimsuit on the cover of a magazine looking more like a woman in her forties or fifties: Anti-aging is not a beauty standard. There IS beauty in wrinkles, and saggy skin, and drooping breasts. These are markers of a life hard fought for and well lived. It seems odd to try and erase these battle scars. So while I applaud Martha for her fortunate body, carefully curated procedures, and pristinely styled makeup, I also applaud Whang-Od for what others may perceive as imperfections. Anti-aging is not a beauty standard. Authenticity is. @ FeministNews

As if I needed another reason to adore our Cobra creators @jonhurwitz @healdrules @McSchlossberg ✊#strikefirststrikehardnomercy

Having kids means you will be forced into multiple games of hide and seek inside your ONE ROOM HOTEL ROOM. You’ve been warned.

When in doubt, listen to 80’s music. You’re welcome.

That time my kid told me “at least you’re not a hooker mom.” Thanks kid thanks.

I just ordered a can of spam. Is this the beginning of my midlife crisis?

Them Instagram ads got me again. Can ya blame me though? Who doesn’t love to receive gifts in the mail every few days??

Did I just purchase not one but four mushroom lamps? Why yes. Yes I did.

We can only do what we can only do. This makes sense in my brain.

Anyone else find them selves googling “what year is it?” a little too often?

Heal Mana 🙏 gofund.me/55dc4920

Helping those in need is legit why we exist. Let’s help Turkey and Syria 🙏 Baby2Baby's Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Program classy.org/campaign/c4409…

Today is the official day you can watch NIGHT TRAIN on your very own Tv! Avail on iTunes, Amazon, Vudo and more. 📺

Gotta new movie coming out to select theaters this Friday 1/13 and streaming onto your tvs 1/17. 🍿 #NightTrain

Hi. It’s fall. It’s hot. Bye.👋

Gluten free pizza is sadness warmed up. It’s a wild Friday night guys.

Every time I eat gluten free pizza, I assume there’s a paper napkin stuck to it and I’ll keep looking for that napkin after every bite. There’s no napkin guys, that’s just pizza without gluten.