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20 things to do when you are Bored
Its the end of January and some of you may have cabin fever, just think how you will feel by February or March. In this day and age I don’t get how ANYONE with all the crap we have to ‘toy’ around with and so on, how can one get bored?
There are endless Apps, LOADs of great shows on television now (I Highly suggest watching Lethal Weapon.. its my stand out favorite new show last year.) Plus there’s streaming as well, and all the stuff from the past on youtube.
a few suggestions?
*Watch Lethal Weapon, Game of Thrones or Vikings
*Write a short story or a poem on how you feel
*as much as I hate to…. exercise a bit. (do one of each)
*I have a giant pile of books and only 2 small bookcases, organize your books by alphabetical order (the ones you plan to keep) or make each shelf a different genre, I’ve also seen where people put all books of one color together and look quite pretty especially if you do it as an accent wall)
*READ a print or digital book
*Get a hobby for instance ( I make jewelry and sew among other things like paint…not like I’m good at drawing in the first place but I just freehand the whole thing. I have a few blogs (this, one for writing, Crafts, and my Entertainment one which is the one that keeps me the busiest.and there’s my main one which aside I post random stuff that doesn’t fit to the others, (and I do repost some of the articles and reviews from my other blogs there.
*Play a board or card game with family or friends.
*Is it the spring or summer? Is it a Saturday? Go check out some Yard or whatever you want to call them sales, or even a flea market (why are they called that anyway?) All the ones I’ve been to have sold new stuff Like the Big one in Englishtown new jersey and Stormville.
*You know those adult coloring books? Buy one and some colored pencils (they look best that way to me, though if you get one where the pages have the art on one side, then why not try watercolor as well?)
*Decide what you will wear the next few days
*make a list, any list
*Go through your closet, and see what no longer fits.
*write a short story
20 things to do when you are bored
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How A Pair Of Rainbow Socks Changed My Life – The Mission – Medium
After reading this story, I wanted to share it with as many people as possible. You see I’ve suffered from depression and anxiety and I thought this was something that might help others. I like those crazy novelty socks I have a pair I call my ‘movie socks’ as I usually wear them when I see a movie in the theatre, they have popcorn and popcorn bags on them. I also have a vampire mouth on another pair. Some socks have cats on them I have a pair with Scooby doo as well a small collection of Halloween socks.
If you are feeling glum be it depressed for the past month or more or just sad for a few days.. push that gloomy cloud away with a special treat for yourself…
For instance, the story that inspired this post How A Pair Of Rainbow Socks Changed My Life – The Mission – Medium
Buy yourself something out of the ordinary than you normally would. only wear solids? Get checker, stripes, polka dots wear pastels? buy bold or neon colors heck mix the previous and that together. Better yet look for something that is the craziest, ugliest or something that actually makes you laugh when you see it.
Find a hobby. If it’s is some sort of craft, the progress and completion of even a small project will make you proud especially when and if you use that hobby to make gifts for friends and family. People are surprised when they hear you made something yourself. (and it’s so much better than what I feel is empty praise when you are a kid and draw something that looks like a scribble)
Here’s some of my creations (photography, Drawing, Jewelry made and whatever else) and some newer stuff
Have a pet? cuddle with them, pet them let them lay in our lap. Pets lower high blood pressure and if your pet is anything like my cat Sully, they should be full of laughs. If not You can see any videos I post of Sully on YouTube on Rocklvr76 as well as all the other cats and animal videos on there. (try a cat compilation)
Honestly I do have a guilty pleasure but I never feel guilty about it so does it count as one? If I catch Tom and Jerry on (the old ones I grew up with) I’ll watch and they still surprisingly make me laugh. The newer ones not as much but sometimes do have that good old formula but can’t beat those old ones. Same with Looneytoons.
In closing if you get mad don’t just curse or insult someone, give yourself (and maybe even the idiot who is pissing you off) a laugh.
Put 3 words together with the same first letter like “You’re an abstract asinine ant-eater” or abstract asinine artifact…
Let me know your insults and what you got that makes you happy and chases away the blues.
