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So, since I’m a nice person & all (lol) I usually look and “like back” anyone who likes my picts on Instagram. :D (Insert sounds of you rushing over to like my picts so I’ll like yours now…) lol Anyway, “thanks & all” but this is not a begging for likes post (I’ll schedule that for a slow day while I’m on the ship or something LOL) This is about me discovering Vegancuts. They (Vegancuts) liked one of my veggie pictures and I checked them out. They offer a monthly subscription box of Vegan delights. So I thought "WOW, this is Cool" & ordered. It's packed with different items every month to try. I wasn't hopping for much, to be honest. The box only cost $19.95 (including delivery!) AND you know how expensive Natural, Healthy Food is. So..I was quite happy with the amount and range of products. :D Also I liked the fact that it wasn't sealed in 100 LBs of Plastic/peanuts/paper. No waste packing. (I'm getting picky as I get older, I guess. But that really annoys me to have to knife a 100LBS of crap to get down to my goodies.) Ok now, on to the contents: Well, wait 1st I need to say I am not Vegan, but am a vegetarian and was just so excited that we COULD EAT/USE EVERYTHING in the box. (Remember- I am in Texas, right now & most everything here is meaty.) :( This is a HUGE deal for me. Really. So I didn't have to study the ingredients list with a magnifying glass before I tore into the food. >:0 So even if you are not vegan and just want to eat healthier, this is a COOL DEAL.
Food: Cookies were good. Chips look good. (I will save something till tomorrow, lol) The LARGE Go Veggie Parmesan Cheese was really awesome too. I am lactose intolerant and LOVE cheese so I am excited to try it out. There were some coupons + other things that didn't really show up in the picture. OH! And the lip balm is AWESOME. :O (It’s on top of the Go Veggie & now in my purse!) Over All: I say the box is a "winner" and will go for another next month. If you want to check them out www.vegancuts.com also look for pictures on instagram. (Remb. That’s how I found them.) Please note: I bought this on my own and they don't even know I'm writing this. Catch you Later- This was a week... Loosing the Root Canal/Crowned tooth really slowed me down this week...I cancelled work meetings, movie night, Lunch with the Girls, a day of closet cleaning (oh boo hoo) and should have lost weight as I ate like nothing.. I had Oral Surgery to remove the REST of the tooth. Very bad deal. Very Bad. I didn't take any pictures of the surgery (are you disappointed?) They all would have looked more blurry than that one. (On the left) My dentist handed me my phone so I could send a text and tell people to stop worrying about me & stop texting! (So kind.) & I accidentally snapped that picture..??? WTF?? yeah meds.. AND- Last prescription I had filled was in France. Stickers Shock here in USA! OMG! More $$$$ flying out the door, What the Hell? But under good news.. More beauty masks arrived! So I did slow way down and rest. For a bit...Stopped and smelled the flowers, read a little, etc. But then I got back on track. (Work twice as hard to make up for lost time.) Yes! And Made time to Visit my neighbors...Please to see their cute dog.. And after loosing sooo many pictures I took the time to set up the "time capsule" back up. My other Passport would not open on the MAC of course. And I cannot find any of my Norway pictures. :( None, not a 1. I guess I forgot to upload to snapfish. Soo sad, but I guess this means I have to go back! (and learn to do a F'ing back up regularly.) And at a Antique Sale I found this old Travel Atlas. Check out the illustrations~ I just love old things like this! Texas- Corpus Christi (Just talked about Black Beards in Corpus, lol Found that pirate shirt when cleaning out back of closets) I'm pretty sure it NEVER looked like that, even in the 1960's.
But I just LOVE these old pictures. Ok I need to take another round of meds. So thats it for this post. (Hope it made a little bit of sense??) Have a good weekend & talk soon! "The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and in the cause and prevention of disease." ~Thomas Edison I'm Super Ultra Busy right now...(Meaning this is a SUPER SHORT POST) So it's even more important to eat right & make time for exercise. I have found a couple of good apps that are helping me. I hope to have time to review them shortly. I would like to try them for a month to 6 weeks before rating. Do you have a good app to share? Fresh is Best Everyone is gardening around here & is sharing produce! Thankfully with the latest rains the veggies are producing. So fresh Veggies everyday! Yeah! :D We have a long summer, but a short growing window due to the heat :( So it's get it while you can. LOL I will not bore you with Texas Veggie Pictures. (Unless you want to see them?) I also have French Veggie Pictures?? (No? Don't Care?) Alright then how about these roses? After I started rounding it up for that photo I realized JUST HOW MUCH of it I had! LOL and it's spread out through my house and office. Thank goodness for sales.
