To procrastinate.....or not to procrastinate....

Let's play true confessions.  What have YOU been putting off doing for no other reason than you just can't be bothered!  Me? Glad you asked.  Installing my new printer.  Yes!  I admit it!  And if you only knew the trials and tribulations I went through to get it, purchased in the States even!  Awesome deal at Staples, got the ink, installed THAT much to my great trepidation.....but managed successfully.  Needed extension cords, power bar......got it, check and check.....and the Installation Wizard is STILL sitting breathing malevolently at me from its corner on my desk.  It's been waiting for me to take action now for about.......ummm.....2 weeks?  Heavenly days....maybe 3 weeks!!!
So that's that.  It's time!  I nipped over to the salon to get my hair did only to be told my hairdresser has crippled himself once more, so I glommed on back home.

There's the installation wizard.....here I be.......time on my hands.......OH GET ON WITH IT WOMAN!!!
Fine.....going in.

Will recon.......how bad can it be, right?
Go on without me, I'll only slow you down........

NO TIME TO WORK OUT - RUBBISH!

I know exactly how that goes, when am I going to work out?  I'm so busy today, maybe tomorrow I'll have more time.  How can I fit it in???  And next thing you know the week is over and you never got around to it.  It's just not that difficult my little Tulips.  When we think about working out we immediately think: time commitment.  Y'all gotta quit thinking like that.  Let's look at me....well why not I'm right here.  Today I was spread pretty thin.  We figure 30 minutes is the min time to work out right, to make it count?  Again....not necessarily.  Today getting that 30 minutes consecutively was looking grim.  So what did I do? Put it off until tomorrow and promise myself to fit in an hour?  hahahahahahahaha.....not.

I immediately did 15 minutes.  Whammo.  Done.  Then continued with my day.  Got all sorts of this and that done, then in the evening......you guessed it...did ANOTHER 15 minutes!!  So I get to mark on my calendar that my 30 mins of cardio objective for today was met!!  And I didn't feel a thing. 

I'm going with the bottom line on this cause I'm all about the bottom line.  ANY exercise is always better than none.  It's so easy for us to think, bah, what will 15 minutes do for me??  Why bother??  YES BOTHER HOLY MOTHER OF ALL THAT'S SKINNY you need to bother!  It WILL give you some results.  It WILL contribute to the big picture.  It WILL make you stay on track.  It WILL send the right message to your brain.  My cat Ruby (aka Loser) is wondering  why I'm shouting.  But seriously ladies, every single little thing you do counts.  And I cannot stress enough how imperative it is that you do something, no matter how small. 

If you give in to the 'I don't feel like its' and the 'I'll do it tomorrows' and the 'oh why don't you all sod off and let me alones' then you'll feel far worse because you're letting yourself down.  A little chink in the armour of your self esteem.  Believe me, hanging onto every little chink is essential.  So the moment you're done reading this, and perhaps even leaving a glowing comment......get up and MOVE.  A measly 15 minutes is all I'm asking.  You will see how fricken great you feel for doing it afterward and will be sending a festival of love in my general direction. 

Back at ya girlfriend.

SPA ME SENSELESS!

