The best things about being a non smoker... Part One

I am going to call this Part One because it's only been 6 days and already there's heaps!

When I spray on my favorite fancy perfume I feel like a lady, not like a warthog pretending to be a lady.

Rain is quite beautiful when you can enjoy it from the comfort of your desk

My amazing powers of smelling chocolate through multiple layers have returned!

My boobies are enormous after all the ice cream I have been eating

Knowing that I am loving my body instead of abusing it makes it feel so much nicer

I don't get light headed walking up the stairs

I have not used my eftpos card for four days in a row

I don't have the hassle of extra stops on the way home - I don't need to get anything, I can just go straight home!

Where ever I am, what ever I am doing, I am complete and whole within myself and capable of facing any challenge this world presents me. I do not need anything else.

:)

The Vest that Hugs you

ScienceDaily (May 25, 2008) — Children with autism and ADHD may soon get anxiety relief from a novel “deep-pressure” vest developed by Brian Mullen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The vest, which can also be used for adults with mental illness, delivers a “portable hug” called deep pressure touch stimulation (DPTS).
Initial results of a study with students at UMass Amherst who did not have autism or ADHD showed that participants preferred Mullen’s prototype vest, which applies pressure that feels like a firm hug or swaddling, over the current gold standard weighted vest.

I want one!
For the first time ever, Max has competition as my preferred fashion source. Imagine how happy you could be in a vest that hugs you, whenever you want, whereever you are, all day!

This could be just the start of something amazing... imagine a neck rub scarf! Or a hat that actually fixes your hair! Gym pants that massage your thighs to mobilise cellulite while you exercise!

What would be your future product suggestion for Professor Mullen?

The world's most perfect sandwich

Years of research and experimentation have culminated in the following sandwich, which I believe, is the world's most perfect sandwich:

Nothing but the finest, freshest homemade multigrain bread will do. Recipe is below.

Spread some mango and ginger or spicy peach chutney on one slice
then a couple of slices of manuka smoked ham
swiss cheese
fresh lettuce
slices of tomato
sprinkle salt and pepper
slices of avocado
on the other slice of bread spread some Best Foods mayonnaise
pop it on top.

Enjoy with a glass of cold orange juice :)

Bread recipe:

For a 1kg loaf, put in your breadmaker in the order given:

370ml water
3 tablespoons sunflower oil
2 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons sugar
375g/2 1/2 cups high grade flour
225g/1 1/2 cups wholemeal flour
2 tablespoons milk powder
1/2 cup bran flakes
1/2 cup wheat germ
mix of kibbled wheat, sunflower seeds, linseeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds - about 1 cup
3 teaspoons Edmonds Surebake yeast.

Choose the wholemeal setting, medium crust.

I encourage you to experiment and critique, and look forward to your feedback.

Claire