Streaking ~ Day 2

Yesss ~ I did it !!!  ~ Day 2 ~ 

Although I petered out at 1 mile ~

But, I only had to commit to run AT least 1 mile ~ And I did ~ Now, I'm going go take a nap ~ Cause that's what I really wanted to do when I came home ~ So neener ~ neener !!

Hope you all have a wonderfully safe Happy New Year !!!!

I came ~ I changed ~ I ran ~ Streaking has begun !!!

Please disregard the mess behind me ~ I apologize ~ Although I'm not sure why, for it isn't my mess, but rather my hubby's !! 

My walls are not yellow ~ More the generic eggshell that seems to have been painted on every wall of this house by the previous owners ~ I have yet to decide on a paint color for the office ~ I had a wonderful wall treatment in mind, but fear it is more than I could handle by myself, since I am the only crafty one that resides in this house ~

I did it ~ What exactly did I do, you might wonder ?

I ran ~ I ran my mile and then about .15 tenths more !!

I am rather good at playing the guilt game with myself ~

Ok actually, that's a lie ~ Flat out !!!

The hubby had me turn the Holiday Bowl on and then pause until he wakes up ~ 

I love DVR !!

I love running !!

It took me somewhere between 16:40 - 17:00 ~ I wasn't really paying attention

I know the time sucks ~ I usually am around 11:50 - 12: something

But I haven't run for......a very long time ~ shame ~ shame ~ shame

Now I'm off to make Quick -n- Easy Quiche !!!

To streak or not to streak.......

So far the only streaking I've been doing is NOT running ~ Hey, at least I'm on a streak for something !!! Or nothing ,as it would seem !!! There's always tomorrow.......right ?!!??

As you wish ~ This one is for you, Amy

Today's cooking with Cara Recipe is as follows:

~ Potato Soup ~

Get a big soup pot

Add some EVOO * extra virgin olive oil 

Clean, peel, dice potatoes * 8 - 10  

Dice 2 medium size onions

Add to pot 

 Season with salt & pepper

Start to cook over low to medium-low heat

Stirring occasionally

Add 5 TBS butter ** yes, butter, this isn't exactly low cal soup

Stir occasionally to get butter all over the potatoes and onions

Slice, dice or chop **whichever you prefer half a package of bacon

Add to pan & cook over medium heat until crispy

When done, drain

Add bacon to pot & stir

Add 4 Cups milk & Stir

Reduce heat to low or a tad above 

Bringing soup to a slow simmer

Cook for 45 - 60 minutes or until potatoes are tender

That's it !!!  Easy, easy lemon squeezy !!!

I served soup (neglected to get pics of finished soup ~ was to busy dishing up) with homemade bread ( again, no pics ) with this easy recipe that I got from another blog.  I tweaked a bit the 2nd time baking this bread and it turned out better then when I followed the recipe.  Sorry original poster.

Easy ~ Peezy Bread

1 medium size bowl

2 cups warm water

1 TBS yeast

1 TBS sugar

2 - 2 1/2 tsp salt **depends on your taste** recipe originally calls for 2 tsp salt**I found there was no salt taste ~ just flour**

Mix together in a bowl and let set for a few minutes

Add 4 cups flour ~ stir together

1 large bowl ~ sprayed with Pam  ~ Put dough in bowl ~ Cover ~ Let rise for 1 hour

Pre-heat oven 400 degrees

Spray Pam in ** I use a small black roasting pan, oval in shape**

Sprinkle bottom of pan with corn meal ~ Place risen dough ~ Shake pan to spread dough out ~ 

Let sit a few minutes while oven pre-heats

Place in oven for 25 - 35 minutes **depends on how crunchy you like the crust on the outside**

Don't worry ~ Bread will be nice and soft in the center ~ When done, remove from oven ~ Let sit ~ Flip out of pan ~ Slice, butter and enjoy with the soup !!!

Enjoy ~ I also have a ridiculously easy Lentil soup recipe too ~ If you like Lentil soup.

