**IMPORTANT** For Women's Health

Do you have feelings of inadequacy? Y/N

Do you suffer from shyness? Y/N

Do you sometimes wish you were more assertive? Y/N

If you answered yes to any of these questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist about Margaritas.

Margaritas are the safe, natural way to feel better and more confident about yourself and your actions.

Margaritas can help ease you out of your shyness and let you tell the world that you're ready and willing to do just about anything.

You will notice the benefits of Margaritas almost immediately and with a regimen of regular doses you can overcome any obstacles that prevent you from living the life you want to live.

Shyness and awkwardness will be a thing of the past and you will discover many talents you never knew you had.

Stop hiding and start living, with Margaritas.

Margaritas may not be right for everyone. Women who are pregnant or nursing should not use Margaritas.

However, women who wouldn't mind nursing or becoming pregnant are encouraged to try it.

Side effects may include:- Dizziness- Nausea- Vomiting- Incarceration- Erotic lustfulness- Loss of motor control- Loss of clothing- Loss of money- Loss of virginity- Table dancing- Headache- Dehydration- Dry mouth- And a desire to sing Karaoke

WARNINGS:-

The consumption of Margaritas may make you think you are whispering when you are not.

The consumption of Margaritas may cause you to tell your friends over and over again that you love them.

The consumption of Margaritas may cause you to think you can sing.

The consumption of Margaritas may make you think you can logically converse with members of the opposite sex without spitting.

*Please share this with other women who may need Margaritas.*
(a borrowed post..many thanks to My Sweet Savannah)

I think this is ADORABLE! Pinky Swear!

From a 1950's high school home economics textbook, teaching girls how to prepare for married life.



1. Have dinner ready: Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal on time. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him, and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospects of a good meal are part of the warm welcome needed.

2. Prepare yourself: Take 15 minutes to rest so you will be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh looking. He has just been with a lot of work- weary people. Be a little gay and a little more interesting. His boring day may need a lift.



3. Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives, gathering up school books, toys, paper, etc. Then run a dust cloth over the tables. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift, too.

4. Prepare the children: Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces if they are small, comb their hair, and if necessary, change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part.

5. Minimize the noise: At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of washer, dryer, dishwasher or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet. Be happy to see him. Greet him with a warm smile and be glad to see him.

6. Things to avoid: Don't greet him with problems or complaints. Don't complain if he's late for dinner. Count this as minor compared with what he might have gone through that day.

7. Make him comfortable: Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or suggest he lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soft, soothing and pleasant voice. Allow him to relax and unwind.

8. Listen to him: You may have a dozen things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first.

9. Make the evening his: Never complain if he does not take you out to dinner or to other places of entertainment; instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure, his need to be home and relax.

10. The goal: Try to make your home a place of peace and order where your husband can relax.

So much to do...

and so little time. I know, I know, cliche, but true!

I have a million things I want to do! I have purchased all this furniture, some lovely old pieces, and they need some Rocketgirl love! Mr. Rocketgirl has even offered palm sander lessons, I've learned lots lately about paint & primer from Ms Cupcake, and listened to some lovely design advice on kitschy-ness & eclectic-ness from Rosie.

So where do I begin? I have side tables to do ( which might go to the boys, one for each, I don't love them anymore but they were such a steal), the hope chest, our headboard, Steve's vintage 1940's waterfall dresser and my turn of the century dresser & mirror. BUT, I really want to start on my desk...I've been spending lots of time at it!



and this is one of my inspiration pics...



I'm on the hunt for JUST the right shade of blue...LOVE the hardware. It's going in the spare room downstairs...which is already a soft yellow colour. However, it's going to get a quick re-paint, a bit brighter yellow. I picked up some lovely fabric today (FABRICLAND IS FINALLY OPEN! I'm proud to say that Ms C & I are members...lalala) in a cute blue print to make some window treatments...pics to come.

But alas, the work week starts tomorrow, ~crying little tears~ thankfully it's a short set...

everything happens for a reason. love love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

Haaaaaaaaleluujah!

I STILL have one more day off to go! WOOT!
Have you been wondering what I have been up to??? Well let me tell you...

Friday was Trifecta day. The trifectess who hosted surprised Ms Cupcake & I will little goody bags full of crafty goodness...so we drank coffee, giggle, gossiped & crafted. I LOVE Trifecta day! It's pure bliss! I love you Trifectesses!

Saturday we took the doggies to White Rock beach. Oh my little heart was so warmed to see them frolicking on the sand & in the waves!







