tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905734365347365472024-02-07T01:03:34.977-08:00SIMPLE and DIVINEThe title says it all: For me, the beauty in life's most simplest pleasures are truly the dearest of treasuresSimple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-59873353644249523172010-02-11T07:09:00.000-08:002010-02-11T07:20:02.174-08:00GOING TO HAITI: FEB 19th... Would be honored to have your support on my journeyThis is the email that I sent out to family and friends, professors and colleagues, etc regarding my trip to Haiti. It explains all of the details of the trip, etc. I apologize if this seems rude or inappropriate, but I would IMMENSELY appreciate your help. I am not asking you to donate money, but more so asking if you would put a link on your blog or website. We need all of the help we can get, and this letter explains the donation + sponsorship procedure. All donations done through our automated VENMO system will be 100% tax deductible and secure.<br />Thanks for your support and time,<br />LOVE YOU ALL <3 <br />Julz<br /><br />********************************************************************************** <br /><br />Dear Family and Friends,<br /><br />I am writing to let you know that I will be traveling to Haiti with<br />The R.E.L.I.E.F. Foundation, an emergency and disaster response group<br />(http://therelieffoundation.org/) over President's Day weekend.<br /><br />The group was founded in 2005 by University of Miami professors and<br />students in order to offer humanitarian aid to the victims of<br />Hurricane Katrina. In response to January's catastrophic earthquake<br />in Haiti, this same humanitarian group, as well as some new members of<br />the organization, will be traveling to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The<br />group has partnered with several non-profit organizations including<br />Project H.O.M.E., Operation Clean the World, and The Red Cross to<br />construct an orphanage to support the rising number of homeless<br />Haitian children. The group is scheduled to leave Miami<br />International Airport on Friday, February 19 and return on Monday,<br />February 22, 2010.<br /><br />Our goal is to construct a tented facility that will serve as a step<br />down unit for children that have been treated at the hospital and are<br />ready to be released, however do not have family or loved ones to be<br />discharged to. Until now, they have been kept in a makeshift hospital<br />by the airport. The facility that we will establish will become a<br />center outside of the hospital for the children to safely recover,<br />sleep, live, and play.<br /><br />The group traveling to Haiti is comprised of 120 volunteers. They<br />include translators, physicians, nurses, teachers, politicians,<br />religious leaders, a security team, and even a college-senior-drawing-and-theatre major<br />(:-]). In response to an overwhelming outcry for humanitarian aid, all<br />involved have been asked to raise money and collect supplies to bring<br />on our relief trip. We have been asked to bring medical supplies,<br />water, tents, and other aid to help support orphans who currently have<br />no place to call home.<br /><br />Our group would be extremely grateful for any sponsorship you could<br />provide. Please consider supporting us through a donation or<br />supplies. Instructions on how to donate as well as a list of supplies<br />we have been asked to collect are mentioned below. The trip will be<br />leaving from Miami International, so please let me know if you would<br />like to donate supplies so I can assure that I have the capacity to<br />transport them to Miami.<br /><br /><br />Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, comments, or<br />concerns. Thank you in advance for your support.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />Julia Wise<br />jrw5106@psu.edu<br />625 Harpers Lane<br />Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006<br />fax: 215 938 4289<br /> <br />To make a donation:<br /><br />Write a check to Project Home and note "In support of Haiti and the<br />Relief Foundation". If you give it to me, I will ensure that it gets<br />to our organization.<br /><br />· Consider texting your donation through a secure VENMO transaction<br />· A) Text "Pay relief $XX for Haiti from (insert your name here)<br />in support of Julia Wise" to VENMO (646.863.9557).<br /><br />· B) The Donor will then get a phone call from VENMO's automated<br />system asking for credit card information in order to complete the<br />payment.<br /><br />· C) After the payment goes through, prompts will be sent to<br />complete registration.<br /> <br />Thank you so much for taking the time to read this email, and for your support. <br />Love and Light,<br />Julia WiseSimple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-52726125122860185592010-02-09T18:05:00.000-08:002010-02-09T18:24:09.743-08:001 Year Later: I write to YOU, my bestest friend.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJC6fZejAXoQ25tXxJhSSwR_NnJrqRqYlgirjg6FSm9QZKL-6sQ0YhvQBNvfDMoJymRLWU9gv4GytQx-b3b_JVZ7xeh_HZmZu91IebfEppsj5zBbwXsoRsyKmJKVJVX6Nqt98RMsozI0/s1600-h/n1465350033_30135940_9965.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJC6fZejAXoQ25tXxJhSSwR_NnJrqRqYlgirjg6FSm9QZKL-6sQ0YhvQBNvfDMoJymRLWU9gv4GytQx-b3b_JVZ7xeh_HZmZu91IebfEppsj5zBbwXsoRsyKmJKVJVX6Nqt98RMsozI0/s320/n1465350033_30135940_9965.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436434827421649218" /></a><br />Dearest Angel of Mine,<br />So here we are. I feel like saying "I miss you" has become part of my everyday conversation with you...I feel like it doesn't even do justice to how I feel anymore. I beyond miss you. I long for your voice, your laugh, your smile, your "Julzies!", Your "Billi's Chilly Trilli" Ugh, your everything baby. I miss you so. I love you more than anything, and I PROMISE YOU: I will continue fighting MY own battles, continue pushing forward in my life, because you didn't get the chance to. I PROMISE YOU: Everyday I am fighting for you, reaching for you, living FOR YOU. I will continue to, everyday for the rest of my life, My Sister. I lost a best friend, but I gained an angel, I store a little bit of heaven everywhere I go. I will remember you in the brisk morning breeze, in the warmth of the sunrise, in the rush of the now, and in the hope seen in the eyes of my first born daughter, who will take on your name, with my honor, my pride, and my longing. So until we meet again in person, my BESTEST FRIEND, we will continue to meet up and hug only in my dreams, and I will continue to droop my head in sadness, as the tears stream down my face, and as I must say goodbye, once again. I.LOVE.YOU.SO.MUCH.JILLIAN SIEGEL...More than words could ever express. Love love love you. Forever Your Trillion. And you, My Billion. I got you Jilli. Always have. Always will. And you will always have me. Rest In Peace my love,<br />YOUR "JULZIES!"<br />08.30.1988-02.10.2009<br />Typing this as you rested your head on your pillow, one year ago, tonight. Here's to you baby. I bow. I pray. I love.Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-42219309800765916002010-02-06T14:58:00.001-08:002010-02-06T15:04:28.088-08:00Sometimes when I'm Bored I play with Makeup... 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<br /></div><div>Please let me know what you think and if you enjoy this type of theatrical, movie-inspired makeup?! I wld love to do more <3><div>
<br /></div><div>Hope everyone is well, or at least, as well as they can be!</div><div>I will be posting something very shortly about my upcoming trip to Haiti, Feb.19, with how you can donate or pass on the word to others who may have interest in donating, themselves!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Love and Light from me to you all,</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Julz</div></div>Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-89264410649977436472009-10-19T20:31:00.001-07:002009-10-19T20:34:56.669-07:00A moment.Hi guys-<div><br /></div><div>I hope you can understand that I'm taking a bit of a break. Emotionally, things have been brutally cruel and right now the mere act of breathing seems so daunting. As some of you know, this past year was a hell hole for me and my family, and this past summer was a close call. Right now, I need to take some time to sit and listen to my innerchild that so deeply needs comfort and compassion. So that is what I'm doing. I will be back, of course, but right now I just really want to hide. Thanks,</div><div>Love and Light to all of you,</div><div><br /></div><div>Julz</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>{ps} PLEASE hold our precious <a href="http://lengslog.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/this-cant-be-real/#comment-5379">Leng</a> in the light. Please hold her high and keep her in your prayers.</div>Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-7215235054289634232009-10-16T19:13:00.000-07:002009-10-16T19:25:03.250-07:00TOMORROW...Get ready BBs! I'm gonna start doin a series of Halloween tutorials for all of y'all! halloween is my favorite time of year for makeup! Oh the possibilities! Tomorrow's look...<div><br /></div><div>Well, here's a preview!</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjti0NNHSqJNUTPsVe1bSgnvigoGgeSeEYmGiZHDjG_2ywsd5gWBCLu90eJO6CecfKBS8FQNfa7co5sdmufy_4eB7sGtGPJuVqb2fp7a6gf50Dy3SGpscRD_TQhx9uULkSdo1UGbiKIW9s/s320/vampfull.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393389180176833538" /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 122px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptaaVZmDEcjILEpB2YjDq0lxrtXzu0XUalTYPK582ryX5WEN98Uc2_iWq7pZXMvIBccsk7NDm1TY5z66u_hjE0bYGhIGyd3EFjaMg0mHbyDfmWezxE3mtwtgxFMGv6DxaaeSrVKCi86I/s320/vamp..jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393387736551209970" /></div><div>Get excited :D</div><div><br /></div><div>Sweet dreams ;)</div><div><br /></div>Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-47657638046416645432009-10-07T13:15:00.001-07:002009-10-07T16:08:17.082-07:00For ErinBooBoo <3Quick and Simple Tutorial Time!<div><br /></div><div>Erin asked me (this morning in a preshpresh texticle [change the "x" to an "s" and that would NOT a sentence make, yo.]) if I would show how I do my liquid/gel eyeliner. So I did this video. But you can't really see it! Fab.</div><div><br /></div><div>So I will do another one tomorrow, but if it helps at all to entertain you, here it is.</div><div><br /></div><div>[Plz forgive my less-than-sweet 'tude in this one. I am totes sick :( ]</div><div><br /></div><div>Carry on, YoungBulls. Peace.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyXuG-n7VU2OSWQBnJ6dXGkhbcnqmT2jqfYtp2DutK5UyklegyhyT2Vw5w6-hLeMUCLn3596wUdM6z8sYYyXQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-68577737386250715792009-10-06T09:47:00.000-07:002009-10-06T10:28:33.000-07:00Good Day, Madame! How may I assist you? Oh, waste 22 more minutes of your time? It would be an honor :DGLAM SHOT:<div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUDTfynRLA2CxnCdmeju-WFlynQSVJiA1xKokM4HMZ5dkibcCSuz3hYai0DsnyHa1ATfvXKAiBqLoVX5fow367kLPvwkvSf3DYCR13resNc9xAGag1ZEoDZn6XzqCmUXZvlo0BeYXemw/s320/Photo+21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389530626717095474" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm so obnox.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hey Peeps! Got another video here! </div><div><br /></div><div>In this one you shall find:</div><div><br /></div><div>Answers to some questions from my last post!</div><div>A lot of dirty verbiage.</div><div>Some classic Julz Tongue (aka SPEECH. GROW UP Y'ALL!)</div><div>Quite a bit of eff's, sh!t's, and anything else that could offend someone. :D</div><div>A lot of organized chaos</div><div>22:36 minutes</div><div>Awkward.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Anyways, I hope you likey! Tell me what you want MORE of, LESS of, etc. For my next video I WILL BE GETTING THE TIME DOWN, by at LEAST 12 minutes. Don't worry. Ask me questions, and let me hear it all.</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you all enjoy this beautiful Autumn day! Love love!</div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw4bjPFwxbonKnWf1TQLM9XItPjz7tvaMBlNHY5WpwTl201uJWahi3Qlqizc4170QJ7TBgMAjWp9O6jIw4Y' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-7199655969744311152009-10-01T12:25:00.001-07:002009-10-02T04:35:14.512-07:00"Yay!"Hey Pookies!<div><br /></div><div>I realize that all my videos are makeup stuff, thus far. How vain! But here me out: I figure I have like no one reading my blog anymore (compared to before), but have THE IMPORTANT PPL WHO I LOVE reading! It also makes me happy. Yes, Makeup makes me happy. It does. Superficial shit like that is a great way for me to remove myself from my own crazymaking bullsh, and enjoy being a lady! So let's hear it for helping out the Economy!</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzAFIBntXMD5jweBvqqc2GaLApZETHbOMJRmOCrIgIti7mNlZOWw7gIi93wCoWoXQJTMUbFOshwyHVai7WmqA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway! Today's vidster is quite the trip. I got the time down by about half (still working on this, mayj.), so that's good progress, right? <a href="http://glidingcalm.wordpress.com/">The Dirty Little Gliding Calmster</a> (meooowww) requested that I post pictures of the products I am using and if possible, where to buy them! Well OBVI, everything is possible when it is for her preshpresh lil ass! </div><div><br /></div><div>So Let's Break. It. Down.</div><div><br /></div><div>I used (Not including my foundation routine... GC, did you want this too?):</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Brushes:</b></div><div><a href="http://eyeslipsface.com/">ELF cosmetics</a>:</div><div>Eyeshadow Brush (3/8ths of an inch)</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtzn4vfHNU_JHCnsEjOxuxNxLY1Wm3HOpGuHDu7erhLBAY7MfdgNMcigat7aDhyOtJhAEJNs4caaMZOv52sJeGZM9Tuz1J-CG5T4r5S2F8baBUcJGVb8dkzzDllS843TAx72qUx8sShY/s320/elf+eyeshadow+brush.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387786212519798642" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Blending Shadow Brush</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESJU0pYmNqbEjVzZnKNUKNI3aIYXShQr3VVH4eWCKEQ1VifNw4XcoG7dIrWHSsJ5PZVYI-HXxtvg8FK88b8hs6ruLxYjmXo0si88Gs4ZZgFfMO53DjHxdSW0Ajgvfif6_aeITNfnLI7Y/s320/elf+blending+brush.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387786189826612898" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Contour Shadow Brush</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYp8OcXp7DKLJ3VcXXS5Xz0lCvzuSm1miQmFxtP7tMIfTdHNg4zcyY2OemJcg1qW4BcCHxxj7Zf3FdIVmrIaG-Lv7GbQa5uknMieA-qeVnlLuepYUPxI6unvcxDnzC2I7m1p3eTc92Z-k/s320/elf+contour+sshadow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387786198218628210" /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>MAKEUP:</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://nyxcosmetics.com/">NYX</a> Eyeshadow Trio (Right now at ULTA, buy one get one free. $8.00... Each shadow (there are three is the same quality and size as one mac shadow (at $14.50 each) - Fabulous Deal kittens!)