variety is the spice of life
I recently made some astonishing discoveries!
Trying different things rocks!
Ok, as anyone who regularly reads this can tell, I have an opinion about everything. As a result, I can occasionally be very rigid and set in my ways because I feel my way is the right way. For example, with food. I know what I like, and I know what I should avoid for nutrition reasons and/or personal preference. But, the other day at lunch with a friend, I ordered the special, which was a BBQ bacon burger (Jodi, please forgive me). When the waiter brought it, the ingredients also included cheese. Normally I do not eat cheeseburgers. I enjoy cheese, and I enjoy burgers once in a blue moon, but I do not enjoy the combination (I also feel this way about peanut-butter and chocolate, pizza and sausage, and a whole list of other weird duos). This was a friend I hadn't dined with in awhile and I was eager to catch up so I just ate my damn meal. And, it wasn't so bad. I barely noticed the cheese. I don't even understand why people bother ordering a cheeseburger, to me it didn't seem to add anything to the entree but calories. The last time I accidentally ended up with a cheeseburger, it was much grosser tasting. Maybe the BBQ sauce masked the flavor.
Today, I decided to order a different variety of sushi and it is now my favorite. This time it was a conscious choice to deviate from the norm, but it was a pleasant surprise to be so delighted with the unusual flavor and eagerly anticipate my next encounter with it.
Earlier this week, I tuned into a show I had never watched before and ended up loving it and laughing my ass off for half an hour. I also picked a nail polish recently released by OPI at my manicure, instead of going with my typical shade. I caved and bought an item of Oprah approved lingere and it hasn't disappointed me. I impulse purchased fabulous makeup on another shopping trip and it yielded the perfect smokey eye. Ooooh rebellious, but to me those are all departures from my routines, and they each worked out to my satisfaction.
On the other hand, some calculated maneuvers turned out to be mistakes:
-sleeping in and attempting to visit the gym after work. DISGUSTING. I have been to my gym in the evening before, but the express purpose was a Pilates class, so I wasn't forced to mingle with the "after work" crowd. That won't be happening again.
-I'm iffy on an addition to my skincare regime, the jury is still out. I had to skip steps and rearrange to incorporate this item and it hasn't paid off (yet, I'm hoping) and patience is NOT one of my virtues so it better be fucking worth it!
-Introducing my boyfriend to one of my good work friends, they really get along and it is bringing out the insecure high school girl in me. Especially during this tender phase where I'm self-conscious about my appearance (ok, that is every day of my life, who am I kidding, the perfectionism never stops!)
Finally, some moves I am contemplating:
-switching hairdressers (not sure if I can stomach this at the moment) or at least hairstyles
-booking a trip to NYC or LA in the fall, my boyfriend has never been to either place (I've never been to California) and we are overdue for a vacation together.
Trying different things rocks!
Ok, as anyone who regularly reads this can tell, I have an opinion about everything. As a result, I can occasionally be very rigid and set in my ways because I feel my way is the right way. For example, with food. I know what I like, and I know what I should avoid for nutrition reasons and/or personal preference. But, the other day at lunch with a friend, I ordered the special, which was a BBQ bacon burger (Jodi, please forgive me). When the waiter brought it, the ingredients also included cheese. Normally I do not eat cheeseburgers. I enjoy cheese, and I enjoy burgers once in a blue moon, but I do not enjoy the combination (I also feel this way about peanut-butter and chocolate, pizza and sausage, and a whole list of other weird duos). This was a friend I hadn't dined with in awhile and I was eager to catch up so I just ate my damn meal. And, it wasn't so bad. I barely noticed the cheese. I don't even understand why people bother ordering a cheeseburger, to me it didn't seem to add anything to the entree but calories. The last time I accidentally ended up with a cheeseburger, it was much grosser tasting. Maybe the BBQ sauce masked the flavor.
Today, I decided to order a different variety of sushi and it is now my favorite. This time it was a conscious choice to deviate from the norm, but it was a pleasant surprise to be so delighted with the unusual flavor and eagerly anticipate my next encounter with it.
Earlier this week, I tuned into a show I had never watched before and ended up loving it and laughing my ass off for half an hour. I also picked a nail polish recently released by OPI at my manicure, instead of going with my typical shade. I caved and bought an item of Oprah approved lingere and it hasn't disappointed me. I impulse purchased fabulous makeup on another shopping trip and it yielded the perfect smokey eye. Ooooh rebellious, but to me those are all departures from my routines, and they each worked out to my satisfaction.
On the other hand, some calculated maneuvers turned out to be mistakes:
-sleeping in and attempting to visit the gym after work. DISGUSTING. I have been to my gym in the evening before, but the express purpose was a Pilates class, so I wasn't forced to mingle with the "after work" crowd. That won't be happening again.
-I'm iffy on an addition to my skincare regime, the jury is still out. I had to skip steps and rearrange to incorporate this item and it hasn't paid off (yet, I'm hoping) and patience is NOT one of my virtues so it better be fucking worth it!
-Introducing my boyfriend to one of my good work friends, they really get along and it is bringing out the insecure high school girl in me. Especially during this tender phase where I'm self-conscious about my appearance (ok, that is every day of my life, who am I kidding, the perfectionism never stops!)
Finally, some moves I am contemplating:
-switching hairdressers (not sure if I can stomach this at the moment) or at least hairstyles
-booking a trip to NYC or LA in the fall, my boyfriend has never been to either place (I've never been to California) and we are overdue for a vacation together.
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I tend to be a creature of comfort/routine sometimes, but I agree variety IS the spice of life...sometimes you just have to mix it up & try new things - I'm glad you had relatively good results from it all! :)
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