Trail Mix- A Healthy Snack Option

Well, I am trying to be healthy again, so I decided to only eat healthy snacks like trail mix. A great tasting one I found was at Target by the Archer Farms brand. It is "Dark Chocolate Espresso trail mix". It's a mix of healthy things like candy coated almonds, chocolate covered almonds, chocolate covered coffee beans, chocolate chips, pecans, and hazelnuts.

It's going so well for me, that the whole family is on the "Archer Farms Trail Mix Diet". We go out walking every afternoon and eat our trail mix. We get this jolt of energy, but for some reason we coming crashing down shortly thereafter.

Look what the diet has done for us! I'm thankful for all those healthy snack options out there.

Purse Rack?

I saw this purse rack in an ad for Bed Bath and Beyond today. I thought to myself, in this order:

1) If you have that many purses, there is no way more than three are in style at the same time. Put the ugly old ones in a box, then you have no need for a purse rack.

2) Geez, this lady has a lot of small purses.

3) How F'n ugly are these purses?!

4) The chains and heavy metals on my purses would really F up this door.

5) These purses are really flat. What about the boxy ones with hard rectangle handles? What about the ones that have a little more volume to them, ya know, the ones that aren't ugly? What about my tiki hut purse? How the hell would my cylindrical tiki hut purse hang on this rack? (Don't worry, it's really in a box.)

6) If someone had this many purses, they must be a purse connoisseur. And if they are, then their purses are probably of the large variety, AKA Target Granny Ass Bag, but by Louis Vuitton, of course. This means that only 3 or 4 purses could hang at a time, if the weight of them doesn't tear down the rack anyway. Or the door.

Upon googling "purse rack", I came across some good ones. How about this one? Can you imagine going to a dinner party at someones house and seeing a bunch of purses hanging off of the front door? These are only in cream and black, though, so they match the decor. Is this considered modern art? (Yes.)

Here is one I like to call the Libra Rack. Careful- you must balance both sides with a purse or risk being corkscrewed by the rack!

The Purse Snatcher Rack. The police have been notified; they're on their way.

OK, I'm done with the purse rant. It's late and I needed some creative output before bed. Zzzzz...

Irritated

Trying to find the gumption to blog. I wrote a huge story about how Evan is doing for my other blog and lost it all when a Sarah Palin email/virus was delivered to my husbands Gmail. Sarah Palin crashed my computer. I don't know what she would want with my computer- there's no oil in it.

Genevieve is "sick"

Am I using that word in the right context? I was going to say "cool", but I know that is a word that old people use.

Other than the shirt, my niece is also wearing skinny jeans with rainbows on them. And dangly star earrings that I gave her- 'cause I'm not totally lame. I know that 80's fashion is great, the 80's are still my favorite era. I just think there should be some limitations on what is brought back.

Is that a side pony?

Thanks, Navy!

I try not to badmouth my husband's employer (publicly). I mean, most of the things to bitch about are not because it's the military, but because it's the federal government. I know this. So instead, I'd like the thank the Navy:

- Thanks, Navy! for moving us to Georgia for the summer. I especially love the giant bugs, fire ants, and bloating humidity. It's nice to be on a land-locked island in the middle of Georgia, with no ocean breezes like at all the other Navy installations. Pesky ocean breezes.

- Thanks, Navy! for moving us to Connecticut for the winter. I can't wait to bundle up two babies, warm up the car, scrape off the windshield, and head out for groceries before that Nor'easter rolls in. Guessing how much the oil bill will be for the month should be a fun game to occupy us with while stuck inside the house.

- Thanks, Navy! for moving us to the Seattle area during the rainy season. Between CT and WA, I probably won't see the sun for 6 months. But that's OK. My sunshiny personality should provide all the light I need.

- Thanks, Navy! for having a 15-24 month waiting list for a house on Navy Base Kitsap. Seeing as how many people are only stationed there for two years, it makes perfect sense to make them wait on a list. Oh, the wait list starts when you leave your previous post, not when you get orders to your base and know people need a place to live? It's a good thing that thousands of families are willing to rent a shack until you call them. That leads me to my next thank you...

- Thanks, Navy! for not giving your military families enough money (especially the Chiefs and Officers) to rent a nice place in the Puget Sound area. Seattle is the one of the fastest growing cities, so it is interesting that you think that rent is staying low across the sound. Ya know, with that view of both the Olympics and Mt. Rainier and the water, who would want to cross the pond. I mean, why should military families deserve a nice house, anyway. It's a good thing we enjoy dipping into other monies to get a better place for our children. I'm glad that you are re-evaluating the housing cost for next year and hopefully fixing this- and that is not sarcasm!

The Test Results

Thank you for being patient, I was really working up a good lather.

And the result? I'm sorry to say that I didn't achieve anything but a few "Yes, yes!"'s from my tingling scalp and a choking fit from the minty over-freshness. After rinsing the bubbles out of my hair and mouth, I did find something I wasn't expecting:

A new refreshing look! Look at that volume! Those veneers! Never mind that it changed my hair color, too. I always wanted to know what it would be like to have my mother's hair (circa 1981).

It doesn't take much for a man to have an "experience", so maybe my husband can use the toothpaste. After all, I have twins. I don't have time for all that jazz.

An experience?

I hadn't used it yet, but in my bathroom cabinet was a product called Aquafresh Extreme Clean Whitening Experience. I thought to myself, "Can you really have an experience using a toothpaste?" It must be possible, why else would Aquafresh feel the need to put the term "experience" on their product? I personally felt they had taken their marketing strategy too far, but I am not one to judge. So I tried the toothpaste and have to admit I felt a little something. (It started in my toes, made me crinkle my nose.)

It then occurred to me: What if I used this while washing my hair with my Herbal Essences 2-in-1 Shampoo/Conditioner? Would this double usage make it possible to finally achieve that rumored female "O" that is on par with that of our male counterparts?

I am willing to give it a try. Check back in a day or so to find out how it worked!