</div><div><br /></div><div>(TS23; From Right to Left; Sweet Lagoon, Aqua, Ocean)</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicVZNYsoK2CCy3tRKrQvhRse4LV-qnyyHzy5rdjRDbcji9LkRZA26zi7c0cW2X9YKTIxm3K29rJcCawcKoH731yQ6SJaxj8vzjsn0gH2SDGCaHfgicW6Fm6Vbf7kzYMa5oTfhHGbcHFs/s320/trio+green+nyx.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387784037685706130" /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>Pigment Quality:</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZsgPMiaFUektln4qyaXIg6qKbC9WcBWdDDniIE_RxDbdXvHG1aU314nyxWMHIPdceHZ0V8S4KO9gJx7VD7lSl3JZ1sbWQi_N3vdPgfy93JI83UbgHKqJ_ckqFDw1AcdWjETOO1bztqI/s320/pigment+from+trio.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387784565319878466" /></div><div><br /></div><div>NYX Highlight:</div></div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsr-hbvlVwSRD8Nxnrsv5GO-klFtD6fLnis-M_7JMqgINWDCyHhWvHF1X65b9C3RBF2PrzyIygUjWNdzNEuG5X4Br3RzIngd8EmpzRCvRJFpGfeiHIU9-YBwEUVJRXPDQVqaaNuRfII4/s320/nyx+white+highlight.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387785005962013042" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Loreal Paris's Lineur Intense Liquid Eyeliner in Carbon Black:</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSKrnVzIIzkpfmP4cQSXHSmxe2CyZiqfhQpeAtfDJlTWESZ9FV41azyWsLaylPtP747tzFASruaRYP8RpSt-UMpmjCX5MlKt44OD4iANoYWm5eEZhFn4Ve373pP0fnw0azII6piKCsQ4/s320/loreal+lineur+intense+liner+carbon+black.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387786218015180594" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Maybelline's Pulse Perfection Mascara in Blackest Black:</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZeugK60aXsvDDzSy4Y9FRI4xTHyH_GwBPhvcX-ajq4KtiBcKFLQ3INu2tATMglSe-cAYYU63KdP5BnMwNCDNoNFkI47VzJRPJ9hwhGPYmSdcm26muR5Y4HiG-pSi8bmKAdlgKYugZ4FE/s320/maybelline+pulse+perf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387787743648936114" /></div><div><br /></div><div>White Eye Liner:</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fGXvmQK0e3clrS1_qD-4UYoMwprI_E47WnKr8difjR3KyqupaW9BRbq6wL3WyyKTunpof1OkNGy35SZodlpPmlTIMpT4qu04Vm93jh7QnzoiCDpDopOBW7MDsuJNh2vcivHm1ECuskI/s320/white+liner.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387787762301177298" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Aquaphor Ointment:</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_rLNHP_Uvy9SMy4DaMuub2Ys8WId6FQdeiq-wI5nBHlBFnD79PTOUGt0KBMNewTF9FYFt0oAVJLh8TBfOODGDquE0YcaXbx4jK24OTHLznbZNgSZztBs6U5KZ2YwebxHs5GMQNp2JZE/s320/aquaphor.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387786201963410466" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Revlon Super Lustrous Pearl Lipstick in Silver City Pink:</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixiA5pV-vnGoTJLU6wMH_Gpgz6l6dvCtElh946qcbKGMyWldRiEMEDHhgypf68VIKYIEhPRaOWCvJpAwgevvPmS3_JswMv3BSuvvit9f3Qw8Jwf-2wClbuyIe5ovxII1NriI6U05blCVw/s320/Silver+city+pink.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387787752183018690" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So there you go!</div><div><br /></div><div>Love y'all and I hope you have a fabbbulous evening! Tomorrow is Friday! Oh Yay Yay Yay! :D</div><div><br /></div><div>QUESTION:</div><div><br /></div><div>What are your MUST-HAVES for this fall's fashion/accessories/makeup survival? Lemme hear it!</div><div><br /></div><div>LOVER Y'ALL!</div>Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-26429600925029546992009-09-28T09:41:00.000-07:002009-09-28T10:31:39.206-07:00Vloggy # DosY'all this is so effing long, like 33 minutes plus, so break up the time . Or just skip through it all. I was seeing how and what it would be like to do a makeup tutorial of my everyday shiz, but clearly I need to work on my skillz. Wowee. [It would help, too, to not chase the dog for 15 minutes...)<div><br /></div><div>In this video you will find:</div><div>ME WITHOUT MAKEUP (look. out.)</div><div>Buddha</div><div>My outfit (comfy)</div><div>My low-key everyday makeup</div><div>Quite a bit of Random Verbiage :D</div><div><br /></div><div>Oy. It is so ridiculously long. Will be cutting it down in the future (the videos, that is.)</div><div><br /></div><div>Lover Y'all! Happy Monday and i hope all the jewbies are enjoying their holiday!</div><div><br /></div><div>Meowz!</div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx9m86IlwB-zarP4yB1shZQrmvEpu0dINPpjidMZ3-E4iCzLRfIW1SFGIufaX1f45novmKAyHh9rYJpQMVg2A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>The lookski:</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkE5EgXexAE2FW6tODkB7vn3QUEPrPJqN5-TFXBX6M8awNVBXO6dYreV7APehFK7LwpwaawlJG5ktlquu0OoeyReKEYBU7ybsvVRoGUlnBGpLdof_OI1dyMRcG9RssJrg5bbXcI8mOe-Y/s320/Photo+9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386561173390276482" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUmjbaVkB8dabEMKemDeHQZEv8HJEm_QC3yCrdwuaB7F5B2jhe5sEsQ9y0wkl-4xXEDBBwgRSiMMn5glT7-IstwgLyxQPHSn4-R0ijsb3dH-RPvYt5o0cGaQABeum_byYRuc_auHFW6c/s320/Photo+10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386561179454326818" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1fBB9Sumhgh_x8XmPIhytNZDTauO8no4vj04ePZ2a9VtkHQx-xtP5lfML19fPbm5tAITelnHyOKqPiQD3RiuzfxfBfu96yOMM1EO9NSndjobZS-ZHdi4F27PF-A_nP9wFVM5sInrQgo/s320/Photo+18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386561189300493538" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>FOR ERIN:</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCcqoF7ezhgaPqf3g8DTnYe9Hq4kG567ujDrN8xtOE3pW90_1zVeOWDB1fVnD2LdAhu4X2aMazyoG7Z_9Mp9_I987Bx528B-jtFACAEj68rFvzkiB8d3SHDz1vhbEMDoQgMjoiegZXt4/s320/Photo+19.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386561190720127282" /></div><div><br /></div><div>SEXUAL.</div><div><br /></div><div>BYEZ!</div>Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-10315676818671056732009-09-28T06:26:00.000-07:002009-09-28T07:28:44.141-07:00Shut your front door.Seriously! It is kind of nice to come back and see that I still have ppl who didn't delete me from their google readers! Yay! Haha, I think I got a lil cocky thinking that I would get some hater comments. You gotta be a BIG. HUGE. [GIRTH.] of a deal to get <i>those</i> types of comments. Phew! That was a close one y'all. ;)<div><br /></div><div>Anyways! You guys were such cuteness in your responses. I literally melted with each and every one and was laughing so hard. We are all SUCH craycray, right? Luhuuvvv it.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was glad you liked the makeup and the shirt! As prev. stated, I cannot hold a candle to <a href="http://caretoeat.net/erin/">Erin</a> and <a href="http://lovecoffeetalk.blogspot.com/">Amez</a> , but I have fun with it, you know? I just figure, what the H-E-double.hockey.sticks! Why am I not allowed to feel good? WHO AM I to deny myself the privilege of feeling cute and sassy?! I think it is so important that each of us remember that we must set limits on our self-reflective judgments. Example: Driving to class the other day, I was feeling SO FABULOUS. It was divine and the sun was peaking in, the morning had the precious dew of rain and the breeze of baby autumn leaves and I really felt amaze. Suddenly I was filled with anxiety and self-doubt. And the judgments started to flow. *You met your calorie count yesterday, plz. you have no right to feel so good about yourself --- With all you ate yesterday? You are not focusing. You are being sloppy and messy and you have no point of concentration and you blah-blah-blah-blah-fuck-ing-blah.* And then I realized something: I SPEND SO MUCH TIME WORRYING ABOUT NOT DOING SOMETHING--- Worrying about how best to avoid something. I put so much Energy into avoidance and perfection, that all I do, in reality, is make my focus so small that my entire life comes down to just that- a small, miniscule key-hole world, where I am not living. In situations such as the one mentioned above, we have to be advocates for ourselves. We have to realize that if we do not change how we view our own strengths and our possibilities for achievements, we will NEVER see that those possibilities are even there. This is something I have to coach myself through every. single. day. I am sorry to put this in here, but this is what I am going through right now, and as <a href="http://caretoeat.net/erin/">QUEEN </a><a href="http://caretoeat.net/erin/">OF FUCKING EVERYTHING</a> told me yesterday, "BE YOU" and "Don't hide who you are." I have spent a long time hiding, both from others and from myself and if I am not honest, I am doing myself a disservice and that shit ain't gonna fly like it used to. So here we are :) *Voilin Concerto over. CUE APPLAUSE!*</div><div><br /></div><div>[I'm annoying.]</div><div><br /></div><div>SO, I will TOTES do clothing stuff, makeup stuff, and other fun sheeit. I am kinda irked that I said "fashion" in my video, because I just don't think I am a fashion type person. I have a very clear sense of style that is all my own and I always have. I. LOVE. MY. CLOTHES. THERE! I SAID IT! Like, omg. Love them all and would love to show y'all some of my faves/essentials. Some are hand-me-downs (think Vintage Ralph Lauren Daddy Flannelry) and some are vintage (80's Coach shoulder/saddle), and some are just plain amaze. </div><div><br /></div><div>What do you want to know about makeup stuff? Would you want me to do tutorials? Show you my favezy products? Tell you what I used for my makeup? TELL ME! TELL ME! I really want you guys to guide me here because it is most fun to do things that <i>others</i> want me to do for <i>them</i>, and plz. Y'all are so important to me I would just love to do <i>anything</i> for you. Mwahz!</div><div><br /></div><div>Yesterdays EOTD:</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm293Orz8syZU60V9pprgLzlKLsCx4zS7rAXc5wY2YLmU1t2bn6ZVUntP_rWh-3cJwqwzispSSqNiDduospx5dcEu5MyztQEDWo6MxyCH5JHYlZwUG3uQI4ul3WxhM6wi3RKNK49Zr-0c/s320/Photo+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386516919879398738" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqX347nFB7b-xZMuYrnolQeYcPLei_f7IVIYYYVW6skrIZq5RHraOjgA4D5nLOYBGNqM8M7oblB6SGpO3RXOpkxjwoU_JqRtaNgriZWtBLgA216APybc6NJqW42C3GssP6bmVoUWAmfno/s320/Photo+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386516923890507986" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6eIz9AgFWPRyF8BeaM246hUiwcbrow9aE6LE6ILiGO30be65wPa8Mok1oPVTBGMPZobWvjr4p3j7tHz25JKoNdsuHI_B611BiBLbuDi531HC5f5p2z4AtWdtPVp2B7UKCT7XP98bSR4/s320/Photo+11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386516928892134098" /></div><div>WOH. Girlfriend needs to do something with those EYEBROWS! ERIIIIIIIIINNNNNNN!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Underneath: </div><div>Concealer (Underneath eyes and on lid up to brow bone): Cinema Secrets in PS601S-18 (fave.)</div><div>Lid to Brow and Lower Lash Line (bc we did put shadow there with a liner pencil brush) Urban Decay's Primer Potion (great for dry, uber sensitive skin; VERY hydrating</div><div>Eyes: Used BOTH Infatuating Rose 6 Shadow Palette (Mac), Vellum (Mac; a reflective white/pearl), and two NYX trio palettes, TEAM SPIRIT and ULTRA CHIC.</div><div>-First applied concealer to top and bottom of eye.</div><div>-Apply one coat of primer to each eye (gently dab with finger and add to lower lash line)y</div><div>-Using an eyeshadow brush (I use Loew Cornell Maxine's Mop in 3/8 of an inch, but any eye shadow brush (in 3/8ths of an inch will work great; this is actually a painting brush. I LOVE IT.), apply shimmery white to lid.</div><div>- Take a light/shimmery pink and apply to inner third of eye (close to tear-duct). (Keeping the white clean above ball of eye).</div><div>-Blend.</div><div>- Take purpley-blue (I used NYX "s spirit": color on far left of trio) and place it in crease (I use a blending brush for this, starting with small circles and then gently working in towards tear duct.).</div><div>- Take Deep purple and using a shadowing-contour brush, place in outer "V," by going to the outer corner of eye working shadow down to lash line at 45 degrees and back to corner and work 1/3 of the way in along your crease drawing shadow up (following curve of brow bone but keeping brush along the crease.)</div><div>-BLEND blend blend!</div><div>- Take a clean shadow brush and use a highlight (I use NYX 02 "White), and apply to brow bone and underneath outer corner as well as inner corner).</div><div>-Take shadow lining pencil and take same deep purple we used in outer "V" and line the top 1/3 (upper) lash line and connect it to outer corner/quarter of lower lash line.</div><div>-Take a light shimmery purple and line inner lash line of top and bottom.</div><div>-Take sparkly silver shadow and place in tear duct and inner crease line (2/3rds way in).</div><div>- Take liquid liner (I use NYX "Jet Black" Felt Tip Liner) and place upper lash line (from outside corner of eyeball to outer wing).</div><div>- Take boom-boom mascara (I use Lancome Fatale for drama-mama!) and apply to TOP only going thicker on outer lashes.</div><div>-I use a light pink Creme Sheen glass from Mac for my lips (not to overpower eyes) in "Fashion Scoop".</div><div><br /></div><div>WOW. That was so confusing, I'm sure. And it is really easy! I will do a tutorial to make it clearer if y'all want!</div><div><br /></div><div>Love you!</div><div><br /></div>Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-67868550981168971042009-09-27T06:00:00.000-07:002009-09-27T06:16:49.349-07:00Vloggy #1<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx-EgPOyWMnmpxLpsHMYDIjbhGyctr6TAu6dNuyMlUsqtJ6RHoh-OlbOR93y_EUMa46bbokBenVuU5WoD0zCw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>OkaaAAAAAaaaaAAaaaayyyy :D</div><div><br /></div><div>Hi! Meowz.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have [too] LEGIT [to quit] missed y'all so! I decided to do a video, because, well, I really enjoy embarrassing the living shiza out of myself, and figured there was no better way to do this than through a vid! So I did one yesterday morning after texting my <a href="http://www.caretoeat.net/erin/">Lil Poopoo</a>! Yay!</div><div><br /></div><div>DISCLAIMER:</div><div>After watching this I died. Not because I think I am funny- I actually think I am an asshole and come off really obnoxious. Ewwww. I so hope y'all aren't put off by me- I was truly SO SHOCKED at how I sound, how I come off (QUITE THE LIL 'TUDE! ) and I ain't gonna lie- I look like ass. My face looks like I am going to sneeze, which is a HUGH-JASS pet-peeve of mine.</div><div><br /></div><div>***Okay, Julia, get over yourself.***</div><div><br /></div><div>So WORD! As stated in this vid, I want to do fun stuff on this blog! This past year was SO Craycray and I really want to just have fun this year, embracing the things I LOVE and that means all of y'all :D</div><div><br /></div><div>So tell me what you think in the comments... I am nervous that my first BITCH-ASS-MOTHER-F***ER-HATER comments are going to arise out of this, but whatever. I kill you.