A product that actually does what is says it will do

I started using a product less than a week ago for those who have spent way too much of their life laughing (is it really possible to spend too much time laughing?).  As I have tried a number of different products that say they will lessen the wrinkles and help with the crepeness I hadn't found any that really did that until now.

I started using this product less than a week ago and am already seeing a marked improvement in my skin's texture and the fine lines and even some of the wrinkles are starting to become less noticeable.  I also inherited my Mom's under eye bagginess and even that is starting to dissipate.  If this product can do what it has done for me in such a short period of time, imagine what it will do the longer I use it.

Also, how can I keep my mouth shut about this product?  We all want to look our best for as long as possible and this product is allowing me to do just that.  I look better and that builds my confidence which allows me to go out in the world feeling like my best self possible!  This is something I would love to share with as many people as possible if for no other reason then to make them feel good about themselves.

Check it out if you're interested and if you want, try it for a month.  I will be posting pictures of the changes in my skin in the next week just so that other people can see that there has been positive change.

http://mmcribbs.nerium.com/AboutMe.aspx
This link will take you to my Nerium page~take a look around and see what you think.  I love this product!

Looking Forward but Living in the Now

So far this year all I can say is ….. JEEZ! It has been nothing short of crazy.  I think it is time for me to re-group and re-coup.  Now, I could bullet point all the items that have happened~some good, some bad, but most of it is all history and although it shapes me, it does not define me.  I can chose to let it be a problem and consume me or I can use it as a learning tool.  Since looking back has really never done anything for me other than to cause me to make the same mistakes I made before I think that I shall look forward and forward looks pretty good.

Since my last post I have done quite a bit of research regarding how to maintain optimum health and although HIV is some scary shit my daughter and I have found a number of alternative health programs that will help to keep her off of medication for as long as possible.  With my doing the research for her she is able to keep her stress level down and she can concentrate on her spiritual health.  Since I’m not good at sitting still and allowing something like HIV to win doing research helps me.  Kind of a win~win situation for my daughter and me.

Although I might still miss Mark his timing couldn’t have been better to launch me under the bus.  I don’t really have time to be involved with someone so I am now able to direct my energies where they need to be.  Could you see dating someone when you knew that your child needed you? Not me!

The best part of re-group/re-coup is that I get to go whole hog on this paleo diet and see where it can actually take me.  Good healthy food, exercise and getting outside to play in the sun.  So simple and yet we really don’t do it enough.  We get so involved with all of our little gadgets and technology and we forget the basics.  I’m thinking a little time doing the basics things in life will be a great break from all this technology and a break I need.  I think I see a camping trip in my very near future.

It’s good to look forward.

Getting the Heck out of Town

I can honestly say that I hate the last couple of days before I leave for a trip that I am really excited to go on.  I get so antsy and I keep forgetting what day it actually is because I want to leave so badly.  Today as I was driving from one job to the next I kept thinking it was Thursday.  Then I realized it is only Wednesday and I still have one more day of work and swim lessons (I might not have mentioned that I teach swimming as well as my other jobs) before I can pack the car and get the heck out of town.

If you were to walk into my house today you would see nothing but camping gear spread out all over the house along with snorkeling equipment, rain gear, dry bags for the kayak.  I swear it looks like Gander Mountain exploded in my living room!  Once I get home tonight I will go through the entire mass of gear and decide what I really need to take with me. 

Tonight will be consumed with not only going through the gear but getting the food ready to go and pre-cooking what I can for lunches.  With my doing the paleo diet I can’t just walk into any old gas station and grab something so I have to think about the food I am taking and how well it will travel.  My friend decided that she wouldn’t mind eating the same as I do so she is bringing all the fresh veggies and fruit and I am bringing the protein end of things.  I decided to take some chicken breasts and freeze them in marinade for Saturday’s dinner with enough for lunch the next day.  I am also going to make some feta stuffed burgers for lunch on Friday while on the water.  

Now since it is Wisconsin, I don’t care what part of the state you’re in, Friday night is fish fry night~it’s a religion here.  So we will be going out for fresh caught (that day!) White Fish and since I can have what is called “poor man’s lobster” which is fish that is boiled without breading and stick with fresh veggies and a salad I will be good for Friday night dinner out.  Sunday’s breakfast will be the only tough day as everyone wants to go to the Egg Toss restaurant in Bayfield.  Not much on their menu I can eat but I’m sure I can figure something out.