I think I'd rather pick my nose, since I can't pick my family ~

So my cosmic twin over @ Escape Into My thoughts, did a Christmas post, well because as she put it, " she had to !!". She told of her loot. Her excitement. The excitement of her girls upon getting their Nintendo DS. Then sent a shout out for the loot of everyone else.

I have been going back and forth, since Christmas about whether or not to post about it. I'm trying to blog without sounding angry, sad and disappointed. I'm trying to let it go. It was what it was. I had no control over it. But every time I think about it I get angry all over. So there really is no way around it. I will try and be gentle.

Christmas caught me of guard. Well actually the weather caught me off guard. I was housebound for a little over week. Let me just say being housebound makes it a tad difficult to purchase gifts. Oh sure, there's the internet. Which I did end up doing for a majority of my gift buying ( my son, mother in-law ). Before the storm hit I made it to the craft store to purchase glass ornaments, paint and ribbon for my side of the family. The side that decided this year to draw names (which I think is AWESOME when your family is rather large). This side also (and with many a discussion and turns on the teeter totter) decided that ornaments were to be either purchased or made for the person whom you drew. Something very special and specific for them. I can handle that. I love to craft. I was to make one for my Aunt. My hubby got my grandmother. Our son got my cousin ( his 2nd cousin). Which meant that I had 3 ornaments to design and paint. My grandmother was the easiest. She loves purple, in any shade. I hand painted flowers on one. The other was like the night sky with stars. They turned out great.

Being that my Aunt and cousin were celebrating their first Christmas as Grandma and Daddy (respectively), I purchased paint in the colors of the baby's nursery. I sat at the table for hours and days painting. Designing. Perfecting. Writing a specific little 4 - 5 line poem marking this wonderful even for them. Again, I love doing this stuff and get lost for hours on end. I really enjoyed it

Come Tuesday evening it was discussed that Christmas Eve at my mothers would be cancelled due to the weather. Yes, it would be weird. But safety first. Our lives are more important. We can do it another day. We were expecting another 4 - 6 inches in snow with freezing rain to top it off. Ok, it is what it is. I can deal. Was I disappointed ? Honestly, not really as I have always wanted to just chill at home without having to make apperances here and there.

I made potato soup. Homemade bread. We ate. Watched A Christmas Story and chilled. When it started to snow I called my mom to see if it was snowing there ( we live in different states about 25 - 30 miles from each other). It was. Then I heard it. The noise. The laughter. The voices. I asked her what was going on.

My Aunt, her hubby, my cousin and her hubby, and my cousin, his wife and the baby were all at my moms, having Christmas !!!!!

" Well," I say to my mother, " It would appear you got your Christmas after all. " She agreed. I couldn't get off the phone fast enough. I proceeded to make cookies. I proceeded to stew and boil, until I had to go for a run in the garage just to NOT think about the whole situation. I was and still am majorly ticked !!!!

Then I find out that, out of all of us, two of us were clear on the whole ornament exchange thing. You remember, the one that was to be specific for that person. Well, it seems the other 6 people just purchased ( more like one person) enough ornaments. Brought said ornaments and placed them in the center of the table and you picked. Almost White Elphant-ee, if you will. What the hell ?!?!? So that set me off again !! Yes, I know, I did a nice thing. Very thoughtful. I put a lot of time, effort and thought into what I did. That's what should matter. To that I say a big fat

WHAT-THE-EFF-EVER !!!!!

My mother has been a complete nightmare, with her snide remarks. My 1 cousin emailed me indicating that they missed us on Christmas Eve. To which I responded, that as far as I knew, Christmas Eve had gotten cancelled due to weather. That I received no phone call saying that it was still on. I think my mother hates me. Secretly, is jealous of me. Wants to send me into therapy with bi-polar attitude on life. Honest.

Oh yeah, my loot. Books, Snowman Christmas decoration (no, not an ornament), a Hobo wallet, chef calendar, Chef canisters, candle, Wall Flower, $$, Frog zipper pull, Paula Deen combo calendar/recipe book.

