Warts

About 3 months ago I had to take Travis to the dermatologist to get a wart removed from his finger. After the dermatologist was finished freezing his wart off, she looks up at me and says in the sweetest voice,

"You know, you don't have to live with acne like that. There are things we can do to help you get rid of it."

Um, ::blushing:: (Was it really THAT bad?... yes.)

So I made an appointment and came to see her and she gave me this awesome prescription cream I'm suppose to use twice a day after I wash my face.

Well, the stuff works great if I actually use it twice a day, but I slack so I've still got a zit here or there.

But now that summer is here and I've been swimming AND using the zit cream, the chlorine has done wonders for my skin! My face is acne free (not a single tiny pimple or scab anywhere). Now if only I can get rid of the splotches...

So anyway, today Kinsey had to go to a dermatologist (a new one because we aren't in LA anymore so I had to get her one in Austin) to get 4 warts taken off her palm (what is up with all these warts in my family lately?).

The dermatologist never made a single comment to me about my ugly face or my acne. I'm taking that as a good sign.

Let's hope the kids don't need to see a nutritionist for any reason or I'm in huge trouble. "Um, mam, you know you don't HAVE to live with all that fat around your stomach..."

Mmmmm Kaaaaaaaaay Whatevs

I took the kids to the park today. So I'm sitting there watching the kids reading my Google Reader on my iPhone when this lady comes over and starts chatting with me totally interrupts my craft blog reading (how wooode!).

So she says something to the effect of,

"Your ora is really bright. You've got a really great ora about you."

"Um, okay thanks." {fake smile} But what I'm really thinking is "A) why is this weird woman telling me this, and B) can't she see I'm busy reading blogs?!?!"

I try to look back down at my phone and brush her off, but then she starts again...

"You've got a really bright future. I can see a bright future for you. You have such a positive energy and ora."

So I look up again and smile and say, "Uh, okay. Er, thanks."

And she's all, "You've had a really horrible year this past year. You've had so many obstacles in your way, but it's okay now! Your future is very bright with lots of great things to come."

So now I'm backing away slowly trying to just get away from her so I can go back to watching the kids so they don't get kidnapped reading my phone AND she follows me. AND she won't stop talking about my ora! My great positive happy ora that I've got flowing all around me!

So now she's blabbing on that she's a Physic and do I want to have my fortune or palm read. BINGO. I knew she had a point to her blabbing and stalking.

"Uh, no thanks."

"But your future is so bright!"

"How much do you charge for a reading?"

"Only ten dollars! Don't you want to know how bright your future is?"

At this point I'm thinking there's no way I'm paying a single penny because this lady obviously has no clue how to do her job. I've had a great year this past year. And yes, this next year looks bright too so I guess she got that part right. But saying I've had a horrible year with lots of obstacles? When she said that I new she was a fake.

So I guess it was kinda rude in hindsight but I told her, "TEN DOLLARS?! I'm really not interested in paying ten dollars to have my positive ora told to me. Thanks though."

And I walked away. Beaming with all my positive mojo and energy. Weird-o.

Well hello my friends... muwahahaha

If you are vising from my link I posted at HoH...

STALKER! My gosh!

;)

Kidding of course. Thanks for stopping by. I don't update this very often, but now that I've given out my link I guess I'll try to be humorous more frequently over here as well.

I really should convert this to a wordpress if I'm going to update it more frequently. Because you know I just have ample time to write ANOTHER blog.

I've got the ITCH

I thought I'd be so happy once I moved out of my house in Dallas and into our apartment in Beverly Hills. Happy that finally I'd get a break from all the renovations. All the painting. All the caulking, and tiling, and caulking, and sanding. I worked on my home in Dallas for a year straight with hardly any breaks. My poor kids were parentless after school each day as I left them to their own devices while I painted, or caulked, or stapled, or sanded yet another project. I couldn't wait to just have a break. And I couldn't have a break at my house because I am so OCD and if I know there was a project to do I just can't sit still until it's done. For example, if I were still at my house, my kitchen cabinets would probably already be painted white. Or a new mantle would already be hung. Or I'd have sewed some window treatments by now. Or what I really wanted to do was paint my front door black.

Anyway, I've been out of my home and here in Beverly Hills for 2 months now and the itch to create or renovate something, anything, is almost more than I can stand! It doesn't help that I subscribe to at least 50 thrifty, home decor, renovate, do it yourself blogs that I read daily. Man I want to go to goodwill so badly and find some awesome piece of furniture for $20 and paint it. I have dreams of turning a horribly ugly buffet into something amazing or finding a gaudy gold mirror and making it beautiful.

