Day 29: Five Weird Things You Like

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Weird is so subjective.  One man's weirdness is another man's normal.  I had to ask my husband for help on this one.

1) Mushrooms - Apparently, according to Charles, this is a weird thing to like to eat. I like to saute my fungi in grapeseed oil with cilantro and a bit of salt and pepper.

2) Internal Cleanses - We just came off of an Acai Berry 10-Day Cleanse, and for me it was fantastic. Is it weird that I want to do it again, and again, and again? I'm just sayin'... it works. I feel light inside.

3) Looking at my Pores - Almost every night, I look at the pores on my nose in the mirror.  They are so huge to me. On an oddly related note, I rubbed the seed of a fresh mango on my face, left it on for a few minutes, and then wiped it off with a warm cloth.  It did amazing things for my skin!

4) Rummaging - There is something incredibly satisfying to me about going into antique stores, thrift shops, consignment shops, and places like TJMaxx, Marshall's, and Ross.  I like the hunt.  I get so bored in traditional department stores (unless I'm rummaging through a clearance rack).  Perhaps this is a more a function of me wanting to find the deals.

5) Bees - We have hostas blooming like crazy in our front yard, and these huge bumblebees come out everyday (where do they come from!) to collect from the pretty bell-shaped, pale purple flowers.  I like to watch the bees.  Sometimes I just go outside and stare at them as they collect pollen or do whatever bees do.

Go for yours, little bee!

Day 28: Somewhere You'd Like to Move to or Visit

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My love of travel came from Mom and Dad. Every summer, we packed into some big vehicle -- Van, RV, Suburban -- and road tripped.  We drove from Texas to most of the East Coast, and covered a good portion of the California and Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico), California, and Colorado.  My dear father still likes to recount the story of a road trip we took to Alabama. I must have been two or three. The way he tells it (and he tells it so well), we stopped somewhere so he could nap in the back of the van. He woke up to me pulling his eyelid open.  ;)

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Stateside, I would love to visit the the Northwest (Washington, Oregon) and the Grand Canyon.  I've flown over the Canyon a couple of times, and from the air you can see just how deep and broad it is.  I would like to see it from the ground (and hear the echo!).  My international list is a mile long -- Switzerland, Holland, Brazil, Liberia, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Obviously, we are going to need a big travel fund.

Day 27: A Quote You Try To Live By

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"Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care." - Theodore Roosevelt