Yet another addition of TILT:
Bac-Os: Yes, Bac-Os. As a vegetarian these little salt balls of soy protein are a guilty pleasure that I refuse to give up. I add them to almost anything you can think of; salad, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, green beans, pasta, toast and butter, toast and peanut butter, rice, you name it... It's stupid how much I love these things. I did try an organic version once, and threw them out. Can't beat these.
Crime Dramas: I'm a pathetic TV junkie, and I love crime dramas. I'm currently watching a DVR'ed episode of "The Defenders" as I see if I'm adding another show to my list of favorites along with "Criminal Minds," "Law & Order (SVU & CI)," "CSI," "Lie to Me," and "The Mentalist."
Swype: I can type with Swype on my new Droid 2 and I'm shocked how much I love this input method. It works very well for me, and I like that it lends itself to actually spelling out entire words instead of "text speak" which I hate. Loving it.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
The Bronx Zoo
On Sunday September 26th, hubby, baby girl and I joined friends and new people on an annual trip to the Bronx Zoo. I am a fan of good zoos as a source of research, conservation and sometimes reintroduction of endangered and threatened wildlife and the Bronx is one of my favorites. We have been going to the Bronx Zoo with friends every year for seven years, these last two trips have included V. She went for the first time at 6-weeks-old. This time she was actually able to see the animals in the exhibits and enjoy what she was seeing. It was so wonderful to be able to experience the trip through her eyes, and I expect that the next few years of trips will be equally enlightening.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Things I love Thursday
Okay, yet another installation of Things I Love Thursday. And if you're wondering, the reason I haven't added V to this list is because that's just too obvious. ;)
Ty Beanie Buddy - Chip the Cat: Otherwise known as "Kitty" in this family. For years (but not in a very long time) every time I was really sick, my husband would bring home a Beanie Baby cat. After a disastrous surgery, he brought home this kitty. She is now one of V's favorite things in the entire world. Kitty sleeps with us, goes on car rides with us, and is a wonderful distraction. "Where's Kitty?" is a favorite game in this house. We also have the Beanie Baby version, now known as "Kitten." But as much as we love Kitten, nothing beats Kitty.
Ty Beanie Buddy - Chip the Cat: Otherwise known as "Kitty" in this family. For years (but not in a very long time) every time I was really sick, my husband would bring home a Beanie Baby cat. After a disastrous surgery, he brought home this kitty. She is now one of V's favorite things in the entire world. Kitty sleeps with us, goes on car rides with us, and is a wonderful distraction. "Where's Kitty?" is a favorite game in this house. We also have the Beanie Baby version, now known as "Kitten." But as much as we love Kitten, nothing beats Kitty.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Confessions of a Techno Junkie
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Things I Love Thursday
Time again for another "Things I Love Thursday" and this time I actually remembered to post. ;) So here goes...
Garlic: I love garlic. I am physically and psychologically incapable of using "one clove" of garlic in a recipe. I measure garlic more by the head than the clove. People should be happy I haven't started baking with garlic. It is a main ingredient in most of my dinner dishes and my 13-month-old daughter eats garlic almost daily. The fact that garlic can boost the immune system is purely bonus in my world, I just love everything about its flavor, fragrance, texture... I love that when I'm peeling and mincing it my fingers get sticky with garlic oil. I definitely love garlic.
Autumn: This is my favorite season. Cooler weather, azure blue skies, Halloween, pumpkins, what's not to love? I'm already debating Halloween costumes for V and I this year.
Bestform Nursing Tanks: I got a bunch of these from Walmart (yes, I have to admit to shopping at Walmart sometimes), and I love them. I have several breastfeeding friendly bras that I almost never wear. I live in a nursing tank. I have even worn these without a shirt or cover and no one commented. I wear a size large because I like the tank to be a little looser and they fit well even though they shrank a little in the dryer.
Garanimals:
Another confession, I buy Garanimals for V from Walmart on clearance because I can get tops and bottoms for $1.00, and they are really cute! When I was pregnant I swore I'd never dress a baby girl (I didn't know if we were having a girl or boy until she was born) in all pink. Well, never say never! She does wear pink a lot, but more often then not I have her in purple. I even have, yes, Garanimals shoes.
Garlic: I love garlic. I am physically and psychologically incapable of using "one clove" of garlic in a recipe. I measure garlic more by the head than the clove. People should be happy I haven't started baking with garlic. It is a main ingredient in most of my dinner dishes and my 13-month-old daughter eats garlic almost daily. The fact that garlic can boost the immune system is purely bonus in my world, I just love everything about its flavor, fragrance, texture... I love that when I'm peeling and mincing it my fingers get sticky with garlic oil. I definitely love garlic.
Autumn: This is my favorite season. Cooler weather, azure blue skies, Halloween, pumpkins, what's not to love? I'm already debating Halloween costumes for V and I this year.
Bestform Nursing Tanks: I got a bunch of these from Walmart (yes, I have to admit to shopping at Walmart sometimes), and I love them. I have several breastfeeding friendly bras that I almost never wear. I live in a nursing tank. I have even worn these without a shirt or cover and no one commented. I wear a size large because I like the tank to be a little looser and they fit well even though they shrank a little in the dryer.
