get your remake on with russell and rihanna

I’m not saying that ’Arthur’ or ‘The Bodyguard’ should be ranked up there with Citizen Kane, but is it really necessaryto remake these films?    Apparently Russell Brand will be starring in the updated (aka awful) version of ‘Arthur’.

  

If a remake of ‘Arthur’ isn’t painful enough for you, start getting ready for the rumors that Rihanna will be starring in an all new version of ‘The Bodyguard’.   I have no words…..

13 pound challenge!

I HATE the number 13, I will go to great lengths to avoid the number 13, I freaked out when my child was almost born on the 13th (ended up being 14th phew) I get chills when I look up and see that it’s 13 minutes past the hour and don’t even ASK about Friday the 13th…ugh.    13 is debilitating to me, so I’ve decided to use it.

I’ve been yo-yo-ing with my weight for the last year.  The yoyo hasn’t been 2 or 3 pounds, it’s up 12 pounds, then down 10 and so on.   When I jumped on the scale this morning I was on the up again and thought to myself:

‘If I could just lose 13 pounds.’

I surprised myself that I had volunteered the dreaded number, but it’s true, and it makes so much sense.  I hate 13, so why not eliminate it, perhaps it will be a healthy way to conquer my fear of 13?   I’ve given myself a two month window or so to kill 13, so we’ll see how it goes.

In honor of jumping on the elminiation of 13, here’s 13 healthy ‘things’ I need to try to help say buh bye to this dreaded 13.

1.  Michelle Obama squat thrusts to get those fabulous toned arms.

2. Dust off the old pedometer and use it to it’s full potential.

3. Really step up the H2o intake to 8 glasses, proof it can help!

4. Realize that with a little extra effort, a bikini isn’t out of the question.

5.  Find healthy alternatives to favorite foods.

6. Start training, even if it’s just to walk.

7.  Boost up the tea and dial down the coffee intake.

8.  Get out of my house and into a class, my mat needs to travel.

9.  Take time in the morning for grapefruit.

10. Bonding and biking with the kid (oooh I found a pink bike!)

11.  Teach myself to not gorge myself just because I’m at a restaurant.

12.  GET MORE SLEEP (stop writing blogs at 12:30am).

13.  Steal a few tips from the Sex and the City ladies.

the best smoothie

I’ve been craving smoothies like crazy lately.   I was spoiled by smoothie shops on every corner when I lived in Florida.   I know that smoothies EXIST in upstate New York, I just want to find the best (in my opinion).

A quick google search of “smoothies” in the  Albany area yields a decent list.   I decided to run over to try out a chain smoothie from Cold Stone Creamery in Stuyvesant Plaza.   Even on a Sunday evening this place was hoppin’!  

Cold Stone actually has a pretty decent selection of smoothies.   I was a bit confused to see two seperate lists of smoothies (Signature and NRgize) but the girl behind the counter was kind enough to explain to me that the NRgize line is actually a meal replacement.  

I decided to go with a  ‘Love It’ size of the Berry Trinity smoothie(one of the signatre smoothies).  Not bad, cost about $4.95.    I still need to find out how many calories I drank away.   I’d definitely try the Cold Stone line of smoothies again, but I might try to find a coupon before I go.

I think it might be safe…

…to assume that spring will truly bloom in the next few weeks.  Yesterday was a GOREGOUS day in the Northeast, great weather, warm sun, and most importantly NO SNOW!!!!

I stumbled upon this bouquet on FTD.  If spring were stuffed in a vase this is what I think it would look like.   It certainly would be nice if I could click my mouse and actually make spring appear for just $40.