I have just this moment returned from a Spa Day.  Well HALF a Spa Day let's say, 3 hours worth!  Ladies seriously........you HAVE GOT TO GO DO THIS NOW!!!  Let me catch you up on the options included in mine.  We began with a manicure and pedicure both featuring the speciality Hot Paraffin Treatment.  This may come as a shock to you but this was my FIRST hot wax experience.  Shocking I know...but it sure as shinola won't be my last!  That was the cat's ass!!!  The skin on my hands and feet are ridiculous!  I was escorted back to the lounge, a dimly lit resting area with piped in Zen music, chocolate strawberries, bottled water and Pellegrino at your disposal.  Giant cushy armchairs each one with its own furry blanky!  A few minutes there and off I went to get my blackheads squeezed.  Yep, as much fun as it sounds.  I walked in feeling rather smug truth be told.  I have dry skin, no breakouts, eat well and do all the hoopla skin care to maintain it.  I'm thinking....she ain't gonna find any of that nonsense on me!  Wrong again.  Oweeee!  Oweeee!  Eyes watering, trying not to squeek with the agony of it, she kept saying 'Oh but madame, your skin she is vereeeee goooood'.  Okay so this only lasted about 3 minutes and was the ONLY nasty part of the day.  It's a necessary evil though chix, y'all gotta go for your facial at LEAST twice a year.  Ideally, you should go at every season change, or every 3 months.  Anyhow, the rest of the facial was sublime.  She left me alone with some kind of aromatic (smelled vaguely like horse) mask on and I think I may have dozed off.  That whole deal took about an hour, and what a fabulous bed I was reclined upon, all automatic of course.  Lumps and bumps that adjust to my lumps and bumps at the touch of a button.
Then it was time for my massage..........one hour's worth of course (anything less is just a tease and will give you  rage and maybe hives).  Lately I've been seeing a male massage therapist and have marveled at how STRONG his hands are compared to his female predecessors.  I espied my girl who was by no means reed thin but you never know.  I had nothing to worry about, this dame could crack your head like a nut if she wanted to!!  She got out all my declared knots and achy bits, then a few I didn't even know existed!  It's one of those 'kind of hurts but feels so good' things. 
Now the only reason I went downtown to this snazzy place - and for my local friends it was SPA DIVA in Montreal - was because I had a gift certificate.  All in all my afternoon came to approx $350 CAD.  WHAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!  Are ya freaking???  I know....it's NOT cheap, but in all honesty I have to say it was worth EVERY damn penny!  (thank Buddha they weren't MY pennies!)
If you can......save up for it....drop hints for gift ideas....get family members to chip in together.......TREAT YOURSELF to this. 
I was even in the most mad, crack pipe rush hour traffic immediately afterward and couldn't of given a hairy  rat's bumhole.  I could still hear the Zen music in my head, and could not stop glancing down at my newly polished nails and glowing skin in the rearview mirror!
Yeah.  That's what I'm talking about.
regards,
Zsa Zsa

FRIDAY, FRIDAY, THE BEST FRANKFURTS ARE FRIDAY!!

I was just enjoying singing that little stylized ditty to our favorite weiner music when I hit enter to begin my blithering.....YOUR BLOG POST PUBLISHED SUCCESSFULLY!  Yowza....have to watch that! Didn't know I could do that with just one click.....I'm telling you, that just one click business will get your last shattered nerve good!  Ah well, what can I say...the learning curve has proved to be more of a challenge than I'd ever imagined! Proof in the pudding of course, when you don't even know enough to know what you don't know!  Or something like that. 
In any case, yesterday was an 'iffy' day shall we say.  I was feeling brave and perhaps a tad cocky so I decided to explore my options with this blogging business.  Look at add ons and such.  Enter Ad Sense.  Looking at the 'just click  here' button it would appear to be dead easy.  Even I in all my techno and computer idiocy might be able to swing this.  Ha! 
Fast forward four hours!  I know what you're thinking.  You're thinking, what is her problem?  Of course it's dead easy, you just blah and blah, and then bladdy blah, bladdy blah.  Yeah well not so much.  I did all that.  Lo and behold there it was on my Blog and I felt OFFICIAL and ever so grown up!  I had Ads.....ooooooooh........ahhhhhhhh.........but wait.  I'd like to change the way they look, that sidebar is resembling a giraffe's neck with no body.  It's all stretched out and looking naff.  Okay, no problem!  I'll just pop into my customize screen and spit spot.  Which I did. 
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd review your Blog.....................HEY!  Where'd it go???  That was the beginning of the four hours.  Oh my giddy God!  You know it's one of those things that you get sucked into a vortex of basically going round and round in circles.  You're no longer really seeing anything clearly.  Information is not really processing.  You're becoming more and more frustrated but you keep on doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.  (We recognize that explanation from the dictionary for insanity right?)  I figure I'll check out the forums cause that's where you're supposed to find help.  Uh oh.....seems like scads of poor victims have gone before me!  No actual human contact to be had, just keep typing your question into blocks and pray that somehow magically the right answer will appear.  It didn't.  And that entire experience just about ruined an otherwise lovely day! 
What did I do wrong?  What I did wrong my lovelies was CONTINUING to slog away like that!  I needed to step AWAY from the computer.  Go do something else.  Go for a run!  Get some endorphins happening to restore my sense of well being.  Anything besides what I did.  It's right up there with the reason you continue to bash your head against a brick wall is because it feels so good when you stop doing it! 
So I stopped.  I had a lovely dinner with my fella who wanted to know why I had a stuffy nose.  So  I had cried a little.  FINE!  I admit it.  Like some 4 year old girl blubbering about Rotten Johnny stealing her Barbie Magic Van.  It was THAT frustrating!  He was very kind and understanding as always, although I could see he was making great effort not to laugh.  After a good night's sleep, a vicious work out on the Bastard Eliptical this a.m. I am restored and pressing on regardless!  And laughing.  What a maroon!  Nothing seems so dire now.
Bottom line: STEP AWAY FROM WHATEVER IS MAKING YOU LOSE YOUR SH*T.  It'll be there later once you've restored your melon.