</div><div><br /></div><div>BYEZ!</div><div><br /></div><div>[ps] Though it most certainly seems to happen, I actually did NOT forget Erin and Amy's names. PLZ. I was just thinking to myself, "I cannot believe I am doing this shit."</div><div><br /></div><div>K! Purrrrrrrrrrrrr</div>Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-78790803266199931402009-05-12T10:06:00.001-07:002009-05-12T10:06:50.373-07:00Someone's gotta be up there...<p>Sunday, ten.thirty in the morning.</p><br /><p>Everything about the world right now frightens me. Everything threatens me and I don't know how to get away. Where do I go? What do I do? Standing in the middle of my room, feeling as if I am being held under water, unable to breathe, my throat in a choke-hold and no where to go. <strong>Two roles: The slave driver and the slave.</strong></p><br /><p>"Julzy, Jen's home." My mom mentions through my bedroom door.</p><br /><p>"Uh huh," I manage to spew out something other than a cry. My chest so tight, my hands, shaking. My legs weak. I. am. afraid. to. move.</p><br /><p>"Any reason you haven't seen her? All of your friends are home."</p><br /><p>Any reason?</p><br /><p>"No," and that's it. There's nothing else to say, no one understand me, I have nothing, no one, but me and my sea of hatred that keeps me from reblooming after losing her three months ago. Dried up, dying of thirst, the sun runs away from me. How cold the world feels without it.</p><br /><p>_______</p><br /><p>"You were trapped." Jamie. Jamie, Jamie, Jamie. Her Majesty, Jamie. The Divine.</p><br /><p>"That was it. I was buried in my own fleshy tomb, suffocating. Totally and utterly trapped." I whisper.<br /></p><br /><p>I feel Amy's eyes on me, her comfort calming my heart, as it always does. </p><br /><p>______</p><br /><p>"Do you want to come with me to get my nails done, Booboo?" Mom wants to help me. I know she wants to more than anything. But everyone knows I'm stuck inside the world of unforgiving failures, and still no one will say anything. Why is everyone so afraid of me... <strong>I'm sorry, Please Forgive Me.</strong></p><br /><p>"No," I act like I don't care. But I do. More than anything and I can't go with you, Mom. "No." As if she is surprised. I love her more than anything, and wish I could spend my every second with her, but she is above me. <strong>Mom, I love you, but you are above me.</strong> I feel undeserving of time spent with you. Do you know this?</p><br /><p>***Vibration***</p><br /><p>AMY PEARL STONE: "Don't worry. We will take you away from here."</p><br /><p>I tell her I trust her, I trust Jamie. I do. With my entire life. I put myself in their hands and feel safe. Safer in theirs than in my own. He can't touch us when we're together. TIme stands still and in an instant I stop shivering.</p><br /><p>Driving on the highway, I see a sign for my exit. Finally. 2.5 MILES. And then I think of Jilli. In a battlefield of angst and chaos I reach for my phone and text Jill. I text her all the time. "I MISS YOU. EVERY DAY." And I am discouraged. Everyday I miss her more than the last. "When will it get easier?" Now I'm crying and my chest is drowning again. FUCK I missed my exit. I gather my composure, 'suck it up, don't embarrass me,' my thoughts are cruel and I'm tired after too many sleepless nights.</p><br /><p>"I missed my Exit, Ames," I called her immediately. I had to get away from myself.</p><br /><p>"Okay, where are you Julz?"</p><br /><p>"I don't know... I missed my Exit for 95N." I don't know where I am, but amazingly I'm no longer lost. I'm found and need not utter a worry. 25 minutes away from the Stones, now, but Amy knows. She senses and she knows. "I'm going to stay on until you get to my house. I'm not going anywhere," she tells me. And she does. And I'm totally and completely safe, and for the first time in a long time, I feel loved and cradled with a shelter to protect me, and no one can touch me. I'm home.</p><br /><p>Sitting in a coffee shop, on South Street, my worries are nonexistent, out of mind, and <strong>I feel the floor underneath my feet</strong> and <strong>IT.</strong> <strong>FEELS</strong><strong>.</strong> <strong>AMAZING.</strong> Sitting, taking each other in, I look at Amy and Jamie: Queens. I get chills thinking of the two before me. And I laugh at how lame I am, in this very moment. <strong>I. Have. Found. Them.</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Finally.</strong></p><br /><p>The hours spent walking the streets of Philadelphia. <strong>PEACE.</strong> It's suddenly springtime and the flowers are blooming and the sun, yes the sun, is FINALLY shining. As we leave the city streets, the three of us, in Brooke's Audi, completely united in thought, though silent in sound. <strong>There. Is. So. Much. Love.</strong></p><br /><p>"I was thinking about something..." Breaking the silence, my words spilling out of me, as I smile, for the first time in a LONG time. "I have been doubting the existence of a higher power, for so long now... But after today, I just know. Someone's gotta be up there..."</p><br /><p><strong>I slept really well last night.</strong></p><br /><br />Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-28890235851622495082009-03-22T03:22:00.001-07:002009-03-22T03:22:22.478-07:00Cuddle Fest 09<p>Be jeal. it's 6:21am amy and i are chatting our little hearts out STILL. That is all. <333 And we're sobes. Duh.</p><br /><br />Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-84130226334190397932009-02-19T08:51:00.001-08:002009-02-19T08:51:58.232-08:00My First Product Review And Product Reveal...<p>Thirsty Thursday is here! (J/K, I don't really drink, but BRING 0N THE VAMPIRE BLOOD! (Who watches <strong><a href="http://www.hbo.com/trueblood/">True Blood</a> ?</strong> Anyone? That show is scary as $%*#.) And while I'm on the subject of amazing shows, IS ANYONE ELSE OBSESSED WITH THE BRILLIANCE THAT IS <strong><a href="http://www.hbo.com/summerheightshigh/">SUMMER HEIGHTS HIGH</a></strong> ? OH MY GAWD. <a href="http://www.caretoeat.net/" title="SELF CARE">I DIE, Y'ALL</a>!)</p><br /><p>*** And if you don't watch it, GO TO THAT LINK RIGHT AFTER YOU READ THIS POST (ha) AND WATCH THE CLIP AND READ ABOUT THE CAST. You will be blown away.***</p><br /><p>"Public School is so Random." - Ja'mie</p><br /><p>"Welcome to Mr. G's room, G's room, G's room, Welcome to Mr. G's room, Come Inside." - Mr. G</p><br /><p>(That's all I'm gonna say... And I may be randomly inserting lines on my posts... Just to <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">entertain myself</span> brighten you're day, of course.)</p><br /><p>OKAY, now onto my product reveal. The FIRST is one that I use ALL THE TIME. It is a so-called "Weight Management" Vitamin, but I have never used it for that purpose, and I guarantee you, it won't do shit to your weight. PLZ. That's such Bullsh. Anyways, I use it as a <strong>Thickening Agent</strong>, be it for Oatbran, Cheesecake like Greek Yo (yes it can be SO much thicker!!!), Sauces, thickening up plain yogurt, smoothies, etc... The possibilities are endless. (But I'm SO sorry Veg*ns, this product does contain Gelatin... Sorry!!!)</p><br /><p>And... ***DRUMROLL PLIZZLE***</p><br /><p><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/3293299482_c5da5fc2c5_m.jpg" width="118" height="232" alt="vs-2363.gif" /></p><br /><p><strong><a href="http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=VS-2363">Glucomannan Powder</a></strong></p><br /><p><strong><br /></strong></p><br /><p>They come in little capsules, which you empty into whatever you are using it with.</p><br /><table width="650" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><br /> <tbody><br /> <tr bgcolor="white"><br /> <td colspan="2"><br /> <div class="nutrititle2" style="color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: bold;"><br /> Supplement Facts<br /> </div><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /><br /> <tr bgcolor="white"><br /> <td align="left"><br /> <div class="nutritext" style="color: #000000; font-size: 9pt;"><br /> <b>Serving Size</b> 3<br /> </div><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /><br /> <tr bgcolor="white"><br /> <td align="left"><br /> <div class="nutritext" style="color: #000000; font-size: 9pt;"><br /> <b>Servings Per Container</b> 33<br /> </div><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /><br /> <tr bgcolor="white"><br /> <td height="5" colspan="3" align="center"><img src="http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/images/en/browse/block.gif" width="650" height="3" alt="" border="0" /></td><br /> </tr><br /><br /> <tr bgcolor="white"><br /> <td></td><br /><br /> <td align="right" width="100"><br /> <div class="nutritext" style="color: #000000; font-size: 9pt;"><br /> Amount Per Serving<br /> </div><br /> </td><br /><br /> <td align="right" width="100"><br /> <div class="nutritext" style="color: #000000; font-size: 9pt;"><br /> % Daily Value<br /> </div><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /><br /> <tr bgcolor="white"><br /> <td height="5" colspan="3" align="center"><img src="http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/images/en/browse/block.gif" width="650" height="1" alt="" border="0" /></td><br /> </tr><br /><br /> <tr bgcolor="white"><br /> <td width="450"><br /> <div class="nutritext" style="color: #000000; font-size: 9pt;"><br /> Calories<br /> </div><br /> </td><br /><br /> <td align="right" width="100"><br /> <div class="nutripercent" style="color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"><br /> 10<br /> </div><br /> </td><br /><br /> <td align="right" width="100"><br /> <div class="nutripercent" style="color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"><br /> N/A*<br /> </div><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /><br /> <tr bgcolor="white"><br /> <td height="5" colspan="3" align="center"><img src="http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/images/en/browse/block.gif" width="650" height="1" alt="" border="0" /></td><br /> </tr><br /><br /> <tr bgcolor="white"><br /> <td width="450"><br /> <div class="nutritext" style="color: #000000; font-size: 9pt;"><br /> Total Carbohydrate<br /> </div><br /> </td><br /><br /> <td align="right" width="100"><br /> <div class="nutripercent" style="color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"><br /> 2 Gm<br /> </div><br /> </td><br /><br /> <td align="right" width="100"><br /> <div class="nutripercent" style="color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"><br /> 1%<br /> </div><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /><br /> <tr bgcolor="white"><br /> <td height="5" colspan="3" align="center"><img src="http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/images/en/browse/block.gif" width="650" height="1" alt="" border="0" /></td><br /> </tr><br /><br /> <tr bgcolor="white"><br /> <td width="450"><br /> <div class="nutritext" style="color: #000000; font-size: 9pt;"><br /> Dietary Fiber<br /> </div><br /> </td><br /><br /> <td align="right" width="100"><br /> <div class="nutripercent" style="color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"><br /> 1.5 Gm<br /> </div><br /> </td><br /><br /> <td align="right" width="100"><br /> <div class="nutripercent" style="color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"><br /> 6%<br /> </div><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /><br /> <tr bgcolor="white"><br /> <td height="5" colspan="3" align="center"><img src="http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/images/en/browse/block.gif" width="650" height="1" alt="" border="0" /></td><br /> </tr><br /><br /> <tr bgcolor="white"><br /> <td width="450"><br /> <div class="nutritext" style="color: #000000; font-size: 9pt;"><br /> Glucomannan (AMORPHOPHALLUS KONJAC)(TUBER)<br /> </div><br /> </td><br /><br /> <td align="right" width="100"><br /> <div class="nutripercent" style="color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"><br /> 1.99 Gm<br /> </div><br /> </td><br /><br /> <td align="right" width="100"><br /> <div class="nutripercent" style="color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"><br /> N/A*<br /> </div><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /><br /> <tr bgcolor="white"><br /> <td height="5" colspan="3" align="center"><img src="http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/images/en/browse/block.gif" width="650" height="1" alt="" border="0" /></td><br /> </tr><br /><br /> <tr bgcolor="white"><br /> <td height="5" colspan="3" align="center"><img src="http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/images/en/browse/block.gif" width="650" height="3" alt="" border="0" /></td><br /> </tr><br /> </tbody><br /></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16px;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><a name="directions"></a></span></span></p><br /><div class="purpleskuattributebold" style="color: #666699; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold;"><br /> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16px;">Directions: </span><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="color: #000000; font-size: 9pt;"><br /> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16px;">As a dietary supplement, take three (3) capsules before meals with a full glass of water.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a name="otherIngredients"></a><br /><div class="purpleskuattributebold" style="color: #666699; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold;"><br /> Other Ingredients: <br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="color: #000000; font-size: 9pt;"><br /> Gelatin, rice flour.<br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="color: #000000; font-size: 9pt;"><br /> <br /><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="color: #000000; font-size: 9pt;"><br /> <br /><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="color: #000000; font-size: 9pt;"><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Now, I have NEVER taken them with water (umm ew, thick water, wtf?), so I suppose I can't really give a <strong>correct</strong> product review, but, to shoutout to MA PEEPS WITH THE BILLS,</span><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: center; color: #000000;"><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">I AIN'T NO PUNK.</span><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: center; color: #000000;"><br /> <br /><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">I will be featuring more recipes with Glucomannan in upcoming posts, so stay tuned and get excited, kiddies! But for now, I bring you one of my FAAAAVES: Greek Yogurt Cheesecake! (Individual servings and no mess, ow Oww!)</span></span><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <br /><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;">Julz's Greek-Yo Chizzlecake</span><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <br /><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><strong>1 indiv. ~ 6oz container of Greek Yogurt</strong> (Be it Fage, Oikos, Chobani, Voskos, TJ's 3/4 cup, TJ's indiv. flavored Greeks, whatevskii.)