I Hate Wells fargo

Someone tried to break into our account. We went into a branch and opened a new account. We left a little $ in the old account to cover some outstanding checks and to last us for cash while we patiently waited for our NEW Credit / ATM cards in the mail (5 days was promised). I was also ASSURED my old ATM PIN will work. 8 days later I have no new card. 9th day I receive a new card. I try to use my new VISA ATM card at the Wells Fargo ATM as the sticker on my new card tells me to. IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE THIS CARD USE IT AT A WELL FARGO ATM. My PIN does NOT work. I call the number on the sticker (the same sticker that told me to use it at an ATM to activate it remember that the fucking guy at the wells fargo branch assured me my pin would work). I swear I am not angry even at this point I am laughing at the ridiculousness. I punch in my account number as on my card and it demands I tell it my checking account or savings account number. I DONT HAVE THESE I AM AT THE FUCKING ATM REMEMBER.

I hang up and call back to get a real person to activate my card. I patiently hold for 5 minutes. The woman on the line asks me my Social Security Number. I giver her this, my birthdate, my FULL name and my address, my husbands Social Security Number and his birthdate and she informs me....are you ready.....

SHE CANNOT ACTIVATE MY CARD UNLESS I CAN TELL HER THE EXACT DATE AND AMOUNT OF MY LAST AUTOMATIC DEPOSIT.

That whore.

So I said in my nicest voice "I am angry at you and I will not thank you because you did not help me at all, GOOD BYE"

It was like the good bye in Go Dogs Go.

For those of you who don't know me very well this is HUMONGOUS personal growth for me because I wanted to say this.... Look you dirty whore, I gave you everything but my blood type and a sex inventory from my past why the @$*& are you being such a frickin twat about this I mean really are you #&%$* stupid or just new at your job?

The Mess

The mess in my house is NOT a means of defining me
The mess in my house is inevitable
The mess in my house comes back 1 hour after I clean
The mess in my house is every where
The mess in my house does not reflect poorly on my parenting

The mess in my house does NOT mean I am stupid
The mess in my house does NOT mean I am lame
The mess in my house does NOT mean I am lazy
The mess in my house does NOT mean I am piggish

The mess in my house is organic

The mess in my house is because my kids play
The mess in my house is because they play often
The mess in my house is because they eat
The mess in my house is because they are free with their fun and food
(snacks only, meals are at table)
The mess in my house is because I am busy with the girls too busy to clean everyday
The mess in my house is because I am busy caring for me everyday
The mess in my house is because I love my family too much to clean all the time
The mess in my house is because we are off on adventures to playgrounds,
Sea World, the Zoo, play dates, finding bugs, rainbow walks *, riding bikes, scooters and rollerblades (ok most of those are with dad)

The mess in my house is just a mess it comes and goes and when I look back on their childhoods I don't want to remember a clean house I want to remember the smiles, the "mommy you are the greatest" the smell of sun on their skin, the smell of them after a bath, the chatter at the dinner table the screams at the pool.

So, please come over, have fun with us, don't judge me because my house is messy be happy for me for letting go in fact maybe be inspired by my letting go too. Don't think bad thoughts about me and my mess because me and my mess are starting to get along and I don't want to mess that up.

Green Smoothie

I hope my incredible personal trainer Isa doesn't mind me sharing this on my blog but I am SO excited about it! ITS DELICIOUS and I did not believe her I swear!

Handful or two of fresh spinach
Cup or so of Almond Milk (not sweetened please)
1/2 cup blueberries
1 banana
Some ice
Scoop vanilla protein powder

BLEND BABY

Tanning

Sheesh I know we ALL look better when tanner I get it. I will not deny it or lie about it. EVERYONE is sexier when tan, it makes us look thinner, slimmer, sexier, healthier, fitter and just plain BETTER.

Now a days we have options other than tanning salons and beaches though...let's take a look at the TRUTH. I don't judge I am tempted by the tanning salon and the pool side tanning myself but having had some precancerous spots removed that came back and now have to be biopsied I wont cave, I wont I wont I wont......GOD I hate being pale though.....

Just like tanning outside, tanning indoors damages your skin. That's because indoor tanning devices emit ultraviolet rays. Tanning occurs when the skin produces additional pigment (coloring) to protect itself against burn from ultraviolet rays. Tanning is the skin's reaction to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. When skin is exposed to UV rays, cells called melanocytes produce the brown pigment melanin, which darkens the cells of the epidermis. This darkening of the skin cells is the skin's natural – if imperfect – defense against further damage from UV radiation. Overexposure to these rays can cause eye injury, premature wrinkling of the skin, sagging skin, and spots, light-induced skin rashes, and can increase your chances of developing skin cancer. The sun's UV rays damage the DNA of the skin's epidermal cells, triggering enzymes that hurry to repair the damage. However, these enzymes don't always repair the DNA successfully, and the unrepaired damage can lead to mutations that increase the risk of skin cancer.

The most popular device used in tanning salons is a clamshell-like tanning bed. The customer lies down on a Plexiglas surface as lights from above and below reach the body. Many older tanning devices used light sources that emitted shortwave ultraviolet rays (UVB) that actually caused burning. Aware of the harmful effects of UVB radiation, salon owners began using tanning beds that emit mostly longwave (UVA) light sources. Some salons claim this is safe. While UVA rays are less likely to cause burning than UVB rays, they are suspected to have links to malignant melanoma and immune system damage. So, is the UVA ok? Maybe UVA is better but tanning beds are still bad?

Scientists have PROVEN by the early 1990's that UVA exacerbates the cancer-causing effects of UVB, and is the main wavelength behind photoaging. Recently, an Australian-U.S. study found that UVA may be more carcinogenic than UVB. It penetrates more deeply and causes more genetic damage in the skin cells (keratinocytes) where most skin cancers arise. The National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization now designate both UVA and UVB as causes of cancer.

Study after study has shown that sunbed tanning increases the risk of both melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers.

BUT AGAIN everything in moderation right? BUT tanning beds are not about moderation are they?

I like self tanners.


STAY tuned because next week I will begin my own study of 10 body self tanners and 10 face self tanners and report to you their best results for my skin type and I will post pictures on my FB page when orangey lol