Lets see how well i did, here are my resolutions from the past year.
Here are some of my resolutions:
1. Read the Title(does smoking, drinking, and eating cheeseburgers count? i think not)
2. Be more open to everything, new friendships new things(here and there yes)
3. Be more intuned with my emotions (kind of)
4. Be more loving (i try it just doesn’t work)
5. Spend more time with friends and family(definitely)
6. Read more (not as much as i wanted)
7. Volunteer at a pet shelter (ummm no…sorry doggies and kitties)
8. Get a stable job (omg yes! finally)
9. Enjoy the little things (oh most definitely)
10. Give a chance (again i try but fail so miserably)
less than 24 hrs left of this year, most will spend it shopping for that new years party (the perfect dress or shoes or necklace), working, running around, busy busy busy. take the time to think of all the great things that happened to you this year.
i had love, happiness, laughter, joy, magic, ecstasy, dance, wholeness, emotional and physical awakenings. So here is to the new year and all it has to offer.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
with much love
-Me
applebite718 asked: why have you not posted anything for awhile my dear?
lack of inspiration i guess
CHICAGO - Four common bad habits combined — smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet — can age you by 12 years, sobering new research suggests. Overall, 314 people studied had all four unhealthy behaviors. Among them, 91 died during the study, or 29 percent. Among the 387 healthiest people with none of the four habits, only 32 died, or about 8 percent. The risky behaviors were: smoking tobacco; downing more than three alcoholic drinksper day for men and more than two daily for women; getting less than two hours of physical activity per week; and eating fruits and vegetables fewer than three times daily. These habits combined substantially increased the risk of death and made people who engaged in them seem 12 years older than people in the healthiest group, said lead researcher Elisabeth Kvaavik of the University of Oslo. The study appears in Monday’s Archives of Internal Medicine. The healthiest group included never-smokers and those who had quit; teetotalers, women who had fewer than two drinks daily and men who had fewer than three; those who got at least two hours of physical activity weekly; and those who ate fruits and vegetables at least three times daily. “You don’t need to be extreme” to be in the healthy category, Kvaavik said. “These behaviors add up, so together it’s quite good. It should be possible for most people to manage to do it.” For example, one carrot, one apple and a glass of orange juice would suffice for the fruit and vegetable cutoffs in the study, Kvaavik said, noting that the amounts are pretty modest and less strict than many guidelines. The U.S. government generally recommends at least 4 cups of fruits or vegetables daily for adults, depending on age and activity level; and about 2 1/2 hours of exercise weekly. Study participants were 4,886 British adults aged 18 and older, or 44 years old on average. They were randomly selected from participants in a separate nationwide British health survey. Study subjects were asked about various lifestyle habits only once, a potential limitation, but Kvaavik said those habits tend to be fairly stable in adulthood. Death certificates were checked for the next 20 years. The most common causes of death included heart diseaseand cancer, both related to unhealthy lifestyles. Kvaavik said her results are applicable to other westernized nations including the United States. June Stevens, a University of North Carolina public health researcher, said the results are in line with previous studies that examined the combined effects of health-related habits on longevity. The findings don’t mean that everyone who maintains a healthy lifestyle will live longer than those who don’t, but it will increase the odds, Stevens said. __Bad habits can age you by 12 years, study suggests
By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer - Mon Apr 26, 6:26 PM PDT
The findings are from a study that tracked nearly 5,000 British adults for 20 years, and they highlight yet another reason to adopt a healthier lifestyle.
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Just too cute!
LOVE LOVE LOVE this commercial…just think wouldn’t it be cool if salsa was made this way?
Oh sunlight, how you smile upon us once again. You were gone for so long we were wondering if you will ever come back. And here you are as bright as ever bringing everything back to life.
Yes, that is an ode to the elusive winter sun.
So with spring around the corner I have to say I have been brought back to life once again. i wish I could just skip winter or just fast forward it, this seasonal depression is really getting to me. Wearing a coat a hat and gloves and scarves and just the blistering cold and wind are too much, even for 3 months. Although I do have to admit that this winter hasn’t been as bad compared with last year. A significant amount of snow has been covering the ground for most the this dreadful, frigid season, on the up side the wind hasn’t been quite so harsh.
I love the snow and I love giant snow flakes gently making home on my coat as I walk along a small path in the park.
I love to build a snowman or have a snowball fight.
I love sledding, even though it has been close to a decade since I’ve actually been on a sled.