Next year ?!? There won't be a next year. If they want they can come to my house they can. Total relaxation. NO GIFT EXCHANGE DUE TO FLIP FLOP BRAINS. And believe me, I will put that on the invite.

Ggggrrrrrrrrr ~ I need to run now !!!! Hey, at least I'm up with my commitment !!!! So I can thank them all for that !!!

Committed ~ I'm sure I should be

Commit ~ to carry out or perpetrate ( a mistake, crime or immoral act)

Commit ~ to pledge or bind to a certain course or policy ~ pledge or set aside for future use

When I read the definition, my first thought was that I was going to be making a huge mistake by committing, everyday to run, at least 1 mile.  My 2nd thought took off in the direction of crime.  Crime ?  Yes, crime.  You see because it would be a crime against myself not to commit to running at least 1 mile everyday.  Immoral ?  Well, the only immoral act would be to go running with my old running partner, and we shall leave it at that.

Then came, what was meant for me.  The 2nd definition.  To pledge or bind to a certain course or policy ~ pledge or set aside for future use.  That is what I need to be doing.  I am committed to doing this so that I have something ( a healthy body ) for future use.

So that is why I am committed ( I'm still not sure I shouldn't be ).  Committed to bettering myself.  My health.  My body.  So that  I can have it for the future.  So that it will still work for me.  So that I can enjoy my twilight years.  

The day is now over ~ I still haven't run ~ There is always tomorrow.........

Streaking ~ Streaker ~ Streakee ???

I am going on a Streak ~ I am going to be a Streaker ~ I am officially going to be a Streakee ~

No worries, I will be fully clothed.  That may be a disappointment to about 5 % of you and absolute relief to the other 90 % !!!  You see, my streak will be that of running.  I caught a story on the news last night about a Streaker.  He has been running everyday, at least a mile, for the past 25 + years.  I can do that !!!  I even said it out loud.  My father in-law didn't seem to think so, as it is dark before I leave for work and dark when I return.  He didn't think it would be a good idea for me to be out running in the dark (bless his heart).  I couldn't agree more, but assured him that really I would be totally safe.  That no harm would come to me.  For I would be in our garage.  He then asked if I was going to run circles in the garage.  I again, assured him that I would not.  Instead I would be running a very straight path on the treadmill.

So, starting today (well, that was my initial thought) I would spring from bed, throw running gear on and head to the garage.  I  have yet to do that.  I have showered.  Eaten breakfast.  Watched some football.  Loved on my sweet baby bean of a kitty.  He was in need of some mama loves.  Have on more than one occasion, thought about the garage and the lonely treadmill that sits and waits for me.  But I need to take my son shopping.  I had to post this blog.  I have to cook dinner.  Chicken Chili with seasoned Tequilla Lime Chicken and some spicy Jalepeno' Corn Bread.

The day isn't over with.  Back off.  It's not by a long shot.  I'm not even sure who I'm telling to back off, as nobody reads my blogs except Amy, and I don't really picture her getting all up in my grill about me not running yet today.  Besides, after a run I'm usually ready for a nap.  So, perhaps I shall run before I go to bed.  

Yeah, that sounds like a plan.

Immigrant Song

This comes from Amy at Escape into my Thoughts, who got it from Amy at, WriteOneTwo.  It sounds like major fun !!  So here goes.

1. Put your music on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag ** friends who might enjoy doing the meme as well as the person you got the meme from.

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY...  Twilight Zone ~ Golden Earring


WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY? Falling in Love at a Coffee shop ~ Landon Pigg ~ What I walked down the aisle to

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?  Hay Amores ( Love in the time of Cholera) ~Shakira

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY? Conquest ~ White Stripes


WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?  Radar Love ~ Golden Earring


WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?  Stand or Fall ~ The Fixx


WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?  The Boss ~ Rick Ross featuring T. Pain !!!  How True !!!


WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?  Walk it out ~ DJ Unk


WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND? Malaguena ~ Brian Setzer ** Once upon a time in Mexico Soundtrack


WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE? Autorock ~ Mogwai


WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?  Pennies in my pocket ~ Emilio Estefan


WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? Shadow Dancing ~ Andy Gibb


WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?  Spoiled ~ Joss Stone


WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU? Right to be Wrong ~ Joss Stone ~ truth~ouch


WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING? Sway ~ Dean Martin ~ And I did too !!!!

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL? Proper Nice ~ Joss Stone ~ ha ha ha now THAT'S funny !!


WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST? Love to watch her strut ~ bob Seager


WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET? What were we thinking ~ Joss Stone


WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS? Use Me ~ Bill Withers


WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?  Ain't no sunshine when she's gone ~ Bill Withers

HOW WILL YOU DIE?  Grandmas Hands ~ Bill Withers ~ Gee I sure hope not !!!


WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET? I don't even know my last name ~ Carrie Underwood ** ooh, ouch....ha ha ha ha haaaaaa


WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?  Bottle it up ~ Sara Bareilles


WHAT MAKES YOU CRY? Love Song ~ Sara Bareilles


WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED? Vegas ~ Sara Bareilles ****honest, I was thinking of Vegas


WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?  Fergalicious ~ Fergie


DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU? Since I've been loving you ~ Led Zepplin


IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?  Communication Breakdown ~ Led Zepplin

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?  Heartbreaker ~ Led Zepplin

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS? Immigrant Song ~ Led Zepplin

As Amy said, " You don't have to post or tag."  And since Amy is the only one who reads and comments, I don't think that she will want to do this again !!!  Unless someone who read ( I see them following) wants to post !!!!

Blizzard conditions ~ School open !!!!!

You know when you squeeze a bottle of baby powder and a little puff shoots out the top?
Or how about the commercial with Lebron James and his chalk? You know, he scoops up some chalk (it helps him grip the ball better) and he throws it up in the air and a little cloud appears. That’s how much snow we had yesterday and they closed school.
I wake up this morning to rain. Nothing new, I live in the Pacific NW. I wake the boy and tell him to get ready for school. 30 minutes later this is what happens :

H: Mom, exactly why am I going to school?
C: Because school is not cancelled. It is only raining.
H: Really? Are you sure about that? Why don’t you come take a look out your window.
C: Fine. I put the mascara down and walk to the window **holy cow, there is like 2 ½ inches of snow!!!!!! **
H: Can we check to see if school is cancelled?
C: You bet buddy ~ We check ~ It’s not ~ You’re going to school
H: What the bullskovich?!?!? **his made up non-cussing word**

I finish getting both of us ready. Lunches made. He fed the dogs. Made sure they have water. We leave. We have about another inch on the ground. The flakes are huge, fat and falling heavy. We get out of the driveway and I do the normal, give the car some gas and slam on the brakes to check how slick it is. The car fishtails a little, nothing big. H immediately says “MOM, WE NEED TO GO HOME NOW, THIS ISN’T SAFE !!”

“ Are you kidding me kid?!?! For crying in the night, your totally fine !!!!!! “
I drop him off. The snow is falling fast and heavy. I head to work. Snow is falling faster now. They say hindsight is 20/20, right? Well I should have put the chains in my trunk last night when I first had the thought. That way when I got to work guys in the Service Department could put them on for me.

Dangit ~ Dangit all !!!!

Christmas 1975 ~ Thanks for the memories

When I got up this morning, I headed on over to Escape into my thoughts, where I knew I wouldn't be disappointed ~ And I wasn't ~ I was inspired ~ That's right Amy, you inspired me !!

