Obsession Thursday...Is This A Thing?!

So I have a new-ish obsession.  Actually I have a few…so maybe I'll just grace you all with them!!  It's been a lil while, and my apologies, BUT…you know what…I won't even give you an excuse.  There are none.  Just the usual suspects - so I'll spare you.  Onto "Obsession Thursday" - yep - just made that one up - if you guys like it - I'll stick with it!!

1.  World of Jenks.  Ok so this isn't really "new" per se, but it was new to me this season. 

The season just ended and I'm already in withdrawal.  It's MTV at its finest.  Sydney and I are beyond enamored.  Basically this guy, Andrew Jenks (who I may or may not want to marry) follows 3 different people around for a year and documents their lives/struggles.  I also may or may not have tweeted @AndrewJenks and I'm desprerately waiting for a reply...nbd.  It's soooo good and I highly recommend you all getting involved! 

2.  Face Stuff.  So my sister actually turned me on to this product line.  It's Aveda, which I normally don’t use, but I'm actually really liking it.  It's thier "Outer Peace" line. 

I wound up getting the whole set, because it just made more sense economically, but it is slightly $$.  I think it's worth it thought - so give it a try if you're looking for something new/makes you feel really clean.

3.  Kiehl's.  Again - nothing really "new", but I have 2 new products that I'm totally hearting.  Ultra Facial Moisturizer with 30 SPF and Amino Acid Shampoo. 

The moisturizer is especially good with the summer coming up!  I can't stress enough how important sunscreen is!!  I'm not trying to go all "mom" on you, but PLEASE slather some on before you go outside.  This makes it soooo easy, all you have to do is moisturize (which you should do every morning anyway)!  And the shampoo smells delightful and leaves my hair shiny, bouncy & all together amazing.

4.  Iced Coffee.  That time of year again!!  Loving a big 'ole iced coffee with milk! 

I more recently (over the past year) forced myself off of adding any extra "sugar" or chemical to my coffee.  If you can stomach it - I highly recommend it!! 

5.  Kale & Spinach.  At first they taste like paper shreddings (especially the kale), BUT I've actually grown to like them.  And there's a salad place around here that has kale & cabbage as the "base" and might I add that it's delightful, especially with everything added in.  I made myself (I've apparently been doing a lot of that lately) try it instead of my usually romaine and I've been able to stick to it!  And actually - I've been liking it!  Who knew?!

 

 

Ok - so that's it for now!  I hope all my OK readers and doing alright - my thoughts and prayers are with you all.  Just reminds you how precious life really is - take time EVERY day to tell people you love them and show them how much they mean to you.  XOXO



An Angry Lil Day

Soooo I'm an cranky lil duck today!! This has just not been my day - actually started with last night when I got home. Let me break this down for you:


Last evening: Got home from my acupuncture appointment, totally excited I had my mom's homemade soup to eat for dinner. Oh I also had a migraine so I wasn't feeling myself. Heated it up ate/licked the bowl so delish. Angry because I wanted more. Starving. Nothing in my house to eat because I haven't had time to go to the grocery store. So mad. Didn't really sleep that well.

7:30 am: Wake up/just get up since I've been awake for awhile. Groggily go to the bathroom turn on the shower. Confused. Nothing is coming out. Turn on faucet. Confused. Nothing is coming out. Go to the bathroom - realize I can't flush the toilet. Umm I have no water - AT ALL!!! Angry. I throw on clothes to go down to talk to the doorman to see what is going on. Elevator opens - there's a sign in the elevator that reads in the handwriting of a small child: NO WATER. WATER TANK EMERGENCY. FIXING ASAP.

So that's that. Go back - don't shower. Oh and did I mention I got my period this morning?! TMI - sorry - I'm cranky! So I'm not feeling good on all fronts! Throw on clothes and I'm off to work.

8:30 am: Get to work - my secretary tells me I have a run in my stocking. IMMEDIATE anger. I paid so much money for these I'm embarrassed. But I got them on Friends & Family at Bloomies and they're the Commando brand - obsessed. But they're like $30/pair (less with F&F). SOOO this is the first time I've worn them and now they're done. Soooo much anger.

9:00 am: This guy I'm supposed to get set up for a video conference with another office is late - causing a situation. Putting out fires. He finally arrives at 9:15 am. Awesome.

