tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140011252024-03-07T15:08:44.614-05:00Just a Fat Girl in Flip FlopsFlipFlopGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622311678140139100noreply@blogger.comBlogger333125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001125.post-50938678404525344172014-05-02T14:43:00.002-04:002014-05-03T19:53:43.147-04:00Signs you work at a creative company...<span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #222222; font-family: proxima-nova, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Signs you work at a creative company... This jean jacket was abandoned in the bathroom. After 2 days people started posing it. This is what's happened so far...</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Baby bologna - now with more REAL baby! (The 3 roll, in the secod pic looks like a baby Donald Trump - it puts hair on your head!)</span></div>
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The hubby holding a fruit of doom. They smell like butt, taste like kerosene and have ther texture of snot. Do NOT, I repeat DO NOT ingest a Durian. I tried one once without warning. One of the few things I've actually spit across a room and gagged on. YUCK!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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FlipFlopGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622311678140139100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001125.post-12869866376554666952013-01-09T13:18:00.002-05:002013-01-09T13:18:37.482-05:00Illustration Friday - EdgeThis is my submission for last week's <a href="http://illustrationfriday.com/" target="_blank">Illustration Friday</a> topic, Edge.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm always fascinated by the random things that catch my eye in retail stores. A shopping trip to my fave big-box retailer yesterday, was too good not to share. Here's a few things that creeped me out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Henna I can understand, but placenta! Gee, I've always dreamt of that "I just washed by hair with afterbirth" look for my hair and now I can finally get it for the bargain price of $0.98! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I confess, I sniffed socks at the store They still had the sticky wrapper on them, so hopefully I didn't inhale scaley bits of human toe jam. Who can resist the siren call of "Aromatherapy </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">liners" aka - socks that might smell like old lady Avon potpourri till this first wear and wash. Who are these marketed to? This sounds more like something you'd put in your underwear, not your shoes. And just who is going around sniffing people's feet to make scented footwear a necessity. Wash your feet and mind personal space! If someone asks to smell my foot they deserve the torment they get.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think they spelled the name of these wrong. It's SATAN, not Santa. Now you too can have nightmares about your snack cakes. Send them to school with your kid so they can connect with fellow demon worshippers in a non-threatening way! Last time I checked the jolly fat man had rosy cheeks, but didn't look like he'd been skinned. Let me guess.... you have "Star of David Brownies" for Hanukkah as well, they just happen to look more like a pentagram. Little Debbie, I'm disappointed and a bit creeped. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">For the second year in a row, I worked as an actress at </span><a href="http://www.forsakenhaunt.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Forsaken Haunted House</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> in Mentor, Ohio. It's my sanity-saving fun! This year I was also a makeup artist, and had the opportunity to represent the haunt on the </span><a href="http://q104.cbslocal.com/show/fees-kompany/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Fee's Kompany</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> morning show at Q104. Here are some photos from this year's fun and festivities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hung out at Q104 for festive Friday the week after the best of party, "ripped" hos Alan Fee's face open and was invited back a week later for the festive Friday Halloween party, where I did the makeup of all the show hosts and interns.</span> </div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few samples of my makeup work from this year!