The story of your sister longing for and repeatedly asking for the Snoopy Snow Cone machine brought me right back to the Christmas of 1975, when all I wanted was a Shirley Temple doll ~ Not just any Shirley Temple doll mind you. I was very detailed about what doll I wanted ~ She had to have golden hair of cork screws ~A red velvet bow tied perfectly and placed offset to the left side of her head ~ Her dress of white with red polka dots ~ Another perfectly tied and placed bow around her center ~ Her little white anklets ~ Her Mary Jane's, a shiney red ~ She was beautiful ~ Her bright eyes ~ Her gorgeous smile ~ She was the most beautiful doll I had ever seen ~ I longed for her ~ I spoke to her whenever I went to the store ~ I heard her call to me ~ I told her that she would soon be mine ~ I promised to love her ~ I promised that only I would care for her ~ That she was far to precious and beautiful for any other little girl to hold ~ Only my arms would cradle her ~ You see, my birthday is in January, so it was quite a long spell that I wished for her ~ When getting close to Christmas, it was no wonder that I told anyone and everyone what I wanted ~ And when Christmas rolled around I could hardly stand it ~ I was soooooo excited because I just knew that I would get her ~ After ripping through paper ~ Present after present ~ She wasn't there ~ Oh, how I cried ~ and cried ~ and cried until I could cry no more ~ I coudn't even talk ~ I couldn't even catch my breath ~ I was devastated ~ After my mother calmed me down we placed cookies and milk out for Santa ~ Water and carrots for the reindeer ~ She put me to bed, exhausted from my crying ~ When I awoke early the next morning to the soft glow of the bathroom night light ~ My eyes adjusting ~ I noticed this sitting at the end of my bed................

The soft yellow light shining on her ~ Oh, to what did my wondering eyes appear ?!!? ~ My mother woke up to this in her ear....AAAAHHHHHAAAAHHHHHAAHAHAHAHAHHA ~ GET IT OUUUUUUTTTTTT!!!!!!!!! MOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYY !!!!! AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!

You see, she scared the H..E.....DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS out of me !!!! Her eyes were not bright and shiny as I had remembered ~ Instead they were black and dead ~ Her smile was not inviting ~ Instead, along with those black dead eyes, looked as if she was going to eat me ~ My mother came running in, trying to figure out what was wrong ~ All I could was point ~ Tears running down my face ~ Out, I kept saying ~ I want her off my bed and OUT of my room ~ I didn't want her there ~ She was trying to eat me ~ As soon as my mother calmed me down, yet again ~ I made her put the doll in my toy box ~ I never played with her ~ I refused to clean my room because I didn't want to open my toy box ~ She was in there ~ Waiting ~ Waiting to pull me into the bottomless toy box ~ Where I would no doubt be stuck forever !!!

My mom finally got rid of her ~ I don't remember when ~ Or to whom she even gave the doll to ~ I think it was after I refused to sleep in my room, instead choosing to sleep in front of the linen closet by her room, that she finally gave in and sent the devil doll away ~ I laugh now when I think about it ~ But I wasn't laughing then ~ I'm glad, Amy that your sister enjoyed her Snoopy Snow Cone machine ~ And again, thank you for bringing back my Christmas memory !!!!!

My Thursday 13 tirade and mishmash

Men who must purchase HUGE A** trucks ~ Men, do NOT purchase these trucks and then let your stay at home spouses drive your children to school ~ For they canNOT quite grasp, knowing the dimensions of said HUGE A** truck and therefore cannot drive it properly

Women who must drive their husbands said HUGE A** trucks ~ DON’T, just do you AND me a favor and DON’T ~ It will save me from having to yell at you, while sitting in my car, looking like a complete MENTAL CASE while doing so. It will also save me from being arrested and charged with ROAD RAGE !!

Maintenance Personnel, who when asked, although given on very short notice (I will give that to you), to ready a building and rid it of all contents inside by the end of the month ~ If you, had NOT made said building YOUR personal dumping ground for EVERY box that you have EVER taken anything out of and just left in a pile against the wall for the last 20 some odd years that you have worked here, the task might not be so daunting to you ~ And as my wonderful husband says when I don’t break down a box/carton, “It doesn’t take that long to tear down a box honey, watch.” . To which I, ever so sweetly respond, “Yes, honey I know, but YOU are the box expert, AS well as the recycle Nazi AND, as you have 15 years of experience working for UPS it should be a no brainier for you !!!” So maintenance guy ~ DON’T GRIPE TO ME ABOUT YOUR CONFUSION AS TO WHAT GOES INTO WHAT PILE ~ I AM ONLY HERE TO MARK ON THE BOXES A BIG FAT “ X “ FOR THE BOXES THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ASKED TO MOVE AT A LATER DATE !!!!!