HUNGRY FOR SLEEP!

God those words used to make me so MAD!!! When I was a wee tot, and not so wee, I like many of you would employ the old ruse of 'Mum....I'm hungry' in an attempt to stay up longer. My evil mother's retort was always 'You're just hungry for SLEEP!' Arrgggghhhhhh! Even now!

Truth is if you're not getting enough sleep, guess what? YOU BE HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPO! It's true. One of the big culprits of weight gain is lack of sleep. Even after one night of crap sleep as in less than 7 hours, you're going to be ratty and vaguely despondent. Your brain will struggle more than usual with complex info and the big kicker? YOU'LL WANT TO EAT MORE! The thing that will hold the most appeal is the dreaded Gypsy Party Food - those sinfully delicious complex carbs singing their siren song......oh sweet evil delights! (hmm...maybe I didn't get enough sleep last night, this is getting a bit thick!)

The guru of health and general genius on hand Dr. Mehmet Oz says, 'your body will want a quick fix any way it can get it (SWEETS). When you don't get enough rest, your body also produces less growth hormone, a substance that helps tissues regenerate and repair themselves, keeping you younger longer.'
How to help your poor beleaguered body cope with all you put it through? Get enough rest. The exact amount of rest your body needs is very personal says Oz. On average he recommends women get no fewer than seven hours. Men are a bit needier (ha,ha) they need closer to eight.

When I think about what the people I know tell me regarding how much sleep they get.....I'm rather gobsmacked. Seems to me that very few of us are getting enough rest! I have buddies who blithely report 'oh I don't need that much sleep, I function better on LESS.' Yeah not so much my fine feathered friend. You DO need sleep or you'll end up a blubbery old crone. Ew.  It will bite you on your bleary eyed ass one day.....so GET TO BED!
Man...I'm scared.....it's noon....going to bed immediately! 
regards
Rip Van Winkle

THE NON FATTY BOOM-BOOM ROSEE SAUCE!

So I was thinking how I could totally go for some pasta and Gigi sauce. For those of you who aren't familiar with that name, basically we're talking uber-fattening rosee type sauce with mushrooms and pancetta. Or something like that. Your lovely, creamy rosee sauce which is to be avoided unless eating 2 tbsps of it. And let's face it, 2 tbsps of sauce ain't doing nuthin for ma rage!
I check out the old cupboard and espy the following: 1 large jar of tomato and Portobello mushroom sauce. Hmmm.....the plot thickens.....next the fridge...show me......FAT FREE SOUR CREAM!!! YESSSS!!! And the crowd goes wild!! Now...to a different cupboard (are you on the edge of your seat or what??)squinting at tins of bobble and squeek (kidding, it's just fun to say) lo and behold a tin of sliced mushrooms! Oh my Lovelies, we are COOKING WITH GAS NOW BABY! I of course have chicken thighs - what can I say, I'm a dark meat girl - so I break out the slow cooker and we begin. For those of you who keep your shoes in your stove pay attention...this is EASY BREEZY BEAUTIFUL COVER GIRL STUFF! I toss the thighs in (literally as I enjoy the sound they make when hitting the pot), pour the tomato sauce on top, dump a large container of sour cream (fat free my little puddins) liberally sprinkle Cayenne pepper, add about ohhhhh 5 or 6 cloves of chopped garlic along with the tin of shrooms and Fanny's your aunt!
Not being one of the more patient people I know I always opt for the HIGH setting and 4 to 6 hours depending on what's cooking. Well it cooked for 4 hours on high, then an hour on low and believe me when I say.....DECADENT!!! Folks it was Gypsy Party Food to the max! And LOW LOW LOW cal! I cooked some Smart Pasta (go organic or whole wheat if you can dig it), pretty good fat content and doesn't remotely taste like ass. Kept the portion set at 'reasonable' and had a bloody fabulous dinner! Besides, this meal fills you UP! You're not wanting giant heaps anyhow!
I leave you with this. Hungry?
num num num

DROPPING CLANGERS!

