Little Reminders

Sometimes we get so busy with meeting our "goals" and becoming overly proud of ourselves that it's good to stop and be smacked down with a good dose of reality.  I've gathered up a few quotes that, I believe, keep it real.

"There are easier things in life than finding a good man.  Nailing Jell-O to a tree for instance..."  -Roseanne

So, all of you ladies out there tirelessly going from man to man thinking there is a Mr. Right for you - forget it.  You better just start enjoying your own company.

Staying with the dating trend, this one should be next...

"Dinner is a waste on a first date, because you don't want the guy to see how much you can really eat.  He'll find out soon enough that I can put my entire head in a Haagen-Dazs tub."  -Maryellen Hooper

Again, a word of advise ladies, it's no use trying to keep up appearances because we all know hips don't lie.

Moving on...

"No matter what, Dad was always there with words of advise... 'Go ask your mother'."  -Alan Ray

It's nice to see that men throughout the ages have continued to evolve into helpless creatures.

Ah, and now the best for last...

"If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me."  -Alice Roosevelt Longworth

 ... the classic frienemy.  They look like they might be sweet and caring on the outside but have toxic black mold on the inside and burp up nothing but verbal cancer.  So, last but not least, when you go out with that special "friend" of yours next time, don't forget to watch your back.

what. a. day.

  

I'm having "a day" today.  Feeling a tad overwhelmed with the everyday... bills, meals, bills, money, bills, bills, appointments, bills, meetings, bills, errands.  I'm not sure exactly what it is, just a dreary day even though the sun is shining.  I don't know, I guess it could be because I'm paying bills.  Or should I say, trying to pay bills today. 

These are the moments that make me feel like I really need a double octane gallon of coffee with every imaginable add-in known to man.  All of the very UNhealthy add-ins.  Yes let's use the real whipping cream, not 1% milk that some losers try to pass off as cream.  I mean COME ON, what in the world is 1% milk anyway?!?  It looks like the water that runs off a paint brush when you're cleaning it.  And just forget the taste because there is NO taste!  

Next add-in.  SUGAR.  Oh you read it correctly, yes you did.  I want so much sugar packed in this puppy that I feel like a 5 year old visiting Disney World for the first time.

I'm not done.  Man alive, you must be some sort of wimp if you thought that was it!  One word... chocolate.  I have estrogen therefore I need chocolate.  Someday, when I care, I'll study the connection between estrogen and chocolate cravings.  Until then I'll just continue thanking my lucky stars.  So pour in the truffle chocolate BABY!!

(If I don't have immediate heart failure) After I've finished this off I imagine my day will be looking up considerably.

   

Dwell (...another one of those posts on a serious note)

I already shared my favorite "green" book for cleaning here.  So now it's time to share my all time fave magazine... DWELL. 

Most people, myself included, don't have the income to cover a whole roof in solar panels, or the desire to have a composting toilet and a gravity activated water system in order to live off the grid.  In a perfect world, yes I would.   But I believe the average Joe would agree it's not as "simple as all that" all of the time.

BUT I love this magazine!  It gives an ultimate goal for people like me to work toward.  I have what you might call a give-and-take relationship with the ultimate green living.  Let me explain a little bit...

For now I'm keeping my high efficiency toilet that flows into the city sewer, sorry.  And I'm not quite ready to give up running water in hopes that it will rain regularly in the drought of the summer to have enough water to brush my teeth, let alone drink.  I know I know, I just need to be educated a little more on the subject and then it won't feel so impossible... so just be patient with me. 

  I grow an organic garden.  Grant it, it is not on the roof of my house - the waterproof membrane is pretty pricey, not to mention the reinforcement of the roof to handle the extra weight.  The same goes for my landscaping.  I have a lot of trees, bushes and flowers planted around the house, albeit, not actually planted ON the exterior walls of my house. 

I glean the little tidbits I can from each issue and employ them in my living in every way possible.  I figure it's just like when a person switches to eating organic foods.  You start simple by purchasing what your income can handle.  When you're a new "organic convert", you could go bankrupt suddenly switching out every consumable thing - not to mention your soaps, shampoos, deodorant, household cleaners etc etc - with their organic equivalent all at once.  Then you would have heaps of discouragement on top of all that to contend with!  So we all start with baby steps.  When you go the gradual route you hardly notice the change at all, monetarily $$$ speaking.  One day you'll look in your cupboards and fridge and realize everything is organic - COOL!  At least that is how it was for me.

So that is how I intend to employ my lovely, wonderful magazine DWELL.  You'll agree it's hard to put down once you start reading and without a doubt you will renew the subscription when it runs out!