Monday, Monday...

We both looked like this, just didn't snap a selfie!

Inspired Marketing

Cigna's campaign has it going on!!

http://youtu.be/CbcyCqOMkgY

Snippet of my day.

Driving to lunch.
Hanover County, Virginia

Sportin' my Vibram Love today!

Greatest shoes, EVAH!!

Giveaway of the day (that I found on the web).

Word notebooks giveaway!

http://www.ink-pens.com/post/88644154322/word-notebooks-giveaway

Kitty gives massage to pitbull

What's happening where You are?

A day in the life

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/c608rsuRd9M


Sent from my iPhone

Pedestrian or pedantic?

So, anyone who does massage knows that a routine (which is never Really routine, btw) relaxation massage is a good time for the therapist to chill, meditate, mellow out.  We're there and on point, mind you, but we are in the zone and relaxed.  Honestly, it is just as relaxing for us as for the client.  Anyway, during two or three different massages I have, in my head, written an entire article tentatively entitled "What your therapist won't tell you (but probably should)." Yes, indeed, I've 'written' the whole damn thing only to walk out of the massage room forgetting every word except the general concept.  I keep trying to get it on paper but... oh well, it's a work in progress.

Somewhat unrelated, though not entirely so, I have decided to return to my blog in earnest and try to post on a daily basis.  As I am finishing my massage article or until I start a new one... you will be enjoying (grinning and bearing?) some pointless yet entertaining drivel.  You're welcome!

Oh, here's one to start!  All together now...



Note: in the vid you hear me yell "it's my theme song".  Just to point out, I do not mean I am "evil" necessarily.  The motorcycle I used to ride was a HD Sportster with an EVOlution engine.  So, my license plate said "EVO WMN"  GET IT?? heh heh
Okay, maybe I AM a little evil.

What the heck is Spritzing?

So, as this article quips, apparently Spritzing is a 'thing' now.

First, let me say I LOVE technology.  I love the internet and most of the joys it has brought us.  I am truly "Plugged in" and I rarely have the desire to disconnect.  But I'm also an avid reader, a reader for pleasure.  It became pleasurable for me in spits and spurts.  I have always been an easy learner and I retain a lot of what I learn. But, I was one of those "slow readers", one of those children placed in a 'special' reading class.  I can remember it as somewhat embarrassing for me.  Why the education system deems it useful to stigmatize a child as a "slow reader" is subject for another post.  All in all, it didn't do me too much damage.  I graduated from the public school system near the top of my class.

I have a theory that my "slow reading" actually helps me retain information.  I find it necessary to read every single word or I feel like I'm a slacker of sorts.  This is why I have never wanted to take a Speed Reading course, skipping words just feels wrong to me.

Now, there is Spritzing.  Spritz is a speed reading app.  The app works by flashing words or groups of short words in quick succession into one stationary window.  I'm a little intrigued as this is not a skipping of words technique.  But, as I can see using this for articles, text books and other nonfiction reading material it just doesn't appeal to me for leisure reading.  When I read a novel I want to caress each word, ponder it and move on to the next in my own time.  Granted, it takes me a while to finish a good sized book.  But, it IS pleasurable.  I may very well download the app and give it a try but I will continue to read novels in the way I always have... slowly.  Heck, I just recently embraced ebooks and I'm still trying to convince myself that audiobooks are not Cheating!

Check out this article on HuffPost, it sums up my thoughts quite well:

In Defense Of 'Difficult' Books

RVA Massage!

RVA Creates

My own personal RVA logo!! w00t

RVA Creates

Somewhere in my youth or childhood...

GENEALOGY BLACK HOLE

I've fallen back into the abyss.  I've gotten the genealogy bug again, thanks to my roommate. 
Here is a list of the surnames from which I am decended:

ADAMS
ALDRICH
ASKEW
AUSTIN
BADGET
BUCHANAN
CLEMENTS
CLOYCE
D'HAASE
DAY
DE BEER
DeBRUYNE
DeLAMAR
EDWARDS
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT/ELIOT
FLEMING
HALL
HARRINGTON
HARRIS
HAYWARD
HICKS
LIGNIAN/DeLIGNIAN/DeLEEGE
LITTLEFIELD
LUCK
PROVENDER
ROUW
RYAN
SEAY
SMITH
STANLEY
THAYER
VAN DEN BOOGART
VERSTRAATEN
WILLIAMS
WILTGEN

I will post more on my journey!

Condition of the day...

There's An Oil For That!


ACNE
(copied from Modern Essentials: A Contempory Guide To The Therapeutic Use of Essential Oils)

Acne is a skin condition, generally of the face, commonly found in adolescents and young adults. Acne is characterized by red, irritating blemishes (pimples) on the skin. Most commonly, acne is found on the oil-pr...oducing parts of the body such as the face, chest, back, upper arms and back of neck. Acne is a blockage of a skin pore by dead skin cells, tiny hairs, and oil secreted by the sebaceous glands located near the hair follicles in the face, neck and back. This blockage occurs deep within the skin. Acne is not currently believed to be caused by dirt on the face or by eating certain foods and research has indicated that over-scrubbing the face may actually make acne worse.

Oils:
Primary recommendation: Clear Skin blend, melaleuca
Secondary: lavender
Other recommendations: geranium, sandalwood, thyme, vetiver, lemon, lemongrass, marjoram, patchouli, doTERRA's Clear Skin Foaming Face Wash

More information can be found here: http://www.everythingessential.me/HealthConcerns/Acne.html#page=page-2See More

Check out my doTERRA page!

http://www.mydoterra.com/pegseay/



Post by Peg Seay.

8 Biggest Food Companies Who Use GMO

http://www.undergroundhealth.com/the-8-biggest-food-companies-in-the-world-who-use-gmo/

Oh, Rats!!

Interesting article.


A good line regarding D.C.: "Something has to be between us and Virginia—and, oh, hey, it happens to be you."



I like the analogies (and trust me, analogies usually annoy me)... and if I may add to that,

If DC is "...the... sensitive kid, upper-middle-class, high achiever."
And Baltimore is "... this other girl (Baltimore), a loner, working-class (not too hard on the eyes in an earthy, winsome way)"

Perhaps the south (VA?) is: the sturdy, homespun but pretty girl you met in Vo-Ag class, who could do anything from rearing babies, planting a garden and changing the brakes on her car... at the same time... not the prom queen but someone with whom you knew you could spend your life.

We (southerners) pretty much think of N.Y. as the "big city", Baltimore as urban, historic, quaint and we mostly think of D.C. as ... dirty, literally AND figuratively.

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/113600/washington-posts-latest-anti-baltimore-putdown-rats#

Have you ever Really loved a woman?

Fellas, have you listened to these words?


Generally speaking, we women are not a pragmatic lot (except when we absolutely must be), we read romances yet don't necessarily believe in "happily ever after", we like fairy tales but we don't think they're real.

When you say "forever", "I promise", etc... do we believe you?

In my case, probably not. But do we want to Hear it? Yes. Yes. Yes.

It's not living in a fantasy, it's not believing fairy tales... it's grabbing a moment of happiness because who knows what will happen next.

Quote of the day

"Don't believe everything you're told, people are usually trying to convince themselves." ~ me

Do You Eat GMOs?

GMO Foods infographic