</span></strong> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visited </span><a href="http://www.bloodview.net/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bloodview Haunted House</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for a makeup workshop with </span><a href="http://www.syfy.com/faceoff/contestants/beki_ingram" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beki Ingram</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, one of the contestants from SyFy's Faceoff. (This was the like 8th or 9th contestant I've met - they are so inspiring!) had a ton of fun with the the Legion of Terror crew and appreciated them opening the haunt to us to learn and have fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Learned a little about how to make a mold using a sculpt and ultra cal. Was a ton of fun. This is the product of that learn experience. "peanut" (So thankful to my sister and brother-in-laws for allowing me to help in the process of making their amazing creation!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last year I received an award as Actor of the Year for the Manor. This year I was honored and humbled to receive the Hauntspirational Award as voted on by my fellow castmates.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've all had those days where we were sick and weren't quite sure if we could trust a fart. Well, with dogs, they don't know quite what to do when that happens, so they let'r rip!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You only get lucky to have poop on a hard surface once. Next bomb went off in our carpeted living room. Now we have a stinky carpet to shampoo, a frustrated/grossed out hubby and a dog who looks miserable and sad. (but at least now he's in his crate where we can contain the epidemic.)</span><br />
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FlipFlopGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622311678140139100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001125.post-50308316331117570172012-12-03T15:39:00.001-05:002012-12-03T15:40:51.385-05:00Puppy dog tailsRemember my post about the dogs? I've decided the littlest one has a plan to take over the world by destroying one crate at a time. <br />
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But he looks all sweet and innocent while doing it!<br />
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See that shiny thing in the crate? That's an 'indestructible metal crate tray he bent in half and turned into a roof. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92fP8oExxhYjbdZkatWg7AR11RJOwV5c7VMYRpw2lhnknlqkNwCYdcIRGzdCMk4VCGEIHa3mbM6j0bvckp8RqOEadI2teTX2H0tGP0M8PC4NNmjXm15HH8PndaekRr7Uf2p3aAQ/s640/blogger-image--1911918728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92fP8oExxhYjbdZkatWg7AR11RJOwV5c7VMYRpw2lhnknlqkNwCYdcIRGzdCMk4VCGEIHa3mbM6j0bvckp8RqOEadI2teTX2H0tGP0M8PC4NNmjXm15HH8PndaekRr7Uf2p3aAQ/s640/blogger-image--1911918728.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaSjY38WplEgEGs1fGaH0XK6FhMKBbZGzs8RGYyK2FJ2-eHkisi8fMehMK64gCDIZ2twW_IQBeDGIHcEISf-F9MB6XqFHfmJ4hkDMpPYjb2mYMW9p0hk_OJufiibjfGoViI5LGw/s640/blogger-image--72083886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaSjY38WplEgEGs1fGaH0XK6FhMKBbZGzs8RGYyK2FJ2-eHkisi8fMehMK64gCDIZ2twW_IQBeDGIHcEISf-F9MB6XqFHfmJ4hkDMpPYjb2mYMW9p0hk_OJufiibjfGoViI5LGw/s640/blogger-image--72083886.jpg" /></a></div>FlipFlopGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622311678140139100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001125.post-35411644641724207662012-10-02T16:31:00.001-04:002012-12-03T15:42:01.854-05:00The Girls...<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seems like only yesterday we picked up 6 sweet balls of fluff from Tractor Supply and took our first steps into the lives of urban farmers. That was March 17. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKpyLg3mdjU6_FtzOPVasCQWb2R4M40bxuXtEaa9gUmaNTm26OaELeLCpdAlOwRetac3M7sAI4NQuEXbN7df6UyVkCx-45NZZQrHc1KU6gCclWAfVhtW4CdbM7ExPgZSu8_yr9w/s1600/IMG_5603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKpyLg3mdjU6_FtzOPVasCQWb2R4M40bxuXtEaa9gUmaNTm26OaELeLCpdAlOwRetac3M7sAI4NQuEXbN7df6UyVkCx-45NZZQrHc1KU6gCclWAfVhtW4CdbM7ExPgZSu8_yr9w/s320/IMG_5603.JPG" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's all the cute little chicks in the temporary home...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmn6J-lKHpsw2C_32ee0uRPpW4OuKkP5nKfV3JJI22h2NeND9I7LoEl0fi_Sbz9fOojVMutdtc-Od_6VTgcFw2rNGLdCmY93P0JsfJLdHm9X9RV6WG1kssYZwWGS-VSdybaJ5Mw/s1600/IMG_5608.