</span><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Cinnamon</strong> (I use Organic Saigon... SO INCREDIBLE!)... As much as you likery</span><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">About <strong>1/2-3/4 cap full Pure Vanilla Extract</strong> (Or you can use a cap full of <strong>Vanilla Coffee Syrup</strong>)</span><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">A pinch of <strong>Stevia</strong> (-PS- Trader Joe's Stevia is the best tasting eva. Whoops! Another reveal!)</span><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Mix that all together and taste it to see if it fits for you. You can also add in some <strong>Maple, SF Maple</strong>, or ANY other syrups you so desire!! Have fun with it y'all!</span><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">And lastly, take <strong>two capsules</strong> of your Glucomannan powder (It's tasteless, Yeah!).</span><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <br /><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">*** Be Careful when mixing in the powder that it doesn't come out... Be gentle at first, when incorporating, and then whip it quickly to get air into it. Give it a minute to sit and VOILA! You can also store it in the Fridge for lata***</span><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <br /><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">And Enjoy! And if you hate it, you didn't get it from me! Yeah!</span><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <br /><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">(PS) I know I do this on like every post now, but I have to thank you all again for your support. It's so RANDOM (SummerHeightsReppin.) when the grief hits me. Like last night, I was getting into bed and literally, I just LOST IT. I didn't even make it to the bed. I umm, woke up on the floor. And my heart hurt this morning. *Sigh. Your help has been SO AMAZING for me, AND my family. They have read your comments and were all brought to tears by how much y'all have been here for me, especially during this time. ***ONE DAY AT A TIME, RIGHT? Riiiighhtt??? This WILL get easier? YES, IT WILL. TIME TO GET MYSELF GOIN. ***</span><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <br /><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Until We Meet Again,</span><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3611/3292477797_cddced3983.jpg" width="419" height="314" alt="P1170111.JPG" /></span><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <br /><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <br /><br /></div><br /><div class="blackskuvalue" style="text-align: left;color: #000000;"><br /> <p style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.3em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: 'Snell Roundhand'; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavanthu, "May All Beings, Everywhere, Be Blessed with Happiness."</span></span></span></span></p><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <p style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.3em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Snell Roundhand'; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Namaste,</span></span></p><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <p style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.3em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18px; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Zapfino;">Julzie</span></span></p><br /></div><br /><br />Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-45423637763132640942009-02-18T14:57:00.000-08:002009-02-18T14:58:36.642-08:00How did I EVER stay away so long?<p>Y'all... Your comments from my last post were <strong>EFFING UNREAL</strong>. There is no other way to put it. They were so PERFECT, each and every one, and I feel so honored that anyone reads my blog, let alone <strong>THE SWEETEST LIL LOVERBUNNIES, EVER</strong>! I have felt every single prayer, thought, wish, *hug,* and blessing. I don't know what the hell I was thinking staying away from this community. But I feel so blessed to be a part of it again, and I thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for welcoming me back with such warmth and such grace.</p><br /><p>I am taking each and every day, one at a time, to keep my face in the direction of the horizon. Yes, that <strong>IS</strong> a choice. Yes, that <strong>IS</strong> a choice. Yes, that <strong>IS</strong> a choice. And one that I have decided to take on <strong>FULL-SPEED</strong>. Even if I have to take it hour by hour, minute by minute, second by second, in the words of the BLOGGAH,</p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;">WHATEVA, I DO WHAT I WANT.</span></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Now... Here's what I <strong>want</strong> from y'all. And get ready for some <strong>OVERKILL ON THE WORD FRONT:</strong> I <strong>want</strong> to know what you <strong>want</strong> from yo homegirl, <strong>S+D</strong> (not to be confused with the <em>so ovah</em> sugar-sub <strong>S+L</strong>). What do you want to see on my blizzlegizz (ew.)? Recipes? Grocery Pics? Animal Pics? Hawaii stories/pics? Product Reviews (I have so many secret faves, y'all... Well, not anymore I guess...)? Yoga talk? Buddha talk? Booty talk? Let me hear it! I want my blog to satisfy <strong>ALL Y'ALL PIMPS N HOES!</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;">***Please note: I really have no interest and am not comfortable with making this a FOOD-DIARY-BLOG, though let's be <strong>REAL</strong>, it's <strong>SO MUCH FUN</strong> to read them!!! Come on... Who popped their cherry with <strong><a href="http://www.self.com/fooddiet/blogs/eatlikeme">Eat Like Me</a></strong> ??? <strong>ANYWAYS</strong>, I'm sorry if you want that. But I'm just not at that level yet. Who knows, perhaps someday I will be, but for now... That'll be a negative. Thanks ferplayin.***</p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;">I'm off to hit up some SUPER GIANT for some SUPER GROCERIES! I hear y'all on the Whole Foods front, but I must admit: Any type of <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">drug emporium</span> Food store is cool with me! I love them all and have found the BEST products at every one. I love the diversity of each of the chains, and seriously, little health food stores? I LURRRVE. {purrrr.}</p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;">So until we meet again, my pearls, here are some pictures of my PARADISE... The Magical Island of Kona (The Big Island) of Hawaii:</p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3533/3290810845_7dde7fc4cc.jpg" width="393" height="294" alt="n1465350033_30051878_9435.jpg" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3506/3291625888_70d689c31f.jpg" width="392" height="294" alt="232323232fp65=ot>233-=828=;-7=XROQDF>2323936988-46ot1lsi.jpeg" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3447/3291626054_187ff1df6e.jpg" width="394" height="295" alt="n1465350033_30051863_2484.jpg" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3475/3291627340_d16d599d58.jpg" width="396" height="297" alt="232323232fp66=ot>233-=828=;-7=XROQDF>232393698;888ot1lsi.jpeg" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3461/3290809403_662b409546_t.jpg" width="85" height="63" alt="232323232fp64=ot>233-=828=;-7=XROQDF>2323936999265ot1lsi.jpeg" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3546/3290809913_01e00c0e20_m.jpg" width="155" height="116" alt="232323232fp6-=ot>233-=828=;-7=XROQDF>2323936998;62ot1lsi.jpeg" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3523/3291626750_f7a96d05eb_m.jpg" width="110" height="82" alt="232323232fp68=ot>233-=828=;-7=XROQDF>2323936995-<;ot1lsi.jpeg" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3475/3290810113_b6fe2b3eda.jpg" width="401" height="300" alt="232323232fp6<=ot>233-=828=;-7=XROQDF>232393699886;ot1lsi.jpeg" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3413/3291627756_48e37107f8.jpg" width="402" height="301" alt="232323232fp64=ot>233-=828=;-7=XROQDF>2323936996;-5ot1lsi.jpeg" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3631/3291625704_6888a25c9c.jpg" width="404" height="303" alt="232323232fp68=ot>233-=828=;-7=XROQDF>2323936987686ot1lsi.jpeg" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3539/3291627544_7157373f9b.jpg" width="405" height="303" alt="232323232fp6<=ot>233-=828=;-7=XROQDF>2323936986537ot1lsi.jpeg" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3290811089_7843d47402.jpg" width="405" height="303" alt="n1465350033_30051866_5347.jpg" /></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"></p><br /><p style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.3em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: 'Snell Roundhand'; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavanthu, "May All Beings, Everywhere, Be Blessed with Happiness."</span></span></span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.3em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Snell Roundhand'; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Namaste,</span></span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.3em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18px; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Zapfino;">Julzie</span></span></p><br /><br />Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-57063358561756736012009-02-15T21:08:00.000-08:002009-02-15T21:21:17.539-08:00A very special tagging...<p>Today was okay... I felt itchy all day, a lil anxious, but nothing a powerful flow and brisk walk outside with the Momma (and the babies) didn't ease. I apologize if I have been so negative, recently. I am sorry if this past week was annoying for my readers-- Actually, I'm not. It's somewhat surprising how much one's "audience" depletes, when the mood is down. I guess at the time, I didn't think about it, and I'm sorry IF it turned you off; however, I am not sorry for posting about it. It was a tribute that I definitely needed to put it into words, and for those who lent me their hearts and prayers, I thank you so. It meant the W0RLD to me, and was so therapeutic. I love you girls, so.</p><br /><br /><p>Anyways, someone who has been A.MAZING this past week (among so many others, <3 ) is the effervescent <a href="http://veganonstage.blogspot.com/">Synthia</a> . I was tagged and given an Award, and a very dear one at that</p><br /><br /><p>.<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/3284008968_5d0fa1929b_o.jpg" width="200" height="200" alt="award_kreativ_blogger.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><p>This was such an honor. I feel like I've been such a bad blogger, such an UNRELIABLE blogger, and it really makes me feel bad to receive such an award. There are S0 many incredible bloggers out there, I feel like I'm so inadequate and undeserving. But regardless, it feels so comforting to know that there is someone out there that finds my blog worthwhile. THank you so much Synth... It means so much.</p><br /><br /><p>In honor of this award, I am to list <strong>Seven Things that I Love</strong>:</p><br /><br /><p><strong>(1) My Parents</strong></p><br /><br /><p>I don't even know where to begin. My Dad has always been my protector and my shield, and he is the type of Dad that ALWAYS thinks he can save me. Suffering through Ed was extremely hard on my Father. He shut down and became so concerned and so sad, that he completely lost touch with himself and his pleasures in life. I will always be my Daddy's Girl and I adore him so.<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/3283187565_4b9c359606.jpg" width="356" height="480" alt="n1465350033_30051876_5362.jpg" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3284010690_e738577928.jpg" width="356" height="480" alt="n1465350033_30050723_5118.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><p>My Momma. What is there N0T to say about her? She is my redeemer, my guardian, my everything. My Mom makes me feel like EVERYTHING will be okay, no matter what it be that frightens my heart. She is the most Beautiful, most Perfect being, in my eyes, and has the most incredible heart of anyone I have ever known. I am so honored to have her as my Mommy and my Best Friend. My mom stuck by my side during Ed, and never ever judged me by my illness. She is my Angel. <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3583/3283193817_196a09cd8f.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n1465350033_30051884_5693.jpg" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3576/3283192897_8b347467c3.jpg" width="356" height="480" alt="n1465350033_30051800_195.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><p>I believe, without a doubt in my mind or heart, that I was meant to be My Parent's Child. I am so connected to them, so hopelessly adoring of them both. Ed almost broke my family apart, and my parent's struggled so much within their marriage, because of Ed. I am so thankful for their strength, their love, and their unending support. <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3656/3283193591_8f92b0cd2d.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n1465350033_30065341_9950.jpg" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3305/3284006916_c33c47854f.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n1465350033_30065511_7521.jpg" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3624/3283192373_d96077b99e.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n1465350033_30065508_6239.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><p><strong>(2) My Brother, James</strong></p><br /><br /><p>Something else that really suffered with Ed was my relationship with my brother. It was horrible. Before Ed, my relationship with Jimmy was Beautiful. His way of coping was to ostracize and humiliate me. To reject me, in front of others, to make me feel ashamed. I couldn't be around him without being brought to hysterics and it was so hard. Jimmy cried in front of me, telling me he was so scared to lose me. I had never seen him cry before, and it was a wake up call for me. It made me realize that Ed brings out the absolute Worst in EVERY0NE, not just it's active sufferers. We are working towards rebuilding this relationship, and I pray that it will be like it was, before Ed. That someday we can have that Beautiful Bond, once again. All with time...</p><br /><br /><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3095/3284013722_d6ec440030.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="n1465350033_30102711_8354.