My First Time Planting and Lauren Conrad's Smoothie

I've been saying it for months, and I finally did.  I PLANTED a thing.  Lettuce, to be exact.  If it actually grows, I might pee myself.  Within an hour or so, this...

...turned into THIS.

I know.  You can't believe it.

I bought the goods at Star Nursery and only had to make two trips.  (I was under the impression that I could reuse soil I already had from the Stone Age, but, no.  Sorry.)

I can guarantee that once you set foot in this place, you'll be hooked.  Even if you're not into gardening.

Ok.  That's a lie.  BUT LOOK!  They have turtles and fish!

It's hard to see, but there's a little baby turtle there from when a mom and dad turtle had sweet, romantic turtle sex.  I'm in love.

How can you not like this place?  Look at all that green!!!!

Everything is fantastic on the smoothie front.  I'm trying this bad boy this week:

It's a variation of something Lauren Conrad pimps.  And you know that if a celebrity endorses it, it must be legit.

-1.5 cups almond milk

-.5 cup oatmeal

-.5 cup frozen strawberries

-1 frozen banananana

-1 tablespoon honey

It's nothing to write home about, but it's not bad either.  (Maybe I'll stick with her exact recipe next time.)  I'm hoping that the oatmeal helps fill me up a little longer so that an hour later, I won't be ready to gnaw on my own foot.  I'm also experimenting with breaded zucchini sticks, but I'll include those riveting pictures in my next post. 

If you haven't viewed my last blog on how bottled water is the devil dressed in plastic, why?  There's even a video.  Tomorrow I'll be speaking to our leasing office about why we don't have a recycling service, how we can get it, and how their parents are disappointed in them for destroying the planet.  Stay tuned!

Ciao,

Megan

Washboard Abs You Could Grate Cheese On. And Another Smoothie.

It's 12:15 and this writer is already pooped.

I tried this work-out for the first time today, another video from Body Rock TV -- which always kicks my ass.  This one was for the abs:

I want to make love to her accent and she has the best damn implants I've ever seen.  If you can get through this work-out without spitting or farting or involuntarily doing anything else completely unladylike, I salute you.

I'm trying to get back on the smoothie bandwagon, but today was a little tricky.  It's the end of the week, so the fridge is a little nekkid.  So I just took whatever I had and threw it in.  

Smoothie!

This one has spinach, kale, frozen strawberries, frozen peach, almond milk, and ginger.  Not bad, actually.  It was sooper refreshing.  Make sure you LOVE ginger, because I used a piece the size of a booger and my eyes were still watering.

One final thing: I tried these for the first time, which is a miracle because I've never been a huge cabbage person...

And I loveeeeeddddddd it. I threw in some brussel sprouts as well, and it was all gone with a few days. Or, if you want another snack that actually tastes like it should be junk food, try THESE!

Anyone have a smoothie recipe to share?  Leave a comment with your fave!  The Skinny Confidential has some really good ones, too.  This is why I started making them in the first place, and it literally changed my body and how I feel.  The vegetarian quest is still going well.  Five months and counting.  But I dream of beef every night. 

Why Your Hair is Falling Out :-( And a Really Tasty Smoothie :-)

Hello lovelies!

In my quest to become as chemical-free as possible, I've been exploring homemade soaps, lotions, etc.  My hair has thinned out substantially over the years, and one thing I had not yet looked into was the effects of various shampoo ingredients.  I was shocked to learn that there is a handful of REALLY bad ones that you can find in most shampoos.  Some ones to stay away from...

• sodium lauryl sulfate
• ammonium lauryl sulfate
• ammonium laureth sulfate
• ammonium xylene sulfonate
• TEA lauryl sulfate
• sulfur
• magnesium sulfate
• sodium thiosulfate
• alkyl sodium sulfate
• alkyl benzene sulfonate

And this isn't even all of them!  Sure enough, I went into my shower and checked out my shampoo bottles, and almost all of them had some of these ingredients.  Ironically, the only one that DIDN'T was the generic horse shampoo I got from the dollar store.  Go figure. 

One of the side effects of these ingredients is hair loss, so ditch the toxins and find something better!  Apparently, L'Oreal Vive Pro Nutri Gloss and Garnier Fructis Fortifying are supposed to be good, but I can't yet vouch for them myself.

I've been advised to be very careful with homemade shampoos, because it derives your hair of the oils and nutrients it needs.  Conditioner seems to be a little easier--coconut oil, grapeseed oil, olive oil.  I've also read that mayonnaise is replenishing.  You can find all sorts o' shit online.

Moving on!

I'm getting back into making smoothies, and I already feel amazing.  This was today's:

I made it with my state-of-the-art $20 blender from Target.

1 banananananana

Enough rice milk so that it doesn't have the consistency of vomit

A handful of spinach

A handful of kale

A handful of frozen strawberries

A handful of baby carrots

Blend!  This made two servings.  It's a great snack, perfect to go with these.

For today's workout, I went for my normal jog, and then did THIS from Pinterest:


Ok. I lied. I did part of it. But it's the thought that counts. Here's what the sumo squats look like:



Remember to squat as deep as you can.


Ciao for now,
Megan