OH! I haven't forgotten- still sorting the Norway pictures. Promise to post on Rotterdam soon. Later- Going to the Dentist is not one of my favorite things. I was writing a terribly witty & informative post about a few of my many adventures in Rotterdam, Norway just a few minutes ago and eating Fritos (Don’t judge, ok?) When suddenly something crunched wrong and I lost a cap. Holy CRAP –A CAP? WTF? So after I realized: 1. I was NOT in any pain & 2. There was no blood. I relaxed, some. Because I really do not like going to the dentist. Don’t get me wrong, he is a nice guy & All the staff are super efficient and friendly too, but um NO! ++Its damn expensive in the States. And I’ve had some odd things happen while at the dentists’ office. Some time ago (before I found this dentist) I had another cap come off. I forget what I was eating, but I am sure it was something I should not have been. I had no local dentist so asked my then boss and he referred me to his dentist, next town over. Seemed ok, but he was afraid to put cap back on. He thought it might come off again. So after several visits (WTF? AM I made of $$) I just had him pull tooth already. Well then he was worried about something else (I forget what now) and wanted me to keep returning to his office. Bottom line--he started writing me letters, PERSONAL Letters…WTF?!? Creepy guy dentist…my boss was so embarrassed! Not like it was his fault. Although he was like “well he never writes me” …(Men, rolls eyes) WTF is wrong with ya’ll some times?? IDK.. Anyway, I have a good, not crazy or creepy dentist now. So that is going to be tomorrow’s adventure. And since I’m kind of freaked out now; am calling it a night. So the Norway post will have to wait. Wish me luck… Hi everyone! Hope your Almost Weekend is off to a good start! It's been a really busy/crazy week for me. But exercise and eating right really help keep the stress down. And shopping helps too. LOL There is nothing like coming in from a long day at work to find parcels on the porch. Yeah! One of the parcels was a new WD Passport 3.0 External HardDrive for my MacBook. Yeah! I can has back ups now! I bought new off Ebay and got a really sweet deal! I love a Bargain! And... My Beauty Diary Facial Masks - Vit-C Lemon masks. 10 for $13.97 which is really expensive. :( Was from Amazon. My friends swear by them, so I am going to give them a try. I really like the When 10 O'clock Masks. Hope these are as good. You really have to take extra care of your skin when you travel! And... Saved a ton of money buying a lot of 10 New Copic assorted markers on eBay. I paid around $25.00 (they sell for $7.00 -$10.00each)!! :D And... Also bought this new Hologram Nail Polish that everyone is raving about. Cannot wait to try it out! It looks awesome! I'll post about it when I have time to actually do my nails :( I also bought stuff @ the Health Food Store & Baby Shop (See blog post on New Braunfels) + The normal stuff this week: Food, Office supplies, Fast Food, etc. But I count all that as Boring. So didn't bother with it. LOL + Super Busy week @ Work & trying to spend time with Family & Friends -- so MUCH to do before I leave the U.S. again. I surprised my family with Beigents this week too. They are not something I make often as it can be pretty messy & I HATE cleaning the kitchen after. So I know I didn't take any pictures after the dough was rolled out. (I had flour everywhere and didn't want on camera!) I heated the oil in a fry daddy and used a drinking glass to cut the dough in small parts. I deep fried for less than 5 minutes & drained well before sprinkling with sugar. I fry the "ends" too. So I end up with odd shapes, but EVERYTHING gets eaten. :) It made 3 plates full! They are MUCH prettier in New Orleans @ Cafe Du Monde. *Recipe is on the box, its easy- you can do it! :D After you are finished cooking, make everyone GO OUTSIDE to EAT. The sugar goes everywhere! You will be covered in powered sugar. Serve with Coffee, Hot Cococ or Milk. We ate on the patio and there was a slight breeze, the sugar went everywhere, hence my shoulder being covered, lol. So don't wear good clothes cooking this OR eating! (Notice I was not in black for a change even, lol) One more random thing from this week... The Texas Weather 3 days apart and look at the temps! 52'-93' Crazy! There was a BIG storm in North Texas (not near my part of the state) Wednesday night. People were killed and a bunch are still missing. Bad, Bad, Bad. Heart goes out those families. :( We didn't even get any rain. :0 Remember Texas is a BIG place. And one last thought.. Some of my friends from New Orleans are coming down next month! :D So we are planning adventures, Rick is calling me & that can never be good.. Always leads to trouble...(see Feb Blog Post--Goodbye to my Canon) LOL The time before that; he was here and we were watching TV one night and my Big Screen just up and died WTF?!?...Yes, I blamed him for that too.. LOL
Anyway- got to hide the electronics and go back to the office, Catch you later- Beauty is only skin deep. I think what's really important is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit. So I drove to New Braunfels, Texas to meet a friend for lunch & do a little shopping. New Braunfels is famous for, among other things, Wurst Fest & the Schlitterbahn Water Park. (Google it) But there really is a lot more to do there. This was just a quick trip- maybe I will go touristy one day - and show you the river rafting and the madness of Wurst Fest :0 Anyway, it was a lovely cloudy day- I really do not know what happened to the picture of the Health Food Store?? This is one of the strip centers, located by it. It is located to the far right and not in the picture. WTF?? It's called For Goodness Sake and is on Common Street by Carino's on the way to Gruene. I am usually in New Braunfels at night--(eating & then dancing in Greune hall) so the Health food store is always closed :( so this time I went early. As you know I am shy to take pictures inside the stores. (So enjoy that one, lol) The store was larger than I expected. Plus there was a good selection of products including: a juice bar, Vitamin & Herbal Supplements, Natural Body Care & Makeup. They also sold aromatherapy products and gift items. The prices weren't too bad. I spend around $50.00. Bought this And.. Then went to another store & bought a baby outfit for my niece. I love the head band! :D Then it was time to meet my friend at Carino's for lunch. No food Picts as we were too busy catching up. Food was good, as always & then we both had to leave. :( I wanted to do some more shopping, but had to make my next stop. Drove to another town to visit Ms. Y. The country side is still green. Even though its starting to get warm already. :( Visited with Ms Y over coffee. The San Antonio blend is sooo good! We made plans to go to New Braunfels next week for a lazy lunch and maybe will have time to check out some other shops. :D Then to pick up dinner, cause I'm not cooking after driving around Texas all day. More Driving -- now headed back home. The was @ 70 MPH so I think the Iphone did ok, lol Don't look too close. My jewelry for the day. I always get so many comments when I wear this Mystic Topaz set. It looks clear, but it picks up all the colors around it and flashes rainbow light. The bracelets were a gift. Cute, right? (Pardon the fuzzy front Iphone camera.)
