Tagged by Alia..

1- Available or Single: being single is being available! and in both cases.. hmmm.
2- Best friend: Naj
3- Cake or Pie: cheeseCake and may I say banana Chocolate cheese cake
4- Essential Items: my lip gloss
5- Favorite Color: Blue
6- Gummi bears or Worms: gummy bears
7- Home town: Florida.. and in rare occassions .. kuwait
8– Indulgence: shopping .. it runs in the family
9- January or February: December!
10– Kids: Love kids.. others kids.. I might kill my own that's why I don't have any
11– Life: Life is good
12- Marriage: If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married ;)
13- Number of siblings: two.. a girl and a boy
14- Orange or Apple: Strawberry or Mango
15– Phobias: will provide a list of 7 pages later!
16- Favorite Quote: The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think.
17- Reason to Smile: my friends and family
18– Season: Summer all the way.
19- Tag three people:
Spontaneousnessity
L's Brain
DR
20- Unknown fact about me: I'm dori from finding nemo.. I suffer from short-term memory loss!
21- Worst habit: I play with my hair alot that it gets on my dad's nerves
22- Your favorite food: Thai.. Green Curry Chicken
23- Zodiac: Sagittarius

A boring yet crucial post !

Aiming for a Stress-Free Lifestyle...


Meditate:

- Any activity, from walking to swimming, can be a form of active meditation as long as you make an effort to involve your mind, body and spirit.
- Decide in your mind that you are going to participate in active meditation, and determine for how long.
- Begin by focusing on the present. Acknowledge any thoughts of the future or past and allow them to pass.
- Be aware of your actions. Whether you're walking, eating, dancing or sitting, marvel at every aspect of what you're doing.
- Experience how your feet feel as they touch the ground. Appreciate your body as you move, noticing your arms as they sway, your legs as they extend, your shoulders as they relax.
- Notice the details of your surroundings - the smells, the vibrant colors, the sounds, the textures.
- Feel your rib cage and belly expanding and contracting as you breathe.
- Decide when the active meditation is over. It can end either at the completion of your activity or simply when you decide it's over.


A To Do List:

- Before going to bed jot a to-do list in your daily planner (I don't know how anyone can manage without one) for the next day.
- Try assigning tasks to hourly slots, even if exact timing isn't crucial.
- Fill in preset, mandatory appointments such as business meetings.
- Prioritize tasks in order of urgency, and write those down before less important ones.
- Figure out when, during the day, you are most productive and alert. Schedule the more demanding tasks during these times.
- Schedule an easy job after a difficult one or a long task after a short one to keep yourself stimulated.
- Indicate time for breaks and time to spend with family and friends. (it's a must!)
- In addition to your daily schedule, keep an ongoing list of projects that you need to accomplish, but haven't penciled into your daily list ' things to fix around the house, bills to pay, people to call.
- Update this list at least once a week.
- Try keeping a list of long-term goals.
- Make a running list for leisure or entertainment goals - books to read, videos to rent, restaurants to try, traveling, partying (this one is a must for me!).


Coping with Worry:

- Pinpoint the exact cause of your worries. If you feel vaguely uneasy or agitated, sort through your feelings to determine exactly what is troubling you.
- Tackle the worry straight on. Thinking about the worst possible outcome you could face.
- Reflect on your past..what you worried about, the sorts of bad things that happened. You may realize that even unexpected bad fortune didn't turn out as bad as you might imagine, and that you learned a great deal or somehow benefited from it.
- Realize that worrying will not improve the situation..you cannot prevent bad outcomes simply by fretting.
- Take action to better the situation. Do what is within your power to prevent undesirable turns of events.
- Have confidence in your personal ability against challenges. Review your strengths, the challenges you've overcome in the past and the people around you who can offer support.

wi bas!

I want a worry-free, stress-free easy going lifestyle.. what do you want??!

My New Years Resolution..

This post is dedicated to 2 special bloggers...
Alia & بلا نيله

May you get a clean bill of health from your dentist, your cardiologist, your gastro-enterologist, your urologist, your proctologist, your podiatrist, your psychiatrist, your plumber and the I.R.S.

