The Mirror Never Lies

Today I made the mistake of deciding to try some clothes on at the store.  I'm in there all excited about this cute blouse for work and a fabulous hot pink dress that will go great with my shoes.  So as one does, I strip down to my bra and underwear...... and that is when reality slapped me right across the face!  And boy did it sting.  It was all laying out there in front of me; the flab and fat that I squeeze and hide in and under my clothes.  It's the truth - The mirror never lies! 

I couldn't help think about everyone always saying "you look great" or "you're not fat" or "why do you want to loose weight - you look fine".  Huh!  Well I should just have them take a nice long look at the reflection staring right back at me.  I would be lying if I didn't tell you that squishy, pear shaped chic; who BTW definitely did something to piss gravity off, because he isn't kind to her one bit, that she looks like she is going to rip my head off.  She is so judgy too.  "Oh like those Carl's Jr hamburgers huh?"  or "How was that ice cream last night?"  Whatever!!

So why is the mirror more brutally honest than we are?  Why do we basically lie to one another when we are in need of watching our weight or getting in shape?  I know it is because  we don't want to hurt someone's feelings.  But what hurts more the lie or being lied too?  I wouldn't want someone to say "Ya you're a fat ass alright", but maybe something neutral and positive would be more in order.  That way I can be honest with myself as well.  My response from now on will be something like "I think you should do whatever makes you feel good about yourself both inside and out"!  Now that is what I would like to hear. That would give me the encouragement to work on my weight and face that mirror next time with a different attitude!

KC

Home Grown Goodness

Well I haven't blogged in awhile, but not because I have been lazy, just busy.  Our big project has been putting in a vegetable and herb garden.  As you will see from the pictures below, this is how the yard looked when we moved in.  It has some nice green plants and succulents, and two dead eggplants - but that is about it.

So as you can see, not too much in it, but some great space.  Being that we do not own this house, we couldn't just do what ever we wanted.  However, we (meaning my husband) built a great, small little raised garden area that will meet our needs perfectly!

Here we had a issue with the concrete coming out into the bed almost a third of the way. I saw this great picture on Pinterest where they double stacked the bed for more space - So that is what we did.  In the top row there are my herbs, Thyme, Italian Parsley, Sweet Basil, Onion Chives (and Sage when I get one).  We also have a strawberry plant we got for our daughter and a butter lettuce head (the living ones you buy at the store - we just pulled off the leaves we needed and planted the rest in the garden.  So far it is doing great.)

The bottom row is tomatillos, Anaheim pepper, jalapeno, pablano, and a sweet red pepper.  With a rosemary at the far end.  In the empty spot we will put in a yellow bell pepper, kale and spinach.  All stuff we use on a regular basis.

The center garden is more of a memorial than a garden.  It is where our precious Finley is laid to rest.  I made him a nice plaque and we surrounded him with Gerbana daisies, a jasmine (behind pot) and marigold in yellow and orange.  The pot will hold a dwarf lime tree once we buy one.  That's Gigi checking out the plants.  I think I will have to keep an eye on her!

The right side is our tomato garden.  Roma and two Early Girl's.  Would have liked to have done some heirlooms, but that is okay.  Maybe next year. 

Now to just sit and wait for all our yummy food to grow in!  I can't wait!