depends on how you look at it.

Changes are coming and i, for the first time, am not willing to embrace them wholeheartedly. I embrace them theoretically. I embrace them as the choices that are in keeping with all my big Ideas. they are ideologically-sound choices.

but i am tired of change. Change-- well, sucks. and though i have no reason in particular for things staying the way they are other than they haven't been this way long enough for me to get tired of them, still...

i don't feel ready for any big changes.

and my friends, these changes will be big. and Chris thinks they will be good. but that isn't how i am looking at it.
yet.

I have a question. Now, don't laugh at me because I'm serious. I would really like to know this, I have asked other people and they just think I'm "trying" to be funny but seriously I wonder about things like this...

It's in regards to lesbian couples:

If two women chose to be involved in a lesbian relationship, chose to have a same sex partner, two women, no man because women is what they prefer...

Why does one of them almost always dress and look like a man???

Really, I'm not being judgemental because I can definitely see advantages to a female partner.... I just want to know.

success and failure

I told him and I wish I hadn't
honesty


and in unrelated news, i got A's in my classes.
yippee.

I so love this!Check out all of her work!

You have to have gone six months without having a period to be considered post menopausal, I've gone two. I am so happy to be finished with that part of my life I can't even tell you how happy!!

I have lost ten pounds. I thought at first it was getting the new puppy because I started taking them all for a walk every morning instead of just hit and miss walks every once in a while and that may be part of it, but, I'm pretty sure it is the getting thru menopause. I feel better - I mean that makes sense because for the six months before I stopped I was bleeding heavily and painfully for weeks at a time with very little time in between periods. I was worn out.

I've heard women who were ashamed or sad because of menopause - I feel FREE!!

I know I need to do some reading about how to adjust my eating and supplements to maintain optimum health and I will as soon as I make it thru the first six months and can totally believe it is finally OVER!!

Just laying around

I thought by now I'd be walking like crazy to get labor going...not on this ankle! Boo-hoo!

Only a few more weeks now...

What not to wear

I love Stacy and Clinton. I've noticed on their show "What not to Wear" that for the women who are hard to fit they have the clothes altered. Now, I can't afford to take my clothes to be altered so I've been practicing a little on those cheap shirts I got at the Salvation Army. I can risk ruining a $1.50 shirt. Most of the time for me to get a shirt that fits across the bust the bottom of it is way to wide. I altered three tee shirts this morning by tucking in the side seams and it made a big difference. I even got brave and shortened a more expensive shirt that I bought last year and never wore because it was just too long - looked like a night shirt when I put it on. I like it much better now.

I might even get good at this.

Third trimester bitching

The bad news: my hands and feet are so swollen and painful, they make me want to cry.

The good news: I haven't noticed my back hurting in several days!

It's all perspective, I guess.

Only a few more weeks....

many questions

any suggestions for student/teacher wardrobe that will last for five years?
also, a good lotion being that I live in the desert?
and bras? what kind of bras do you like?

latest news????

I guess you have all heard or read that now "they" have decided that we don't really need to drink 8 glasses of water a day. Ooops.

I was reading an article today that made me happy in my heart about Resistant Starch. Have you read anything about it?

Supposedly certain starches (potatoes, grains, and beans) after they are cooked and cooled they create the resistant starch (the starch becomes crystallized) a form that resists digestion. You have to eat them cooled (not reheated) to get the benefits.
It works as a fiber, it increases your bodies ability to burn fat, fills you up and reduces hunger. You don't absorb the carbs because they are crystallized and you can't digest them.

The article said it had other health benefits too.

A half to one cup a day is all you need.

Here is the list of foods they had in the article:
Beans
Bananas
Potatoes and Yams
Barley
Brown rice
Corn

I had about a 1/2 cup of black beans and corn today.

Interesting, huh?

Make-up primer

It turns out the ingredients found in pretty much all make-up primers are the same as in this product: Monistat Soothing Care Chafing Relief Powder-Gel. Don't worry, it's not Monistat in the traditional "treating a yeast infection" sense. I bought some at Wal-mart yesterday for less than $7.00 and love it! I didn't need to reapply my make-up at all yesterday--and it was a LONG day. I got this tip through some beauty bloggers, and it's working great so far.

Hubba-hubba

I bought one of these sexy beasts:

I know you all envy my hotness. Hopefully it will help my lower back and belly feel more supported; I'll let you know how it goes...

I went into one of those little mall type dress shops today where almost everything is trendy, expensive and SMALL and all the girls working there are like 12 years old and a size 0. They had one (small) rack of plus size clothes.

I came out feeling old and fat and depressed. I hate that feeling.

Remind me not to do that again, okay?

Healthy beauty and fashion

I've really been enjoying this website: 5 Resolutions.

Be sure to check out the podcast from March 5--it's very cool.

Advise me!

I'm thinking about buying a support belly band. I've heard they can help prevent stretch marks (a little) and help with back support and all that good stuff.

I'm looking at the Mama Power (Spanx) and other belly support bands.

They are the opposite of sexy, I know. :)

Any thoughts?

Have you guys been watching...

How to Look Good Naked on Lifetime?

Talk about encouraging and loving your body! Good stuff. You can watch a few episodes online. I really enjoyed the last episode about a gal who was fixated on her hips and thighs--hit a little close to home for me.

I'm looking for just a nice black wedge to wear with pants...






too Mary Jane?

What do you think?

I read an interesting book this weekend - "Organic Housekeeping", lots of information, but, if you are germ-a-phobic like I am it might send you into a tailspin.

I've done a lot of cleaning this weekend. :)

I saw this dress in a catalog today and thought of Kristen. There were polka dot shoes, too.

As I was jumping over hurdles, climbing over cargo nets, and sliding down slides today I thought "Why can't working out be this much fun?". I'm sure I had to have been burning calories like crazy chasing Erin and her friend Tori around the play ground as we played our favorite game, secret agent. As we got ready to come home, I mentioned to Erin that it would be fun to include it in our morning walks. She thought so too. So, tomorrow morning at around 7:15 you'll find using playing on the play ground! Working out is so much more fun when you allow your inner child to take part!