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><p><strong>(3) My Beautiful Grandmother, Grammy</strong></p><br /><br /><p>My Maternal Grandmother is someone who has been through S0 much grief, so much heartache, and so much emotional burden that it AMAZES me how positive, hopeful, and loving she still is. She lost my Grandfather to Liver Cancer when he was 60. My Grandfather, Poppy, was an absolute Angel, one whom I have never met in person, but still feel as if I know him. It's very difficult to explain. Anyways, he was the first and only man that my Grammy has ever loved. He saw her at a dance at their country club when she was 16 and walked up to his parents and said, "Do you see that girl? I'm going to marry her, someday." TRUE ST0RY. My Grammy has lost so many of her loved ones and bestest friends to Cancer, and instead of being victimized by her losses, she formed a Support Group for Cancer patients, and their families. She shared with me her passion for Opera, taking me to the MET to see he greatest in the world ever since I can remember. She is an exquisite artist, as well. I just adore her. The most precious thing ever.<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3605/3283190155_94f58648a9.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n1465350033_30102698_5848.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3541/3284009962_0e96ee5a4d_o.jpg" width="362" height="407" alt="n9308378_53521576_7213.jpg" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3234/3283189929_46f5abb7c4_o.jpg" width="360" height="270" alt="n514844619_95995_2662.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><p><strong>4) My Grandfather, Pop</strong></p><br /><br /><p>It's so upsetting that I don't actually have a picture of my Pop[sicle] on my Laptop, but I will have you know he is so very special to me. He was raised in a VERY tight shift, and was never shown much love from his father. Going to fight in Vietnam also heightened his tendency to shut out the world, and left him with post traumatic stress. The most difficult thing for him to do? Say the words: I Love You. But her gave me a card for my 18th Birthday that read those words and those words only. I love him so much for that.</p><br /><br /><p><strong>5) My Animals</strong></p><br /><br /><p>Buddha and Mylo (My Standard Pure Bred Poodle and My Tabby Cat) are my babies. I found Mylo when he was about 4-5 weeks old... Actually HE found US and from the get-go was the sweetest cat I'd ever known. He is so precious and has such a loving personality, he's seriously like a puppy. He is always wanting to snuggle and love <3 . Buddha is the baby in the family. He has been such a light in my life, and for me, reminds me of my life beyond Ed. This is because we got Buddha about three weeks after my first attempt at treatment/recovery ended. I was S0 happy to have a Puppy again and adore him so... And how do the two of them get along, you might ask? See for yourself...<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/3284007190_3a91765e7a.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n1465350033_30116923_3747.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><p><strong>(6) My Friends</strong></p><br /><br /><p>They have been there through it all with me. Ed, familial problems, losses, Ed, ED. My friends and I have been through so much and have lost some of our bestest through various tragedies, our most recent loss, of course, being My Bestie, Jilli. My friends stayed in my life during the depths of Ed, when all I did was push them away. They are STILL here... I feel so proud to call them mine.</p><br /><br /><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3573/3284008476_eaea3bfa27.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n10134509_31236635_5308.jpg" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/3283190889_9c1433e396.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n1465350033_30011690_3048.jpg" /> </p><br /><br /><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/3284009702_9a733639d5.jpg" width="480" height="452" alt="n9378688_32327074_3148.jpg" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3073/3283187347_c91c3db618_o.jpg" width="178" height="430" alt="n9376881_32975116_8357.jpg" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3377/3284012294_ba644aa900.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n1465350033_30006314_7815.jpg" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/3284011400_93475036d2.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n1465350033_30006336_6634.jpg" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/3284013002_e514fc00b3.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n1465350033_30006322_923.jpg" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/3283189233_22ef4c5186.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n1465350033_30006853_1647.jpg" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3212/3284011860_7588f4210c_o.jpg" width="360" height="270" alt="n1465350079_30094635_9527.jpg" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3336/3283188217_cc2d019569.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n9308378_40581598_2513.jpg" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3654/3283190657_44ffb35964.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n1465350033_30077963_7742.jpg" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3237/3283187763_57952237ec.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n1465350033_30039850_9089.jpg" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3283188003_e94707d161_o.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="232323232fp6-=ot>233-=828=;-7=XROQDF>232393699;43;ot1lsi.jpeg" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3511/3284012530_a16ffd37b1.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n9308378_53521593_46.jpg" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3169/3284008732_4fa8daec31.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n1465350033_30110031_637.jpg" />My friends bring me back to ME, Pre-Ed, and for that, I could NEVER be more thankful.</p><br /><br /><p><strong>(7) My Yoga</strong></p><br /><br /><p>Despite what some may think, I have only been into Yoga for a little less than a year. Some of my bloggies do know this, but for those of you who don't I used to have BIG TIME exercise problemos. I never considered it to be <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exercise_bulimia">Exercise Bulimia</a>, but my doctors did, and I guess that's where my perception was/is skewed. I did not binge before I exercised, though. I was severely restricting, WHILE in a zone of Insanity and Obsession. I cannot count the amount of times I missed classes, because I was working out. Would miss an entire DAY of classes because I would be sitting the whole time. It was horrible. For the sake of my readers, I will not reveal WHAT I did, but I will say that it led me to having three fractures in my right foot, as well as bone deformations, and severe blood flow irregularities. When I was casted (for almost four months), all before starting treatment round dos, I was suddenly forced to do N0THING. I'll admit that I was SCARED SHITLESS. Not about my foot and what I did to it, but about gaining weight. My already raging anxiety became even worse, and, thanks to the recommendation of my Mommabear, I turned to Yoga. I will never forget my first practice: I didn't even own a Yogamat, so I rolled out a towel, and checked out <a href="http://www.yogadownload.com/">Yogadownload</a> (thanks to <a href="http://www.eatliverun.com/">Jenna</a> ). I ended up partaking in the 20-minute Solar Flow and found myself calmed by the instructor's voice, instantaneously. ANNNDDD I found it to be REALLY challenging! I had NEVER done weights during my Ed, so carrying my body weight through a flow was totally a wake-up call. Most importantly, however, I found that my anxiety had quieted down, tremendously, even after a mere 20 minutes.</p><br /><br /><p>IT BROUGHT ME BACK TO LIFE:<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3284013516_edb67cf4d2.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n1465350033_30051870_8780.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><p>Ever since then, I have been hooked. Yoga has been a constant in my life, one at one point, I almost abused, but was able to snap back and remind myself of why I come to my mat each and everyday: BECAUSE I AM W0RTH PEACE AND SERENITY. We all are. Especially within ourselves. And to this day, during my practice, during the time on my mat, regardless of the length of time--- It is the only SINGLE solitary time when I feel beautiful. Where I feel powerful and strong and full of life. It is a time that I am thankful to be alive AS ME, rather than wishing I could be someone else.<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3275/3283191289_0134c29778.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n1465350033_30050725_7671.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><p>And lastly, I can close my eyes, and imagine my life as this:<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3510/3284012072_eefa886bce.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="n1465350033_30051849_4632.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><p>And honestly, who wouldn't want THAT?</p><br /><br /><p>Thank you so much for tagging me, Synth... This was really wonderful, especially during a time when I must realize that there still ARE things to Love, things to Cherish, things to Persue. That Life Does Go On.</p><br /><br /><p>And now to tag and pass the award onto Seven Bloggettes:</p><br /><br /><p>(1) <a href="http://onebodylifechance.wordpress.com/">Chandra</a></p><br /><br /><p>(2) <a href="http://www.fitnessista.com/">Gina</a></p><br /><br /><p>(3) <a href="http://caretoeat.net/">Erin</a> and <a href="http://caretoeat.net/">Andrea</a></p><br /><br /><p>(4) <a href="http://glidingcalm.wordpress.com/">Miss Gliding Calm</a></p><br /><br /><p>(5) <a href="http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/">Heather</a></p><br /><br /><p>(6) <a href="http://eatingbender.wordpress.com/">Jenn</a></p><br /><br /><p>(7) <a href="http://ericaexercisesneats.blogspot.com/">Erica</a></p><br /><br /><p>I love you all! I just chose the first names that popped into my mind...</p><br /><br /><p>Have a loverly night and a wonderful holiday tomorrow...</p><br /><br /><p style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.3em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: 'Snell Roundhand'; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavanthu, "May All Beings, Everywhere, Be Blessed with Happiness."</span></span></span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.3em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Snell Roundhand'; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Namaste,</span></span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.3em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18px; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Zapfino;">Julzie</span></span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-42975520379684150402009-02-14T10:54:00.001-08:002009-02-14T10:54:50.490-08:00My Angels...<p>Are each and every one of you. The outreach since Jilli's passing has been unreal to me. I know I can do this and I must, for Jilli. Thank you for holding me close to your hearts- <strong>I L0VE Y0U ALL.</strong></p><br /><p>And we will be okay... </p><br /><p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3522/3279531590_8216324254_o.jpg" width="278" height="407" alt="n8227631_32628585_6853.jpg" /></p><br /><p>And we will be okay...</p><br /><p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3464/3279530794_ca61a55909_o.jpg" width="249" height="430" alt="n9376717_32833791_5504-1.jpg" /></p><br /><p>And we will be okay...<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/3278709593_8bddd0c190_o.jpg" width="386" height="430" alt="n1465350033_30006324_1697.jpg" /></p><br /><p><strong><span style="color: #FF285E;">Happiest of Valentines Days</span></strong>, to all of my <strong><span style="color: #8C6EFF;">Am</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #8C6EFF;">azing Angels</span></strong>... You are, if anything, blessings, in my life. And a very special Happy Valentine's Day, to my little <a href="http://peanutbutterpassion.wordpress.com/">secret cupid-receiver</a>! Check out <a href="http://peanutbutterpassion.wordpress.com/">her blog</a>, girls... She's just precious and has such a loving heart. (But seriously, when do Jenny's ever not...)</p><br /><p><span style="font-family: 'Snell Roundhand'; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavanthu, "May All Beings, Everywhere, Be Blessed with Happiness."</span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: 'Snell Roundhand'; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Namaste,</span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Zapfino;">Julzie</span></span></p><br /><br />Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-45138778129237372652009-02-12T20:54:00.001-08:002009-02-12T21:02:33.636-08:00My Heart just aches for you to come home, Jilli<p>Today was Jilli's funeral. I have cried so much today. My heart just aches and my eyes, so swollen from tears. My friend Jenny and I wore leopard for Jillibean, today. Leopard was her FAV0RITE! EVERYTHING was leopard. We had to wear it.</p><br /><br /><p>Here's just a little taste of Jill's impact on people: There were over 800 people at this funeral. 800. And being one of the first to come in, I was overwhelmed with warmth, seeing everyone from near and far.</p><br /><br /><p>As I walked up to the family, I saw Jilli's brother's, Andy and Rob, her Grandma, "Grandma" (ha), her Mommy, Nancy, and her Dad, Phil. Guys, Nancy saw me and fell into my arms. "0h Julz," she cried. She held me so tight. I just said, "Nance, I'm just so sorry, I'm just so sorry," and I held her. And in her hand that had held mine so, I placed this Golden Pocket Angel.</p><br /><br /><p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/3276072980_b07dd2df91_o.jpg" width="130" height="130" alt="gpangel_m.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><p>And took my seat. My heart hurt so. It was like I couldn't cry hard enough. It felt so wrong, so cruel, so mean. It was absolutely horrible, and for Jilli's mommy, her worst nightmare.</p><br /><p>I was heartbroken. Nancy's heart sang for her daughter. Jill was her everything and I mean, everything.</p><br /><br /><p>After about an hour or so, the Rabbi came to a pause. "And now... We will hear from Nancy." I swear you heard the angel's weeping. I couldn't believe she was going to do this. How could she do this?</p><br /><br /><p>But how could she <strong>not</strong> do this.</p><br /><br /><p>"I wrote my daughter a letter, because, it was what I needed to do... My Jilli..."</p><br /><br /><p>She told Jill that she'll never forget the first time she ever saw her, and how perfect she was. How Jilli never judged or hurt anyone. And if she ever said anything that made another feel pain, she was plagued with such regret so shortly after. She said that she'll never forget when Jilli took her last breath in Nancy's arms, and the doctors took her away from her. She told her that she was sorry to be such a selfish mother, because even though Jilli was in pain, she wanted her back in her arms, from that moment on, and that she longed to touch her soft face, to hold her precious body, and to have her baby with her.