Love the Look

Posted on Jul 11, 2011 in happiness | 0 comments

I seriously would love a new look. These are incredibly hot!

via Philo-sofia

Dear 16-Year-Old Me

Posted on Jul 5, 2011 in happiness | 0 comments

I’m guessing you’ve seen this video on Facebook or Twitter. It’s amazing and well worth a few minutes. I have two nieces that are this age and there is so much I want to tell them like…

1. Read more books. They open your world.
2. Write about it then let it go.
3. Stay in choir so you can sing at campfires by the beach.
4. That job sucks but stick with it. You’ll be ahead of others just by learing good work ethics.
5. If he doesn’t make you a better person, forget him.
6. Leave drinking for a bit longer. Your brain is still growing.
7. Go to more concerts.
8. Learn how to make the things you want.
9. Start giving to charity. Make it a habit.
10. Bad stuff will happen. You will feel crushed and defeated but the universe is looking out for you. Trust it.
11. Learn to let go. It’s hard and it hurts, but it’s the only way to move forward.
12. Be so comfortable with yourself you’re happy to go to the movies alone.
13. Trust your instincts and listen to your heart. It’s not lying to you.
14. Don’t worry if others mistake your kindness for ignorance. Keep being kind.
15. Do yoga and meditate. Be grateful for everything in your life.
16. Twenty years from now you’ll be even more beautiful, amazing, and hitting it out of the park. Believe it.

It Sounds Even Better…

Posted on Jul 1, 2011 in happiness | 0 comments

I feel so lucky. I just love my boys!

Where will fate take me?

Posted on Jun 30, 2011 in wealth | 2 comments

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” -Howard Thurman

I came across this quote on Maggie Doyne’s website (a super amazing woman) and I’m sharing it with you today because my life once again is drastically changing (remember back in January I said my word for the year is change? How very true that is.)

Today is my last day with NASA and tomorrow will be my first day 100% employed by HappyTapper. Anyone who has ever taken this leap will know just how insanely scary it is. To my great fortune, I already I have some amazing prospects that I can’t wait to turn into clients. Projects that really make my head spin and my heart leap.

Another great blessing is that I’ll be able to share more on my blog and in my tweets with you. Because of the nature of my job with NASA, I was hesitant to discuss certain topics. But now that the only person who can fire me is me (and my clients), I’m taking a bigger leap.

In honor of this change, I redid my blog design again — not that any of you probably noticed. If you’re anything like me, you see all blogs in the same design in your reader. It’s still work in progress, but I’m getting rid of the clutter, the pages, the links.

As for the picture above, it’s a wonderful photograph by Boy Wonder available on Etsy. I purchased a copy for my son’s room – a gift from my husband and me to him to celebrate a personal milestone that happened on June 14th. Life is changing and change is good!

This Momma is a Skinny Bitch!

Posted on Apr 11, 2011 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Between the bouts of colic and sleepless nights, my husband and I let our health slip. A lot. It started with a nasty M&M addiction and grew into all sorts of instant foods. Frozen pizzas? Great! Cereal for lunch? Sure. As long as it was quick and didn’t require any thinking, we’ll eat it.

By mid-March we looked like a couple ready for rehab. Partially because of the lack of sleep. Mostly because of the crap we put in our bodies. Our skin was rough, eyes dark and puffy, and we had zits like a teenager. It was time for a detox.

As fate has it, our new nanny (we went through four, that’s another story) asked if I read “Skinny Bitch”. I got a copy from the library and breezed through it in a couple days, throwing food out of our house as I read. Just two weeks later, my health and looks have never been better. This is the first photo I’ve taken in years that didn’t require a bit of Photoshop.

Tiger and Me

Compare that to this untouched photo taken last summer. Mind you, it kills me to put this horrible picture on the Internet. The only reason I’m sharing this mordifying shot is because I want you to wake up to the toxins in your diet.

Skinny but very toxic me.

Before our “winter/baby survival” binge, I thought we ate healthy. A few years ago we knocked off a lot of weight using the South Beach Diet theory. Then we just stayed clear of carbs and sugars. “Fat Free” and “Sugar Fee” were our friends. We might have been thinner, but we still looked awful because we were eating crap.

How I Skinny Bitched Me

I won’t go through everything in “Skinny Bitch”. Instead, I recommend you get a copy and read it. But I will highlight a few things that I’m doing different that I know are working.

• Drink at least 64 ounces of water a day. My son has about half this in formula. So it’s a nice way to keep up.
• Take Hydraplenish supplements. I’ve been dehydrated all my life. Time to catch up.
• Eat less meat. It’s disgusting how they slaughter and package animals. If you have to have a fix, go for a free range critter that’s been butchered humanely.
• Eat as much organic as I can. Thank heavens for Pomegranate¬†market – the new organic grocer in town. Please shop there so they stay in business!
• Eat only ingredients I can pronounce. I always knew I should be doing this, but didn’t for sake of¬†my friends “fat free” and “sugar free”.
• Eat anything I want. If it’s wholesome and good for me, why not? I know my stomach is about the size of Starbucks Trenta, so why stretch it. That’s gross.
• Ignore the food pyramid. It’s made up by people in suites who are more interested in money than your health.
• GAVE UP¬†ALCOHOL! It’s almost socially expected of us to drink so it’s hard to think that it could be harmful. Give it a week and you’ll see a difference. If you can’t, perhaps that’s saying something.

Still not convinced?

Then watch this video and learn how the American food products are messed up. Stop feeding yourself and your family¬†poison. Your health will suffer, you mentality will be killed and your spirit won’t shine nearly as bright as it could.