My first UO is that I really don't like la croix sparkling water. I want to like it since it's better than drinking pop but I just don't.
My second is that it really bugs me when people refer to the president as Obama or Mr. Obama. I find it disrespectful.
This might be a more popular opinion actually but... do you realize we will be trying to lose our "pregnancy weight" during the holidays? THIS IS BULLSHIT. I cannot help myself around Christmas cookies.
For me, it's egg nog. And then the fact that we spend Christmas with DH's family, and they love to cook and my MIL is an amazing cook. I gain 3 lbs every time we visit! At least we have some time after Christmas before it's bikini season again.
I prefer to think of it as us still burning an extra 300-500 calories a day if we're breast feeding through this round of holidays versus what we normally do. At least that's what's getting me through.
This might be a more popular opinion actually but... do you realize we will be trying to lose our "pregnancy weight" during the holidays? THIS IS BULLSHIT. I cannot help myself around Christmas cookies.
I thought about that, too, but as a STM, I also thought about:
Not having to cook as many of my own meals -- MIL is a crazy cook and baker during the holiday season. We get a fully stocked fridge the whole time.
Having extra calories burned simply by feeding my child. This is a big win.
@FrozenMommy Yes! My mom is the only one of her siblings with biological children, and two of them (one aunt, one uncle) are seemingly never happy when something great happens for my sister and I! Neither one went to my sister's wedding and didn't so much leave a card at ours.
I didn't attend my cousins wedding, because she said kids were not allowed, oh wait, except for 2 babies, her besties 2 kids (7 & 9) who were "attendants" and her nephew who was the ring bearer....anyhooo.
@anorthro I just went to get a little snack and decided on a couple of lemon wafers from Whole Foods. Then I saw the big green bar across the front of the box that says "Organic" and thought of this. So guilty.
My first UO is that I really don't like la croix sparkling water. I want to like it since it's better than drinking pop but I just don't.
My second is that it really bugs me when people refer to the president as Obama or Mr. Obama. I find it disrespectful.
I felt this way for a while too and remember thinking it was disrespectful to the position to refer to the president as anything other than "President Obama." Someone told me that technically, his formal title is "Mr. President" or "Mr. Obama." I am not sure who makes those rules but it made me feel a little bit better about it! I started noticing in TV shows and movies that characters usually use "Mr. President" and while those are of course just fiction, I think they are often trying to be as accurate as possible. Anyhoo, I'm not an expert by any means, just thought I'd pass on what I had heard! As a military wife, most people around me refer to him as "The Commander-in-Chief!"
@OperaSingerMommy I didn't know that! It just seems so casual. This is the first presidency of my adulthood so I wasn't sure if it was just President Obama or all presidents get called mister or just by their last name.
I agree that is sounds too casual! It bothered me for a long time too. I'm still with you regarding people just saying "Obama." Although, I don't think most people mean any disrespect... most of us just don't think about it!
@OperaSingerMommy It catches me off guard more when its on the news rather than in day to day conversation. But I definitely agree most people don't think about it.
@anortho like when people say "I made gluten free cupcakes!" ....okay but there's still refined sugar...butter...artificial colors and flavorings....not to mention I'm not gluten intolerant...but go ahead..eat that "healthy" cupcake. *facepalm* [-X
@anortho like when people say "I made gluten free cupcakes!" ....okay but there's still refined sugar...butter...artificial colors and flavorings....not to mention I'm not gluten intolerant...but go ahead..eat that "healthy" cupcake. *facepalm* [-X
@anortho like when people say "I made gluten free cupcakes!" ....okay but there's still refined sugar...butter...artificial colors and flavorings....not to mention I'm not gluten intolerant...but go ahead..eat that "healthy" cupcake. *facepalm* [-X
Yeah gluten-free cupcakes are not health food. They exist so people with gluten intolerance or celiac disease don't have to suffer from the lack of cupcakes in their lives. And same for vegan cupcakes. They're still full of sugar!
@DeeGreer I am definitely more an advocate for moderation over alteration of food groups, or removing an ingredient all together. I come from a long line of country women. Nobody takes away my butter!