</p><br /><br /><p>Nancy cried so during this letter, as we all did. As I looked on, I felt so much grief, so much sadness for Nance. This was so unfair. So horrible for her. Just so g-ddamn WR0NG. And I felt selfish, too, because, more than anything, I want my Jilli back. I pray that I'll just wake up already. It is such a frightening feeling. I want to see her there in front of me, holding her hands in mine. I just want to see her smiling eyes again. Not only once more, but thousands of times more. Is that too much to ask?</p><br /><br /><p>I found myself overcome with so many why's and how's and WHEN's it going to be over so I can wake the hell up already. Please G-d just let me wake the hell up, already, I can't bare it any longer. It's starting to become real, and it makes my skin crawl, and my hair stand on end. If there's anyone up there just please wake me up, already, I prayed, over and over and over again.</p><br /><br /><p>There was <strong>somebody</strong> there with me, but more on that in a minute.</p><br /><br /><p>As the time came near for the casket to be taken, Jilli's brothers Andy and Rob, along with two men from the synagogue, approached the task, with such truth. They were with her and she with them. As they went to lift it, I felt a twinge in my spine and quickly turned to my Mom, "Mom, I have something I need to give to her." She gave me that motherly look of guidance and trust that read, "It's okay." And I reached over to touch Andy's shoulder as he passed us. "Andy," I whispered as he quickly turned to me, "Please give this to her, for me." And in his hand, I placed this Silver Pocket Angel.</p><br /><br /><p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3336/3276072768_cb5d1fc1b6_o.jpg" width="151" height="174" alt="pocket angel_w151h174.jpg" /><br /></p><br /><br /><p>He gave me a nod, with the squint of his nose, and off they went.</p><br /><br /><p>After the service, a few of us went back to Jenny's house to sit on the couch and be together. At around 2:15 I texted my Mom: "Hi Mommy, I love you so much how are you?" She texted me back: "Hi baby, I'm okay, I love you too." Followed by: "Jill wanted to come?"</p><br /><br /><p>I paused, and responded with "What?"</p><br /><br /><p>Then she called me: "Why did you write that?" She asked me. "What?"</p><br /><br /><p>"My phone only vibrated once but when I went to check your text it had two from you, the first reading, 'Jilli wanted to come.' "</p><br /><br /><p>"I never wrote that," I told her, as my voice started shaking. My friends all stopped their chatter and turned to me, as my eyes welled up with tears. "It said, 'Jilli wanted to come?!' "</p><br /><br /><p>"I'll show you tonight. Julzybabe, she's gear with you. Hang on a second."</p><br /><br /><p>-PAUSE-</p><br /><br /><p>"I just got a text from no number reading, 'Julzie' " She quietly murmured.</p><br /><br /><p>Chills rushed up and down my spine, as she told me. That was what Jilli called me - "Julzie". It was Jilli. She was there and I had felt her there so strongly. My heart felt alive, my body, free from the constrictions of mourning. She was telling me that she still WAS here. She always would be. She'd always be my Jilli, and I, always her Julzie.</p><br /><br /><p>I just wished I could hug her at that moment. It was just so hard.</p><br /><br /><p>Later on this evening, we went to be with the family, to sit <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva_(Judaism)">Shiva</a> . I told Nancy how I wanted to be here for her, That I wanted to have her in my life, and be in hers. I wanted her to still come to my performances and experience things with her, and she with me. I just want Nance to have a daughter again, and while I know I could never be that for her, I want her to be able to watch me grow, see, and do all that Jillian would have. I just love her so much and care about her, endlessly.</p><br /><br /><p>But it was just so hard. I didn't want to leave that house. It frightened me to leave. I didn't want to leave My Jilli behind. I am so afraid of losing her. It is an anxiety that I am not sure, will ever heal...</p><br /><br /><p>As my mom and I were leaving, Andy approached me. He whispered in my ear, "I just want you to know, I gave it to her."</p><br /><br /><p>And with that, I had her with me.</p><br /><br /><p>I miss Jill so much. I can't even tell you. I've cried so much, and for so long, I'm afraid I'll never stop. What if my heart just gets so tired, that it breaks? Everything reminds me of her and I don't want anything ever not to. I am afraid to go to sleep. Tomorrow will be another day, gone, without her here. I don't want that. What do I do? How do I just go on? Go to class? Listen to lectures? Hold discussions? How can I when she isn't here anymore???</p><br /><p>I need someone to just tell me how to wake up from this...</p><br /><br /><br /><br />Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-71883835085139502342009-02-11T16:38:00.000-08:002009-02-11T16:40:29.830-08:00And just when the caterpillar thought the world was over...<p>A <strong><span style="color: #FF285E;">Secret Cupid</span></strong> brought her the Butterflies.</p><br /><p>0h today... I ain't gonna lie, I got out of bed at 6:15pm. I wouldn't have, only my big brother came into my room to find me sobbing into my blanket, and sat down and put his big arms around me and told me to breathe. It was so dear. He told me I had to get up. I HAD to do something.</p><br /><p>Today has been such a hard day. Honestly, the only times I got out of bed were to eat breakfast, and pee. I feel so strange. My friend Mikee (A female Mikee, such a little dove she is) and I have been talking the entire day. We both had the same bonds with Jilli. We just said how empty and scared we feel. I can't make sense of things. I find myself sobbing uncontrollably, then suddenly stopping and feeling numb. I know it will get easier, with time.</p><br /><p>Jill was a sister to me. This afternoon I found myself, crying, so hard, with my arms reaching out for her. I was home alone, thank G-d. I didn't even know how I got there. It was like an out of body experience, as this whole thing has been. After many convos on the phone with friends, and some very precious facebook messages from a couple of very very dear dear bloggie babies, I found myself asking: <a href="http://lovecoffeetalk.blogspot.com/" title="Who Am I?">Who Am I?</a> (Thanks, Ames.)</p><br /><p>Really... Who am I? I couldn't answer it. It was awful. I had nothing. I realized that not only have I been holding onto Ed, but I have been holding onto a false picture of myself. I then asked myself who Jillibean was.</p><br /><p>I THEN began to write. I wrote Jill a L0000NG, L000000NG message. Literally writing for two hours, non-stop, about what she meant to me. About how much I wanted to tell her things I no longer could. Everything and anything. Every memory I could think of... I literally couldn't see by the time I was finished, I had been staring down for so long. It felt amazing. I know she got my message. I could feel it.</p><br /><p>When my brother came in, I realized that I needed to do something. Some <a href="http://www.caretoeat.net/" title="SELF CARE">SELF CARE</a> I had to get onto my mat. So roll it out, I did. And at the beginning, I set my intention: T0 HEAL. To heal the pain in my heart, the stress in my joints, and the doubt in my spirit that I will pull through. And as I was going through my Vinyasas, I felt Jill with me. And I breathed her in. And with that moment I began my healing.</p><br /><p>After my lil 22 min sesh, I went to the door. For some reason, I knew my Secret Cupid would be there. And there she was, indeed. My <a href="http://sarahdbelle.wordpress.com/">Secret Cupid</a> ... 0kay, well, SHE wasn't there, but her package was! Divine... That's all I's gonna say...</p><br /><p>You guys, this girl payed attention with all of her big, beautiful heart. Sarah you made me feel touched and special and loved. I don't have a boyfriend, and with a Secret Cupid, who needs one? 0kayyyyyyy</p><br /><p>See for yourself y'all...<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3272489913_d63775b22f.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P2110272.JPG" /></p><br /><p>(Umm is that card not gorgeous? I wanted to melt into that painting... So beautiful...)</p><br /><p><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3323/3273307494_24cc5df758.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P2110275.JPG" /></p><br /><p>(Is that not the freaking sweetest?!)</p><br /><p><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3352/3272489579_be201ae2a9.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P2110276.JPG" /></p><br /><p>(Nice yo.)</p><br /><p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3343/3273307842_cd481786f6.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P2110279.JPG" />(Sorry this one's a lil wonky... But I had to get Buddha in there)</p><br /><p><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3477/3272488599_7c0b12b2ff.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P2110281.JPG" />(Luuuuuurrrvee)</p><br /><p><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3463/3273308388_ddcfd52664.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="P2110284.JPG" /></p><br /><p>(So incredibly thoughtful! Y'all know me and my Watermelons)</p><br /><p><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3377/3272488939_0c948cc566.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P2110286.JPG" />(LUNA IN DA H0USE.)</p><br /><p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3503/3272489719_b1ce0c5b5c.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="P2110287.JPG" /></p><br /><p>(The Famous GummyVites!!! Def more fun than my 0ne-A-Day Womens! TMI?)</p><br /><p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3482/3272488253_30f5774053.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="P2110288.JPG" /></p><br /><p>(So pretty!!!!)</p><br /><p><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3273307174_fb6dfab2ef.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="P2110289.JPG" /></p><br /><p>(NECC0 SWEETHEARTS! A trip back to my youth... J/K, y'all, I IS A Y0UTH!)</p><br /><p><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3408/3272489127_a4345087fe.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="P2110290.JPG" /></p><br /><p>(Yayyy!)</p><br /><p>Sarah, thank you so much... From the bottom of my heart. You don't know what this means to me, especially today. It couldn't have come at a more PURRRFECT time. Thank you so, doll!</p><br /><br />Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-66230260695131705382009-02-10T12:51:00.000-08:002009-02-10T12:56:01.085-08:00After a Courageous Battle, An angel gets her wings...<p><strong>It utterly breaks my heart, as I sit in a ball on my bedroom floor writing this post, to announce that my JilliBilli, after a courageous battle with Leukemia, passed away this morning. I cannot explain how I feel right now. My heart hurts so badly. I feel so guilty for being here, alive. I have never felt like this before, but I literally am so ashamed of how I have WASTED my life, thus far. Jilli was 0NE IN A MILLI0N. She was one of the funniest, SWEETEST, and BRAVEST people I have ever known. She friended me when I first started at my new school in 6th grade, and ever since then, we were inseparable. She went to Penn State with me, and was my roommate until I left, and ugh--- i just have no words.</strong></p><br /><p><strong><br /></strong></p><br /><p><strong>JILLIAN SIEGEL, I WILL ALWAYS L0VE Y0U. I know you are an angel in heaven. Until we meet again, someday, Best Friends Forever and Ever ... Rest In Peace.</strong> <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1055/3269586653_26f64bb447_o.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="3C0142DB-2E6C-4C3F-9B0F-521D9BB40CEF.jpeg" /><br /></p><br /><p><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3305/3270407244_79bf486159_o.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="DAE777D7-92BE-4999-84FC-BB5B042FCCC6.jpeg" /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1428/3270407438_8ace28b973_o.jpg" width="96" height="130" alt="B4D5D700-2CD4-4BB9-BBF8-36F79053251F.jpeg" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3416/3269586419_091a83e26d_o.jpg" width="362" height="478" alt="07480586-6928-4C33-BF1A-07015E607768.jpeg" /> <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1207/3269585595_a9d6a26b74_o.jpg" width="356" height="478" alt="E433CDEB-4D35-4AB0-AFBC-9E8C39CCDCDD.jpeg" /> <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1026/3270407054_c664ceb381_o.jpg" width="200" height="302" alt="2F701A8A-0A73-4A2E-A13D-A5BF1B1D6C2F.jpeg" /></p><br /><br />Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-82030451623023985182008-12-18T13:15:00.000-08:002008-12-18T13:18:41.686-08:00Secret Santa!!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">WHEN YOU SEE WHO MY SECRET SANTA WAS....</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">I KNOW YOU'LL BE </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">TOTES JEAL</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">. (That was a little hint hehe)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">BUt...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> You'll have to wait until this weekend to find out!! Muahaha...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">I know I've been the WORST blogger EVER, but life has been a little WawaWeewa recently. My secret santa was SO amazing, though, it gave me the BOOST to get back to blogginggg (for now.)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">SEE YOU IN A COUPLE DAYS! BY THAT TIME MY EXAMS WILL OVER OVER!!! YAyy</span></span></div>Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-29960840062108806372008-11-04T20:09:00.001-08:002008-11-04T20:09:22.230-08:00CNN: BREAKING NEWS - BARACK OBAMA ELECTED PRESIDENT<p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0000FF;"><strong>CNN: BREAKING NEWS</strong></span></span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0000FF;"><strong><br /></strong></span></span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0000FF;"><strong>"BARACK OBAMA ELECTED PRESIDENT CNN PROJECTION"</strong></span></span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #FFAC10;">GOLD.</span></span></p><br /><br />Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-34203759406834482972008-10-29T19:02:00.001-07:002008-10-29T19:02:56.550-07:00PHILLIES BABY YEAHHHHH!!!<p><span style="font-size: 64px; font-weight: bold; color: white; background-color: #E3271B;">PHILLIES BABY!!! YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></p><br /><br />Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-39503362644919830772008-10-25T20:46:00.000-07:002008-10-25T21:03:22.181-07:00FOR ME??!! *BLUSH* I'd like to thank my HOT-@$$ READAS (Okkkaaaaaaayyy)<p>SO like a <strong>BAJILLION</strong> damn years ago, this lucky girl received <strong>not one</strong>, but <strong>TWO</strong> <strong><span style="color: #FF1A3B;">Amazing Blogging Awards</span></strong>! HER FIRST ones, too!! (Ending third person <strong>mumjum</strong>...)