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Hi and Happy Spring! Hope you are having lovely spring weather. I have been enjoying this fine weather by shopping a bit. Ok, actually shopping A LOT lately. :o Are you sticking to those New Years resolutions? Exercise more often and eat better were the two BIG issues for me. Its been tough, but I have been doing both. When I eat healthier I always feel better. So while I'm on a roll I thought I had better stock up on healthy foods. Thats my main downfall, I'm lazy. I admit it. While working long hours I get hungry and just grab whatever is close by. :/ If it's fruit then I eat fruit, if it's junk then I eat junk...if it's a chair, well you get the idea. Thanks to Groupon I finally tried Geenling. It's a local, organic grocery delivery market in central Texas. Groupon offered $50USD for $25USD including free delivery! #WIN To be honest I'm not sure why I waited? That lazy thing again, I guess? Here's what I bought: Actually everything in the bin was good.. I should have taken pictures faster, but I was too busy eating with both hands. #ImNotLying So please to look at the sunflower seed spread and be amazed at my shopping powers. LOL Best.NIGHT.CREAM.EVER! But it should be for what it cost. $110.USD per jar @ Sephora. I also stocked up on ZAP. I tried it in a VeganCuts box and really think it helped my allergies. I now give to everyone around me who is ill. (And there always seems to be someone with allergies or flu or cold around here. WTF?!) They are all excited to take it too...saying they can breath better immediately. Do try it if you are having those kinds of problems. I was surprised to find out It's made right up the road from here in Austin, Texas. I took them to work and put a couple of bags on the "snack table." The locals were afraid at 1st, "What the Hell? PEAS? What kinda CRAZY ASS VEGAN stuff is she trying to feed us?!?!" but after one bite they were sold. All bags are now gone, lol. And.. And I almost forgot- I bought a new passport for my Mac. I needed another 1TB to hold all my photos and videos. Somehow I managed to scratch the top from one picture to the next. How? IDK. But it works fine. My computer is so much faster now that I cleared so many files off. #SuperWin
Speaking of super win, seems I alone have been keeping the US economy alive. Your welcome. Now I must get back to work so I can afford more night cream, lol. Talk soon- Hello! How are things in your world? Hope all is well and your having a lovely week. My Feb Conscious Box has arrived and is filled with much goodness! The theme this month was LOVE :D Actually those that know me know I detest Pumpkin... I can eat it maybe 1 time per year and then I'm so done. Pumpkin flavor everything during the holidays...eeekk! :x I took the Pumpkin to my mother and she was SO EXCITED! WIll share her review after she makes her pies or cookies or whatever. (Which will prob. be this weekend, she was that excited, lol) The think the natural body deodorant would be perfect for the gym or throwing in the back pack. Perfect for on-the-go use-as-needed esp. in our heat. Yes, The pkg is ripped because we started eating/sampling these, LOL These taste like dark chocolate and are full of antioxidants. Strong flavor and good for you? WIN WIN! The straw is filled with "bee free honey with mint". Which is made with non-GMO apples, not actual honey. Yumms! I was excited over this too. (Aunty much?) See spending time in the UK & EU taught me the value of tea towels. In the US we use tea towels some. (Actually for decoration. "See how color coordinated and matchy matchy my kitchen is darling? You spill something? Don't use good towel, here is roll of paper towels to clean up with.") Generally we use roll after roll of paper towels. Use and throw away. I have always hated it. It feels so wasteful! Now have these BAMBOOEE They are washable, reusable towels. This towel can be used 100 times! OMG- Too Cool! They feel soft and sturdy, like a better quality paper towel. Gonna price them and then order for me and all my friends. So much love was in this box! I always look forward to the Conscious Box. I love being introduced to so many cool products (Most of which I didn't even know existed.) and the ability to to try before buying is awesome. :D See you at the airport- I had a busy day of shoe shopping planned for today. But the weather turned all wicked & iced up & stuff. 😒 So I have busy day of sleeping & drinking hot coco instead. #seemsLikeAWin I have plane tickets to book & novels to read. So I'm gonna let it snow & just enjoy it. Hope you are warm & cozy today too. Catch you later- Hi! Hope your week is going well. We made it through Monday so I'm sure things will only get better, right? Let's stay upbeat, because I have a lot planned for this week. Under I like a deal... I had a Groupon for a Consciousbox so thought I would give it a try. I hear a little about them on instagram & twitter and wanted to check it out. So saving $$ is always good incentive. It arrived yesterday while I was toiling (I said TOILING not Trolling) away at work. I really like the packaging.. This was a good mixture of things besides snacks. (I get Vegan Cuts for that, lol) They were both good. Also included were soap, natural laundry detergent, vitamins, etc. samples. A pretty good mixture of items. I'll let you know as we use them.