Garanimals:
Another confession, I buy Garanimals for V from Walmart on clearance because I can get tops and bottoms for $1.00, and they are really cute! When I was pregnant I swore I'd never dress a baby girl (I didn't know if we were having a girl or boy until she was born) in all pink. Well, never say never! She does wear pink a lot, but more often then not I have her in purple. I even have, yes, Garanimals shoes.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Maniac Mondays
I feel badly that I missed last week's Things I love Thursdays, but remembered to post to my Maniac Monday list... Now what does that say about me?
Okay so what makes my blood boil that I want to express this week? Food Advertising.
Yup. Food Advertising. It isn't bad enough that we are bombarded by hundreds of advertisements a day, but the sheer amount of food advertising is enough to make anyone physically ill if you really look at them. As anyone who knows me knows, I am a lacto-ovum vegetarian. This means I eat vegetables, eggs and some dairy, and honey. And to be honest, the vast majority of my meals are vegan just because. I am raising V lacto-ovum vegetarian as well and truly hope that she stays that way as she becomes old enough to make her own choices. I am a vegetarian for numerous reasons; health, environmental and ethical. I admit that I am overweight due to lack of exercise, but as I mentioned before, I'm working on that with my new interest in hula hooping, and I have a 13-month-old to keep up with. So anyway...
Food advertising is almost always about meat products, and even worse fast food more times than not. Think about it; Jimmy Dean Sausages, KFC, BK, McD's, Wendy's, Sonic, then there are the "Pork, the other white meat," "Beef, it's what's for dinner" ads. There are sandwiches made with two fried chicken cutlets, bacon and cheese, pizzas with more meat than crust, and thousand calorie drink options. Even the most recent fruit advertisement glorified it's huge carbon footprint. Have you seen the new Chiquita Banana commercial? How is it that we are supposed to eat better and have good family time while doing while we are surrounded by these over salted, fatty, sugary or pesticide laden GMO non-foods all the time?
I am fighting against my own habits and trying to reduce salt and sugar consumption so I can be a better role model for V. I started the first step nine years ago when I stopped eating beef, pork and poultry, and then continued five years ago when I stopped eating fish and seafood. Now I have reduced my table salt usage, stopped putting sugar on cereal, and tried adding flax and chia seeds to my meals to reduce hunger and clean out my system. I have fed V entirely on breastmilk and real foods that we prepare, such as organic fruits and vegetables (locally sourced if possible), brown rice, organic wheat pasta and puffed grain cereal. But what about when she can start choosing her own food? Will the groundwork I have laid so carefully over the last year last in spite of the pervasive advertising and ease of horrible food choices? Obviously I cannot answer that question for a few years. In the mean time, I think I will use the DVR option as often as possible to avoid those terrible pieces of visual garbage.
Okay so what makes my blood boil that I want to express this week? Food Advertising.
Yup. Food Advertising. It isn't bad enough that we are bombarded by hundreds of advertisements a day, but the sheer amount of food advertising is enough to make anyone physically ill if you really look at them. As anyone who knows me knows, I am a lacto-ovum vegetarian. This means I eat vegetables, eggs and some dairy, and honey. And to be honest, the vast majority of my meals are vegan just because. I am raising V lacto-ovum vegetarian as well and truly hope that she stays that way as she becomes old enough to make her own choices. I am a vegetarian for numerous reasons; health, environmental and ethical. I admit that I am overweight due to lack of exercise, but as I mentioned before, I'm working on that with my new interest in hula hooping, and I have a 13-month-old to keep up with. So anyway...
Food advertising is almost always about meat products, and even worse fast food more times than not. Think about it; Jimmy Dean Sausages, KFC, BK, McD's, Wendy's, Sonic, then there are the "Pork, the other white meat," "Beef, it's what's for dinner" ads. There are sandwiches made with two fried chicken cutlets, bacon and cheese, pizzas with more meat than crust, and thousand calorie drink options. Even the most recent fruit advertisement glorified it's huge carbon footprint. Have you seen the new Chiquita Banana commercial? How is it that we are supposed to eat better and have good family time while doing while we are surrounded by these over salted, fatty, sugary or pesticide laden GMO non-foods all the time?
I am fighting against my own habits and trying to reduce salt and sugar consumption so I can be a better role model for V. I started the first step nine years ago when I stopped eating beef, pork and poultry, and then continued five years ago when I stopped eating fish and seafood. Now I have reduced my table salt usage, stopped putting sugar on cereal, and tried adding flax and chia seeds to my meals to reduce hunger and clean out my system. I have fed V entirely on breastmilk and real foods that we prepare, such as organic fruits and vegetables (locally sourced if possible), brown rice, organic wheat pasta and puffed grain cereal. But what about when she can start choosing her own food? Will the groundwork I have laid so carefully over the last year last in spite of the pervasive advertising and ease of horrible food choices? Obviously I cannot answer that question for a few years. In the mean time, I think I will use the DVR option as often as possible to avoid those terrible pieces of visual garbage.
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