some funnies...

I was very bored one day and I came across a mexican website with lots of funny images like these... Enjoy!

 

Ajajajaja!!

I'm going to hang a sign like this at the front door of my house
when I buy one :)

get it??

Las Cosas De La Vida

Sometimes, things come up in life that you have NO CONTROL over.  So I had to think about one of my favorite movie quotes... "Just keep Swimming".  I need to remember to keep swimming through this sea called life.  No matter how many vicious sharks get in the way.  Or currents of water, or sea divers trying to steal my dignity! LOL! I am getting way to DEEP into this analogy of life and the sea.  Any-whoo-dle... I just hope that I make it to shore :)

the dangers of aspartame

I was eating a "light" yogurt, when I started reading the ingredients. For those of you who know Delmi, I remembered her lecture about sweeteners when I noticed aspartame on the list. I started doing some research, this is some info from the first website I found. I thought I would share because I know we are all trying to eat a little healthier, but sometimes we eat things that are actually worse for us. Will continue to do more research though, one article is not enough... Summary, be careful buying and eating things that are "low-calorie" or "light" or "diet" because they may contain harmful chemicals that are making up for the sugar or fat that was removed from the original product.

Aspartame accounts for over 75 percent of the adverse reactions to food additives reported to the FDA. Many of these reactions are very serious including seizures and death.

Aspartame is made up of three chemicals: aspartic acid, phenylalanine, and methanol. The book "Prescription for Nutritional Healing," by James and Phyllis Balch, lists aspartame under the category of "chemical poison."

One common complaint of persons suffering from the effect of aspartame is memory loss.

Excessive levels of phenylalanine in the brain can cause the levels of seratonin in the brain to decrease, leading to emotional disorders such as depression.

John Cook began drinking six to eight diet drinks every day. His symptoms started out as memory loss and frequent headaches. He began to crave more aspartame-sweetened drinks. His condition deteriorated so much that he experienced wide mood swings and violent rages. Even though he did not suffer from PKU, a blood test revealed a phenylalanine level of 80 mg/dl. He also showed abnormal brain function and brain damage. After he kicked his aspartame habit, his symptoms improved dramatically.


http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/06/aspartame-most-dangerous-substance-added-to-food.aspx

One of the comments read: While you do present accurate symptoms of aspartic acid, phenylalanine, and methanol poisoning, we believe that you fail to acknowledge that it would be nearly impossible to achieve toxic levels of these metabolites by way of aspartame consumption alone. Scare tactics such as this are inherently dangerous as they may breed distrust of the government and health agencies by the public.


Taking the previous comment into consideration, our research will continue...

Gisela's thought of the day...

Most places should offer free samples on Sundays, just like they do at Sam's and Costco. Wouldn't that be awesome?! You wouldn't have to cook on Sundays, just make a plan of your stops for the day...

Places like Total Wine and Bevmo can take advantage of this. I'm sure their sales would go up! For people like me, who have a very low alcohol tolerance, we can get our buzz on just with the samples :)  Ahahahaha

Comadres, when I open up my own gelato shop, remind me that I must give out free samples on Sundays :)

Much Ado About Nothing

So I just wanted to start my first blog entry by not talking/typing about much, just to test the waters of "bloggerdom":) This is a phenomenal idea and I am so happy you got the wheel rolling on our project Gisela! Things are changing wether we know it or not and this is a wonderful way for us to keep in touch even when our schedules don't quite meet up. So, thank you Gisela! Cheers on the starts of a new venture for Las Comadres (clinks 2 bottles of dark beers together).

Things are coming along with my little Caetano. I am nearing 37 weeks and feeling exhausetd. I am amazed that women do this (pregnancy) year after year. I miss my body, I miss high heels and I miss normal, non-baggy, form fitting clothes! Wow, I thought I'd never say that! Of course it also has made me realize how amazing women are, especially pregnant woman who are troopers (like those women in Oaxaca climbing a mountain pregnant, with a child on their back and a bucket of water in another hand and a basket on their head- you get the idea!). It has made me appreciate my body for the perfect machine that it is. It also amazes me how God chose me to be a women and to have the chance to experience such things such as holding a human being in my body. Once I give birth I am certain it will be only that much more empowering. I can't wait to meet him, hold him, teach him and fall deeply in love with him more and more each day.

I am happy and feel blessed that I got the chance to experience my pregnancy with you ladies. I couldn't have chosen a more perfect, strong set of women. Thank you for craving along with me, for babying me, for being my chauffers, for being a support when at times it feels like not even my family is that. I know I have been rough and I tend to be a bit on the dark, negative side (some days more than a "bit") but then I realize I need to grow up and be thankful for the beauty that surrounds me each and everyday. Thank you for being that beauty.

L'Oreal Volume Million Lashes

This is my favorite mascara. It is pricey I think about $12, don't remember. Try to have a coupon when you buy this. I love how it extends my lashes and the coverage. I always buy the waterproof kind because I laugh and sweat a lot!

In order to remove waterproof anything, I use:

It really works in getting the makeup off. Even foundation. I just wash my face afterwards. I love this cold cream! I use to use oil makeup remover and it was just very messy.