Stephanie in Suburbia asked for a slew of guest posters. I am somewhat new to reading her blog, but I thought I’d give it a whirl. She chronicles the hilarious adventures of living in suburbia and raising her “Wee Burb”.
Without further ado, catch me over there with my “Top 5 Horrific Fashion Choices that I Have Personally Donned”.
-Mads
My hard drive crashed. Just the crap icing on this week’s poop cake.
I love that the landscapers in California tend to dress in full cowboy garb.
I recently found out The Pioneer Woman’s husband’s name is Ladd. Not sure if that makes him more or less attractive.
My apple is WAY too cold. Blegh!
Somehow my night-thrashing resulted in a pulled muscle. I haven’t been able to lift my arm in three days.
Black fingernail polish is my new thing. I’m mainstreaming goth.
Josie’s dog walker made her pumpkin peanut butter cookies. Where are mine?
Went through all of my cookbooks and wrote a list of recipes to try. Next up: braised short rib!
What are your tweets for today?
Feel free to actually follow me on Twitter @madsyjoy
-Mads
The winner of the Zak Confetti Mixing bowls is Beth, Of Muses and Meringues!
Image courtesy of http://www.amazon.com
Her favorite Christmas present was:
“The best gift I got this season was a bound copy of my daughter’s first manuscript. Priceless!”
Congratulations!
-Mads
I realize that I am a crazy person who has to show the world pictures of her dog. Probably someday I will be one of those crazy people who has to show the world wallet sized pics of my children.
Deal with it.
If you don’t like pictures of adorable things, I implore you, LOOK AWAY!
Josie thinks she is a model.
Anyway, we are taking her home to Minneapolis with us for Christmas. This is not as easy as it sounds. You need a perfectly sized air suitcase, extra piddle pads/toys/food (meaning we have to check a bag), potty breaks in the airport god-knows-where, $200 for her plane ticket, and Xanax to make sure that you can handle your puppy under the seat in front of you for 4 hours.
It won’t be pretty.
Her suitcase finally came from Amazon and we tested it out to make sure she wouldn’t freak out in there.
She didn’t quite get it:
Shoving treats in there helped, but I’m still not convinced she understands:
Ok, now she’s just showing off:
Have you ever traveled with your pet? Any tips?
-Mads
p.s. Sorry for the poor photo quality. I am convinced that bloggers with awesome pictures live without night-time.
I recently started working with kids. They put all sorts of crap in their mouths, they cough and snot all over the place, and depending on the age, they don’t really know how to wash their hands properly. Which means, I get sick approximately every 32 seconds.
Apparently my immune system is supposed to build a wall of defense to this new germ pool, but I know my immune system, it doesn’t get out of bed to fight off ANYTHING.
As I was reading one of my new favorite blogs, Dance While You Cook, I came across an
interesting home remedy for the common cold: garlic!
My favorite food, flavoring, side dish, you name it, is garlic. So I couldn’t wait to try this recipe.
Chop 2 cloves of garlic and put it in a tablespoon of honey. Eat.
Well folks, I’m here to tell you it is not as fun as it sounds.
I kind of wish somebody was a witness to the whole ridiculous shenanigans, as I was gagging up honey and trying not to narf in the kitchen sink. Dance While You Cook mentions that “chasers” for this home remedy are a must, and she is absolutely right.
My "chasers" included my breakfast and an extra Baby Bell cheese. I thought that garlic and cheese would be a winning combo, but this did nothing to kill the horrible raw flavor in my mouth. And holy crap! That bowl of cereal looks HUGE!
My tummy felt pretty yucky for the next few hours and I had the garlic breath, but I’m here a day and a half later with no new symptoms!
I force-fed this to Jonathan. He ate it without plugging his nose or flinching. There were no chasers for him and he simply shrugged his shoulders and looked at me like i was crazy.
Then it hit his tummy and I was fully validated.
This remedy is not for the weak of heart.
Even typing this post has me a little queasy.
I just hope garlic and i can be besties again soon.
-Mads
p.s. What’s your favorite home remedy for the ishy gishy cold?
