Feel the burn!

Now there are times when I honestly don't mind "feelin' the burn." The first day you lay out at the pool you want to feel the burn, just so people can tell you spent the day outside. Or how about when you're hitting the stationary bike for an extra 15 minutes because of the cheeseburger you ate at lunch. Those are (for the most part) a good type of burn. Well the burn that I'm talking about today has nothing positive about it. I'm talkin' about freezer burn. That's right. That frosty little attachment to the last of grandma's homemade chocolate chip cookies that have spent one month too many in your freezer. I have to admit that I usually brush off the ice crystals and cook/eat my food as normal. Not the case a week ago. I found one single chicken patty left in the freezer and thought I'd found a hit for lunch. Not so much. One bite into that tasty looking chicken sandwich and I tasted something that I can only describe as frozen mold. It was AWFUL! It was at that very moment that I truly learned of the destruction freezer burn can impose on an innocent lunch item. I thought I knew what freezer burn tasted like but wow, I learned something that day. So folks, I advise you to go out of your way to protect your food from the evil, nasty, flavor zapping terror of freezer burn! It'll save your taste buds (and gag reflex) a whole lot of trouble!

Surprise!

If you ever want to get on my good side, just surprise me with something!
I love surprises. You could surprise me with a box of dirt and I'd be happy about it. Big or small, I'll take any sort of surprise I can get. Why is a surprise soooo great? Because it's not expected...duh, it's a SURPRISE! Surprises come in all forms and I enjoy them all equally. Good news, a card in the mail, a gift for no reason at all, a phone call, birthday cake, people coming into town without telling me, they're all great. I guess I like them because when you don't expect something nice to be done for you the joy you receive from the surprise is multiplied. Yeah, you expect people to be nice to you on your birthday and Christmas. Those things are wonderful and very much appreciated. However, a card in the mail just to say "hi" or someone burning a CD of your favorite sing-along songs or even searching the internet far and wide for your pal's favorite color of discontinued lip gloss, that's a surprise. Now, if anyone out there feels the need to surprise me with a black Honda Pilot fully loaded with leather interior please proceed. If not, I'll gladly take a surprise visit the next time your in town.

Give another cover girl a shot!

I don't like Oprah. I know, how dare I say such a thing! Well I said it and I'll say it again. I can't STAND Oprah...on most days. Now before people start listing Oprah's list of good deeds I have to admit that I admire Oprah the philanthropist. I just don't like Oprah the celebrity. Why you ask? Because she thinks she knows everything and is better than everyone else. She invites people on her show who have made mistakes and then psychoanalyzes them without any qualifications to back up her reasoning. A phrase I hear her say often is "...now you were thinking you could (insert derogatory comment), weren't you." Oprah, you have no idea what the man was thinking, quit assuming you do! My biggest beef with Oprah is that every month, for the last 5+ years she's put her picture on the cover of O magazine.

Nothing says "I love me" bigger than having a monthly photo shoot and plastering your face in a magazine that is seen on the racks by millions. Thanks for the lesson in humility Oprah!

I def speak in abbrev cause its magnif!

I LOVE abbreviating. I love abbreviating so much that I started doing it way before it caught on with text messaging. I was abbreviating back in high school, that's the late 90's folks! I abbreviate everything. Now for most of you, you're probably okay with abbreviating in emails and text messages. Lately, I've taken it a step past that and started doing it when I talk. There have been days at work where I have to refrain from saying "I def agree this is a sig ish" aka, I definitely agree this is a significant issue. To be honest, I don't even realize I'm doing it sometimes. It's just become one of those things I've incorporated into my every day speech. So pls don't thnk that I'm lzy, I jst LOVE to abbrev!

Snack Attack

I snack. I snack mostly at work. Aside from the never ending stream of cookies and cakes from the resident work place Betty Crocker I've got my own personal snack stash in my office. Soy nuts, nah. Granola bars, no way! Two separate items are all I need to satisfy my cravings. A bag of semi sweet chocolate chips and a bag of Crasins. Some days I feel the need for something sweet, enter the Crasins. Other days I want the richness of dark chocolate, bring on the chocolate chips. But the days that I really need some comfort the two combine to make one simply fantastic, incredibly satisfying, sweet, rich snack. Crasins and dark chocolate, LOVE it.

LOVE & the other stuff

What does it mean? Well it means that I'm going to tell you all about the things I love in life. Some are big and some are small but if they make an appearance here, it's because they make me happy. Now about the other stuff. That's just stuff that drives me nuts. You can agree, you can disagree. Either way, hope you enjoy it!