@jefinley1 Same here. What irks me is the people who say it's healthy because some packaging says gluten free or all natural. Beaver anus gland secretion is used as a "natural flavor" in strawberry and vanilla flavored foods. It's not always healthy lol
@OperaSingerMommy It catches me off guard more when its on the news rather than in day to day conversation. But I definitely agree most people don't think about it.
@jefinley1 Same here. What irks me is the people who say it's healthy because some packaging says gluten free or all natural. Beaver anus gland secretion is used as a "natural flavor" in strawberry and vanilla flavored foods. It's not always healthy lol
So what we are saying is that my grilled cheese wasn't "healthy" just because I put spinach in it?? Hahaha
Also "beaver anus glad secretion" just topped my list of Grossest Phrases Ever.
@anortho like when people say "I made gluten free cupcakes!" ....okay but there's still refined sugar...butter...artificial colors and flavorings....not to mention I'm not gluten intolerant...but go ahead..eat that "healthy" cupcake. *facepalm* [-X
A couple of days ago someone was telling me how they tried to feed their child zucchini fries instead of French fries so it would be healthy... it's still a fried food.
My mom tried making cauliflower mac n cheese one time to be "healthy". Sorry mom, I think you lost the healthy aspect when you coated it in velveeta!
I realized I don't like foods masked as other foods. If I want a cupcake, I'll have a cupcake and be well aware of all the sugar in it!
Yeah. If I'm gonna eat crap...I'm eating crap!! I want all the bacon-cheddar-cholestorol-transfat you can give me. I choose to eat legitimately healthy though. But sometimes I just really want junk. I never had a Twix until a few days ago...it blew my mind. Then I felt bad so I ate spinach and quinoa for dinner.
Actually . . . I think fried zucchini or cauliflower and cheese (real cheese, not Velveeta!) are still more healthy than French fries or macaroni and cheese. At least you're consuming a vegetable. I wouldn't call that "health" food though . . .
@MamaOwl15 I was envisioning like frozen pre-made zucchini fries. I love pan fried or seared zucchini sticks with a little bit of smoked paprika, salt, and pepper. I cook with my share of butter, cream, and cheese. I just always like to find ways to make a little bit of it go a long way with flavor. I think that so many people don't realize what just good spices and seasonings plus a tiny tiny bit of something "naughty" like bacon or quality fats can do to make a healthy dish delicious and homey. My newest discovery is that if you leave some of the pasta water, you only need a bit of butter and/or cream to get a really rich tasting sauce that you can then fill with veggies. It tastes so indulgent but it isn't! With the farmer's market right now, I've barely bought meat and even my carnivore husband isn't missing it!
aprosch my birthday is Oct 29 and my birthday parties have been Halloween themed my whole life! I always hated that EVERYONE got to dress up on my birthday too!
Even on my big birthday's.. I never once felt like the center of attention. So BOO you Halloween!
October 26th here. I am SO SICK of my birthday always being a costume party, or always having to move my birthday party around halloween parties. People have them for 3 weekend in October. Why do people love Halloween so much as adults? You can have a costume party any night of the year. Ugh.
We are birthday twins!! :x Honestly though the only Halloween party I've ever had was in 3rd grade. No one wanted to dress up because it was before Halloween, 9 year old logic I guess. It was a bust. My birthday and the "holiday" have always been exclusively separate in my world.
I absolutely love Halloween though. I have a thing for traditions and I have only good memories from Hallows eve. I enjoy the history behind it as well.
Edited: for spelling. Also to add the fact that my LO's e.d.d. IS Halloween makes it that much sweeter to me!
My dad's birthday is December 22. Everyone always combines his birthday and Christmas presents or he gets Christmas themed birthday gifts. I make it a point to completely separate the 2.
My UO is that I don't care for Christmas. It is a stone-cold bummer and I always assume that if Christmas gives someone the warm fuzzies then they must have had a semi-normal childhood.
I don't have happy memories from that holiday. The first Christmas after my mom died, my dad had to drop me off at my grandmother's house early that morning so he could fly to Paris for a two week soul-searching vacation. There was no Santa that year. I was 7.
I don't remember Christmas with my mom. I do, however, remember her dressing me in my Halloween costumes and taking me trick-or-treating.
@OperaSingerMommy It catches me off guard more when its on the news rather than in day to day conversation. But I definitely agree most people don't think about it.