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmn6J-lKHpsw2C_32ee0uRPpW4OuKkP5nKfV3JJI22h2NeND9I7LoEl0fi_Sbz9fOojVMutdtc-Od_6VTgcFw2rNGLdCmY93P0JsfJLdHm9X9RV6WG1kssYZwWGS-VSdybaJ5Mw/s320/IMG_5608.JPG" width="239" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our girls all boxed up and ready for the ride home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They started out living in a rubbermaid tote in the house... getting bigger, and bigger each day. Needed to be sure they were warm, safe and full-grown before being exposed to the elements in their outdoor coop. The house was full of cheerful chirps and a film of cedar chip dust covered pretty much everything in the room that wass their home for the first 2 - 3 months. (The kitties were far too intrigued with their cuteness and possible tastiness.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbt8ryQHsVj40kGw12hCwh4v3qECVkKfevbqYyeoW1DFDxZYzPiJzo04bZsoD1lf-b13MohCtOhyy0aorAWY0wjc4jRIoOllfjxCkMGXMtq_Rt-a4Zp8Tbumw5r_Z6LHAyrjKYQ/s1600/IMG_5632.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbt8ryQHsVj40kGw12hCwh4v3qECVkKfevbqYyeoW1DFDxZYzPiJzo04bZsoD1lf-b13MohCtOhyy0aorAWY0wjc4jRIoOllfjxCkMGXMtq_Rt-a4Zp8Tbumw5r_Z6LHAyrjKYQ/s320/IMG_5632.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My boss was also interested in rasising some hens, so the girls were split 3 and 3.... with 3 now happily living at her house, and 3 staying with me. Splitting them up was tough, but I knew they'd be well taken care of and loved. And I get to see them every now and then and always get updates on how they're doing.</span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But, I wanted a bit larger chicken family. When I saw an ad posted on Craig's List that someone had barred rock hens and easter eggers of a similar age to the girls that were free ranging, for only $8 each, I knew we had to add to the flock! And boy, am I glad we took a trip to this guy's house!</span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">We saw a small flock of 20 or so chickens as we pulled up in the drive, and as we walked towards the back with him I casually asked how many chickens he had. His response - "Over 1,000"!!! Then they heard his voice and it was like the Pied Chicken Piper had played his magical instrument and they started coming out of the woodwork from everywhere. </span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrt2MYXSk1lKBXLKCp4E9mmNCoHS6tjF9lCuNvOMjd5xYpnFXWiSzzbbmqdMei0Kpf1ATM-qEvDwlm3L6h_TyJcj_cjCRYeqDcBB2sDhkjoeavMaK8QTqmG6Dtzrcr9syspWlvA/s1600/IMG_6224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrt2MYXSk1lKBXLKCp4E9mmNCoHS6tjF9lCuNvOMjd5xYpnFXWiSzzbbmqdMei0Kpf1ATM-qEvDwlm3L6h_TyJcj_cjCRYeqDcBB2sDhkjoeavMaK8QTqmG6Dtzrcr9syspWlvA/s320/IMG_6224.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1OjuYNmxZU969Dfw_1AvuQg65PQBDrs_D1fdRmqsvHCESzQw-VxHQ3CyBk9X79-9vGpst3-gVyMJ5nZLBVrlqBTm9UEHlegWOVKWKZQCQrtA14tRKq2WdWYDyVcZjvi3sAx8qg/s1600/IMG_6247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1OjuYNmxZU969Dfw_1AvuQg65PQBDrs_D1fdRmqsvHCESzQw-VxHQ3CyBk9X79-9vGpst3-gVyMJ5nZLBVrlqBTm9UEHlegWOVKWKZQCQrtA14tRKq2WdWYDyVcZjvi3sAx8qg/s320/IMG_6247.JPG" width="320" /></a><a name='more'></a><br />
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FlipFlopGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622311678140139100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001125.post-7059090383373159612012-07-06T12:55:00.000-04:002012-07-06T12:55:38.230-04:00My new walking partner...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a new walking partner... and hopefully soon I'll have two. Both are rescues....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meet one of the newest members of the family, <strong>ZIGGY!</strong> He's estimated to be 1 - 1.5 years old, weighs in close to 60 lbs and is a pibble/Am staff mix. He's got some commands down great, but we're still working on the leash manners (and not chasing kitty siblings and a few other things). He's smart, all muscle, very high energy and a total love bug. He loves to do something called a "zoomie" whenever he's in the backyard. It's kinda crazy to watch and know how fast he is. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And his baby brother (Who's still a bit too wild child for walking with more than one person or animal at a time) <strong>GATO!</strong> He's a 5 month old, 28 lb ball of energy - boxer lab mix. Some days we swear he's part flying squirrel. He loooves his stuffed animals, especially his flea and elephant and has intersting hobbies including chewing his "chicken wings" (back legs), flying leaping off the sofa and bed and sitting on his head with his tush high in the air. He also thinks he is so cute that anyone within visual distance should pet him and fawn over him. I tend to agree about the cuteness - look at that face!