Now before you go and say it's a gimmick...it's not. I assure you that I have lost 7 pounds in just two and a half days! How you ask? Just wake up with an abscessed tooth and you too can lose up to 7 pounds in no time. I felt kind of icky all day on Thursday and my tooth hurt a little but I have dental pain from time to time so I ignored it. I got a little feverish around 5 pm and laid down to sleep it off. I woke up 45 minutes later with a horrific amount of tooth pain and a lump about the size of a tangerine sticking out the side of my mouth. I call my dentist but they closed at 2:30 on Thursdays. And are not open on Fridays. And since I am a new patient (I go to sedation dentists because I am a wimp with dental phobia) they will not see me for emergencies (can I tell you just how lame this is). (Insert really bad language here). So up I get on Friday morning to head to Urgent Care to get some antibiotics as this tooth is so not waiting until Monday, in hopes of getting in to the … [Read more...]
The Power of Pomegranate…
In sixth grade one year we went on a field trip to see some Indian ruins (I was living in Flagstaff, AZ which is surrounded by much native American culture). Now of course to a sixth grader staring at empty dirty caves with broken pieces of pottery is as about as exciting as sitting down and watching the paint dry. Sure it is educational, but really I only remember two things about the field trip. One was that we stopped by the side of the road and picked nuts off Pinon Pine trees. They are pine nuts, though taste slightly different. The second thing was staring at my friend eating a strange looking fruit. She was sitting at the back of the bus picking at this fruit. Her hands were stained red and I noticed she was only eating part of it. I asked what it was. A pomegranate. She gave me one of the seeds. I thought she was stingy but now knowing how hard they are to dig out the seeds, one was good. It was a tart burst in my mouth and I could not decide back then if I liked it or … [Read more...]
Recycle…
When I moved to Washington State recycling was everywhere. Not so much in Arizona...like hardly at all. For me to recycle I had to box and bag up all my stuff and haul it to a recycling center that was no where near me. But here, we recycle (though not Styrofoam...grrr). Anyway, it's all very convenient and they come to your house twice a month, simple enough. We are not allowed beer in the locker room where I play. Beer and hockey go hand in hand...or hand to mouth as the case may be with the beer. So most teams sneak in “root” beer every week when they play. We just have to make sure that the cans disappear before we leave, well they leave ( I would never partake in drinking beer after a game ;) ). This somehow brought us to the conversation one time of recycling. I learned through this conversation just how lazy one of the guys on my team is. He recycles everything...including stuff he isn't suppose to...like trash. He literally throws trash into the recycling bin. Why … [Read more...]
Stress relief…
When I am sad and stressed I just pick up my chin and grin and say...the sun will come out (SLAP! Not). Okay, where was I. Ah yes, being sad and stressed. When I am not having the best of days I used to follow a certain routine. First I would exercise. If it could be kick boxing, rugby, or hockey that was a plus because I can usually try and hurt someone (really, I'm a nice person I promise :D ). I would work out, which all that did was make me sad, stressed and sweaty. I'm adding to the S adjectives but that's about it. Then I would usually journal my feelings (aka right down a lot of swear words on paper). That usually didn't help all that mcuh and I usually end up killing part of a tree by burning that paper so as not to have evidence against me later. ;) Then there is the long hot bath. This helps me be less stinky after the exercise but really, that doesn't help me all that much either. And that leaves it to the screw it moment. The moment I drive to the store and think food … [Read more...]