My pants, that apparently don’t want to cooperate with me by only allowing me to button 2 of the 3 buttons on them ~ I understand that you were made to fit a waist of a certain size, and to your credit, they did when purchased. However, I find it rather rude that YOU don’t seem to have the SAME mental picture of my waist size as I still do !!!

My %(^%**$^* control top tights ~ Do you think you could if at ALL possible control yourself and stay above my belly roll ~ You know, the one you are supposed to control that would allow me to achieve the above mentioned and get ALL the buttons on my pants buttoned ~ Sheesh

Have I mentioned the female drivers that don’t know how to drive big trucks ?!?!?

Grumpy, crabby, crotchety, YEAH I SAID CROTCHETY old guy who finds our policy “complete and total BULLS*&^&”, that the valet will not give you your keys directly, but instead must give them to me, so that I may hand them to you ~ This is our policy ~ If you don’t like it then perhaps you would like to speak to the Service Department Manager (big big big BIG cheesy, kiss my a** grin & eyelashes a batting) !!!

The really cool REALLY RIDCULOUSLY EASY Lentil soup recipe I found on the web yesterday ~ It was easy and it was yummy !!! I think I shall have to dedicate a day and make it a RIDCULOUSLY EASY RECIPE posting day !?!?

Children with your long hair ~ hanging in your eyes, therefore obstruction your view of oncoming traffic ~ Thankfully MY HAIR ISN’T in my eyes and I can see you, therefore saving your dumb a** and saving your parents heartache.

Cranky co-workers who seem to short circuit because I DON’T have the answer to everything ~ I guess, perhaps I shouldn’t be so dependable and good at what I do ~ Perhaps it is now time, you are after all an ADULT and SHOULD be able to stand and think on your own 2 feet !!!

Not that I have anything against SAHM’S ~ I would love to have been one, but not EVERYONE has that option ~ There are some of us that need to get back to work after picking up their child(ren) from school ~ So lollygag and daydream on your own time and not mine !!!

Anticipating the present of the year !!!! Miami Vice Season 3 on DVD !!!! I’ve been…………………….kind of……………well more so on the naughty side than the good……..but does the fact that I REALLY REALLY want it count ?!?!?

I am happy that I’m done with this ~ Cause it took me ALL stinking day !!!!!

But now that I have gone back and proofed ~ I’m kind of funny today !!!!!

Giving the gift of health this holiday season......

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Am I "that" person ?

~ Capricorn ~

Who is that networking at the bar?

Capricorn never misses a moment to market!

What better time to hand out business cards or pitch a new idea to a crowd of holiday partiers? And Capricorn gets away with this because he or she is endearing as well as ambitious! Likeable Capricorn is not frowned upon for mixing work and pleasure! In addition, energetic Capricorn can sustain late nights, a great person to hang out with if you are in the mood to make it a late night!

How true ~ How true ~ How true

I am guilty of this, however it is only when I am asked the following :

"So, what do you do for a living ?"

I just can't help, but tell people about what I do and how much fun I have meeting new people and helping their obtain their dreams.

How ROCKIN is this ?!?!?!?!?

MonaVie Research Published in No. 1 Ranked Journal

The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry was recently named the No. 1 ranked journal in total citations in applied chemistry and food science technology, according to a report by Thomson Reuters.

MonaVie is pleased to report that in the year 2008 alone, one study on MonaVie Active and at least three other studies on the acai berry were published in this peer-reviewed, scientific journal.

The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry is the No. 1 journal in total citations (45,286) and articles published (1,530), out of 35 journals in the Agriculture, Multidisciplinary category. The journal publishes research results dealing with the chemistry and biochemistry of agriculture and food with a focus on original research representing complete studies, rather than incremental studies.

