There's Nothing That's Worth Keeping Me!

GAME PLAN!

All right, so this is going to be intense today.

I realized last night that all of my friends that matter to me have found their person. Of coarse this is great for them all! I'm so happy they're all happy! (Side note: When I say "all" I mean the few friends I have that are for real friends.)

Here's the thing... I am no longer as important or as needed in they're lives. I don't mean they don't care or don't try. I mean they don't need me as much. Instead of coming to talk to your friend about your everyday problems, they go to the other person. Instead of calling me on a night where you've got nothing to do they spend time with the other person. Calling me up and saying "Hey Amanda, want to hang out right now?" Is no longer an option. It is always plans plans plans. Because on a Wednesday night you don't care what I'm up to because the other person is home.

Don't take this the wrong way, I'm not sitting here writing about how sad it is that I don't have that person blah blah blah. If you know me, you know that I have never been the girl that needs someone just to say I have someone. And the reason I am where I am now is because I haven't found that person that can be my best friend before being the other kind of friend ;) lol. So far - he doesn't exist.

SO!!!

I have full intentions of taking advantage of that! I am no longer living worrying about what my friends will do without me. They have what they need from the other person and I am left feeling like I have things I need to do before I take the route they're taking and settle down. I just don't think I'm meant to be settled yet. I got places to go, things to do and people to see! ...Once I manage to save some money (welcome to the reality side..) - this is step 2.

Step 2 is to save money. Bahahahahahahahahah we're going to be here a while. But that's all right, I'm ready to work at it. AND I have completed step 1. (Read earlier blogs to find step 1 if your confused). But good news! I have a friend! She has graciously offered to help with step 2 and I'm pretty stoked about it. We just need to get started... So far, it's looking like that's not going to be able to happen until about January :S .....New Year, New Habits!! (Hopefully)

A Little Less Intense...

So I'm reading this article called "7 Foods that should never cross your lips" very interesting! Let me share the 7 foods!

1) Canned tomatoes! YUM! They say pick tomatoes in glass or tetra packs because :"The resin linings of tin cans contain bisphenol-A, a synthetic estrogen that has been linked to ailments ranging from reproductive problems to heart disease, diabetes, and obesity." ...Good to know.

2) Corn-Fed Beef. How do you know what they feed them when you go to the grocery store? Okay, here's why:"Cattle evolved to eat grass, not grains. But farmers today feed their animals corn and soybeans, which fatten up the animals faster for slaughter...compared with corn-fed beef, grass-fed beef is higher in beta-carotene, vitamin E, omega-3s, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), calcium, magnesium, and potassium; lower in inflammatory omega-6s; and lower in saturated fats that have been linked to heart disease."

3) Oh Dear! Microwave Popcorn :O I don't even want to hear why! But here it is...:"Chemicals, including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), in the lining of the bag, are part of a class of compounds that may be linked to infertility in humans, according to a recent study. In animal testing, the chemicals cause liver, testicular, and pancreatic cancer." ...Sounds worse off for guys!

4) Non organic Potatoes? "Root vegetables absorb herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides that wind up in soil. In the case of potatoes--the nation's most popular vegetable--they're treated with fungicides during the growing season, then sprayed with herbicides to kill off the fibrous vines before harvesting. After they're dug up, the potatoes are treated yet again to prevent them from sprouting." - So that makes sense, but if your that worried, I can tell you now that everything non organic is like this, LEARN TO LOVE IT!

5) Farmed Salmon.. Well I'm in the clear here! But once again, how do you know when you go to buy fish if it was "farm raised" or not? ..Okay here's why. "farmed salmon is lower in vitamin D and higher in contaminants, including carcinogens, PCBs, brominated flame retardants, and pesticides such as dioxin and DDT."

6) Milk Produced with Artificial Hormones. What does this mean your asking? "Milk producers treat their dairy cattle with recombinant bovine growth hormone to boost milk production. But rBGH also increases udder infections and even pus in the milk (SICK). It also leads to higher levels of a hormone called insulin-like growth factor in milk. In people, high levels of IGF-1 may contribute to breast, prostate, and colon cancers." Oh I looove milk.

7) Conventional Apples. I think this is the same deal as the potatoes. "If fall fruits held a "most doused in pesticides contest," apples would win." Well that's a pretty decent explanation, but I like shiny apples!

I'm pretty sure if Lisa just read this she wrote it down and will no longer be eating beef, apples, potatoes, or drinking milk. That's all I could think of while writing this LOL. Here is the link Lisa, don't freak out just read what they have to say... http://lifestyle.ca.msn.com/health-fitness/diet/rodale-gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=22463436&page=7

So on that note, this has gotten rather lengthy so sommelier. Oh what's sommelier, you ask?
Sommelier:
A restaurant employee who orders and maintains the wines sold in the restaurant and usually has extensive knowledge about wine and food pairings.

Doesn't that sound peachy... :)