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11 Habits That Will Boost Your Metabolism
11 Habits That Will Boost Your Metabolism
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Influenster Resolution Voxbox review
The Unboxing
@Popchips Cheddar & Sour cream ridges
I was skeptical about. While I do Like some of their products, I wasn’t sure about cheddar and sour cream together. The verdict??? They’re good. They combined just the right amounts of each to be able to taste them both. Another thing unlike most sour cream (and onion) chips they usually taste very salty. If this has any, I’d be surprised.I let my mother try one when I opened them, she liked them but got an after taste she did not care for. As for myself I did not, but after eating a few myself a but quickly, I’m not digging the aftertaste. Maybe need to have a drink or snack on something between each chip.
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Fabreze One Fabric and air mist starter kit
I was almost out of my air effects bottle which is 9.7 .oz and you’d save to buy a whole new bottle.
This is the Fabreze One Fabric and air mist starter kit; normally $5.99 with the refill as $3.99. I think that’s a better deal than having to buy the fabric and air must separate…even though my fabric re-fresher is 27 oz.The one bottle saves space and money. You can find it at Target but I greatly hope I can find it in Walmart.
I received the Orchid scented spray. I sniffed the bottle before spraying as my family and I tend to not always like the same scents. Some aggravate my allergies, others my mother’s. For once we both agree on a scent, so I hope I can find this Scent when we go to Walmart, or something else that’s light and flowery…maybe lavender.
You can spray a short spritz or a long (non aerosol) spray to gently clean odors away without heavy perfumes (mom or I do not like) and no dyes.
I think this formula works better than the previous ones in the air as well as on fabric. I’ll put it this way…I have an old blanket from the 90’s I just can’t let go of so I made this the subject of the test and would you believe it actually worked. Honestly the previous solution worked, but not as well to clean the
smell(s) away from this blanket. ONE removed the deep down layers and lasted for a longer time as well.
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Crispy Green Crispy fruit
The card Influenster sends when you get one of their sampling boxes notes they send one out of 6 flavors; I received the Apple, but sadly the card does not note what all the flavors are.
These 100% All Natural Freeze Dried Apples are nice thick pieces, with a little crunch.. so no more excuses you want some crispy chips and reach for a potato chip. These have got crunch, they are light only 40 calories 0 from Fat, they don’t taste overly sweet like someone added sugar, and looking at the nutrition info again, it’s only 7 grams of sugar which I think is less than a ripe juicy apple. I will tell you something.. I will be looking for these at Walmart when I go I just can’t decide if I want to get a 6 pk..(wonder if they come as assorted flavor packages..if not then THAT is how I let them know to improve on the product, as well as need bigger slices, not just thick but full slices, (they are more like a half of a slice)
A .36 oz. Bag is supposed to be $1.49 and a 6-pk of bags for $7.99 and I have found a list of the flavors. Wow I can have a ‘chippy’ fruit salad (yeah sorry that joke fell flat even with me)
- Apple
- Asian Pear
- Banana
- Cantaloupe
- Mango
- Pineapple
- Tangerine
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Orgain Protein Bars
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Now I have a bit of a beef with Protein bars…
- I have yet to see one that is actually appetizing looking.
- Many taste like someone put a dumpster in a blender.
- Many don’t even look like it’s made of what it says
- They rarely taste like what they say they are supposed to.
As you may be able to see from the image, I got the Cookie Dough flavored version. No it tasted NOTHING like Cookie dough.
As for the taste, it was either passable or I was so hungry when I ate it that I just didn’t notice.
(I usually keep something in my purse in case I’m not hungry in the morning or not able to eat breakfast before I run out the house)
I would say it’s passable cause there have been times I was super hungry, ate a protein bar and it still had a nasty taste, but Orgain needs to improve on the flavor of this.
Burt’s Bees Protein powder
Had to wait a bit as our blender died and had yet to find a new one; thankfully a week before my deadline Walgreen’s had one on sale.
I tried this first with just a taste of the powder, and it might be OK enough to just use in some water.
So the new blender gets blessed by Burt’s Bees (plant based) protein with 1 cup banana, 10oz Orange juice and 3/4 of frozen blueberries smoothie with a scoop (I used a heaping teaspoon.) Of the protein powder. It tasted good except the banana wasn’t ripe enough for me, I could still taste the orange juice a bit (I’d rather use pom juice to make my smoothies or even skim milk.)