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, these are my walking buddies. I'm hoping Ziggy and I can learn to run together at some point, but we're gonna take baby steps. :-)</span><br />FlipFlopGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622311678140139100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001125.post-39020123401704096162012-07-05T17:32:00.002-04:002012-07-05T17:34:54.205-04:00155 gone and I need YOUR help on the next one....and the next....<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was me in 2006...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At almost 400lbs I was tired, my knees and back and ankles hurt all the time. I'd get out of breath walking in from the parking lot to work. I was a sad state of affairs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've lost more than 155lbs. It's amazing and I'm thankful and excited I've come this far. But, now I'm on the plateau of doom. My big first personal goal mentally was to weigh what I weighted in high school. I'm 24 lbs away from that on a good day. I'm 60 lbs away from my dream goal. The place I really, really, REALLY wanted to be that I would consider myself a success in weight loss. 60 lbs? Are you KIDDING me!? Compared to 155 this should be peanuts and it's NOT. Anyone who tells you weight loss surgery is anything but a tool is a LIAR. It's a tool that helps you towards your goal. It's NOT easy and it's no magic wand. I knew that when I got my RnY Gastric Bypass surgery. And I committed to the lifestyle changes required to succeed with it. But, just like with anything I've had my bad days and I need a little kick in the arse.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I recently signed up for a biggest loser competition at work. First weigh in is next Monday. I have 12 weeks to kick my own butt and lose this last 60 lbs. And I need help. If you are reading this it means I need your support and encouragement - to eat right, workout, sleep right and send some lbs kicking and screaming to a retirement village far, far away from my body. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I once read that a man had friends and coworkers "sponsor" a lb of weight loss each. They encouraged him and helped mentor him till the lb they sponsored was gone. Doing this by myself I've been lazy. Would you consider sponsoring a lb as my friend.... you can email me, call me or show up at my door and drag me for a workout during your lb. If you're interested, please comment below and claim your LBs in increments of two (since I'm not sure 60 people wanna kick my butt... but I'm hoping 30 do LoL) example" I'll sponsor 1 - 2 lbs, 2 - 4 lbs etc.... I'll post here and on facebook once a week what the scale says and what my successes and failures were for the week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks in advance for joining me on this journey to an even less fat, fat girl in flip flops. :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">~C</span>FlipFlopGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622311678140139100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001125.post-64170975995696440382012-02-23T13:48:00.000-05:002012-02-23T13:48:12.102-05:00Great savings at a new store/Restaurant Week! - check it out<br />
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went to EarthFare in Fairview Park last night (Old Westgate Mall area). I
got $60 of groceries for $27!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I went I signed up for their weekly email newsletter <a href="http://www.earthfare.com/">http://www.earthfare.com/</a> (which gives you
a weekly freebie) and that gave me:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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coupon for a FREE whole chicken (value around $10) or a pack of veggie burgers
(value $3)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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FREE 1 lb fresh boneless, skinless chicken breast from the meat dept. ($5.50
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are both with a $10 purchase but it can be the same $10 purchase!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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texted “eat” to 71700 and they texted me a code to show at the register to get
$10 off a $25 purchase, (which combines with the above coupons)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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savings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">All
in all, a very awesome trip to a new store. Some things are pricey, but
most of their prices are fair and the food is good – a lot of organic and
gluten free. Nice bulk section and fresh/prepared foods section as well.