</p><br /><br /><p>Now <strong><em>BELIEVE YOU ME</em></strong> (<strong>PRIME</strong> example of the superiority of the English language--- Err the irony of Ethnocentrism?) I know it's SO late to thank these girls for their acknowledgements, but I was <strong>OUT LIKE TROUT</strong> for quite some time and I figure Better Late than Never... <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2229/2972818863_319dbd723a_o.jpg" width="20" height="20" alt="200810241040.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><p>THANK YOU TO THE PRECIOUS <strong>JENN</strong> FROM <strong><a href="http://eatingbender.wordpress.com/" title="EATINGBENDER">EATINGBENDER</a></strong> ! <strong>Jenn</strong> is totally <strong>THE TOP</strong>, and though I'm not the only one who adores her, <strong>I DEFINITELY DO THE MOST OUT OF EVERYONE ACROSS THE BLOGSPHERE</strong> (What... You wanna fight?). MAN, Julz is Feisty today! Hehe You Like? So THANK YOU my sweetcheeks! You and your amazing blog have brightened up my cloudy days time and time again, and I think you are SUBLIME! (Love you Mama!) OH and if you havn't yet checked out <a href="http://eatingbender.wordpress.com/" title="EatingBender">EatingBender</a>, <span style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;">DO IT OR DIE</span>... Right Jenn? <strong>(I gotchu girl!)</strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3157/2973666946_e0857b0324_o.jpg" width="38" height="20" alt="200810241055.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><p>I would ALSO like to thank <strong>Lexi</strong> who used to run the blog <strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/10922962538525557473" title="Healthy Eating Blog">Healthy Eating Blog</a></strong> . Unfortunately, <strong>Lex</strong> did not have the support that she deserved from her readers... Many left disheartening comments on her blog. (Those of which made me sick, disappointed, and SO creeped out. Honestly, in her situation? She was asking for kind words, warmth and love, and in turn received harsh banishment and discouragement. )That is NOT to say, however, that she did not have the support of the Bogging Community! <strong>Those of us who blog were ROOTING FOR THAT CUTE KABOOSE OF YOURS ALL THE WAY, LEXI-BABY</strong> (And we still are!) Your blog was <strong>REAL</strong> and exemplified your <strong>strength</strong> and <strong>grace</strong>, both of which were particularly noteworthy at SUCH a young age! We miss you, <strong>Lex</strong>! Thank you for this award and I hope you drop by to say hi, soon! XO</p><br /><br /><p>Wanna see the <strong>BEAUTIFUL AWARD</strong>?? Oh. You don't? <span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">Well, good thing it ain't YO blog, cuz you don't havva choice!</span> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/2973667936_bae4db917c_o.jpg" width="40" height="40" alt="200810241045.jpg" /> (Watchout... I'm hot like that.)</p><br /><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Plus</strong>, I have to follow the <strong>rules</strong>! But since I received <strong>TWO</strong> awards (Alriiiight Alriiight we GET IT ALREADY!), i get to <strong>DOUBLE-EM UP</strong>! (You'll see what I mean in a sec!)<br /></p><br /><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>THE RULES:</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="text-align: left;"></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong><span style="color: #4B5D67; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;">(1) Put the logo on your blog.<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4em;" /><br /><br /><br />(2) Add a link to the person who awarded you.<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4em;" /><br /><br /><br />(3) Nominate at least seven other blogs.<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4em;" /><br /><br /><br />(4) Add links to those blogs on your blog.<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4em;" /><br /><br /><br />(5) Leave a message for your nominee on their blogs.</span></span></span></strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;">THE AWARD:</span></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3058/2972818217_0611b37234_m.jpg" width="175" height="107" alt="Brillante Weblog PREMIO-2008.jpg" /><strong>Isn't it GORG??!! *Sigh... I just LOVE IT!!!</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>And here's the Doubling up part, since I already linked y'all to <a href="http://eatingbender.wordpress.com/" title="My Amazng HOMEGIRL JENN">My Amazing HOMEGIRL JENN</a> . (Oh... hehe. Whoops!) BUT I'm going to give the award to not 7, not 10 (Why 10? Bc I needed a third component here, obvi.), but 14!! Hence the DOUBLING UP! Owww OWW!!</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>I tried to choose some Bloggers that have NOT already received the award! Though, PLEASE know... I wish I could give it to ALL Y'ALL!! (Also, I have to leave some bloggers left to receive the awards of MY recipients!)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM LISTING YOU GIRLS IN <span style="font-size: 14px;">REVERSE ALPHABETICAL ORDER.</span> Why? Because your S+D has a last name that begins with "W," and because it's my blog, I am OWNING THIS OPPORTUNITY to give the End-of-the-Alphabetters a SHOUTOUT and a reason to smile! (Though please know, I want every single one of you smiling ALL DAY! I know I will be! ) OH YEAH... And please hold all applause until the end! Thank You! <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/2973667504_17bf271be9_o.jpg" width="15" height="15" alt="200810241138.jpg" /></strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>(1) Sammie (<a href="http://runningwitharecipe.blogspot.com/" title="Running with a Recipe">Running with a Recipe</a>)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>(2) Sabrina (<a href="http://rhodeygirltests.com/)" title="Rhodeygirl Tests">Rhodeygirl Tests</a>)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>(3) Mi (<a href="http://wholefoodswholeme.wordpress.com/" title="Whole Foods for a Whole Me">Whole Foods for a Whole Me</a>)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>(4) Melissa (<a href="http://rainforestgurl.blogspot.com/" title="Trying to Heal">Trying to Heal</a>)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>(5) Meghan (<a href="http://graduatemeghan.wordpress.com/" title="The Inner Workings of a College Graduate)">The Inner Workings of a College Graduate</a>)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>(6) Jenny (<a href="http://jenngirl.wordpress.com/" title="This Winding Road">This Winding Road</a>)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>(7) Jennifer (<a href="http://runningwithfood.com/" title="Running with Food">Running with Food</a>)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>(8) Heather (and Mark!) (<a href="http://www.hangrypants.com/" title="Hangry Pants">Hangry Pants</a>)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>(9) Erin and Andrea (<a href="http://caretoeat.net/" title="Care to Eat">Care to Eat</a>)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>(10) Erica (<a href="http://ericaexercisesneats.blogspot.com/" title="EEE">EEE</a>)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>(11) Gina (<a href="http://www.fitnessista.com/" title="The Fitnessista">The Fitnessista</a>)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>(12) Caitlin (<a href="http://www.seebriderun.com/" title="See Bride Run">See Bride Run</a>)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>(13) B-Health (<a href="http://runlmo1.blogspot.com/" title="Body. Mind. Soul. ">Body. Mind. Soul.</a>)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>(14) Amy (<a href="http://lovecoffeetalk.blogspot.com/" title="Coffee Talk">Coffee Talk</a>)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong><br /></strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MY FANTASTIC RECIPIENTS AND THANKS AGAIN TO JENN AND LEXI FOR THINKING OF ME... Eventhough Jenn's list was "selected at random"... hehe.</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>OH and BY the way... I want to start a NEW AWARD/BADGE!! This award is a reflection of my FAVORITE YOGA SANSKRIT:</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy'; font-style: italic;">"Lokah Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu: May All beings, everywhere, be blessed with Happiness."</span></p><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><br /></p><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy'; font-style: italic;"><strong>THE GUARDIAN BUDDHA</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/2972819219_60a11d3ba4.jpg" width="256" height="207" alt="P7130138.JPG" /></span></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>I want to give this Buddha to three bloggers to start--- Now these are some STRONG ASS CUTIES! These girls have kicked some serious ass and have wrestled with some brutal beasts, facing tremendous obstacles -- Many of the same obstacles that I, personally, though I've never mentioned it before, have been defeated by, and many of which I am still wrestling with today (Please don't treat me any differently -- Eep -- Did I just totally make a mistake putting that out there? This makes me WHOA nervous <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/2973667330_c6966c644c_o.jpg" width="15" height="15" alt="200810252331.jpg" /> ). WE ALL GO THROUGH THINGS IN OUR LIVES AND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU DESERVES THIS <span style="font-size: 14px;">GUARDIAN BUDDHA BOY</span> with you each and everyday. It was SO hard for me to choose, (I AM NOT BELITTLING ANYONES OBSTACLES... I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE BEEN THROUGH SOME RULLNESS-- RULL-NESS-- BUT I WANT THIS TO BE PASSED ON AND ON AND ON), so I merely went with those bloggers who have shared that struggle with me. I hope that each of you ALLOW THIS BUDDHA TO RELAX/HEAL YOUR WORRIES, freeing you to live a little easier, each day. I know that sometimes, the tiniest daily happenings feel as though they are the HEAVIEST of burdens and that on those days in particular, I need my inner Buddha to lift me up just a little higher. To clear my chest of the weighted emotions that feel so heavy, and to clear my mind of those terrorizing voices. I love you girls, times infin. and I cannot wait for your Buddha to guide you :) Namaste.</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>(1) Jenny (<a href="http://jenngirl.wordpress.com/" title="This Winding Road">This Winding Road</a>)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>(2) Melissa (<a href="http://rainforestgurl.blogspot.com/" title="Trying to Heal">Trying to Heal</a>)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>(3) Amy (<a href="http://lovecoffeetalk.blogspot.com/" title="Coffee Talk">Coffee Talk</a>)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong><br /></strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>So give this award to 3 Bloggers and explain your "Pay it Forward"ness, if you can. Link the bloggers, leave them a comment and sit back, relax, and allow your LONG-and-LASTING-PEACE-with-yourself to finally lead your amazing and wonderful life. <3</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong><br /></strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>And last but not least, my best friend from childhood is Battling Leukemia (we just found out about two-three weeks ago) and is at Johns Hopkins going through Chemo... PLEASE HOLD HER IN THE LIGHT... If anything happens to this girl -- Man, I have not a clue what I'll do... She really needs all of the light you can give her.</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>Her name is Jill. She's just the dearest of the dear. Thanks guys...<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/2973668412_8bb65d6660.jpg" width="408" height="306" alt="200810252338.jpg" /></strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>Here we are a little while back (haha read 4 years!)</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3040/2973666758_211cc433cf.jpg" width="480" height="452" alt="200810252339.jpg" /></strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><br /></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><strong>AND TO END ON A HAPPY NOTE: GO <span style="color: #FF0000;">PHILS</span> N GO <span style="color: #114919;">BIRDS</span>! I'll be at the <span style="color: #114919;">Eagles</span> game tomorrow!!!!</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 24px;"><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490573436534736547.post-45328955506239944922008-10-22T10:40:00.000-07:002008-10-22T12:09:15.583-07:00Produce is a Girl's Best Friend!<p><span style="font-family: 'Curlz MT'; font-size: 64px;"><strong>H</strong></span><strong>APPY HUMPDAY EVERYONE!!</strong> The comments y'all left on my last post... I, mean, Shucks, they just about made me the happiest blogger of all time! I can't say enough amazing things about you all! I mean, it's no surprise that I have the hottest readers EVA, but you guys surriously make my day, each and everyday! Gosh, I'm such a <strong>SAPSTER</strong>! (Pull yourself together, ol' girl!) hehehe</p><br /><p>So yes, this post is going to be ALL ABOUT my <strong>OBSESSION---</strong> Yes, I recognize the problem... No, I am not getting help for it... No, I do not want the help... Yes, you definitely have it too... Yes, it's a cult... YES, WE ARE....</p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #FF00FF;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">P</span></strong></span><span style="color: #FF1A3B;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">R</span></strong></span><span style="color: #00FF00;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">O</span></strong></span><span style="color: #FF1A3B;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">D</span></strong></span><span style="color: #FF8000;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">U</span></strong></span><span style="color: #800080;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">C</span></strong></span><span style="color: #FF1A3B;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">E</span></strong></span> <span style="color: #C84ECE;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">C</span></strong></span><span style="color: #FF1A3B;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">R</span></strong></span><span style="color: #00FFFF;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">R</span></strong></span><span style="color: #FF1A3B;"><span style="color: #F8E42C;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #00FF00;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">R</span></strong></span><span style="color: #FF1A3B;"><span style="color: #F8E42C;"><span style="color: #FF8000;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">A</span></strong></span><span style="color: #FF78B0;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">Z</span></strong></span><span style="color: #FF1A3B;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">Y</span></strong></span><span style="color: #FF8000;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">!