two hundred

Last week I hit a traumatic weight for me.

I’d been very lazy and gluttonous lately so it’s really not that big of a shocker. But still. Yikes. Funny how a difference of 10 pounds can change ‘sexy voluptuousness’ to ‘I warsh myself with a rag on a stick’

Well in my mind anyway.

So I’m being good, not join a gym and only eat cottage cheese good (I just can’t do it). But take the stairs, walk and eat a normal human sized portion good. I’ve already dropped below the ‘trauma weight’ but I think I’ll keep it up. I’ve more energy already.

I think everyone has that weight that is a marker for them. The “if I hit insert scary weight here that’s it!” weight.

returning

I watched two movies this past week that I hadn’t seen since childhood. Both lived completely up to my young memories of excellent entertainment.

The movies?

Return of the Living Dead and Return to Oz.

I didn’t realize until I went to link them that they were both made in 1985. I was 4, for the record. It was probably a few years until I actually saw the films but they are very ingrained in my memory. I love this movie. It is by far the superior of the two movies. The dark aftermath of Dorothy’s frolic through Oz. Electroshock therapy and the like. Delicious. I can remember a picture I made after watching Return to Oz; I drew a picture of the gnome king holding Jack upside down about to eat him, and the egg from Belinda falling into his mouth. Underneath I had written ‘Don’t you know eggs are poisonous to gnomes?” although probably spelled incorrectly mind you. I wish I still had that. I drew so very many pictures though, and I suppose I should count myself lucky that I have any at all.

Anyway Return of the Living Dead is clearly in the campy horror genre but is it ever good. So much came back to me moments before they appeared on screen. The half dog wagging it’s half tail, the reanimated torso explaining the need to eat brains and, this is probably the iconic image for me…the pinky red haired punk girl stripping off all her clothes to dance in the graveyard that is about to be overcome by its formerly quiet residents. Pure 80’s goodness.

If you haven’t guessed already I highly recommend these movies. Watch them, love them…touch their monkeys.

I do know that there are some people out there (you know who you are) who are ridiculously difficult to please when it comes to movies, or most things for that matter. You can skip them. They’ll be better off without you...trust us. It’s for the best.

*Update - first test is passed, they went on easy and no mess. I ripped open the pack and threw them on; just made sure the little notch was facing the right way then slapped em on without fussing. Took 2 seconds. I went around and talked to people and nobody noticed...when I told them they had to get up close to notice anything. I did NOT sound like Carol Channing...can't decide if I’m disappointed or not. Ha! There was slight tingling on the tip of my tongue but overall a pleasant minty sensation. I'll post in a week to see if there is a noticeable difference, then again at the end of the two weeks for final results. Here’s my before so I have something for comparison later…..



Also I just like to post pictures of myself…..preeeeeeeeeen…..

clara….voice of the people

Well my massive influence and typewritten wit have finally paid off.

I got an email that I assumed was spam…’hip and influential’ may have been mentioned.

I was immediately suspicious.

Luckily I responded and was gifted with a product to try and samples to give to friends. Not only that, it came in a nifty tin with a light up compact! This is right up my alley.


My sisters and I are a product review committee on our own; whenever we get together there is at least an hour of showing new things we’ve bought, sharing and reviewing them. We love it. The majority of beauty stuff I buy (which is a LOT…heh) is carefully researched on makeupalley and the like. There’s just too much stuff out there these days.

But I digress. Sort of.

So I’m currently trying out brand spanking new Listerine Whitening Quick Dissolving Strips. I’m assuming I get a dollar every time I say that…. I wonder how much I’ll get for posting a picture? Hee hee….

But seriously I haven’t even tried them yet but the shiny packaging and free samples have swayed me favorably. I watched the how to apply video on the website and am going right for the hard core test – wearing them at work. As soon as I have my afternoon tea I’m going to pop a set of these bad boys in and take 'em for a spin here at the office. We’ll see if I sound like Carol Channing....

Remember when she was on sesame street? I loved that one. Wicked.

fragglepalooza

My sister recently had her 30th birthday and we celebrated like we just crawled out of some hole…some Fraggle hole that is!



It was an all out bash with costumes, fireworks and fraggle juice (also known as Sangria). It seems the 30th birthday parties get progressively ridiculous and lavish each time….so I am SUPER excited for mine! Three years you guys…you should book the elephants now…














Jeremy prancing on the front lawn twirling a ribbon? Shocking. The evidence is really piling up…

from the newest thry'vors newsletter....

This is why Clara has so many damn pills...

Q6: Why do thyroid cancer survivors who have lost
parathyroid function take large doses of calcium and
Vitamin D?

A: The parathyroid glands secrete PTH, a substance that
helps maintain the correct balance of calcium and phosphorus
in the body. PTH regulates the level of calcium
in the blood, the release of calcium from bone, absorption
of calcium in the intestine, and excretion of calcium in
the urine. When the level of calcium in the blood falls
too low, the parathyroid glands secrete just enough PTH
to restore the blood calcium level.

Patients that have lost parathyroid function (such as
patients who underwent Total Thyroidectomy and did
not get a successful Parathyroid Re-implantation), they
have no regulatory process to correct calcium deficits and
develop chronic low calcium levels, therefore, require
large dose of calcium and vitamin D supplementation.

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