May your hair, your teeth, your face-lift, your abs and your stocks not fall; and may your blood pressure, your triglycerides, your cholesterol, your white blood count and your mortgage interest not rise.

May New Year's Eve find you seated around the table, together with your beloved family and cherished friends. May you find the food better, the environment quieter, the cost much cheaper, and the pleasure much more fulfilling than anything else you might ordinarily do that night.

May what you see in the mirror delight you, and what others see in you delight them. May someone love you enough to forgive your faults, be blind to your blemishes, and tell the world about your virtues.

May the telemarketers wait to make their sales calls until you finish dinner, may the commercials on TV not be louder than the program you have been watching, and may your check book and your budget balance - and include generous amounts for charity.

May you remember to say "I love you" at least once a day to your spouse, your child, your parent, your siblings; but not to your secretary, your nurse, your masseuse, your hairdresser or your tennis instructor.

And may we live in a world at peace and with the awareness of love in every sunset, every flower's unfolding petals, every baby's smile, every lover's kiss, and every wonderful, astonishing, miraculous beat of our heart.

Happy new year to all....

20 things I'd love to accomplish in 2007...

1. Catch up with old friends
   
2. Be a better person
   
3. Do some volunteer work (if anyone knows of an organization in kuwait please let me know)


4. Do a good dead


5. Get fit - both physically and mentally


6. Spend less time watching TV


7. Read more books


8. Become fluent in Spanish


9. Find a partner to practice my salsa dancing a.s.a.p


10. spend less money (so hard to do)


11. Take photography classes (there's my #10 resolution not happening!!)


12. Travel to Japan


13. Learn a new skill


14. Write a cook book (I've always delayed it, I think it's time!)


15. Spend more time with family (some complain that I spend too much time, I don't think so)


16. Get a great tan in summer of 2007


17. Find a soulmate (I'm optimistic!)


18. Get a tattoo


19. Get rid of all my clutter


20. Be happy

عيــــدكم مبــــــــــــــــــــارك

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50 things you should eat before you die !!

BBC Food has posted the 50 things you should eat before you die! voted by people that recommend it atleast once in a life time.

I highlighted the ones I tried in Yellow

1. Fresh Fish - ofcourse, do I have to name them? waayed



2. Lobster - yummy



3. Steak - medium well is the way I like it.



4. Thai Food - a certain someone got me addicited to Thai food, especially green curry chicken and papaya salad



5. Chinese Food - everywhere I go there's a chinese food restaurant! not a huge fan though



6. Ice cream - addicted to it - my favorite is green tea and ofcourse chocolate



7. Pizza - NewYork style? you betcha!



8. Crab - again.. yum



9. Curry - I like indian food



10. Prawns (shrimp) - with a classic fettucine alfredo



11. Moreton Bay Bugs - I might've I'm not sure it lobster's first cousin



12. Clam Chowder - tried it once, didn't like it.



13. Barbecues - I like barbecues



14. Pancakes - with berries



15. Pasta - if I wasn't Kuwaiti, I'd be Italian.. I'm a Pasta lover, and I can kiss the no-carb-diet goodbye!



16. Mussels - I like'em with pasta



17. Cheesecake - I make a killer banana chocolate cheese cake



18. lamb - roasted



19. Cream tea - who hasn't?



20. Alligator - it tastes like chicken!



21. Oysters - uuuh yes... too fishy



22. Kangaroo - never had it.. can't say I wouldn't give it a try.. * animal rights attack



23. Chocolate - hmmm... chocoholic!!!!



24. Sandwiches - almost everything comes in a sandwich.. and almost everyone had a sandwich!



25. Greek food - our regular hang out used to be a greek restaurant :)



26. Burgers - do I have to name my favorite burger place?



27. Mexican food - yup



28. Squid - I don't like it battered, I like it Sautéed



29. American diner breakfast - Diana ... I miss you



30. Salmon - a very oily fish, but I love it



31. Venison - I had it machboos !!



32. Guinea Pig - eeewww NO!



33. Shark - I fear it.. so I ate it as a form of therapy :P



34. Sushi - since forever and ever and ever.......



35. Paella - my distant cousin's wife is morrocan, she cooked us Paella once, not bad..but I like it with seafood only which defies the whole concept :P