</span></strong></span><span style="color: #FF1A3B;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">!</span></strong></span><span style="color: #9C2FB6;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">!</span></strong></span><span style="color: #FFFF00;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">!</span></strong></span><span style="color: #00FFFF;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">!</span></strong></span><span style="color: #00FF00;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">!</span></strong></span><span style="color: #FF1A3B;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">!</span></strong></span><span style="color: #0000FF;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">!</span></strong></span><span style="color: #FF1A3B;"><strong><span style="font-size: 33px;">!</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Now,</strong> I know I've pointed out some serious Produce Porn in the past, but I was DETERMINED to make each and every one of you <strong>FINE FELINES</strong> go <strong>C-C-C-Raaazy</strong> with this one! So... Without Further Ado, I ask you to get yo booties in that seat, get thee a <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">cocktail</span> nice and refreshing class of H2O, or a lovely hot HUGMUG (you have one, riiigghhhtttt???) of tea, and <strong>S</strong><strong>it Back, Relax, and Enjoy the Riiiide! (And HOLD ONTO YOUR PANTS, <a href="http://veggiegirlvegan.blogspot.com/" title="VEGGIEGIRL">VEGGIEGIRL</a>!)</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <strong>A Santa Melon (aka Grinch/Dr.Seuss Melon!!)</strong><br /></div><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/2965006068_37a0a3acbd.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7090026.JPG" /></strong><br /><p style="text-align: left;"></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <strong>VIEW #2</strong><br /></div><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2964975080_61012c3d2d.jpg" width="480" height="288" alt="P7090029.JPG" /></strong><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Citrusy and Flavorless!</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3146/2964976108_0898767869.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7090031.JPG" /></strong><br /></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <span style="line-height: 13px;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/s.php?adv&k=100000010&n=-1&in=%E2%99%A5Hawaii%3A%20A%20hui%20kaua&o=4" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #FF1A3B;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-weight: bold;">♥Hawaii: A hui kaua, makemake oe</span></span></a></span><br /><br /></div><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/2964969528_4e9f3336df.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7100035.JPG" /></strong><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Always eat your <span style="color: #FF6F3F;">P</span><span style="color: #FF6F3F;">apaya</span> CHILLED!! It makes the world of a difference!</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>OKAY... Prepare for drool... (PS) Many of these are from spring/summer!<br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/2964134411_998452b573.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130049.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>From up-top!</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/2964977518_1607ee8296.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130058.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/2964130891_4ea5bea7c9.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130050.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #F01837;">Strawberries</span> (Organic) sale = A party!! Here with <span style="color: #C4FF0A;">Napa Cab</span>, <span style="color: #FF1010;">Sweet 100 Cherry Tomatoes</span>, <span style="color: #FF100D;">Be</span><span style="color: #FF7703;">ll P</span><span style="color: #FFAC10;">ep</span><span style="color: #FF1010;">p</span><span style="color: #FF0909;">s</span>, <span style="color: #28B311;">HUGE Brussels</span>, <span style="color: #896136;">Shitakis</span>, and some gorgeous <span style="color: #FFA91E;">Gol</span><span style="color: #FFA91E;">den Beets</span>!</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/2964971524_aed49a55c6.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="P7130059.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/2964977250_42059abbcd.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130062.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #FFE321;">Yellow Tomatoes</span> for Gazpacho! (No worries, I peel them first!)</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3181/2964970750_d3b5d97cb4.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130063.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3217/2964127471_beb6ed5064.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="P7130065.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/2964973484_6bd5676149.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130066.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3281/2964133361_4075e6eac7.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130068.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #86E611;">L</span><span style="color: #A1FF48;">e</span><span style="color: #47FF15;">ek</span><span style="color: #7EC839;">s</span>! So divine with <span style="color: #37C610;">Asparagus</span>!</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>(PS) How Amazing are the BIG, FAT <span style="color: #37C610;">Asparagus</span> right now!? I am so NOT a fan of the twigs (Any1 else?) ... Rachel Rae is--- What does SHE know?! <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3144/2964973922_b8d83255a5_o.jpg" width="15" height="15" alt="200810221333.jpg" /> j/k I just MICRO-STEAM the BIG MAMAS for 2 minutes and they are SO sweet and PERF!</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/2964127927_7aa38bc99a.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="P7130069.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>THAT'S HOT.</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/2964970248_22eeec2c4a.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130070.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2964972978_524d126a31.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130071.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2964133599_a7f4753aa4.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130073.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>I love me some <span style="color: #B12472;">B</span><span style="color: #7D0E9E;">ER</span><span style="color: #E52D32;">R</span>I<span style="color: #1E12BE;">E</span><span style="color: #5033B7;">S</span><span style="color: #BE494D;">!</span></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/2964975622_0242ecafe6.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130074.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Do y'all like <span style="color: #75C121;">Snapizzles</span>?</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3041/2965006346_3bc155ac1c.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130075.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3048/2964129783_220f472fd7.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130076.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/2964164575_b1bdbfbe2b.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130077.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/2964972674_50fb772b62.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130080.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>WOWZA!</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/2964135577_4e22b5e3fb.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="P7130081.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2964135825_d514dbe6b3.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130090.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/2964971232_e07b16a2d3.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130091.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Were the <span style="color: #244AC2;">Bl</span><span style="color: #5E97FF;">u</span><span style="color: #AC76C2;">eb</span><span style="color: #4891FE;">e</span><span style="color: #315086;">r</span><span style="color: #851F57;">r</span><span style="color: #692BEA;">ie</span><span style="color: #13239F;">s</span> not <span style="color: #59197E;">S</span><span style="color: #55139E;">P</span><span style="color: #1480FF;">E</span><span style="color: #891FFF;">CT</span><span style="color: #152165;">A</span><span style="color: #3062FF;">C</span><span style="color: #3450F8;">U</span><span style="color: #74C4FF;">LA</span><span style="color: #1C3893;">R</span> this Summer?!</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/2964132241_0cc5b2922a.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130096.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>LIKE <span style="color: #3CFF05;">B</span><span style="color: #83FF37;">U</span><span style="color: #33D428;">T</span><span style="color: #83FF37;">T</span><span style="color: #3DFF30;">A</span> (Hey, <a href="http://caretoeat.net/" title="Erinhomegirlmamacitawhatup.">Erinhomegirlmamacitawhatup.</a>)</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3295/2964971724_e9c88ea852.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="P7130118.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2964970036_4b8131d0d7.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="P7130119.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2964969792_3a34e8f83a.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="P7130123.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/2964127703_525898652f.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="P7130124.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Oh, hey Buddha <3 (NAMASTE HOMES.)</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3025/2964164319_c6fa648ee1.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="P7130126.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3059/2964135381_ee0f1405e4.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="P7130131.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2964164051_646cff5b46.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130134.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>NOW FOR SOME MELON LOOOOVE <3</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/2964975874_646b586f62.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="P7130101.JPG" /> It kinda looked like a <span style="color: #7CF13F;">Honeydew</span> from the outside???</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>THEN LIKE A <span style="color: #FF9C0B;">CANTALOUPE</span>???<br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3295/2965006634_66d846a881.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="P7130113.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>It</strong> <strong>tasted</strong> <strong>like a <span style="color: #FFAC10;">Ci</span><span style="color: #FFFF00;">tr</span><span style="color: #88FF22;">us</span><span style="color: #FFAC10;">y</span> <span style="color: #8EFF29;">Ho</span><span style="color: #FFFF00;">ne</span><span style="color: #FFAC10;">yd</span><span style="color: #FFC813;"><span style="color: #FFAC10;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #88FF22;">ew</span>! Talk about Identity Issues... (</span><span style="color: #17DEFF;">I wonder what the sex/gender is...</span><span style="color: #000000;">)</span></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Regardless, it was refreshing and wonderful!</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>SEEN BELOW WITH THE LAST <span style="color: #FFE321;">YELLOW</span> <span style="color: #FF1A3B;">WATERMELON</span> OF THE SEASON!</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3199/2964133869_d81f53daa8.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130106.JPG" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2964129295_06d09110c3.jpg" width="480" height="360" alt="P7130107.JPG" /> Like my Bandaid? <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3206/2964973696_b6175b821c_o.jpg" width="15" height="15" alt="200810221248.jpg" /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>I CANNOT BELIEVE I HAVE BEEN AWAY FOR SO LONG! Thanks for your patience! It feels good to be backsters, but it also felt good to just read YOUR blogs! My GOOGLEREADER is overflowing with juicy-blogging-goodness! I LOVE COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL/WORK/GYM/CRAZIES AND SEEING MY READER SO ABUNDANT WITH POSTS!</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>My next post will feature product reviews and some AWARDS!!! I didn't forget about them and was TRULY TOUCHED... But more on that next time! (And don't worry, it wont be next month...)</strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #D3162F;">B</span><span style="color: #FF0003;">YE PO</span><span style="color: #FFAC10;">O</span><span style="color: #D3162F;">K<span style="color: #FF0003;">ST</span>E<span style="color: #FF5313;">R</span><span style="color: #FF1A3B;">S!</span> HA<span style="color: #FF510B;">PP</span>Y HU<span style="color: #FF0003;">M</span>P<span style="color: #FFAC10;">D</span><span style="color: #FF510B;">A</span>Y</span><span style="color: #FF5202;">!</span><span style="color: #FF0000;">!</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">(I</span><span style="color: #FF5202;">S</span> <span style="color: #114919;">F</span><span style="color: #FF5202;">A</span><span style="color: #FF0000;">L</span><span style="color: #996633;">L</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">MA</span><span style="color: #FF5202;">G</span><span style="color: #996633;">N</span><span style="color: #FF5202;">I</span><span style="color: #114919;">F</span><span style="color: #996633;">I</span><span style="color: #FF5202;">CEN</span><span style="color: #FF0000;">T</span> <span style="color: #114919;">O</span><span style="color: #FF5202;">R W</span><span style="color: #FF8000;">H</span><span style="color: #114919;">A</span><span style="color: #FF5202;">T?</span><span style="color: #FF0000;">!)</span></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: black;">(OH and BY THE WAY, I'm loooving all the Facebookings! Keep em comin!)</span></strong></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></p><br /><br />Simple and Divinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487856592376406047noreply@blogger.com33