“When we first introduced MonaVie, we promised to lead the industry in acai-based research,” says MonaVie Founder and President Dallin Larsen. “We are pleased to acknowledge the remarkable scientific progress made during 2008, which demonstrates the nutritional benefits of MonaVie products and the acai berry. We will continue to lead acai-based research, and pledge our dedication to further industry understanding of this remarkable fruit.”

To learn more about the studies published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and to view additional research on the acai berry...........

visit www.monavie.com/science.

With that KIND of backing, why not try Monavie for yourself ?  You have nothing to lose and LIFE to gain !!!!!

Ask me how GetJuiced4Life@gmail.com ~ I can even show you how to get your juice FREE !!!!

Contests ~ Rules ~ Prizes.....

All way to confusing, first thing on a Sunday morning ~ Especially since I just posted a blog about rules and such !!!  But, through the SITS, I am finding ALL sorts of awesome blogs.  My wonderful, whom I have never met twin introduced me to the site. 

Thank bunches Amy, now I have a reason to spend even more time on the computer !!!!

Anyway todays Sunday shout outs led me to this:

sunshineandlemonade.blogspot.com

Though, this is my 1st time to her page, I immediately enjoyed it.  She LOVES t.v. ( I thought I was a t.v. junkie)

She loves to read ~ Am totally digging her library counter thingie

She has AWESOME recipes ~ Am going to try some today ~ Whether before or after cleaning house I am not sure !!!

She's  a twitter-er !!!  I'm going to follow her ~ Can we say stalker ?!?!?~ I'm not, I promise !!

And since I'm into helping people reach their goals ~ Let's get her to her goal of 170 ~ but actually push her to 200 !!!!!!!

So Kat, in GA ~ this is # 3 heading your way, as I'm about to go back to your page and comment AGAIN !!!!!

What is your why ?

That's the question that was asked of me when I was introduced to MonaVie.

Well, that's a good question I though.  What is my why ?  Why am I sitting here, on a Saturday afternoon with 200 other people all being asked the same question ?  We were asked to think about it.  So I did.  I sat their thinking while trying to listen to Tara speak.  I sat their thinking while trying to take notes, while listening to Tara speak.  I admit I was a bit overwhelmed.  What with trying to think, listen and take notes all at the same time.  Wasn't an easy task, as I kept thinking I was missing something.

Was my why  for the business opportunity ? ~ Yep, Auto Industry isn't what it used to be !!

Was my why to gain more time with my family ? ~ That would be nice !!

Was my why to gain financial freedom ? ~ That would be WAY cool !!

Was my why to share with people the benefits of MonaVie ? ~ Well, yeah, that would help the business end of it !!!

Then I thought about it.  I thought that was rather selfish.  Then I thought, money is the root of all Evil.  I was looking at this as $$$$$$, because their compensation plan ROCKS !!!  Then it dawned on me.  I didn't want to share the MonaVie so that my business would benefit.  I wanted to share the MonaVie opportunity.  I know your thinking, "well isn't the opportunity with MonaVie, to make money?"  

Well, yes & yes (as Andre Walton, a Black Diamond Executive would say), but my opportunity wasn't the ability to make money.  My opportunity, the one I felt being put in my heart was to share with people I knew, who had health issues or concerns.   To share with them what MonaVie has done for my health issues and concerns.  My opportunity was inform people that our health issues today are due to our lack of proper diet & nutrition.  Our health issues are due to the air we breath.  Am I saying that drinking MonaVie will prevent, stall or halt any health issue out there ?  No, I'm not.  What I'm saying that MonaVie will provide you with 100 % nutrition in addition to what you eat.  It will provide you with the equivalent of 13 servings of fruits/veggies in 2 ounces you drink a day.  It will feed/nourish your body.  It will help fight all the free radicals floating around in your body destroying your healthy cells.  Who wouldn't want that ?!?!?  I want that.  I want to give my body a fighting chance with all things in the environment (stress, pollution, poor nutrition)  Not on my part, I eat healthy, but our fruits/veggies aren't so much proper or healthy as told.  