Now I'm late so gotta run. Catch you later- So things started off ok. I had 20 mintues to kill before going to the strip with my LA buds. So thought I would cash in some wee winning & play a bit. No stress. But... Suddenly a migraine. WTF? No, I'm not stressed, yes, I'm drinking plenty of water & no, I don't drink booze.Slept good last night, too. Honestly, I think it was the smoke & the machines. WTF?! So I've been chill in the room, lying down in hopes it will go away. Can't sleep.. Grrrr Has anyone else had this happen? I actually noticed (ok everytime, maybe) I played over this week that the machines bothered me. I can't actually put into words how... But I didn't like to even sit in front of them. I attributed it to the smoke (I already bitched, err I mean posted about) this. Sounds crazy, but the headache is definitely real. Ok-- I'm going to try & nap again to go out tonight. See ya- Loma Linketts ReviewHi All- File this under what vegetarians eat, lol. I have been eating these FOREVER. So you know already this is a GOOD product. If you have never tried read on..If you do buy them I have a few simple & quick recipes that I use them in when I have parents/picky kids over for dinner. The non vegetarian children ask me to make these when they stop by. So you know how good they are, right? So what is it: Canned Vegetarian/Vegan Veggie Hot Dogs Canned, precooked Loma Linda Linketts offer a slightly spicy flavor in hot dog form without any meat. Easy to prepare and serve, Loma Linda Linketts can be warmed in a sauce pan, microwaved, or grilled. Made with textured vegetable proteins from wheat and soy, Loma Linda Linketts offer a great meat substitute. They are Vegetarian and Vegan! :D Dietary Exchange: 1 medium-fat meats per serving *Low saturated fat and 0 trans fats *Cholesterol free *7 grams of protein per serving *Contains B Complex Vitamins: B6, B12, and thiamin, niacin, and riboflavin *1 gram of dietary fiber *Kosher dairy I buy mine by the case from Amazon. Now, how do they taste? Very good or I would not spend this much money. (See Amazon price next picture.) My meat eating friends FREAK out on the cost. But the difference is in WHATS in the HOTDOG.. aka no snips, no snails, no puppy dog tails, or toenails, left over meat parts, etc. We have all been warned, right? :( VeganI know several "survivalist” that keep cases of these to eat when the world ends. I just like them for nights I don’t feel like cooking or when we go camping. lol I also break them out when we have adults and children that fall in the "picky eater" category. (you know the ones..) I have found that mostly everyone likes Pigs in a Blanket. Its quite simple with these tasty hotdogs. You just rolled them up in crescent dough and bake. You can also add cheese or tofu cheese, as you like. They smell wonderful baking and people LOVE THEM. Or do ay my house. Another of my "go to foods" when kids are over. Most of my adult friends suck it up when they come for dinner. Actually most are keen to try the new, raw, crazy foods we weird vegetarians eat...yeah um sure, whatever. But when they bring the kids I turn to this. The adults love them too. When I have the die-hard meat eaters over I make this. I remember my mother making this (with meat hotdogs) when I was a kid. She boiled the hotdogs and then sliced them and baked until thoroughly heated in BBQ sauce. I do the same and depending on the type of sauce you can really vary the flavor. Like I said even the die-hard meat eaters admit this is good. So experiment! I am actually baking these now. Nothing says summer quite like hotdogs and fresh water melon, you know? I am taking both to a potluck we are having at work. So gotta run..
Please try the Loma Linda Linketts & let me know what you think. See you later-
Go watch the movie..
Hello, How is it going? Busy here. Work called me out of town yesterday and I managed to have a little fun while out & about. Visited Ms. Y., visited my bro, went shopping & to the cinema. I still feel like I am "skipping school" when I catch a movie in the early afternoon. Even in summer..wtf? But its a nice feeling too. :D NOTE: I did finish all my work duties before I snuck off to watch Grown Ups 2. Today is another story, lol But it was a very good day..made even better by the fact it was raining! I have been attempting to visit my brother’s hydroponic garden for a month now and took this opportunity. What do you think? Everyone else has lost all their tomato plants due to the heat (110’F) & lack of water. (Hence my excitement over the rain.) While his are still producing, he also asked me to deliver some tomatoes for him while I was in town…yes, *sigh* why not… Meanwhile the sky had changed to this and I figured I better head home. While I was out I also picked up a eggplant. I really was craving some eggplant parm. It's really quite easy, but people act like its a big deal? IDK..
