Its a cold day

It is a cold day. It has been cold

without you.

With you I have hope of comfort.

You are motivation,

energy,

warmth.

You will not come back,

until the days stretch on,

unbearably.

Come.

Come back Sun.

Sunday Inspiration New Year Style

“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.”

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California 2013: New laws take effect today

                                                   

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Always a good thing to learn what you can or can't do = no or less mug shots, etc.
Can't not love vintage. Swoon for it this year too, including this inspired New Years photo.
Something so good and sweet about honey. 2013 must- honey substitutes.
    
And quite possibly some crazy shoe inspiration for 2013. Just include something this uncommon to the status quo.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/01/01/5085605/new-california-laws.html#storylink=cpy

Handle With Care

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I am no youngling having to deal with people in a high school or middle school (god forbid elementary) mired by bullies. I am an adult-- at least in legal terms-- and I still feel a form of this reaching into the realm of "grown-ups".

Most acutely the sting of those I would call the Helper Bullies. People that might actually have a sense of good virtue towards you in them but just say--sometimes do-- all the wrong things. 

They come in many forms. The one who tells you you really should lose some weight-- maybe you'll be healthier (backhanded help). The one who surmises you are (insert sneaky demeaning comment about laziness or intelligence level here) because you haven't (circle one--- tried hard enough/learned enough/done anything really) with the conclusion that they are trying to help you with your goals. The one who asks (again) what you did for your (insert event here) because theirs was just SO wonderful and they just have to tell you so you do that next time.

Some of these might not mean any harm but when it is a recurring theme you get the idea that maybe they used to be the one holding a child-peer upside down to gain their possessions way back in their glory days. 

Not cool guys, not cool.

Then again I have come to realize that some of these people are truly unintentionally being mean. (Yes, even if it's true I should be able to learn by myself how to ship something for ebay. I really have to feel comfortable about my knowledge of something before actually doing it when it involves people n merchandise. So just let me know before you strike with meanness.) For them I say just think about the person you are speaking to and how whatever you are about to say can make them feel. I'm a believer in tough love and some of the Helper Bully remarks I have heard really were for my betterment and said with good intentions; but sometimes it just made the thing worse.

Let's make the world of grown-ups a little enlightened and learn to communicate with each other. 

Let's learn to communicate with empathy, bring a bit of tough love with forewarning, choose our words wisely, hold hands and sing kumbaya.... Well maybe not that last thing, but we could still hold someones hand and help them along with care if they need it.

 With Care.

Leftover Roast Beef Sandwich

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I have never been a big cook.

It's not that I wouldn't like to it's just that I've never really had a kitchen to call my own. Or feel comfortable in. The other reasons being I don't know how to make much, heat is not my thing (you should feel my shower water- it's pretty cold), and I really need to learn to shop for groceries better. Also lets face it it's easier to buy prepared food.

(Especially, the fast cheaper stuff--- lets not lie to ourselves.)

So one thing on my list this year is to cut down on the whole eating out idea. Why do I keep eating that stuff? Oh yeah, the boy-man. 

I know you do it because you love me and you love food. 

But stop it. Please?

If at least for my sanity in feeling somewhat healthy.

So here is a pretty healthy way I used the leftover roast beef from New Years.

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1/2 an avocado (medium size)

1/2 C roast beef (or whatever leftover meat you may have)

2T of queso fresco (here, here, here)

1 C of baby spinach

Mayo and Mustard to taste

Yours & Hungry, 

Zuley