Ok, Now off to exercise--Must Meditate and do yoga before bed! Have to work off all the pasta I ate today. LOL Catch you later- Guess were I am? Well actually I'm back home now. It was quite a week last week, what with Valentines and work and men doing odd things and all. Thankfully, I did mange to get a break so am feeling all rested and zen now. This was some of the fine dinning we enjoyed on our trip! HAHAH Actually we just stopped for ice tea and it was awesome! :D I had a lot going on this last week so these are pictures I didn't post - so am posting now. I may have tweeted them? But it seems about 1/2 the time they don't ever show up. WTF? Anyway- It looks like I shopped quite a bit (not really) but I am so busy that shopping on line is really a life saver for me. It would drive me crazy to drive to the mall, park, shop and drive back home for just some simple little thing like this. So on line rocks--1 click and I'm done. Easy Peasy :) I really like being able to pick the samples I want. Been wanting to try the face buff and now I am for sure ordering a full size tube. The Sephora Birthday gift last year was really good too. Do you order on line too? I Just love Sephora! Also had Drug Store.Com order arrive this week. Continuing my quest to eat right. I love the Balance Bars as a quick snack + they taste amazing! The Protien Shake is ok. It has a slight aftertaste I don't care for. If I mix it with Coconut Milk it cuts the taste and is fine. Perfect for those days I dash out of the house with no breakfast. :( And because I am the BEST AUNT in the world... I also threw this in the DrugStore Order The 112 count MEAGA pack of Diapers. Yeah! It's great being an Aunty to sweey lil Layal. (I hope these will still fit her!)
Ok, so a lot of loot arrived this week, but then again not really. It was just a crazy week... I guess. I was really thankful for the break to rest. Ok, so now back to it- Talk soon! This is a question I get asked a LOT. How do you find time to exercise and remain healthy while you travel? Well it's really not that hard. Raw! 1. I take my gym shoes, trainers or tennis shoes (depending on where you live is what you call them) with me when I travel. If I make room for them I'm GOING to USE THEM. lol :0 Cause I usually pack too many shoes anyway. If I'm leaving a pair of pumps @ home for these, so they WILL be USED. 2. I walk AS MUCH as POSSIBLE. when I'm away from Texas. I walk in Texas too, but I have to as exercise, cause no one walks anywhere (if they can help it) there. 3. I have a yoga program on my laptop. But I am sure you can find one on YouTube too. (And I get up early or stay up late to use it!) 4. I have a meditation app for my Ipad. It reminds me to take the time to meditate. I always feel better when I do. Every single time! So I look forward to doing this. I am calmer, more relaxed and have a better time. 5. I do Tai Chi (T'ai chi ch'uan). There are programs on line & check the city you are visiting. People usually get together in parks and new people are always welcome! *What a great way to meet people in a new city?! 6. Water. Bring your own and purchase LOTS at market. When you fly esp. your Body NEEDS more hydration. So drink up! And I try to eat Healthy, but I also allow myself to eat a Reese Peanut buttercup too. I eat desert sometimes and mostly whatever I want; I just keep it within reason. Eat more = work out more. It's Just that simple. I like to try locale food, but as a vegetarian that can be somewhat limiting. Raw is always good though. Most Markets you can always find some veggie/fruit you recognize and that makes a great picnic lunch. :D Also the bread in France is totally different than the bread in the US. Really!! So do take the time to exercise, eat right, meditate and you will have a better trip. You will feel better and that alone will make the trip better.
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