I also picked up my new/old desk that morning! It was at an Estate sale...10 bucks! Solid wood! Boy is she going to get a makeover...she is going in the spare room downstairs and she is going to house a lovely new sewing machine!



While that was all very lovely, spending time sans kidlets with the hubby, coffee & chatting...Saturday afternoon takes the cake! Ms Cupcake & I went to meet our new great, sweet, thoughtful, funny, WONDERFUL friend from Roses & Rutabagas. She surprised us with a gorgeous little gifty each...don't be jealous...we have to do some reporting back to her on it, so it's kind of like work! ;) We spent two hours there just chatting & laughing. Then I took Ms Cupcake to the VV Boutique where she scored a lovely little end table.

Today, busy, typical Monday...boys to school...I went to Rotary...2 miles. (LOVE my new runners!) Went to massage therapy...again, don't be jelz...it's not a lovely relaxing massage, it's very soft tissue manipulating...I hurt myself @ yoga 2 weeks back. As a result, the RMT said ABSOLUTELY NOT when I asked him if I could go to yoga in the morning :( Oh well, besides, I'm in pain....

I did however.....SEW! I made a reusable shopping tote (click link to see!)

And now my ass is firmly planted on the couch. The kidlets are in bed...the hubs is watching baseball...and I obviously, am blogging with my tea. Hugs to Ms C today. My thoughts were with you all day mon amie.

Dear friends in blogland, I wish you a restful Monday night!

everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

Do you ever wonder...

...if you are so, up-close, right in front of you close-up to something that you can't really see it?

everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

It's Friday....for real!

Nightshifters...are you out there? I am SO glad that after this nightshift, I have 5 days off! Knowing me I will probably pick up a shift...but 5 days off...it's certainly been awhile.

What are my plans you ask?? Well let me tell you...

• Friday is Trifecta Day! Tra Laaaaaaaaa! So excited!
• Friday night, possible sewing extravanganza...
• Saturday, I MUST be in WR for 10am to buy this lovely desk off a fellow. 10 bucks! and then it meets the palm sander...
• Saturday afternoon...R & R for candle shopping?! Who's in?
• Saturday night...dinner out?! sans kids....sans kids til Sunday night actually!
• Sunday? Monday? Tuesday?
  

I most likely will pick up at least one shift in those days....but I plan to sew, work on the spare room, and start refinishing all the furniture I have been collecting over the past few months. Weather permitting.
BTW, TLC has booked their first two weddings! We are SO excited!
Happy Friday to all my lovelies in blogland! May this Friday find you peaceful & content.
everything happens for a reason. much love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

Helloooooooooooooo

Is it me you're looking foooooooor?

Now I know what you're thinking...some of you....oh nice, she's singing Lionel Richie....aaaah Good Rockin Tonite!....ooooh I haven't heard that lovely song in a while... oh that Rocketgirl & her show-stopping tunes!

Well I'll tell you what I'M thinking.....I'm thinking that I am going crrrrazzzzzzzy! Makes sense, 0414h. Seriously, I cannot get the song out of my head! It interrupted my ability to take my break (nurses, you know what I am getting at here...my nightshift BREAK!) Now what I want to know is, where on EARTH, would I have gotten that from? So, I you-tubed, some people say if you have a song stuck in your head, the best thing to do is to hear it. WRONG. I think I am now more disturbed than ever. His hair, the young girl, the clay, I mean seriously....what kind of video is that????

I can see it in your eyyyyyyes, I can see it in your smiiiiiiile....

Go ahead. My gift to you...I hope it's in your head ALL NIGHT LONG. Um, I pinky swear that wasn't on purpose. I give up.

everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

Another Anne-ism

i actually have this on a mug. i'm not kidding you. it's my very favourite. it brings me much joy, as does just about anything Anne. if only they really sold matching purses, hats & thongs. sighhhhh. a girl can dream can't she?


everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

BuTtOn AnXiEtY

my button hates me. it got another re-do today. don't ask. please update your Rocketgirl button if you feel so inclined.

everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

मॅँ ने यह! भारतीय खाद्य!

Did you get that?? It says...I did it! Indian Food!


After another day of taxi-ing the kidlets, yoga-ing, jogging, perusing garden stores and second hand stores...all by my lonesome today I might add AND finding nothing to buy, I decided to get adventurous in the kitchen. I quite enjoy hunting down ingredients to try new recipes. Tonite I decided to tackle Indian food.