Hi Friends,

I don't even know if this will qualify for anything but I could not NOT share this. I just received a text from one of my closest chick friends (can't say name here....TOO incriminating as you will see shortly) who is also one of the most stunning, clever and witty women I've ever met. I will merely type her words for you to enjoy.

Text received:
"So get this, I just dropped the stinkiest, green smoke, corrosive fart you can imagine in the cute little Quilt Shop at the end of our street. I have NEVER seen a sewing circle break up so fast in my LIFE! Can't stop laughing. What are you up to?"

It should be noted that she has always been a VERY healthy eater. One of the pitfalls of copious amounts of raw garlic and veggies. The fall out is endlessly amusing however. I remember a similar situation many moons ago when we went wedding dress shopping together. She was standing there in the most tear jerking, stunningly gorgeous gown ever created. We were all misty eyed with our hands to our faces in stunned awe. Then we were all misty eyed, hands to our noses running out of the shop the next minute! One of the most deadliest of Clangers ever dropped to this day!
Good times.
Flatulence humour.....come on.....it doesn't get any funnier, or is it just me???

BONY M DRINKS GREEN TEA!

This just in! Got an update on our beloved Green Tea and what ELSE it can do for you. In a recent study our sometimes mouldy tasting, but better with honey fave hot drink, may be able to prevent OSTEOPOROSIS! It'll give you a BONER! Nah, nah...just seeing if you're paying attention.
Seriously though, this is pretty exciting stuff! Here's a snippet from the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry:
Now a new study (8) has found that green tea , specifically the antioxidants in green tea called catechins , may help bone health. In the study, researchers exposed rat cells to green tea catechins in concentrations ranging from 0 to 20 micromoles for 6 days. They measured the activity of an enzyme called ALP, which is a measure of bone-making cells called osteoblasts (9). After 6 days, the researchers found ALP activity to “significantly increase” by 39% at 10 micromoles and nearly 79% at 20 micromoles, compared to the control cells.

The researchers also found that not only did the green tea catechins increase activity of the bone-making osteoblast cells, but also decreased activity of the cells that break down bone called osteoclasts whose activity “is one of the major causes of [bone breakdown] and osteoporosis (10). Specifically there was a nearly 40% decrease in osteoclast function at both the 10 and 20 micromole concentrations. Finally, there were no adverse effects in cell function seen at the highest concentration of 20 micromoles, demonstrating the safety of green tea supplementation.

What the heck is a MICROMOLE......???? Rodent family? Distant cousin to said feeble rats mayhap? I jest. This is very encouraging. Go get some Green Tea peeps! And while I'm on this soapbox...could ya buy ORGANIC please? I'm no zealot when it comes to the organic stuff, but if we're talking Green Tea.....just get Organic and trust me.

Smell ya later.

WHAM BAM - THERE GO YOUR PANTALOONIES!

No you didn’t!! Ok. How long do you wait before having sex when you start seeing somebody? You’re probably not going to like this but the longer the better. No joke. I’ll say it again, relationships take time, and you should take yours (I will repeat this statement cause it’s important!). No matter what, everyone is on their best behaviour at the beginning. I couldn’t even begin to count the articles and interviews with men that have them confessing they respect a woman more when she waits. And they WANT to be able to respect you. When you wait it sends a message. One important message it sends is you’re not a slut! They hate admitting to appreciating the waiting bit cause after all, they want to get laid! But it’s the truth. And you know how much better you’re going to feel if after a couple of weeks and a few dates it’s not really working out, you can console yourself with the knowledge ‘at least I didn’t boink him!’ If you’re somebody who prefers numbers then fine. No sex before date 10. I’m not sure which slag came up with the ‘3 dates’ gig….but she was getting paid by the hour. YES you can do other stuff…..ABOVE the waist! Be careful though, it’s awfully easy to end up in the ‘just the tip’ game then it’s too late. Add alcohol and you’re Mae West. Think about it this way, if you really think there’s a chance of something serious with the guy, then don’t you owe it to both of you to actually give it that chance? If you know sure as shinola that there isn’t a snowball’s hope in Hell of you and him going the distance – then by all means, off with your knickers! BUT REMEMBER: NO GLOVE NO LOVE!!! (I’m referring to safe sex in case you weren’t sure)

HOW TO ATTRACT MEN

1. IGNORE THEM.

PINING AWAY FOR MR. WRONG

Julia asks: Hi Jessica - I have been in love with a man for over 10 years, only problem is..we are not together. We probably never will be but I don't know how to let go of him in my mind and move on with my life!



Jessica: Hi Julia. My first thought is what is the reason you are not together? Is he married? Does he not return your love? There could be a few scenarios, bottom line is this: if he wanted to be with you then he would. Often we romanticize situations because facing the simple truth is crap. 10 years....goodness me. That is a very long time to decide on making your heart unavailable. Have you been dating at all during this time? My philosophy is don't waste your life, your life is happening NOW. One of the things I say in my Dating Chapter in my book is that it is essential if you are single then do single WELL. Believe it or not, you have decided to maintain these feelings for this person, what you need to do is DECIDE to stop. Keeping something pointless alive takes effort. Believe me, if you stop dwelling on it, it will go away. Ask yourself this; why do you love him? He's not with you, and I can only assume by his choice. What positive things are you getting from this person? What negative things? Is loving him making you happy? Is it making you unhappy? May sound like stupid questions but the answers are important. Why continue to treat yourself so badly by choosing to fan the flame? Do you believe you deserve a mutually satisfying relationship and a man who returns your love? DO YOU? By the sounds of things I have some doubts that you truly own your self worth. You deserve far better than this my darling, but you won't ever have it unless you start BELIEVING you do. You can totally overcome this, please believe me, you need to refocus that so called 'love' for him inward. Love you first.

YOU MAY THINK IT'S FUNNY - BUT IT'S SNOT!

Here's a snippet from a fan of my website. She's crippled with what appears to be a sinus infection and wondered if I could help.......I could.


Gayle asks: HOME REMEDY FOR SINUS INFECTION PLEASE???? Hi there! I know this might be slightly "off topic", but you seem to be quite the savvy girl, so thought I'd throw it out there...Question: I have been diagnosed with a sinus infection which is DREADFUL. The antibiotics are not working - at all. Have you any suggestions for any "tried & true" home remedies? After all, as the old saying goes, "Kiss your Honey when your nose is runny, you may think it's funny, but it's snot". SOS, Gayle



Jessica: Tis the season - already?? I guess so, poor Gayle, I sympathize with you poodle! Doesn't seem to have stifled your cunning wit I see, atta girl, never surrender! I've suffered with sinusitis big time in the past and although I'm very glum to hear about the infestation of the phlegm children of the universe, I'm only too glad to share the REMEDY! Yes folks, there IS a cure! Well a virtual army to send to the rescue of your flailing immune system at least. Here's a couple of things you should know about sinus infections or sinusitis as they're called. Most sinus infections start out as viral infections, against which antibiotics are useless. But after seven to 10 days about 60% will become bacterial. Even then most will heal on their own. Antibiotics MAY spead healing. That's MAY.

Whether it be viral or bacterial you've got an infection on your hands. Your body's first course of action is to attack with lethal intent. The stronger your army (your immune system) the more likely victory over the enemy! You need to make your army STRONG LIKE BULL! You can do this by making the Tomato Juice Remedy and guzzling it like a Hun! I will give you the ingredients but first I'll tell you HOW it works so you're mentally on board. That's important too! :)

Tomato Juice: lycopene (strong antioxident and may reduce risk of several cancers!) Vitamin C,A,Potassium and Iron.

Garlic: anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties. This guy CAN fight a virus!

Lemon Juice: High in Vitamin C - in fact the little lemon is so powerful that the Romans used it to cure all sorts of poisons!

Hot Sauce: Open clogged sinuses AND release endorphins (makes you feel happy in spite of the bad breath)



Measurements

2 cups tomato juice

1 lemon (juice of )

3 tbsp Hot Sauce (Louisianna is good)

4 LARGE cloves garlic minced NOT crushed



All ingredients go into a pot and then heat it up. Don't boil, just simmer for a few minutes (you don't want to really cook the garlic as it loses some of its potency)

Eat this delicious spicy garlic tomato soup HOT and breathe in the steam as you do (it's healing properties are also in the steam - a direct hit to your sinuses). Have three servings a day for at least three days. You'll be bloody glad you did mate.



