Health and Beauty and Other Ramblings

Doctor:  It says here on your chart that you don't exercise.
Me: Umm....well. Not really.
Doctor: You know that walking, even for just 30 minutes can be a good way to get in some exercise.
Me: Oh. I thought when she asked me if I exercised, she meant like running, biking, going to the gym or doing some sort of weird exercise class. I don't count walking as exercise. But yeah, I walk every day. Who doesn't?
Doctor:  Silence...and stares at me baffled. (*-*)

...and that my friends is how I met my new doctor. So add the no-real-exercise, to the doesn't-perform-self-breast-exams, to the doesn't-take-vitamins, the doc immediately ordered a full lab work-up on me. I have the puncture wound to prove it.

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 I say all of this because after that visit, I was like "yeah, maybe I do need to make more of an effort" to be more healthy-ish. So I went and bought some vitamins (Spoiler alert: those adult gummie chew multi vitamins are disgusting and a total let down to how delicious they appear to be), some supplemental calcium (because like doc said- I'm not that young anymore and bone density is only going down at this point ), and just for kicks I grabbed some Omega 3-6-9,  damn your fine. move it so you can sock it to me one more time. Get low. Get low. Get low. To the window \(`-`\) to the wall (/`-`)/ Sorry. Got lost with the East Side Boyz for a moment.

Granted, I do exercise. Just not as much to call it "regular" so I'm going to try and step that up as well to at least 2-3 times per week if I can get home early enough before it gets dark. Oh and I have decided to actually start eating supper instead of grazing or skipping it all together. #singlegirlproblems. So I've got some chicken to bake to add to my salads. I'm not gonna get too crazy, because I'm not gonna cook. Salads are pretty easy and quick. I even splurged and got the kale mix to ad to my regular spring mix greens. I know. Fancy.

Another thing I am trying is how I wash my face. I have decided to give the Oil Cleaning Method a try. I have done it the last 2 days and so far so good. I have never been able to use face wash because it strips my face too much and then it's bring on the acne. So I usually just scrub it with water and call it a day. However, I have had some issues with little pimples on my nose for a while now, so I decided to go ahead and give the oil a chance. I chose grapeseed oil (since that is all my ghetto Harvey's had) and of course castor oil for my face blend. I mixed things up and added a little EVOO to the mix last night. I actually find this very relaxing. You basically massage your face with the oil, wet a washcloth with really hot water, put the washcloth over your face, let the heat open your pores, and wipe off with the washcloth. It feels so good! And my face feels so soft and hydrated. I will do an update in a week to see if it has improved my skin quality. I must be really into the whole oil thing because I love using coconut oil as a deep conditioner on my hair. Mother Earth in the house, y'all.

I also broke down and ordered my favorite foundation from Sephora- purely because I am too sorry to drive downtown to Sephora and pick it up.

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I love Dior Nude. It is a dream and makes your face look so flawless. I've been using a BB cream, because I don't like real heavy foundation, but it is time to move back to my beloved Dior. It is just so pricey. But oh-so worth those extra dolla bills y'all.

So if you have any recommendations on what vitamins I should be taking, or quick and easy healthy recipes, or makeup that you love. Or anything in general, let me know!

The City of Roses

Thomasville, GA may be called the City of Roses, but it should really be nicknamed the City of Pine Trees. This is because it was these majestic pine trees that essentially put Thomasville on the map. Thousands of tourists flocked to Thomasville in the Victorian era to winter here. They came to breathe in the "pine-scented" air for it's health benefits. These northerners saved this former sleepy plantation town from ruin like so many other southern agriculture towns after the War between the States.

Thomasville has such a unique character. The city is gorgeous and looks like it is right out of a magazine. Beautiful antebellum plantation homes, magnolia and great oak trees, and majestic Victorian mansions line the streets of this southern city. The county boasts of the oldest stand of original long-leafed pine trees in the nation. And I can testify that there is nothing prettier than a grand long-leaf pine.

That's why when Shaye contacted me to write a little something about Thomasville, I immediately knew I wanted to have the dogs take a picture underneath a gorgeous pine tree. It sums up what Thomasville is all about- plantations, quail hunting, front porch sitting, and everything Southern.

If you are ever on your way down to the beaches of NW Florida and need a place to stop on the way there, be sure to check out Thomasville. We have a lovely downtown filled with all kinds of neat and interesting shops. And the food! We have some awesome restaurants downtown as well. My favorite being George and Louie's. Of course Jonah's and Liam's are great options as well.

With that said, if you are traveling and need to do something with your pets, a good pet sitter is always one click away! If you are in the Thomasville area, here are some options for you, through Dog Vacay.

Savannah Wiener Dog Races

Picture this: 150 dachshunds running around downtown Savannah, GA

In your mind's eye, I'm sure you can picture the chaos. But I lived the reality. This past weekend, the annual Wiener Dog Race was held for Oktoberfest in downtown Savannah. I entered the boys for fun. To say that I did it. To check it off my "bucket" list. But to be honest, it was quite overwhelming for both me and the boys! They aren't used to being out and about too much and there were so many people and so many other dogs. But the good news is that most everyone were doxie owners, so they know their temperament and didn't get offended when Brutus or JR went postal on them or their dog. They were slightly stressed to say the least. But I tried my best to keep them in "competition mode" (haha!).

We had to be downtown at 8:30 to register for the 10:00 am race. So we had plenty of time to sit by the river and get some good people and dachshund  watching in. I can honestly say, I have now seen every shape, size, and color of dachshunds there are.

Headed downtown and to get their run on

The dog track

After what seemed an eternity of me worrying about my dogs biting random little kids and dreaming of the impending lawsuits that would in turn follow, it was finally time to run in their heat.

Runners 30 & 31

My main man/dog wrangler getting ready

In the shoot they go!

David may have given them a little push out the gate :-)

And they are off! Look at my boys go. JR is in the purple bandanna and Brutus is in the light blue one.

Photo Courtesy of The Savannah Morning News

Across the finish line they go! And straight to the lady next to me with the treat bag, Go figure!

And how did they do??? Well, my predictions were correct. JR CAME IN 1ST and Brutus was a close second!! 

I am so proud of them!! Because JR won his heat, that meant we had to stick around until the finals. And this is where JR got robbed. There were 150 dogs entered and there were 15 heats and only 10 can run for the trophy and guess what?  His time wasn't fast enough to qualify for the final championship run, so he didn't get to run again. I was so disappointed! I knew that if he would have ran, he totally would have won. He is still the champion in my heart.

All in all, it was a fun experience and I may do it again next year- but with only one dog to chase around and not two. 

As you can see, the ride home was much different that then ride there! I had two tired little pups that raced their hearts out. 

BIG NEWS!!

Sike! Just kinda somewhat news. Weird news would probably be more descriptive of the contents of this post.

Oktoberfest is about to kick off this weekend in Savannah. I am pretty excited. Only for one main reason- I have entered the boys in the wiener dog races. And if you don't believe me, believe the tweet:

I doubt Brutus will do anything. He will be too busy trying to fight one of the other dogs to run. Unless they throw a ball to get them to run- then he would run his little heart out. I am gonna put my money down on JR. I think he's going to be the Wiener Winner!

I will let you know how it turns out. {I'm sure the 3 people that read this blog will be waiting with bated breath.} Should be very interesting!

Hey StringBean and Bo-Peep - we're out to get you!

Auf Wiedersehen!