1. Warm weather.
2. Johnson and Johnson's baby lotions, cheap and awesome.
3. New phone. I'm digging it.
4. An attic fan. Think I've already done that one but really, it's awesome.
5. Our windows. Our house maybe be old and crappy in many ways, BUT our windows are relatively new and that allows us to open pretty much all the windows in the house for TONS of fresh air!

I just entered alltumbledown's giveaway for free skinrx stuff and I really hope I win. Dan and I are so broke and I'm feeling a bit down about it today. Luckily I did plan our meals for the next two weeks (excluding fridays because duh that's happy hour) and only spend $43 buying all the groceries for it (with a $40 gift card, it was originally $84) yippy!

Now I am off to write thank you notes for said gift card and other wedding gifts.. I'm a little late on the draw with that. Ooops!

Five things.

1. Beer. Said it before but I can't help it, it's just awesome.
2. Pizza. Pretty awesome as well.
3. Summer. Well, I guess technically it's spring, but this weather is BEAUTIFUL.
4. My mom. Love her more than most things.
5. Blankets. And being able to afford them. We have super cute blankets, fuzzy green ones, game cock ones, quilted ones. Good for snuggling on the couch.

Five things.

1. Not being sick anymore!
2. Our attic fan.
3. Getting mail.
4. Having a gym membership.
5. A shower.

Been sick! Sooo sick! Ugh. Some kind of stomach bug that I started feeling during the Easter church service, great timing! Then I came home and took a short nap before heading to Dan's aunts.. and vomited! Twice! Hoorah! It was splendid. Then everyone thought I was preggers which was even more super duper awesome. But anywhoser, I am better now, yay! My five things will now resume. Love.

Five things.

1. Freshly painted nails and toe nails.
2. Warm and beautiful southern days.
3. Clean sheets.
4. Coffee.
5. Cable.

Tomorrow's easter.. what shall I wear?! Did my nails in "Barefoot in Barcelona" by OPI. Love.

five things

1. The village. Whenever I need someone to talk to I have not one, but multiple people from multiple perspectives to talk to.

2. Husband. He will stop anything if I tell him I need him.

3. Beer. Makes me feel better. Always.

4. Money to afford beer.

5. Good health. Working out makes me feel so good about myself and I am so thankful I am healthy enough to do that.

Five Reasons.

Saw on one blog I read that she has a friend that does another blog who writes 7 things she loves about her life every day. Went to that blog and it died around november 2010.. RIP. I do think it's a good idea though. So many people don't realize all the things they have to be thankful for and it's quite upsetting to me. I mean really people, come on. Oooh boo hoo you're life is just so awful because you you're so fatttt. Get over yourself (P.S. I totally do this too, so don't feel bad.). I figure this way I can stop being one of those people.. as much? Here goes nothing.

1. My husband knows how to fix all things computer and he will stop his games to help me.
2. I have not one but two houses.
3. Even though my dogs get on my nerves I love them and they love me. Doggy love.
4. My husband can afford to pay our bills.
5. I am so fortunate to be able to go to school that I take it for granted and get annoyed by it.

I'm only doing 5. Remember I said 7 a day blog died? Maybe she shoulda just done 5..

P.S. Today was quite annoying.

Meat.

If you know me you know I gave up meat a long time ago, when I was 16 on January 1st as my new years resolution. I did this for two main reasons, one being that my gallbladder doesn't function properly and because of that, high fat foods gave me an extremely painful belly ache. The second reason is that I feel really strongly about the ethical treatment of animals. When my hair started falling out due to lack of protein and was about a year into my relationship with Dan who is allergic to legumes (any kind of bean, including peanuts and soy products) I decided to start eating chicken. I decided chicken. I don't really have a good excuse for this other than chickens have smaller brains so I didn't feel as bad about eating them as I did cows and pigs (we used to have a pet pig). And now, after stumbling upon videos like this:

https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2521&c=11

I just don't feel right about supporting factory farms who produces dairy and meat from abused animals and who participate in inhumane practices. Because of this, I started educating myself on local farms that are grass fed, free range animals with a ton of acreage and hold themselves to high standards of food production.

I did some research and came upon Butter Patch Jerseys that sells to 14 Carrot here in Lexington. When I got there I got hooked up with a guy named Lou and he gave me tons of information on local meats, cheeses, eggs, and raw milk. EEEK!

Here's a quick run down of what he told me (I took notes..):
-Butter Patch- Raw milk delivered on Thursdays, good pork and beef.
-Caw Caw-Not as good as Butter Patch but Butter Patch's production has been low lately so they sell out super quick. Caw Caw would be his second choice for beef and pork.
-Eubanks- Good beef.
-Wilmore Farms- Eggs and raw milk

With this knowledge in hand I went hunting to find something good. I ended up getting.. BACON! WHAT?! I feel nutso. As far as cost goes, this bacon was $8/lb. So yes it's most expensive but think about what you're getting, fresh, unsalted, hormone free, delicious, ethically treated animals! I feel so good about this. I'm so excited.. well.. and nervous. I'll be more excited once I have some and don't puke. The meat comes frozen and you can't thaw it until the day you want to use it or let it thaw in the fridge about 12 hours before you want to use it. There are no preservatives so you really can't just let it chillax in the fridge for weeks. No bueno.

If all goes well, I shall start introducing meat into our diet slowly. But lets be clear here, I shan't be eating meat from mysterious sources.. only little animals where I know they had a happy life and were able to do happy animal things. Because I'm a tree hugging hippie. What up.