WHEN YOU ARE STRESSED..like me...EAT AN ORANGE!

I am feeling the aftereffects of my adventure at the auto shop yesterday.
My lovely brake job drained me of some hard earned money
and because my part time retail gig is cheating me out of HOURS
i am feeling a bit stressed today

so i did some research on how to reduce stress.

TAKEN FROM FITSUGAR.COM

Let's face it, the holiday season is stressful. Couple that with all the runny noses that surround you and it becomes clear – vitamin C is your ally. Aside from helping shorten the duration of a cold, fighting wrinkles, and helping absorb iron, vitamin C is a stress buster. Boosting your system with extra C before stressful events can help bring your blood pressure back to normal more quickly. Plus it can help even out your cortisol levels after a taxing situation. Cortisol is a brain chemical that is part of our response to stress, and while it is good to have around in the short term, you really don't want it lingering in your system. Hence the importance of Vitamin C since it helps brings cortisol levels back to normal.

Fit's Tips: Winter is citrus season, so it easy to get vitamin C from food sources. If citrus isn't your thing, check out this list


Recently California suffered when temps (remember we are talking about California here) dipped to around 30 degrees killing a good amount of the bountiful citrus crops.

So even though we are facing a minor citrus shortage, it is still recommended that you get at least 75-90 mg per day of vitamin c. In light of all this, you can still get your oranges from Florida, but there are lots of other foods high in vitamin c that you may also want to consider such as:

Papaya: 313.1 mg in one
Bell peppers: 174.80 mg in one cup
Broccoli: 205.7 mg in one cup
Brussel sprouts: 161.2 mg in one cup
Strawberries: 136.1 mg in one cup
Cantaloupe: 112.5 mg in one cup
Kiwi (the fruit, not the bird): 95 mg in one
Cauliflower: 91.5 mg in one cup
Kale: 88.8 mg in one cup
Fit's Tip: It is recommended that adults don't consume above 2,000 milligrams in one day.

I think i will eat a clementine right now.
Go on y'all get your citrus on!
I think i will have a CITRUS INFUSED MARGARITA tonight!

xoxo
marisa

Fancy Dishes I dream about at night!

Hi there
where have i been?
who knows!

I have been:
-eating pie
-making food
-making pie
-juggling life
-collecting aprons for pattern ideas
-watching project runway/real housewives/desperatehousewives/antm & allmychildren
-wondering when two characters are gonna get rescued from a bombshelter on allmychildren.
-wondering when the bills for the SAAB and THE VW will ever stop.
-wondering why my comcast bill is 10 dollars more this month...oh yeah that ONDEMAND MOVIE we watched because Hollywood Video closed one more store....
-wondering how many times i have gone to the grocery store and gas station in the past two weeks.
-wondering if god will ever make my car work right.
- having a blast with my husband watching TV and making chex mix(or having him make me some chex mix...)

so today i dropped over 200 for brake work for my car
yesterday got screwed by the tire shop for a shitty job and paid them 160

this christmas i would like a million dollars
and
this plate aforementioned above.
http://www.mrfrench.com/results.asp?image=9312&wwwflag=9&imagepos=68

ok now back to work and
retail job tonight
mall traffic
and
lots of christmas love

Happy Thursday!

xoxo

marisa:)

Margot at the Wedding...... A movie i have to see.

did you like " squid and the whale"?
I did. its quirky and good.
This new movie is by the same director. Take Nicole Kidman, a pill popping
depressed person and her sister, Jennifer Jason Leigh
and you have this movie....

I hope to see it this coming weekend.
If it ever opens here in MAssachusetts.

Marisa:)

Denial of Christmas Blend & My Ipod is Revolting!

what else can go wrong?
ha ha ha

my ipod will not turn on. do not know what to do about that!

the lady at starbucks denied me christmas blend and instead gave me YUKON blend
Its no YUKON CORNELIUS
yukon blend sucks

I want the christmas blend!
I want the christmas blend!!!!

ha ha
I have lost my mind

Happy Wednesday!
at least its sunny!
AND TONIGHT IS THE PREMIERE OF
PROJECT RUNWAY!!!!!

are you in or OUt?

and i am gonna go to YOGA for the third day in a row
YAY
for
YOGA

Marisa:)

A gold slipper kind of life...

Good Morning
Its a gold slipper kind of life this morning
I am so excited about my CLEAN NEW MARTHA INSPIRED HOME OFFICE
I am setting up my NEW sewing machine TODAY
and there are no ifs and ohs about it.

I tore apart the place on Saturday
Organizing my life makes it feel OH so awesome
I just cannot get over how excited I feel about the whole new 'look"

Plus the new haircut I have just truly tells me
I have style
Thats what all the girls say
satin sheets
and
luxury so fine

Happy Monday!

(if you would like to buy me these shoes...you would be very loved)

-Marisa:)

Learning my lessons everyday....

COPYRIGHT NOTE: THIS PICTURE TAKEN FROM GOOGLE SEARCH 11/02/07
NO SALES WILL BE MADE WITH THIS LOGO SOOOO DO NOT SUE ME...:)

HOw to not be an idiot...by Marisa 11/02/07
I did a dumb thing this morning
I drove my car and my car decided to not drive anymore
because i had no coolant in the engine
how exciting!
so i pulled over and in the midst of traffic
read my manual...which is ever so lovely because it is complicated and very 'engineery'
so i call my dad (who i am so lucky to be able to call in times of need)
and he works nearby.....

and he tells me to wait with the car
he has some coolant
sooooo he gets there
and his coolant is like an inch deep
and he says I do not have enough...you must go find more
sooooo i walk down the road
and buy a gallon of coolant
and we put it in the car
and wait for it to process
and then i drive to work
thus making my commute today 1 hour and 1 half.
(usually takes me 30 mins)

BUT i brought Cupcakes to work
so people like me today....

WISH MY HUSBAND DAVE GOOD LUCK THIS WEEKEND
BECAUSE HELL YEAH WE ARE GOING TO NYC
BECAUSE
DAVE IS RUNNING THE NY MARATHON
AND its gonna be a DAMN GOOD TIME

seeing as my party group is going to support him with me
DANTE
ASHLEY
JOSEPH(my bro)
KATE
and
DAVES COUSIN SCOTT( who lives in Brooklyn and knows how to PARTY)

WOHOOO! NYC HERE WE COME!

-marisa:)
(gonna wear my DICE k Hat to NYC)