Healthy Habits

I've made the decision.

It's final and I am not changing my mind.

These next two and a half months will be trying.

And gruelling.

But ultimately rewarding.

I know this is coming out of left field, so let's rewind.

I'd like to take you back in time....to a sunny, fall day.

The leaves had turned and were clinging in vain to their branches.

The air was cool; it was a crisp morning where you could see your breath.

There was frost delicately creeping up the windows and the smell of autumn in the air.

The time was 7:00am. The date? September 23rd, 2010.

(YES I realize that was this morning)

As I was digging around under my bathroom sink searching (in vain) for a bottle of moisturizer, I happened upon this:

Hrmmm, I thought to myself.

I wondered where that had gone.

And now I knew.

As I pulled it out of the basket I began to think back to the last time I flossed my teeth.

My heart fluttered a little and my hands grew clammy as I realized I hadn't flossed the entire month of August.

Or thus far in September.

I ripped off a length of the minty thread and immediately set to work.

I'll spare you the details.

But it was gross.

Here it is, several hours later, and I am having a coffee.

And my teeth hurt.

Immensely.

Guess that's what you get when you don't floss for almost two months.

SO the decision has been made.

The next 3 months are going to be my "Healthy Habit" building months.

I need to start flossing every (other) day.

And hitting the gym again.

And maybe doing some AM Yoga.

I need to wash my makeup off everynight. EVERY night.

I need to moisturize my skin.

I really want to start 2011 off Healthy, Happy and Enthused about life.

And everyone knows that's achieved through flossing your teeth.

Elsie P

PS - How often do YOU floss??



The War on Type A

eBay is waging psychological warfare on all Type A personalities.

As someone who has recently been pegged as “type A” and told to “put down the planner” more than once, I feel that it is my civic duty to inform you of the consequences of not only signing up for an eBay account, but pressing that dreadful “confirm bid” button.

I used to love eBay. I searched for things hi and low. I even bought a pair of boots on eBay! (that’s another story, make sure you ask me about it because it ends with me in tears and my father stifling laughter from the computer)

Over the years, I lost touch with my online shopping self. (This, in hindsight, was a good thing) However, a guy in my office just purchased a silicone keyboard cover for his wife’s Macbook.

It only cost him $3.00.

And no shipping costs.

Thus my passion for eBay was rekindled.

Having learned my lesson about purchasing things that need to fit something that isn’t standardized (i.e. me) I steered clear of my one true love, shoes. I did stay in the realm of accessories.

First I checked out purses and handbags. There are tons of adorable, underpriced gems I’d love to have arrive at my postal box. However, when we’re talking about $228.00 for a $1200 Louis, “underpriced” still isn’t cheap enough for this girl.

I was looking more for the $1.00 or less items.

Chanel just hasn’t cornered that market yet.

So what did I find??

This:

And this:

And this:

And this:

And this: ( I know it's the same as THAT but in a different color)

At the risk of giving away just HOW addicted I became to eBay, I won’t tell you which ones I purchased.

I’ll show you which ones I didn’t:

So how is this eBay’s fault, you ask? Well, there’s an APP for that.

No, seriously, eBay has an app for my iPhone.

And it buzzes me when things I am watching are about to end.

It sends me this message: "Don't miss out! XX Item is about to end!"

Or when people outbid me.

My competitive spirit thrives.

My adrenalin kicks in.

I literally watched an auction for 3m46s as it counted down to my victory.

This has TROUBLE written allllll over it.

Elsie P

 

PS - I mean, do you know what the SELL on eBay??

EVERYTHING.