If you are vegan/vegetarian they have these AMAZING soy delight vegan nuggets
that I tried and loved. Amazing flavors of Thai chili, blackened and a few
others. If you ask they will let you sample one before purchasing to see if you
like them. Since it’s Lent, this is a nice option for a Friday dinner, if you
participate in that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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off February 27 and runs through March 4. This is a time to check
out some of those fancier restaurants we all drool over but our wallet panics
at thinking about! </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Over
40 restaurants will be participating. Once again each restaurant will be
offering diners $30 3-course menu for one or two diners and a $15 lunch option
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New restaurants participating this year include: Pura Vida by Brandt, Taza,
Prime Rib Steakhouse, Pacer’s Ribhouse, and Noodlecat. Click here for the
complete list, including menus: <span style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://www.downtownclevelandalliance.com/events/restaurant-week/participating-restaurants-.aspx">http://www.downtownclevelandalliance.com/events/restaurant-week/participating-restaurants-.aspx</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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downtown parking facilities will offer special $2 parking to diners who show
their special Restaurant Week parking voucher, available on the DCA Restaurant
Week. Parking at select lots will begin at 5 p.m. each day during Restaurant
Week. Click here for details (scroll down a bit): <span style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://www.downtownclevelandalliance.com/events/restaurant-week.aspx">http://www.downtownclevelandalliance.com/events/restaurant-week.aspx</a>
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call! <o:p></o:p></span></div>FlipFlopGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622311678140139100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001125.post-84004250152932395942012-02-09T21:50:00.001-05:002012-02-09T21:54:41.171-05:00Looks funky, but so tasty...Cherry almond clif bar. Yum! One of my fave snacks/meal replacements on the run. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhew9BDgLWzYhXuBm0KEDw3sQHGfVdHVxN7mLnKwqIO7G213arJH7Ij77RPvD6481diA556trixuEh42Si0rA0pQRx8RgnW2TIdhySYbMQGmbxsEhVIwy5UEv4fG4uHDXpPAo9L5A/s640/blogger-image-702781729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And a crazy dinner salad concoction - avocado with cherry tomatoes, salsa, cut up string cheese and pepper and garlic powder. Surprisingly tasty as well! (I admit it looks like vomit in a bowl. New name? Vomit salad!) <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhew9BDgLWzYhXuBm0KEDw3sQHGfVdHVxN7mLnKwqIO7G213arJH7Ij77RPvD6481diA556trixuEh42Si0rA0pQRx8RgnW2TIdhySYbMQGmbxsEhVIwy5UEv4fG4uHDXpPAo9L5A/s640/blogger-image-702781729.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SAHsJ8fi9yi0A8Z8xfWULnOpVH-AMdnIhPFGRP3cSn1TfidEFTm73fxdodRsI8zQXilKTbeivPcrvg52_C8_JvXbdH7H88g-SFiQe7NrFTO_8Xg3kZx6UMWZKCB0u-4bxN6HbQ/s640/blogger-image-718155946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SAHsJ8fi9yi0A8Z8xfWULnOpVH-AMdnIhPFGRP3cSn1TfidEFTm73fxdodRsI8zQXilKTbeivPcrvg52_C8_JvXbdH7H88g-SFiQe7NrFTO_8Xg3kZx6UMWZKCB0u-4bxN6HbQ/s640/blogger-image-718155946.jpg" /></a></div><br />FlipFlopGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622311678140139100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001125.post-81750075180556452172012-02-09T13:09:00.000-05:002012-02-09T13:09:47.901-05:00Eleven Things...<a href="http://www.poiseinparma.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Poise in Parma</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> recently posted this meme and said we could "consider ourselves tagged" if we wanted to participate. Ok!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11 random things:</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. I love Halloween. It's my fave holiday. It's an even bigger deal to me now that I work at a haunted house as an actor (and this year I get to do make-up, woohoo!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Working at a haunted house does not make me any less scared of going through them. I'm a chicken. Can't watch horror movies either.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. I could eat sushi, Taco Bell, chinese or Indian food everyday and be totally happy. (Though I may need a chocolate fix now and then)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. I talk to my 3 cats like they can understand me. They are our furry children and they seem to be ok with my kind of crazy. Thankfully my husband is ok with it, too. I also "make" them sing for their supper and play fetch. (as if you can make a cat do anything it doesn't want to)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. I'm a gastric bypass patient and I've lost 155 lbs so far. I'm stll a chunky chick and get funny looks when I eat like a bird out in public. I always feel like I have to reassure people that the food was good, I'm just full. I don't think they always believe me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. My most girly attribute is I love painting my nails, but sadly I also bite them when I'm stressed. really trying to break that habit again this year so I can use some of the super-sweet ideas I've seen on <a href="http://pinterest.com/flipflopgirl/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. I'm a Christian, I love God and help with the youth group at our church. I feel like I can relate to the kids because I know I have to keep growing in my faith and I will always have a lot to learn. I still struggle with being comfortable praying out loud or accepting that I won't always have the answer or know what to do. But I'm pretty sure that's why it's called "faith" not "easy".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. I have a collection of those fun neon-colored clip in hair extensions that i wear randomly. This is just one example of why I doubt I'll ever grown up totally.