Now, if you will excuse me, I find that I need to duct tape my ass into my chair and get some work done!

Bucket List

This weekend I am heading north (yes, there is something North of where I live!) to do some kayaking and camping.  To some this might not seem all that exciting or interesting but for me this is a well needed break from my real life.  A fairly large group of us are going to kayak the sea caves on Lake Superior and then check out the ship wrecks with a ferry ride out to Madeline Island for an evening of fun at Tom's Burnt Down Cafe.  I will be camping overlooking Lake Superior, cooking out and enjoying the simpler things in life.  And right now this is something that I really feel I need.  

This was supposed to be a trip that Mark and I were going to do together but literally within 24 hours of him breaking things off a friend asked if I would be interested in going with her on the trip.  Initially I said no as I still felt down  but after having thought about how I shouldn't give up on seeing something I really wanted to see because I couldn't go with Mark I called her and said yes.  Although I can't share this with Mark I think it is more of something that I need to do for me.  I have always wanted to see the sea caves in the summer months as I have seen them in the winter and they are amazing.  I have only seen pictures of the caves during the summer months and I really want to experience them during the summer.  I have also always wanted to see the ship wrecks located outside of Bayfield as well so how could I turn down the chance to do something that I have wanted to do for so many years.  Besides, it's on my bucket list.  

So, I'm off to play on the Big Lake with some wonderful people and see things that I have always wanted to see.  The picture you see is of the sea caves in winter.  I was with some of my favorite friends and my youngest.  

Let the Games Begin!

Well, I have started work on my non-profit organization for victims of domestic abuse.  I am actually really excited and so far I have gotten tremendous amounts of positive feedback on the basic principles.  If I can save one person from ever having to go back to their abuser because they didn’t have a place to live once they were told they had to leave a shelter then I think that I was a success.  Hopefully this is an organization that will go national and with a little community spirit we will be able to keep these people from ever becoming a victim of abuse again and they will have a reliable income to sustain themselves and their families.

Now, let’s all cross our fingers and hope for a quick sale on my current home.  Once my home is sold I will be using my alternative building product home that I will be building as the model for my non profit organization.

Wish me luck!

How my sister sees me.

I come from a very large family of all women and as with most families and siblings we all relate and are closer to some siblings.  I'm no different.  I have a sister who is my favorite ass kicker because she won't let me wallow and she doesn't tell me lies to make me feel better.  I talked to her about what has been going on in my life and how down I was and she gave me open honest feed back on what I was allowing to happen.

My attitude has improved by leaps and bounds since I talked to her and I am now reaching for goals that I have allowed my fears to keep from becoming real.  The excitement builds every day and I am actually seeing what I have wanted to create for myself.  Before now it was always a hazy dream effect, lack of reality thing.  Now it is clear and crisp and in full color!

And because I love what my sister writes, here is another shameless plug with her link. Go check her out!

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Now, according to my sister I am a fairly intuitive person that has a strong family tie.  She sees my animal spirit as the bear (I really can't disagree~these animals move me).  She says that I am blunt but honest.  She feels that I am not trying to hurt someone with my bluntness but that I just don't mince my words and say what I feel and see. So, if you don't want an honest answer, don't ask me a question.  She thinks that I am loving in the same sense as how a young child loves~openly and completely and that I sometimes let the wrong people into my life because I only want to see the good in people.

I don't know if she is right but it makes me happy to think that she loves me enough to pay attention to the small little details that make me who I am.  I love all my sisters tremendously but sister #2 is the only one that helps to keep me on a path to a better me.

Things I've learned so far.

My family is still my biggest and favorite network ever. I wouldn't change a single thing about my family! If anything were different from how it has worked out so far I would not be the person that I am today.

Today I am confident, capable & resilent. I have managed to raise 4 children under some fairly difficult life circumstances. I have found that with the network of family I have been able to come out of those same difficult life circumstances more alive than I ever dreamed possible. I never would have thought that at my age I would return to camping, hiking and a strong love for the outdoors.

I have found that as I become more involved in being responsible for my actions & my life there are changes going on that at times can be scary or at times I actually feel ill. Headaches, cold symptoms, tired or not willing to deal with some of the people that would attach to my energy and try to take it from me. I have to remind myself constantly that my energy is mine & mine alone! No one gets to take that from me!