Operation Tubetop

On holiday until September 1st! Stay tuned for more posts after that!!

Tuesday: Day: Coffee cream (recipe will be posted tomorrow) Dinner: Veggie nuggets in a wrap Wednesday: Day: Coffee cream Dinner: Tacos Thursday: Day: Strawberry Smoothie Dinner: Gyoza Friday: Day: Coffee Cream Dinner: Dinner Out Saturday: Day: Coffee Cream Dinner: Grilled Veggie Pizza Sunday: Day: Strawberry Smoothie Dinner: Grilled chicken wrap Monday: Day: Holiday! Dinner: Holiday!!

I have made these cupcakes a couple of times and they are pretty amazing. I am in no way shape or form a vegan but a friend has a dairy allergy so being the giver that I am, I found these. Holy crapola you would have no idea hippies would come up with something so delicious. I made the buttercream frosting with crushed Oreos (and yes, Oreos are vegan). Here you go, you are welcome.  http://www.chow.com/recipes/10794-basic-vegan-chocolate-cupcake I love Oreos which is surprising after Oreo-Gate of the mid 90's, During the war, the family and friends took a boat trip along the coast. It was cheaper during war time. Anyway, someone brought Oreos and I attacked the box. I am not sure how many I consumed but needless to say I ended up having to lie down for the rest of the day. With the boat a rockin and me in a sugar coma, the Oreos had to come out. I didn't have the strength to pull myself up and ended up throwing up while on my back. My parents came into my room and said "...

I snack, I graze, I inhale. It is an annoying habit but I have found a couple of things to do to try and avoid doing it. It would probably be a good idea to ban all junk food in the house but my husband is skinny and I feel that if I empty the drawers he will most likely completely forget to eat which is so unbelievably unfair. Forget to eat? Impossible! And even though I have asked him to stop buying my favourite crap he still buys it because there have been times I have put him in a choke hold for not getting me Pringles. Just a couple of times I got angry and he remembers! He can't remember to eat but this he remembers... Anyway, my way to stop the snacking: 1) Do my nails. This is a good way to keep my hands busy. I give myself a manicure on the sofa and get high off the fumes. 2) I crochet. I'm not very good and I cannot count the half made scarves that are currently stored in my craft pile of crap, but it keeps me busy. 3) Photo albums. I recently purchased a phot...

I stumbled upon this site about a year ago and was sucked in by the huge amount of gossip it holds. I don't know how she does it but she is way ahead of all other sites with info. If you are interested in getting the latest on the famous and not so famous Housewives, this is the place to visit  http://stoopidhousewives.com/ I can't count how many hours I have spent on this site, ignoring my 18 month old (who probably speaks Thai). And it isn't just the amazing articles, the comments are highlarious too! You're welcome.

In this blog I have pretty much only mentioned the West Coast Housewife franchise but there is one former housewife I have not talked about. Bethenny Frankel. Bethenny became a household name through the Real Housewives of New York and has created (and sold for gazillions) the Skinny Girl Margarita, written a few books, starred in her own reality show and has recently started a talk show. I want her life save for the reality tv show since it would most likely be me yelling about skid marks and staring at people's moles. I ain't so interesting long term. What I like about Bethenny is her humour and honesty and the fact that she has followed a long and gruelling path to get where she is today. I like to think that one day I too will "make it" and by "make it" I mean I can have a terrace and a hot tub and invite friends over for drinks but we'll avoid the hot tub if they bring their spouses because that is icky and one step closer to swinging. I have...

Tuesday: Day: Magic Muffins Dinner: Chicken Fajitas Wednesday: Day: Magic Muffins Dinner: Kappa Makki Thursday: Day: Magic Muffins Dinner: Veggie Nuggets and salad Friday: Day: Magic Muffins Dinner: Grilled chicken Wrap Saturday: Day: Fresh fruit Dinner: Couscous salad and veggie nuggets Sunday: Day: Fresh Fruit Dinner: Grilled chicken wrap Monday: Day: Fresh Fruit Dinner: BBQ

I ate a lot over the weekend and since I have less than 3 weeks to go, I figure now is the time to bake open (get it? No? I know) the Magic Muffins. This recipe is from my mom and she might throttle me for posting this but I therefore copywright and trademark it and by the Power of Grayskull thou shall not reproduce without crediting me and my site. Magic Muffins 2 1/4 cups oat bran 1/4 cup brown sugar or less lots and lots of cinnamononon 1 tbsp baking powder cranberries or blueberries (optional) 3/4 cup skim milk 3/4 cup orange juice 2 egg whites 2 tbsp oil 1/4 or 1/2 cup applesauce baked for 16 minutes at 200 Celsius Eat one or two for breakfast and lunch and a modest dinner. These muffins are amazing for digestion and can aid weight loss in a healthy oat branny way. Love these things and can't wait to make them this morning.. Magic Muffins (trademarked) and protected by Grayskull

This picture was taken this year in May, before I started my challenge. There have been some changes.

Dear Husband, I just wanted to write you a little letter to let you know how much I love you. I love the fact that I do not have to stand on my head naked to get your attention (actually, there's a birthday idea in the future). In fact, all I have to do is yell "pay attention to me!" and then you do. You are smart that way. You are an incredible father even though sometimes when you yell at our son when he is misbehaving you do sound like a German Shepard trainer because yelling in German is terrifying. I know how much you love him and I appreciate all that you do for him. When we met all those years ago I knew that you were the one and I believe that you knew you wanted to see me topless. You put up with my crazy schemes and are always there when I have breakdown when the glue gun fails. I love that we can spend hours in bed talking and bitching and me slapping your hand away everytime you show me affection. And now that I have declared my love for you, I would like ...

Tuesday: Day: Cereal and fresh fruit Dinner: Chik pattie on an English muffin Wednesday: Day: Fresh fruit Dinner: Out Thursday: Day: Fresh fruit Dinner: Fajitas Friday: Day: Fresh fruit Dinner: Out Saturday: Day: Salad Dinner: Grilled pizza Sunday: Day: BBQ Dinner: Grilled chicken wrap

I have wanted to whiten my teeth for like forever and so with this challenge I decided, yes, yes I will. I can't afford to get it done by a dentist so I took the normal man's route and bought Blend a Med Whitestrips... Which, when I purchased them, thought they were the Crest Whitestrips- potato potahto. You take the strips (top and bottom) wear them for 30 minutes twice a day and after 2 weeks you should have white sparkling teeth. And hot diggity damn I do! I am unbelievably impressed with the results and now I too can say I have a Hollywood smile (if Hollywood smiles are comprised of very small teeth- rodent like if you will) So pick up a pack today and wow the world with your pearly whites or boobs or whatever.

This was obviously not taken today as the Husband and I have been infected by some bizarre mutant stomach flu. I spent the morning on the sofa too exhausted to get up and make myself Neo Citran. Instead, I spent a good hour wondering if I could purchase mice online and train them to boil water and make me Neo Citran. I kid you not. My brain is fried. These epic MySpace pics were taken during Week 8... In a week or two I will take some more and post them and probably make Operation Tubetop "real time" as I have had a few set backs but otherwise I am on track.. Woot woot... Duck Face