Look At This Madness

Women have two forms of speech, literal, and their own versions of figurative. I have come to realize my mom‘s version of "Just a second," "I’m ready," or "I’m on the way," has a very figurative meaning. I however, speak literally when I say "Just a second," I am grabbing my keys and walking out the door. "I’m ready," means that I am waiting to leave and I am fully ready to do so. "I’m on the way," means I am physically driving in my car and on the way to the destination.  On the flip side, my mom's version of "Just a second," actually means she may or may not be about to get in the shower, still needs to get dressed, put some makeup on and of course, blow dry her hair.  "I’m ready," in fact means she is at least dressed though her hair is still dripping wet and she may or may not be in the middle of putting her makeup on. "I’m ready," may also look like dripping hair, and trying on all th

One word: Spinach. Doctors are always so encouraging of "leafy greens this," "leafy greens that" and spinach is the easiest vegetable to incorporate into meals. My favorite is adding olive oil and 'melting' spinach down in a pan, adding scallions, mushrooms, green peppers, and at the end, an egg. This mixture can be eaten alone, or thrown on a tortilla for a breakfast burrito. Feeling guilty that you just ordered pizza? My advice for feeling a little less guilty, ADD SPINACH! Raw spinach leaves tastes perfectly fine on any type of pizza all while adding those leafy greens your body secretly cries for. Nearly anything that can go on a bun will taste just fine with spinach. Meat patties, veggie patties, tuna, or chicken. When you use iceberg lettuce there isn't a huge nutritional benefit. As expressed in the title, ICEBERG lettuce, there is a high water concentration rather than actual nutrients. I for one have a peculiar method to eating spinach