Ease Pain with Copper...

Last week, I was complaining to my friend Helen about the soreness and stiffness in my hands and wrists. After discussing the severity of the pain, she suggested I try handmade copper jewelry.

Helen showed me a very pretty bracelet she wears and explained to me her views on the healing powers of copper. She swears the copper bracelet has eased the pain in her hands. When I told her I loved the bracelet, she insisted I take it.

I've worn the bracelet for a week and I have to admit the pain has eased. It's not completely gone, but I have not had to use much over the counter medication to sooth my aches.

I've got my eye on a beautiful bracelet and necklace for Helen to replace the one she gave me. I think they are charming and I hope she will like them.

Cohasset Harbor

Everybody knows I went to a wedding last weekend. This was the view looking out from the reception hall. The weather was fine and the bride looked fabulous!

I was happy to see old friends and my family but I spent some of my afternoon trying to capture things the regular wedding photographer might not be interested in.

What I came up with was Haley's Fred Flintstone feet!

Haley is my niece. Funny feet and all.

I know she won't like this picture, but I love it!

This Won't Break the Bank!

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Boost Mobile.

All opinions are 100% mine.

Last weekend I realised I am unhappy with my pay-as-you-go mobile phone plan. I admit it is cheap, really cheap. But you get what you pay for. I can text cheaply and that's about it. The plan has no internet, no email, no social networking. I don't want to go with a traditional monthly contract deal because I just can't afford it. And I don't want to be locked into a long contract. But I want the extras.

Kathleen, a 16 year old girl I work with, has a better phone than I do(which she pays for herself) that has all the bells and whistles and she doesn't pay more than $60 a month. This girl Tweets and updates Facebook and checks email and searches recipes for me. I told her I was in the market for a new phone and a decent plan. Kathleen suggested Boost Mobile.

So I went searching. I like the Blackberry Curve 8330 smartphone. I can buy the phone online with free shipping or I can pick one up at the Boost Mobile store 6 miles away from my house. I can activate it online and I can Re-Boost my account online, over the phone or in person at the store.

With that fancy new Blackberry I could browse the web, read and send email, text and instant message. I could Tweet! I could take pictures and post them on Facebook! I could look up my own recipes at work!

tell me what you think...

i got clothes to wear to the wedding
manda says no
they make me look gigantic
i said but i am gigantic

i really really want to wear my shorts and a shirt

this is my problem in my whole life
i worry about what other people think
and i dont want to be like that

the other day y Q posted about fear
well i guess i fear what people will say behind my back

isnt it better that i go somewhere
in clothes that are clean and in good repair
that i feel comfortable in
than to cave to what i perceive other people may think or say
to my face or my back?
would it be better if i wore clothes that i am uncomfortable in
that make me feel fat as shit? clothes that i dont like?

i want to go to the wedding and be comfortable
not be fussing with my neck or sweating my ass off
i want to have my stuff in my pockets
and not haul my work bag (my only bag)(that reeks of carnival food)
around all day for a camera and a pack o' butts and a phone?

everytime i go to a wedding
i see someone else who wears jeans or something really casual
and i think
next time i will be that person in my comfy clothes
but im still afraid

and i still dont want to cave

so i think i will wear my shorts and my shirt
and ill do one thing
one thing only
that i dont/wont/havent done for anyone else

i will shave my legs

I Can Dream Can't I?

my outfit is on the cutting edge of transformational fashion! transformational fashion is a new trend, along the lines of heroin sheik or grunge, only cleaner and seemingly informal. the nature of the trend is informal, but in reality it combines functionality with great lines, colors and fabrics, all chosen to accentuate the personality of the wearer and provide plenty of space for movement, cameras and cigarettes.

the implied formality and definite functionality are classic trends in fashion stemming from the advent of the industrial revolution. and revolution is on the rise! cotton is king! comfort is important!

my outfit will sink anything form the new york, milan or paris runways this season or next!