Tea for People with ADD
I just bought my first boba tea today, also called bubble tea. This is the tea people with ADD should be drinking. First there were a ton of flavor choices. Then you pick between traditional tapioca pearls or bursting pearls which have juice inside them. I chose bursting pearls. Then I had to pick a flavor, so I chose pomegranate to go the hibiscus tea. Sip tea, squish pearls, giggle at burst of sweet juice, repeat. The regular pearls are chewy so with each sip have something to do beside...
I smell like fancy fruit salad.
So I REALLY like Burt’s Bees lip balms. Like, I really like them. I think I have more than a dozen of them, in all different flavors. I have two next to next to my bed, four clear ones and three tinted ones in my purse, one by the TV, two or three in my backpack, and several more in coat pockets, the car, and other unexpected places. Hubby sometimes tries to save money by buying me other brands. Hubby: It has the same ingredients as Burt’s Bees, but it’s cheaper. Me, giving the small...
The Treasure Hunter
This Chinese movie borders on the edge of being a sushi western. It’s a mix of Indiana Jones, awesomely bad Kung Fu movies, and Romancing the Stone. It was silly and campy, with over the top martial arts and a girl for the sole reason of having someone scream every once in a while. There a map, a lost city, and a legion of demon warriors. I enjoyed this movie, very fun, fast paced, and it made me laugh. I didn’t care for the every end, especially the last five minutes, but everything else was...
Can I be part of the Body Love/ Body Acceptance movement and still be actively working towards the healthiest me I can be?
I am a huge fan of the Body Love/ Body Acceptance movement. I have been so inspired by people’s stories, the amazing work they are doing, and their positive energy. I firmly believe that everyone should love their bodies. That everyone deserves to feel good about themselves. And no one should be bullied, discriminated against, or made to feel bad because of how they look. I’m also not happy with my own body. I don’t feel healthy. I’m not as strong or flexible as I want to be, and I want to...
Movies that are better when you watch them with someone else.
Some movies I’m okay watching by myself. But there are others which are just better with someone else. I’m not sure why. Could be the inside jokes, the quick glances, the shoves on the arm when something is funny. Zoolander is so much better when I watch it with my sister. Don’t know why, but it does make everything better. Pitch Perfect is a movie I prefer to watch with my daughter. I love the way she squeals when I cling to her at the end. Fire Fly, Serenity, and Doctor Horrible’s Sing A...
Climbing in bed GOAL the crowd goes wild!
Yesterday was crazy busy, I call it a Type ‘A’ Day when I Do All The Things. So when I finally lay down in bed it felt like a touchdown. “Yes, she’s in bed! The crowd goes wild.” My body relaxed into the mattress, and bliss washed over me. My eyes fluttered closed. And I’m sure a beam of moonlight fell upon my porcelain skin. Everything was perfect. Then I had to pee, again. I tried to ignore it, but alas my moment of perfection was over.
Prescription pad = nefarious life
A friend has become a psychiatric nurse, this means he has a prescription pad. Now he would NEVER do anything illegal with it, and I know this. BUT for some reason just knowing someone with a prescription pad makes me feel like I am one step closer to having a nefarious life. Like if something happened and I was on the run from the law I could get meds from him and stay hidden from ‘the man.’ Now I just need to meet a sex worker, assassin for hire, and a slightly unstable scientist. Do you...
He Picked The Wrong Girl, Thor + Darcy=Forever!
I spent the entire movie watching the chemistry between Darcy and Thor. There she was her curvaceous sexy self being funny and snarky and he was totally entranced. Yeah, sure Jane was there, but she was boring. She and Thor had no chemistry, and she just doesn’t look like the wife for a Viking god. No. Thor needs a full-figured woman to satisfy his muscular god body. An intelligent woman to protect him from Loki’s tricks. A woman who won’t put up with his shit and let him act like a spoiled...
The Evil of Resolutions
I no longer post New Year’s resolutions, as the Universe seems to take that as a list of how to mess with me. I do have goals, which I won’t share because the Universe is watching. However, I just saw to great posts I want to share on dieting vs health. So many of us are planning on dieting, or getting healthy this year, but if you aren’t careful you can make things worse. So please check out this Ted Talk video. Watch the whole thing. If you stop half way through, you’ll get depressed....
Patchouli to Pine Sol My Parenting Journey
I started out as a totally hippie, granola-munching, tree-hugging mama. I gave birth to my kids at home. I breast fed them for two years. I used Waldorf style toys and books (all wood, silk scarfs for dress up, and lovely fairy stories). I fed them organic vegan meals, which I made while thinking on how special my family was and how much I loved them. Of course my kids had other ideas. My son wanted to play with GUNS *gasp* and wear camo and crawl in the dirt and pretend to shoot bad guys. My...
