Drew Barrymore's Secret to Success - Parent Yourself

Everywhere you look; in magazines, newspapers, online and televised articles and bios of people who face challenges are examples of people who have moved beyond their challenges to create extraordinary lives. There are also plenty of examples of those who have literally and figuratively destroyed everything they have achieved. In every inspiring success story lies the common denominator of an examined life and a recapture of personal power, authenticity. In every disappointing story of self-sabotage lies the common denominator of the victim mentality, a giving up personal power and life experience responsibility over to others. And there are stories of people who have turned a life of self-destruction into a fulfilling life of creative endeavors that enriches their own life and the lives of those they touch through their presence and their work.

I woke up one recent morning and read Parade Magazine's article "In Search of the True Drew" by Kevin Sessums. Delightfully, this is a story of a stunning turnaround in what could have easily been a sad story about what could have been. It is commonly known that this "ET" child star led an early life of drug and alcohol addiction, rehab and a series of short failed marriages. Today Drew is an accomplished actress and film producer. With her new film, "Whip It", Drew is adding Director to her credits. Her production company, Flower Films, has produced ten movies including "He's Just Not That Into You", "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle", "Donnie Darko" and "Never Been Kissed". Nancy Juvonen is Drew's partner at Flower Films.

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Celebrity Tattoo - Drew Barrymore

Well it is another Wednesday so that means it is celebrity tattoo time. This week I picked Drew Barrymore because she has a collection of 6 tattoos at the moment. But Drew has admitted that if the mood strikes her she hasn't ruled out the possibility of getting another one.

Drew's tattoos consist of a bouquet of flowers on the left side of her hip. On her stomach she has a butterfly tattoo which is probably her most well known tattoo. She also have a very small black crescent moon on her big toe. On the lower part of her right leg she has a fairly large tattoo of a cross with vines surrounding it. And lastly she has two angles on her lower back. One has Drew's mother's name "Jaid" written under it and the other has an ex-boyfriend's name "James" under it.

Like most tattooed people you fall in love with your tattoos and love to talk and share them with people. Well Drew is certainly one of those people. Drew was asked in an interview what she loved most about her body and guess what she said? Her tattoos. Here's what she said:

"I love my tattoos, which are like permanent make-up. I have an angel on my hip, a butterfly under my navel, a Celtic cross on my calf and a blue moon on my toe.

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The Style of Drew Barrymore

We have all known and loved Drew Barrymore ever since she entered Hollywood at age six where she was casted as the child star in E.T. She donned a lot of changing hairstyles, and hair colors, as well. She has done them all. When Drew was still a bit younger, she made sure that her hair was kept short and dark, and her colors lightened and hair longer, while she grew older, to keep a youthful element to her face.

It is only recently that we see Drew wearing her hair past her shoulders, because she usually wore them above her shoulders before at chin length. Her fashion style today is definitely no fuss, no muss so that it is easy to maintain and fast to fix. She has been seen sporting a bed head look with her natural wavy hair that is long and wind tossed. You can easily copy this if your hair is naturally wavy, just by tousling your hair with your fingers while you blow dry it. If your hair is straight, you can just blow dry your hair upside down, to add volume. Then set them in large Velcro rollers.

For her jewelry, she makes sure that her selections are simple and sweet. For example, she would just wear a simple golden locket with her black and white top and white pants. This is to make sure that her outfit is not out shined and to make her natural beauty show.

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