I prefer fresh fruits and berries to frozen, tastes so much better. However I don’t think I put enough of powder in. It didn’t make me feel satisfied or full.(so I would not snack late night)
I will say one thing, when I closed what I left in the pouch it came in…some of the powder overflowed out and it felt like silk or satin. I will have to experiment with this and making smoothies. The ‘cups’ that came with my blender are more like a tall slim 25 .oz pitcher, so a scoop may not be enough for that size, although what I made was 1/2 or 3/4 of 25 oz. (I think it’s as long as my forearm! So basically that’s breakfast and lunch in one cup er let’s call that pitcher cause calling it a cup just does not work for me.
So I’m still not sure about this one, other than you’d probably be able to just put it in my water and just drink it that way.
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Orabrush A DenTek brand tongue cleaner
So far I already have tried a tongue scraper and have 2 round tongue brushes, one with hard bristles and the other soft.
The bristles on this subject are plastic and sort of look like a cat’s tongue.
Using the Dentek brush, I don’t know if the bristles really do anything, but that darker pink, at the top of it, works as a scraper. Now even if it’s not meant to work as a scraper, it’s a better one than one (at the top) in the left image, which is also from the Dentek subdivision which I’ve trashed recently wasn’t a good design compared to this new brush/scraper design. There are times my tongue gets that feeling like it’s been soaked in cotton, and that’s when it’s a great time to use this brush/scraper.
I would say definitely a step up from past designs but I still think it a shame these companies haven’t been able to successfully combine a toothbrush and a tongue scraper/brush design. The one’s I’ve had on the back of the toothbrush are not wide enough, and the scrape design just doesn’t work. I wonder if they could make a toothbrush in this fashion so that instead of having to buy a separate item and like me forgetting to use it after… To just combine the two.
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Sabra Guacamole
Mom likes this stuff so I told her when she has it I’ll have a taste. For me I have finally found something that grosses me out enough to literally gag repeatedly!
I think my quote was…”It tastes like slimer”
Now mom on the other hand says it tastes good. So if you already like the stuff, you will like it.
(Should have used the denttek brush to help get the flavor off my tongue
#Sabraguacamole Grab & go
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*I received these Items free from Influenster.com to test and review. All opinions are my own.
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This is what happens to your brain when you’re anxious
I came across this and it gave me more perspective on my own.
When people ask if I get palpitations, shortness of breath and the other symptoms.. really do you think I can record everything or even be aware of what’s going on with my body. All I know is something just unleashed some sort of hell on me! (and frankly should the actual underworld the religions think exist really be true…. I’d rather be there, than here cause to me the place of Hel is a freaking cake walk compared to having an anxiety or panic attack. Add having Depression on it as well and frankly it is LITERALLY Hell on earth (and no I don’t mean the Hell in Michigan)
I know some of you may only go with holistic therapy or some alternate type but honestly I asure you to see a counselor than can prescribe something that would be right for you. I do get anxiety attacks but not like I did, also all the crap that used to get me upset well I guess the meds work as I basically say F you to those things now.
When I’m in an anxious state I don’t feel in control, also I feel as though I don’t know where I am even though I do (you understand that?) For those of you that have not experienced this, it’s hard to explain. If you have a friend of family member that is going through this or depression… just be there for them when they need someone or when they ask for help.
Be sure if they are showing signs of depression to take them to the emergency room. I learned that was the only way to really get the help you need!
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10 Questions to ask yourself before ending a relationship (link)
11 Signs There’s A Toxic Person In Your Life
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Sharpie Manicure ideas
Bored in class? Got a sharpie? Well color yor nails, or if they already are, freshen it up with some polka dots, stripes or some other patterns (or even characters, or an upcoming holiday design)
http://youputiton.com/sharpie-manicure-ideas/
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Fashion Friday ~ 2016 Spring & Summer trends
Not sure why this didn’t post on friday but It was supposed to.
Warm Weather Outfits (but some look like they’d make you feel even hotter) Jeans are a Hell no, the only one I really like is the last picture
7 Ways To Wear Skinny Jeans This Week (One For Each Day)
17 black everyday bags you need in your life but wait… black doesn’t quite go with spring maybe for business attire but even I (the no fashion freak) know that there are ‘spring’ colored and pattern bags that could work for the office.
THE MOST FLATTERING SWIMSUIT (if you’re skinny)
Zi's Beauty Balm 