Every Day in May

I THINK I may try this..

Day 1, Wednesday: The story of your life in 250 words or less (or one paragraph... no one will be counting your words... probably)
Day 2, Thursday: Educate us on something you know alot about or are good at. Take any approach you'd like (serious and educational or funny and sarcastic)
Day 3, Friday: Things that make you uncomfortable
Day 4, Saturday: Favorite quote (from a person, from a book, etc) and why you love it
Day 5, Sunday: Publicly profess your love and devotion for one of your blogger friends. What makes them great? Why do you love them? If you don't have blogger friends, talk about a real-life friend or even a family member
Day 6, Monday: If you couldn't answer with your job, how would you answer the question, 'what do you do'?
Day 7, Tuesday: The thing(s) you're most afraid of
Day 8, Wednesday: A piece of advice you have for others. Anything at all.
Day 9, Thursday: A moment in your day (this can be just a photo or both a photo and words)
Day 10, Friday: Most embarrassing moment (s). Spill. 
Day 11, Saturday: Sell yourself in 10 words or less
Day 12, Sunday: What do you miss? (a person, a thing, a place, a time of your life...)
Day 13, Monday: Issue a public apology. This can be as funny or as serious or as creative as you want it to be.
Day 14, Tuesday: Ten things that make you really happy
Day 15, Wednesday: A Day in the life (include photos from throughout your typical day - this could be "a photo an hour" if you'd like)
Day 16, Thursday: Something difficult about your "lot in life" and how you're working to overcome it
Day 17, Friday: A favorite photo of yourself and why
Day 18, Saturday: Tell a story from your childhood. Dig deep and try to be descriptive about what you remember and how you felt.
Day 19, Sunday: Five of your favorite blogs and what you love about them
Day 20, Monday: Get real. Share something you're struggling with right now.
Day 21, Tuesday: A list of links to your favorite posts in your archives
Day 22, Wednesday: Rant about something. Get up on your soapbox and tell us how you really feel. (a pet peeve, a current event, a controversial topic, something your husband or roommate or neighbor or boss does that really ticks you off)
Day 23, Thursday: Things you've learned that school won't teach you
Day 24, Friday: Your top 3 worst traits
Day 25, Saturday: Something someone told you about yourself that you'll never forget (good or bad)
Day 26, Sunday: Something you read online. Leave a link and discuss, if you'd like.
Day 27, Monday: A letter to your readers
Day 28, Tuesday: Only pictures
Day 29, Wednesday: Five songs or pieces of music that speak to you or bring back memories. Use Grooveshark or YouTube to include them in the post
Day 30, Thursday: React to this term: Letting Go
Day 31, Friday: A vivid memory

April 29

Today marks 2 years of fun with one of my best friends!

My favorite April 29ths so far :)

So glad he was able to come down this weekend for a visit!

We enjoyed Hot Plate followed by staying up ALL night with family/friends.

Brunch at Butter Cafe

Our first trip back to Miami!

Kona

O Pub

Bagel and Deli

I Love Sushi

Starbucks/Pita Pit in Uptown Park

Then a home cooked dinner before heading back to the airport

I am a very lucky girl!

International Pay It Forward Day

AWESOME video!

Worth the watch.

Click below.

Kindness Boomerang

Share with me what you did on this great day!

Just Sayin'

Think about it..

Happy Monday

Mondays aren't so bad after all

Health Bit

 Trans Fats

(aka partially hydrogenated oils)

Some of you may know how terrible they are for you and some may not.

So, here is a quick low down on them...

• What are trans fats?
• Trans fatty acids are made when hydrogen is added to vegetable oil (the process is called hydrogenation)
• Why are trans fats bad?
• Trans fats raise your LDL ("bad" cholesterol) and lower your HDL ("good" cholesterol)
• The combination of the risk above increases the risk of heart disease
• Consumption of trans fat increases the risk of stroke and type 2 diabetes
• Trans fats are difficult to digest
• Clog arteries
• Think of the grease that comes from cooking bacon and how it hardens..
• That is trans fat sitting in your arteries
• Where can trans fats be found?
• Commercial baked goods and snacks
• Fried foods
• Frozen foods
• READ LABELS!
• Even if the food label says 0 grams trans fat, that may not be the case
• If there are less than 0.5 grams trans fat in a food, it is allowed to be labeled as 0 grams
• GRR!
• So look at the ingredient list
• If you see "partially hydrogenated oils" on the ingredient list, that is another way of saying trans fat
• Note: fully or completely hydrogenated oil does NOT have trans fat
• If the label just says hydrogenated oil - you don't know if it is partially or fully hydrogenated

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and take as much as you need