Anyway I have a meeting now so I'm off & it looks like more rain. :D Catch you later- Goodbye June, So long & it's been fun. (I guess.) But How can it be July? WTH?! As I sit here "masking" and drinking a nice cup of tea, I wonder how so much could happen in such a short time? It's 1:10 a.m. and the 1st down time I've had since the dentist. To recap the month is almost impossible. :0 Most things I can't blog about, at least not YET. Maybe later... But still a lot went on. 1st "Thank you's" Let me say "Thank You" to all the nice people on Pinterest who have started following and liking my BS. Thanks! ;0) I am not sure who those 104 people were who re-pinned that, but cool. Thank you to the people who have stopped by to read the blog. I just purchased the domain so my data reset, so thanks for looking for me and continuing to read my silliness. I do wish you would let me know what you want to read about, though. Am also surprised by the results of how many people read the "about me page" and then snoop on line to try and find out where I live, who I am and who owns the site. Come on, I live on Earth, with you. Do you think I'm your neighbor or Math teacher or your ex-girlfriend? WTF? Rick keeps going on and on about, "You can't tell them when you are in France. They will just all come over and rob your house!" Yeah, I'm sure they will carpool to Texas. How hard could it be to find me? WTF?! Sometimes I think he needs to be on meds.... And speaking of blogging & drugs... And Surviving this... And Surviving this: My mouth is almost healed and ready to start the next round of dental work. (I had a capped, root canal tooth break off, *OMG* and then had dental surgery to remove the roots, for those that came in late.) And needless to say it was unexpected... And I still managed to host MOVIE NIGHT 2 X in June. We are all trying to eat more raw, healthy food. But one woman wants us to Fail, cause she always brings junk & lots of it. So maybe she can stay home next month? Don't even get me started... Received my 1st ever Vegan snack box which I did not share on movie night... Had a few nice dates and some fun family time. Plus Some wild ass dreams while on meds. and started thinking about changing my life again. Funny how being ill does that to you. And generally worked too much. :( Its late, more stuff happened and I am too tired to look for pictures.
Oh yeah ~ I booked a few days in Austin and a cruise. Which I am sooooo excited about. More as it gets closer, but I gotta sleep now. Catch you later- I must say that through meditation and ridding my life of "High Drama" & so called friends my life is pretty calm. :) It’s taken a LOT to get here. I used to be shoulder deep in drama. Mostly mine, but my friends and families or even strangers, too. It didn't matter. I thought it was normal, I thought I was being a good friend and I was helping. :( After my husbands sudden death my world flipped over on itself. I went through some really, really trying times. I had major support from a few good friends and some how made it through the worst of it. As I examined my world and what I thought I wanted in life I knew I had to make some changes. Scary changes. :0 Like facing my life... Being honest with yourself is really difficult. We find ways to not spend time alone, not think or not care. We eat, drink, over spend, take drugs & have meaningless relationships just to not examine our lives. Why? What are we afraid of? I used to meditate, but gave it up as life got more and more demanding (which is the time you need to meditate the most, actually). I tried to do what was expected of me and what I thought worked for other people. But in reality is any of that (over spending, partying too much, etc -see list above) really working for anyone? Is anyone you know really, I mean really happy? Be honest, are you? (insert ad for cult here) No, just joking. I don't have any answers. The world is a fucked up place. But I can say that I cope better with meditation. I also know it helps my friends, co-workers and people I know/ hang out with. They still cuss, shop and work. But they are more "themselves" than robotic. (if that makes any sense.) And they are happier than before, because they understand that how you perceive the world creates it. (Like being pissed all the time, just makes you pissed off even more. Fun, huh?) Meditation has a ton of benefits. (Google it if you don't believe me.~) but I do it for the way it makes me feel. Mind, body & soul. If you want to feel better and are ready to start working through your crap then start there. Just sit and be. “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” “The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh Who doesn't want peace? Take the time and make the changes your heart is telling you to make. Do it now. No more excuses. Cheers- |
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