Some indications of Bacterial Infection:



Infection lasts for more than a week to 10 days

Fever higher than 101 degrees

Facial pain or pain in the upper teeth

Lessening, then worsening of symptoms

Dark, thick, yellow-green nasal discharge (num num - get a cracker!)

Headache, fatigue, cough, ear pressure

Bad breath

Home care with a saline flush may stop a viral infection from becoming a bacterial infection (ask the pharmacist for a saline spray or invest in a Neti Pot)saline or salt water rinsing will help rid the sinus passage of mucous which is where the bacteria digs in its heels and sets up house. And don't be a twit about water up your nose! The thought is WAY worse than the practice. I know at first I was all 'No way in Hell am I putting water UP my nose on purpose blah blah blah'.....I got over it. Now it's nothing. The ends justify the means my snotty little buddies.



If you DO end up on antibiotics after trying EVERYTHING else, then I implore you, please get some decent Probiotics to take afterward. You need to RESTORE your body's flora and fauna enabling it to live to fight another day. Ask your consultant at the local health food store for some probiotics and the reccomended dosage.



the last gasp:



If you just can't handle the Tomato Juice Remedy for whatever reason, hate tomatoes, hate garlic, hate the colour red....then there's always Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV). Personally I'm all about Mr. Tomato Head, but ACV is there for you as well. The key to eliminating the infection is thinning the mucous, ACV does that. You can double up on both remedies by all means - go all Schwarzenegger on its ass!

There are a couple of ways you can drink apple cider vinegar. One way is to put 1/8 to 1/4 cup ACV in 16 oz of water and sip it throughout the day. The other method is to gulp 2 TBSP of ACV in 8 oz of water all at once.



Oh and get some REST! The less you rest the longer you're sick. Period. Don't be a hero, and stay home, nobody appreciates a 'hero' who comes into work to infect everyone else.

LIVING IN THE MOMENT

I went for a breath taking, posterior breaking horseback ride the other day with my good friend Esme. Given the weather which was very cool with gusting winds, we were certainly very ‘alert’ throughout and ended up with some numb toes. Do not try and jump off your trusty steed unless you’re certain you can feel your feet. Just take my word for that. While riding happily along, keeping an eagle eye out for flapping things or peculiar objects like random plastic chairs – these things can send your horse into a paroxysm of terror and thus land you summarily on the ground – we got to talking. Well of course we did, and as usual no stone is left unturned. I won’t vex you with the pros and cons of white wine versus Dirty Martinis as a ‘before dinner loosener upper’ but we did discuss a topic that really stuck with me; living in the moment.

We were talking about how it seems so challenging now to do that. I know myself I can create endless stress and anxiety simply by projecting myself forward constantly and focusing on where I need to go or be. The result of that of course is that you don’t know for sure what it will be like or if you’ll get there, thus you get the stress and anxiety of worrying about it. More importantly what’s happening behind the scenes is that you are losing the ‘now’. An unlikely example we spoke about was washing the dishes. No, no….stay with me, this is going to get good, I promise. So washing the dishes; what a humdrum, pain in the bottom task, right? RIGHTO you’re all agreeing! Well here’s the thing, it has to be done. You have to do it. So instead of lamenting on all the other things you could be doing instead, or how you actually loathe the smell of green apple dish soap….. focus. Wash those dishes to within an inch of their lives. Put some gusto into it. Relish in how great everything looks once you’ve completed it. Stay in the moment. Live it. There are countless tasks that we are obliged to do every day that we mentally project ourselves through and out the other end. How about trying to stay in it and enjoy the process? Sound mad?

Okay, so here’s the kicker. Living the moment I believe is ‘learned behaviour’ which of course requires practice. How better to practice than what I just described? I’ll bet you’ve been wondering how to practice that very thing haven’t you? I know you haven’t but seriously I think we should. By being able to ‘be in the moment’ it heightens all the experiences of our lives. We can appreciate things more, fully enjoy to a greater capacity, plus teach ourselves some stress-free living. If you’re focusing on sweeping the prehistoric dust bunnies out from under your desk you are NOT worrying about much else. It’s a nice little respite, a mini vacation for your poor, overtaxed brain.

And the cherry on the sundae; you are getting the most out of your life, cherishing all your time rather than just chosen episodes of it. Sounds like an ace plan to me folks.

Now go do the dishes.