11:15 am: Called a spa for a gift for my sister in law (they claim to be having 15% off all gift certificates). Get this woman on the phone who informs me that it's such an amazing deal and you only have to spend $200. I was like ummm what?! There is no mention of this ever anywhere and I'm not spending $200. This is blasphemous!! Angry.

11:35 am: Called Proactiv to cancel my subscription/membership since they took it upon themselves to charge my credit card $40 just because they felt like it and I didn't give them permission. Get this loon on the phone that tells me ok great they'll cancel after about 5 minutes of trying to persuade me, blah blah blah. Then informs me that my card will only be charged an additional $100 because I'm in this "3 month installment".

SO MUCH RAGE/ANGER. I never signed up for this and now I'm being charged all this money?! Blood pressure rising even just typing this!! There may or may not have been some yelling. I cancelled my life with them and now have to send this stupid thing back (at my own expense) to get them to stop charging my card!! INSANE!!

11:50 am: Just trying to take deep breathes and settle myself down.

12:45 pm: In H&M trying to pick up a cute lil number for an upcoming weekend jaunt. Don’t' have my size in practically anything I wanted - however I was able to find a few thigns worth bringing trying on and most likely returning. Get on line. There are about 15 people "working" and only one poor guy running the register. The others are just hanging out. The line is insane waited for awhile and then just went to another floor.

1:07 pm: Go to grab a wrap - excited because I haven't had one in awhile. Don’t worry they don't have avocado wahhhhhhhh!

1:12 pm: Go to get my Powerball ticket - the guy gives me the wrong thing and I literally almost burst into tears.

This. Day. And now I have to go to a doctor's appointment that is always like 3 hours behind schedule. The only thing getting me through is that I know I'm seeing CCK for dinner tonight!! A fun last minute surprise and I couldn't be more excited!!

Lunch Lady

Happy Monday - bleh! I had a fabulous weekend - got to babysit one of my favorite little boys! It was so fun. One of my best friends from college came into the city this past Saturday with her little family. We all went to the Central Park Zoo for the morning. Saturday was gorg! And then I got to babysit so her and her husband could go to an engagement party. We had so much fun! Went for a walk, played on my yoga mat (little things), had dinner …it was great! Then yesterday was so gross and disgusting - I only emerged from my lair once to go to the grocery store. Then I promptly ran back home to dive onto my couch. Which is where I remained for the entirety of the day. My allergies were off this hizzle - so it was just what I needed!

So here's the sadness of the day - my lunch is already over. As I've mentioned before, I do enjoy food. And because of that my work days are usually cut in half by the excitement that is lunch time. I have my breakfast at work (Greek yogurt & strawberries) and then around noon I'm allowed to have lunch. This means that my day is half way through! But today it's sad because I finished my lunch by like 12:15 pm and now - here we are. I still have more than 4 hours left! This is not an enjoyable way to deal with the hell that is Monday!

However - I will share with you my new favorite lunch treat! I try to be good about bringing my lunch. Living/working in NYC can get expensive and when you realize you're dropping about $15/ day on lunch - that's $75 a week - it kinda makes my stomach hurt (not enough to not eat lunch though, obviously). So - my solution is to try my best to bring something at least a few days a week. A lot of times its leftovers. At my old job it was great - I'd just basically bring my fridge and we'd concoct our lunches in the kitchen and it was great. Here - not so much. Bringing your lunch is a rarity and I feel very self-conscious when I'm in the kitchen "preparing". So I try to keep the prep to a minimum here! You can imagine my excitement when I found these:

Amy's Pocket Sandwiches. Now I'm a fan of Amy's products - so I was happy to try these new little situations. Seriously - they are amazing. So good - and because it's Amy's - not bad for you at all! I've had the Cheese Pizza, the Spinach Feta & the Spinach Pizza. I'm going to try the Broccoli & Cheese this week! The best part is - they're super easy to transport and heat up! It's a perfect solution! The only down side - I eat them quickly and then they're gone!

So for all you "lunch packers" run (don't walk) to your nearest grocery store and pick some of these up! I promise - they won't disappoint. Oh and they do fill you up. I normally eat an apple as an "afternoon snack" and this totally ties me over until then! Happy lunching!