Cary Grant Just Because I can

"Cary Grant, he is so good looking that clothes compete with his facade." 

-K. O. 2013

Summer stripe and skirt

Lilly P inspired sea theme skirt, cotton

Stripe tee

Gold bar sandals

LV leather tote

Fake tan

Chocolate hair

Ray ban sunnies

San Antonio living weekend shopping, purchased new golf shoes/glove/ for the hubby

How to write a postcard

Dear (nickname), the cuter or funnier the better

It’s one big day of adventures here in (place example Rome). Say where you are

Having a blast celebrating (example: summer) say why you are there

drinking up the atmosphere, and making new memories with (name) your words describing a good time and who you are traveling with

 I just (example: rode a Vespa) at the (location) and got the freedom of my life. Comment on a new memory for you, make it personal

I screamed take a picture at the last moment after I tied my hair back with my teal silk scarf. Adding personal touches draws your audience into the picture

We are bringing home lots of pictures just for you.  Makes them feel wanted and remembered even though they were not on the trip with you

Xoxo

Your name

P.S. I just found the perfect earrings for you, love from Rome. Give them something to look forward to on your return.

Fine attractive thin hair for every age- blonds

curly

long

medium length 

angled bob style

bangs

updo



disclaimer: all images from bing image search under fine hair

Iced Coffee for sunny afternoons June 2013

no words needed...

Dear Ashley, Just me and my freckles on a warm summer day

I am still adjusting to the darker warmer tones to my hair, am I the only one who is amazed at how much a "tone" in hair can change well....everything. I am having to adjust the cosmetic tones that I choose for that day. This was my run around town and do errands clothes for the day. I wore it with my Tory Burch tan sandal the one with the gold t-bar, and my long champ tan nylon/leather tote bag. I am still keeping true to my original Ducan Diet plan that I started just over 2 years ago. Keeping a small waist has been one of the most consuming and challenging projects I have encountered in my adult life. 1st place in my adult life for challenges will always be nursing school. I will never forget how much I struggled to maintain a A+ in nursing school. geez what a rant I just had about randomness

To Ashley, I am 44 here in this picture

Redbox that I am considering renting this week

Robot and Frank

Legend of the Kung Fu

Kate Spade coral lipstick love

She tucked her coral lipstick

Away and floated back to the party

Kate Spade New York

2013

Hair color, selfie, I have brown leather for hair

I finally found an ash brown to rinse out my natural red highlights, now my hair matches my leather sofa. Wonk, wonk, wonk ....life goes on

P.S. I hope polo dresses never go out of style, so comfy

no filter, will I ever outlive the love of bright lips, probably not

me in a grey polo dress, no filter

all natural, no filter

Marriage in 2013

Rome Adventure in Pictures part 5

make for over 40 - ladies

the over 40 crowd will appreciate the saucy attitude of the book store owner
she is touch and soft at the same time, and understands the need for social interaction.
I enjoy the way she lives vicariously through the young people and their love affairs
with also taking time to respect her own needs when she is on "holiday"

blondes over 40 still have fun

I have outgrown Pandora radio

In 2009, I was a fan of Pandora Radio, I lived out in the woods and the local radio was difficult to receive clearly on a radio in the house. Plus, I was into making playlist and it was the first of voting a song as never to hear from again, application.

according to the Pandora Radio "about page"

About Our Name

The name Pandora means "all gifted" in Greek. In ancient Greek mythology, Pandora received many gifts from the gods, including the gift of music, from Apollo. She was also, as we all know, very curious. Unlike those gods of old, however, we celebrate that virtue and have made it our mission to reward the musically curious among us with a never-ending experience of music discovery.

It has been my experiences that the company motto has changed, a gift is free. Pandora Radio is no longer free.

The following is the way in which I pay for my Pandora Radio

By allowing Pandora Radio to use my paid for wifi service/iphone data plan to hock their commercials; I tolerate the following. 

• banner at the bottom of my screen
• a page advertisement that floats over 75% of my viewing screen
• Interrupted play for voice commercials
• Interrupted music for mega bite eating video commercials

ALL PAID FOR BY ME

And now, Pandora Radio limits free listening to 40 hours a month, capped. I have moved from the woods, and live in the center of a large city. Also from 2009, the providers of music have become great playlist providers on their own. Here is San Antonio, their is a radio station for every one's personal taste, and when away from home, most of the local radio stations have an internet footprint. We also have paid service from TWC who also have many MC music playlist at the click of a remote. http://www.musicchoice.com/ which btw, never has a voice or video commercial, in fact, it is a part of my Christmas celebration Nov-Jan.

