Re-blogging this for my almost (10 days to be exact!) teenager. I want boys to look at you with respect and adoration. You don’t have to pose seductively or suggestively for boys to like you. They will like you just as you are….a fun, goofy, book loving, kind hearted, smart and beautiful girl!  And if they don’t.  Well, they aren’t worth your time anyway.  Love you!

It’s one of those times where I want to blog, but don’t have much to say.  Or rather, think what I have to say is stupid or boring.  But, I’m really trying to blog more so I was wracking my brain to come up with a quick, somewhat interesting post that isn’t about fitness.  I swear that’s not all I think about.

Okay, so in an effort to get away from fitness or health, I give you my latest music obsessions…

Imagine Dragons ::

Their first song, “It’s Time”, took a few listens to grow on me, but I’ve been listening to the whole album lately and it pretty much rocks.  “Every Night”, “Hear Me” and “Bleeding Out” are in a three way tie for my favorite song on the album.

Maroon 5 ::

This album took me a few listens before I liked listening to it all the way through, but now I dig it.  “Beautiful Goodbye” is probably my favorite from the album.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ::

I just downloaded this one a few days ago, but I like what I’ve heard.  He got my attention with “Thrift Shop” and then I downloaded “Same Love” as the Starbucks pick of the week and I was hooked.  I haven’t listened to it all the way through yet, but my favorite (so far) is “Can’t Hold Us”.

And since I’m always so late to the party when it comes to new music, how about one that you may not have heard of…

Meghan Arias ::

She is the wife to an awesome photographer that I follow.  There are only 4 songs on the album, but they’re all good.  My kids love all of the songs too!  You can check her out here.

*Warning* Rambling post ahead

Sorry, but I want to get that 1st-post-after-months-of-not-posting post out of the way.  It’s kind of like ripping off a bandaid.  Better to do it quick now, than to wait to do it later.

I’m going to just pretend my last post wasn’t in freaking AUGUST!  Holy moly.  I’m a terrible blogger.

I can’t believe it’s about to be 2013!  I swear it was just Thanksgiving.  For the first time ever, I actually had all my shopping done a week before Christmas and even though the sickies ran rampant in our household (see paragraph below), I managed to get all my wrapping done before Christmas Eve!

After months of being sick free, I got slammed with back to back sickie germs right at Christmas.  First, a bout with Strep throat.  Now, me and Strep aren’t strangers, but holy heck, apparently it gets worse on your body the older you get.  24hrs of antibiotics when you’re 12 means you are back to normal, 24hrs of antibiotics as an adult just means your fever isn’t 103 anymore, your body aches go away and your throat hurts a tad less than it did the day before.  After 4 days of antibiotics, I finally felt completely better.  And then, by bedtime on day 5 (Christmas Eve!), I was completely stuffed up with a scratchy throat!  A girl can’t catch a break apparently.  However, I’ve been pumping myself full of Zinc, Vit. C and D, a nasal decongestant and getting my rest.  So far, I haven’t felt terrible and I even feel like I’m getting better.  Crossing my fingers that the worst is over.

My poor girlie got Strep back to back recently so I’ll just be thankful that I only got a cold the second time around.

I’m hoping you and yours had an awesome holiday!

Merry Christmas!

Happy Hanukkah!

Happy whatever you celebrate!  🙂

Nope, I’m not a vegan and although I’ve thought about going the vegetarian route, I’m not planning on going vegan right now.  However, at the end of this month, my husband will have been mostly Vegan (he hates being labeled “vegan”, but it’s easier for people to understand since it’s a more widely used term) for 5 months.  He started out by reading a book based on the documentary, Forks Over Knives.  For him, going plant based, was more about his health than saving animals.  He has a long history of heart disease in his family and he’s had high blood pressure for years and years, even though he’s only 33 yrs old, very active and normal weight.  Since he’s the type of guy that is all or nothing, within a day or two of doing some research, he was completely plant based.  You’ll notice at the beginning that I said, “mostly” vegan.  For 3 months, he was completely plant based.  No meat, no dairy, no eggs, nada!  However, he had lost about 10-15lbs and he was finding it hard to get his calories at times.  This isn’t to say it can’t be done.  It’s just that not only is he an all or nothing guy, he also doesn’t really want to plan what he’s going to eat, until he’s hungry.  After about 3 months, he decided that he would incorporate a little bit of meat such as fish, shrimp and lean turkey.  He only has one of these about once a week though, sometimes less.

Anywho, I saw this today on PETA’s site and thought I would share.

Wondering About a Vegan Diet? – An infographic by the team at PETA

Also, a great source of information for going Plant-Strong, is the Engine 2 Diet.

And, the Happy Herbivore.

For anyone wondering about my hubs’ health…he says he feels great, has plenty of energy and doesn’t miss meat at all.  As of his last doctor appt, his blood pressure was well within normal range.  He’d like to put on a little muscle, but otherwise, he’s at his ideal size.

*Btw, I’m tired of saying, “long time, no see” or “it’s been awhile” or reasons why I haven’t posted in a month.  Truth be told, I just get distracted or I feel  like I don’t have much to say.  🙂