The ice skating, the hot chocolate, the warm crackling wood on a fire place, all great things that winter has to offer. But I have to admit if winter was to somehow magically come for about 2 weeks each year I would be lated. (Why 2 weeks you ask, I associate winter with Christmas so it would be nice it if came just around that time.)
So when the sun rises and I take the first fresh spring air deep into my lungs, my body and mind awake and I once again productively join society. The smile returns to my face there’s a twinckle in my eye and my face is radiant and I am ready for what lies ahead.
I am inspired!
Hi, how are you? Good? Great.
I just have a quick complaint, seeing as how thousands of us share the same space on a daily basis I would think that you would have the courtesy of picking up after yourselves. But, I guess not. I guess that is too much to ask of you. I had the privilege of repeatedly being hit in the foot by your bottle, which you so conveniently left of the brown line this morning. Every turn we took the bottle would loudly roll itself against my foot. I guess I could have been the better person and picked it up and thrown it out, and that would have been nice, but here’s a thought, I am not your mother! I don’t much care what you do at your own residence but on a public transportation train, I would like to think that you had half a brain cell to tell you that leaving litter on the train is not only rude but just plain lazy. You had the strength to carry this bottle around, drink from it, but somehow all your energy got exhausted and placing it in a garbage receptacle was too strenuous of an activity after luging it around for a good part of the morning.
But do not fret, I have no idea who you are, merely a faceless stranger. Who will probably inconveniece somebody else somehow, after all tis not even noon yet.
But Good Morning to you, hope you enjoyed your refreshing beverage.
Sincerely,
Annoyed Blond
HOW TO CALL THE POLICEWHEN YOU’RE OLD AND DON’T MOVE FAST ANYMORE.
George Phillips , an elderly man, from Meridian, Mississippi,was going up to bed, when his wife told him that he’d left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to go turn off the light, but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.
He phoned the police, who asked “Is someone in your house?”
He said “No,” but some people are breaking into my garden shed and stealing from me.
Then the police dispatcher said “All patrols are busy. You should lock your doors and an officer will be along when one is available..”
George said, “Okay.”
He hung up the phone and counted to 30. Then he phoned the police again.
“Hello,I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed.. Well, you don’t have to worry about them now because I just shot and killed them both, the dogs are eating them right now.” and he hung up.
Within five minutes, six Police Cars, a SWAT Team,a Helicopter, two Fire Trucks, a Paramedic, and an Ambulance showed up at the Phillips’ residence, and caught the burglars red-handed.
One of the Policemen said to George , “I thought you said that you’d shot them!”
George said, “I thought you said there was nobody available!”
(True Story) I LOVE IT! Don’t mess with old people.
wow, I am Romanian and I did not know most of these things…of course I knew about Dracula and Nadia Comaneci…
Did You Know?
— The average American man’s erect penis is five to seven inches long with a circumference of four to six inches, according to The Kinsey Institute.
— 46% of women would give up getting laid for two weeks rather than logging off the Internet for the same amount of time, according to a survey conducted by Intel.
— Want the ultimate orgasm? Abstain from any sexual activity at all for three weeks. That’s the amount of time it takes for your testosterone levels to peak and boost your libido, according to a study published in the World Journal of Urology.
— There are 500-1,000 deaths per year from autoerotic asphyxiation. that’s equal to the numbers of murders in New York City each year.
— Spain, Brazil, and Italy produce the best lovers, reports global research site OnePoll.com. The worst? Germans, who women dubbed “too smelly.” Englishmen were too lazy, and Swedes finished too quickly. As for the Yanks? They landed somewhere in the middle.
— Forget hitting the shower after a romp — 36% of people under the age of 35 go right onto Facebook and Twitter, according to consumer electronic site Retrevo.com.
— 11% of guys say they use sex to relieve stress.
— You help her get a good night’s sleep. University of Pennsylvania researchers claim that women in stable relationships get better shut-eye than single women do.
— More than one in three women are having sex at least three times every week. Not quite one in four men (28%) are as lucky.
— Not going out as much? 32% percent of men say they are masturbating more since the recession.
— Sex-related entertainment (porn mags or videos, strip clubs, escort services, phone sex, sexting, etc.) has taken the plunge with the economy: Forty-two percent of guys cut it from their budget entirely.
— Women are having sex 17% more often than the average guy.
— One in three men and women are completely satisfied with their sex life. (Alas, the same number of both sexes think their sex life could drastically improve.)
from …. http://www.mensfitness.com/advice/sex_tips/292 via digg.com