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. I probably own more zebra print clothing and accessories than I should. I love it. My wedding dress had zebra print incorporated into it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. I have the best darn husband a girl could ever ask for. I love that we can do anything together and have fun. We understand our warpedness/randomness/squirrel moments and appreciate them. The only time this sucks is when we're cooking - because we don't follow recipes and never write down what we did, so if we love something trying to recreate it exactly is never going to happen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. I'm training for the Rite Aid Marathon 5K again this year. This time I'm going to run the whole way! (Someone should probably wait for me at the finish line with oxygen and some coffee-flavored gatorade) have to admit that running is a lot les</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is the most adventurous thing you have ever eaten?</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beef heart bruschetta at Lolita (Was super tasty) or sour cream and onion crickets (not so tasty)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What would your last meal be if you had a say in it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">As much sushi as I could scarf and a divine chocolate dessert.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is your all time guilty pleasure food?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What are you currently listening to?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A crazy mix of Christian artists and top 40 music that would confuse most people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is your favorite sport (to play, watch, or both)?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To play - volleyball. To watch - Football.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One thing you are dying to try (this could be anything)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really want a tattoo! Just need to commit to what I want o I want it to be. Leaning towards getting a permanent wedding band or an old-school gerdening book illustration of catnip right now (if you knew my maiden and married last names, this would make a lot more sense to you)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fill in the blank: Food makes me _________.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">inspired, full and creative!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you could have dinner with just one person, dead or alive, who would it be?</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My grandfather. He passed away when I was in 8th grade and I still miss him everyday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I can't just pick one! Melt, Pacific East, Farenheit, Momma Roberto's in Mentor, Rocky River Brewing Company, Joe's Deli - just depends on mood and side of town we're on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is your favorite holiday?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">HALLOWEEN.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What quote sums up your life right now?</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Ya ehnnah!" (Only my hubby will understand)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>If you want to answer these yourself, consider yourself tagged!</strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span>FlipFlopGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622311678140139100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001125.post-12422552461876858062011-09-28T15:11:00.002-04:002011-09-28T15:11:34.074-04:00Cracks me up....Gotta love BBC<br />
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I'm stealing an idea from the fabulous Katy at <a href="http://katy-thoughtsbykaty.blogspot.com/">"Katching up with Katy"</a> and I'll be attempting to post on the following topics:<br />
Day 1-Introduce, recent picture, 15 interesting facts<br />
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Day 2-Meaning behind your blog name<br />
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Day 3-Your first love<br />
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Day 4-Your parents<br />
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Day 5-Your siblings<br />
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Day 6-A picture of something that makes you happy<br />
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Day 7-Favorite movies<br />
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Day 8-A place you've traveled to<br />
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Day 9-A picture of your friends<br />
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Day 10-Something you're afraid of<br />
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Day 11-Favorite TV shows<br />
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Day 12-What you believe<br />
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Day 13-Goals<br />
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Day 14-A picture you love<br />
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Day 15-Bible verse<br />
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Day 16-Dream house<br />
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Day 17-Something you're looking forward to<br />
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Day 18-Something you regret<br />
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Day 19-Something you miss<br />
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Day 20-Nicknames<br />
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Day 21-Picture of yourself<br />
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Day 22-Favorite city<br />
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Day 23-Favorite vacation<br />
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Day 24-Something you've learned<br />
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Day 25-Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs<br />
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Day 26-Picture of your family<br />
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Day 27-Pets<br />
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Day 28-Something that stresses you out<br />
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Day 29-3 Wishes<br />