As this post on my blog is submitted, the iphone app, ipad app, and book mark on my lap top, all pandora radio, gone, 

RIP, Pandora radio, it was fun while it lasted.

A personal journey of losing a 100lbs. Chapter Two: Own it, page 3

 Hunger verses Starving

I know that I will have to be aware of my physical shape for the remainder of my life. I know that I will never be able to eat whatever or how much I want of high fat starchy foods. That is just life. Just like an alcoholic must re-frame from liquor. Am addicted to high calorie foods, but I re-frame from those foods.  It is that simple, that is just the way it is. I have not had one bite of sugar/starch in over a year.  Knowing this I have learned to listen to my body. I have learned the difference between feeling hungry and the definite feeling of starving. To me hunger is a great way to make sure I omit unnecessary calories, no one ever died from hunger, but starving is a different condition. 

what I wish I looked like while consuming food

Hunger, you might have a craving, or you hear your tummy growl, but over all you feel calm inside, and then ask yourself, can I comfortably wait to eat for an hour and then go keep yourself busy and if it goes easy and before you know it the hour has passed. For people who gain weight easily, hunger can be a symptom gone wrong, just because you might feel a little hungry, or have a food craving, or even hear your tummy growl. Take a hard look at your body, and look at those extra pounds and know that hunger is just your body being lazy and not wanting to metabolize that fat, but instead wants to trick you into taking the easy road of consuming calories. Hunger is a feeling I have learned to live with, and I have not suffered any negative results by ignoring hunger.

putting a mask on fake starving known as hunger

The feeling of starving now that is a completely different condition. I try my best to not let myself get starved. The feeling of starving is a feeling, of nervousness, panic, and distraction and all without any known source or cause, it is just a feeling of perhaps doom, or negativity, or unable to focus. I have noticed that starving increases joint pain. It took some trial and error before I learned the difference between hunger and starving. Starving is a cruel effect and no one should feel it. 

starving

I noticed that when I sat down to eat after allowing myself to feel starving that I would barely chew my food and would just pile the food in my mouth almost wanting to use my hands to pick up the chunks of chicken or vegetables. It was almost like a basic need to my body had been ignored. I have learned that to address staring that I have two rules that work well for me.

piggy out isn't healthy

Rule one, you will of course always feel hungry before starving. Sometimes I would feel hungry just two hours after eating, and logically there isn’t a possible reason for my body to seriously need more calorie intake. So to lose weight I have had to learn to reason, live with, and deal with hunger, that’s just the facts of life. So the first feeling of hunger, I look at the time and compare that to when I last ate. I tell myself, I know I feel hungry but “right now is not the time for me to eat” and I assure myself that I will check my hunger in an hour. I then go do something, work on a hobby, clean house, surf the internet, watch a movie or read a book, simply stay focus on non food habits.  Also an important part of this rule is to make a time when you will eat, say its 11 am and your lunch is at 1 pm  grab a beverage, stay busy and make and keep that promise with yourself that you will eat as promised at 1 pm. (have and stick to a plan that is realistic and personalized) 

know what foods you are going to eat today

Rule two how to deal with starving when it isn't time to eat.  So you look at the time and it is noon but lunch isn't till 1 pm and you have addressed hunger and now you are feeling starving, nervous, can’t sit still, unable to focus. I have found that it only takes as little as 1 ½ to 2 ounces of very lean meat to completely take care of the starving feeling. I truly feel that no one should feel starving, it is a negative feeling toward the only body that you have and the body that you love.  I make my own homemade beef jerky with zero sugars and starches, my beef jerky has zero carbohydrates and it is lean because beef jerky must be lean, fat makes it go rancid. I usually keep a small zip lock bag of beef jerky on me, or a small can of tuna. No matter how busy my schedule is or how many meetings I have and can’t get away to go eat. I can always find five minutes to eat 2 ounces of meat.  Of course, I have to have mints too for freshening my breath. There are many of on the market that is sugar and aspartame free.

keep a lunch date with yourself

 Brushing your teeth is a trick I use on hunger. If it is way too early for me to eat again, I have found that simply brushing my teeth resets that hunger feeling.  

Plus who doesn't like fresh breath? One of the side effects of working toward a healthy BMI is a feeling of attractiveness, and fresh breath goes with that.

All of these tips are helpful to the person who is lovingly committed to keeping their body healthy. 

image source from bing

A personal journey of losing a 100lbs. 

Chapter Two: Own it, end of page 3 and the end of Chapter Two, Own it

Next month: Chapter Three: leave the comfort zone, page 1