36. Barramundi - I'm not sure :/



37. Reindeer - nope I had deer



38. Kebab - 6ub3an!!



39. Scallops - I love all shellfish



40. Australian meat pie - not yet



41. Mango - I'm allergic...and I can never have enough



42. Durian fruit - and I thought I tried almost all kinds of fruits!! this... I haven't.



43. Octopus - yes I tried it, and I have to say I liked it ... weird?



44. Ribs - I like'em barbecued



45. Roast beef - depends on the recipe



46. Tapas - well, hmmmm .. vague! I guess ...yes!?!



47. Jerk chicken/pork - never had it



48. Haggis - I don't have the stomach for this !! YUCK



49. Caviar - Baluga! on toast



50. Cornish pasty - I'm willing to try it

There are many varieties of food that I have tried or willing to try that are not on the list, such as mushrooms, ostrich, Pomegranates, Quails, escargot, frog legs and truffles .. and many more that I can't recall right now.

If you have any food items that you have tried and are not on the list please do share them :)

Tagged......

Tagged by Amunki .....by choice.....

50 Things I would be.....

1.- If I were a fruit I'd be... A Strawberry
2.- If I were a colour I'd be... Bluetiful ...(beautiful Blue)
3.- If I were an animal I'd be... Jaguar
4.- If I were a domestic appliance I'd be... A fondue pot
5.- If I were a book I'd be... "The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic" –Sophie Kinsella
6.- If I were a clothing item I'd be... a favorite T-shirt
7.- If I were a jewel / stone I'd be... Turquoise
8.- If I were an object I'd be... a scented candle
9.- If I were a car I'd be... a Bentley Continental GTC
10.- If I were an element I'd be... Water
11.- If I were a tree I'd be... a Palm Tree
12.- If I were a drink I'd be... Red Wine
13.- If I were an ice cream flavor I'd be... French Vanilla
14.- If I were a person I'd be... My best friend :)
15.- If I were a planet I'd be... Venus
16.- If I were an insect I'd be... a LadyBird
17.- If I were a form of public transport I'd be... a jet plane
18.- If I were a song I'd be... Angels by Wax Poetic feat. Norah Jones
19.- If I were a movie I'd be... "a romantic drama"
20.- If I were a season I'd be... Spring
21.- If I were a flower I'd be... a pink Tulip
22.- If I were a job I'd be... creative artist
23.- If I were a cartoon I'd be... Betty Boop ;P
24.- If I were a place I'd be... an Italian Restaurant
25.- If I were a gift I'd be... a Sentimental one
26.- If I were a memory I'd be... a childhood memory
27.- If I were a city I'd be... Venezia (Venice)
28.- If I were a sense I'd be... taste
29.- If I were a game I'd be... Twister
30.- If I were a candy I'd be... Cotton candy
31.- If I were a time of the day I'd be... 6:00 pm
32.- If I were an invention I'd be... an airconditioner :) who can live without those
33.- If I were a body-part I'd be... lips
34.- If I were a country I'd be... Italy
35.- If I were a flavor I'd be... sweet
36.- If I were a sport I'd be... any water sport
37.- If I were a smell I'd be... a homebaked pie
38.- If I were a subject I'd be... art
39.- If I were a flag I'd be... unclaimed yet
40.- If I were a building I'd be...the Taj Mahal
41.- If I were a month I'd be... December :)
42.- If I were a perfume I'd be... BVLGARI by BVLGARI ;)
43.- If I were a gummy candy I'd be... sour gusher :)
44.- MISSING ... Amunki is responsible for this :P
45.- If I were a toy I'd be... a rubber duckie
46.- If I were a textile / fabric I'd be... Silk
47.- If I were a shape I'd be... a Diamond
48.- If I were a answer I'd be... Simple and sweet
49.- If I were a store I'd be... a candy store
50.- If I were a word I'd be... "eccentric"

In Sickness and in Health, 'til death do them part! works like a charm...

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