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Day 30-a pictureFlipFlopGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622311678140139100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001125.post-35000350693399190632010-12-15T13:06:00.000-05:002010-12-15T13:06:07.396-05:00You can win a kitchen aid mixer (and make me super jealous!)I entered... you should too, but only if you don't win because it may make me cry. LoL In all seriousness, the recipes sound delish and the blog this girl writes is great! (and if you win, you could always be a super-sweetie and give it to us as a wedding gift and I promise to cook you a disgusting amount of food as thanks...hint hint.)<br />
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3 Kids and Us and KitchenAid want to make your holiday wish come true and offer you the chance to <a href="http://3kidsandus.com/2010/kitchenaid-giveaway">win a brand new KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer</a>, in your choice of over 20 colors, valued at $349.99!<br />
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<a href="http://3kidsandus.com/2010/kitchenaid-giveaway/">Enter the KitchenAid Stand Mixer Giveaway</a> and check out the <a href="http://3kidsandus.com/homemade-holiday-feast/">Homemade Holiday Feast</a> recipes that show all the ways the KitchenAid Stand Mixer and attachments can be used to create unique family dishes and save you counter space with one appliance that can be converted to meet your every need.<br />
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I'm thinking if I win some cranberry and turkey sausage may be in order or some cranberry pumpkin ice cream using some of those fab attachments. Mmmmmmm....FlipFlopGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622311678140139100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001125.post-27622906415190257402010-10-18T13:34:00.005-04:002010-10-18T13:48:33.325-04:00For those that don't know...I'm 31 years old. I've been fat my entire life. In May of this year I took some drastic steps to change that for health reasons. I had <a href="http://www.webmd.com/diet/weight-loss-surgery/gastric-bypass">Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery</a>. I have since lost over 100 lbs - and I have a lot more to go. It's amazing and I am feeling better each day - my knees and ankles no longer ache. And slowly, my hips are catching up to the no-pain zone, too.<br /><br />Right now I'm struggling. I'm at a plateau, I'm better able to handle food in my little stomach pouch and hunger has returned. It's scary. I don't want to mess up what I've done so far.<br /><br />So many people think the surgery is a magic fix, but it's not. It's just a tool. I still need to watch what I eat and exercise in order for it to work. It hurts me when people say I took the easy way out. It's NOT easy. I still get sick after eating the strangest things. I still have days when nothing sounds good. I still am losing my hair. I still have to take multivitamins and suppliments everyday for the rest of my life so I get enough nutrients.<br /><br />Also, I'm struggling with how I look now. Yes, I'm smaller, but I look like I'm starting to melt - literally. It's not attractive. And I'm afraid to buy clothes because I'm afraid I will lose more weight and have wasted money or won't lose anymore weight and will have to go back to the fatty pants. I've bought 1 dress, 1 pair of jeans, 1 top shaper, 1 bottom shaper, 1 shirt, 1 skirt and a sweater. Evrything else is from pre-surgery weight and it's super baggy on me. It only adds to my feeling of being a melting snowman or candle.<br /><br />Those that know me - thank you for the kind words and comments that I'm doing a good job. It seems lame, but they are needed sometimes. It helps to know other people see me as changing in a good way. Just know I'm struggling and have some patience with me. This will pass, I know it will.FlipFlopGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622311678140139100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001125.post-51019045757585655242010-09-30T10:54:00.001-04:002010-09-30T10:54:08.906-04:00Testing iPhone posting...Long time, no post. Going that having a nice mobile option for sharing my blog thoughts will change that. Lots of amazing changes going on in my life that I can't wait to share!<br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />FlipFlopGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622311678140139100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001125.post-91001805758302185502010-08-04T15:27:00.005-04:002010-08-04T15:40:46.132-04:00Check it out - Lauren's Hope (I know I need one post-WLS)<a href="http://www.laurenshope.com/"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 502px; height: 381px;" src="http://www.laurenshope.com/images/catalog/rotating/Womens/june%202010%20004%20copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I know that I need to get one of these now that I am a post WLS Gastric Bypass patient. Too many things a doctor needs to know about me if I'm passed out an unable to talk. I've been waffrling on whether or not to get one because they all seem kind of ugly/plain, but the medical alert items on this site are kinda cute and trendy. The kids stuff looks like it would be better for youngins and less traumatic than standard fare as well. <br /><br />"If you own a WEBSITE or publish a BLOG, we welcome you to link to <a href="http://www.laurenshope.com">www.laurenshope.com</a>. If you mention Lauren's Hope on your blog or website and post a permanent link to us, email the URL to: links@laurenshope.com. Once the link has been verified you will receive a 1 time $50 gift certificate."FlipFlopGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622311678140139100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001125.post-19579783773747695222009-12-07T13:19:00.002-05:002009-12-07T13:27:31.450-05:00I'm on a top secret mission...Tonight, I shall attempt to take video proof that the light craziness in my neighborhood is spreading like a very slow-moving, blinking swine flu. <br /><br />The mismatched, unplanned, siezure-inducing nightmare that one neightbor shared <a href="http://www.flipflopgirl.com/2008/11/ho-ho-holidays.html" target="_blank">last year</a> has spread into his neighbor's yard. Multiple strands of lights with blinking effects, twitching in a festive display of sheer chaos and terror. It's like someone went crazy with a bedazzler on their yards.<br /><br />Guess I should just be glad they don't diplay an entire gaggle of those blow-up creatures.FlipFlopGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622311678140139100noreply@blogger.com0