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



A Few Lil Snipets

So lets discuss a few things.

1. I woke up to one of the alarms (not sure if it's fire or carbon monoxide) beeping because the batteries were dying. Soooo not necessary. I was so mad. How is that an appropriate way to enter into a day?! And the beeping is piercing, loud & incessant - it doesn't stop until you change the batteries.

So I muddled through it and I'm gonna have to change those suckers tonight. Sorry to all my neighbors that stay home all day - whoops!

2. I get to work, obviously sweating, you know because it was 24 degrees this morning. I have a love/hate with my North Face coat - the damn thing keeps me so stinking warm - but then after my walk into work I'm dying. Like who sweats in a temperature that your sweat could actually freeze?! How is that even possible?? I prob should have paid more attention in science class.

3. Upon getting into work I put my wedges on and go to walk for coffee…omg embarrassing moment….loudest squeaking…EVER!!! Like people were staring because it was so quiet in my office and those really set things off. So insane. Then I tried to slink back to my desk and quickly Googled "squeaky shoe fix" - yup - that happened and I was told to put hand cream inside my shoe. We all know that I'm always up for a challenge and to try new things, so hesitantly I smeared cream all inside my shoe. Low and behold…I let it dry and the stupid trick worked!!

So if you are ever in that sitch just slather on some good 'ol hand cream and you'll be back to business in no time!

4. I bought 3 lbs. weights last night. I read on Goop about this new Tracey Anderson workout you can do in 15 minutes.

I know a lot of people swear by her, so I thought I'd give it a try! I mean other than me looking like a fool, there really isn't anything to lose.

5. I feel the need to put in a lil plug for this show I saw. It's a live thing, so don't go looking on TV for it! But it's called Mortified and it's beyond hilarious. It plays in various cities, so I highly recommend you looking into seeing it. Basically it's regular people that get up on stage and read from their angsty teen diaries or past school projects or journals. It's ridiculous. I literally was in tears listening. And then it got me thinking that I'm sure I have a few gems of my own - I should prob dig those out. maybe I'll just transcribe them on here for all to enjoy.

So that's that for now. Happy Wednesday you lil punks!!

Baby, It's COLD Outside!!

'Tis the season to be insanely busy and thus come down with a cold - gross!  

I thought this might be the perfect opportunity to go over a few of my cold remedies and see if anyone out there may have any suggestions if I'm missing something!! 

1.  Pre-Cold
-When I feel it coming on - I immediately start downing the Airborne.  

Not sure if it's technically too late at this point - but in my head I'm helping things.

-I use my Neti Pot like a lunatic.  

I Neti (yes I'm using it as a verb here) at least 2 times a day.  If you don't own a Neti Pot - I can't stress enough - GO OUT AND GET ONE!!  It's just a little "pot" that holds the salt water - you then pour it in one nostril and it comes out the other.  Sounds disgusting, is disgusting, but the best invention of life.  I usually do mine over the bath tub - things be getting messy!

-Again - might not be totally necessary (especially with the Neti), but I also use a saline nasal spray.

2.  COLD ALERT
-When all of my efforts have proven to fail - sometimes its inevitable - my only hope is to keep it going into a sinus infections.  This is when the meds come out.  I'm a huge Mucinex fan!  

Like obsessed.  I always get the one behind the counter - you know where you basically have to sign away your first born child to get some cold meds.  I think it works the best for me.  So I take that during the day.

-Night time - bring on the Nyquil!  

This puts me into a nice lil lull - it just lets me sleep while my nose is running off the chain and I'm  heavy breathing out my mouth - worst thing ever.

-Tissues - now I'm a very partial tissue person.  I have to use Puffs Plus with the lotion.  

They are so soft and delightful.  It makes the chapped nose that you get feel like you're just dabbing it with a cotton ball.  Sometimes I get the ones with Vicks - but I love the ones with lotion!

-Fluids - I down them like it's my job.  Green tea & water - best things for me.  I also throw in some OJ for good measure!  I love the Tazo Tea green tea - Zen flavor.  

It's just delightful and makes me feel happy and relaxed.  It's my fave!

-Soup - just that warm deliciousness going down is the best.  It just makes you feel good inside.  Like you're burning out all the bad germs!

-Sleep - I try to get as much sleep as possible!!!  No crazy shenanigans!

3.  Post Cold
-Plenty of Purell and try not to spread this thing around!

-I also make sure I take it easy - I don’t need that thing to rear its ugly head again!!

Hopefully you will not need these anytime soon!  But if you do - God's speed!!  Here's to "healthy" holiday!!  XOXO