I've lost family and friends to cancer.  I have my very best, best, bestest friend fighting for the 2nd time in 3 years with cancer.  She has gone through chemo/radiation.  She beat it once, but it came back somewhere else.  Do you think she was told about nutrition playing a part in her recovery ?  That foods rich in  antioxidants and high in phyto-nutrients would help her body fight ?  That it would help what good, healthy cells she had left, get stronger ?

That is my why ?  I want to see people healthy.  I don't want to hear of a friend getting cancer.  a family member getting cancer.  I don't want to see anyone go on medications because this is what their doctor told them was necessary.  It isn't always about pills.  Honest, there are other ways.

That is my why.  That is my reason.  That is going to be my passion.

 

I can't leave it like this.......

"It is never too late to become what you might have been." 

Great quote huh ?!?!?  Yeah, not so much.  It is never to late to become what you might have been.  I have a problem with that word, might.  Oh, I agree that is is never to late.  But, did you have to use the word might ?  To me it gives you a whole lot more doubt to pile in your melon.

"I might have been a Pediatrician, but didn't, at the time want another 12 years of school."

"I might have been Paralegal, but 4 hours of night school 5 nights a week, working FT as a Pre-School teacher, was brutal."

"I might have had a different outlook on relationships, had my parents not divorced when I was a child."

You are what you make yourself to be.  You and only you made your choice.  You were given the opportunity.  It was placed as a thought in your head.   A dream that you could nurture.  A dream that you let die.

But now I have been given another dream.   Another opportunity.  I have been given a desire.  A desire, to see this dream to fruition.   An opportunity that will fulfill my dream.  I'm going to be, what my dream shows me.   I am not going to fail.  Myself or my family.  I want to share this dream with my family and friends.  I want to help them see their dreams.  Help them achieve their dreams.  I know I can do this.  I've seen it being accomplished.   I am capable.  I have the ability.  I have the gift of gab.

I'm going to do it.  I'm going to show everyone.

Here goes nothing.......

So I was told by  my twin that I needed to visit SITS.  Well SITSa, I did and what a fun website.  I am copying and pasting, as soon as I'm done posting.  I hope you know what you got me into !!!

Breaking all the rules

I would like to thank my “twin” Amy, for tagging me in the nicest way possible !!

Rule 1: Pass this on to 5 blogging friends.
Rule 2: Open the closest book to you, not your favorite or most intellectual book, but the book closest to you at the moment, to page 56.
Rule 3: Write the 5th sentence, as well as two to five sentences following that.


My book is Revolutionary Road and on page 56, I have no idea since the book is at home beside my bed ~ So I’m totally not going to be able to tell you what page 56 says ~ And since I’m at work there are no books around me ~ So, I’ve already broken Rule 1 ~ Instead I think I shall quote one of my favorite movies, that has to do with rules and them NOT being broken ~ The movie is The Transporter ~ HOTNESS ~ MAJOR HOTNESS ALL THE WAY AROUND ~ HOT HOT HOT HOT ~

“Rule 1 ~ The deal is the deal.”

“Rule 2 ~ No names.”

“Rule 3 ~ Never look in the package.”

There you have it ~ Hot guy ~ Great action movie ~ That of course is if you are into action movies with hot guys ~ I digress ~ And now onto the next dilemma and the next rule breaking ~ I don’t have 5 blogging friends ~ I have Amy, my twin ~ I have blogs that I follow ~ I don’t know these people ~ I don’t think they follow me ~ Perhaps those strangers that do will want to continue this little meme ~ Who knows ~ I think I might possible need more bloggy friends ~ ~Something to contemplate perhaps ~

And so it is with great pleasure that I pass the meme onto:

Can I pass it back to the person who passed it to me to begin with ?!?! Not sure, but what the heck ~ I’m a bit of a rebel !!!!!!! So its right back to you Amy ~ Thanks for thinking of me !!!!!!