I will have you know, that on a good day, my dog can make a better pot of rice than I can. BUT, I made a lovely pot of basmati rice, chana masala (chick peas, onions, garlic, ginger, tomato puree & a whole plethora of spices), tandoori chicken, and handmade/homemade, yes that's right....handmade AND homemade roti.

Can you say dee-lish? So spicy! So good! So not the usual, kwim? I'm not sure if I should bring some leftovers to work for my Indo-Cdn co-workers to critique...I bet I already know what they'll say...PERFECT!

एक कारण के लिए सब कुछ होता है, प्रेम, ROCKETGIRL. xo

you gotta wait a minute mr. postman!

It's here! My 1 of 3 long awaited Etsy purchases! My vintage Mele jewel box! It SMELLS like vintage goodness inside! It's a gorgeous robin's egg blue/lavender-ish colour inside, the velvet is in mint condition, pockets, little spots for rings & trinkets....you pop the latch and when you lift the lid the bottom drawer comes out! Oh heaven! And in true Etsy style, came beautifully wrapped with a lovely card! Here, take a peak!



Prior to the postman arriving, I was already having a good day, went to yoga, did my walking program, and made a card...nowhere near as good as my owl card, but handmade nonetheless. I did however get my Cuttlebug out to emboss the paper...some glue, some flowers, et voila! A card.



And now, it's naptime. Nightshift awaits. PS, if you prefer, you can call me GERI! ;)
everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

You better be wearing Pink...OR ELSE!

I kid! I kid! Well only about the "or else" bit. I truly hope that you are all wearing PINK today in support of anti-bullying everywhere. It happens on the playground, in our homes, in shopping centres, at sporting events, in parks, , in letters, in the office, in emails & texts. Be bigger & better person than that, set an example for others. Don't be a bully!

everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

Harumph

I don't want to go back to work today. I want bacon. Not my spinach smoothy. I want to crawl back into bed like the cranky young lady I am. Please, powers that be...here's hoping my patients are nothing but lovely today...

everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

Here comes the sun....

I cannot get over this gorgeous weather day. It's noon and it's 16 degrees. Are you kidding me?? Wait, I know what you are thinking, it's noon, it's amazing out and you are on your laptop?????

Well I've been pretty busy today I will have you know. Boys off to school, Rocketgirl off to yoga, Rosy off to the groomer for her very first time, Rocketgirl to the track...no not the betting track...the fitness track...off to the fruit/veggie market, SOF for groceries, walk Roy, make some calls for Mr Rocketgirl...and now I am taking a breather on the couch with my Go Green Smoothie: no banana today....cleanse day...greens day. (Ingredients; 3 cups spinach, 1/2 cup OJ, 1/2 cup acai berry juice, 1 scoop chia seeds). I have a goal you know...a health/fitness goal....I have two months left to attain that goal. Says who? Says me...and sometimes says Mrs Cupcake when I have a donut in my hand ;) Thank goodness she keeps me in line!

Sorry to disappoint, but I just don't think that sewing machine is comin' out of the box til after my set...next day off after today is Friday. I'm very IMPATIENTLY awaiting some fabrics that I ordered from Etsy...some Butler, Kaufman etc. And then I hope to sew up a storm! A STORM I tell ya!

Enjoy the sun!

happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

Button Dilemna

I was going to change my button...my grab my button button. And then I thought about it some. And then some more. But I love my avatar, and so she stays. Some of you may need to reload the button cuz I was messing around with it....your old links may not work.

everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

Boo-boos & Brassieres

Look at this beautiful lemon cake! I baked this for Nicole for night shift tonight! It's Nicole's last night on our floor before she trots off to ICU Stepdown. Somehow I doubt she will miss Renal/GI. One of the reasons that I love her is that I watched her on old 3West preceptor as a little baby RN and now she is all growed up and moving on....so this lovely lemon cake was going to get us through the night. It's a very heavy dense, almost like pound cake type cake, so tart. MMMMM. After you cook it, you make this lemon syrup and while the cake is warm, you poke holes into the cake, then drizzle this syrup into the holes.....so it's moist inside and so lemony! I topped it off with a very lemony buttercream all messy and classic. And then, this happened....



I put it on the table but not very carefully. And she fell down onto the floor. (insert sad face here) I picked her up the poor thing, she sure smelled good. Sorry Nicole...we'll still miss you.