People did the same with Bush.
You're absolutely right! I didn't mean this as a political statement, didn't mean to offend you. It works for any president, no matter his/her party.
My UO, (but probably more a rant) BF just sold his laptop to buy me a rather expensive camera, way way way more andvanced than I would ever need. Its not that Im not grateful, I just feel the money could have been better spent we have soooo many bills (and he has debt) I just want to cry! Not to mention we still need to look for a private rental! :'(
@anortho like when people say "I made gluten free cupcakes!" ....okay but there's still refined sugar...butter...artificial colors and flavorings....not to mention I'm not gluten intolerant...but go ahead..eat that "healthy" cupcake. *facepalm* [-X
I'm okay with it. I have a gluten free kid, i do better at life when I'm off gluten and oneofmy good friends has celiacs. The point is more that they are safe to eat than healthy. And if they taste good, I'll love the maker forever.
And often they are made with better quality ingredients. I like my junk food to be uppity!
My dad's birthday is December 22. Everyone always combines his birthday and Christmas presents or he gets Christmas themed birthday gifts. I make it a point to completely separate the 2.
Both my parents were born on December 18. I've been guilty of combining their gifts, but these days I try not to. So what of your birthday is mere days before or after a holiday? Everyone else gets to feel special on their day, right?
One of my kids is Dec. 27th and I always make it a point to seperate the two although not a lot of people want to attend a birthday party two days after Christmas.
Not as bad as my birthday being at Christmas, but mine is the day after Valentine's day. Boyfriends always showed up with the half price roses and chocolate on my birthday....
My DH's birthday is in Oct and our anniversary is in Nov so I sometimes combine the two presents for that with Christmas to get him something better. Like last year he got an X-box 1. He actually likes this better since we have a spending cap on gifts. This way he get something he really wants that he wouldn't be able to otherwise.
My birthday is December 20th and my Daughter's is December 18th! I HATED combination gifts when I was younger. Total jipp! I make sure to separate my Daughter's bday from Christmas. Now that I'm older I don't care too much. My BF and I agreed from here on out we would get something we both want or do something instead of buying separate Christmas presents for each other. I may start celebrating my bday on June... There's just too much going on that time of year!
Re: UO Thursday
Also "beaver anus glad secretion" just topped my list of Grossest Phrases Ever.
A couple of days ago someone was telling me how they tried to feed their child zucchini fries instead of French fries so it would be healthy... it's still a fried food.
My mom tried making cauliflower mac n cheese one time to be "healthy". Sorry mom, I think you lost the healthy aspect when you coated it in velveeta!
I realized I don't like foods masked as other foods. If I want a cupcake, I'll have a cupcake and be well aware of all the sugar in it!
I think fried zucchini or cauliflower and cheese (real cheese, not Velveeta!) are still more healthy than French fries or macaroni and cheese. At least you're consuming a vegetable. I wouldn't call that "health" food though . . .
We are birthday twins!!
:x Honestly though the only Halloween party I've ever had was in 3rd grade. No one wanted to dress up because it was before Halloween, 9 year old logic I guess. It was a bust. My birthday and the "holiday" have always been exclusively separate in my world.
I absolutely love Halloween though. I have a thing for traditions and I have only good memories from Hallows eve. I enjoy the history behind it as well.
Edited: for spelling. Also to add the fact that my LO's e.d.d. IS Halloween makes it that much sweeter to me!
My UO is that I don't care for Christmas. It is a stone-cold bummer and I always assume that if Christmas gives someone the warm fuzzies then they must have had a semi-normal childhood.
I don't have happy memories from that holiday. The first Christmas after my mom died, my dad had to drop me off at my grandmother's house early that morning so he could fly to Paris for a two week soul-searching vacation. There was no Santa that year. I was 7.
I don't remember Christmas with my mom. I do, however, remember her dressing me in my Halloween costumes and taking me trick-or-treating.
And often they are made with better quality ingredients. I like my junk food to be uppity!
Now that I'm older I don't care too much. My BF and I agreed from here on out we would get something we both want or do something instead of buying separate Christmas presents for each other.
I may start celebrating my bday on June... There's just too much going on that time of year!