But I can't because in 4 months from now we will be loading up a little U-haul trailer and driving back to Texas, and I can't really fit a huge buffet into a small U-haul can I? Also, I can't really refinish a dresser inside my apartment, and my porch is not big enough, and I have no garage, etc.

So I'm trying to curb the itch with other projects. I've made a few things with my kids lately which I'll post later and I've also been shopping at Ross, Marshall's, Goodwill, and Target for sales. I've found some great decorating things at Target recently for mega cheap. If you really dig at Target you can find all sorts of cool stuff for super cheap.

I'll do a post with all my finds once I put the pictures on my computer. For now I just wanted to share how much I REALLY WANT TO REFINISH SOMETHING. I miss my house.

You on the Beach?

If you know me well you'll know that I'm a fan of South Beach Diet. (Now if only I would actually stick to SBD faithfully I might actually lose a few pounds!) Hubb's calls my diet the Allison Beach Diet b/c I've changed so many rules regarding the diet that it looks like a distant relative of the original. haha

Anyway, I have a few recipes that I made up myself that follow the real South Beach Diet (Phase 1) that I thought I'd share. Most sound gross, but if you take the time to actually make it I'm sure you will love it. My kids beg me to make these meals/snacks for them. They call for mozzarella cheese, either grated or string cheese form. Mozzarella is a great type of cheese to use on SBD because it isn't too oily like cheddar and when you cook it it takes on a solid crunchy or crispy form.

Grilled String Cheese
-string cheese (not a Light one though - those don't work and are gross!)
-small saute pan
-cooking spray

Preheat the small saute pan on medium-low. Coat pan with cooking spray. Place string cheese in pan and let it cook on one side until the cheese is melted and grilled on one side (light brown). Flip cheese over and cook the other side. Enjoy!

Breadless Pepperoni Pizza/Calzone
-part-skim shredded mozzarella (maybe 1/2 C or so)
-Turkey pepperoni
-pizza or spaghetti sauce
-small saute pan

Preheat the small saute pan on medium-low. Place Turkey pepperoni over saute pan in a single layer. Add cheese all over the top of the pepperoni. Let the pepperoni and cheese grill for about 5 minutes or until the mozzarella is all totally melted and starting to get crispy around the edges. The cheese will now be cooked enough that you can flip the pepperoni/mozzarella mixture like a pancake. Flip it so that the mozzarella side is down. Cook for another 3-5 minutes or until the cheese is light brown and kinda crispy. Remove from pan and put on a plate pepperoni side up. Add a thin layer of pizza sauce on the top of it and then fold it in half like a taco. Enjoy!

Cooking the mozzarella makes it firm enough to be able to pick up and eat like a calzone. If you under-cooked it just use a knife and fork to eat it.

Caprice salad
-Mozzarella
-Medium tomato
-salt and pepper
-olive oil
-basil, fresh or dried
Get fresh mozzarella. Not the part-skim stuff. Buy a really good block. I buy mine in a 2 pack at Costco. Yummmm! Slice about 6 thin slices. They should be roundish. Slice the tomato into about 6 slices. On a plate place one slice of mozzarella near the edge. Then overlap it about half way with a tomato slice. Then overlap the tomato with another slice of mozzarella. Work your way around the plate alternating tomato and mozzarella. It should look like a circle or wreath around the plate. Drizzle a very small amount of olive oil over tomato and mozzarella. Sprinkle with a light sprinkle of salt and pepper. Cover with a thin layer or sprinkling of basil. Enjoy!

Cheesy Bean Taco meat
-1 lb ground beef
-1 can refried beans (TRY REALLY HARD to find Old El Paso brand. Even better, get the vegetarian Old El Paso. It is the best. All refried beans are not created equal and the type of beans you use will either make or break this recipe!)
-1 small can Tomato Sauce
-shredded cheddar cheese
Cook ground been in a skillet. When it's cooked add the can of refried beans and the can of tomato sauce. Mix well and cook until hot. Spoon a serving of mixture into a bowl and sprinkle with cheddar cheese. If needed, microwave until cheese is bubbly. Enjoy with a spoon, or add to a wheat tortilla for Phase 2 of SBD.

I've got more, but I'll post them later. Enjoy these really easy recipes. Trust me, you will not be disappointed. My kids even beg for them (except the Caprice Salad).