To ward off my lemon sadness I decided to go to Zammy's as I heard they were having a sale. I needed new bras and have been putting it off. It has been on my mind though ever since mid season 2 of Mad Men...well ladies have you ever gone for a professional bra fitting???? Oprah wasn't kidding when she said 85% of all women are wearing the wrong sized bra! I won't tell you what size I wear now! I almost pee'd my pants laughing when the salesgirl told me....and of course my husband, well you know how men are...so simple minded! ;)

I spent alot of money....hopefully you get what you pay for. The fit is great, the girls look great...no longer resembling a loaf of bread in my shirt.


Thank you AMC/Mad Men for such a wonderful photo/ad of gorgeous ladies in bras. You inspired the draining of a bank account today! RIP Lemon Cake.
everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

The Big Secret

a MUST read...

http://www.alreadypretty.com/2010/04/big-secret.html


everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

and the most-resposnsible-mother-of-the-year-award goes to...

i figure it's never a good thing when the phone wakes you up. especially when your conversation goes something like this...

*riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing*

rocketgirl: (sleepy & groggy) hello?????
chief dan george middle school: hello mrs zalys, we are just wondering where your son is today?
rocketgirl: i'm not sure. what time is it?
cdgms: 930 in the morning MAM
(rocketgirl is now out of bed walking to Quinn's bedroom & trying to process this 930 am bit that she just said)
rocketgirl: hmm. looks like he's in bed. he's still sleeping
cdgms: will he be joining us today?
rocketgirl: i don't think so. thank you for calling.

tomorrow i will be sure to send him with a note to excuse him at lunch to go buy smokes or something.

everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

Owl Medicine

Throughout many cultures, owls are thought to be associated with; intelligence, brilliance, silent observation, perspective, bravery, intuition, knowledge, quick-wit, independence, wisdom, protection, transition, longevity, mystery & power.


If you are drawn to owls or owl symbolism, you may share the owl's gift of heightened senses, enabling you to see through deception, external appearances, illusion and to discover hidden truths. People may feel uneasy around you, as if you are able to see through pretence. The owl also teaches us to acknowledge the dark side of our personality, and in that darkness we may find food for growth. If people do not speak words that reflect the truth of their actions and motives, owl medicine (as referred to by aboriginal cultures) will guide you with vision and inner knowing to reveal the truth. The owl puts an end to doubt and offers vision and clarity of the truth of events, people or circumstances in your life.

everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

a post about nothing.

well here we are again, the nightshift post. 4 hours til MY bedtime...please patients, stay sleeping!

i don't really have anything witty/non-witty, catty/non-catty, funny/you get the point to say...
i have been on day's on if you will...a night shift again tomorrow and then i am on days off! wheee! (thank goodness for stat holidays & extra dough!)

day's on means I don't do a heckuva lot in my spare time. my new sewing machine isn't even out of the box yet! I KNOW! (sorry rosie, i know you think i have been sewing like a mad woman...besides, i'm waiting for mrs c to show me how to wind my bobbin!) the day shifts were very long. i did get ambitious before my shift tonight and i made a few dozen big fat egg shaped sugar cookies. i hope i have the will to flood ice them all fancy martha stewart style on saturday after i wake.

today in the mail, i received my green bag from the green bag lady! thank you green bag lady for my handmade bag! http://greenbaglady.blogspot.com/ she recently held a draw for a lovely little composter & i won! so that came today too. i am determined to be a good composter, lord knows we have enuf compostable (yes it's a word) bitties from the kitchen. so that's my next task, research composting and how to do it well. anyhoo, pics for you and for the green bag lady to come of both...ps props to cupcakes & ruby slippers for tuning me into the green bag lady. and my! don't you have a lovely new button today!

that's it for now, fast approaching 0400h. nurses out there, you know what that means. for the rest of you, anything i say, do or type past this hour, i cannot be held accountable for.

happy good friday to you all.

everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

"have you seen my mojo?"

this is what mrs c. says to me today. no, i replied, i have not, but i bet it is with mine. and if it happens to show up, would you please send it back.

so i gave her one of my FAVOURITE pieces of classic rock trivia. anyone who knows me knows, i love the doors. oh to be in pamela morrison-ornament's shoes for just a day.....sigh.
the song LA Woman....la womannnnnn, you're my woman.....mr. mojo risin, mr. mojo risin.....now, re-arrange mr mojo risin & do you know what it spells???

JIM MORRISON.

again, I was born a decade or two too late.



everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo